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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Tuesday 21 July 2009
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 21 July 2009
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Tuesday 21 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 Tuesday 21 July of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Tuesday 21 July see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 1
N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will take steps to limit the likely negative effects of the proposed closure of the Parker Pen factory in Newhaven on the local businesses. | | (288871) | 2
N | Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 1 June 2009, Official Report, column 61W, on Members: correspondence, when the relevant Minister plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for West Chelmsford of 27 February 2009 on his constituent, Mr Paul Cook of Chelmsford; and what the reason is for the time taken to reply. | | (288866) | 3
N | Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many Post Office branches in each constituency in Wales have closed in each year since 1997; and how many such branches have been replaced by Outreach services. | | (288865) | 4
N | Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number of people in each constituency in Wales who lived further than two kilometres from a post office in each of the last five years. | | (288873) | 5
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the Answers of 26 November 2008, Official Report, columns 1699W and 1934W, on departmental electronic equipment, how much (a) his Department and (b) its agencies have spent on (i) flat screen televisions, (ii) DVD players and (iii) stereo equipment since November 2008. | | (289168) | 6
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much his Department has allocated for the roll-out of high-speed broadband in the North East in the next three years. | | (289155) | 7
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many public sector apprenticeships have been started in (a) Sunderland and (b) England since 2005. | | (289156) | 8
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what percentage of young people living in (a) Sunderland and (b) England entered university in each of the last 10 years. | | (289157) | 9
N | Mr Brooks Newmark (Braintree): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much capital funding was originally allocated to each National Construction College by the Learning and Skills Council for 2009-10; and how much of that funding has since been withdrawn from each college. | | (288699) | 10
N | Paul Rowen (Rochdale): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many businesses in each constituency have received trade credit insurance under the Working Capital Scheme. | | (288655) | 11
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department takes to monitor the extent to which the standards needed to obtain a construction skills register card are met by glassworkers working on building sites. | | (289154) | 12
N | Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the letter of 21 July 2009 from the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills to the Higher Education Funding Council for England, how many additional students he expects to be in higher education in 2009-10; and what progress the Government has made towards its commitment of having half of all young people attend higher education by 2010. | | (288411) | 13
N | Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions the Secretary of State has had with the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families on the transfer of some sixth form college capital projects to the Building Schools for the Future programme. | | (288466) | Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office 14
N | Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what percentage of employees in her Department are (a) women and (b) men; and what the average hourly pay is of (i) male and (ii) female employees. | | (288624) | 15
N | Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what areas in which improvement might be made in government information security policy her Department has identified since 1997. | | (288868) | 16
N | Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if she will review security arrangements for Ministers, (a) mobile telephones, (b) blackberrys, (c) home telephones and (d) personnel internet accounts in order to identify any areas of weakness. | | (288869) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 17
N | Nick Ainger (Carmarthen West & South Pembrokeshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress is being made by the Financial Action Task Force of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in its work on effective due diligence by banks and the ending of secrecy on beneficial ownership of companies and trusts; and if he will make a statement. | | (288331) | 18
N | Nick Ainger (Carmarthen West & South Pembrokeshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Financial Services Authority is taking to ensure that UK-regulated banks are compliant with requirements on due diligence to prevent funds from corrupt sources entering the UK. | | (288332) | 19
N | Nick Ainger (Carmarthen West & South Pembrokeshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what powers the Financial Services Authority has in respect of UK-regulated banks in the event of their failure to carry out effective due diligence on the source of funds in accounts which they administer. | | (288333) | 20
N | Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many applications for value added tax registration submitted in the last 12 months took over (a) one week, (b) two weeks, (c) three weeks, (d) four weeks, (e) five weeks, (f) six weeks, (g) seven weeks, (h) eight weeks, (i) nine weeks, (j) 10 weeks, (k) 11 weeks and (l) 12 weeks to clear. | | (288556) | 21
N | Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many households with children are in receipt of working tax credit in each local authority area. | | (288334) | 22
N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received on the effect on the availability of mortgages of deferring mortgage applications to an underwriter; and if he will make a statement. | | (288639) | 23
N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 16 March 2009, Official Report, column 858W, on Equitable Life: compensation, when he expects the ex-gratia payment scheme for older people who have lost money with Equitable Life to commence; and if he will make a statement. | | (288640) | 24
