Order Book Part 1

House of Commons

Session 2008 - 09
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The Questions Book

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 29 April 2009

Notes:
* Indicates a Question for Oral Answer.
+ Indicates a Question not included in the random selection process but accepted because the quota for that day had not been filled.
[N] Indicates a Question for Written Answer on a named day, i.e. the Member has indicated under S.O. No. 22(4) the day on which he wishes the Question to be answered.
[R] Indicates that a relevant interest has been declared.

Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Wednesday 29 April 2009
(the 'Questions Book')

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 29 April 2009

This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 29 April of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department.

For other Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 29 April of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.

For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Wednesday 29 April see Part 2 of this paper.

Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform

1
N Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, which (a) organisations and (b) individuals are advising (i) the Secretary of State and (ii) Royal Mail on the proposed part-privatisation of Royal Mail.

(271742)

2
Ms Patricia Hewitt (Leicester West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what assessment he has made of the cost to East Midlands Airport of the introduction of administered incentive pricing for aeronautical radio spectrum.

(272230)

3
Ms Patricia Hewitt (Leicester West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what estimate he has made of the individual cost to passengers using East Midlands Airport of administered incentive pricing for aeronautical radio spectrum if the full cost is passed on by airlines.

(272231)

4
Ms Patricia Hewitt (Leicester West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, whether he has had recent discussions with representatives of the International Telecommunications Union on the implications for aeronautical radio spectrum in the UK of introducing administered incentive pricing.

(272232)

5
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how much Advantage West Midlands has disbursed in (a) revenue and (b) capital allocations in each financial year since 1998-99.

(272063)

6
John Penrose (Weston-Super-Mare): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what expenditure under which budgetary headings the Risk and Regulation Advisory Council incurred on (a) forum events, (b) research, (c) publishing and (d) public relations in 2008-09; and what sums under which budgetary headings the Council budgeted for (i) secretarial and (ii) administrative costs in that year.

(272073)

7
John Penrose (Weston-Super-Mare): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what contribution his Department's Energy and Climate Change Unit has made to the development of Government policy on energy in the last 12 months.

(272074)

8
John Penrose (Weston-Super-Mare): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what the (a) remit and (b) budget of his Department's Energy and Climate Change Unit is for 2009-10.

(272075)

9
John Penrose (Weston-Super-Mare): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what arrangements are in place to ensure the effective co-ordination of activities between his Department's Energy and Climate Change Unit and the Department for Energy and Climate Change.

(272076)

10
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many of his Department's buildings are equipped with air conditioning systems with output greater than 250kW; how many of these systems have been inspected under the Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 since the Regulations entered into force; and if he will place in the Library a copy of each inspection report.

(272128)

11
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how much has been spent by his Department on carrying out inspections of air conditioning systems within departmental buildings in accordance with the Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 since the Regulations entered into force.

(272131)

Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

12
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his Statement of 22 April 2009, Official Report, column 237, what the evidential basis is for the statement that he expects the economy to start growing towards the end of 2009; and if he will make a statement.

(272246)

13
N Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people resident in Crosby constituency have benefited from the stamp duty land tax holiday since it began.

[R] (271849)

14
Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidelines govern the procedures by which (a) Government departments and (b) executive agencies are permitted to insure their assets.

(272035)

15
Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether (a) Government departments and (b) executive agencies are permitted to carry forward reserves held as contingency sums as an alternative to the insurance of assets.

(272036)

16
Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many companies operating in the UK's life sciences sector have received research and development tax credits in each of the last three years; and what proportion of those were (a) large companies and (b) small and medium-sized enterprises.

(272037)

17
N Justine Greening (Putney): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's analysis of the (a) 2005, (b) 2000, (c) 1995 and (d) 1990 non-domestic rating lists rateable values by (i) detailed property type by country, (ii) property type and (iii) region and property type.

(271835)

18
N Justine Greening (Putney): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's analysis of the distribution of changes in rateable value by (a) property type and (b) region between the (i) 2005 and 2000, (ii) 2000 and 1995 and (iii) 1995 and 1990 non-domestic rating lists.

(271836)

19
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been spent by his Department on carrying out inspections of air conditioning systems within departmental buildings in accordance with the Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 since the Regulations came into force.

(272135)

20
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many of his Department's buildings are equipped with air conditioning systems with output greater than 250kW; how many of these systems have been inspected under the Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 since the Regulations came into force; and if he will place in the Library a copy of each inspection report.

(272138)

21
N Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, by what means non-taxpaying individuals who have had tax deducted at source from interest income can reclaim overpaid tax; and if he will make a statement.

(271858)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families

22
Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many days of unauthorised absence were recorded in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in West Chelmsford constituency in each of the last five years.

(271983)

23
N Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much his Department plans to pay Sir Roger Singleton for his services as chief adviser on the safety of children in the financial year 2009-10.

(271838)

24
N Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, which (a) mainstream and (b) special schools (i) he and (ii) Ministers in his Department have visited in an official capacity in 2009 to date; and on what date each such visit took place.

(271839)

25
N Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, pursuant to the Answer of 24 February 2009, Official Report, columns 754-5W, on special educational need, how many of the exclusions referred to were exclusions from special schools.

(271840)

26
N Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, pursuant to the Answer of 22 April 2009, Official Report, column 671-2W, on children: protection, on what date he received each of the 118 serious case reviews subsequent to 31 March 2007.

(271841)

27
N Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, pursuant to the Answer of 22 April 2009, Official Report, column 671-2W, on children: protection, on which dates he received each serious case review in the period 1 April 2005 and 31 March 2007.

(271842)

28
N John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what percentage of invoices from suppliers his Department paid within 10 days of receipt in March 2009.

(271853)

29
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2009, Official Report, column 715W, on trade unions, what office facilities his Department provides for the exclusive use of each recognised trade union; and what the notional monetary value of such provision was in 2008-09.

(271927)

Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

30
Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many not-for-profit organisations have closed in (a) West Chelmsford constituency and (b) Essex since the start of the recession.

