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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Wednesday 20 May 2009
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 20 May 2009
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 20 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 Wednesday 20 May of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Wednesday 20 May see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 1
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how much funding was provided by regional development agencies to the video games industry in 2007-08. | | (276658) | 2
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, pursuant to the Answer of 12 February 2009, Official Report, column 2298W, on official cars, how many of the cars owned by (a) his Department and (b) its agencies are over six years old. | | (276778) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 3
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many overpayments of tax credit to residents of Carshalton and Wallington there were in the last 12 months; and what proportion of the number of tax credits for such residents this represents. | | (276684) | 4
N | Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Child Trust Fund vouchers have been issued in North East Fife constituency in the most recent year for which figures are available; how many accounts have been opened by residents of the constituency; and what his estimate is of the value of those accounts. | | (276535) | 5
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 2 April 2009, Official Report, columns 1390-91W, on public sector pensions, what estimate he made of the cost to his Department of calculating a revised estimate of the potential net saving in employer costs for the pension schemes for the NHS, teachers and Civil Service over the 50-year period. | | (276661) | 6
| Stephen Hesford (Wirral West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the merits of altering the basic rate of income tax. | | (276663) | 7
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what has been the cost to the public purse of the Government buying shares in banks. | | (276619) | 8
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in each constituency in the South West have been (a) overpaid and (b) underpaid tax credits (i) once, (ii) twice and (iii) three or more times since April 2003. | | (276714) | 9
N | Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to reply to the email from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire of 15 April 2009, on green businesses. | | (276554) | 10
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his estimate is of the amount of business rates raised from businesses based in residential properties in the last 12 months for which figures are available. | | (276652) | 11
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his estimate is of the amount of capital gains tax raised from businesses based in residential properties in the last 12 months for which figures are available. | | (276653) | 12
N | Mr Edward Timpson (Crewe & Nantwich): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to provide a substantive answer to Question (a) 273637, (b) 273638, (c) 273640 and (d) 273641 on the HM Revenue and Customs Workforce Change Programme tabled on 5 May 2009 for named day answer on 8 May. | | (276545) | 13
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 26 November 2008, Official Report, column 1926W, on welfare tax credits: overpayments, how many individual cases of tax credit overpayments his Department has taken to court to seek recovery in each month since October 2008; and if he will make a statement. | | (276697) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 14
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much expenditure his Department has incurred in facilitating the collection of biometric data in schools to date. | | (276640) | 15
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the secure holding of biometric data gathered by schools. | | (276641) | 16
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many maintained schools in each region use biometric devices. | | (276642) | 17
| Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many (a) maintained and (b) independent nurseries in each local authority area were placed in special measures in each year since 2001. | | (276655) | 18
| Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many registered childminders there were in each quarter in each of the last 10 years. | | (276656) | 19
| Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what proportion of the childcare workforce had a (a) degree level, (b) level 3 and (c) level 2 qualification in each of the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement. | | (276657) | 20
N | Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what information his Department collects on the nationality of pupils in schools. | | (276436) | 21
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, which secure children's homes in England and Wales (a) closed in each of the last 12 years and (b) are scheduled for closure in the next 12 months; what funds his Department has allocated to all secure children's homes in 2009-10; and if he will make a statement. | | (276752) | 22
| Linda Gilroy (Plymouth, Sutton): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many children resident in Plymouth, Sutton achieved five or more A* to C grades at GCSE in (a) 1997 and (b) 2008. | | (276681) | 23
| Linda Gilroy (Plymouth, Sutton): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many (a) teachers and (b) classroom assistants were employed in schools in Plymouth, Sutton (i) in 1997 and (ii) at the latest date for which information is available. | | (276683) | 24
| Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Gateshead East & Washington West): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what guidance his Department issues to schools on the provision of support for children diagnosed with epilepsy; and what assessment he has made of the extent to which such guidance is complied with. | | (276664) | 25
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what funding was allocated for the rebuilding of school buildings in (a) England, (b) the North East, (c) Teesside and (d) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency in each year from 2009-10 to 2011-12. | | (276622) | 26
