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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Thursday 30 April 2009
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 30 April 2009
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Thursday 30 April of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department. For other Written Questions for answer on Thursday 30 April of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Thursday 30 April see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 1
N | Adam Afriyie (Windsor): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, if he will place in the Library a copy of the Trading Fund Assessment. | | (272082) | 2
| Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, whether his Department had discussions with Visteon UK Ltd (a) before and (b) after the closure of its plant in Enfield on the closure of that plant; what information his Department holds on redundancy and pension payments to former employees of that plant; and if he will make a statement. | | (272393) | 3
N | Mr Stephen Byers (North Tyneside): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what his most recent assessment is of the progress made by the European Investment Bank to (a) Nissan and (b) Jaguar Land Rover in agreeing terms for financial assistance; on what date he estimates the financial assistance will be made available; and if he will make a statement. | | (272261) | 4
N | Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, when the Minister of State for Trade, Investment and Consumer Affairs plans to respond to Question 245130, tabled by the hon. Member for Torbay on 17 December 2008, on correspondence on sales of replica hand grenades. | | (271616) | 5
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals for enabling regional development agencies to delegate responsibility for funding decisions to local authorities. | | (272343) | 6
N | Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that individuals or companies which market or sell within the UK properties in Israeli settlements in East Jerusalem, the West Bank or the Golan inform potential purchasers of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's recently issued advice on the risks of such purchases; what steps the Government is taking to publicise that advice; and what steps the Government is taking to enforce the legal responsibilities of those who sell or market the properties. | | (271618) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 7
N | Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of money from dormant bank accounts will be allocated to each of the three funding priorities for England under the Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Act 2008. | | (272051) | 8
N | Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, by what date he expects the Reclaim Fund established under the Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Act 2008 will have transferred funds to the Big Lottery Fund. | | (272052) | 9
N | Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the Reclaim Fund will be established under the provisions of the Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Act 2008. | | (272053) | 10
N | Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to direct the Big Lottery Fund to distribute funding to good causes under the Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Act 2008. | | (272054) | 11
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has taken in respect of the import of pharmaceutical products ordered over the internet which are deemed dangerous to public health; how many prosecutions have been bought in respect of illicit imports in the last five years; and what discussions HMRC has had with overseas administrations on the issue. | | (272626) | 12
| Jeff Ennis (Barnsley East & Mexborough): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his estimate is of the average time taken by HM Revenue and Customs to (a) register small and medium-sized enterprises in the construction industry and (b) issue a unique taxpayer reference number. | | (272314) | 13
N | Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in (a) Wales, (b) Scotland, (c) Northern Ireland and (d) England claim tax relief under the furnished holiday letting rules; and what the amount claimed was in each of the last two years. | | (272080) | 14
N | Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the repeal of the furnished holiday letting rules from April 2010 on those claiming tax relief under those rules. | | (272091) | 15
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar of 9 February 2009, Official Report, column 1629W, on the Valuation Office: overseas visits, if he will place in the Library a copy of the presentation and handouts presented by the representative of the Valuation Office Agency at the Australian Valuer General, Registrar General and Surveyor General's Conference in Adelaide. | | (272387) | 16
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar of 9 February 2009, Official Report, column 1629W, on the Valuation Office: overseas visits, if he will place in the Library a copy of the presentation and handouts presented by the representative of the Valuation Office Agency at the Mass Appraisal Valuation Symposium in Toronto. | | (272388) | 17
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will place in the Library a copy of the presentation and handouts on (a) practical problems in the valuation of non-residential properties and (b) steps for a successful revaluation presented by the representative of the Valuation Office Agency at the International Property Tax Institute in Pretoria in March 2009. | | (272389) | 18
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Castle Point of 23 June 2009, Official Report, column 129W, on trade unions, what office facilities are provided for the exclusive use of each of the recognised trade union in (a) his Department, (b) the Crown Estate, (c) HM Revenue and Customs and (d) the Valuation Office Agency; and what the notional monetary value of such provision was in 2008-09. | | (272392) | 19
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar of 9 February 2009, Official Report, column 1629W, on the Valuation Office: overseas visits, what seminars officials of the Valuation Office Agency attended during the visit to the Gartner's Symposium/IT(xpo) in Cannes. | | (272472) | 20
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate the Royal Mint has made of the number of counterfeit one pound coins in circulation. | | (272492) | 21
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will place in the Library a copy of the presentation and handouts presented by the representative of the Valuation Office Agency at the European Valuation Standards 2009 conference held in Warsaw on 1 April 2009. | | (272493) | 22
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information technology contracts have been entered into by the Valuation Office Agency or its representatives on its behalf in the last 36 months. | | (272542) | 23
| Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what oversight his Department exercises over credit default swap contracts with consortia in which it has a financial stake; what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of such oversight; if he will consider the merits of introducing independent scrutiny of such contracts; and if he will make a statement. | | (272316) | 24
N | Alun Michael (Cardiff South & Penarth): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to make tax forms in (a) Polish, (b) Romanian, (c) Moldovan and (d) other European languages available for people whose first language is not English. | | (271524) | 25
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost of (a) legal, (b) taxation, (c) financial and (d) other consultancy advice to (i) his Department and (ii) the Bank of England was in 2008-09. | | (272588) | 26
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was (a) spent from the public purse and (b) raised for the Exchequer from Northern Ireland in the latest year for which information is available. | | (272489) | 27
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much taxation was raised in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland in each of the last five years. | | (272490) | 28
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much of the package for housing announced in the 2009 Budget is to be funded from (a) bringing forward budgets from future years, (b) the Consolidated Fund, (c) public borrowing and (d) other means. | | (272506) | 29
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph C.76, page 242 of the 2009 Budget, if he will place in the Library a copy of the actuarial advice he has received on public sector pensions; and if he will make a statement. | | (272645) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 30
N | Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Justice on the effect on child protection of proposed reductions in funding for legally-aided family cases. | | (271506) | 31
| Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that its inclusion agenda takes into account young people with chronic and severe mental health disorders. | | (272570) | 32
| Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what provision the Government has made for children in care with chronic and severe mental health disorders; and if he will make a statement. | | (272571) | 33
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many students in post-16 education in Coventry are in receipt of education maintenance allowance. | | (272077) | 34
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, if he will make it his policy to ensure that schools provide first aid training to school leavers. | | (272396) | 35
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, if he will make it his policy to ensure that all Sure Start children's centres offer first aid training to new parents. | | (272495) | 36
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what his Department's policy is on its staff undertaking voluntary work; and what estimate he has made of the number of such staff who undertook voluntary work in the last 12 months. | | (272496) | 37
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what consideration he gave to continuing the top-slicing of funding for the training of educational psychologists in the annual revenue support grant; and if he will make a statement. | | (272607) | 38
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what estimate he has made of the funding to be available to local authorities for training educational psychologists in each year from 2009-10 to 2012-13. | | (272608) | 39
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, to which media organisations his Department sends press releases. | | (272610) | 40
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what his most recent assessment is of the performance of the ContactPoint database in penetration tests. | | (272083) | 41
| Mr Andy Reed (Loughborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what funding was allocated for SureStart provision in Leicestershire in (a) 2006-07, (b) 2007-08, (c) 2008-09 and (d) 2009-10. | | (272491) | 42
N | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what formula is used to calculate the amount of funding a sixth form will receive; and if he will make a statement. | | (272189) | 43
N | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what recent discussions he has had with the Learning and Skills Council on the funding of schools with sixth forms where the numbers of pupils exceed the stated anticipated numbers; and if he will make a statement. | | (272190) | 44
N | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, under what circumstances schools receive exceptional funding support for sixth forms; and if he will make a statement. | | (272191) | 45
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much each unitary local authority allocated per head of population for children's services in (a) 2008-09 and (b) 2009-10. | | (272531) | 46
| Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many (a) maintained and (b) independent schools have indicated that they will not take part in the ContactPoint database. | | (272310) | 47
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, if he will meet representatives of the British Ceramics Confederation to discuss the contribution of ceramic table and catering ware to the Healthy Schools Programme. | | (272365) | 48
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the administration costs of the Teachers' Pension Scheme were in each of the last 10 years. | | (272651) | 49
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many teachers took early retirement benefits under the Teachers' Pension Scheme in the last five years for which figures are available. | | (272652) | 50
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time teaching staff have been made redundant in each of the last 10 years. | | (272653) | 51
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what guidance the Teachers' Pension Scheme issues on enhancements under the scheme for teaching staff who are members of the scheme and (a) are made redundant, (b) take early retirement other than on grounds of ill health and (c) take early retirement on grounds of ill health. | | (272654) | 52
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what his policy is on the size of redundancy payments for teaching staff; and if he will make a statement. | | (272655) | 53
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the cost of pension payments to teaching staff who have taken early retirement between the date of their retirement and the date they reached the Teachers' Pension Scheme normal retirement age was in each of the last five years. | | (272656) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 54
N | Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the recession on not-for-profit organisations in (a) West Chelmsford constituency and (b) Essex. | | (271998) | 55
N | Mr Stephen Byers (North Tyneside): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many Civil Service jobs have been re-located from London to (a) Wales, (b) Scotland, (c) Northern Ireland and (d) each English region in (i) 2006-07, (ii) 2007-08 and (iii) 2008-09. | | (272262) | 56
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, if he will discuss with the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform the implications for handling sensitive data of the overseas ownership of suppliers of services to BT under its contract for handling sensitive Government IT systems. | | (272398) | 57
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what the administration costs of the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme were in each of the last 10 years. | | (272639) | 58
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many early retirements among members of the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme there were in the last five years for which figures are available. | | (272640) | 59
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time civil servants have been made redundant in each of the last 10 years. | | (272641) | 60
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what guidance the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme has issued to employing departments on enhancements of civil service pension entitlements for scheme members who (a) are made redundant, (b) take early retirement other than on grounds of ill health and (c) take early retirement on grounds of ill health. | | (272642) | 61
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what his policy is on the size of redundancy payments for civil servants; and if he will make a statement. | | (272643) | 62
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what the cost of pension payments made to civil servants who have taken early retirement between the date of their retirement and the date they reached the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme normal retirement age was in each of the last five years. | | (272644) | 63
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many charities were on the Charity Commission register in each of (a) the last 30 years and (b) the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement. | | (272400) | 64
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many registered charities declared themselves insolvent in each of (a) the last five years and (b) the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement. | | (272401) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 65
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much funding her Department has given to Common Purpose since the Department's establishment. | | (272481) | 66
N | John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what percentage of its suppliers her Department has paid within 10 days of receipt of invoice in each of the last five months. | | (272251) | 67
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much (a) her Department and (b) its executive agencies spent on consultancy contracts in 2008-09. | | (272585) | 68
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the cost of the regional assemblies in England is in 2009-10. | | (272589) | 69
| Paul Rowen (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the (a) original estimated and (b) current estimated (i) cost and (ii) completion date is of the (A) Durham, (B) Warrington, (C) Wakefield, (D) Castle Donington, (E) Wolverhampton, (F) Cambridge, (G) Taunton, (H) Fareham and (I) Morden regional control centre of the FiRe Control project; and if she will make a statement. | | (272604) | 70
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average equity stake initially purchased by a homebuyer through the (a) Open Market HomeBuy Scheme, (b) HomeBuy Direct Scheme and (c) MyChoice HomeBuy Scheme has been to date. | | (272350) | 71
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much initial equity on average homebuyers participating in the (a) Social Homebuy, (b) Own Home, (c) Rent to HomeBuy and (d) First-time Buyers scheme have purchased to date. | | (272364) | 72
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 27 April 2009, Official Report, columns 1111-12W, on Homes and Communities Agency: finance, how much of the additional funding for the Homes and Communities Agency will be brought forward from funding allocations for future years. | | (272479) | 73
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 27 April 2009, Official Report, columns 1111-12W, on Homes and Communities Agency: finance, how much each local authority will receive from the £50 million to enable local authorities to deliver new social housing; and how many homes she expects to be delivered through that funding. | | (272480) | 74
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of implications for her Department's policy on affordable housing of the findings of the Homes and Communities Agency's Affordable Housing Survey; and whether she plans to take steps in response to its recommendations. | | (272507) | 75
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the cost of each (a) study and (b) review commissioned by the Homes and Communities Agency and its predecessors was in each of the last five years. | | (272508) | 76
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much the Homes and Communities Agency spent on producing its Affordable Housing Survey publication; and how many copies were produced. | | (272509) | 77
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what percentage of (a) social homes and (b) affordable housing was judged to be of (i) average and (ii) poor design quality in the most recent study of the sector conducted by the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment. | | (272510) | 78
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much (a) the Homes and Communities Agency and (b) its predecessors have paid to the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) in each of the last five years; how much she has allocated in each of the next three years; and what services have been received from CABE. | | (272511) | 79
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what information her Department has on the age profile of housing owned by (a) registered social landlords and (b) local authorities; and if she will make a statement. | | (272512) | 80
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average length of tenure for a tenant of a housing in the (a) registered social landlord and (b) local authority sector was in each year since 1997. | | (272513) | 81
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the costs of maintaining housing owned by (a) local authorities and (b) registered social landlords which is (i) up to 10, (ii) between 11 and 20 and (iii) over 20 years old; and if she will make a statement. | | (272514) | 82
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average length of tenure for a tenant leaving a property in (a) the registered social landlord sector and (b) local authority housing was prior to departure in each year since 1997. | | (272515) | 83
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what percentage of (a) social homes and (b) affordable housing was judged to be poor in its provision for adaptation, conversion and extension in the Homes and Communities Agency's most recent survey of affordable housing. | | (272516) | 84
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average construction cost of a home built (a) for social rent and (b) for affordable housing with support from the Homes and Communities Agency and its predecessors was in each year since 1997. | | (272577) | 85
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what percentage of HomeBuy applicants have registered an interest in (a) the First-Time Buyers Initiative, (b) HomeBuy Direct, (c) Rent to HomeBuy, (d) MyChoice HomeBuy, (e) Open Market HomeBuy and (f) OwnHome to date. | | (272578) | 86
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many applicants have registered with HomeBuy providers in each of the last 12 months. | | (272579) | 87
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what percentage of (a) affordable housing and (b) homes for social rent built in each of the last five years had (i) one, (ii) two, (iii) three and (iv) four or more bedrooms. | | (272580) | 88
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what percentage of (a) affordable housing and (b) homes for social rent built in each of the last five years were (i) apartments and (ii) houses. | | (272581) | 89
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many hectares of brown field land was developed in each year since 1997. | | (272637) | 90
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Peterborough of 17 March 2009, Official Report, column 1106W, on freedom of information, if she will place in the Library a copy of the substantive reply given to Freedom of Information Act 2000 request reference: F0002744, on the Church of Scientology, redacting the name and address of the recipient. | | (272326) | 91
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Peterborough of 17 March 2009, Official Report, column 1106W, on freedom of information, if she will place in the Library a copy of the substantive reply given to Freedom of Information Act 2000 request reference: F0002977, on all communications between Lord Taylor of Blackburn and Ministers and senior civil servants at the Department about plans by Canatxx to build a gas storage facility at Preesall from 2005 up to the present date, redacting the name and address of the recipient. | | (272327) | 92
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Peterborough of 17 March 2009, Official Report, column 1106W, on freedom of information, if she will place in the Library a copy of the substantive reply given to Freedom of Information Act 2000 request reference: F0002967, on organisations or projects that have received funding to date on the Preventing Extremism Together Initiative, redacting the name and address of the recipient. | | (272328) | 93