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the Government's long-term plans are for the compensation of those identified by the Parliamentary Ombudsman as having lost money with Equitable Life as a result of failure of the regulatory process. | | (288814) | 25
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his most recent estimate is of the number of pensioners who have lost money in Equitable Life. | | (288815) | 26
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what (a) financial and (b) other assistance his Department is providing to pensioners in Coventry who have lost money with Equitable Life. | | (288816) | 27
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department has taken in respect of those resident in Coventry who have lost money with Equitable Life. | | (288817) | 28
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department has taken in strengthen the regulation of the financial services sector in the last 12 months. | | (288818) | 29
N | Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many nationals of each A8 country were receiving child benefit for a child or children living in another EEA member state at the end of June 2009; and in respect of how many such children child benefit was being paid on that date. | | (288616) | 30
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people who had their eligibility for tax credits removed as a result of failing to submit a renewal claim by 31 July in the last three years for which figures are available. | | (287942) | 31
| Mr Elliot Morley (Scunthorpe): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that financial services providers reflect the Bank of England base interest rate in the interest rates offered on credit cards. | | (289215) | 32
N | Sir John Stanley (Tonbridge & Malling): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he will reply to the letters sent to him by the right hon. Member for Tonbridge and Malling on 12 November 2008 and 13 February 2009 on behalf of his constituents Mr and Mrs Patrick Miller. | | (288035) | 33
N | Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the merits of postponing the reversion of the rate of value added tax to 17.5 per cent. until after the January 2010 sales period. | | (288626) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 34
N | James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many people have been added to List 99 (a) in each of the last five years and (b) by the Independent Safeguarding Authority since January 2009. | | (288861) | 35
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, if he will establish mechanisms to track the annual number of cases of (a) violence, (b) sexual abuse, (c) neglect, (d) maltreatment and (e) exploitation of children, including, (i) within the family, (ii) in schools and (iii) in institutional or other care. | | (288650) | 36
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, whether the £200 million allocated to provide additional primary school places in areas with shortages announced on 15 July 2009 will affect funding for new primary provision in areas which have surplus places. | | (288867) | 37
N | Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what his most recent estimate is of the number of households in poverty with children of school age who do not receive free school meals. | | (288335) | 38
N | Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what (a) capital and (b) other expenditure from the public purse per 1,000 of the population between 11 and 18 years old was in respect of youth services in real terms in each London local authority in (i) 1997 and (ii) 2008. | | (288336) | 39
N | Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what progress has been made on Building Schools for the Future projects (a) in progress and (b) planned in Birmingham; and what projects have been completed in Birmingham. | | (288864) | 40
| Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, if he will develop a national strategy for the inclusion of children with disabilities into society, based on the principles of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. | | (289213) | 41
| Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, if he will commission research to establish the lawfulness of practices used by institutions to restrict the freedom of movement of children. | | (289214) | 42
N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, whether (a) hon. Members, (b) Ministers and (c) elected members of a local education authority will be required to register with the Independent Safeguarding Authority before visiting a school under the provisions of the Vetting and Barring Scheme; and if he will make a statement. | | (288813) | 43
N | Sir John Stanley (Tonbridge & Malling): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, if he will make it obligatory for schools to obtain the written consent of a child's parents before assembling biometric data on a child based on fingerprint recognition. | | (288558) | 44
N | Sir John Stanley (Tonbridge & Malling): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, if he will make it obligatory for schools to destroy biometric data based on fingerprint recognition they hold on pupils when a child leaves their school. | | (288559) | 45
N | Sir John Stanley (Tonbridge & Malling): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what steps he will take to ensure that (a) police forces and (b) other third parties have no direct or indirect access to biometric data based on fingerprint recognition held by schools in relation to their pupils. | | (288560) | 46
N | Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many full-time equivalent (a) teachers, (b) teaching assistants and (c) support staff there were in local education authority schools in (i) the Wakefield district and (ii) Hemsworth constituency in (A) 1997 and (B) at the latest date for which figures are available. | | (288806) | 47
N | Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the average pupil-to-teacher ratio in maintained (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in Hemsworth constituency was in each year since 1996-97. | | (288807) | 48
N | Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many (a) children and (b) families in Hemsworth constituency have received support from his Department's Sure Start programme since the programme's inception. | | (288808) | 49
N | Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what capital funding has been allocated to schools in Hemsworth constituency in each year since 1997. | | (288809) | 50
N | Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the average full-time equivalent gross pay of teachers was in schools in Hemsworth constituency in (a) cash and (b) real terms in each year since 1997. | | (288810) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 51
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 24 November 2008, Official Report, column 1128W, on departmental electronic equipment, how much (a) his Department and (b) its agencies have spent on (i) flat screen televisions, (ii) DVD players and (iii) stereo equipment since November 2008. | | (289163) | 52
N | Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many full-time equivalent employees are employed by Ordnance Survey. | | (288706) | 53
N | Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many homes he expects to be sold under the HomeBuy Direct scheme. | | (288707) | 54
N | Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many HomeBuy Direct sales there were in each of the last three months. | | (288708) | 55
N | David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to exempt from liability for council tax payments unemployed spouses of undergraduate students who are designated as dependants of those students; and if he will make a statement. | | (288642) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 56
N | Mr John Grogan (Selby): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the residual value of the ITV licence after digital switchover. | | (288614) | 57
N | Mr John Grogan (Selby): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether implementation of his Department's proposals for a contained contestable element of the television licence fee would require the enactment of primary legislation. | | (288652) | 58
N | Mr John Grogan (Selby): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what his most recent estimate is of the cost to ITV of its (a) public service obligation and (b) public service obligation in respect of regional news provision. | | (288653) | 59
N | Mr John Grogan (Selby): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether implementation of his Department's proposals for the allocation of a proportion of the projected digital switchover help scheme underspend to test a range of pilots testing different models for the creation of contestable funding for news before 2012 would require (a) the enactment of legislation and (b) approval by the BBC Trust. | | (288654) | 60
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Answer of 25 November 2008, Official Report, column 1336W, on departmental electronic equipment, how much (a) his Department and (b) its agency has spent on (i) flat screen televisions, (ii) DVD players and (iii) stereo equipment since November 2008. | | (289193) | 61
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of Lottery funding for good causes has been awarded to organisations operating in (a) Sunderland and (b) England in the last 12 months. | | (289159) | 62
N | Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what percentage of employees in his Department are (a) women and (b) men; and what the average hourly pay is of (i) male and (ii) female employees. | | (288625) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 63
N | Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 26 June 2009, Official Report, column 1160W, what information his Department holds on munitions containing white phosphorus manufactured in the UK. | | (288805) | 64
N | Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people under 18 years old serving in the armed forces have been court-martialled in each of the last five years; and what charges were brought at each court-martial where proceedings have been completed. | | (288412) | 65
N | Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) males and (b) females under 18 years old of each (i) age, (ii) ethnic origin and (iii) disability have been detained with adults in the Military Correction Training Centre in Colchester in each of the last five years. | | (288413) | 66
N | Willie Rennie (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2009, Official Report, column 377W, on armed forces: mental health, what recent inspections of the Department of Community Mental Health have been carried out. | | (289006) | 67
N | Willie Rennie (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2009, Official Report, column 377W, on armed forces: mental health, what mechanisms are in place for monitoring the health of service personnel diagnosed with a mental health disorder. | | (289007) | 68
N | Willie Rennie (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2009, Official Report, column 377W, on armed forces: mental health, what mental health assessments are provided for service personnel who report to the Department of Community Mental Health. | | (289008) | 69
N | Willie Rennie (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2009, Official Report, column 377W, on armed forces: mental health, whether the Department of Community Mental Health provides treatment for (a) nicotine, (b) alcohol, (c) drug and (d) other addictions. | | (289009) | 70
N | Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2009, Official Report, column 1141W, on HMS Victory, whether his Department plans to enter into a salvage agreement with Odyssey Marine Exploration. | | (288467) | 71
N | Sir Peter Viggers (Gosport): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Chinook helicopters are inoperable because they are awaiting modifications. | | (288646) | 72
N | Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will terminate negotiations with partner countries on procurement plans for the A400M aircraft. | | (288615) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change 73
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many meetings in his Department his special adviser on feed-in tariffs has attended since appointment. | | (288064) | 74
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what discussions he has had with his special adviser on feed-in tariffs as part of his Department's new Climate Change Strategy. | | (288065) | 75
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to the Answer of 26 November 2008, Official Report, column 2142W, on departmental electronic equipment, how much (a) his Department and (b) its agencies have spent on (i) flat screen televisions, (ii) DVD players and (iii) stereo equipment since November 2008. | | (289164) | 76
N | Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what his policy is on (a) the form in which and (b) the level to which industrialised countries should increase expenditure on forestry; what benefits he expects to accrue from expenditure on forestry; and what his policy is on the inclusion of forestry in carbon markets to prevent deforestation and degradation. | | (289003) | 77
N | Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the definition of (a) forestry investment and (b) sustainable forestry management was as contained in the declaration on international climate negotiations at the UK-French summit in Evian on 6 July 2009. | | (289011) | 78
N | Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, to which forestry activities the declaration on international climate negotiations at the UK-French summit in Evian on 6 July 2009 referred. | | (289012) | 79
N | Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, from which countries (a) radioactive waste and (b) spent fuel has been received but not yet returned; and what the (i) radioactivity level and (ii) quantity held is in each case. | | (288420) | 80
N | Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the (a) cost to date and (b) future cost to the public purse of decommissioning nuclear power stations; and if he will make a statement. | | (288421) | 81
N | Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much in fines the Nuclear Inspectorate has imposed on (a) companies, (b) local authorities and (c) individuals in respect of each type of pollution incident in each region in each year since 1997. | | (288465) | 82
N | Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent estimate he has made of the levels of carbon dioxide emissions resulting from (a) heating for buildings and (b) air conditioning in buildings per head of population (i) in each region and (ii) in England. | | (288811) | 83
N | Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what information his Department collects on the number of homes in the UK which have domestic air conditioning installed; and in what proportion of homes it is estimated such systems will have been installed by (a) 2020, (b) 2030 and (c) 2050. | | (288812) | 84
N | Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of (a) energy and (b) electricity in (i) the UK and (ii) each region came from renewable sources in each year since 1997. | | (289010) | 85
N | John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many cases of (a) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and (b) vibration white finger there are in the post code area (i) NG20 and (ii) DN22. | | (288819) | 86
| Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what evidence his Department has received from the Energy Retail Association on the costs of those smart metering; and what further steps his Department has taken to establish implementing costs. | | (289217) | 87
| Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, which energy providers supply smart meters to their residential customers free of charge. | | (289218) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 88
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has been made of the environmental effects of the proposed new surface water drainage charge system. | | (288125) | 89
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 9 December 2008, Official Report, column 38W, on departmental electronic equipment, how much (a) his Department and (b) its agencies have spent on (i) flat screen televisions, (ii) DVD players and (iii) stereo equipment since December 2008. | | (289171) | 90
N | Sir John Stanley (Tonbridge & Malling): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to send to the right hon. Member for Tonbridge and Malling a copy of the report sent to the European Commission in relation to noise mapping of the area around Gatwick Airport which he undertook to enclose in his letter to the right hon. Member of 9 June 2009. | | (288557) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 91
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he expects to complete his investigation into The Spirit of Humanity interception; and by what means he plans to communicate his findings to hon. Members. | | (288870) | 92
| Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the US administration on its designation of Interpal as a global terrorist organisation; and if he will make a statement. | | (289236) | 93
N | Mr Adam Holloway (Gravesham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of staff required by his Department who speak each foreign language; how many staff in his Department speak each such language; how many staff in his Department have learnt a language in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement. | | (288612) | 94
N | Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Lithuanian government on the effect of recent changes to Lithuanian law on the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community in that country. | | (288820) | 95
| Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on the imprisonment of Kyaw Khaing in Burma; what discussions he has had with the Burmese government on the matter; and if he will make a statement. | | (289216) | 96
| Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on the imprisonment of Papuan democracy activist Buchtar Tabuni; what steps his Department has taken in response to such reports; and if he will make a statement. | | (289219) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 97
N | Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what legislative provisions govern the examination of human admixed embryos which have been stored in licensed premises for the purposes of investigating an offence under the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990. | | (288617) | 98
N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish the report on prescribing of anti-psychotic medication commissioned by his Department; what steps his Department plans to take to reduce reliance on inappropriate use of medication in the management of people with dementia; and if he will make a statement. | | (288576) | 99
N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department has taken to comply with the Government's Code of Practice on Consultation in relation to the No Secrets Review; what the (a) membership, (b) remit and (c) dates of meetings are of the Programme and Advisory Boards for the No Secrets Review; and if he will make a statement. | | (288577) | 100
| Mr Parmjit Dhanda (Gloucester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to amend the Human Fertilisation Act 2008 to extend protection to embryos whose statutory storage period has expired; and if he will make a statement. | | (289162) | 101
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 26 November 2008, Official Report, column 2060W, on departmental electronic equipment, how much (a) his Department and (b) its agencies have spent on (i) flat screen televisions, (ii) DVD players and (iii) stereo equipment since November 2008. | | (289165) | 102
N | Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 20 April 2009, Official Report, column 479W, on the respiratory system, if he will break down the figures provided by age group. | | (288418) | 103
N | Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) hospital admissions and (b) finished consultant episodes there were (i) in England and (ii) at (A) Ashford Hospital, (B) Hillingdon Hospital, (C) Ealing Hospital, (D) West Middlesex University Hospital and (E) Teddington Memorial Hospital in each of the last five years. | | (288419) | 104
N | Chris McCafferty (Calder Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will place in the Library a copy of the recent letter from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health Services to strategic health authorities on epilepsy. | | (288423) | 105
N | Chris McCafferty (Calder Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he plans to specify medicines to be excluded from the provisions of his Department's proposed generic substitution arrangements. | | (288424) | 106
N | Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will exempt anti-epileptic drugs from the requirements of his Department's guidelines on generic substitution to be introduced in January 2010. | | (287994) | 107
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many specialist counselling services the NHS provided in (a) Essex and (b) Castle Point in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (289153) | 108
N | Sir John Stanley (Tonbridge & Malling): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether it is his policy that the balance of the £750 million of capital expenditure for community hospitals over five years announced by his predecessor the right hon. Member for Leicester West is to be spent; what the monetary value of that balance is; and over what period he plans to spend such balance. | | (288031) | 109
N | Sir John Stanley (Tonbridge & Malling): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the community hospital capital projects which have been approved under the £750 million of capital expenditure for community hospitals over five years announced by his predecessor the right hon. Member for Leicester West since the approval given in June 2008 to St Thomas', Stockport, New Build, stating in each case (a) the name of the community hospital and its location, (b) a brief description of the capital works, (c) the capital cost approved and (d) the date of approval. | | (288032) | 110
N | Sir John Stanley (Tonbridge & Malling): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether it is in accordance with Government policy that NHS managers who reduce doctors working hours to 48 hours to comply with the European Working Time Directive should receive a bonus. | | (288033) | 111
N | Sir John Stanley (Tonbridge & Malling): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information he has received that NHS managers are exerting pressure on doctors to state that their working hours are compliant with the 48 hours maximum permitted by the European Working Time Directive when they are not. | | (288034) | 112
N | David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the effects of tobacco displays in shops on rates of smoking amongst young people. | | (288611) | 113
N | David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will provide guidance for people with diabetes on eating recommended daily amounts of fresh fruit and vegetables. | | (288641) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 114
N | James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of criminal record certificates provided by the Criminal Records Bureau in each of the last three years were enhanced criminal records certificates. | | (288857) | 115
N | James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time taken by the Criminal Records Bureau to process a request for (a) a criminal record certificate and (b) an enhanced criminal record certificate was in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (288858) | 116
N | James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many official visits have been undertaken by the Government's Crime and Justice Adviser in the last six months; when each such visit was undertaken; what the (a) purpose and (b) cost was of each such visit; and in which constituency each such visit was undertaken. | | (288859) | 117
N | James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many anti-social behaviour orders were (a) issued and (b) breached in each police force area in (i) 2007 and (ii) 2008; and when he plans to publish qualitative analysis of the impact and effectiveness of each type of anti-social behaviour intervention. | | (288860) | 118
N | Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which organisations have received funding from his Department under the Tackling Knives Action Programme; and how much was allocated in each case. | | (288337) | 119
N | Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent meetings officials of his Department have had with officials of (a) HM Embassy Kinshasa and (b) officials of the Democratic Republic of Congo government at Kin Maziere officials. | | (289004) | 120
N | Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average police response time in each constituency in Wales to 999 calls is. | | (289014) | 121
N | Mr John Horam (Orpington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the name is of each Category 1 Responder under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 whose emergency procedures the Department has checked since January 2008; what the nature of the checks made was; and if he will make a statement. | | (287276) | 122
N | Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) penalty notices for disorder and (b) other fines for being drunk and disorderly remained unpaid (i) six and (ii) 12 months after issue in each of the last five years. | | (288427) | 123
N | Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) simple cautions for cannabis possession and (b) cannabis warnings were issued by each police force in each year since 2004. | | (288429) | 124
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many assaults on police community support officers while on duty were recorded in each of the last five years for which figures are available. | | (289158) | 125
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason the Metropolitan Police closed Finchley Road in London on 9 July 2009; on whose authority; and what efforts were made to notify motorists of the closure in order to avoid unnecessary congestion. | | (288416) | Questions to the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission 126