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many hours a week on average 16 to 18 year-olds spent on apprenticeships in each industrial sector in (a) England, (b) the North East, (c) Teesside and (d) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (276624) | 27
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what proportion of pupils with statements of special educational needs attended special schools in the (a) England, (b) the North East, (c) Teesside and (d) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency in each year since 1997. | | (276686) | 28
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, pursuant to the Answer of 7 May 2009, Official Report, column 413W, on children in care: personal records, what penalties local authorities may incur for not keeping children's records for the required amount of time. | | (276649) | 29
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many full-time children's social workers there were in each local authority in each year since 1997. | | (276650) | 30
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the average weekly cost to the public purse of housing a looked-after child in an independent children's home was in the last 12 month period for which figures are available. | | (276651) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 31
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what recent estimate he has made of the percentage of qualified (a) law, (b) medical and (c) engineering graduates in the UK who are unemployed. | | (276621) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 32
N | Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 23 April 2009, Official Report, column 879W, on council tax, how many homes were revalued for council tax purposes at the point of sale following property improvements in each region in each year since 1997; and how many such homes were revalued to (a) a higher, (b) a lower and (c) the same council tax band. | | (276551) | 33
| Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the residual costs of the Yorkshire and Humber Regional Assembly in 2009-10. | | (276734) | 34
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take to ensure that the planned number of new homes are built during the next 12 months. | | (276632) | 35
| Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of housing survey coverage in rural areas; and if she will make a statement. | | (276644) | 36
| Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many households in rural areas were living in temporary accommodation at the latest date for which information is available. | | (276645) | 37
| Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many new affordable rural homes in smaller settlements have been completed since 2008. | | (276646) | 38
N | Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many contracts have been let by the Homes and Communities Agency and its predecessor bodies to the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment in each of the last five years; what the monetary value of each such contract was; and what services were supplied under each such contract. | | (276538) | 39
N | Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much has been spent by the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment on tendering for contracts from the Homes and Communities Agency and its predecessor bodies in each of the last three years. | | (276539) | 40
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether (a) she, (b) other Ministers and (c) officials in her Department have had any recent meetings with HM Treasury representatives at which the proposed funding structure for Brighton and Hove City Council's local delivery vehicle has been discussed. | | (276635) | 41
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many households were in temporary accommodation in Brighton and Hove in each of the last three years. | | (276636) | 42
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many representations have been received by her Department from (a) people and (b) social housing tenants in Brighton and Hove on (i) a further stock transfer ballot and (ii) a transfer of housing stock to registered social landlords; and how many such representations were in favour of a stock transfer. | | (276637) | 43
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department has provided to Brighton and Hove City Council on (a) private finance options for funding its local delivery vehicle and (b) its budgeting for prudential borrowing. | | (276638) | 44
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when she plans to announce her decision on Brighton and Hove City Council's proposed local delivery vehicle. | | (276639) | 45
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether Homebuy agents are permitted to bring forward expected funding from one financial year into another under the terms of their contracts with her Department. | | (276739) | 46
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what funding was allocated to MyChoice Homebuy in (a) 2008-09 and (b) 2009-10; and how much has been spent from each year's allocation. | | (276740) | 47
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many allocations of funding were provided by MyChoice Homebuy for 2009-10; and how many have so far been taken up. | | (276741) | 48
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much funding is available for the MyChoice Homebuy scheme in 2010-11; and if she will make a statement. | | (276742) | 49
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of whether to reallocate funds from one Homebuy scheme to another. | | (276743) | 50
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to redistribute MyChoice Homebuy funding to reflect demand for the scheme in each region; and if she will make a statement. | | (276744) | 51
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many Homebuy agents had stopped accepting new applications for the MyChoice Homebuy scheme by 18 May 2009. | | (276745) | 52
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many registered Homebuy agents there are in each region. | | (276746) | 53
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many Homebuy agents were accepting applications for the MyChoice Homebuy scheme on 18 May 2009. | | (276747) | 54
