Order Book Part 1

House of Commons

Session 2008 - 09
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The Questions Book

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 5 May 2009

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

Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Tuesday 5 May 2009
(the 'Questions Book')

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 5 May 2009

This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Tuesday 5 May 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 Tuesday 5 May of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.

For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Tuesday 5 May see Part 2 of this paper.

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

1
N Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, on what dates since 1 January 2007 (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have had discussions with (i) Brunswick and (ii) Alan Parker on matters within his Department's responsibility; and what matters were discussed on each occasion.

(272380)

2
N Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what advice the Secretary of State received from (a) his Permanent Secretary and (b) the independent adviser on Ministers' interests, pursuant to paragraph 7.7 of the Ministerial Code, prior to establishing his blind trust.

(272381)

3
N Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, who the trustee of the blind trust operated on behalf of the Secretary of State is; and on what basis that person was chosen.

(272382)

4
N Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, when he plans to reply to the letters of 26 February and 26 March 2009 from the hon. Member for Billericay on his constituent, Mr Piechuta.

(272324)

5
N Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what (a) guidelines and (b) restrictions apply to the export of white phosphorus munitions.

(272317)

6
N Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2009, Official Report, column 19W, on ammunition: exports, how many of the 67 licences related to exports to each country.

(272318)

7
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what recent support his Department has provided to (a) small, (b) medium and (c) large businesses in the West Midlands.

(272857)

8
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what recent steps his Department has taken to foster links between businesses and the third sector.

(272858)

9
John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, if he will seek to provide interim funding of £4 million for LDV to facilitate the purchase of the business and to enable it to continue to trade.

(272841)

10
Kate Hoey (Vauxhall): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what the percentage split of profits arising from the joint venture between Post Office Ltd and the Bank of Ireland is.

(273086)

11
Kate Hoey (Vauxhall): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what cash profit Post Office Ltd has made as a result of the joint venture with the Bank of Ireland.

(273087)

12
N Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what recent estimate he has made of the number of (a) businesses that are operating short-time working practices and (b) people on short-time working.

(272500)

13
Mark Williams (Ceredigion): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many bankruptcies there have been in each business sector in Wales since 2000.

(272772)

Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

14
Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has measures in place to give financial assistance to vulnerable families on low incomes pending the outcome of investigations into tax credit eligibility.

(272795)

15
Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expects the HM Revenue and Customs investigation into the tax credit case of the constituent of the hon. Member for Nottingham North, Mrs Carmen Angus, to be concluded.

(272796)

16
N Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Billericay of 23 March 2009 on his constituent, Mr D. Randall.

(272591)

17
N Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Billericay of 27 March 2009 on his constituent, Mr T. Lewer.

(272592)

18
N Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Billericay of 12 March 2009 on his constituent, Mr Gray.

(272593)

19
N Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Billericay of 13 March 2009 on his constituent, Mrs N. Finlay.

(272594)

20
John Battle (Leeds West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his estimate is of the proportion of households with a bank account in each region of the UK.

(272718)

21
Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason the higher annual ISA investment limit will be available only to those aged 50 years and above for the tax year 2009-10.

(272831)

22
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of the 2009 Budget on learners resident in Coventry.

(272950)

23
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of the 2009 Budget on pensioners resident in Coventry.

(272953)

24
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of the 2009 Budget on (a) young people and (b) families resident in Coventry.

(272954)

25
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of the 2009 Budget on small businesses in Coventry.

(272955)

26
Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what regulatory restrictions exist on the opening of a bank account in the United Kingdom by non-domiciled British citizens.

(272725)

27
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what UK Financial Investment's role in the preparation of the most recent Bradford and Bingley Business Plan was; and if he will make a statement.

(272838)

28
N Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what predicted Government expenditure as a proportion of gross domestic product is in each year from 2009-10 to 2013-14.

(272501)

29
Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much accrued to the Exchequer in taxes on gross profits made by the bingo industry in each of the last five years.

(272941)

30
Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect on the bingo industry of the changes to taxation announced in the 2009 Budget.

(272846)

31
Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the net change in revenue to the Exchequer from changes to the taxation of bingo clubs announced in the 2009 Budget.

(272847)

32
Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expects to be in a position to (a) set a timetable for the opening of the ex-gratia payments scheme for Equitable Life policyholders to receipt of claims, (b) estimate the length of time to be taken for the determination of claims made under that scheme and (c) establish mechanisms for considering disputed claims made under that scheme.

(272726)

33
N Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his most recent estimate is of the cost to UK residents with property holdings in the European Economic Area outside the UK of the extension of the furnished holiday lettings rule to such properties.

(272315)

34
Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much the Exchequer has received from the aggregates levy in each month since its introduction.

(273079)

35
Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) staff and (b) full-time equivalent staff of HM Revenue and Customs work on matters related to the aggregates levy.

(273080)

36
Kate Hoey (Vauxhall): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how the Financial Services Authority regulates Bank of Ireland products offered via Post Office Ltd; and if he will make a statement.

(273084)

37
Kate Hoey (Vauxhall): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in the UK have (a) a basic bank account, (b) a bank account and (c) no bank account.

(273085)

38
N Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the number of workers on short-time working who are eligible for tax credits.

(272498)

39
N Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the amount of revenue to the Exchequer from the two per cent. increase in alcohol duty in each of the next three years.

(272323)

40
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what (a) cashable and (b) non-cashable efficiency savings non-ministerial departments will be required to make in (i) 2009-10 and (ii) 2010-11.

(272774)

41
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what (a) cashable and (b) non-cashable efficiency savings non-departmental public bodies will be required to make in (i) 2009-10 and (ii) 2010-11.

(272775)

42
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will place in the Library a copy of the minutes of each meeting the Euro Steering Committee held in the last 24 months.

(272776)

43
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to OGC buying.solutions contract, reference RM645, which company won the contract for the Government Air Programme; and what the (a) monetary value and (b) duration of the contract is.

(272777)

44
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, at what stage in the process of the payment of inheritance tax the Valuation Office Agency undertakes a valuation of the property forming part of the inherited estate.

(272778)

45
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, columns 1629-30W, on Valuation Office: overseas visits, if he will place in the Library a copy of the presentation and handouts produced by the representative of the Valuation Office Agency at the (a) Russian Society of Appraisers Conference in Moscow, (b) European Valuers Conference in Warsaw and (c) International Property Tax Institute Conference in Beijing.

(272966)

46
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer to the right hon. Member for Horsham of 26 January 2009, Official report, column 136W, on the knowledge network project, what procedures exist to enable civil servants to access the manuals and guidance on how to use the Knowledge Network.

(273061)

47
Mr Oliver Letwin (West Dorset): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to allocate future revenues raised through the auctioning of allowances under the (a) second and (b) third phase of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme; and if he will make a statement.

(272834)

48
Mr Oliver Letwin (West Dorset): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, where revenue raised through the auctioning of allowances from the EU Emissions Trading Scheme is accounted for in (a) the Red Book and (b) general accounts published with the Budget Statement; and if he will make a statement.

(272979)

49
N Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations his Department has received from the motor trade on the effect on car dealers of the provisions in the Finance Act 2008 specifying that only registered owners of vehicles can apply for rebates of vehicle excise duty; and what estimate has been made by his Department of the costs to the motor trade of those provisions.

(272325)

50
N Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much funding was allocated for the childcare element of the working tax credit in each year since 2003; and how much has been spent from that allocation in each such year.

(272595)

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

51
N Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what role (a) local authorities, (b) sub-regional groups of local authorities, (c) Government offices of the regions, (d) regional planning groups, (e) the Young People's Learning Agency, (f) regional development agencies and (g) his Department will have in (i) funding and (ii) commissioning education and training required for 16 to 19 year olds in (A) schools, (B) academies, (C) sixth form colleges and (D) further education colleges.

