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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Wednesday 1 July 2009
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 1 July 2009
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 1 July 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 1 July of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Wednesday 1 July see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 1
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department (a) has taken and (b) plans to take to reduce levels of anti-Semitism in universities; what recent discussions Ministers and officials in his Department have had on this issue; what recent representations he has received on this issue; and if he will make a statement. | | [R] (283709) | 2
N | Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he plans to answer Question (a) 274337, (b) 274338 and (c) 274339, tabled on 6 May 2009, on General Motors Europe. | | (283336) | 3
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 26 June 2009, Official Report, columns 1198-99W, on chronic fatigue syndrome, who the members of the panel of experts are; and how often it has (a) met and (b) reported on its findings. | | (283743) | 4
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the projected expenditure by the Better Regulation Executive is for each of the next five years. | | (283431) | 5
N | Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many staff in his Department will reach the age of 65 years by the year 2011. | | (283366) | 6
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent steps his Department has taken to assist (a) small, (b) medium-sized and (c) large businesses in Hemel Hempstead; and if he will make a statement. | | (283675) | 7
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many businesses in Hemel Hempstead have (a) applied for and (b) received assistance from the (i) Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme and (ii) Capital for Enterprise Fund in 2009; and how much funding has been provided to businesses in Hemel Hempstead under each such scheme in 2009. | | (283676) | 8
N | Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many end-user certificates for exports of arms to Israel have been issued in the last three years. | | (283331) | 9
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department and its predecessors of the statutory obligations upon it provided for in legislation on matters for which it is responsible which were introduced as a consequence of obligations arising from EU legislation in the most recent 12 months for which figures are available. | | (283478) | 10
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of those resident in (a) North West Cambridgeshire constituency, (b) Cambridgeshire, (c) Peterborough, (d) the East of England region, (e) Huntingdonshire and (f) England entered university in each of the last 10 years. | | (283418) | Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office 11
N | Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what her Department's latest assessment is of the effects of the recession on charities. | | (283140) | 12
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many cases of male breast cancer were reported in (a) each health authority in each of the last five years and (b) England in each of the last 10 years; and what the highest number of cases of male breast cancer reported in a health authority was in the last five years. | | (283720) | 13
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the estimated running costs of the National School of Government are in 2009-10. | | (283581) | 14
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much funding the Government is providing to the National School of Government in 2009-10. | | (283582) | 15
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much the National School of Government received from each Government department in payment for courses for their staff in each of the last three years. | | (283588) | 16
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many single parents below state pension age with dependent children were (a) employed and (b) unemployed for any period in each constituency in the East of England region in each of the last 10 years. | | (283421) | 17
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people aged 16 years and over who were resident in each constituency in the East of England region were unemployed for any period in each of the last 10 years. | | (283422) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 18
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what changes have been made since the introduction of tax credits in 2003 to (a) the clarity of award notices, (b) the length of the accompanying notes and (c) the numbers of duplicate items. | | (283643) | 19
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2009, Official Report, column 894W, on Government departments: standards, whether his Department uses a formula to take performance against public service agreement targets into account in spending reviews. | | (283468) | 20
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2009, Official Report, column 894W, on Government departments standards, from which Departments funding has been withheld as a result of not meeting public service agreement targets since July 1998. | | (283484) | 21
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what methods HM Revenue and Customs uses to measure the effectiveness of its service to tax credit claimants. | | (283511) | 22
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his Department's policy is on the use of international financial reporting standards in the accounting treatment of private finance initiative liabilities. | | (283512) | 23
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the evidence given by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury to the House of Lords Committee on the Barnett Formula on 17 June 2009, if he will place in the Library a copy of the study of the relative expenditure needs of the four countries of the United Kingdom carried out in 1984. | | (283513) | 24
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the scale of quantitative easing undertaken by the (a) US Federal Reserve and (b) European Central Bank. | | (283586) | 25
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have been required to make repayments as a result of overpayments of their tax credits in Milton Keynes in the last 12 months. | | (283682) | 26
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many child trust vouchers have been issued to residents of Hemel Hempstead constituency; and what his estimate is of the total monetary value of those accounts. | | (283669) | 27
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what reduction in spending he is making to accommodate the £1,500 million increase in housing expenditure announced in the Prime Minister's Statement on Building Britain's Future on 29 June 2009. | | (283542) | 28
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 2 June 2009, Official Report, column 413W, on the Lenders' Panel, on what dates the Lending Panel has met; and on what dates it is scheduled to meet. | | (283692) | 29
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of the statutory obligations upon it provided for in legislation on matters for which it is responsible which were introduced as a consequence of obligations arising from EU legislation in the most recent 12 months for which figures are available. | | (283470) | 30
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his most recent assessment is of the efficiency of schemes under the private finance initiative in (a) Essex and (b) Castle Point. | | (283489) | 31
N | Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps his Department has taken to co-ordinate the improvement of public service delivery. | | (283141) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 32
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what steps his Department (a) has taken and (b) plans to take to reduce levels of anti-Semitism in schools; what recent discussions Ministers and officials in his Department have had on this issue; what recent representations he has received on this issue; and if he will make a statement. | | [R] (283708) | 33
| Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what services his Department provides to assist young families in Coventry. | | (283499) | 34
| Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much money his Department allocated to Sure Start initiatives in Coventry in the last 12 months. | | (283500) | 35
| Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what assistance his Department provides for parents returning to work in respect of day care. | | (283501) | 36