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to collect information on payments made by local authorities for consultancy services. | | (276768) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 55
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many voids there were in the married quarters estate in each month since 1997. | | [R] (276801) | 56
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many married quarters of each standard of condition in the married quarters estate there were in each year since 1997. | | [R] (276802) | 57
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the new spend on (a) each married quarters estate and (b) married quarters in total (i) was in 2008-09 and (ii) is projected to be in each of the next five years. | | [R] (276803) | 58
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many surplus married quarters he expects to have been ceded to Annington Homes without compensation to the Exchequer by the end of 2009-10. | | [R] (276804) | 59
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department takes to (a) verify and (b) validate accounts of the actions of soldiers for which they are given awards for gallantry. | | (276812) | 60
N | Willie Rennie (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of his Department's military training exercises has (a) been cancelled and (b) been cancelled because of a lack of appropriate equipment in each year since 2001. | | (276550) | 61
| Willie Rennie (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons the Chief Operating Officer and Financial Director of Defence Storage and Distribution Agency has been suspended. | | (276716) | 62
| Willie Rennie (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent representations he has received from Commander Fleet on the minimum number of posts required to ensure the safe conduct of operations at the Defence Storage and Distribution Agency, Crombie. | | (276717) | 63
| Willie Rennie (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Defence Equipment and Support risk register for the Defence Storage and Distribution Agency base at Crombie includes a minimum staff requirement. | | (276718) | 64
| Willie Rennie (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the recommendation of the Investments Approval Board was on the minimum number of posts for the safe conduct of operations at the Defence Storage and Distribution Agency base at Crombie. | | (276719) | 65
| Willie Rennie (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons it was decided not to transfer the Defence Storage and Distribution Agency base at Crombie to the Clyde. | | (276720) | 66
| Willie Rennie (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the surplus of income over expenditure was at the Defence Storage and Distribution Agency base at Crombie in each of the last five years. | | (276721) | 67
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what UK (a) Army and (b) Royal Navy personnel are based in the UK Overseas Territories in the Caribbean. | | (276784) | 68
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what UK armed forces are based in (a) Anguilla, (b) the British Virgin Islands, (c) the Cayman Islands, (d) Montserrat and (e) the Turks and Caicos Islands. | | (276808) | 69
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2009, Official Report, columns 311-12W, on official cars, how many of the cars leased by (a) his Department and (b) its agencies are over six years old. | | (276776) | 70
N | Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent steps British forces in Afghanistan have taken to protect girls' schools and girls travelling to and from school from violent attacks; and what discussions his Department has had with its military allies on the matter. | | (276540) | 71
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress his Department has made in its review of the future of war pensions committees; whether the review will take account of the views of disabled veterans and their families served by such committees; and whether hon. Members will be given the opportunity to comment on the conclusions of the review before final decisions are taken. | | (276732) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change 72
N | David Howarth (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what representations he has received from (a) the Association of Electricity Producers and (b) Drax Power Limited on the effects of the implementation of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005. | | (276536) | 73
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many wind turbines will be erected over the next three years; and what recent estimate he has made of the effect this will have on the level of UK carbon dioxide emissions in each subsequent year. | | (276627) | 74
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment his Department has made of the merits of increasing the level of the subsidy available to homeowners for the installation of solar panels at their properties. | | (276628) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 75
| Mr Richard Benyon (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on what date he most recently discussed sea fishing quotas with his counterparts in the devolved administrations; and if he will make a statement. | | (276705) | 76
| Mr Richard Benyon (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many fisheries officers have been based in each principal coastal town in each year since 2004. | | (276706) | 77
| Mr Richard Benyon (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the level of illegal fishing within the UK's 12 nautical mile limit in each year since 1997. | | (276707) | 78
| Mr Richard Benyon (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what budget for fisheries management his Department and its predecessor set for each year since 1997; and what proportion of the budget was spent on (a) research, (b) administration and (c) enforcement in each such year. | | (276708) | 79
| Mr Richard Benyon (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) junior concession, (b) senior concession, (c) disabled concession and (d) full season rod licences have been issued in each year since 1997. | | (276773) | 80
| Mr Richard Benyon (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much was collected in fees for (a) junior concession, (b) senior concession, (c) disabled concession and (d) full season rod licences in each year since 1997. | | (276782) | 81