(272552)

52
N Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many staff will transfer from the Learning and Skills Council in 2010 to (a) each local authority in England and (b) each regional office of the Young People's Learning Agency.

(272553)

53
N Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what estimate he has made of the (a) overall cost of introducing the Early Years Foundation Stage and (b) cost of monitoring the 69 learning goals in (i) 2009-10 and (ii) 2010-11.

(272554)

54
N Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, which sub-regional groups of local authorities he expects to provide funding for 16 to 19 education from April 2010; and what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the arrangements established by each sub-regional group for such funding.

(272625)

55
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of standard assessment tests in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in raising standards of literacy and numeracy.

(272951)

56
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what consideration he has given to the replacement of standard assessment tests with a system of assessment by teachers.

(272952)

57
Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many students in post-16 education in (a) the London Borough of Bexley and (b) England are in receipt of education maintenance allowance.

(272756)

58
Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what scientific advice the Government has received on the appropriate time to issue advice to schools on closures in the event of a pandemic.

(272972)

59
Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what provisions he plans to make to support students with special educational needs in the event of school closures owing to a pandemic.

(272973)

60
Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what steps he has taken to ensure that schools have stocks of (a) personal protective equipment and (b) personal cleansing materials necessary in the event of an influenza pandemic.

(272974)

61
Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what steps he plans to take to keep schools informed of the levels of infection in their areas in the event of an influenza pandemic.

(272975)

62
Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what guidance he has issued to schools on measures to ensure that children are able to make up learning foregone because of school closures during any pandemic.

(272976)

63
Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many qualifications have been considered for approval by the Joint Advisory Council for Qualifications in each month for which data are available; how many of these qualifications were (a) rejected and (b) accepted; and if he will make a statement.

(272754)

64
N Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much funding has been allocated to the extension of the entitlement to free early education to all two year-olds.

(272596)

65
N Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what estimate he has made of the cost of extending entitlement to free early education to all parents with children of two years of age additional to the funding allocated to the extension of that entitlement to the parents of the 15 per cent. the most disadvantaged two year-olds in each local authority.

(272597)

66
Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what estimate he has made of the number of children recovered from trafficking activities who have subsequently gone missing from local authority care in the last 12 months.

(273058)

67
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many schools he visited on official business in the last 12 months.

(272863)

68
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the truancy rate for (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in the London Borough of Havering was in the latest period for which figures are available.

(272864)

69
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many successful appeals have been lodged in respect of children (a) temporarily and (b) permanently from schools for violent behaviour in the last five years.

(272865)

70
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many new school places he plans to create in each of the next five years.

(272866)

71
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what estimate he has made of the number of children who (a) cycle and (b) walk to school.

(272867)

72
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many children in care have a criminal record.

(272868)

73
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what funding his Department has allocated to Havering Sixth Form College for (a) 2008-09 and (b) 2009-10.

(272899)

74
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, whether he has plans to visit schools in Romford in 2009-10.

(272900)

75
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what recent steps his Department has taken to prevent the carrying of knives by pupils in schools.

(272956)

76
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many appeals against decisions of schools to (a) temporarily and (b) permanently exclude children for carrying a knife have been upheld in each of the last five years.

(272963)

77
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many children have been (a) temporarily and (b) permanently excluded from schools for (i) violent behaviour and (ii) carrying a knife in each of the last five years.

(272968)

78
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many school days were lost to truancy in the last 12 months for which figures are available.

(272969)

79
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what estimate he has made of the (a) level of takeup and (b) cost of the education maintenance allowance in each of the next five years.

(272970)

80
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what recent steps his Department has taken to reduce the rate of truancy.

(273090)

81
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many people are in receipt of education maintenance allowance; and what estimate he has made of the expenditure incurred by his Department on the provision of such allowances in the last 12 months.

(273095)

82
Helen Southworth (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what steps he is taking to help young people understand the nutritional content of packaged foods; and if he will make a statement.

(272848)

Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

83
Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): 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) Hemel Hempstead and (b) Hertfordshire.

(272791)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

84
N Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the cost of maintaining the Regional Fire Control Centre in Taunton was in each month since April 2008.

(272562)

85
N Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the effect of costs of business rates on fire stations on the level of service provided by fire and rescue services; and if she will make a statement.

(272563)

86
N Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans she has to make payment of small business rate relief automatic for eligible businesses; and if she will make a statement.

(272624)

87
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many community projects formerly funded by her Department have had their funding from her Department discontinued in the last 12 months.

(272869)

88
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many community projects funded by her Department have started in the last 12 months.

(272870)

89
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many fire engines have (a) entered and (b) left service in the last 12 months.

(272871)

90
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many firefighters have (a) entered and (b) left the fire and rescue service in the last 12 months.

(272872)

91
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many firefighters have died in the last 12 months as a result of injuries sustained in the course of their duties.

(272873)

92
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department has taken to encourage the use of smoke detectors in domestic properties.

(272874)

93
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much her Department has spent on the maintenance of its IT equipment in the last 12 months.

(272875)

94
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, on how many occasions she has visited Brussels on official business in the last 12 months.

(272876)

95
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent steps her Department has taken to increase levels of community cohesion.

(272877)

96
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much her Department has spent on the design of new uniforms for fire and rescue services; and what public consultation it carried out on the design.

(272878)

97
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions she has had with leaders of local authorities on levels of council tax.

(272891)

98
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions she has had with local authority chief executives on levels of council tax.

(273067)

99
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of her Department's expenditure in the last 12 months on rehousing people who lost their homes as a result of flooding.

(273091)

100
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much her Department spent on maintaining its website in the last 12 months.

(273092)

101
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many fire stations have closed in the last 12 months.

(273093)

102
N Paul Rowen (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much the FiReControl centre in Warrington (a) has cost to date and (b) is expected to cost in each of the next five years; and if she will make a statement.

(272370)

103
N Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 23 April 2009, Official Report, column 889W, on the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, what the title was of each conference held at the centre by central government departments was; which department sponsored each event; and how much was charged for each event.

(272555)

104
N Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much (a) her Department and (b) the Homes and Communities Agency spent on the Affordable Housing Survey in each of the last three years; and how much she has allocated for expenditure on future such surveys.

(272557)

105
N Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what (a) studies and (b) reviews the Homes and Communities Agency and its predecessors commissioned, in which it engaged the services of the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment in each of the last five years.

(272558)

106
N Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average cost was of maintaining a domestic dwelling owned by (a) a local authority and (b) a registered social landlord in each of the last five years.

(272566)

107
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of her Department's expenditure on (a) OwnHome, (b) New Build HomeBuy, (c) HomeBuy Direct, (d) Rent to HomeBuy, (e) Social HomeBuy, (f) the First-Time Buyers Initiative, (g) Open Market HomeBuy and (h) MyChoice HomeBuy in each of the next three years; and if she will make a statement.

(272755)

108
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many homes have been purchased under (a) OwnHome, (b) New Build HomeBuy, (c) HomeBuy Direct, (d) Rent to HomeBuy, (e) Social HomeBuy, (f) the First-Time Buyers Initiative, (g) Open Market HomeBuy and (h) MyChoice HomeBuy in each of the last three years; and if she will make a statement.

(272758)

109
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much has been spent on the (a) development and (b) maintenance of the homebuy.co.uk website in each of the last three years; and what budget has been assigned to the website for each of the next two years.