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, in how many and what percentage of schools which had staff absent for an average of five or more days per teacher 30 per cent. or fewer pupils achieved five GCSEs at grades A* to C including English and mathematics in the last year for which figures are available. | | (283432) | 37
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many students in (a) comprehensive and (b) independent schools achieved an A* in GCSE (i) history and (ii) English literature in 2008. | | (283465) | 38
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what proportion of students in comprehensive schools achieved GCSE English, English literature and mathematics at grade C or higher in (a) 1997, (b) 2002 and (c) the last year for which figures are available. | | (283466) | 39
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what percentage of schools in each decile of (a) area deprivation by school residence and (b) area deprivation by pupil residence have been recorded as having a teacher absence rate of at least five days per teacher in the last year for which figures are available. | | (283502) | 40
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what percentage of schools in which (a) 50 per cent., (b) 60 per cent., (c) 70 per cent. and (d) 75 per cent. or more of teachers were absent for one or more days had 30 per cent. or less of their pupils achieve five GCSEs at grades A* to C including English and mathematics in the last year for which figures are available. | | (283504) | 41
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what information his Department holds on England's position in international ranking in educational attainment in mathematics in each of the last five years. | | (283628) | 42
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what factors his Department took into account when determining the age at which sex education becomes compulsory for children. | | (283510) | 43
N | Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many staff in his Department will reach the age of 65 years by the year 2011. | | (283364) | 44
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the average expenditure per school pupil in Hemel Hempstead was in each year since 1989. | | (283677) | 45
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of the statutory obligations upon it provided for in legislation introduced as a consequence of obligations arising from EU legislation in the most recent 12 months for which figures are available. | | (283482) | 46
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what proportion of schoolchildren with a special educational need was diagnosed with behavioural, emotional and social difficulties in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (283486) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 47
N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when the Council of Regional Ministers last met. | | (283136) | 48
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, by what means his Department intends to measure whether local authorities are meeting guidelines for the payment of invoices within 10 days. | | (283587) | 49
N | Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether the Valuation Office Agency made a separate assessment for business rates for each port operator working in the hereditament of a statutory port in 2005. | | (283351) | 50
N | Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many staff in his Department will reach the age of 65 by the year 2011. | | (283365) | 51
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his most recent estimate is of the number of empty dwellings in (a) England, (b) the South East, (c) Hertfordshire and (d) Hemel Hempstead. | | (283673) | 52
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many households were in temporary accommodation in Hemel Hempstead in each of the last five years; and what the average time a household spent in such accommodation was. | | (283674) | 53
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many properties he expects to be (a) completed and (b) purchased for social rent in Hemel Hempstead in each of the next five years. | | (283679) | 54
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to protect (a) the green belt and (b) open green spaces in Hemel Hempstead. | | (283680) | 55
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many properties were sold under the (a) HomeBuy Direct, (b) OwnHome, (c) OpenMarket HomeBuy, (d) First-time Buyers Initiative, (e) MyChoice HomeBuy, (f) New Build HomeBuy, (g) Social HomeBuy and (h) Rent to HomeBuy scheme in May 2009; and how many had been sold under each such scheme at the latest date for which figures are available. | | (283428) | 56
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many keyworkers in each category have purchased a home under each of the HomeBuy schemes to date; and if he will make a statement. | | (283429) | 57
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what targets for housing (a) starts and (b) completions under the National Affordable Housing Programme have been set for each region for each of the next three years. | | (283430) | 58
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) private developers and (b) registered social landlords made applications for HomeBuy Direct funding during the most recent round of bidding. | | (283433) | 59
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when the most recent round of bidding for HomeBuy Direct funding took place; and over what period he expects the next such round to take place. | | (283434) | 60
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average (a) monetary value and (b) percentage of equity purchased under the Social HomeBuy scheme has been to date. | | (283435) | 61
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, on what date he expects the Homes and Communities Agency to publish its annual report and accounts. | | (283436) | 62
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much his Department has spent on the HomeBuy Direct scheme to date. | | (283440) | 63
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 23 June 2009, Official Report, column 883W, on housing: construction, what timetable has been set for publication of information on the bids received by the Homes and Communities Agency for funding under the Kickstart Housing Delivery programme. | | (283463) | 64
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department plans to take as part of its autumn crackdown on social housing fraud, as referred to on page 19 of the Building Britain's Future publication. | | (283617) | 65
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many of the 20,000 additional energy efficient affordable homes referred to on page 38 of the Building Britain's Future publication are planned to be for (a) social rent and (b) low cost home ownership. | | (283618) | 66
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which local authorities have a deficit on their housing revenue account. | | (283629) | 67
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14 May 2009, Official Report, column 1009W, on tenant services authority: public relations, to what services the contract between the Tenant Services Authority and APCO relates. | | (283630) | 68
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what categories of on-shore energy projects will have their planning application dealt with by (a) local authorities, (b) the Marine Management Organisation and (c) the Infrastructure Planning Commission. | | (283631) | 69
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 15 May 2009, Official Report, column 1039W, on council tax: valuation, what the equivalent figures are for 2008-09. | | (283632) | 70
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar of 7 May 2009, Official Report, columns 1035-36W, on council tax: valuation, how many properties were identified by the Valuation Office Agency as potentially having consequentials prior to the discussion at the Programme Board. | | (283633) | 71
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the rateable value per megawatt of generation capacity of (a) on-shore and (b) off-shore wind farms (i) is in 2009-10 and (ii) is expected to be in 2010-11. | | (283634) | 72
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much public funding has been allocated to the Zero Carbon Hub for each of the next three years. | | (283635) | 73
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether the proposed new integrated regional plans are expected to include regional transport plans. | | (283636) | 74
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many domestic properties had their council tax band changed as a result of a council tax appeal made by their residents or by residents of a property in the vicinity in (a) 2005-06, (b) 2006-07, (c) 2007-08 and (d) 2008-09. | | (283637) | 75