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the outcome was of the meeting of 31 March 2009 on voluntary guidance on the labelling of food produce from the West Bank. | | (276766) | 82
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he expects to announce proposals on voluntary guidance on the labelling of food produce from the West Bank. | | (276767) | 83
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will bring forward proposals to expand the categories of used cooking oil which may be classified as fuel under the proposed end-of-waste protocol. | | (276676) | 84
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will increase the level of rated thermal input allowed by a Part 1A permit required under the Environmental Permitting Regulations 2007 for fuel manufactured from waste which has attained an end-of-waste certificate. | | (276677) | 85
| Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage of rural England is served by Rural Housing Enablers funded by his Department. | | (276643) | 86
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential for the use of side-flapped, automatic sheeting systems for tipper trucks to contribute to a reduction in littering; and if he will make a statement. | | (276614) | 87
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the average weekly water bill for a (a) one, (b) two, (c) three and (d) four or more person household. | | (276647) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 88
| Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress he has made in respect of the case of Maryam Kallis, recently arrested in Syria; and if he will make a statement. | | (276781) | 89
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his European counterparts on the Nabucco project; what his recent assessment of progress on the project is; and if he will make a statement. | | (276662) | 90
N | Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Chinese government on the detention of two Chinese Christians, Alimiyiang Yimih and Wusiman Yiming; and if he will make a statement. | | (276434) | 91
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Richmond (Yorks) of 15 May 2009, Official Report, column 1061W, on departmental public expenditure, for what reason the administration allocation for the Basra post was reduced from £6,800,947 in 2007-08 to £1,426,582 in 2008-09; what categories of cost are now incurred at this post; and how much staff security at the post cost in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (276798) | 92
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Fareham of 15 May 2009, Official Report, column 1061W, on departmental mobile phones, what records his Department keeps on the number of communications devices lost by members of his Department. | | (276799) | 93
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer to the Lord Toms of Cheltenham of 5 May 2009, Official Report, House of Lords, column WA106, on private military companies, how many personnel of private military companies are operating under contracts with his Department. | | (276800) | 94
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer to the right hon. Member for Richmond (Yorks) of 15 May 2009, Official Report, column 1061W, on departmental public expenditure, for what reason the administration allocation for the Jeddah post was reduced from £902,238 in 2007-08 to nil in 2008-09; how the post in Jeddah is now funded; what reductions there have been in (a) services and (b) staff numbers as a result of the change; and what assessment he has made of the effect of the change on the level of services provided to British citizens on Hajj. | | (276813) | 95
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer to the right hon. Member for Richmond (Yorks) of 15 May 2009, Official Report, column 1061W, on departmental public expenditure, for what reason the administration allocation for the Baghdad post was reduced from £26,584,327 in 2007-08 to £2,673,946 in 2008-09; what categories of cost are now incurred at the post; and how much staff security at the post cost in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (276814) | 96
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer to the right hon. Member for Richmond (Yorks) of 15 May 2009, Official Report, column 1061W, on departmental public expenditure, for what reason the administration allocation for the New York Consulate-General was reduced from £2,361,293 in 2007-08 to nil in 2008-09; how the Consulate-General is now funded; what reductions there have been in (a) services and (b) staff numbers as a result of the change; and what assessment he has made of the effect of the change on (i) services provided to British citizens in the eastern United States and (ii) Anglo-American relations. | | (276815) | 97
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer to the right hon. Member for Richmond (Yorks) of 15 May 2009, Official Report, column 1061W, on departmental public expenditure, for what reason the administration allocation for the Kirkuk post was reduced from £1,390,059 in 2007-08 to nil in 2008-09; for what reason the administration allocation for the new post at Erbil remains at £140,569; what services in Kirkuk have been reduced as a result of the change; and what recent discussions he has had with authorities in the Kurdistan region on the effect of the change on the UK's policy on northern Iraq and the Kurds. | | (276816) | 98
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Statement of 30 April 2009, Official Report, columns 1048-50, on Sri Lanka, what steps he is taking to ensure that the UN Security Council addresses the conflict in Sri Lanka. | | (276833) | 99
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many non-UK nationals his Department employs directly. | | (276834) | 100
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of progress made in securing Afghanistan's democratic future in the last six months. | | (276629) | 101
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he plans to answer Question 267724, on conflict prevention resources, tabled on 25 March 2009. | | (276722) | 102
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many violent crimes were committed against British tourists in (a) Bermuda, (b) the Turks and Caicos Islands and (c) the Cayman Islands in each of the last five years. | | (276785) | 103