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Peterborough of 10 March 2009, Official Report, column 316W, on fire services: industrial disputes, whether (a) her Department and (b) the Government Offices for the Regions hold copies of the contingency plans of fire and rescue authorities in the event of industrial action in the fire service. | | (272329) | 94
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Peterborough of 10 March 2009, Official Report, column 318W, on the Local Government Information Unit: finance, for what project the Local Government Information Unit provided consultancy in 2009; and what the reimbursed legal fees related to. | | (272330) | 95
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Peterborough of 10 March 2009, Official Report, column 317W, on the Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government: finance, what the terms of reference were of the good practice on migration project. | | (272331) | 96
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Peterborough of 12 March 2009, Official Report, column 752W, on publicity, what projects were undertaken by each of the public relations companies hired by the Audit Commission; and for what reason the Commission did not use its own staff in each case. | | (272332) | 97
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Peterborough of 18 March 2009, Official Report, columns 1180-81W, on non-domestic rates: Greater London, if she will place in the Library a copy of the guidance note on the sub-location concept. | | (272333) | 98
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Welwyn Hatfield of 30 March 2009, Official Report, column 972W, on housing associations: finance, which six associations are graded at three. | | (272334) | 99
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 23 March 2009, Official Report, column 76W, on regional planning and development, what timetable has been agreed for delivery of each of the remaining core strategies. | | (272335) | 100
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 30 March 2009, Official Report, column 37WS, on regeneration, if she will place in the Library a copy of each item of correspondence between her Department and the European Commission on the financial corrections for the 1997 to 1999 programme period. | | (272336) | 101
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 30 March 2009, Official Report, column 37WS, on regeneration, what financial irregularities resulted in the financial corrections confirmed by the European Commission. | | (272337) | 102
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 8 December 2008, Official Report, columns 24-6WS, on home buying and selling, who the members of the working group on home condition reports are; and what declaration of political activity each has made. | | (272338) | 103
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which Regional Assemblies and their successor bodies have offices in (a) Brussels and (b) Strasbourg; and what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of such offices in 2008-09. | | (272339) | 104
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on (a) the property search fees levied by each local authority and (b) variance between local authorities in property search fees. | | (272341) | 105
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what timetable her Department has set for the publication of its evidence and innovation strategy. | | (272342) | 106
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will place in the Library a copy of the report prepared by PricewaterhouseCoopers for her Department on the Marston Vale eco-town proposal. | | (272344) | 107
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which local authorities have responded to the consultation on the Draft Housing Revenue Account Subsidy Determination 2009-10 Amending Determination 2009 to the effect that they are considering taking up the offer of reducing rents for appropriate compensation. | | (272345) | 108
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which councils are pathfinders for new two-tier models of joint working. | | (272346) | 109
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Peterborough of 10 March 2009, Official Report, column 318W, on the Local Government Information Unit: finance, for what project the Local Government Information Unit provided consultancy services in 2008; and whether the Unit produced a report on the project. | | (272347) | 110
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department has issued to local authorities on publishing their own newspapers. | | (272360) | 111
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will place in the Library a copy of the Government Office Network's Places handbook. | | (272413) | 112
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which Government departments and agencies participate in the regional funding allocation process in respect of regional assemblies and local authorities. | | (272414) | 113
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much each (a) Government Office and (b) regional assembly spent on media monitoring services in each of the last three years. | | (272415) | 114
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the draft housing revenue account subsidy determination 2009-10 amending determination for 2009, what recent assessment her Department has made of the net cash loss to participating local authorities as a result of compensation based on guideline rents rather than actual average rent per property. | | (272416) | 115
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has commissioned any recent research on the financial viability of district councils in two-tier areas. | | (272417) | 116
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the latest timetable is for the introduction of a new version of planning guidance PPS6 to (a) abolish the needs test and (b) introduce a competition test. | | (272419) | 117
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment the London Regional Resilience Forum has made of the effect of an influenza pandemic on the operation of a fire and rescue service in London. | | (272420) | 118
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many homes in England there are with a GG value significant code according to Valuation Office Agency records. | | (272422) | 119
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many completed transactions there have been under the HomeBuy Direct scheme to date. | | (272423) | 120
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, for what reasons publication of the results of the Place survey has been postponed until June 2009. | | (272424) | 121
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what changes to planning guidance there have been relating to the development of airfields since 2005. | | (272425) | 122
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what arrangements are in place for the provision of fire cover in the event of national industrial action by firefighters. | | (272426) | 123
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much of the £600 million announced for housing in the Budget 2009 is additional to that announced in the Comprehensive Spending Review. | | (272427) | 124
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many local councils have not yet had their core strategies (a) submitted and (b) approved; and what the timetable is for such core strategies to be approved. | | (272428) | 125
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether papers related to the Firebuy project are subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. | | (272429) | 126
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what account was taken by the Valuation Office Agency of the Lands Tribunal decision of Baker (Valuation Officer) (VO) v Citibank NA 2007 in its council tax valuation methodology, in relation to new hereditaments and material changes of circumstance. | | (272430) | 127
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will place in the Library a copy of minutes of each meeting of the surplus public sector land strategy group in the last 12 months. | | (272431) | 128
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what criteria apply in the valuation of fire alarms for ratings purposes in the 2010 rates revaluation. | | (272432) | 129
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to support the Mash the State campaign to encourage the accessibility of data held by local authorities. | | (272434) | 130
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will list those local billing authorities which do not communicate with the Valuation Office Agency through the Valuebill and e-BAR interface. | | (272435) | 131
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will place in the Library a copy of the Valuation Office Agency's guidance notes and advice for the rating of licensed premises for the 2010 rates revaluation. | | (272436) | 132
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent guidance her Department has issued to (a) police forces and (b) local authorities on the eviction of unauthorised Traveller camps. | | (272437) | 133
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much gross revenue the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre raised from bookings made by Government departments, agencies and non-departmental public bodies in 2008. | | (272438) | 134
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what powers to levy fines have been conferred on local authorities by her Department and its predecessors since 2003. | | (272439) | 135
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the timetable is for each local planning authority to complete its core strategy; and what penalties will apply in the case of late completion. | | (272440) | 136
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which organisation was the successful bidder for the contract for departmental travel with OGCbuying.solutions project code project_17667; and what the total value of the contract is. | | (272441) | 137
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether firefighters from other fire and rescue authorities will be asked to cross picket lines to provide emergency fire cover in the event of localised industrial action in a fire and rescue authority. | | (272442) | 138
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what property data from the stamp duty land tax database are used by the Valuation Office Agency for the purposes of (a) council tax valuations and (b) populating the automated valuation model with data. | | (272443) | 139
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which organisation was awarded the contract as the national partner for the Community Builders programme. | | (272445) | 140
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what progress her Department has made in achieving its target of a 30 per cent. reduction in data collections from local authorities to date; which data collections have stopped; and which data collections continue to be collected. | | (272446) | 141
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the remit of her Department's lean sigma six for local government initiative is. | | (272447) | 142
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether property owners in negative equity are eligible for assistance under the Mortgage Rescue Scheme. | | (272448) | 143
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what changes to the eligibility criteria for the Mortgage Rescue Scheme she proposes to make to extend eligibility to property owners in negative equity; and whether those with no equity will be eligible for assistance under the scheme. | | (272449) | 144