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his Department's policy is on whether strategic environmental assessments in regional spatial strategies should be applied to proposals that (a) set development policies for specific locations and (b) reviews of green belt in specific locations. | | (283638) | 76
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14 May 2009, Official Report, column 1009W, on the Tenant Services Authority: public relations, for what reason Engage was commissioned. | | (283732) | 77
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will request the Office of Fair Trading to investigate allegations of secret commission payments being made to estate agents by home information pack providers. | | (283733) | 78
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of the statutory obligations upon it provided for in legislation introduced as a consequence of obligations arising from EU legislation in the most recent 12 months for which figures are available. | | (283480) | 79
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many complaints his Department has received on the balance of retail and non-retail outlets in town centres in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (283490) | 80
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people aged (a) over 65 and (b) under 18 years-old have been placed in temporary accommodation in each year since 2004. | | (283438) | 81
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) studio apartments, (b) one-bedroom, (c) two-bedroom and (d) three or more bedroomed properties to have been repossessed in each of the last five years. | | (283439) | 82
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people were classified by local authorities as intentionally homeless in each of the last 10 years. | | (283467) | 83
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many new homes were built in (a) North West Cambridgeshire constituency, (b) Huntingdonshire and (c) Peterborough in each of the last eight quarters. | | (283412) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 84
| Hugh Bayley (City of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will make it his policy to continue to accept applications from additional cultural sites for inclusion in the UK's tentative list of future nominations for World Heritage status. | | (283419) | 85
N | Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many staff in his Department will reach the age of 65 years in the year 2011. | | (283363) | 86
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of the statutory obligations upon it provided for in legislation introduced as a consequence of obligations arising from EU legislation in the most recent 12 months for which figures are available. | | (283481) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 87
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the original target date for the completion of the first increment of the Defence Information Infrastructure programme was; when the original target date was changed; and on what date the first increment was completed. | | (283540) | 88
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the original target date for the completion of the second increment of the Defence Information Infrastructure programme was; when the original target date was changed; and what his latest estimate is for the completion of the second increment of the programme. | | (283541) | 89
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the proportion of improvised explosive devices in Afghanistan triggered by (a) weight, (b) command wire and (c) remote detonation by electronic signal in (i) 2007 and (ii) 2008. | | (283548) | 90
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many unexploded improvised explosive devices were discovered by UK troops in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan in (i) 2007 and (ii) 2008. | | (283549) | 91
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK troops required medical evacuation as a result of injuries caused by improvised explosive devices in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan in (i) 2007, (ii) 2008 and (iii) 2009 to date. | | (283550) | 92
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much the Defence Information Infrastructure programme was estimated to cost at the latest date for which figures are available; and what the original estimated cost of the programme was. | | (283558) | 93
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many explosions caused by improvised explosive devices were recorded by the armed forces in Afghanistan in (a) 2007, (b) 2008 and (c) 2009 to date. | | (283559) | 94
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many locally-employed translators are working for the armed forces in each region of Afghanistan. | | (283553) | 95
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the armed forces deployed in each region of Afghanistan (a) have been trained in each year since 2001 and (b) are being trained in each local Afghan language. | | (283554) | 96
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the armed forces deployed in each region of Iraq (a) have been trained in each year since 2003 and (b) are being trained in each local Iraqi language. | | (283555) | 97
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what main amenities are available for (a) service personnel and (b) their families on each military base in (i) the UK and (ii) overseas. | | (283556) | 98
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many wardens are employed on each military base; and how many (a) service personnel and (b) members of families of service personnel are resident on each base. | | (283557) | 99
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many frigates there are available for use by the Royal Navy for each maritime role. | | (283654) | 100
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when each Royal Navy frigate in service is due to be taken out of service. | | (283655) | 101
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate he has made of the cost of preparing the Defence Industrial Strategy; and when the strategy will be published. | | (283656) | 102
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of each grading committee report on armed forces accommodation. | | (283657) | 103
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has approved a review note authorising funding for the Defence Training Review Package 1 planning process. | | (283658) | 104
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many aircraft of each type are available for use on (a) operations and (b) training within the armed forces. | | (283659) | 105
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the potential for use of unmanned aerial vehicles on aircraft carriers. | | (283660) | 106
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many training flights in each type of aircraft have been undertaken by RAF pilots in each training area in each of the last 10 years. | | (283661) | 107
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many military psychiatrists of each specialism there are in each of the armed services; and at what location each is working. | | (283663) | 108
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel have been referred to a military psychiatrist in each of the last 10 years. | | (283664) | 109
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate he has made of the (a) total and (b) unit cost of the new Tranche 3 Eurofighter. | | (283665) | 110
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many squadrons of the Tranche 3 Eurofighter are due to be deployed in the UK armed forces. | | (283666) | 111
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any reductions in the UK's planned expenditure on the Tranche 3 Eurofighter procurement have taken place as a result of agreements to sell the aircraft to other countries. | | (283667) | 112
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will hold discussions with his Japanese counterpart on Japan's plans to increase its number of fighter jets. | | (283584) | 113
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will hold discussions with his Indian counterpart on India's combat aircraft project. | | (283589) | 114
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support his Department provides to UK (a) financial and (b) other manufacturers bidding for fighter jet contracts; and if he will make a statement. | | (283592) | 115
N | Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff in his Department will reach the age of 65 years in the year 2011. | | (283367) | 116