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the status is of the constitution of the Turks and Caicos Islands; and if he will make a statement. | | (276787) | 104
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 21 April 2009, Official Report, column 560W, on British Overseas Territories: electricity generation, what assessment he has made of the outcome of Bermuda's trialling of solar power stations; and if he will make a statement. | | (276788) | 105
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 21 April 2009, Official Report, column 560W, on British Overseas Territories: electricity generation, what percentage of St Helena's electricity requirements is generated through the wind power programme. | | (276789) | 106
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which international environmental treaties bind one or more UK Overseas Territories; and what targets each British Territory is required to meet in terms of emissions under the terms of each treaty. | | (276790) | 107
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he plans to answer Question 272621, tabled on 30 April 2009, on the number of records stored on the Overseas Territories Regional Crime Intelligence System. | | (276795) | 108
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 7 May 2009, Official Report, column 357W, on British Overseas Territories: environment protection, what projects were funded from the Overseas Territories Environment programme in (a) Montserrat and (b) Bermuda. | | (276796) | 109
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 7 May 2009, Official Report, column 358W, on British Overseas Territories: environment protection, what steps are planned to be taken in the British Territories in the Caribbean under the project to enhance capacity for adaptation to climate change. | | (276797) | 110
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of prison provision in UK Overseas Territories in the Caribbean. | | (276806) | 111
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which UK Overseas Territories are signatories to the Kyoto Protocol. | | (276807) | 112
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assistance his Department has provided to the UK Overseas Territories in respect of border (a) patrol and (b) enforcement in the last 12 months. | | (276810) | 113
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to counter human trafficking in the UK Overseas Territories. | | (276811) | 114
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many of the personal records on the Overseas Territories Regional Crime Intelligence System relate to persons aged 18 and under. | | (276817) | 115
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the UK's progress towards meeting the Ottawa Convention's requirements on the removal of anti-personnel landmines from its territory. | | (276835) | 116
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo on the detention and trial of General Nkunda; and if he will make a statement. | | (276703) | 117
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effect on the human rights situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo of the exploitation of and trade in minerals in that country; and if he will make a statement. | | (276704) | 118
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on proposed further investigations by the UN Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of Congo of the exploitation of natural resources to finance armed groups in that country. | | (276731) | 119
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 30 April 2009, Official Report, column 1414W, on Sudan: politics and government, what recent assessment he has made of the security situation in the Chad-Sudan border area. | | (276780) | 120
N | Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire of 2 April 2009, transferred from the Department for International Development on 9 April, on Hakamada Iwao. | | (276553) | 121
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 11 February 2009, Official Report, columns 2005-6W, on official cars, how many of the cars owned by FCO Services are over six years old. | | (276779) | 122
N | Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2009, Official Report, column 381W, to which organisations in Israel and Palestine his Department has provided support for promoting women's roles in political processes; how much financial support each has received; and what other kinds of support his Department has provided. | | (275956) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 123
N | Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department has taken to implement its national framework for responding to an influenza pandemic. | | (276392) | 124
| Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children were admitted to hospital as a result of an accident in the home in each month of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (276654) | 125
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reason the human papilloma virus vaccination campaign cut-off date was set in order to target those born before September 1990. | | (275849) | 126
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on (a) vaccinating students from overseas in all schools in England against the human papilloma virus and (b) requiring contributions from such students towards the cost of such vaccinations. | | (275850) | 127
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps are being taken to ensure that hospitals are able to deal with a swine influenza pandemic. | | (276620) | 128
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children have been vaccinated against human papilloma virus in (a) England, (b) the North East, (c) the Tees Valley and (d) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency. | | (276623) | 129
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of children aged six years old and under have been inoculated against measles in (a) England, (b) the North East, (c) Teesside and (d) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency. | | (276625) | 130
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his latest estimate is of the likelihood of a swine influenza pandemic. | | (276630) | 131
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department has taken to prepare for a possible swine influenza pandemic. | | (276631) | 132