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what regional caps will be set on (a) property value and (b) household income in respect of assistance under the Mortgage Rescue Scheme. | | (272450) | 145
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many months arrears are required for a homeowner to be eligible for assistance under (a) the Mortgage Rescue Scheme and (b) the Homeowner Mortgage Support Scheme. | | (272451) | 146
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether HomeBuy scheme variants are in operation; and what the differences in eligibility, equity terms and scope between each scheme are. | | (272452) | 147
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether the Valuation Office Agency plans to publish its location-related datasets. | | (272453) | 148
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether households which have defaulted on their mortgage payments in the last five months will be eligible for support under the Homeowner Mortgage Support Scheme. | | (272454) | 149
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the effect of the Homeowner Mortgage Support Scheme on the total level of mortgage debt. | | (272455) | 150
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much her Department and its predecessors have paid in financial corrections to the European Commission since May 1997. | | (272456) | 151
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, within how many years of purchase must a home be repossessed in order for mortgage lenders to be eligible for payment under the Homeowner Mortgage Support Scheme. | | (272457) | 152
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps the Valuation Office Agency is taking to comply with the recommendations contained in the report, Place matters: the location strategy for the United Kingdom. | | (272458) | 153
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many overseas visits were made by staff in her Department in the the last 12 months; and what the (a) destination and (b) purpose was in each case. | | (272459) | 154
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what her latest estimate is of the proportion of deposits held by local authorities in Icelandic banks that will be returned; what the timetable is for the return of such deposits; and whether interest will be paid. | | (272460) | 155
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the cost of the Homeowner Mortgage Support Scheme in each of the next three years; and how many households are expected to participate. | | (272461) | 156
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which banks are not participating in the Homeowner Mortgage Support Scheme. | | (272462) | 157
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department has issued to local authorities on special expenses in unparished areas; and whether the percentage increase in council tax including special expenses is taken into account by her Department in determining whether to cap a local authority. | | (272477) | 158
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Peterborough of 12 March 2009, Official Report, column 744W, on LLM Communications, how the contract for the work undertaken by LLM Communications was (a) tendered and (b) procured. | | (272538) | 159
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Peterborough of 12 March 2009, Official Report, column 744W, on LLM Communications, what the (a) title, (b) location and (c) branding of each regional housing debate was; and what consideration was given to undertaking this work in-house. | | (272539) | 160
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Peterborough of 12 March 2009, Official Report, column 744W, on LLM Communications, if she will place in the Library a copy of the terms of reference given to LLM Communications by her Department. | | (272540) | 161
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Peterborough of 10 March 2009, Official Report, column 313W, on departmental furniture, how many chairs were ordered from Herman Miller in 2007-08; and what the model and cost of each was, including value added tax. | | (272541) | 162
N | Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what representations she has received from hon. Members on the redevelopment of Preston city centre. | | (271307) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 163
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much the Legacy Trust UK has spent since its inception. | | (272055) | 164
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many Community Sport coaches have been in operation in each year since 2005. | | (272056) | 165
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much has been spent on the World Collections programme since its inception; and on which activities. | | (272057) | 166
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many voluntary community sports coaches have been appointed since the scheme's inception. | | (272081) | 167
| Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to encourage social enterprises to take up commercial opportunities arising out of the 2014 Commonwealth Games. | | (272603) | 168
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will make an estimate of the effect on (a) the British economy and (b) Exchequer revenues which would arise from an increase in (i) £10 million, (ii) £20 million and (iii) £50 million to the planned Visit Britain budget in each of the next five years. | | (272532) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 169
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many veterans badges have been issued to residents in Hendon to date. | | (272303) | 170
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times the powers contained within the Defence Act 1842 have been used since May 1997. | | (272399) | 171
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on consultancy contracts in 2008-09. | | (272584) | 172
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many troops from the UK Overseas Territories are serving in Afghanistan. | | (272598) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change 173
| Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2009, Official Report, column 1806W, on liquefied petroleum gas,which trade groups he plans to meet; and when he plans to meet them. | | (272308) | 174
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when he plans to respond to the hon. Member for Billericay's letters of 20 February and 26 March 2009 on his constituent, Mr J. Adams. | | (272312) | 175
N | Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when he plans to reply to Question 248582, on replying to letters, tabled on 13 January 2009; and what the reasons are for the time taken to reply. | | (272000) | 176
| Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will estimate the cost to the public purse of extending eligibility for the £200 annual winter fuel payment to all people with spinal cord injuries. | | (272348) | 177
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 27 April 2009, Official Report, columns 1128-9W, on insulation: housing, how many homes have been insulated since the commencement of the heat and energy saving strategy; and if he will make a statement. | | (272478) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 178
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to consult bee keepers and other bee enthusiasts on the development of his Department's national bee health strategy; and if he will make a statement. | | (272410) | 179
N | Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many domestic properties in England with a water supply (a) have and (b) do not have individual water meters. | | (271744) | 180
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to restrict the operation of dog rental companies in England; and if he will make a statement. | | (272372) | 181
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his most recent assessment is of air quality in the Torbay local authority area; and what steps the Government is taking to improve air quality in the area. | | (272529) | 182
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many dogs in England and Wales have been placed on the register of exempt dogs under section 4A and section 4B procedures under the Dangerous Dogs (Amendment) Act 1997 in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (272366) | 183
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many people have been prosecuted under sections 1(3), 3(1) and 3(3) of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 in each year since 2006; and if he will make a statement. | | (272367) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 184
| Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations his Department has made to the government of Iran on the treatment of members of the Baha'i faith in that country; and if he will make a statement. | | (272377) | 185
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of attacks on Bahá'is in the Iranian town of Semnan on 25 February 2009; and if he will make a statement. | | (272573) | 186
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 23 April 2009, Official Report, columns 807-08W, on Tibet: human rights, what reports he has received on the compliance with international standards of the trials of individuals arrested in connection with the disturbances in Tibet in March 2008. | | (272629) | 187
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he last had discussions with the Libyan Government on bringing to justice those responsible for the death of WPC Yvonne Fletcher. | | (272533) | 188
N | John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what percentage of its suppliers his Department has paid within 10 days of receipt of invoice in each of the last five months. | | (272250) | 189
N | Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the UK Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe on the choice of the next Secretary General of the Council of Europe. | | (272059) | 190
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps have been taken by his Department to ensure acceptable standards of maritime and aviation security in the UK Overseas Territories. | | (272599) | 191
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much funding (a) Montserrat, (b) Bermuda and (c) the British Virgin Islands has received from the Overseas Territories Environment Programme for environmental management. | | (272605) | 192
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the population of (a) the Turks and Caicos Islands and (b) the Cayman Islands was in each year since 2000. | | (272606) | 193
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many species endemic to (a) South Georgia and the Sandwich Islands and (b) Anguilla are on the endangered species list. | | (272609) | 194
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which UK Overseas Territories have coral reefs; and whether an assessment has been made of the condition of such reefs in the last 10 years. | | (272613) | 195
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what percentage of land in (a) the Turks and Caicos Islands and (b) the Cayman Islands was used for crop or livestock production in each of the last five years. | | (272614) | 196
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether strategies are in place to deal with the risks of climate change and rising sea levels in low-lying UK Overseas Territories in the Caribbean. | | (272615) | 197
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much financial aid has been provided to Montserrat by the UK since 1995. | | (272616) | 198
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many people have been held in prisons in (a) Anguilla and (b) Gibraltar since 2005. | | (272618) | 199
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what percentage of (a) St Helena's and (b) Bermuda's gross domestic product was generated by the tourism sector in each year since 2005. | | (272619) | 200