(272814)

110
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average period between an applicant first making an application and a decision being taken on that application has been for the (a) HomeBuy Direct, (b) OwnHome, (c) OpenMarket HomeBuy, (d) the First-Time Buyers Initiative, (e) MyChoice HomeBuy, (f) New Build HomeBuy, (g) Social HomeBuy and (h) Rent to HomeBuy scheme in each of the last three years.

(272815)

111
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what targets have been set for HomeBuy agents to process applications; and what steps are in place to ensure that agents process applications within an acceptable time.

(272816)

112
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) first-time and (b) key worker buyers have purchased a share of a property via (i) HomeBuy Direct, (ii) OwnHome, (iii) OpenMarket HomeBuy, (iv) the First-Time Buyers Initiative, (v) MyChoice HomeBuy, (vi) New Build HomeBuy, (vii) Social HomeBuy and (viii) Rent to HomeBuy since the inception of each scheme.

(272817)

113
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, column 1117W, on housing: low incomes, what the average cash incentive grant was (a) in England and (b) in each region of England in each year since 1997.

(272853)

114
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, column 1117W, on housing: low incomes, which local authorities offer cash incentive schemes to assist their tenants in purchasing houses.

(272854)

115
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, column 1117W, on housing: low incomes, how many houses have been sold via local authority cash incentive schemes in each year since 1997.

(272855)

116
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much her Department spent on publicising each HomeBuy scheme in each of the last three years; and what promotional activities such expenditure funded.

(272977)

117
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what expenditure she expects her Department to incur in publicising HomeBuy products in each of the next three years; and what promotional activities have been planned.

(272978)

118
N Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 27 April 2009, Official Report, column 877W, on corporate improvement boards, what Audit Commission Use of Resources score each local authority received in (a) 2006, (b) 2007 and (c) 2008; which local authorities have had their annual accounts qualified either in whole or in part in the last four years; and how much support each local authority has received for corporate or financial improvement purposes from their local regional improvement and efficiency partnership in each of the last two years.

(272356)

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

119
Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will bring forward proposals to establish a national database of designated premises supervisors.

(272819)

120
Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate his Department has made of (a) the gross annual revenue generated by bingo clubs and (b) the proportion of such revenue generated from (i) interval bingo and (ii) main stage bingo play in the latest period for which information is available.

(272940)

121
Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding (a) his Department, (b) Sport England and (c) UK Sport has provided to each member of Sport England's Sports Equity Alliance in each of the last five years; and how much each has allocated to each member of the Alliance in the next expenditure round.

(272942)

122
Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many sporting organisations have applied for recognition under the Equality Standard for Sport since November 2004.

(272943)

123
Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many people of each (a) sex and (b) ethnic group participated in each sporting activity for which his Department records figures in each of the last three years for which figures are available.

(272980)

124
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 (a) administration, (b) staffing and (c) advertisement and promotion of the English Heritage free educational visits scheme in each year since the introduction of the scheme.

(272321)

125
N Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much has been spent by the Gambling Commission on (a) press officers, (b) media monitoring, (c) consultants and (d) events in each of the last three years.

(272322)

126
Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what percentage of sickness absence taken by staff in his Department was attributable to work-related stress in the last three years.

(273063)

127
Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what contracts were awarded by his Department to (a) KPMG, (b) PricewaterhouseCoopers, (c) Ernst and Young, (d) McKinsey, (e) Deloitte and (f) other consultancy firms in each of the last 12 months; and what the (i) purpose and (ii) monetary value of the contract was in each case.

(273064)

128
Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the hourly rates of pay of all non-permanent members of staff working in (a) his Department and (b) its agencies were in each of the last 12 months; and how many staff received each rate.

(273065)

129
Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what his most recent estimate is of the amount of money his Department expects to pay in unoccupied property rates in (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11.

(273066)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence

130
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel from each of the armed forces are serving in Afghanistan.

(273000)

131
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK civilian contractors are currently stationed in Afghanistan.

(273001)

132
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his latest estimate is of the cost to the public purse of military operations in Afghanistan in the last two years.

(273002)

133
Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date his Department published its report on Future Radioactive Waste Management Capability, RWMF/URD/001; and what representations have been received on the report since that date.

(272722)

134
Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much liquid radioactive waste has been discharged into the sea loch at Faslane in each year since it first hosted Polaris nuclear submarines; and whether he has received recent representations from the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency on the matter.

(272723)

135
Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what research his Department has undertaken into the pathological basis of new iatrogenic diseases caused by chemicals including therapeutic agents recognised to modify the phenotype of human tissues in respect of illnesses identified in those who served in the Gulf War in 1990-91.

(272833)

136
Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Territorial Army posts will be affected by the implementation of the recommendations of the review of reserves.

(272818)

137
Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2009, Official Report, column 1159W, on Somalia: piracy, what records the Royal Navy keeps of the (a) identity and (b) activities of piracy suspects captured by its forces; and if he will make a statement.

(273044)

138
Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2009, Official Report, column 1159W, on Somalia: piracy, how long the eight suspects transferred to Kenyan custody were held on Royal Navy vessels before being transferred; and if he will make a statement.

(273045)

139
Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2009, Official Report, column 1159W, on Somalia: piracy, whether all of the 45 individuals captured by Royal Navy forces were Somali nationals; and if he will make a statement.

(273046)

140
N Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Territorial Army barracks are under review following the report of the Reserves Review.

(272497)

141
Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the armed forces are learning each language indigenous to Afghanistan with support from his Department.

(272934)

142
Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the armed forces are learning the German language with support from his Department.

(272935)

143
Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what conclusions his Department has reached following its investigation of alleged inappropriate and far-right extremist costumes worn by members of the East Midlands University Officer Training Corps.

(272845)

144
Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to implement the recommendations in the Review of Defence Medical Services undertaken by the Healthcare Commission at the request of the Surgeon General.

(273003)

145
Mr Elliot Morley (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent representations he has received on psychometric testing of personnel due to be sent to combat zones to identify their vulnerability to combat stress; what response he has made to such representations; and if he will make a statement.

(272852)

146
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost was of transporting each type of fuel to each zone in which British troops are engaged in military action in each of the last three years.

(272799)

147
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on each type of fuel in each zone in which British troops are engaged in military action in each of the last three years.

(272800)

148
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects the Faslane primary effluent barge to return to service; and what plans he has for its replacement in the long-term.

(273004)

149
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has for a new facility to handle radioactive waste at Faslane.

(273005)

150
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) procedures and (b) protocols will apply to the discharge of radioactive coolant from submarines at the new Astute jetty.

(273006)

151
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions an Army bomb disposal squad has been called out (a) to deal with devices and (b) to respond to hoax calls in each district of Northern Ireland in each of the last 24 months.

(272859)

152
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many injuries members of Army bomb disposal squads have sustained in Northern Ireland in the last 18 months.

(272860)

153
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the Special Reconnaissance Regiment (a) have served in Northern Ireland in each of the last 12 months and (b) are serving there.

(272861)

154
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what visits he has made to Northern Ireland on official business in the last 12 months.

(272862)

155
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many residents of (a) Northern Ireland and (b) the Republic of Ireland serving in the UK armed forces have been injured in enemy action in the last year.

(272892)

156
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK service personnel serving in (a) Afghanistan and (b) Iraq are residents of (i) Northern Ireland and (ii) the Republic of Ireland.

(272893)

157
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many residents of (a) Northern Ireland and (b) the Republic of Ireland enrolled in the UK armed forces in the last six months.

(272894)

158
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions in the last six months he has visited military personnel in hospitals.

(272897)

159
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many military personnel are deployed on bomb disposal duties in Northern Ireland.