| Anne Milton (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what response he has made to the recommendation made in the Bradley Report on people with mental health problems in the criminal justice system for a minimum target for the NHS of 14 days to transfer a prisoner with acute, severe mental illness to an appropriate healthcare setting. | | (276616) | 133
| Anne Milton (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time for transfer from prison to hospital under the Mental Health Act 1983 was in (a) each primary care trust area, (b) each prison and (c) England in (i) 2005, (ii) 2006, (iii) 2007 and (iv) 2008. | | (276617) | 134
| Anne Milton (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make an estimate of the number of NHS counsellors required to deal with the increase in mental health problems resulting from the economic downturn in 2009. | | (276618) | 135
| Anne Milton (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many women's prisons offered chlamydia testing for inmates in each of the last five years. | | (276698) | 136
| Anne Milton (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many incidents of sexually transmitted infections have been recorded in prisons amongst (a) men and (b) women inmates in each of the last five years. | | (276699) | 137
N | Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of prisoners diagnosed with a mental illness in (a) Leeds and (b) England in each of the last three years. | | (276556) | 138
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to publish his Department's Green Paper on the future of adult social care. | | (276709) | 139
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) reviewed on patient choice in the NHS. | | (276710) | 140
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of psycho-educational therapies in the treatment of those diagnosed with schizophrenia. | | (276713) | 141
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his most recent assessment is of the effects of the European Working Time Directive on hospital staff. | | (276715) | 142
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what criteria are used to determine the efficacy of healthcare associated infection control products adopted for use by the NHS in the absence of a recommendation from the Rapid Review Panel. | | (276612) | 143
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2009, Official Report, column 939W, on official cars, how many of the cars (a) hired and (b) leased by (i) his Department and (ii) its agencies are over six years old. | | (276737) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 144
| Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken to reduce the level of vehicle crime in Coventry in the last 12 months. | | (276688) | 145
| Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken to reduce the level of credit card fraud in Coventry in the last 12 months. | | (276689) | 146
| Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken to reduce the incidence of crimes related to sexual offences in Coventry in the last 12 months. | | (276690) | 147
| Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken to reduce the level of violent crime in Coventry in the last 12 months. | | (276691) | 148
| Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken to reduce the level of racially-aggravated crime in Coventry in the last 12 months. | | (276692) | 149
N | Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect of the new regulations for religious workers who apply for a visa to enter the UK; how many applicants have been refused under the new arrangements; and if she will make a statement. | | (276435) | 150
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police staff have been (a) investigated, (b) disciplined and (c) dismissed for unauthorised or improper use of the Police National Computer database in each of the last five years. | | (276824) | 151
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff of each organisation authorised to use the national DNA database have been (a) investigated, (b) disciplined and (c) dismissed for unauthorised or improper use of that database in each of the last five years. | | (276825) | 152
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether loss of data obtained from the national DNA database has been reported by any organisation which has access to (a) the database and (b) data from the database. | | (276826) | 153
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many attempted frauds in applications for passports have been detected by the Identity and Passport Service in each of the last five years. | | (276827) | 154
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many biometric passports issued to applicants had subsequently been withdrawn on the basis of (a) fraud and (b) ineligibility of the applicant on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (276828) | 155
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many fake British passports (a) containing and (b) not containing biometric information have been recovered by (i) the police, (ii) the UK Border Agency and (iii) HM Revenue and Customs in each of the last five years. | | (276829) | 156
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many passports have been issued to individuals who were subsequently found to have used the identities of deceased British citizens to obtain those passports in each of the last five years. | | (276830) | 157
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff of the Identity and Passport Service were (a) investigated, (b) disciplined and (c) dismissed for (i) making procedural errors and (ii) attempted fraud in the issuing of passports in each of the last five years. | | (276831) | 158
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents of data on the Police National Computer being supplied to individuals unauthorised to receive it have been recorded in each of the last five years. | | (276832) | 159
N | David Howarth (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent representations she has received from (a) the Association of Electricity Producers and (b) Drax Power Limited on the use of powers under the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005. | | (276537) | 160
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) budgetary support and (b) other funding her Department has given to the Association of Chief Police Officers in the last 12 months. | | (276791) | 161