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, which witnesses travelled to attend the planned meeting of the Yorkshire and the Humber Regional Select Committee in Leeds; what expenses relating to such travel have been met by the House; and if he will make a statement. | | (288647) | 127
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what expenditure on (a) accommodation, (b) travel by Committee members and staff and (c) other expenses the House has incurred in respect of the meeting of the Yorkshire and Humber Regional Select Committee which was expected to take place in Leeds but which did not do so because the Committee was inquorate. | | (288703) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 128
| Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much his Department spent on aid to Afghanistan in 2008-09; and what proportion of such aid was delivered directly in Helmand province. | | (289143) | 129
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps he is taking to ensure that fertiliser supplied to Afghanistan from his Department's budget is not misappropriated by the Taliban for use in weapon production. | | (289005) | 130
N | Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions he has had with his Iranian counterpart on support for Afghan refugees in Iran. | | (288578) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice 131
N | Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent representations he has received on the jurisidiction of UK courts over cases involving crimes under international law committed in other countries. | | (288139) | 132
N | Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect of the costs of (a) national and regional management and administration, (b) premises, (c) insurance, (d) staff pensions, (e) depreciation, (f) land, (g) capital and (h) other central expenditure on his estimate of the average annual cost of providing a custodial place for a young offender. | | (288651) | 133
N | Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish a summary of the serious case reviews relating to the murder of Zuzanna Zommer in October 2007. | | (288700) | 134
N | Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will hold an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of Zuzanna Zommer in October 2007. | | (288701) | 135
N | Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) prison officers, (b) staff in governor grades and (c) other staff employed in prisons and young offender institutions have been convicted of offences involving the taking of (i) drugs and (ii) mobile telephones into such establishments in each of the last three years for which figures are available. | | (288862) | 136
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 30 March 2009, Official Report, column 991W, on departmental electronic equipment, how much (a) his Department and (b) its agencies have spent on (i) flat screen televisions, (ii) DVD players and (iii) stereo equipment in the last three months. | | (289172) | 137
N | Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) male and (b) female prisoners in each prison who were eligible for parole had been sitting (i) under a month, (ii) between one and three months, (iii) between three and six months and (iv) over six months for a parole hearing on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (288425) | 138
N | Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average ratio of (a) probation staff to offenders and (b) offender managers to offenders was in each probation service area in each year since 1997. | | (288426) | 139
N | Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many fines for cannabis possession remained unpaid (a) six and (b) 12 months after issue in each of the last five years. | | (288428) | 140
N | Mrs Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many information tribunals have sat in each year since 2004. | | (287939) | 141
N | Mrs Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many information tribunals have sat (a) in public and (b) other than in public in each year since 2004. | | (287940) | 142
N | Mrs Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times the National Security Appeals Panel has sat in each year since 2004. | | (287941) | 143
N | Mrs Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what legal costs were incurred by the Information Commissioner in respect of the Information Tribunal hearing in relation to the request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 by Mr Martin Sixsmith. | | (288063) | 144
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions for offences related to fraudulent claims for unemployment benefits there were in (a) England, (b) the East of England, (c) Essex and (d) Castle Point in each of the last 10 years. | | (289152) | 145
N | Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners serving indeterminate sentences for public protection have been offered places on courses promoting their rehabilitation in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (285302) | 146
N | Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners serving indeterminate sentences for public protection have completed courses promoting their rehabilitation in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (285303) | 147
N | Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners serving indeterminate sentences for public protection have committed suicide since such sentences were introduced. | | (285304) | 148
N | Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he expects the National Offender Management Service review of indeterminate sentences for public protection intervention needs to be complete. | | (285305) | 149
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department has spent on consultants to assist Ministers of his Department in their parliamentary duties in the last 12 months. | | (289202) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 150
N | Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the executive functions of his Department are. | | (288644) | 151
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to the Answer of 25 November 2008, Official Report, column 1566W, on departmental electronic equipment, how much (a) his Department and (b) its agencies have spent on (i) flat screen televisions, (ii) DVD players and (iii) stereo equipment since November 2008. | | (289166) | Questions to the Minister for the Olympics 152