(272898)

160
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Royal Navy personnel of each rank are stationed in the Gulf of Aden.

(272904)

161
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what visits he has made to Afghanistan in the last six months.

(272905)

162
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on the security of UK army bases in Northern Ireland.

(272957)

163
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps is he taking to protect UK-registered vessels in the Gulf of Aden from pirate attacks.

(272958)

164
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions has he had with the US administration on the activities of pirates off the coast of Somalia.

(272959)

165
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on the future of UK military personnel based in Northern Ireland.

(272967)

166
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many troops are serving in Gurkha regiments.

(273077)

167
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK military personnel have been deployed in the Gulf of Aden in each of the last 12 months.

(273089)

168
N Hon Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, to what exercises with European Union military formations UK armed forces are committed for the next 18 months; and in which exercises they have participated in the last 12 months.

(272383)

169
N Hon Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, to which European Union military formations UK armed forces currently have a potential obligation; and on what scale in each case.

(272386)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change

170
Mr Charles Kennedy (Ross, Skye and Lochaber): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many renewable heating products have been accredited by Ofgem under the Carbon Emissions Reduction Target programme.

(272931)

171
Mr Charles Kennedy (Ross, Skye and Lochaber): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what timescale Ofgem requires to assess the suitability of renewable heating products for funding through the Carbon Emissions Reduction Target programme; and what the (a) maximum and (b) minimum time taken between an initial application to Ofgem and the successful accreditation of a new product has been.

(272932)

172
Mr Charles Kennedy (Ross, Skye and Lochaber): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what procedures Ofgem uses to assess the suitability of renewable heating products for funding through programmes associated with the Carbon Emissions Reduction Target; and if he will make a statement.

(272933)

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

173
Mr Philip Dunne (Ludlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which local authority officers have authority to authorise isotope blood tests of swans.

(272938)

174
Mr Philip Dunne (Ludlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many isotope blood tests of swans have been authorised in each of the last 12 years; and where the swans tested were treated.

(272939)

175
N Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State plans to reply to the letters from the hon. Member for Forest of Dean of 2 March and 8 April 2009 on flooding and biomass crops, reference FD7571.

(272561)

176
N Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, under what circumstances wild boar may be fed meat; and if he will make a statement.

(272564)

177
N Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what precautions the Food and Environment Research Agency has put in place to prevent the spread of disease among wild boar populations which are fed meat.

(272565)

178
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish the programme of measures to be undertaken by individual water companies to secure critical infrastructure from flood risk; and what the (a) start and (b) expected end date of each such project is.

(272692)

179
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with (a) water companies and (b) Ofwat on programmes to protect critical infrastructure from flood risk.

(272693)

180
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the current level of risk from flooding to critical infrastructure of (a) reservoirs and dams, (b) electricity sub-stations, (c) gas power stations, (d) pumping stations and (e) other critical infrastructure.

(272694)

181
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent representations he has received on the works required to protect critical infrastructure from flooding; and if he will make a statement.

(272695)

182
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress is being made to end the right to automatic connections to surface water drains for major new developments.

(272696)

183
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to ensure that water company price reviews for 2009 make provision for them to achieve required works for the resilience to flooding of critical infrastructure; and what discussions he has had with Ofwat on the issue.

(272839)

184
Mr Elliot Morley (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent reports he has received of elephant poaching in Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) signatory countries in contravention of CITES.

(272851)

185
Gwyn Prosser (Dover): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many live (a) calves, (b) adult cattle and (c) lambs and sheep were exported to each country of destination for (i) slaughter and (ii) further fattening in 2008.

(273094)

186
N Hon Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) prosecutions have been made and (b) fixed penalty notices were issued by each local authority in West Sussex for (i) dropping of litter and (ii) dog fouling in each of the last three years.

(272385)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

187
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with representatives of (a) the Israeli government and (b) the Palestinian authorities on the recent ceasefire in Gaza.

(272999)

188
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with (a) UN representatives, (b) members of the Quartet and (c) his EU counterparts on the recent ceasefire in Gaza.

(273013)

189
Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his Answer of 27 April 2009, Official Report, column 1032W, on departmental public expenditure, how many overseas posts received overseas price mechanism uplifts in 2008-09; and how much uplift funding each such post received.

(272912)

190
Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 27 April 2009, Official Report, column 1032W, on departmental public expenditure, what resource allocation was made for each overseas post for (a) 2007-08 and (b) 2008-09.

(272913)

191
Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for East Londonderry of 23 March 2009, Official Report, column 29W, on Iran, what his policy is on revisions to June 2008 E3+3 offer to Iran; and what recent discussions he has had with his US counterpart on this matter.

(272914)

192
Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his US counterpart about the merits of a US Special Envoy for the Balkans.

(272915)

193
Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of (a) the political situation in Kenya and (b) progress in implementing the National Accord in that country.

(272917)

194
Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of the estimated costs to the Kenyan government of arrangements to prosecute piracy suspects; and what proportion of those costs will be met by (a) the UK and (b) other sources outside Kenya.

(272918)

195
Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many piracy suspects have been transferred to Kenyan custody under (a) the EU/Kenya exchange of letters of 6 March 2009 for the transfer of persons suspected of committing acts of piracy and (b) the December 2008 memorandum of understanding between the UK and Kenya.

(272920)

196
Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 1 April 2009, Official Report, column 1281W, on Somalia: piracy, what the outcome was of the visit by the EU delegation to Kenya to assess the level of support that the Kenyan authorities require in the prosecution of pirates; and what needs were identified.

(273088)

197
Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has received reports of alleged video evidence of acts of torture by uniformed police and others in the United Arab Emirates.

(272797)

198
Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the government of the United Arab Emirates on the examination of alleged video evidence of acts of torture by uniformed police and others in that country.

(272798)

199
N Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations has he made to the government of Pakistan on the case of James McLintock; and on what date he most recently discussed the detention of James McLintock with his Pakistani counterpart.

(272368)

200
N Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the High Commission in Pakistan has taken to secure access to James McLintock.

(272369)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Health

201
Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what work his Department has undertaken with (a) the Design Council and (b) the National Health Service on the development of new furniture design for hospitals to reduce the incidence of healthcare acquired infections in hospitals.

(272837)

202
Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what mechanisms his Department plans to put in place to ensure that primary care trusts considering a new pharmacy application take account of competition and choice, as referred to in the Pharmacy White Paper; and if he will make a statement.

(272697)

203
N Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which voluntary organisations have been involved in developing his Department's plans for responding to an influenza pandemic; and what mechanisms are in place to ensure that such organisations assist the implementation of those plans.

(272499)

204
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) males and (b) females aged (i) under 10, (ii) between 10 and 18 and (iii) over 18 years in each region were admitted to hospital for eating disorders in each of the last five years.

(272856)

205
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much members of his Departmental board claimed in expenses in each financial year between 2004-05 and 2007-08.

(272779)

206
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department issues to inspectors of care homes to assist them in assessing how each home performs against each of the national minimum standards; and what factors are taken into account in assessing performance against each standard.

(272780)

207
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many prescriptions of anti-psychotic drugs were issued to children aged (a) under 10 years and (b) under 16 years (i) in each year since 1997 and (ii) in each primary care trust area in the last year for which figures are available.

(272781)

208
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children aged (a) under 10 years and (b) under 16 years were diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (i) in each year since 1997 and (ii) in each primary care trust area in the last year for which figures are available.

(272782)

209
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many prescriptions for anti-depressants were issued to children aged (a) under 10 years and (b) under 16 years (i) in each year since 1997 and (ii) in each primary care trust area in the last year for which figures are available.