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the salary of the chief constable of each police force in England and Wales is. | | (276793) | 162
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the outstanding cost to the public purse of the introduction of the National Identity Card Scheme. | | (276687) | 163
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent guidance her Department has issued to local authorities on tackling anti-social behaviour. | | (276711) | 164
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2009, Official Report, columns 1639-40W, on official cars, how many of the cars (a) owned and (b) leased by (i) her Department and (ii) its agencies are over six years old. | | (276777) | 165
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what account her Department takes of the risk of female genital mutilation in women's country of origin when assessing their asylum claims. | | (276648) | Questions to the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission 166
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what the cost to the public purse was of providing security for parts of the Parliamentary Estate occupied by the House of Commons in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (276730) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills 167
| Mrs Ann Cryer (Keighley): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, if he will take steps to ensure that the building programme for Leeds City College Keighley campus is completed on schedule; and if he will make a statement. | | (276678) | 168
| Linda Gilroy (Plymouth, Sutton): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many students resident in Plymouth, Sutton were in higher education in (a) 1997 and (b) the latest date for which information is available. | | (276682) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 169
| Mr Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which businesses expressed an interest in involvement in the Business Call to Action; which expressions of interest his Department did not proceed with; what the reasons for not proceeding were in each case; and if he will make a statement. | | (276700) | 170
| Mr Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will place in the Library a copy of the Quick Impact Project Evaluation report published by the Stabilisation Unit in March 2008. | | (276701) | 171
| Mr Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will place in the Library a copy of each evaluation report commissioned by (a) his Department and (b) its bilateral donor partners on projects in Afghanistan undertaken by the UN Development Programme to which his Department has contributed funds in the last three years. | | (276702) | 172
| Mr Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 13 May 2009, Official Report, column 839, on Afghanistan, what the remit of the internal evaluation unit is; when that unit was established; and if he will place in the Library a copy of each report produced by that unit. | | (276735) | 173
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate he has made of the cost of reconstruction required in the Cayman Islands following Hurricane Paloma. | | (276809) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice 174
N | Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his latest timetable is for a Civil Service Bill. | | (276391) | 175
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) male and (b) female prisoners on whole life tariffs are in (i) Category B, (ii) Category C and (iii) Category D prisons. | | (276659) | 176
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish the text of Prison Service Order 4550 on religion in the form it took before its amendment by Prison Service Instruction 2009-016. | | (276660) | 177
N | John Howell (Henley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the latest timetable is for the parliamentary stages of a Civil Service Bill. | | (276403) | 178
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with (a) the European Commission and (b) his European counterparts in other EU member states on voting methods for Parliamentary and local government elections in the UK; and if he will make a statement. | | (276176) | 179
N | Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners in (a) England and (b) Leeds have been transferred from prison to a secure mental health unit in each of the last three years. | | (276555) | 180
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 7 May 2009, Official Report, column 359W, on British Overseas Territories: renewable energy, from what sources the remainder of the Isle of Man's electricity demands are generated. | | (276786) | 181
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 7 May 2009, Official Report column 359W, on British Overseas Territories: renewable energy, what the annual cost of operating the hydro-generation facility in the Isle of Man is. | | (276805) | 182
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will assess the effect of the activities of the European Anti-Fraud Office in the UK; and what representations his Department has made to the European Union in the last two years concerning reform of the European Anti-Fraud Office. | | (276712) | 183
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total cost of youth courts was in each of the last three years; and how many trials were carried out in youth courts in each such year. | | (276748) | 184
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average cost to the public purse of a youth court trial was in each of the last three years. | | (276749) | 185
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average daily amount paid to a magistrate was in each of the last three years. | | (276750) | 186
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many magistrates' clerks were employed in each of the last three years; and how much was spent on employing them in each such year. | | (276751) | 187
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2009, Official Report, columns 379-80W, on official cars, how many of the cars (a) owned and (b) leased by (i) his Department and (ii) its agencies are over six years old. | | (276775) | 188