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of the statutory obligations upon it provided for in legislation introduced as a consequence of obligations arising from EU legislation in the most recent 12 months for which figures are available. | | (283479) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change 117
| Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when he expects the programme to install smart meters in households to begin. | | (283598) | 118
| Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether his Department plans to bring forward legislation to limit the percentage of the cost of smart meters that can be passed on to consumers; and if he will make a statement. | | (283614) | 119
| Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether customers who subscribe to a pre-payment tariff for smart metering will be charged more than those who do not; and if he will make a statement. | | (283616) | 120
| Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what provision exists for customers who already have a smart meter to change their energy provider prior to the national roll-out of smart meters; and if he will make a statement. | | (283690) | 121
| Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether any mechanism exists for energy companies to provide smart meters to customers who request one prior to their becoming available nationally; and if he will make a statement. | | (283691) | 122
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of the statutory obligations upon it provided for in legislation introduced as a consequence of obligations arising from EU legislation in the most recent 12 months for which figures are available. | | (283477) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 123
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effects on agricultural production of the use of (a) Aminopyralid and (b) manure containing Aminopyralid; what recent representations he has received on such use; whether he plans to relicense Aminopyralid; and if he will make a statement. | | (283464) | 124
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what financial support is available for his Department's surveillance strategy to guard against the spread of wildlife diseases in 2009-10. | | (283639) | 125
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to request an extension of the UK derogation from EU legislation for pet travel. | | (283640) | 126
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons on its review of the training and employment of veterinary nurses. | | (283641) | 127
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many dairy farmers there were in each of the last three years; and how many (a) entered and (b) left the sector in each year. | | (283642) | 128
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department operates an in-house forensic science laboratory. | | (283572) | 129
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) dairy, (b) arable, (c) beef and (d) sheep farmers there are in each English county. | | (283583) | 130
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to support (a) the Royal Agricultural Show, (b) the Lancashire Show and (c) other agricultural shows. | | (283607) | 131
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps are being taken to encourage young people to (a) remain in farming and (b) take up farming as a career. | | (283609) | 132
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans there are to reduce the regulatory burden on farmers. | | (283613) | 133
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will hold an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the failure of Dairy Farmers of Britain, with particular reference to (a) the role of the banks, (b) when the receivers were brought in and (c) the expected financial effect on dairy farming. | | (283619) | 134
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his most recent assessment is of the future viability of farming in Lancashire. | | (283620) | 135
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effects of intensive livestock farming on climate change; and if he will make a statement. | | (283741) | 136
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made on the effect on the environment of the livestock industry's use of soy-based animal feed; and if he will make a statement. | | (283742) | 137
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reasons water samples have not been taken from the sea at Barmston in East Yorkshire in 2009; what recent representations he has received on sampling sea waters and Barmston's ability to obtain Bathing Beach Standard; and if he will make a statement. | | (282748) | 138
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding his Department allocated to the development of agricultural businesses in (a) Milton Keynes and (b) Buckinghamshire in each of the last five years. | | (283681) | 139
| Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent representations he has received on funding for research into the problems affecting the honey bee. | | (283650) | 140
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of the statutory obligations upon it provided for in legislation introduced as a consequence of obligations arising from EU legislation in the most recent 12 months for which figures are available. | | (283476) | 141
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect on the level of income of fishing fleets of the operation of (a) the Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance and (b) the European Fisheries Fund; and if he will make a statement. | | (283487) | 142
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) directors, (b) senior managers, (c) specialist and delivery managers and (d) executive support and administration staff there were in each Veterinary Laboratories Agency office in each of the last five years. | | (283516) | 143
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much was paid in bonuses to (a) directors, (b) senior managers, (c) specialist and delivery managers and (d) executive support and administration staff of the Central Science Laboratory in each of the last five years. | | (283517) | 144
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much the Environment Agency spent on consultants in each of the last five years. | | (283736) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 145
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on the role of the government of Egypt in the distribution of humanitarian aid to Palestinians living in Gaza; and if he will make a statement. | | [R] (283652) | 146
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on the number of Palestinian citizens previously living in Gaza who have taken refuge inside Israel; and if he will make a statement. | | [R] (283653) | 147
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the International Red Cross on (a) the imprisonment of Gilad Shalit by Hamas and (b) the refusal of Hamas to allow Gilad Shalit Red Cross (ICRC) visits; and if he will make a statement. | | [R] (283704) | 148
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with Arab governments on (a) the imprisonment of Gilad Shalit by Hamas and (b) the refusal of Hamas to allow him Red Cross visits; and if he will make a statement. | | [R] (283705) | 149
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he (a) has taken and (b) plans to take at the United Nations in relation to the imprisonment of Gilad Shalit by Hamas; and if he will make a statement. | | [R] (283710) | 150
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he has taken to ensure that aid provided by his Department is not misappropriated by Hamas; and if he will make a statement. | | [R] (283711) | 151
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he has taken at the United Nations on allegations of misappropriation of aid by Hamas; and if he will make a statement. | | [R] (283712) | 152
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on the establishment of clinics by the government of Israel at the Erez crossing on the Gaza border; and if he will make a statement. | | [R] (283713) | 153
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received of the alleged refusal of Hamas to allow Palestinian citizens in Gaza from using clinics set up by Israel; and if he will make a statement. | | [R] (283714) | 154
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on the number of tunnels between Egypt and Gaza; what steps he is taking to assist the government of Egypt to prevent the flow of weapons through the Rafah border crossing into Gaza; and if he will make a statement. | | [R] (283715) | 155
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the number of Gaza residents who have entered Israel for medical and humanitarian reasons via the Erez crossing; what recent discussions he has had with the government of Israel on this issue; and if he will make a statement. | | [R] (283716) | 156
N | Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to secure the release of Gilad Shalit. | | (283350) | 157
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the government of Iran on the protection of religious and ethnic minorities. | | (283644) | 158
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has received any recent reports of the harassment of civil society organisations engaged in voter education and election monitoring programmes in Sudan. | | (283744) | 159
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many members of his Department's staff deployed in each region of Afghanistan (a) have been trained in each year since 2001 and (b) are being trained in each local Afghan language. | | (283551) | 160
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many members of his Department's staff deployed in each region of Iraq (a) have been trained in each year since 2003 and (b) are being trained in each local Iraqi language. | | (283552) | 161
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on the political situation in Honduras; and if he will make a statement. | | (283585) | 162
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the government of Gibraltar on its application to the Court of First Instance in relation to the Spanish government's designation of Gibraltarian territorial waters under the EU Habitats Directive. | | (283615) | 163
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on demolitions of Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem; and if he will make a statement. | | (283727) | 164
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many hours he spent on his Ministerial duties in the week commencing 21 June 2009. | | (283539) | 165
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of the statutory obligations upon it provided for in legislation introduced as a consequence of obligations arising from EU legislation in the most recent 12 months for which figures are available. | | (283473) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 166
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many men in each age group were (a) diagnosed with and (b) successfully treated for breast cancer in (i) Southend West constituency, (ii) Essex and (iii) England in each of the last 12 years. | | (283717) | 167
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what campaigns his Department has undertaken to raise public awareness of male breast cancer in the last two years; and if he will make a statement. | | (283718) | 168
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department (a) has commissioned and (b) has evaluated on male breast cancer in each of the last 10 years; what research on the subject it plans to commission; and if he will make a statement. | | (283719) | 169
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of women who had an abortion in 2008 were married at the time of the abortion; what the modal (a) age of the women, (b) length of gestation of the pregnancy, (c) number of previous children born to the women and (d) number of previous abortions undergone by the women were; and what the most common legal grounds were under which such abortions were performed. | | (283722) | 170
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many women aged (a) 18, (b) 17, (c) 16, (d) 15, (e) 14, (f) 13 and (g) 12 years old in each strategic health authority area who had had (i) one, (ii) two, (ii) three, (iv) four, (v) five, (vi) six, (vii) seven, (viii) eight, (ix) nine and (x) 10 or more previous abortions had an abortion in 2008. | | (283724) | 171
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many women aged (a) 18 to 24 years and (b) 25 to 30 years old in each strategic health authority area who had had (i) one, (ii) two, (ii) three, (iv) four, (v) five, (vi) six, (vii) seven, (viii) eight, (ix) nine and (x) 10 or more previous abortions had an abortion in 2008. | | (283725) | 172
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the oral Answer from Baroness Thornton of 13 March 2009, Official Report, House of Lords, column 364, on care services: older adults and disabled people, for what reasons publication of the Social Care Green Paper has been delayed; and if he will make a statement. | | (283523) | 173
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many armed forces veterans have received priority NHS care in each of the last 10 years. | | (283662) | 174
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to repeal the provisions of the Medicines Act 1968 which makes a dispensing error by a pharmacist, a criminal offence. | | (283610) | 175
| Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 23 June 2009, Official Report, column 656W, what the evidential basis was for the Minister of State's statement that the Irish blood transfusion service was at fault. | | (283738) | 176
N | Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many hospital admissions there were for diagnosis code (a) F10.0, (b) F10.1, (c) F10.2, (d) F10.3, (e) F10.4, (f) F10.5, (g) F10.6, (h) F10.7, (i) F10.8 and (j) F10.9 for (i) males and (ii) females aged (A) under 14, (B) 14 to 17 and (C) 18 years and over in (1) each region and (2) each primary care trust in each of the last five years. | | (283175) | 177
N | Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many hospital admissions there were for diagnosis code (a) F11.0, (b) F11.1, (c) F11.2, (d) F11.3, (e) F11.4, (f) F11.5, (g) F11.6, (h) F11.7, (i) F11.8 and (j) F11.9 for (i) males and (ii) females aged (A) under 14, (B) 14 to 17 and (C) 18 years and over in (1) each region and (2) each primary care trust in each of the last five years. | | (283176) | 178
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many prescriptions of drugs for the treatment of alcohol dependency were dispensed in each of the last five years. | | (283728) | 179
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion of (a) men and (b) women were diagnosed as alcohol-dependent in each of the last five years. | | (283729) | 180
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion of (a) men aged over 65 years and (b) women aged over 65 years was diagnosed as alcohol-dependent in each of the last five years. | | (283739) | 181
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion of under 18 year old (a) males and (b) females were diagnosed as alcohol-dependent in each of the last five years. | | (283740) | 182
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many babies have been diagnosed as having foetal alcohol syndrome in each year since 1997. | | (283427) | 183
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what savings have been recorded by each primary care trust in England as a result of the national re-organisation in 2006; and how those savings have been achieved. | | (283648) | 184
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much each primary care trust within the East of England Strategic Health Authority has spent on (a) specialist palliative care, (b) palliative care and (c) hospice provision in each of the last two years; and if he will make a statement. | | (283649) | 185
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding has been provided to people resident in Hemel Hempstead by the National Treatment Agency in each of the last five years; and how much has been allocated in the next two years. | | (283671) | 186
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of expenditure on (a) primary care and (b) hospital care in Hemel Hempstead in each of the next three years. | | (283678) | 187
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of the statutory obligations upon it provided for in legislation introduced as a consequence of obligations arising from EU legislation in the most recent 12 months for which figures are available. | | (283475) | 188
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average in-patient waiting time for treatment on the NHS was in each primary care trust area in England in each of the last 10 years. | | (283423) | 189
| Dr Tony Wright (Cannock Chase): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the NHS meets the deadline of December 2009 for the implementation of National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidance on improving supportive and palliative care for adults with cancer. | | (283737) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 190
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will bring forward proposals to increase the fixed penalty for offences under section 14(3) of the Road Traffic Act 1998 to £60; what recent representations he has received on this issue; and if he will make a statement. | | [R] (283706) | 191