(272783)

210
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many prescriptions for drugs to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder were issued to children aged (a) under 10 years and (b) under 16 years (i) in each year since 1997 and (ii) in each primary care trust area in the last year for which figures are available.

(272784)

211
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children aged (a) under 10 years and (b) under 16 years were diagnosed with depression (i) in each year since 1997 and (ii) in each primary care trust area in the last year for which figures are available.

(272785)

212
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many babies were born with a diagnosed addiction to drugs (a) in each year since 1997 and (b) in each primary care trust area in the last year for which figures are available.

(272786)

213
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were admitted to hospital for conditions related to the misuse of illegal drugs (a) in each region in each year since 1997-98 and (b) in each primary care trust area in the last year for which figures are available.

(272787)

214
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were admitted to hospital for the treatment of sexually transmitted infections (a) in each region in each year since 1997-98 and (b) in each primary care trust area in the last year for which figures are available.

(272788)

215
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many babies received treatment for (a) drug addiction and (b) alcohol problems arising from their mother's use of such substances during pregnancy (i) in each year since 1997 and (ii) in each primary care trust area in the last year for which figures are available.

(272789)

216
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much land each NHS organisation indicated in its estates return it expected to have available for disposal in (a) 2008-09, (b) 2009-10 and (c) 2010-11.

(272930)

217
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much each NHS organisation received in net land and property disposal receipts in each year since 2002-03, according to data from estates return information collection (ERIC) returns; and what the ERIC code for each organisation was in each year.

(272944)

218
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information each NHS organisation submitted in its estates return on its anticipated receipts from net land and property disposal in 2007-08.

(272945)

219
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2009, Official Report, column 234W, on maternity services, which of the maternity units listed on the NHS Choices website are (a) consultant-led and (b) midwife-led.

(273048)

220
Anne Milton (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent estimate he has made of the number of children receiving long-term ventilation (a) in hospital, (b) in their own homes, (c) in residential care and (d) elsewhere.

(272752)

221
Anne Milton (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many nurses working in the NHS are trained in the care of children on long-term ventilation.

(272753)

222
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will estimate his Department's expenditure on its toolkit for the National Programme for IT; and whether capital for this expenditure will be allocated from the original budget for the programme.

(272801)

223
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what criteria his Department uses to accredit systems for the Additional Supply Capability and Capacity Framework; and which suppliers and systems have been accredited.

(272802)

224
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the contracts for information systems procured by trusts through the Additional Supply Capability and Capacity Framework (ASCCF) are held centrally in his Department; whether the cost of local specification for systems obtained by trusts through the ASCCF will be met centrally by the Department; and whether this capital is to be taken from the original budget for the National Programme for IT.

(272803)

225
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the agreed costs are of each information system in the Additional Supply Capability and Capacity Framework (ASCCF) are; and by what process trusts in the Southern cluster of the National Programme for IT who are not managed by BT procure systems from the ASCCF.

(272804)

226
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many sites in the Southern cluster of the National Programme for IT have been granted permission to choose a system through the Additional Supply Capability and Capacity Framework.

(272805)

227
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many sites in the Southern cluster of the National Programme for IT are (a) due to deploy and (b) in the process of deploying (i) the RiO information system and (ii) Cerner Millennium under the management of BT.

(272806)

228
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for how many (a) trusts and (b) sites in the Southern cluster of the National Programme for IT BT has now assumed responsibility.

(272807)

229
Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance he has issued to primary care trusts in respect of commissioning (a) dental and (b) other health services from (i) social enterprises, (ii) charities and (iii) voluntary groups; and if he will make a statement.

(272793)

230
Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the likely effect on future commissioning services in primary care trusts of the provision for healthcare made by social enterprises.

(272794)

231
Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he expects the Community List referred to in Article 13.2 of the EU Nutrition and Health Claims Regulation to be published by 31 January 2010; and if he will make a statement.

(272981)

232
Stephen Williams (Bristol West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 21 April 2009, Official Report, column 583W, on NHS: information and communications technology, what percentage of the £92.8 million paid to BT as working capital for the National Programme for IT's Southern cluster will be deducted from the amount paid to the company upon delivery of the systems for which it is contracted.

(273076)

Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department

233
Jim Dowd (Lewisham West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps are being taken to tackle car cloning in London.

(272717)

234
N Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children aged (a) under five, (b) five to 10 and (c) 10 to 15 years old have been held in immigration removal centres in the UK in each of the last five years.

(272193)

235
N Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many adults currently held in immigration removal centres in the UK have been held there for (a) less than six, (b) between six and 12, (c) 12 to 24 and (d) longer than 24 months.

(272194)

236
N Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children aged (a) under five years old, (b) from five to 10 years old and (c) from 10 to 15 years held in immigration removal centres in the UK have been held there for (i) less than six months, (ii) between six and 12 months, (iii) 12 to 24 months and (iv) longer than 24 months.

(272195)

237
N Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) arrests, (b) prosecutions and (c) convictions have been made under the (i) Terrorism Act 2000 and (ii) Terrorism Act 2006 in each year since their implementation.

(272196)

238
N Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people arrested under the Terrorism Act 2006 have subsequently been deported.

(272197)

239
Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects data collected on the number of anti-social behaviour orders issued and breached after 31 December 2006 to be available.

(272698)

240
N Mr Robert Goodwill (Scarborough & Whitby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many clandestines were detected in vehicles attempting to enter the UK from France in 2008.

(272463)

241
Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many disciplinary offences by Serious and Organised Crime Agency staff have been recorded in each month since March 2006.

(272739)

242
Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff were employed by the National High Tech Crime Unit in 2005 before its amalgamation into the Serious and Organised Crime Agency.

(272740)

243
Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff of the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre work on tasks related to e-crime.

(272741)

244
Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visa applications were received in (a) Karachi and (b) Lahore consulate in the last 12 months for which figures are available.

(272743)

245
Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of visa applications received by the consulate in (a) Karachi and (b) Lahore in the last 12 months for which figures are available were checked for fraud by entry clearance officers in each post.

(272744)

246
Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff are employed in the visa hub in Abu Dhabi.

(272745)

247
Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff based at her Department's Abu Dhabi hub are allocated to reviewing visa applications from Pakistan.

(272746)

248
Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the nationalities are of employees based in her Department's Abu Dhabi hub.

(272747)

249
Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) vetting and (b) security checks are undertaken in respect of staff working at the Abu Dhabi hub (i) prior to and (ii) during employment at the hub.

(272748)

250
Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many complaints each visa hub has received on the issue of visas to applicants in each of the last three years.

(272749)

251
Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visa entry clearance officers are employed at (a) Lahore and (b) Karachi; and how many were employed at each post in each of the last five years.

(272750)

252
Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of visa applications from Pakistani nationals are checked for fraud by entry clearance officers at (a) Karachi and (b) Lahore.

(272751)

253
Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the new performance and development review process for police leaders will be (a) finalised and (b) implemented.

(272926)

254
Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the timetables for the (a) development and (b) implementation of the revised Graduate Fast Track and High Potential Development Schemes for the police service are.

(272927)

255
Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what timetable has been set for the work on redefining the role and core competencies of police sergeants and the associated accreditation process.

(272928)

256
Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what timetable she has set for returning to custody sergeants the power to charge individuals in respect of all offences triable in magistrates' courts; and by what date this change will have been implemented nationally.

(272984)

257
Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 23 February 2009, Official Report, columns 7-8WS, on policing: publication of reports by Sir David Normington and Jan Berry, what steps her Department is taking to review charging procedures to help police use their discretion more.