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans his Department has to monitor the effect of implementation of section 93 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 on the number and proportion of negotiated settlements between creditors and debtors. | | (276738) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 189
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the salary of the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland is. | | (276794) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 190
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many fraudulent applications for driving licences have been detected by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency in each of the last five years. | | (276821) | 191
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many photographic driving licences issued to applicants have subsequently been withdrawn on the basis of (a) fraud and (b) ineligibility of the applicant in each of the last five years. | | (276822) | 192
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many fake photographic driving licences have been recovered by (a) the police, (b) the UK Border Agency and (c) HM Revenue and Customs in each of the last five years; and how many such licences were obtained using a (i) fake passport and (ii) passport obtained by fraudulent means. | | (276823) | 193
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what standard security checks are operated at British airports for (a) economy class passengers, (b) business class passengers, (c) first-class passengers, (d) very important persons, (e) Ministers, (f) the Prime Minister, (g) ministers of foreign governments, (h) foreign heads of governments and (i) foreign heads of state. | | (276792) | 194
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 February 2009, Official Report, column 1603W, on M42: lorries, if he will introduce a restriction on overtaking by heavy goods vehicles on the M18; and if he will make a statement. | | (276437) | 195
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 March 2009, Official Report column 989W, on M1: speed limits, what his latest estimate is of the timetable for the installation of speed cameras between junctions 8 and 9 on the M1. | | (276438) | 196
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many vehicles over six years old are (a) owned and (b) leased by (i) his Department and (ii) its agencies. | | (276685) | 197
| Mike Wood (Batley & Spen): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness in improving road travel conditions of the high occupancy vehicle lane on the M606 and M62. | | (276633) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 198
N | Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 20 April 2009, Official Report, column 107W, on council tax benefits, if he will estimate the cost to the public purse of altering personal allowances for council tax benefit to provide for households where no individual earns more than £10,000 per annum, including personal tax allowance, to receive full council tax benefit, regardless of the amount of capital held; and if he will make an estimate of the number of households which would pay a reduced rate or no council tax as a result of such a change. | | (276552) | 199
N | Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) benefit delivery centres and (b) customer-facing jobcentres were operated by Jobcentre Plus in each London borough in each of the last 24 months. | | (276544) | 200
N | Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) permanent, (b) temporary and (c) agency staff were employed in (i) benefit delivery centres and (ii) customer-facing jobcentres operated by Jobcentre Plus in each London borough in (A) each year since 2002 and (B) each of the last 24 months. | | (276546) | 201
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 12 January 2009, Official Report, columns 2-4WS, on support for jobseekers, from what budget the funding to be made available to eligible customers will be drawn. | | (276541) | 202
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in the North East are taking part in the Train to Gain programme. | | (276626) | 203
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people resident in (a) Castle Point constituency, (b) Essex and (c) England over 50 years old have returned to work after being made redundant in each of the last five years. | | (276613) | 204
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many businesses have received the recruitment subsidy element of the six-month offer announced on 12 January 2009 via Jobcentre Plus; how many enquiries on the scheme have been received; and if he will make a statement. | | (276733) | 205
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the cost to the Exchequer of assuming that any income earned from savings for the purposes of pensioners' eligibility for (a) pension credit, (b) housing benefit and (c) council tax benefit is one per cent. higher than the Bank of England base rate (i) beyond and (ii) instead of existing capital disregards. | | (276774) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 206
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many (a) men and (b) women have been (i) diagnosed with and (ii) successfully treated for breast cancer in Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency in the last 12 years. | | [Transferred] (276634) | 207
N | Anne Moffat (East Lothian): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what assessment his Department has made of the effects on socially-excluded people of the recession. | | [Question Unstarred] (276397) | 208
N | Dan Norris (Wansdyke): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what financial and other support his Department is giving to charities during the economic downturn. | | [Question Unstarred] (276395) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills 209
| Linda Gilroy (Plymouth, Sutton): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many young people resident in Plymouth, Sutton constituency were in further education (a) in 1997 and (b) at the latest date for which information is available. | | [Transferred] (276680) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 210
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential for the use of side-flapped, automatic sheeting systems for tipper trucks to contribute to road safety; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (276615) |
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