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has taken account of the published anti-Semitic views of any individuals seeking to enter the United Kingdom when deciding whether to grant entry to such individuals in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement. | | [R] (283707) | 192
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much has been paid in compensation to people whose Criminal Records Bureau disclosure was delayed in each year since the inception of the disclosure service. | | (283426) | 193
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which benefits in (a) cash and (b) kind his Department provides for asylum seekers awaiting a decision on their case who are (i) single, (ii) accompanied by their spouse or partner, (iii) have a partner and one child, (iv) have a partner and two children and (v) have a partner and three children. | | (283597) | 194
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress has been made towards ratification of the European Convention on Cyber-crime; and if he will make a statement. | | (283483) | 195
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has plans to review the provisions of Section 24 of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 in respect of the licensing of scientific procedures on animals. | | (283522) | 196
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the likely number of redundancies at each Forensic Science Service laboratory in the next 12 months. | | (283566) | 197
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department operates an in-house forensic science laboratory. | | (283573) | 198
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which police forces operate in-house forensic science services; and if he will make a statement. | | (283594) | 199
| Mrs Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for how long records relating to those (a) convicted of an offence and (b) released without charge are kept on the National Fingerprint database. | | (283525) | 200
| Mrs Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what procedures are in place for access to the National ANPR Data Centre. | | (283536) | 201
| Mrs Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, who has access to the National ANPR Data Centre. | | (283537) | 202
| Mrs Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the level of accuracy of information held on the National ANPR Data Centre. | | (283538) | 203
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 19 November 2008, Official Report, column 602W, on police training, what progress the National Police Improvement Agency has made in refreshing its training modules on domestic abuse to include (a) female genital mutilation, (b) stalking and harassment and (c) honour-based violence. | | (283731) | 204
N | Willie Rennie (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department issues guidance to police authorities on the display of badge numbers by police officers at public protests. | | (283347) | 205
N | Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent representations he has received on the proposed immigration removal centre in Bicester; and if he will make a statement. | | (283226) | 206
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of the statutory obligations upon it provided for in legislation introduced as a consequence of obligations arising from EU legislation in the most recent 12 months for which figures are available. | | (283474) | 207
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 18 June 2009, Official Report, column 455W, on entry clearances, if he will allocate greater resources to the processing of sponsor licences in order to meet the target time. | | (283485) | 208
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) crimes of burglary, (b) violent crimes and (c) vehicle crimes were reported in (i) Essex and (ii) Castle Point in each of the last five years. | | (283735) | 209
| Mark Williams (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department has issued guidance to the police on using powers under section 27 of the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 to police sporting events. | | (283734) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 210
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many members of his Department's staff deployed in each region of Afghanistan (a) have been trained in each year since 2001 and (b) are being trained in each local Afghan language. | | (283520) | 211
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many members of his Department's staff deployed in each region of Iraq (a) have been trained in each year since 2001 and (b) are being trained in each local Iraqi language. | | (283521) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice 212
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether Ministers from his Department have (a) authorised Parliamentary Counsel to assist in drafting amendments to the Coroners and Justice Bill on behalf of private Members in the House of Lords and (b) authorised officials in his Department to instruct Parliamentary Counsel to draft amendments to the Coroners and Justice Bill which (i) were subsequently provided to private Members in the House of Lords and (ii) are intended to be provided to private Members in the House of Lords for tabling; and if he will make a statement. | | (283723) | 213
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average fine for a person convicted of an offence under section (a) 14(3) and (b) 41D of the Road Traffic Act 1988 was in the last 12 months. | | (283726) | 214
| John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many miscarriage of justice claims at the Office for Criminal Justice Reform are unsettled; and in which year each claim or group of claims commenced. | | (283693) | 215
| Mrs Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will place in the Library a copy of each tender document relating to his Department's consultation on (a) the Rights and Responsibilities Green Paper and (b) a British Statement of Values. | | (283524) | 216
| Mrs Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his most recent estimate is of the number of deeds and documents held by the Land Registry. | | (283528) | 217
| Mrs Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many original deeds and documents have been destroyed by the Land Registry since 28 February 2009. | | (283530) | 218
| Mrs Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of land and property registrations overseen by the Land Registry took place solely by electronic means in each year since 2003. | | (283531) | 219
| Mrs Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of original records which will be destroyed by the Land Registry in 2009-10. | | (283532) | 220
| Mrs Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent estimate he has made of the number of deeds and documents held by the Land Registry of which there is no paper original. | | (283533) | 221
| Mrs Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many requests were received by the Land Registry between 13 October 2003 and 12 October 2008 for the return of original documents on which entry is or was founded. | | (283534) | 222
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders from Milton Keynes were charged with each category of violent offence while under supervision by the Probation Service in each of the last five years. | | (283651) | 223
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people applied for a non-molestation order in County Courts or the High Court in 2008; and how many were issued. | | (283596) | 224
| Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions for road traffic offences relating to the use of personal transporters there were in the calendar years (a) 2001, (b) 2002, (c) 2003, (d) 2004, (e) 2005, (f) 2006, (g) 2007, (h) 2008 and (i) 2009 to date; how many pending prosecutions are outstanding; and if he will make a statement. | | [R] (283506) | 225
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of the statutory obligations upon it provided for in legislation on matters for which it is responsible which were introduced as a consequence of obligations arising from EU legislation in the most recent 12 months for which figures are available. | | (283472) | 226
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average ratio of offenders to Probation Service staff in the Essex probation area was in each of the last five years. | | (283514) | 227
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many high risk (a) male and (b) female offenders in each age group there were in Essex probation area in each of the last five years. | | (283515) | 228