(271984)

31
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, with reference to the Answers to the hon. Member for Chichester of 25 February 2008, Official Report, column 1185W, on trades unions, and of 2 February 2009, Official Report, columns 943-44W, on trades unions, what the (a) location and (b) size of the office facilities provided for the exclusive use of each of the recognised trade unions in (i) his Department, (ii) Government Communications and (iii) the Central Office of Information is; and what the notional monetary value of such provision was in 2008-09.

(271911)

32
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March 2009, Official Report, column 1352W, on departmental reorganisation, what estimate he has made of the change in staffing costs consequent on the reorganisation of his Department's Communications Directorate and the ensuing change in staff numbers.

(271912)

33
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, pursuant to the Answer of 17 March 2009, Official Report, column 1057W, on civil servants: vacancies, which (a) Departments and (b) executive agencies do not advertise their job vacancies on the Civil Service Recruitment Gateway.

(271913)

34
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, pursuant to the Answer of 17 March 2009, Official Report, column 1057W, on civil servants: vacancies, if he will place in the Library a copy of the Protocol on Handling Surplus Staff.

(271914)

35
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, pursuant to the Answer of 17 March 2009, Official Report, column 1057W, on civil servants: vacancies, what the (a) job title, (b) salary range and (c) name of the recruiting Department or agency was of each vacancy advertised within the Civil Service via the Civil Service Recruitment Gateway in the last 12 months.

(271915)

36
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, pursuant to the Answer of 17 March 2009, Official Report, column 1059W, on departmental standards, what method his Department uses to assess whether its targets in respect of avoidable contact have been met.

(271938)

37
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, pursuant to the Answer of 16 March 2009, Official Report, column 942W, on 10 Downing Street, what the retail price of each individual item in the Downing Street gift shop is.

(271939)

38
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar of 17 October 2008, Official Report, column 1577W, on local government: bank services, what information (a) the Office of the Third Sector and (b) the Charity Commission received from (i) the Financial Services Authority, (ii) the Bank of England and (iii) HM Treasury on the level of risk associated with charities investing in Icelandic banks between October 2007 and October 2008.

(271940)

39
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2009, Official Report, column 1353W, on employment levels: private sector, what estimate the Office for National Statistics has made of the number of individuals who were not British citizens who were employed in the (a) public and (b) private sector in (i) 1997 and (ii) the most recent period for which figures are available.

(271941)

40
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, with reference to his Department's press release of 8 April 2009, on campaigning charities, what restrictions will govern the use of the available funds for (a) political campaigning and (b) the promotion of political campaigns by charities.

(271942)

41
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2009, Official Report, column 1350W, on 10 Downing Street: repairs and maintenance, which contractors were employed to undertake the works carried out in August and September 2008.

(271943)

42
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 22 July 2008, Official Report, column 99WS, on special advisers, which of the special advisers named are employed primarily in the area of communication.

(271944)

43
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, pursuant to the Answer of 17 March 2009, Official Report, column 1059W, on departmental standards, what performance measures in respect of avoidable contact apply to 10 Downing Street.

(271945)

44
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2009, Official Report, column 1449W, on Government departments: ICT, which major IT project initiated by his Department is behind schedule; and for what reason.

(271946)

45
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, if he will take steps to ensure that all increases in senior executive pay in the public sector are below the rate of inflation.

(271953)

46
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what financial threshold applies to (a) Ministers, (b) senior civil servants and (c) special advisers for the registering of hospitality or gifts with their Department.

(271954)

47
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the Charity Commission's monitoring of links between charities and extremism; and if he will make a statement.

(271955)

48
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, whether people attending confidential meetings at 10 Downing Street are required to enter through an entrance other than the main door.

(271957)

49
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what requirements there are on special advisers to declare (a) their financial interests and (b) hospitality received.

(271959)

50
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, whether the Cabinet Office post of head of public engagement is a new post; whether the post will be part of the Government Communications Network; and what the job specification of the post is.

(271960)

51
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 submitted to the Cabinet Office more than six months ago are being assessed for their public interest implications.

(271961)

52
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, if he will place in the Library a copy of the Central Office of Information White Book, March 2009 edition.

(271962)

53
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, if he will place in the Library a copy of the Directory of Civil Service Guidance.

(271963)

54
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what changes have been made to the Civil Service Management Code provisions on (a) blogging and use of social media by civil servants, (b) guidance on access to papers of a previous administration and (c) civil servants publishing memoirs in the last six months.

(271964)

55
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many and what proportion of (a) central government and (b) Civil Service vacancies were advertised via the public and private parts of the Civil Service Recruitment Gateway in the last year for which figures are available.

(271965)

56
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what steps he plans to take to encourage greater use of the Civil Service Recruitment Gateway.

(271966)

57
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what steps have been taken to increase access to Government grants for small, community-led projects.

(271967)

58
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, if he will bring forward legislative proposals for a statutory cap on the number of special advisers within the Government.

(271968)

59
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, which existing public bodies the Office for National Statistics has stopped classifying as part of the Civil Service since 2004.

(271969)

60
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, which bodies were classified by the Office for National Statistics as public corporations (a) in 1996 and (b) on the latest date for which information is available.

(271970)

61
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, on what date the Downing Street website stopped offering a contact form for members of the public to email the Prime Minister.

(271971)

62
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, whether Government departments plan to make use of digital signatures when emailing members of the public.

(271972)

63
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many emails from members of the public 10 Downing Street has received in the last three months.

(271973)

64
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, pursuant to the Answers of 4 February 2009, Official Report, column 1199W, on food: public sector, and of 11 November 2008, Official Report, column 1130W, on 10 Downing Street: catering, whether 10 Downing Street implements the public sector food procurement initiative to provide that genetically-modified food and ingredients may not be used in its catering.

(272005)

65
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what criteria are used to determine whether a Civil Service job vacancy advertised via the Civil Service Recruitment Gateway is reserved for existing civil servants.

(272009)

66
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, which provisions of the Government's compact with contractors and trade unions have been implemented.

(272011)

67
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what the organisational structure of the posts in 10 Downing Street is.