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much money the Overseas Territories Regional Crime Intelligence System has cost in each year since its establishment. | | (272620) | 201
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many records are stored on the Overseas Territories Regional Crime Intelligence System. | | (272621) | 202
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many cases of white collar crime have been recorded on (a) Anguilla, (b) Bermuda and (c) the Cayman Islands in each of the last five years. | | (272622) | 203
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the progress of UK Overseas Territories towards the signing of the tax-sharing agreements discussed at the G20 summit. | | (272628) | 204
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which UK Crown Dependencies have trialled electricity generation through the use of (a) wind turbines, (b) solar power and (c) tidal or hydro-electric power. | | (272634) | 205
N | Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has obtained a legal opinion on the duty of recognition in international law to assist in formulation of policy on the labelling of goods from Israeli settlements. | | (271617) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 206
| Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what evaluation his Department has undertaken of the uptake of National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence recommendations on the treatment of coeliac disease. | | (272309) | 207
N | Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients were treated for healthcare-acquired infections in West Chelmsford constituency in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (271996) | 208
N | Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients were screened for healthcare-acquired infections in West Chelmsford constituency in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (271997) | 209
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many pensioners resident in Hendon had free eye tests in 2008-09. | | (272300) | 210
| Natascha Engel (North East Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which sexual health clinics have (a) applied for and (b) been granted the You're Welcome Quality Mark. | | (272362) | 211
| Stephen Hesford (Wirral West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the potential effects on public health of organic foods in the last 10 years. | | (272574) | 212
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to increase the rate of breastfeeding by women from disadvantaged backgrounds. | | (272305) | 213
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will give consideration to the recommendations of the report by the British Medical Association on Early Life Nutrition in implementing the joint strategy on children and young people's health. | | (272306) | 214
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking (a) further to encourage breastfeeding and (b) to support continued breastfeeding by women who return to work. | | (272307) | 215
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to improve public awareness of the effect on foetal development and long-term health of a variation in diet and nutrition of (a) pregnant women and (b) babies. | | (272358) | 216
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children under 16 years old were diagnosed with (a) gonorrhoea, (b) chlamydia, (c) syphilis, (d) herpes and (e) genital warts in each of the last five years. | | (272349) | 217
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what role the Transforming Adult Social Care Programme Board will have in relation to adult social care for people with a learning disability. | | (272503) | 218
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he plans to take to monitor the work of the Transforming Adult Social Care Programme Board. | | (272504) | 219
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department plans to take to (a) monitor and (b) evaluate the (i) implementation and (ii) use of the Transforming Social Care grant within each local authority. | | (272505) | 220
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures his Department has taken to support charities providing NHS services who had deposited funds in Kaupthing Singer and Friedlander bank; and if he will make a statement. | | (272543) | 221
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made on the deployment of Lorenzo and Cerner Millennium in each early adopter site for the National Programme for IT. | | (272544) | 222
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of each local service provider contract for the National Programme for IT is apportioned to the Care Records Service. | | (272545) | 223
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the estimated cost of each system within the National Care Records Service is; and what the cost of each contract for delivery of the service is. | | (272546) | 224
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the job descriptions of his Department's Deputy Regional Directors for Social Care and Partnerships are; and who has been appointed to each such post. | | (272548) | 225
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment the Food Standards Agency has made of the likely effects on manufacturers and retailers of nutritional supplements of the provisions of Article (a) 13.3 and (b) 16.1, 17.1 and 18.4 of the EU Nutrition and Health Claims Regulation in relation to the role of the European Food Safety Authority. | | (272376) | 226
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much (a) his Department and (b) its executive agencies spent on the preparation of articles for submission to healthcare publications and journals in the last six months. | | (272406) | 227
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations he has received from manufacturers and retailers of nutritional supplements on the economic impact assessment of the EU Nutrition and Health Claims Regulation. | | (272407) | 228
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department holds on applications to the European Food Safety Authority for the approval of statements submitted under Article 13.1 of the EU Nutrition and Health Claims Regulation. | | (272408) | 229
N | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) on guidelines for the treatment and management of depression in adults; when he expects NICE to issue new guidelines; what role he will play in the process; and if he will make a statement. | | (272188) | 230
N | Paul Rowen (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on implementation of provisions relating to drug users in the Welfare Reform Bill. | | (272085) | 231
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 24 April 2009, Official Report, column 933W, on epilepsy: waiting lists, for what (a) clinical and (b) other reasons no specific waiting time targets have been set for referrals of patients with suspected epilepsy. | | (272638) | 232
| David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the alcoholic drinks industry on trends in the rate of harm attributable to the consumption of alcohol in low income communities. | | (272402) | 233
| David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with (a) primary care trusts and (b) strategic health authorities on measures to reduce the rate of harm attributable to the consumption of alcohol in low income communities. | | (272403) | 234
| Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department has made arrangements to monitor the health of members of the Royal Family during the current outbreak of swine influenza in Mexico. | | (272587) | 235
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the administration costs of the NHS Pension Scheme were in each of the last 10 years. | | (272667) | 236
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS staff started claiming their pension from the NHS Pension Scheme before the scheme's normal retirement age in each of the last five years for which figures are available. | | (272668) | 237
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time NHS staff have been made redundant in each of the last 10 years. | | (272669) | 238
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the policy of the NHS on the size of redundancy payments is; and if he will make a statement. | | (272670) | 239
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost of pension payments made to NHS employees was who took early retirement between the date of their retirement and the date they reached the NHS Pension Scheme normal retirement age was in each of the last five years. | | (272671) | 240
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance the NHS Pension Scheme has issued on the award of enhancements under the scheme to NHS staff who are members of the scheme and who (a) are made redundant, (b) take early retirement on grounds of ill health and (c) take early retirement on grounds other than those of ill health. | | (272672) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 241
N | Mr David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) guidelines and (b) safeguards her Department has in place for the commercial licensing of its departmental databases. | | (271994) | 242
N | Mr David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which of her Department's (a) centrally managed and (b) agency managed databases are commercially licensed for the use of private companies; to whom each is licensed; and how much revenue her Department has received for each licence. | | (271995) | 243
| David Howarth (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many allegations of assault were made against officers of the Territorial Support Group in (a) 2007, (b) 2008 and (c) 2009 to date; and of these, how many were (i) upheld, (ii) allegations of assaults against ethnic minorities and (iii) allegations of assaults against women. | | (272359) | 244
| Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many female asylum seekers were interviewed with their children present during the first or subsequent substantive interview in (a) 2007-08 and (b) 2008-09. | | (272601) | 245
N | John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of its suppliers her Department has paid within 10 days of receipt of invoice in each of the last five months. | | (272249) | 246
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the annual cost to businesses of implementation of her proposals to retain email and web information on customers. | | (272582) | 247
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department spent on consultancy contracts in 2008-09. | | (272583) | 248
| Mr Andy Reed (Loughborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect of the introduction of the Independent Safeguarding Authority on trends in the levels of volunteering in sport; and if she will make a statement. | | (272405) | 249
N | Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of her 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 she will place in the Library a copy of each inspection report. | | (272186) | 250
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the budget of the UK Human Trafficking Centre was in each of the last three financial years. | | (272046) | 251
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) full-time, (b) part-time and (c) seconded staff work at the UK Human Trafficking Centre (UKHTC); what their individual roles are; how staff are recruited to the UKHTC; and what steps are taken to ensure that staff of the UKHTC are qualified to provide assistance to victims of human trafficking. | | (272047) | 252
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how her Department (a) monitors and (b) evaluates the work and performance of the UK Human Trafficking Centre (UKHTC); when the UKHTC plans to publish its first annual report; and if she will place a copy of that report in the Library on publication. | | (272048) | 253