(272985)

258
Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the current status is of the information reduction pilots in Surrey, Staffordshire, West Midlands and Leicestershire police forces; what assessment has been made of the time each pilot will take to achieve its targets; what analysis has been undertaken of the resultant savings in police officer time; and what plans she has for further roll-out of such schemes.

(272986)

259
Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the target date set for national roll out of the shortened crime recording and stop and account procedures has been met.

(272987)

260
Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visa applications were (a) reviewed by entry clearance officers in Pakistan and (b) processed by the visa hub in Abu Dhabi between the entry into service of the Abu Dhabi visa hub and 1 March 2009.

(272988)

261
Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff are employed at the Abu Dhabi visa hub.

(272989)

262
Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff based at the Abu Dhabi visa hub are allocated to reviewing visa applications from Pakistan.

(272990)

263
Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what date her Department's public service agreement target in relation to detections will be amended to provide that minor crimes will no longer count towards the target.

(272991)

264
Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which police forms will be (a) removed and (b) reduced in length as part of the Government's commitment to reduce the administrative burden on police forces; and on what date the revised version of each amended form will come into effect.

(272992)

265
Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what timetable she has set for the completion of the review of the use of powers under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000.

(273015)

266
Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what timetable she has set for the introduction of new codes of practice on the use of (a) covert human intelligence sources and (b) covert surveillance; and when she expects these codes of practice to enter into force.

(273016)

267
Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects the Gateway Group established to oversee all requests from her Department and its agencies for the collection of data outside its annual data requirement processes to begin its work.

(273017)

268
Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects automated supply of crime and detection data from existing police force management systems via her Department's data hub to be fully operational.

(273018)

269
Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the March 2009 target date set for the establishment of efficiency targets for police forces has been met by all police authorities.

(273019)

270
Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) status and (b) delivery timetable is of the National Policing Improvement Agency's project to (i) create a common operating environment for police officers and (ii) create innovative information services for citizens and partners of police forces.

(273020)

271
Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which police forces in England and Wales have implemented the Justice Seen, Justice Done programme.

(273021)

272
Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that police force procurement processes are coordinated nationally; and what timetable has been set for achieving such coordination.

(273022)

273
Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made by her Department's programme on collaborative working between police forces to deliver protective services in regions identified as high priority; and what improvements she expects will have been made in such services in these regions by the end of 2009.

(273023)

274
Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Organised Crime Partnership Board (OPCB) has taken since its inception; what goals have been set by the Board in 2009 and 2010; and when the Ministerial Advisory Group sponsoring the OPCB's work will be established.

(273024)

275
Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Office of Security and Counter-Terrorism has taken to develop an appropriate performance framework for counter-terrorism policing; and when she expects the framework to be implemented nationally.

(273025)

276
Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps have been taken to develop joint threat assessment mechanisms between police forces and the UK Border Agency to underpin operational work at the UK border; and what timetable has been established for the work.

(273026)

277
Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent proposals on improving existing collaborative arrangements between (a) forces at the UK border and (b) police forces and the UK Border Agency have been (i) made and (ii) agreed to; and what timetable has been established for implementation of the proposals agreed to.

(273027)

278
Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what timetable she envisages for proposed legislative changes to give officers the power to (a) seize high value goods on arrest and (b) prevent criminals being able to dissipate them before trial.

(273028)

279
Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what timetable has been set for the establishment of the International Police Assistance Board; and what goals she plans to set for the board.

(273029)

280
Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what timetable she has set for introduction of public service agreements on (a) making communities safer and (b) reducing the harm caused by alcohol and drugs.

(273030)

281
Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to (a) finalise and (b) implement the single top-down public confidence measure for police forces; and whether a method for measurement of the indicator has been agreed.

(273031)

282
Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what practical steps are being taken to align the performance targets of police forces and the Crown Prosecution Service; and what timetable has been set for such changes.

(273032)

283
Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made on (a) the Policing Objective Analysis model and (b) the development of force value for money profiles to provide improved data on the individual component costs of policing functions; and what timetable has been set for their completion.

(273033)

284
Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps are being taken to refocus the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) on its extended role in (a) supporting forces to respond to inspections and (b) assisting forces to improve their performance; and what the timetable for full transition of the NPIA to this new role is.

(273034)

285
Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the expanded list of police community support officer powers outlined in the Policing Green Paper will be (a) finalised and (b) implemented nationally.

(273035)

286
Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what procedures are in place for the regulation of forensic practitioners after the Council for the Registration of Forensic Practitioners ceases to operate and before a successor organisation is appointed; and if she will make a statement.

(273039)

287
Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she received representations from the Forensic Science Regulator prior to the decision not to provide transition funding to the Council for the Registration of Forensic Practitioners; and if she will make a statement.

(273040)

288
Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of the Council for the Registration of Forensic Practitioners; and if she will make a statement.

(273041)

289
Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what mechanisms are in place to ensure the continuity of regulation of individual forensic practitioners following the closure of the Council for the Registration of Forensic Practitioners; and if she will make a statement.

(273042)

290
Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what date it was decided to cease funding the Council for the Registration of Forensic Practitioners; and if she will make a statement.

(273043)

291
Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many British passport holders also hold Pakistani nationality.

(272916)

292
N Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether people who are outside the UK may apply to be subject to the transitional arrangements under the Tier 1 for post-study workers.

(272061)

293
Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Minister of State for Borders and Immigration plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Hammersmith and Fulham of 18 February 2009 on his constituent Mr John Crosby.

(273081)

294
Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many complaints have been made against police officers serving in the Metropolitan Police for concealing shoulder numbers in each of the last five years.

(273050)

295
Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers serving in the Metropolitan Police have been disciplined for concealing shoulder numbers in each of the last five years.

(273051)

296
Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police days have been spent on policing the demonstration by Tamils in Parliament Square since demonstrators first assembled there; and what the cost has been to date.

(272720)

297
N Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when a decision will be made on the application for asylum by a constituent of the hon. Member for North East Milton Keynes, Sima Salamat, Home Office reference number S1011503.

(272357)

298
Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the incidence of repeat trafficking of individuals.

(272925)

299
Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Government plans to implement its commitment to ensure that all internet service providers use filters to block images of child abuse; and if she will make a statement.

(272929)

300
Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent reports her Department has received on allegations that persons have been obliged to sign applications for leave to remain under duress by their spouses; and if she will make a statement.

(273047)

301
Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to (a) identify and (b) prosecute offences related to the trafficking of babies into the UK.

(273056)

302
Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent representations she has received on the adequacy of legislation on the trafficking of babies into the UK; and if she will make a statement.

(273057)

303
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which departments participate in the inter-departmental group on the replacement, refinement and reduction of animals in research established by her Department; and if she will make a statement.

(272901)

304
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what mechanisms the inter-departmental group on the replacement, refinement and reduction of animals in research (3Rs) uses to ensure that other UK regulatory bodies take account of progress made in relation to the 3Rs.

(272902)

305
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of Government funding for the National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research was provided by her Department in the last 12 months.

(272903)

306
N Paul Rowen (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much the Prevent strategy has cost in each year since its inception; and if she will make a statement.

(272556)

307
N Alan Simpson (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost to the public purse was of the recent police operation at the Iona School, Sneinton; and whether there is to be a charge to the public purse for the school's repair and refurbishment required as a consequence of the demonstration.

(272095)

308
N Alan Simpson (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether charges have been brought in relation to the recent demonstration at the Iona School, Sneinton; and what reports she has received on whether demonstrators forced their way into the main school rather than adjacent units.

(272468)

309
Sir Peter Soulsby (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children of asylum seekers (a) had and (b) had not begun to receive a standard programme of child immunisation before entering immigration removal centres in the last 12 months; and how many of those who had not begun to receive immunisations have subsequently started a programme of immunisations at an immigration removal centre.