(272012)

68
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many (a) civil servants, (b) secondees, (c) contractors, (d) consultants, (e) fee-paid staff, (f) agency staff, (g) Downing Street Political Office staff and (h) other staff worked in 10 Downing Street as at April 2009.

(272013)

69
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what the job title of each employee within 10 Downing Street is.

(272014)

70
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what the cost to the public purse was of establishing the new open plan office in 12 Downing Street.

(272016)

71
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, whether staff in 10 Downing Street are eligible for bonus payments.

(272018)

72
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many of his Department's buildings are equipped with air conditioning systems with output greater than 250kW; how many of these systems have been inspected under the Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 since the Regulations entered into force; and if he will place in the Library a copy of each inspection report.

(272129)

73
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how much has been spent by his Department on carrying out inspections of air conditioning systems within departmental buildings in accordance with the Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 since the Regulations entered into force.

(272130)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

74
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Welwyn Hatfield of 23 April 2009, Official Report, column 889W, on Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, which public body made each of the 29 bookings; what the date and purpose of each booking was; what rooms were hired on each occasion; and what the aggregate revenue to the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre was from those bookings.

(272147)

75
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many hereditaments have a rateable value of (a) between £10,000 and £15,000 in each Government Office Region outside London and (b) between £10,000 and £21,500 in London, according to Valuation Office Agency records.

(272148)

76
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance (a) her Department and (b) the Standards Board has issued on whether anonymous complaints against councillors should be considered by a Standards Committee; and what guidance has been given on whether anonymous complaints making potentially defamatory claims should be recorded in public minutes.

(272149)

77
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Bromley and Chislehurst of 4 March 2009, Official Report, columns 1644-5W, on community relations: religion, which organisations each of the regional faith forums has funded to date.

(272150)

78
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate she has made of the direct and indirect costs of local government inspection to (a) local and (b) central government.

(272151)

79
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what measure of council tax the Office of National Statistics uses to make comparisons between the tax and spending levels of local authorities.

(272152)

80
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the timetable is for changes to the Guidance on Local Authority Publicity; and whether an impact assessment has been produced in relation to its potential effect on local newspapers.

(272153)

81
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which organisations have responded to the Government's consultation on the draft planning policy statement on eco-towns.

(272154)

82
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Bromley and Chislehurst of 31 March 2009, Official Report, column 1047W, on the Church of Scientology, whether the Church of Scientology is recognised as a religion for the purposes of (a) council tax exemption Class H and (b) business rate exemptions.

(272240)

83
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer to Lord Lester of Herne Hill of 30 March 2009, Official Report, House of Lords, column 203WA, on places of religious worship, whether funding has been allocated to the Aetherius Society (a) from her Department and (b) under any programmes that her Department funds.

(272241)

84
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Bromley and Chislehurst of 24 March 2009, Official Report, column 214W, on departmental procurement, which items were purchased for the Deputy Prime Minister's Office; and if she will place a copy of each invoice in the Library.

(272242)

85
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Bromley and Chislehurst of 23 April 2009, Official Report, column 892W, on the zero carbon hub, if she will place in the Library a copy of each regular report made to date.

(272243)

86
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many council dwellings have been (a) sold and (b) built in Tamworth constituency since 1997.

(272069)

87
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will estimate the level of savings to the public purse expected to result from the introduction of new unitary authorities.

(272260)

88
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2009, Official Report, column 37W, on trade unions, what office facilities (a) her Department and (b) each of its agencies provide for the exclusive use of each recognised trade union; and what the notional monetary value of such provision was in 2008-09.

(271918)

89
Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many domestic properties in (a) Hemel Hempstead and (b) Hertfordshire have been repossessed in the last five years.

(272156)

90
Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many homeowners in (a) Hemel Hempstead and (b) Hertfordshire took out mortgages in the last five years.

(272157)

91
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many applications for planning permission to build new dwellings were (a) made and (b) granted in the last 20 quarters for which figures are available.

(272100)

92
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many households purchased a home via the First Time Buyers Initiative in each region in each of the last three years; and if she will make a statement.

(272102)

93
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average income of first-time buyers taking part in the First-Time Buyers Initiative has been in each year since the scheme's inception.

(272103)

94
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 2 April 2009, Official Report, column 1507W, on housing: low incomes, what the average price of a property purchased with support from the First Time Buyers Initiative has been in each year since the scheme's inception.

(272105)

95
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 24 April 2009, Official Report, column 918W, on mortgages, when she expects (a) Santander, (b) Nationwide, (c) HSBC and (d) Barclays to implement terms for their customers similar to those offered under the Homeowners Mortgage Support scheme.

(272108)

96
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 23 April 2009, Official Report, columns 886-7W, on housing: low incomes, how much of the funding originally intended for allocation to local authorities in 2010-11 has been brought forward for use in (a) 2008-09 and (b) 2009-10.

(272109)

97
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what percentage of tenants of (a) registered social landlords and (b) local authorities were in receipt of housing benefit in each of the last three years.

(272110)

98
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many households in each local authority area have received assistance under the Mortgage Rescue Scheme in each of the last six months.

(272111)

99
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the changes in average cost of a home information pack as a result of the changes to the regulations which became effective on 6 April 2009.

(272112)

100
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when she plans to publish the Housing Strategy Statistical Appendix returns for 2008-09; and if she will make a statement.

(272113)

101
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) local authorities and (b) housing associations are participating in the Social HomeBuy scheme; and how many properties were sold by each participating organisation in each of the last three years.

(272114)

102
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much has been spent by her Department on carrying out inspections of air conditioning systems within departmental buildings in accordance with the Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007.

(272132)

103
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many of her Department's buildings are equipped with air conditioning systems with output greater than 250kW; how many of these systems have been inspected under the Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 since the regulations came into force; and if she will place in the Library a copy of each inspection report.