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what activities have been undertaken as part of the UK Human Trafficking Centre's Blue Blindfold Campaign; and what the running costs of the campaign (a) were in 2008-09 and (b) are expected to be in 2009-10. | | (272049) | 254
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many overseas visits UK Human Trafficking Centre staff have undertaken in each of the last three years; what the destination was of each such visit; and what the total cost of such visits was. | | (272050) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills 255
N | Adam Afriyie (Windsor): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many colleges applied for funding under the Further Education Specialisation and Innovation Fund in 2008; which institutions were awarded funds in response to such applications; and how much was awarded to each. | | (270367) | 256
N | Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what capital funding has been allocated to further education colleges in (a) Wellingborough constituency and (b) England for 2009-10; and if he will make a statement. | | (272086) | 257
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what opportunities there are for undergraduate study in Coventry for those in full-time work. | | (272078) | 258
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what basic numeracy and literacy courses there are for adults in Coventry. | | (272079) | 259
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what discussions he has had with the Chief Executive of the National Weights and Measures Laboratory on his proposed guidance on prosecutions of persons selling goods in non-metric measures; and if he will make a statement. | | (272060) | 260
N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how much the Learning and Skills Council allocated to each further education college for (a) 2008-09 and (b) 2009-10; and if he will make a statement. | | (272099) | 261
N | John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what percentage of its suppliers his Department has paid within 10 days of receipt of invoice in each of the last five months. | | (272253) | 262
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how much has been spent on apprenticeships for 16 to 18 year olds in (a) Cheshire and (b) England in the last 12 months. | | (272617) | 263
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many people began apprenticeships under the apprenticeship programme for 16 to 18 year-olds in (a) Cheshire and (b) England in 2008. | | (272680) | 264
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many young people aged between 16 and 18 years old have (a) started and (b) completed an apprenticeship under the apprenticeship programme since its inception; and what estimate he has made of the proportion of young people who have completed apprenticeships under the scheme who are in full-time work. | | (272681) | 265
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, which Government bodies are involved in the implementation of the apprenticeship programme for 16 to 18 year-olds; and what role each such body has in respect of that programme. | | (272682) | 266
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many new apprenticeship places in the manufacturing sector have been created in the last 12 months. | | (272484) | 267
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how people who lose their jobs can access the Train to Gain opportunities announced by his Department on 14 October 2008. | | (272646) | 268
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, with reference to his Department's press release of 17 December 2008, on funding for advice to people who have lost their jobs, over what time period the additional 40,000 pre-employment training places will be put in place; and how many additional training places have been establshed at the most recent date for which information is available. | | (272647) | 269
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many pre-employment training places have been funded by his Department in each month since June 2007; and if he will make a statement. | | (272648) | 270
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many people have completed training funded by his Department in each month since June 2007; and if he will make a statement. | | (272649) | 271
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what proportion of pre-employment training offered by Jobcentre Plus is funded by (a) his Department and (b) the Learning and Skills Council; and how much such funding was allocated in each quarter of the last three years. | | (272650) | 272
N | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, pursuant to his Financial Statement of 22 April 2009, Official Report, column 241, what additional funding will be available for capital funding for further education colleges in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11, (c) 2011-12 and (d) 2012-13; and if he will make a statement. | | (272254) | 273
N | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many staff will transfer from the Learning and Skills Council in 2010 to work for the Skills Funding Agency in each region of England. | | (272255) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 274
| Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the effects of his Department's funding for health services in Malawi on the number of unfilled (a) nursing, (b) midwifery and (c) doctor posts in Malawi's health services in the last three years. | | (272351) | 275
N | Chris McCafferty (Calder Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps he is taking to ensure his Department's policies meet internationally agreed development goals in relation to provision of services relating to family planning, reproductive health and meeting the needs of young people; and if he will allocate 10 per cent. of overseas development assistance to population assistance. | | (270272) | 276
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which meetings he attended on his recent visit to New York; what the subject of each meeting was; and if he will make a statement. | | (272354) | 277
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of the Government's official development assistance finding was met by each relevant department in each year since 2007; what proportion is expected to be met by each relevant department in (a) 2009 and (b) 2010; and if he will make a statement. | | (272363) | 278
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 27 April 2009, Official Report, column 1015W, on departmental public expenditure, what proportion of the International Inspiration Programme budget his Department's grant represents; and whether this further funding is classified as official development assistance. | | (272378) | 279
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 20 April 2009, Official Report, column 485W, on departmental public expenditure, which projects funded by the Returns and Reintegration Fund counted as official development assistance; what the cost of each project was; and if he will make a statement. | | (272379) | 280
N | Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 2 April 2009, Official Report, column 1464W on Departmental Training, how much was spent by his Department on ministerial training on handling the media as part of their continuing development. | | (272185) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice 281
N | Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much is held in cash deposits on behalf of Court of Protection clients by the Court Funds Office. | | (271507) | 282
N | Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much interest the Court Funds Office paid at the (a) standard and (b) special interest rate in the last year for which information is available. | | (271508) | 283
N | Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average size is of a Court of Protection client's deposit with the Court Funds Office. | | (271509) | 284
N | Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect on clients of the reduction in the special interest rate paid by the Court Funds Office. | | (271510) | 285
| Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, from which organisations he has received representations on the draft Bribery Bill; and if he will place in the Library a copy of each representation received. | | (272600) | 286
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what percentage of fines issued for (a) shoplifting, (b) parking offences and (c) alcohol-related offences were paid (i) at the first opportunity and (ii) after a court appearance in the last 12 months. | | (272311) | 287
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the purpose was of the visit by Ministers of his Department to Jersey on 17 April; whom Ministers met during that visit; and what matters were discussed at those meetings. | | (272536) | 288
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his most recent information is on the likely timetable for the implementation by Jersey of (a) the EU Food Supplements Directive and (b) the EU Nutrition and Health Claims Regulation. | | (272537) | 289
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on the political affiliation of (a) senior members of staff and (b) governors in HM Prison Service. | | (272371) | 290
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reasons a scheduled inspection by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons of HM Prison Wandsworth did not take place in 2008; and if he will make a statement. | | (272373) | 291
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will take steps to ensure that there is no duplication in the workload of National Offender Management Service regional directors and HM Prison Service area managers; and if he will make a statement. | | (272374) | 292
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will commission a review of the effectiveness of management at HM Prison Service headquarters; and if he will make a statement. | | (272375) | 293
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many troops from Crown Dependencies are serving in Afghanistan. | | (272630) | 294
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners from Crown Dependencies are serving time in British prisons for drug or alcohol-related offences. | | (272631) | 295
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much electricity is generated from renewable resources in each of the Crown Dependencies. | | (272632) | 296
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in which Crown Dependencies micro-generation electricity production schemes are in operation. | | (272633) | 297
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what percentage of (a) Guernsey's and (b) Jersey's gross domestic product was generated by the tourism sector in each of the last five years. | | (272674) | 298
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many British citizens have taken up residence in (a) Guernsey, (b) Jersey and (c) the Isle of Man in the last five years. | | (272675) | 299
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many British citizens have taken up residence in Alderney and Sark in the last five years. | | (272676) | 300
N | Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, 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. | | (272187) | 301
N | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions have taken place on (a) extending existing prison capacity and (b) providing new prison facilities in Essex; and if he will make a statement. | | (272058) | 302
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners serving indeterminate sentences for public protection for each type of offence have had their sentences extended; how many sentences were extended in the case of each such prisoner; what the length of the sentence was in each case; and by what period each sentence was extended. | | (272549) | 303
