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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Wednesday 3 June 2009
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 3 June 2009
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 3 June 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 3 June of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Wednesday 3 June see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 1
| Mr Crispin Blunt (Reigate): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that disabled people who require a relay service in order to use voice-operated telephone services are able to access the opportunities outlined in Digital Britain: The Interim Report; and if he will make a statement. | | (277973) | 2
| Mr Crispin Blunt (Reigate): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, if he will ensure that the final report on Digital Britain includes specific provisions for disabled users, including those who are unable to use existing voice telephony services. | | (277974) | 3
N | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many staff of the Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration Service have been dismissed before the scheduled end of a contract of employment in each of the last five years. | | (277859) | 4
N | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many staff of the Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration Service have had internal disciplinary procedures opened against them in each of the last five years. | | (277860) | 5
N | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many staff of the Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration Service have taken time off work as a result of a diagnosis of stress in each of the last five years. | | (277861) | 6
N | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many staff complaints against managers have been received by the Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration Service in each of the last five years. | | (277862) | 7
N | Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what his most recent estimate is of the monetary value of unused land owned by regional development agencies. | | (277882) | 8
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, when he plans to announce the outcome of his Department's consultation on proposals to amend national minimum wage regulations in order to end the practice of tips being counted towards payment of the national minimum wage. | | (278166) | 9
| John Penrose (Weston-Super-Mare): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many penalties for the late submission of accounts were issued by Companies House in each month in the last four years; how much revenue was raised; and what this revenue has been used for. | | (278054) | 10
| John Penrose (Weston-Super-Mare): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, when he expects to respond to the recommendations contained in the Risk and Regulation Advisory Council's May 2009 report, Response with responsibility: policy making for public risk in the 21st century. | | (278055) | 11
| John Penrose (Weston-Super-Mare): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what the budget of the Risk and Regulation Advisory Council is for 2009-10; and how much the Council spent on (a) secretarial and administrative support, (b) advertising and marketing, (c) forum events and (d) publications in the last 12 months for which figures are available. | | (278056) | 12
| John Penrose (Weston-Super-Mare): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what assessment he has made of the performance of Companies House in achieving its targets in 2008-09. | | (278057) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 13
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assumptions about the take-up rate of those eligible to defer business rates under the business rates deferral scheme announced on 31 March 2009 were made in preparing the estimates contained in the Budget 2009 Red Book. | | (278076) | 14
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assumption his Department made about the cash receipts impact of the business rates deferral scheme in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11 and (c) 2011-12 in preparation for the announcement of the scheme; and if he will make a statement. | | (278077) | 15
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the annual revenue which would be forgone by the Exchequer from the removal of value added tax on interval bingo. | | (278154) | 16
N | John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will instruct the Office of Government Commerce to review its policy of using only certain travel companies to procure business-use hotel accommodation. | | (277915) | 17
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what changes in the UK's holding of currency reserves there have been in each year since 1997. | | (278106) | 18
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps he has taken to safeguard the savings of (a) pensioners and (b) those on fixed incomes. | | (278117) | 19
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many investment banks he has visited on official business in the last six months. | | (278118) | 20
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what gold reserves the Government holds. | | (278119) | 21
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on how many days in the last year (a) the Union Flag and (b) no flag has been raised above his Department's main building. | | (278121) | 22
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many members of staff over the age of (a) 55 and (b) 65 years his Department employs. | | (278122) | 23
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department has spent on the maintenance of its website in each year since 2007. | | (278139) | 24
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many employees of his Department are Republic of Ireland nationals. | | (278141) | 25
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department spent on health and safety training for its staff in each of the last two years. | | (278144) | 26