(272140)

104
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 23 April 2009, Official Report, columns 886-7W, on housing: low incomes, what budget has been established for the (a) the National Affordable Housing Programme, (b) Decent Homes, (c) the Community Infrastructure Fund, (d) support for the Department for Work and Pensions programme of Support for Mortgage Interest and (e) other housing and regeneration programmes in (i) 2008-09, (ii) 2009-10 and (iii) 2010-11.

(272199)

105
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 2 April 2009, Official Report, columns 1503-5W, on gardens, how long she expects the (a) first and (b) second stage of her Department's review into the effect of development on gardens to take; and if she will make a statement.

(272200)

106
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 2 April 2009, Official Report, columns 1503-5W, on gardens, on what date her Department wrote to local planning authorities in England to request data on the number of planning permissions granted or refused for housing development within the cortilage of an existing house; and if she will place in the Library a copy of the letter.

(272201)

107
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 23 March 2009, Official Report, column 79W, on tenant services authority, how many people attended each National Conversation event for (a) landlords and (b) tenants.

(272202)

108
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many planning applications were made in each of the last four quarters.

(272203)

109
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many planning applications for zero carbon homes have been made in each Government office region in each of the last 12 quarters.

(272204)

110
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance is given to (a) local authorities and (b) registered social landlords on reducing the numbers of properties illegally sublet by tenants.

(272205)

111
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what incentives are provided for (a) local authorities and (b) registered social landlords to reduce the numbers of properties illegally sublet by tenants.

(272206)

112
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate has been made of the number of social homes which were illegally sublet in each of the last three years; and if she will make a statement.

(272207)

113
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many new build social homes were built in each (a) region and (b) local authority area in each year since 1997.

(272208)

114
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the average price of a home information pack in each year since the packs were introduced.

(272209)

115
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average cost to the public purse of building a new home for social rent was in each of the last five years.

(272210)

116
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average cost to the public purse of building a new affordable home was in each of the last five years.

(272211)

117
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much will be provided from the Homes and Communities Agency's budget for (a) the Repossession Prevention Fund, (b) the Mortgage Rescue Scheme, (c) the Homeowners Mortgage Support Scheme and (d) the measures announced to increase the level of homebuilding in the 2009 Budget in each of the next three years.

(272212)

118
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many loans she expects to be provided under the Repossession Prevention Fund; and what the maximum loan value is under the scheme.

(272213)

119
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the monetary value of her Department's Repossession Prevention Fund will be in (a) 2009, (b) 2010 and (c) 2011.

(272214)

120
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many homes with a sustainability code rating of (a) one star, (b) two stars, (c) three stars, (d) four stars, (e) five stars and (f) six stars have been completed in each of the last three years.

(272219)

121
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many zero carbon homes have been (a) started and (b) completed in each of the last three years.

(272220)

122
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many applications for planning permission for zero carbon homes were (a) requested and (b) granted in each of the last three years.

(272221)

123
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when she expects the Review of Council Housing Finance to be completed; and if she will make a statement.

(272222)

124
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much has been spent under each budgetary heading on the Review of Council Housing Finance; and how many civil servants have provided support to the review.

(272223)

125
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what floor area space standards are expected of (a) one, (b) two and (c) three bedroom homes in local authority high density housing schemes.

(272224)

126
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average annual income of a household taking part in each of the HomeBuy schemes has been in each region in the last 12 months.

(272225)

127
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average price of a property purchased under each of the HomeBuy schemes has been in each region in the last 12 months.

(272226)

128
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average level of support has been under each of the HomeBuy schemes in each region.

(272227)

129
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many planning permissions were (a) applied for and (b) granted in the last quarter for which figures are available.

(272228)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

130
N Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the cost to his Department was of hosting the Digital Britain Summit on 17 April 2009; and who attended the summit.

(271837)

131
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2009, Official Report, column 22W, on trade unions, which trade unions are recognised by his Department's agency.

(271936)

132
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2009, Official Report, column 22W, on trade unions, what office facilities his Department provides for the exclusive use of each recognised trade union; and what the notional annual value of such provision is.

(271937)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence

133
N John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of invoices from suppliers his Department paid within 10 days of receipt in each of the last five months.

(271855)

134
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2009, Official Report, column 238W, on trades unions, what office facilities his Department provides for the exclusive use of each recognised trade union; and what the notional annual value of such provision is.

(271928)

135
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2009, Official Report, column 238W, on trade union, which trades unions his Department's agencies recognise.

(271929)

136
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of (a) the popularity with personnel, (b) the value for money in comparison with the daily mess rate and (c) alternative options for implementation of the Pay as you Dine pilot projects carried out at RAF Henlow, Leuchars and Holton prior to (i) any extension of the contract at these stations and (ii) any further extension of the concept to other bases; and if he will make a statement.

(272067)

137
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much has been spent by his Department on carrying out inspections of air conditioning systems within departmental buildings in accordance with the Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 since the regulations came into force.

(272116)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change

138
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 22 April 2008, Official Report, column 557 on departmental records, what estimate he made of the cost of answering the Question; and if he will make a statement.

(272248)

139
Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the budget of the Low Carbon Buildings Programme Phase 1 is; and how much has been spent on Phase 1 to date.

(271991)

140
Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Stafford of 20 April 2009, Official Report, column 326W, on solar power, what information and guidance his Department has provided for applicants for grants for solar photovoltaic technology whose applications are being kept on hold.

(272097)

141
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March 2009, Official Report, column 1399W, on trade unions, what office facilities his Department provides for the exclusive use of each recognised trade union; and what the notional annual value of such provision is.

(271921)

142
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many of his Department's buildings are equipped with air conditioning systems with greater than 250kW of output; how many of these systems have been inspected under the Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007; and if he will place in the Library a copy of each inspection report.

(272145)

143
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much has been spent by his Department on carrying out inspections of air conditioning systems within departmental buildings in accordance with the Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007.

(272146)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

144
N Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the evidential basis is for his Department's policy proposal to require a mandatory screen installation programme for all waterway abstractions.

(271851)

145
N Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many applications for abstractions and empowerment of hydro energy schemes have been (a) received and (b) approved by the Environment Agency in each month of the last five years.