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners serving indeterminate sentences for public protection had been released (a) following the completion of a pre-release rehabilitation course and (b) without having had access to a pre-release rehabilitation course on the latest date for which figures are available; and what recent estimate he has made of the number of prisoners who are waiting for access to such a course. | | (272550) | 304
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners serving indeterminate sentences for public protection had been recalled following release on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (272551) | 305
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners of each (a) age group, (b) sex and (c) ethnicity are serving indeterminate sentences for public protection. | | (272569) | 306
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many indeterminate sentences for public protection have been handed down for each type of offence in each month since their introduction. | | (272575) | 307
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) men and (b) women sentenced to indeterminate sentences for public protection have been released in each month since the introduction of such sentences. | | (272576) | 308
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many indeterminate sentences for public protection have had a minimum term of (a) 12 months or less, (b) two years or less, (c) five years or less, (d) 10 years or less and (e) more than 10 years in each month since their introduction. | | (272673) | 309
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department and its predecessor spent on legal aid in (a) England, (b) the South West, (c) Devon and (d) East Devon constituency in each of the last 10 years. | | (272611) | 310
N | Mr Edward Timpson (Crewe & Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what size of prison was considered for the Basford East and West site. | | (272180) | 311
N | Mr Edward Timpson (Crewe & Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what categories of prison have been considered for the Basford East and West site. | | (272181) | 312
N | Mr Edward Timpson (Crewe & Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on the local community in Basford East and West as a result of building a prison in that area. | | (272182) | 313
N | Mr Edward Timpson (Crewe & Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has decided against Basford East and West as a potential site for a prison building. | | (272183) | 314
N | Mr Edward Timpson (Crewe & Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what parties local to Basford East and West he has consulted on prison building. | | (272184) | Questions to the Minister for the Olympics 315
| Mr Andy Reed (Loughborough): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, pursuant to the Answer of 25 March 2009, Official Report, column 393W, on the Inspire mark, which projects have been awarded the Inspire mark; where each is located; and if she will make a statement. | | (272404) | Questions to the Prime Minister 316
N | Mr David Gauke (South West Hertfordshire): To ask the Prime Minister, whether the recording of his statement on hon. Members' allowances uploaded to his YouTube channel on 21 April required more than one take. | | (272003) | 317
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Prime Minister, which (a) Minister and (b) civil servant has cross-departmental responsibility for the promotion of sustainable development in respect of public sector procurement policy. | | (272304) | 318
N | Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Prime Minister, how many inquiries the Forfeiture Committee has undertaken following a complaint from (a) a member of the public, (b) a professional body or organisation and (c) an hon. Member since 1990; and how many of these inquiries were instigated at the Committee's own volition. | | (272087) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland 319
N | John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what percentage of its suppliers his Department has paid within 10 days of receipt of invoice in each of the last five months. | | (272252) | Questions to the Solicitor General 320
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Solicitor General, pursuant to the Answer of 1 April 2009, Official Report, column 1209W, on courts: travel, when she plans to write to the hon. Member for Torbay. | | (272636) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 321
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the latest unconstrained demand forecast for UK air travel in 2030 is taking account of (a) the errata published on 17 March 2009 to the January 2009 UK Air Passenger Demand and CO2 Forecasts and (b) the revised gross domestic product forecasts contained in the 2009 Budget Report. | | (272409) | 322
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to prevent train operating companies raising the cost of unregulated fares further during 2009. | | (272411) | 323
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with (a) National Express East Coast, (b) First Great Western, (c) East Midlands Trains, (d) First Capital Connect and (e) CrossCountry on plans to raise the cost of unregulated fares. | | (272421) | 324
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he will respond to the hon. Member for Billericay's letter of 9 February 2009, on his constituent Mr G. Bores. | | (272001) | 325
N | Mr David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) guidelines and (b) safeguards his Department has in place for the commercial licensing of its departmental databases. | | (271992) | 326
N | Mr David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which of his Department's (a) centrally managed and (b) agency managed databases are commercially licensed for the use of private companies; to whom each is licensed; and how much revenue his Department has received for each licence. | | (271993) | 327
N | Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what allocations were made from the Transport Innovation Fund budget in financial year 2008-09; and how much was allocated to each project. | | (272088) | 328
N | Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what allocations were made from the Transport Innovation Fund budget for financial year 2009-10; and how much was allocated to each project. | | (272089) | 329
N | Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether any unallocated monies from the Transport Innovation Fund budget for financial year 2008-09 will be brought forward to the Fund's budget for financial year 2009-10. | | (272090) | 330
| Kate Hoey (Vauxhall): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to require rail franchises and concessions which are operated in part or in full by non-UK companies to allocate to their UK operations profits which accrue in respect of those operations. | | (272394) | 331
| Kate Hoey (Vauxhall): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of jobs likely to be created by planned work on (a) electrification of parts of the rail network, (b) construction of high speed rail routes and (c) re-opening of disused railway lines. | | (272395) | 332
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to require candidates for the driving test to undertake training in first aid. | | (272397) | 333
| Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what timetable he has set for publication of the responses to his Department's consultation on amendments to the vehicle lighting and construction regulations. | | (272534) | 334
| Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward proposals to amend road vehicle lighting regulations to require conspicuity markings on all heavy goods vehicles registered from 10 October 2009. | | (272535) | 335
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many road signs have been purchased by Milton Keynes unitary authority in each year since its inception. | | (272313) | 336
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much (a) Milton Keynes unitary authority and (b) all local authorities spent on road signs in each of the last 10 years. | | (272355) | 337
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much (a) his Department and (b) its executive agencies spent on consultancy contracts in 2008-09. | | (272586) | 338
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the volume of pollution attributable to shipping activities. | | (272352) | 339
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the transport priorities of regional development agencies take account of the results of consultation with transport users. | | (272517) | 340
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding his Department is providing to Torbay local authority for the National Cycle Network in 2009-10. | | (272518) | 341
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the proportion of journeys between Torbay and London undertaken by rail; and what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of such journeys. | | (272519) | 342
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will undertake an investigation of the likely effect of dualling the Exeter to Yeovil railway line on (a) demand for services on the line, (b) the environment and (c) the economy of the South West. | | (272520) | 343
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance he has issued to (a) local authorities and (b) regional development agencies on mechanisms for consultation with residents and other stakeholders on rail transport strategy. | | (272521) | 344
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will hold discussions at EU level to seek to establish a low emission shipping zone in European coastal waters. | | (272522) | 345
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to alter the service level commitment of the First Great Western franchise agreement to increase the number of direct journeys between Paignton and London Paddington. | | (272523) | 346
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the reliability of direct train services between Paignton and London Paddington. | | (272524) | 347
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions Ministers in his Department have had with First Great Western on rail services between Exeter and Paignton in the last 12 months; and what the results of such discussions were. | | (272525) | 348
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the performance of Torbay local authority in meeting the objectives of its local transport plan. | | (272526) | 349
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the proportion of children travelling to school by car in the Torbay local authority area; and what steps he is taking to encourage alternative means of transport. | | (272527) | 350
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of central Government funding for road improvements in each local authority area in the South West region. | | (272528) | 351
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to assess the transport infrastructure needs of local authorities with Growth Point status; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure sufficient funding is provided to meet those needs. | | (272530) | 352
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to reduce rail fares. | | (272590) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 353
N | Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to reply to Question 254755, on cold weather payments, tabled on 3 February 2009; and what the reasons are for the time taken to reply. | | (271999) | 354
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the effects of payments received by individuals as the result of successful claims on (a) income protection insurance policies, (b) standalone payment protection insurance policies and (c) accident, sickness or unemployment policies on the entitlement of those individuals to a means-tested state benefit; and if he will make a statement. | | (272627) | 355
| Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will meet a delegation of ex-Rover employees to discuss the Rover Pension Scheme. | | (272361) | 356