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department has spent on bottled water in each of the last two years. | | (278146) | 27
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department has spent on water coolers in each of the last two years. | | (278147) | 28
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was spent by his Department on staff surveys in (a) 2007 and (b) 2008; and which companies were contracted to carry out the surveys. | | (278149) | 29
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost to the public purse (a) in total and (b) per £1,000 of revenue collected was of the administration of (i) value added tax, (ii) income tax and (iii) tax revenue raised by local authorities. | | (278068) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 30
| Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many state-funded nursery places there are in each local authority area; how many of these are occupied; and if he will make a statement. | | (277981) | 31
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many officials work in his Department's Young People's Directorate; and how many officials in that Directorate work for the (a) Young People's Participation and Attainment, (b) Young People: Qualifications and Strategy Reform and (c) Apprenticeships division. | | (277989) | 32
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, pursuant to the Answer of 26 February 2009, Official Report, column 1073W on GCSE A level, how many and what percentage of the 247 schools that did not enter any pupils for an A level in physics in 2006-07 entered at least one pupil for an A level in applied science. | | (277956) | 33
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, with reference to the Answer of 10 November 2008, Official Report, column 900W, on specialist schools: science, how many of the 433 specialist schools that have chosen science as one of their specialisms entered a pupil for GCSE physics in 2008. | | (277957) | 34
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what proportion of pupils eligible to receive free school meals were not entered for a modern foreign language GCSE in each year since 2005. | | (277958) | 35
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what proportion of pupils eligible to receive free school meals achieved level 4 or above in (a) English and (b) mathematics in Key Stage 2 tests in each year since 2005. | | (277959) | 36
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what proportion of maintained mainstream schools did not enter any pupils for an A level in English in each year since 2005. | | (277960) | 37
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what criteria Partnerships for Schools apply to determine whether an academy should be built through the National Framework. | | (278069) | 38
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the average length of the (a) brokering phase, (b) period between statement of interest to expression of interest, (c) period between expression of interest to funding agreement and (d) period between funding agreement to opening was in respect of new academies which entered the brokering phase between (i) June 2005 and June 2006, (ii) June 2006 and June 2007, (iii) June 2007 and June 2008 and (iv) June 2008 and May 2009. | | (278070) | 39
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the length of the (a) brokering phase, (b) period between statement of interest to expression of interest, (c) period between expression of interest to funding agreement and (d) period between funding agreement to opening was for each academy which has opened. | | (278071) | 40
| Susan Kramer (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many parents have attended a parenting course for separated parents under the provisions of the Children and Adoption Act 2006; and what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of such courses since December 2008. | | (278062) | 41
| Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what estimate he has made of the percentage of children in each school year from 7 to 11 who are being taught British history. | | (278150) | 42
| Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, if he will make it a requirement of the school curriculum that all children between school years 7 and 11 are taught British history from the period prior to the Roman Conquest to the end of the 20th century; and if he will make a statement. | | (278151) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 43
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what estimate the Office of National Statistics has made of public expenditure in Leyton and Wanstead constituency in each of the last 10 years. | | (278167) | 44
| Mr Peter Kilfoyle (Liverpool, Walton): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many Civil Service jobs were (a) created and (b) abolished on Merseyside in each year since 2003-04. | | (278088) | 45
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what assessment he has made of the effects of the recession on animal welfare charities. | | (278124) | 46
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many people (a) in total and (b) under the age of 25 have died with epilepsy being recorded as a contributing factor to the death in each of the last five years. | | (278133) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 47
N | Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of her Department's expenditure on administration of its policy on home information packs in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11 and (c) 2011-12. | | (277869) | 48
N | Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what funding her Department has allocated to each regional development agency for (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11 and (c) 2011-12. | | (277880) | 49
N | Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the budget is of the (a) Government Office Network, (b) Regions and Communities Group and (c) Communities Group for (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11 and (iii) 2011-12. | | (277881) | 50