(271859)

146
Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many end of waste cases have been submitted to the Environment Agency since January 2007; which manufacturers have had their product certified as having reached end of waste by the Environment Agency since that date; and if he will make a statement.

(272176)

147
Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, at what level of rated thermal input a Part 1A permit is required under the Environmental Permitting Regulations 2007 for the combustion of (a) fuel manufactured from waste, (b) fuel manufactured from waste which has attained an End of Waste certificate, (c) diesel and (d) hazardous waste; and if he will make a statement.

(272177)

148
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2009, Official Report, column 439W, on trade unions, which trade unions his Department's agencies recognise.

(271930)

149
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2009, Official Report, column 439W, on trade unions, what office facilities his Department provides for the exclusive use of each recognised trade union; and what the notional annual value of such provision is.

(271931)

150
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether Ofwat undertook an impact assessment of the implementation of its proposals for water rate structures on community groups and churches.

(271952)

151
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much has been spent by his Department on carrying out inspections of air conditioning systems within departmental buildings in accordance with the Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007.

(272117)

152
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many of his Department's buildings are equipped with air conditioning systems with greater than 250kW of output; how many of these systems have been inspected under the Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007; and if he will place in the Library a copy of each inspection report.

(272143)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

153
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions (a) he, (b) Ministers and (c) officials in his Department plan to have with governments of Arab states in respect of the alleged murder of persons in the Gaza Strip by Hamas members since December 2008; and if he will make a statement.

(272168)

154
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, to what events held in (a) the UK and (b) Israel to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the founding of Tel Aviv he has been invited; what such invitations he has (i) accepted and (ii) declined; and if he will make a statement.

(272174)

155
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the number of persons allegedly murdered in the Gaza Strip by Hamas members since December 2008; and if he will make a statement.

(272175)

156
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he (a) has taken and (b) plans to take at the United Nations in respect of the alleged murder of persons in the Gaza Strip by Hamas members since December 2008; and if he will make a statement.

(272178)

157
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the number of persons who walked out during the speech of the Iranian President at the UN Durban 2 anti-racism conference; and if he will make a statement.

(272179)

158
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department has spent on conservation measures in British Overseas Territories in each of the last five years; and what funding allocation has been made to such measures in 2009-10.

(271990)

159
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2009, Official Report, column 634W, on trade unions, what office facilities his Department provides for the exclusive use of each recognised trade union; and what the notional annual value of such provision is.

(271932)

160
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2009, Official Report, column 634W, on trade unions, which trade unions are recognised by his Department's agencies.

(271933)

161
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much has been spent by his Department on carrying out inspections of air conditioning systems within departmental buildings in accordance with the Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007.

(272118)

162
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many of his Department's buildings are equipped with air conditioning systems with output greater than 250kW; how many of these systems have been inspected under the Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007; and if he will place in the Library a copy of each inspection report.

(272144)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Health

163
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will place in the Library a copy of each document in his Department's file (a) CPO 14/7 Abortion Laws in Other Countries, (b) CPO 5/5 Publicity Material and Publications from Anti Abortion Organisation, (c) CPO 4/28 HF & A Amendment of the Abortion Act 1967 and (d) CPO 3/6 Abortion Act 1967 Correspondence between Sir Bernard Braine MP and Minister of Health on matters concerning abortions in NHS hospitals; and if he will make a statement.

(272244)

164
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 21 April 2009, Official Report, column 570W, on abortion, what the causes of death were in each case; and if he will make a statement.

(272245)

165
N Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what criteria Monitor applied in 2006 when judging the capacity of South Staffordshire and Shropshire NHS Trust to provide high quality health care.

(271743)

166
Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what procedures the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence follows to determine the order of priority in which it makes appraisals of particular drugs.

(272038)

167
Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2009, Official Report, column 1235W, on orphan drugs, when he expects to publish the Government's response to the consultation.

(272039)

168
Stephen Hesford (Wirral West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department has (a) undertaken and (b) evaluated on the comparative effects on health of bottled water and tap water.

(272045)

169
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effects of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidance on funding for cognitive behavioural therapy on funding for fully-qualified psychologists.

(272068)

170
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of (a) the number of staff hours lost and (b) other costs to the NHS arising from workplace accidents in each of the last three years.

(272064)

171
N John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of invoices from suppliers his Department paid within 10 days of receipt in each of the last five months.

(271854)

172
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2009, Official Report, column 391W, on trade unions, which trade unions his Department's agencies recognise.

(271922)

173
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2009, Official Report, column 391W, on trade unions, what office facilities his Department provides for the exclusive use of each recognised trade union; and what the notional annual value of such provision is.

(271923)

174
Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average ratio of nurses to patients was at each hospital in Hertfordshire in each of the last 10 years.

(272159)

175
Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many businesses selling food have been closed consequent upon visits from environmental health inspectors in (a) Hemel Hempstead and (b) Hertfordshire in each of the last 10 years.

(272160)

176
Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were diagnosed with eczema in (a) Hemel Hempstead and (b) Hertfordshire in each of the last 10 years.

(272161)

Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department

177
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on which date each organisation proscribed under the Terrorism Act 2000 was so proscribed; and if she will make a statement.

(272165)

178
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on which date each organisation that has been removed from the proscription list under the Terrorism Act 2000 was removed; what the reasons for the removal were in each case; and if she will make a statement.

(272166)

179
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the daily cost of policing the ongoing demonstration in Parliament Square has been; how many police officers of each rank are taking part in policing the demonstration; how many (a) males and (b) females in each age group have been arrested since 21 April 2009; how many have been charged with offences committed during that demonstration since 21 April 2009; and if she will make a statement.

(272169)

180
Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals were found to be carrying illegal (a) weapons and (b) drugs during stop and search procedures by the police in (i) West Chelmsford constituency and (ii) Essex in each of the last 10 years.

(271985)

181
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 5 November 2008, Official Report, columns 601-2W, on genetics: databases, into what category of offence each record identified on the Police National Computer fell.

(271976)

182
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many educational institutions have received a rating of (a) A, (b) B and (c) F from the UK Border Agency under the new Tier 4 registration system.