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were convicted of offences related to possession of a knife in each police force area in the East of England in each of the last 10 years. | | (283416) | 229
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the re-offending rate for offenders in (a) Cambridgeshire probation area and (b) Peterborough probation area was in each of the last 10 years. | | (283424) | 230
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many courts provide photocopying facilities in (a) England and Wales and (b) the East Midlands; and how many courts charge for the use of such a facility. | | (283608) | Questions to the Leader of the House 231
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Leader of the House, how many hours she spent on her ministerial duties in the week commencing 21 June 2009. | | (283543) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 232
| Mark Durkan (Foyle): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether the National Framework Agreement on arrangements for the use of interpreters, translators and language service professionals within the criminal justice system applies to Northern Ireland. | | (283694) | Questions to the Prime Minister 233
| Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Prime Minister, whether members of the public are able to email the Prime Minister. | | (283505) | 234
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Prime Minister, which of the matters referred to in his Statement of 15 June 2009, Official Report, columns 21-24 on Iraq he would classify as containing the (a) costs and (b) benefits to the UK of participation in the Iraq war and occupation. | | (283730) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Transport 235
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the rates of wearing (a) front and (b) rear seat belts among (i) males and (ii) females of each age group in each of the last two years; and if he will make a statement. | | (283721) | 236
| Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what the pass rate for passenger carrying vehicle licences was for (a) delegated examiners and (b) Driving Standards Agency driving examiners in each financial year since 2000-1. | | (283685) | 237
| Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what the (a) mean and (b) median consolidated salary of full-time equivalent civil servants working in (i) his Department and (ii) its agencies outside London is. | | (283686) | 238
| Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how many full-time equivalent civil servants working in (a) his Department and (b) its agencies outside London earn a consolidated salary of less than (i) £15,000, (ii) £16,000, (iii) £18,000, (iv) £20,000 and (v) £25,000, excluding bonuses. | | (283687) | 239
| Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what percentage of (a) white and (b) non-white staff of his Department of each (i) grade and (ii) pay band have received the highest performance marking in each reporting year since the inception of Department for Transport (central). | | (283688) | 240
| Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, which Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) offices, excluding DVLA Swansea, are owned by the Crown. | | (283689) | 241
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, if he will take steps to ensure that air fares advertised by low-cost airlines accurately reflect the cost to the consumer. | | (283156) | 242
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what information his Department holds on (a) the cost of the recent Milton Keynes Council traffic census and (b) the number of motorists questioned over the period of the census. | | (283683) | 243
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how many pensioners resident in Milton Keynes received concessionary bus passes in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (283684) | 244
| Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, whether his Department intends to prosecute users of personal transporters on public highways; and if he will make a statement. | | [R] (283507) | 245
| Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, whether he has made a recent estimate of the number of personal transporters which are in use on public highways at least once a week; and if he will make a statement. | | [R] (283508) | 246
| Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the merits of retaining policy-making in respect of non-commercial flight crew licensing in the UK; and if he will make a statement. | | [R] (283509) | 247
N | Paul Rowen (Rochdale): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, whether his Department will provide funding for the retention of rolling stock following the closure of the Oldham Loop Line in Greater Manchester in October 2009. | | (283352) | 248
N | Paul Rowen (Rochdale): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what estimate he has made of the savings to the public purse likely to result from the closure of the Oldham Loop Line in Greater Manchester in October 2009. | | (283353) | 249
N | Paul Rowen (Rochdale): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to relieve congestion on rail routes in Greater Manchester. | | (283354) | 250
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of the statutory obligations upon it provided for in legislation on matters for which it is responsible which were introduced as a consequence of obligations arising from EU legislation in the most recent 12 months for which figures are available. | | (283471) | 251
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how much funding his Department has allocated to encourage bicycle usage in (a) Cambridgeshire, (b) Peterborough, (c) Huntingdonshire and (d) the East of England in each of the last five years. | | (283411) | 252
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how much his Department has spent on assistance for major public transport schemes in the East of England in each of the last 10 years. | | (283413) | 253
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how much integrated transport block and highways maintenance funding has been allocated to each local transport authority in the East of England for capital investment in each of the last 10 years. | | (283414) | 254
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how much capital funding has been allocated to the links to schools cycling programme in (a) North West Cambridgeshire constituency, (b) Cambridgeshire, (c) Huntingdonshire and (d) Peterborough in each year since the inception of the programme. | | (283415) | 255
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how many (a) fatal and (b) non-fatal road traffic accidents were recorded on roads in (i) North West Cambridgeshire constituency, (ii) Cambridgeshire, (iii) Huntingdonshire, (iv) Peterborough, (v) the East of England and (vi) England in each of the last 10 years. | | (283425) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 256
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much has been paid out under the Financial Assistance Scheme (FAS) to members of qualifying pension schemes; and how many and what proportion of such members have received payments from the FAS. | | (283544) | 257
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost of (a) consultants and advisers to and (b) administration of the Financial Assistance Scheme has been in each year since its establishment. | | (283545) | 258
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people who have lost part of their pension because the sponsoring employer is insolvent or no longer exists. | | (283546) | 259
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many occupational pension schemes have been fully wound up since 1997; how many are in the process of winding up; and what the size of the membership of schemes in each such category was in each year since 1997. | | (283547) | 260
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of 18 to 24 year-olds claiming jobseeker's allowance moving towards 12 months are expected to move on to (a) a job provided by the Future Jobs Fund, (b) support to take an existing job in a key employment sector, (c) a work-focused training place and (d) a place on the community task force as part of the Government's Young Person's Guarantee. | | (283564) | 261
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what changes have been made to the new Jobcentre Plus jobseekers' regime designed as part of the Flexible New Deal since it was first announced. | | (283565) | 262
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employment subsidy vouchers have been (a) issued and (b) cashed by employers. | | (283567) | 263