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when she plans next to review the rateable value limits in (a) England and (b) London; and if she will make a statement. | | (278075) | 51
N | John Howell (Henley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment was made of the likely level of demand for MyChoice HomeBuy before its introduction; and what mechanism was established for the allocation of funding to that scheme. | | (277888) | 52
N | John Howell (Henley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much funding allocated to the MyChoice HomeBuy scheme in 2008-09 was not spent. | | (277889) | 53
N | John Howell (Henley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many applications for assistance under the MyChoice HomeBuy scheme had been made as at 1 May 2009; how many had been declined; and for what reasons in each case. | | (277890) | 54
| Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to encourage local authorities to buy British-made cars for official use. | | (278052) | 55
N | John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much the Audit Commission has spent on hotel accommodation for officials in (a) the last 12 months and (b) each of the last three years. | | (277891) | 56
N | John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, for what reasons the Audit Commission's travel policy states that officials requiring hotel accommodation should use 3 or 4 star hotels. | | (277892) | 57
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when she expects to bring forward measures obliging local authorities to publish details of the remuneration and pensions provision of chief executives and senior members of staff; and if she will make a statement. | | (278018) | 58
N | Paul Rowen (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when she expects to launch the consultation on proposed changes to Part L of the Building Regulations; and if she will make a statement. | | (277864) | 59
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many properties owned by registered social landlords were sold to tenants between 1997 and 2000. | | (277966) | 60
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many social housing tenants have made right to buy claims in each region in each year since 1997; how many such claims were accepted in each year; and how many sales were completed in each year. | | (277967) | 61
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much right to buy receipts were in each year since 1997; and how much of them was retained by local authorities in each year. | | (277969) | 62
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the discount granted to social tenants under the right to buy scheme has been in each year since 1997. | | (277970) | 63
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the level of availability of mortgage finance for households wishing to purchase under (a) Homebuy Direct, (b) Ownhome, (c) OpenMarket HomeBuy, (d) the First-Time Buyer's Initiative, (e) MyChoice HomeBuy, (f) New Build HomeBuy, (g) Social HomeBuy and (h) Rent to HomeBuy. | | (277971) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 64
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much has been spent on preparing for the establishment of the Youth Culture Trust; and how much he expects to be spent on the Trust in each year to 2011. | | (277979) | 65
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he expects the Youth Culture Trust to be established. | | (277980) | 66
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2009, Official Report, column 579, when he plans to write to the hon. Member for North East Milton Keynes. | | (278053) | 67
| Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which (a) employees and (b) board members of the UK Film Council receive a salary higher than the Ministerial salary of a Secretary of State; and what the salary is in each case. | | (278078) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 68
N | Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which military (a) bases and (b) other sites owned by his Department containing accommodation areas are (i) redundant and (ii) shortly to become redundant for his Department's purposes. | | (277867) | 69
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many civilians have been killed by enhanced blast munitions in Afghanistan since 2007. | | (278090) | 70
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when construction work on the St Athan military academy is expected to start. | | (278091) | 71
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the minimum salary is for a junior officer serving in Afghanistan, excluding operational and separation allowances. | | (278092) | 72
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Fremington Army Camp in (a) preparing service personnel for operations and (b) provision of cadet training. | | (278135) | 73
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will estimate the disposal value of the site of Fremington Army Camp (a) with and (b) without the enhanced access route necessary for planning permission for the site's development. | | (278136) | 74
| Susan Kramer (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) land and (b) buildings his Department has sold since 1997. | | (278021) | 75
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will re-evaluate his Department's recommendation for an upgraded Trident missile programme. | | (278014) | 76
N | Willie Rennie (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to reply to Question 274945, tabled by the hon. Member for Dunfermline and West Fife, on lost and stolen property on 7 May 2009. | | (277917) | 77
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will ensure that initial gate decisions on the Trident replacement programme are not announced during the 2009 summer adjournment. | | (277985) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change 78
| Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will have discussions with smaller energy suppliers on their practice in introducing smart meters at minimal cost to consumers. | | (278160) | 79
| Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to restrict to a minimum the cost to consumers of the introduction of smart meters. | | (278161) | 80
N | Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when the carbon capture and storage demonstration procurement project risk register was created; when it was last updated; and if he will make a statement. | | (277886) | 81
N | Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the purpose of the carbon capture and storage demonstration procurement project risk register is; and if he will make a statement. | | (277887) | 82
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much has been spent from the public purse since 1980 on projects to provide renewable energy from the River Severn. | | (278073) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 83
| Mr Adrian Bailey (West Bromwich West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Rattlechain chemical waste lagoon in Oldbury was last inspected by the Environment Agency; and what percentage of the waste in the lagoon was identified as yellow phosphorus in that inspection. | | [R] (278063) | 84
| Mr Adrian Bailey (West Bromwich West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions have taken place between the Environment Agency and representatives of Rhodia, Oldbury on the future of wildlife at the Rattlechain chemical waste lagoon. | | [R] (278064) | 85
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his policy is on the practice of snaring; and if he will make a statement. | | (277991) | 86
N | Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department spent on hospitality in (a) 2007-08 and (b) 2008-09. | | (277871) | 87
N | Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage of claims for single farm payments made in 2008 have not yet been settled. | | (277872) | 88
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effects of new housing developments on wildlife corridors in the South East. | | (278115) | 89
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding his Department has allocated to the Red Squirrel Protection Partnership in each of the last five years. | | (278125) | 90
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effect on the red squirrel population of changes in the levels of the grey squirrel population. | | (278126) | 91
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of regulations governing the welfare of farmed rabbits; and if he will make a statement. | | (278065) | 92
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent research his Department has (a) conducted and (b) evaluated on the rabbit farming industry. | | (278066) | 93
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will bring forward proposals to increase the minimum requirements for space allowed to farmed rabbits. | | (278067) | 94
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to publish his response to his Department's consultation on the draft Flood and Water Management Bill. | | (277982) | 95
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) experience and (b) professional knowledge the Chairman of the sustainable access to inshore fisheries project has of the matters which fall within the project's remit; and if he will make a statement. | | (277983) | 96
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his Department's timetable is for the transfer of private drains and sewers to water company ownership; and if he will make a statement. | | (277986) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 97
| Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with (a) the European Commission and (b) his counterparts from other EU member states on the EU's (i) policies and (ii) strategies for promoting democracy. | | (278079) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 98
| Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Co-operation and Competition Panel in ensuring that co-operation has been taken into account when assessing the public and patient interest; and if he will make a statement. | | (278158) | 99
| Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what consultation with (a) all staff and (b) trade unions has taken place in primary care trusts on the transfer of community services; and if he will make a statement. | | (278159) | 100
| Jim Dobbin (Heywood & Middleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which of the expert advisory groups of the Commission on Human Medicines provide advice to his Department in respect of its policy on tranquillisers. | | (278058) | 101
| Jim Dobbin (Heywood & Middleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 18 May 2009, Official Report, column 1229W, on tranquillisers, what targets his Department has set for the local provision of tranquilliser withdrawal services; and what funding has been made available for the achievement of those targets in each of the next three years. | | (278059) | 102
| Jim Dobbin (Heywood & Middleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 18 May 2009, Official Report, columns 1229-30W, on tranquillisers, what measures his Department intends to take to reduce the level of tranquilliser prescribing. | | (278060) | 103
| Jim Dobbin (Heywood & Middleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what requirements there are upon pharmaceutical companies to report information on medicines for human use to his Department. | | (278061) | 104
| Mr John Gummer (Suffolk Coastal): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will meet the volunteers who run the Suffolk Air Ambulance to discuss their role in proposed arrangements for dealing with cardiac emergencies in East Suffolk. | | (278164) | 105
| Mr John Gummer (Suffolk Coastal): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects the East of England Strategic Health Committee to start its public consultation on proposed changes to the treatment of cardiac emergencies in East Suffolk. | | (278165) | 106
| Mr John Gummer (Suffolk Coastal): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance he plans to issue to local authorities on carrying out their proposed duties under Clause 2 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill. | | (278168) | 107