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households receive pension credit; and what the average weekly amount paid in pension credit to such households is. | | (272298) | 357
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners in Hendon constituency received cold weather payments in 2008-09; and what the average amount received by such individuals was. | | (272299) | 358
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners in Hendon constituency received free television licences in (a) 2007-08 and (b) 2008-09. | | (272301) | 359
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners in Hendon constituency receive (a) pension credit and (b) guarantee credit; and what the average amount paid to such individuals under each scheme has been to date in 2009. | | (272302) | 360
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what role job centres have in the promotion and uptake of Government-funded apprenticeships. | | (272623) | 361
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions he has had on funding for job centres. | | (272469) | 362
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions he has had on the pensions of the Waterford Wedgwood workers. | | (272470) | 363
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people over the age of 100 receive a state pension. | | (272471) | 364
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners received state pension (a) overpayments and (b) underpayments in each of the last five years. | | (272473) | 365
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of adults are in receipt of a state retirement pension. | | (272474) | 366
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of adults receive a form of incapacity benefit. | | (272475) | 367
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his most recent estimate is of the level of benefit fraud. | | (272476) | 368
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he plans to take to assist long-term incapacity benefit claimants back into work. | | (272482) | 369
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of the population is claiming jobseeker's allowance in (a) the UK and (b) Romford constituency. | | (272483) | 370
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent steps his Department has taken to assist unemployed people aged over 55 into work. | | (272485) | 371
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department has spent on IT maintenance in the last 12 months. | | (272486) | 372
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what visits he has made to Brussels on official business in the last three months. | | (272487) | 373
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department has spent on maintaining its website in the last 12 months. | | (272488) | 374
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was spent on state retirement pensions in each year since 1997. | | (272568) | 375
N | Paul Rowen (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what mechanism there is for liaison between staff in Jobcentre Plus offices and local general practitioners on provisions in the Welfare Reform Bill relating to drug users. | | (272084) | 376
N | Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to change the upper capital limit for pension credit for those who qualify for only the savings credit element; and if he will make a statement. | | (272002) | 377
N | Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 27 April 2009, Official Report, column 1057W, on national insurance contributions, if he will estimate how many (a) men and (b) women over state pension age would be eligible to purchase up to six additional years of national insurance contributions if eligibility applied (i) only to those with 20 or more qualifying years, (ii) only to those with 15 or more qualifying years and (iii) only to those with 10 or more qualifying years. | | (272192) | 378
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many personal advisers Jobcentre Plus employed in each region in each of the last 12 months. | | (272657) | 379
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which colleges in each region offer training for jobseekers commissioned by Jobcentre Plus; and how many people claiming jobseeker's allowance have taken part in a training programme offered by a college in each of the last 12 months. | | (272658) | 380
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the number of pensioners who would no longer be eligible for pension credit if the basic state pension were increased in line with earnings in each of the next five years. | | (272659) | 381
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the number of pensioners who would no longer be classified as being in poverty if the basic state pension were increased in line with earnings in each of the next five years. | | (272660) | 382
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the basic state pension payable to eligible (a) men and (b) women in (i) 2010, (ii) 2015, (iii) 2020, (iv) 2025 and (v) 2030; and if he will make a statement. | | (272661) | 383
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of council tax benefit claimants of working age who have capital assets of between £6,000 and £16,000; and if he will make a statement. | | (272662) | 384
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the average bridging payment to be paid to claimants of each type of benefit moving to fortnightly benefit payments in arrears under the provisions of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) (Amendment (No.2)) Regulations 2008 and the Social Security (Transitional Payments) Regulations 2008. | | (272663) | 385
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of claimants of each type of benefit who will apply for bridging payments under the provisions of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) (Amendment (No.2)) Regulations 2008 and the Social Security (Transitional Payments) Regulations 2008 in each of the next two years. | | (272664) | 386
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the average benefit payment made to claimants of each type of benefit who will move to fortnightly benefit payments in arrears under the provisions of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) (Amendment (No.2)) Regulations 2008 and the Social Security (Transitional Payments) Regulations 2008. | | (272665) | 387
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the average weekly income of claimants of each type of benefit who will move to fortnightly benefit payments in arrears under the provisions of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) (Amendment (No.2)) Regulations 2008 and the Social Security (Transitional Payments) Regulations 2008. | | (272666) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 388
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what guidance his Department has issued on the effect of (a) the Cancellation of Contracts Made in a Consumer's Home or Place of Work Etc Regulations 2008 and (b) Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 on the (i) sale and (ii) marketing of (A) homes and (B) home information packs. | | [Transferred] (272340) | 389
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what new powers the provisions of the Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008 will provide for local authorities. | | [Transferred] (272412) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 390
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much stamp duty was paid on average by purchasers of (a) a Right to Buy purchase council house, (b) a Right to Acquire purchase, (c) a Social HomeBuy purchase of the full equity and (d) a First Time Buyer Initiative purchase in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | [Transferred] (272418) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 391
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the application process is for an apprenticeship under the Government apprenticeship scheme for 16 to 18 year-olds. | | [Transferred] (272502) | 392
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the role and responsibilities are of local colleges in delivery of the apprenticeship programme for 16 to 18 year-olds. | | [Transferred] (272677) | 393
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what steps his Department has taken to publicise the apprenticeship programme for 16 to 18 year-olds in (a) rural areas and (b) Cheshire; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (272678) | 394
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what estimate he has made of the average duration of an apprenticeship under the apprenticeship programme for 16 to 18 year-olds. | | [Transferred] (272679) | 395
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what recent steps his Department has taken to help school leavers between the ages of 16 and 18 years-old find employment through training and apprenticeship schemes. | | [Transferred] (272683) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 396
| Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what steps the Government is taking to encourage social enterprises to take up commercial opportunities arising out of the London 2012 Olympics. | | [Transferred] (272602) | 397
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many hospital deaths were caused by malnutrition among those in each age group over 65 years in each region in the last 10 years. | | [Transferred] (272547) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 398
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much has been distributed in grants to the British Overseas Territories from the Darwin Initiative scheme since 2006. | | [Transferred] (272612) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 399
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make an estimate of the proportion of new parents who undertook training in first aid prior to the birth of their children in the last 12 months. | | [Transferred] (272494) | 400
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will put in place arrangements for the decontamination of passenger airplanes between flights in cases where there is a risk of swine influenza infection. | | [Transferred] (272353) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 401
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the planning guidance, Safer places: a counter-terrorism supplement, whether the £5 million of funding is (a) additional funding, (b) to be delivered in one year and (c) available to local planning authorities and other bodies. | | [Transferred] (272433) | 402
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made of the effect on community cohesion of the Government initiative to require migrants to undertake community work before obtaining British citizenship. | | [Transferred] (272444) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice 403
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Bromley and Chislehurst of 12 March 2009, Official Report, column 667W, on legal advice and assistance: travelling people, what the location of each planning application handled by each local authority was; and whether the representation was in relation to (a) a new planning application, (b) retrospective planning permission, (c) planning enforcement and (d) another matter. | | [Transferred] (272390) | 404
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Bromley and Chislehurst of 12 March 2009, Official Report, column 667W, on legal advice and assistance: travelling people, what the cost to the public purse of the grant through the exceptional funding scheme was. | | [Transferred] (272391) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 405
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what research the Government has funded into the consequences of long-term exposure to asbestos. | | [Transferred] (272572) |
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