(272840)

310
Mark Williams (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of the budget of each police force in Wales was derived from central government funding in each year since 1997.

(272773)

311
Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for East Surrey of 3 November 2008, Official Report, column 29W, on departmental computers, whether her Department's system for the automatic switching off of all Departmental desktop devices overnight has been introduced.

(272700)

312
Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many DNA samples recovered from crime scenes produced multiple matches when checked against the national DNA database in the last 12 months; and if she will make a statement.

(272719)

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

313
N Adam Afriyie (Windsor): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, when he expects the research councils to publish their plans for refocusing research priorities; and whether he plans to reduce commitments to existing research programmes to fund new priorities.

(272092)

314
N Adam Afriyie (Windsor): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what the new research priorities referred to in Table 6.1 of the Budget 2009 Red Book are; and what steps his Department (a) has taken and (b) plans to take to consult the research community on the identification of these priorities.

(272093)

315
N Adam Afriyie (Windsor): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how the value-for-money savings identified in the 2009 Budget will be shared between the research councils; and from which areas of their budgets he expects the research councils to make savings.

(272094)

316
N Adam Afriyie (Windsor): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what instructions his Department has issued to the research councils on identifying the value-for-money savings identified in the 2009 Budget.

(272096)

317
Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many new learning places he estimates will be created by implementation of the proposals in the Learning Revolution White Paper.

(272757)

318
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how much funding was made available to local learning and skills councils for the provision of veterinary nurse training in each of the last five years.

(272895)

319
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many students from (a) England, (b) Wales and (c) outside the UK undertook university courses in veterinary studies in each of the last five years.

(272896)

320
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many new apprenticeship places in the agriculture sector have been created in the last 12 months.

(272960)

321
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many new apprenticeship places in the retail sector have been created in the last 12 months.

(272961)

322
N Hon Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many further educational establishments accepted non-EU students in the last year for which information is available; how many further education establishments were inspected in the latest year for which information is available; and how many failed that inspection.

(272384)

323
Stephen Williams (Bristol West): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number of Building Colleges for the Future funding applications which (a) involve land sales and (b) are part of local regeneration programmes.

(273068)

324
Stephen Williams (Bristol West): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many colleges were on the register of education and training providers in each year since 1997.

(273069)

325
Stephen Williams (Bristol West): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many new colleges registered with his Department and its predecessors as education and training providers in each year since 1997.

(273070)

326
Stephen Williams (Bristol West): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many further education colleges registered with his Department and its predecessors closed in each year since 1997.

(273071)

327
Stephen Williams (Bristol West): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many and what proportion of students studying for a higher education qualification in a further education college in 2007-08 were (a) directly funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for England, (b) funded via a university and (c) funded by the Learning and Skills Council; and what proportion of the total number of higher education students in England in that year each represents.

(273072)

328
Stephen Williams (Bristol West): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many graduates of universities in England who have moved abroad to (a) other EU member states and (b) non-EU countries have informed the Student Loans Company of their change of status in each of the last five years.

(273075)

Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development

329
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much humanitarian aid the UK has provided to Sri Lanka in the last 10 years.

(273007)

330
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of international aid agencies on the provision of humanitarian aid to Sri Lanka.

(273008)

331
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions he has had with the Sri Lankan government on the provision of humanitarian aid to that country.

(273010)

332
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of non-governmental organisations on the provision of humanitarian aid to Sri Lanka.

(273011)

333
Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance his Department provides to support the justice system in Kenya; and whether he plans to increase the level of such assistance to take account of the role of the Kenyan authorities in prosecuting piracy suspects.

(272919)

334
Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which (a) programmes and (b) projects his Department supports in (i) the North West Frontier Province and (ii) the Federally Administered Tribal areas in Pakistan; and how much his Department gave to each 2008-09.

(272921)

335
Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what effect recent events in the Swat valley have had on his Department's operations in the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan; and if he will make a statement.

(272922)

336
Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many (a) locally-engaged and (b) UK-based staff his Department employs in Pakistan; and how many of these (i) are based in and (ii) travel to (A) the North West Frontier Province and (B) Federally Administered Tribal areas in connection with their responsibilities.

(272923)

337
Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many development and education projects funded by his Department are located in Swat; and if he will make a statement.

(272729)

338
Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether any (a) schools and (b) educational materials funded by his Department in Swat have been destroyed by the Taliban.

(272730)

339
Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate he has made of the number of Zimbabwean refugees in South Africa (a) in each of the last five years and (b) at the latest date for which figures are available.

(272736)

340
Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much humanitarian assistance has been given to support Zimbabwean refugees in South Africa in each of the last five years.

(272842)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice

341
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the ratio of prisoners to prison officers at each category C prison in England and Wales was on 1 April in each of the last 10 years.

(272735)

342
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what factors he took into acount when deciding on the nature of the review of the disturbance at HM Prison Ashwell on 11 April 2009.

(272820)

343
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison disturbances requiring the deployment of (a) Tornado support officers and (b) the police there have been in prisons in England and Wales in each of the last 12 years for which figures are available; and what the (i) cause, (ii) nature and (iii) cost to the public purse of the disturbance was in each case.

(272821)

344
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which (a) rooms and (b) other areas of HM Prison Ashwell are inoperable following the disturbance of 11 April 2009; and for how long he estimates the damaged areas will be inoperable.

(272822)

345
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the disturbance at HMP Ashwell on 11 April 2009 arising from (a) damage to prison property, (b) deploying additional Prison Service staff and other emergency services personnel to deal with the disturbance, (c) transporting prisoners to other prisons and (d) conducting an investigation into the incident.

(272823)

346
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) hits and (b) votes have been recorded on the Community Payback website since its inception.

(272824)

347
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department has spent on (a) advertising in all media and (b) related communications and consultancy services on the promotion of its Community Payback initiative, broken down by category of expenditure.

(272825)

348
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners were relocated to other prisons following the disturbance at HM Prison Ashwell on 11 April 2009; and to which prisons they were sent.

(272826)

349
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many complaints the Prison Service Internal Complaints Process received from prisoners in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.

(272827)

350
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners who smoke were sharing cells with non-smokers on 1 January 2009.

(272828)

351
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers in England and Wales are (a) riot trained and (b) qualified to act as Tornado support; and at which prisons they are located.

(272829)

352
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers constitute the normal night staff team at HM Prison Ashwell; and how many prison officers were on duty on the night of 10-11 April 2009.

(272830)

353
Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress has been made on national implementation of his Department's Simple Speedy Summary Justice programme.

(272994)

354
Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the (a) efficiency savings and (b) savings in time for (i) police officers and (ii) others arising from the virtual court pilot at Camberwell Green; when he plans to initiate the second pilot site in north Kent; whether a timetable has been established for the national implementation of virtual courts; and when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to amend the law on the right of the defendant to consent to attendance at a virtual court.

(272995)

355
N David Howarth (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the Advisory Steering Group for the proposed young offenders academy.

(272684)

356
N David Howarth (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to undertake public consultation on the proposal for a young offenders academy before the pilot project is given approval to begin procurement; and if he will make a statement.

(272685)

357
N David Howarth (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the compatibility of proposals for a young offenders academy with the Government's policy to make custody for children a last resort.

(272686)

358
Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department and its predecessor spent on legal aid in (a) Hemel Hempstead and (b) Hertfordshire in each of the last 10 years.

(272792)

359
N Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will assess the effectiveness of electronic tagging of (a) young offenders aged between (i) 10 and 15 and (ii) 12 and 16 years old, (b) prisoners released on end of custody licence and (c) those on bail resident in (A) Essex and (B) Castle Point.