(271977)

183
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether (a) UK citizens born in the UK, (b) UK citizens born abroad and (c) foreign nationals recruited to her Department and its agencies are subject to (i) UK and (ii) overseas criminal record checks; and if she will make a statement.

(271978)

184
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many enforcement visits the UK Border Agency made in each year since 2005; how many arrests were made in the course of such visits; and how many such visits resulted in no arrests being made.

(271979)

185
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people will be employed in the Confidential Intelligence Unit in each of the next three years; what budget has been established for the Unit in each such years; and if she will make a statement.

(271980)

186
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people aged (a) under 10, (b) 10 to 17, (c) 18 to 20 and (d) over 20 years old in each ethnic appearance category were registered on the national DNA database in each of the last five years; and how many of these had no conviction, caution, formal warning or reprimand recorded on the police national computer.

(271981)

187
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff in her Department and its agencies took long-term sick leave in each year since 1997.

(272020)

188
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) total and (b) average number of days of sick leave taken by employees in her Department and its agencies was in each year since 1997.

(272021)

189
Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases there were in the Legacy casework system on the latest date for which figures are available.

(272032)

190
Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects to have cleared the backlog of applications in the Legacy casework system.

(272033)

191
Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications in the Legacy casework system were made in each of the last seven years.

(272034)

192
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will estimate revenue from charges for applications for (a) visas to the UK, (b) UK citizenship and (c) work permits in each of the next six financial years.

(272256)

193
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will estimate the cost of policing (a) late alcohol licences and (b) football matches in each of the next six financial years.

(272258)

194
Mr Chris Mullin (Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to publish her response to the report of the Independent Monitoring Commission on immigration detention conditions at Heathrow Airport; and if she will make a statement.

(272062)

195
Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of forced marriages which took place in (a) Hemel Hempstead and (b) Hertfordshire in the last 12 months.

(272158)

196
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much has been spent by her Department on carrying out inspections of air conditioning systems within departmental buildings in accordance with the Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 since the Regulations came into force.

(272127)

197
Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications under the Highly-Skilled Migrants programme have been received in each year since the programme began.

(272235)

198
Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications under the Highly-Skilled Migrants programme have been refused because applicants' savings fell below the required level in each year that the scheme has operated.

(272236)

199
Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many appeals were made by applicants under the Highly-Skilled Migrants programme where applications were refused because their savings fell below the required level; and how many such appeals were successful in each year that the scheme has operated.

(272237)

200
Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many failed applicants under the Highly-Skilled Migrants programme have subsequently been deported.

(272238)

201
Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average cost of completing deportation proceedings against failed applicants under the Highly-Skilled Migrants programme was in the latest period for which figures are available.

(272239)

Questions to the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission

202
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, under what circumstances the House authorities may prevent (a) a live video link to a meeting at the Parliamentary estate from being made and (b) a meeting from being held on the Parliamentary estate; and if he will make a statement.

(272167)

203
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, for what reasons the Parliamentary intranet was not available on 26 April; what steps the Commission (a) has taken and (b) plans to take to reduce the number of occasions when the intranet is not available; and if he will make a statement.

(272170)

204
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, on which occasions the Parliamentary intranet has not been available since January 2008; what the reasons were for non-availability in each case; and if he will make a statement.

(272171)

205
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what discussions the House authorities have had with the Metropolitan Police on vehicular access to the Parliamentary estate from Parliament Square since 20 April; and if he will make a statement.

(272172)

206
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, who the internet service provider is for the parliamentary IT system; and whether the (a) provider and (b) system will be subject to the provisions of the UK Data Retention (EC Directive) Regulations 2009.

(272019)

207
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what rules govern the holding of events funded from the trade union political levy on the Parliamentary estate.

(272071)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills

208
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what funding his Department is providing to (a) Warwick and (b) Coventry university in 2009-10.

(272028)

209
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what funding his Department is providing for apprenticeships in Coventry in 2009-10.

(272029)

210
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to develop innovation in Coventry.

(272030)

211
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what funding his Department is providing for adults' skills development in Coventry in 2009-10.

(272031)

212
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many of his Department's buildings are equipped with air conditioning systems with output greater than 250kW; how many of these systems have been inspected under the Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 since the Regulations came into force; and if he will place in the Library a copy of each inspection report.

(272142)

213
Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, whether a financial penalty will be imposed on higher education institutions for over-recruitment against the admission figures prescribed by the Higher Education Funding Council for England for 2009-10; and whether universities which made offers to their applicants prior to 15 January 2009 will be treated differently to institutions which made offers after that date.

(272162)

Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development

214
N John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what percentage of invoices from suppliers his Department paid within 10 days of receipt in March 2009.

(271852)

215
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2009, Official Report, column 694W, on trade unions, what office facilities his Department provides for the exclusive use of each recognised trade union; and what the notional monetary value of such provision was in 2008-09.

(271926)

216
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of measures to protect the islands of the British Indian Ocean Territory from the effects of (a) pollution, (b) unsustainable fishing, (c) poaching and (d) habitat degradation; and if he will make a statement.

(272040)

217
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much has been spent by his Department on carrying out inspections of air conditioning systems within departmental buildings in accordance with the Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 since the Regulations came into force.

(272133)

218
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many of his Department's buildings are equipped with air conditioning systems with output greater than 250kW; how many of these systems have been inspected under the Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 since the Regulations came into force; and if he will place in the Library a copy of each inspection report.

(272141)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice

219
Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to bring into effect the debt management scheme provisions of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007.

(272044)

220
Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Statement of 27 April 2009, on prisons and probation, when he plans to begin consultations on the proposed prison site at Curborough; when he expects to publish the exact location of the proposed site; when he expects to announce his decision on whether to site a prison at Curborough; and if he will make a statement.

(272098)

221
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) men and (b) women aged (i) under 18 years, (ii) 18 to 20 years and (iii) 21 years and over were serving indeterminate sentences for public protection on the latest date for which figures are available.