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the forthcoming Social Care Green Paper will contain proposals to assist older people to live independently at home through housing adaptations. | | (278155) | 108
N | John Howell (Henley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, who (a) monitors and (b) investigates complaints made against adult protection multi-agency committees set up in accordance with his Department's No Secrets guidance, LAC (2000)7. | | (277868) | 109
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people (a) in total and (b) under the age of 25 years have been diagnosed with epilepsy in (i) England, (ii) the East Midlands and (iii) Leicester. | | (278127) | 110
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were diagnosed with epilepsy in each of the last 10 years. | | (278128) | 111
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people (a) in total and (b) under the age of 25 incurred serious injuries where epilepsy was a contributing factor in each of the last five years. | | (278129) | 112
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding has been provided to organisations in Leicester for (a) research into and (b) treatment of epilepsy in each of the last five years. | | (278130) | 113
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been spent on (a) research into and (b) treatment of epilepsy in each of the last five years. | | (278131) | 114
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people are estimated to have undiagnosed epilepsy in (a) England, (b) the East Midlands and (c) Leicester. | | (278132) | 115
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many support groups there are in (a) England, (b) the East Midlands and (c) Leicester for those diagnosed with epilepsy and their families. | | (278134) | 116
| Dr Tony Wright (Cannock Chase): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he has established a timescale for phasing in exemptions from prescription charges for those with long-term conditions. | | (278087) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 117
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to reply to the letter of 21 April 2009 from the hon. Member for Billericay on his constituents Mr and Mrs Adedoyin (case reference M9615/9). | | (277870) | 118
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what requirements there are for UK internet service providers wishing to use deep packet inspection targeted advertising systems to obtain consent from individual internet users prior to the collection of data relating to individuals. | | (277873) | 119
| Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many crimes of burglary were reported in Rotherham constituency in each year since 2001. | | (278080) | 120
N | Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of persons (a) committing traffic offences and (b) involved in road traffic accidents have been offered driver rectification courses as an alternative to prosecution in each police authority area in each of the last three years. | | (277874) | 121
N | Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 19 May 2009, Official Report, column 1295W, on immigration controls, whether the charge for each certificate of sponsorship will be made in advance of a submission of a certificate. | | (277883) | 122
N | Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 19 May 2009, Official Report, column 1293W, on entry clearances: overseas students, whether in circumstances where overseas students pay accommodation and other fees in advance greater than the required monthly minimum, they are required to demonstrate additional funds. | | (277884) | 123
N | Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 19 May 2009, Official Report, column 1293W, on entry clearances: overseas students, whether the stipulated accreditation entities define the (a) method and (b) frequency with which assessments are undertaken. | | (277885) | 124
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times she has visited immigration removal centres in the last 12 months. | | (278108) | 125
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been arrested for (a) immigration, (b) passport, (c) drug and (d) knife crime offences in the last 12 months. | | (278110) | 126
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many new passport applications her Department has (a) received and (b) refused in the last 12 months. | | (278111) | 127
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with animal welfare organisations on the revision of Directive 86/609/EEC on the protection of animals used for experimental and other scientific purposes. | | (278112) | 128
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department has spent on staff training in health and safety procedures in each of the last five years. | | (278142) | 129
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many members of staff aged over (a) 55 and (b) 65 years her Department employs. | | (278145) | 130
N | Paul Rowen (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on the effect on the Muslim community of the Government's counter-terrorism strategy. | | (277863) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills 131
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many officials work in the (a) Further Education, (b) Higher Education and (c) Business and Skills division of his Department's Universities and Skills Directorate. | | (277990) | 132
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, whether he has made a recent estimate of the proportion of students in further education who supplement their student loans with a part-time job. | | (278016) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice 133
N | Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) community and (b) custody caseload of Lancashire Probation Area was on 31 March in each of the last five financial years. | | (277865) | 134
N | Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) probation officers and (b) probation service officers were employed by Lancashire Probation Service on 31 March in each of the last five financial years. | | (277866) | 135