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employers have (a) cashed an employment subsidy voucher as part of the six month offer to jobseeker's allowance claimants and (b) used the six month offer employment subsidy in bulk as part of their work with Jobcentre Plus in local employment partnerships. | | (283568) | 264
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have taken up (a) the golden hello including (i) the £1,000 recruitment subsidy and (ii) £1,500 worth of training, (b) support for self-employment, (c) one of the 40,000 additional volunteering opportunities and (d) one of the 75,000 new training places under the six month offer. | | (283569) | 265
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many bids from (a) private companies, (b) local authorities and (c) voluntary sector organisations her Department has received for the Future Jobs Fund. | | (283570) | 266
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many jobs are proposed to be created by bids for the Future Jobs Fund in total. | | (283571) | 267
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many bids her Department has received to deliver jobs through the Future Jobs Fund. | | (283574) | 268
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, who will provide assistance in relation to (a) the Future Jobs Fund, (b) support to take an existing job in a key employment sector, (c) work-focused training places and (d) places on a community task force under the Young Person's Guarantee. | | (283576) | 269
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the budget for (a) the Future Jobs Fund, (b) support to take an existing job in a key employment sector, (c) work-focused training places and (d) places on a community task force component of the Young Person's Guarantee is for (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11 and (iii) 2011-12. | | (283577) | 270
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many places the Government plans to provide under (a) the Future Jobs Fund, (b) support to take an existing job in a key employment sector, (c) work-focused training places and (d) places on a community task force to fulfil the Young Person's Guarantee in the period January 2010 to March 2011. | | (283578) | 271
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for how long the Government's Young Person's Guarantee will be offered; and what steps the Government plans to take to fulfil the Guarantee after the closure of the Future Jobs Fund in March 2011. | | (283579) | 272
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many complaints her Department has received about the Financial Assistance Scheme since December 2007. | | (283580) | 273
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which jobcentres have (a) acquired new office space, (b) extended existing office space and (c) converted existing office space to meet the work demands of higher benefit caseloads in the last 12 months. | | (283590) | 274
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what her Department's definition is of a gateway overstayer; and what targets her Department has set to reduce the number of such overstayers. | | (283591) | 275
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what restrictions are in place on New Deal early entry; and in what areas they apply. | | (283593) | 276
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether any existing New Deal providers in flexible New Deal 1 areas have (a) reduced and (b) withdrawn service provision since 29 May 2009. | | (283595) | 277
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what mechanism there is for provision of the community task force under the Young Person's Guarantee; who will provide task force places; for how long on average a participant will be on the task force; how much Government funding has been allocated for provision of the task force; what incentives providers will receive to secure job entries; and whether young people participating in the community task force will receive a training allowance in place of jobseeker's allowance. | | (283611) | 278
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what mechanism there is for provision of work-focused training places under the Young Person's Guarantee; who will provide such places; for how long on average a participant will receive training; how much government funding has been allocated for such places; what incentives providers will receive to secure job entries; and whether young people participating in such training will receive a training allowance rather than jobseeker's allowance. | | (283612) | 279
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2009, Official Report, column 541W, on disability living allowance, at what level information is recorded on the number of people claiming disability living allowance where the main disabling condition is recorded as obesity. | | (283621) | 280
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pension credit recipients live in Hemel Hempstead. | | (283670) | 281
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she expects to bring forward proposals to reform the housing benefit regime, as referred to on page 43 of the Building Britain's Future document. | | (283668) | 282
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the cost to her Department of the statutory obligations upon it in legislation introduced as a consequence of obligations arising from EU legislation in the most recent 12 months for which figures are available. | | (283469) | 283
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people resident in (a) North West Cambridgeshire constituency, (b) Cambridgeshire, (c) Peterborough, (d) Huntingdonshire and (e) the East of England region received pension credit in each year since the inception of the scheme. | | (283417) | 284
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were in receipt of carer's allowance in each local authority area in each of the last five years. | | (283420) | Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office 285
N | Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the level of information which is published about relations between Government and lobbyists. | | [Question Unstarred] (283138) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change 286
| Mr Tom Clarke (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether the Prime Minister plans to attend the climate change conference in Copenhagen in December 2009. | | [Transferred] (283575) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 287
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will commission research into the number of deaths caused by excessive heat in developed countries which regularly experience summer temperatures of over 40 degrees celsius; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (283157) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 288
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) budget and (b) personnel his Department will provide for the (i) Office of Cyber Security and (ii) Cyber Security Operations Centre in the first 12 months of operation. | | [Transferred] (283488) | 289
| Mrs Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to ensure the accuracy of information held on the Independent Safeguarding Authority database. | | [Transferred] (283526) | 290
| Mrs Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for how long records relating to an individual who has ceased to work with children will continue to be held on the Independent Safeguarding Authority database. | | [Transferred] (283527) | 291
| Mrs Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people he expects to have access to the Independent Safeguarding Authority database; and with which organisations and individuals such people will be authorised to share information from the database. | | [Transferred] (283529) | 292
| Mrs Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether a privacy impact assessment has been undertaken of the Independent Safeguarding Authority database; and whether the Information Commissioner has reviewed this. | | [Transferred] (283535) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 293
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the decline in real value has been of Financial Assistance Scheme annuities since 1997; and if she will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (283645) | 294
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the average difference between Financial Assistance Scheme (FAS) annuities and the expected annuities lost after 1997 by pensioners enrolled in the FAS; and if she will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (283646) | 295
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of poverty levels among pensioners receiving Financial Assistance Scheme annuities; and if she will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (283647) |
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