(272559)

360
Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners on an indeterminate sentence for public protection (IPP) have served longer than their tariff in each month since the introduction of IPPs; and what the average minimum length of a completed IPP has been.

(272691)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

361
Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many complaints have been made against Police Service of Northern Ireland police officers for concealing shoulder numbers in each of the last five years.

(273052)

362
Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many staff work in the Police Service of Northern Ireland's Historical Enquiries Team.

(273053)

363
Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many Police Service of Northern Ireland police officers have been disciplined for concealing shoulder numbers in each of the last five years.

(273054)

364
Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, on how many occasions and in what circumstances the Police Service of Northern Ireland's Historical Enquiries Team has departed from its policy of investigating deaths in chronological order; and if he will make a statement.

(273055)

365
Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many investigations undertaken by the Police Service of Northern Ireland's Historical Enquiries Team have related to the death of a (a) police officer, (b) member of the Ulster Defence Regiment, (c) member of the Army other than the Ulster Defence Regiment and (d) civilian; and if he will make a statement.

(273060)

366
Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many deaths the Historical Enquiries Team has investigated to date; of those investigated how many cases have (a) been closed, (b) been referred for prosecution and (c) led to successful prosecutions; and if he will make a statement.

(273062)

Questions to the Prime Minister

367
Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Prime Minister, whether Pakistan's nuclear weapons were discussed during his visit to Pakistan on 27 April 2009.

(272724)

368
Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Prime Minister, whether he has had discussions with his Canadian counterpart on the continuing deployment of Canadian troops in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement.

(272727)

369
Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Prime Minister, whether he made representations to President Zardari on the re-assertion of central government control in Swat during his recent meeting with him.

(272728)

Questions to the Solicitor General

370
Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Solicitor General, what progress has been made on national implementation of integrated prosecution teams.

(272993)

371
Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Solicitor General, how many prosecutions for offences related to the trafficking of babies the Crown Prosecution Service has brought in the last 12 months.

(273059)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport

372
N Nick Ainger (Carmarthen West & South Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had discussions with other governments about the ending of charges by airlines for passengers with pulmonary hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, muscular dystrophy and other conditions who bring personal oxygen concentrators and equipment on board airlines or who use supplemental oxygen provided by the airline.

[R] (271541)

373
N Nick Ainger (Carmarthen West & South Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will hold discussions with airlines operating from the UK to seek to end charges made on passengers with pulmonary hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and muscular dystrophy who require inflight supplemental oxygen provided by the airline or by themselves.

[R] (271542)

374
N Nick Ainger (Carmarthen West & South Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to ensure air passengers with pulmonary hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, muscular dystrophy and other conditions are not charged by airlines for bringing on board personal oxygen concentrators or equipment or for having supplemental oxygen provided by the airline.

[R] (271543)

375
Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what sanctions will apply to motorists who drive in lanes reserved for authorised persons on the Olympic Route Network without authorisation.

(272843)

376
Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department has taken to monitor First Great Western's performance in delivering its financial commitments since the last review.

(272996)

377
Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many train services have been cancelled by First Great Western in the last 12 months.

(272997)

378
Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the performance of First Great Western in delivering its commitment to improve service reliability.

(272998)

379
Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent representations he has received on proposals for a common EU maritime policy on port taxes.

(272699)

380
N Mr Robert Goodwill (Scarborough & Whitby): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the cost of the new computer system to be used by post offices to renew photocard driving licences.

(272464)

381
N Mr Robert Goodwill (Scarborough & Whitby): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what reports he has received of allegations of the fraudulent use of V5C forms with serial numbers between (a) BG8229501 and BG9999030 and (b) BI2305501 and BI2800000.

(272465)

382
N Mr Robert Goodwill (Scarborough & Whitby): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many V5C forms with serial numbers between (a) BG8229501 and BG9999030 and (b) BI2305501 and BI2800000 have been misplaced by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency or its contractors.

(272466)

383
N Mr Robert Goodwill (Scarborough & Whitby): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 13 November 2008, Official Report, columns 1286-87W, on the Longdendale bypass, what costs have been incurred in connection with the A57/A628 Mottram to Tintwistle bypass since 13 November 2008.

(272467)

384
N Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects the M42 to be free of roadworks and lane closures in both directions.

(272319)

385
N Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons the current roadworks on the M42 were not phased to take place after roadworks on the M1 motorway between Junctions 25 and 28 were concluded; and if he will make a statement.

(272320)

386
Julie Morgan (Cardiff North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much of the funding for 2008 for Vehicle and Operator Services Agency testing services announced on 30 July 2008 the Agency spent in 2008.

(273014)

387
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that drivers of minicabs operating illegally are (a) apprehended and (b) prosecuted.

(272962)

388
Helen Southworth (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to establish a nationally-available frequent user railcard.

(272849)

389
Helen Southworth (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to promote the availability of the Rover range of rail tickets.

(272850)

390
N Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) scheduled and (b) inclusive tour flights there were from British airports to (a) euro zone countries, (b) Germany, (c) France, (d) Spain and (e) Italy in each of the last five years.

(272560)

391
Mark Williams (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many sites were available to run module one of the new motorcycle test on 27 April 2009 of each type in each region.

(272771)

Questions to the Minister for Women and Equality

392
Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, when she plans to reply to the letters from the hon. Member for Hammersmith and Fulham of 28 November 2008 and 3 February 2009 on his constituent, Ms Jackie Pemberton.

(273078)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

393
Mr Philip Dunne (Ludlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Adviser Discretion Fund provides funding to train an individual jobseeker in the preparation of a curriculum vitae.

(272936)

394
Mr Philip Dunne (Ludlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was made available for each activity funded by the Adviser Discretion Fund in 2008-09.

(272937)

395
Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have been (a) interviewed on suspicion, (b) charged with and (c) convicted of benefit fraud offences in each of the last five years.

(273049)

396
Kate Hoey (Vauxhall): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many benefit payments were paid (a) by direct debit into bank accounts and (b) via the Post Office network through the Post Office Card Account in each of the last three years.

(273082)

397
Kate Hoey (Vauxhall): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many recipients of benefits were paid (a) by direct debit into bank accounts and (b) via the Post Office network through the Post Office Card Account in each of the last three years.

(273083)

398
Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of young people in (a) Hemel Hempstead and (b) Hertfordshire claimed jobseeker's allowance in each of the last 10 years.

(272790)

399
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) court cases and (b) convictions there have been for benefit fraud in each of the last five years.

(272721)

400
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff were employed at Jobcentre branches in each London borough in each of the last five years.

(272832)

401
Stephen Williams (Bristol West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average processing time for jobseeker's allowance claims received from the residents of Bristol was in the last period for which figures are available.

(273073)

402
Stephen Williams (Bristol West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claims for jobseeker's allowance received from persons resident in Bristol West constituency are yet to be processed.

(273074)

403
Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate his Department has made of the average distance between the home of a jobseeker's allowance claimant and the nearest Jobcentre Plus office; and if he will make a statement.

(272701)

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

404
N David Howarth (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what factors he took into account in making the recent decision to decommission beds at local authority secure children's homes.

[Transferred] (272687)

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

405
Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has had discussions at EU level on the implications for the implementation of the provisions of the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 in respect of the status of waste oil of the ruling of the (a) European Court of Justice in the case of ARCO Chemie in 2000 and (b) Court of Appeal in the case of OSS Group v. Environment Agency in 2007; and if he will make a statement.

[Transferred] (272835)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport

406
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the level of pollution from shipping in UK coastal waters.

[Transferred] (272836)

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