(271975)

222
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people aged (a) under 16, (b) 16 or 17 and (c) between 18 to 21 years served custodial sentences of (i) less than three months and (ii) between three and six months in each year since 1997.

(271982)

223
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many penalty notices for disorder were issued in each year since 2004, broken down by (a) age of recipient and (b) offence.

(272022)

224
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff in (a) his Department and its predecessor and (b) its agencies took long-term sick leave in each year since 1997.

(272023)

225
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many days sick leave (a) in total and (b) on average employees of (i) his Department and its predecessor and (ii) its agencies took in each year since 1997.

(272024)

226
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many inmates of each age group there were in each young offender institution in each year since 1997.

(272025)

227
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been released in each month since the inception of the end of custody licence scheme, broken down by category of offence.

(272066)

228
N John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what percentage of invoices from suppliers his Department paid within 10 days of receipt in each of the last five months.

(271856)

229
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which trade unions are recognised by each of his Department's executive agencies.

(271950)

230
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what office facilities are provided for the exclusive use of each of the trade unions recognised by his Department in (a) departmental premises and (b) the premises of his Department's executive agencies; and what the notional monetary value of such provision was in 2008-09.

(271951)

231
Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost to the public purse has been of advertising the Community Payback Scheme; and what role members of the public have in determining the work undertaken by offenders.

(272072)

232
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many house sales have been recorded by the Land Registry in each region in each month since January 1990.

(272101)

233
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 24 April 2009, Official Report, column 969W, on housing: sales, how many sales there were in each local authority area in each month since January 1990.

(272106)

234
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 24 April 2009, Official Report, column 969W, on housing: sales, what the earliest (a) monthly and (b) annual data on numbers of sales are that the Land Registry has on record; and if he will place in the Library a copy of those data.

(272107)

235
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much has been spent by his Department on carrying out inspections of air conditioning systems within departmental buildings in accordance with the Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 since the Regulations came into force.

(272126)

236
Mr Edward Timpson (Crewe & Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of Basford (a) East and (b) West as a potential site for a prison building.

(272163)

237
Mr Edward Timpson (Crewe & Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the cost of building a prison on the Basford (a) East and (b) West site was.

(272164)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

238
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 16 March 2009, Official Report, column 826W, on trade unions, which trade unions his Department's agencies recognise.

(271920)

239
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many of his Department's buildings are equipped with air conditioning systems with output greater than 250kW; how many of these systems have been inspected under the Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 since the Regulations came into force; and if he will place in the Library a copy of each inspection report.

(272120)

240
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much has been spent by his Department on carrying out inspections of air conditioning systems within departmental buildings in accordance with the Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 since the Regulations came into force.

(272125)

Questions to the Prime Minister

241
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Prime Minister, to what events held in (a) the UK and (b) Israel to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the founding of Tel Aviv he has been invited; what such invitations he has (i) accepted and (ii) declined; and if he will make a statement.

(272173)

242
Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Prime Minister, on how many occasions political events have been hosted at 10 Downing Street in each year since 1997; which organisation hosted each such event; and how much each such organisation was charged for each such event.

(272042)

243
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Prime Minister, whether he discussed the issue of political websites with Mr Derek Draper at Chequers on 16 November 2008.

(272007)

244
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Prime Minister, on what dates (a) Mr Charlie Whelan, (b) Mr Andrew Dodgshon and (c) Mr Derek Draper have attended Chequers as a guest of the Prime Minister since June 2007.

(272008)

245
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Prime Minister, which hon. Members act as Parliamentary Private Secretaries to Ministers in each department.

(272010)

246
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Prime Minister, whether 10 Downing Street is equipped with an air conditioning system with an output greater than 250kW; and whether the air conditioning system in 10 Downing Street has been inspected under the Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007.

(272115)

247
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Prime Minister, how much has been spent on carrying out inspections of air conditioning systems within 10 Downing Street in accordance with the Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 since the Regulations came into force.

(272119)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland

248
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many of his Department's buildings are equipped with air conditioning systems with output greater than 250kW; how many of these systems have been inspected under the Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 since the Regulations came into force; and if he will place in the Library a copy of each inspection report.

(272121)

249
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much has been spent by his Department on carrying out inspections of air conditioning systems within departmental buildings in accordance with the Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007.

(272124)

Questions to the Solicitor General

250
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Solicitor General, on what criteria bonus payments for travelling to work during the recent severe weather were made to Crown Prosecution Service staff.

(272015)

Questions to the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

251
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what revised timetable the Electoral Commission has established to take forward its Standardisation of Statement of Accounts initiative.

(271947)

252
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what progress the Electoral Commission has made in its investigation into the permissibility of donations by 5th Avenue Partners and Mr Michael Brown to the Liberal Democrat Party.

(271948)

253
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, whether the Electoral Commission plans to investigate donations made by Catz Club to political parties following the announcement of a statutory inquiry by the Charity Commission into previously undisclosed payments.

(271949)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport

254
N Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what standards or requirements for catering provision on trains and at stations are included in the Southern Trains franchise; and if he will place in the Library a copy of the service level specification for that franchise.

(271303)

255
N Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff in his Department are working on the restoration of double tracks to railway lines; and how much funding has been allocated for such work in (a) 2008-09, (b) 2009-10 and (c) 2010-11.

(271304)

256
N Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the cost of adding a second track to the railway line between (a) Swindon and Kemble, (b) Yeovil and Exeter and (c) Oxford and Worcester.

(271305)

257
N Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what requirements in relation to customer complaints are included in the South West Trains franchise; and if he will place in the Library a copy of the service level specification for that franchise.

(271306)

258
Ms Patricia Hewitt (Leicester West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the level of use by private and leisure pilots of unlicensed aerodromes likely to follow the introduction of higher charges associated with the administered incentive pricing for aeronautical radio spectrum.

(272229)

259
Ms Patricia Hewitt (Leicester West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the effect on (a) airlines and (b) airline passengers using East Midlands Airport of the introduction of administered incentive pricing for aeronautical radio spectrum.