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many members of the judiciary have been (a) suspended on full pay and (b) on sick pay for over 12 months; and if he will make a statement. | | (278017) | 136
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what research his Department has undertaken in connection with the high-visibility community payback scheme. | | (278098) | 137
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many young people are subject to referral orders. | | (278099) | 138
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent steps have been taken to increase the number of magistrates. | | (278100) | 139
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisons in London he has visited since 2007. | | (278101) | 140
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the rate of reoffending among those who have completed high-visibility community payback schemes. | | (278102) | 141
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have served on high-visibility community payback schemes in the last six months. | | (278103) | 142
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have appealed against orders requiring them to take part in high-visibility community payback schemes. | | (278104) | 143
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his Department's high-visibility community payback schemes. | | (278105) | 144
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many referral orders have been made in the last six months. | | (278107) | 145
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people employed by his Department are Republic of Ireland nationals. | | (278109) | 146
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many members of staff aged over (a) 55 and (b) 65 years his Department employs. | | (278116) | 147
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much money has been spent on maintaining flags owned by his Department in the last year. | | (278120) | 148
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had on the establishment of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement. | | (278123) | 149
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much was spent on the maintenance of his Departmental website in each year since 2007. | | (278140) | 150
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department spent on health and safety training for its staff in each of the last two years. | | (278143) | 151
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department has spent on water coolers in each of the last two years. | | (278148) | 152
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer to the honourable Member for Meriden of 24 April 2009, Official Report, columns 969-70W, on the Land Registry: complaints, what consideration he has given to extending the remit of the Office of the Independent Complaints Reviewer to complaints relating to errors made by local Land Registry offices. | | (277961) | 153
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many complaints have been received by (a) HM Land Registry and (b) local Land Registry offices regarding (i) land registration decisions and (ii) the way in which land registration decisions were reached in each of the last three years. | | (277962) | 154
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many complaints about the way in which a land registration decision had been reached were investigated by the Office of the Independent Complaints Reviewer in each of the last three years. | | (277963) | 155
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many judicial reviews resulted from complaints relating to errors made by local Land Registry offices in the last 12 months for which figures are available. | | (277964) | Questions to the Leader of the House 156
| Roger Berry (Kingswood): To ask the Leader of the House, what discussions she has had with the House authorities on the interpretation of the requirement in the Additional Costs Allowance rules, paragraph 3.11.1 of the 2006 Green Book, that 'the location of your main home will normally be a matter of fact. If you have more than one home, your main home will normally be the one where you spend more nights than any other'; what external (a) legal and (b) accountancy advice (i) has been obtained and (ii) is planned to be obtained on that interpretation; and if she will make a statement. | | (278162) | 157
| Roger Berry (Kingswood): To ask the Leader of the House, what discussions she has had with the House authorities on the interpretation of the requirement in the Additional Costs Allowance rules, paragraphs 3.1.1 and 3.10.2 of the 2006 Green Book, that expenses must be 'wholly, exclusively and necessarily' incurred for the purpose of an hon. Member performing parliamentary duties; what external (a) legal and (b) accountancy advice (i) has been obtained and (ii) is planned to be obtained on the interpretation of those words; and if she will make a statement. | | (278163) | Questions to the Minister for the Olympics 158
| Mr Bob Laxton (Derby North): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, whether the Olympic Delivery Authority requires contractors to use water-borne means of transport to transport material to and from the Olympic site; and if she will make a statement. | | (277987) | 159
| Mr Bob Laxton (Derby North): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, what contracts have been signed with the Olympic Delivery Authority to enable water-borne freight to be transported to and from the Olympic site. | | (277988) | 160
| Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, how much has been raised from all dedicated London 2012 Olympic Lottery games (a) in total and (b) in each quarter of 2008-09. | | (278093) | Questions to the Prime Minister 161
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Prime Minister, whether he plans to reply to the e-petition which closed on 9 April 2009, relating to the BBC World Service, on the Downing Street website. | | (278153) | Questions to the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission 162
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what guidance the Electoral Commission issues on the release of electoral packs to candidates at local elections and their agents. | | (277984) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 163
| Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is planning to take to reduce traffic delays on the A1 Western Bypass in Gateshead; and if he will make a statement. | | (278157) | 164
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many convictions of drivers who failed to inform the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency of their unfitness to drive on medical grounds there have been in each of the last five years. | | (278072) | 165
| Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the merits of using or adapting existing testing facilities to deliver both modules of the new motorcycle test until additional multi-purpose test centres are available. | | (278022) | Questions to the Minister for Women and Equality 166
N | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, what the cost of (a) recruiting and (b) training helpline staff in the Equality and Human Rights Commission has been in each year since its creation. | | (277875) | 167
N | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, whether an equality impact assessment on the removal of the Equality and Human Rights Commission's helpline from the Manchester office has been undertaken. | | (277877) | 168
N | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, how many bonuses have been awarded to senior civil servants working in the Equality and Human Rights Commission in each year since its inception; and what expenditure was incurred on such bonuses in each year. | | (277878) | 169
N | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, what discussions the Equality and Human Rights Commission had with recognised trades unions on the future of its helpline team in Manchester before deciding to close the team. | | (277879) | 170
N | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, how many calls have been received by the Equality and Human Rights Commission's helpline in each quarter since its inception. | | (277900) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 171
| Mr Crispin Blunt (Reigate): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of deaf and hard of hearing people who require effective text or other telephone relay services in order to obtain or retain employment; and if he will make a statement. | | (277975) | 172
| Mr Crispin Blunt (Reigate): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of people with impaired speech who require effective text or other telephone relay services in order to obtain or retain employment; and if he will make a statement. | | (277976) | 173
| Mr Crispin Blunt (Reigate): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many deaf and hard of hearing people had access to captioned telephone relay services through the Access to Work scheme in (a) 2007 and (b) 2008. | | (277977) | 174
| Mr Crispin Blunt (Reigate): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many sign language users had access to video relay services through the Access to Work scheme in (a) 2007 and (b) 2008. | | (277978) | 175
| Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Equitable Life. | | (277972) | 176
| Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of motor industry employees on private pensions for (a) retiring and (b) retired motor industry employees. | | (278019) | 177
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the effects on expenditure on social care of measures which have been introduced to enable older people to live independently at home through housing adaptations since 2005. | | (278156) | 178
N | John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department has spent on hotel accommodation for officials in (a) the last 12 months and (b) each of the last three years. | | (277893) | 179
N | John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to review the level of expenditure by staff of his Department on hotel accommodation. | | (277916) | 180
| Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many complaints his Department has received from benefit claimants over lost payment due to fraudulent use of chip and PIN cards in the last 12 months; what estimate he has made of the total monetary value of benefits stolen in this way; and if he will make a statement. | | (278152) | 181
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of those eligible for pension credit have not claimed pension credit in each of the last five years. | | (278137) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 182
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will exclude households with an income of over £50,000 from eligibility for tax credits. | | [Transferred] (278015) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 183
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will estimate the net effect on public expenditure of a system of central (a) collection and (b) administration of council tax | | [Transferred] (278074) | 184
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much accrued to the Exchequer from Right to Buy receipts in each year between 1997-98 and 2004-05. | | [Transferred] (277968) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 185
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the chemicals industry on minimising levels of animal testing in the development of new chemical products. | | [Transferred] (278113) | 186
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the potential effects of the REACH regulations on the numbers of animals required for scientific procedures in the United Kingdom. | | [Transferred] (278114) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 187
N | Mr Adam Holloway (Gravesham): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent assessment he has made of levels of press freedom in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement. | | [Question Unstarred] (277597) |
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