(272233)

260
Ms Patricia Hewitt (Leicester West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the effect on (a) aviation and (b) passenger safety of the introduction of administered incentive pricing for aeronautical radio spectrum.

(272234)

261
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2009, Official Report, column 366W, on trade unions, which trade unions his Department's agencies recognise.

(271924)

262
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2009, Official Report, column 366W, on trades unions, what office facilities his Department provides for the exclusive use of each recognised trade union; and what the notional monetary value of such provision was in 2008-09.

(271925)

263
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Rochford and Southend East of 6 October 2008, Official Report, column 477W, on departmental carbon emissions, what the figures for (a) domestic, (b) short-haul and (c) long-haul air travel for 2007-08 are.

(271934)

264
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department has spent on carrying out inspections of air conditioning systems within departmental buildings in accordance with the Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 since the Regulations entered into force.

(272134)

265
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many of his Department's buildings are equipped with air conditioning systems with greater than 250kW of output; how many of these systems have been inspected under the Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007; and if he will place in the Library a copy of each inspection report.

(272139)

266
N Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the expenditure incurred in installing the average speed camera systems and signage on the A130 Canvey Way in Castle Point.

(269870)

267
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made on his consultation on amendment of the Road Vehicles (Display of Registrations Marks) Regulations 2001 to permit the voluntary display of national flags.

(272043)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales

268
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2009, Official Report, column 55W, on trade unions, what office facilities his Department provides for the exclusive use of each recognised trade union; and what the notional annual value of such provision is.

(271935)

269
N John Robertson (Glasgow North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions he has had with Welsh Assembly Government Ministers on support for businesses in Wales in the economic downturn.

(270719)

270
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many of his Department's buildings are equipped with air conditioning systems with greater than 250kW of output; how many of these systems have been inspected under the Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007; and if he will place in the Library a copy of each inspection report.

(272122)

271
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much has been spent by his Department on carrying out inspections of air conditioning systems within departmental buildings in accordance with the Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007.

(272123)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

272
Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of young people in (a) West Chelmsford constituency and (b) Chelmsford local authority area claimed jobseeker's allowance in each of the last 10 years.

(271986)

273
Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was paid out in crisis loans by each Essex Jobcentre in each year since 2005.

(271987)

274
Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have received their health checks for invalidity benefits in each month since the introduction of the current health checks scheme; how many people were planned to receive such checks but have not; how long it is expected to take to provide checks to such people; and what the cost of doing so will be.

(271988)

275
Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have come off each type of invalidity benefit in each month since the new system of health checks came into effect; and how many people remain on each benefit.

(271989)

276
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the level of savings to the public purse which would result from the compulsory treatment of drug addicts and alcoholics in each of the next six financial years.

(272257)

277
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 16 March 2009, Official Report, column 865, on trade unions, what office facilities his Department provides for the exclusive use of each recognised trade union; and what the notional monetary value of such provision was in 2008-09.

(271916)

278
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 16 March 2009, Official Report, column 865W, on trade unions, which trade unions his Department's agencies recognise.

(271917)

279
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 16 March 2009, Official Report, column 826W, on trade unions, what office facilities his Department provides for the exclusive use of each recognised trade union; and what the notional annual value of such provision is.

(271919)

280
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his most recent estimate is of the number of permanent Jobcentre Plus staff who (a) are classified as without a permanent post and (b) have been classified as without a permanent post for more than 12 months.

(271958)

281
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 23 April 2009, Official Report, column 845W, on departmental training, how much has been spent on media training for Ministers in his Department necessary in order to carry out their duties effectively.

(272104)

282
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much has been spent by his Department on carrying out inspections of air conditioning systems within departmental buildings in accordance with the Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 since the Regulations came into force.

(272136)

283
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many of his Department's buildings are equipped with air conditioning systems with output greater than 250kW; how many of these systems have been inspected under the Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 since the Regulations came into force; and if he will place in the Library a copy of each inspection report.

(272137)

284
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average amount claimed by a housing benefit recipient was in each of the last three years.

(272216)

285
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many housing benefit recipients were social housing tenants in each of the last three years; and how many were (a) local authority and (b) registered social landlord tenants.

(272217)

286
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of housing benefit recipients were social housing tenants in each of the last three years; what proportion of those were (a) local authority and (b) registered social landlord tenants.

(272218)

287
N Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Financial Statement of 22 April 2009, Official Report, column 249, on what date the capital limit for pension credit will increase; for which other (a) groups and (b) benefits the capital limits will be changed; and on what date these other changes will take effect.

(271860)

Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

288
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will request the Security Commission to undertake an investigation into the unauthorised disclosure of information relating to taxation measures in the Pre-Budget Report 2008.

[Transferred] (272070)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families

289
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what plans the Government has to promote a requirement for young people to undertake community service.

[Transferred] (272006)

Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

290
Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, if he will instruct Ministers, their Departments and Government agencies to correspond with hon. Members at their House of Commons offices unless they have been instructed otherwise by hon. Members.

[Transferred] (272198)

291
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the use of citizens' juries.

[Transferred] (271956)

292
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many public sector regulatory bodies have been (a) created and (b) abolished since May 1997.

[Transferred] (272017)

Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development

293
Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 25 March 2009, Official Report, columns 17-19WS, on conflict resources 2009-10, what proportion of the new funding arrangements for conflict prevention is classed as Official Development Assistance (ODA); which programmes are eligible for ODA; and if he will make a statement.

[Transferred] (272065)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice

294
Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost to the public purse was of special education needs tribunals in each local authority area in each of the last five years.

[Transferred] (272259)

295
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average length of sentence for those sentenced to immediate custody for possession of cannabis was in each year since 1997.

[Transferred] (272026)

296
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been convicted of (a) possession and (b) supply of illegal drugs in each year since 1997; and how many received a custodial sentence in each case.

[Transferred] (272027)

297
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the planned parliamentary timetable is for the passage of a Civil Service Bill.

[Transferred] (271974)

Questions to the Minister for the Olympics

298
Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, how much has been spent on the International Inspiration programme since its inception; and in which countries such expenditure has been incurred.

[Transferred] (272041)

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