N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, when she plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Sutton and Cheam, dated 16 February 2009, reference Evans/110209/st/2. | | (288638) | Questions to the Prime Minister 153
N | Mr Adam Holloway (Gravesham): To ask the Prime Minister, from which (a) Heads of State and (b) Heads of Government he received a letter of congratulation on his appointment. | | (288618) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland 154
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to the Answer of 24 November 2008, Official Report, column 807W, on departmental electronic equipment, how much his Department has spent on (a) flat screen televisions, (b) DVD players and (c) stereo equipment since November 2008. | | (289169) | Questions to the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission 155
N | Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what plans the Electoral Commission has to produce guidance on the new provisions in the Political Parties and Elections Bill on non-resident donors. | | (288821) | 156
N | Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what discussions the Electoral Commission has had with HM Revenue and Customs on the enforceability and feasibility of the new provisions in the Political Parties and Elections Bill on non-resident donors. | | (288863) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Transport 157
N | Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the merits of introducing a permanent increase in the level of the Air Travel Organisers Licence protection contribution. | | (287274) | 158
N | Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, whether he plans to extend the scope of financial protection for air passengers. | | (287275) | 159
N | Mr Frank Doran (Aberdeen North): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what assessment the Civil Aviation Authority has made of the safety implications of the wearing of wrist watch personal location beacons by passengers on helicopters serving the North Sea oil and gas industry (a) during the initial proof and concept trials carried out by British Petroleum and (b) after those trials. | | (288066) | 160
N | Mr Frank Doran (Aberdeen North): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, when the Civil Aviation Authority received reports on the potential effects on helicopter communications systems of the use of wrist watch personal locator beacons by passengers on helicopters serving the North Sea oil and gas industry; and what steps the authority took in response to those reports. | | (288067) | 161
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 26 November 2008, Official Report, column 1566W, on departmental electronic equipment, how much (a) his Department and (b) its agencies have spent on (i) flat screen televisions, (ii) DVD players and (iii) stereo equipment since November 2008. | | (289167) | 162
N | Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how many radioactive material movements within the UK there were by each mode of transport in each year since 1997; and how much waste was transported in each such year. | | (288422) | 163
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, whether alcohol will be allowed to be served in designated smoking cabins when the forthcoming smoking bans on cruise ships and passenger ferries come into force. | | (287943) | 164
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of resources available to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency to enable enforcement of the proposed prohibition on smoking on ships and ferries. | | (288417) | 165
N | Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what percentage of employees in his Department are (a) women and (b) men; and what the average hourly pay is of (i) male and (ii) female employees. | | (288628) | 166
N | Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 13 July 2009, Official Report, column 103W, on the Transport Innovation Fund, how much funding has been allocated to each of the projects named in the Answer; and over what timescale in each case. | | (288572) | 167
N | Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, pursuant to the Statement made by the Secretary of State on 15 January 2009, Official Report, column 335, on transport infrastructure, what his most recent estimate is of levels of spending on transport in the current three year period. | | (288573) | 168
N | Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 18 June 2009, Official Report, column 427W, on carbon sequestration: finance, how much was available in total in accumulated underspends from prior years as at 28 June 2009; and by how much his Department underspent on each project in each of the last five years. | | (288574) | 169
N | Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the size of the backlog of road maintenance for strategic roads; and what his estimate is of the cost of clearing the backlog. | | (288575) | 170
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how much his Department and its predecessors have spent on foreign language training for its officials in each year since 1997. | | (289175) | 171
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how much his Department and its predecessors have spent on training in coping with traumatic incidents for its officials in each year since 1997. | | (289176) | 172
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how much his Department and its predecessors have spent on pre-retirement courses for its officials in each year since 1997. | | (289177) | 173
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how much his Department and its predecessors have spent on stress management training for its officials in each year since 1997. | | (289178) | 174
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how much his Department and its predecessors have spent on training in mentoring for its officials in each year since 1997. | | (289179) | 175
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how much his Department and its predecessors have spent on personal (a) development and (b) effectiveness courses for its officials in each year since 1997. | | (289180) | 176
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how much his Department and its predecessors have spent on talent management training for its officials in each year since 1997. | | (289181) | 177
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how much his Department and its predecessors have spent on health and safety training for its officials in each year since 1997. | | (289182) | 178
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how much his Department and its predecessors have spent on avoiding harassment and anti-bullying courses for its officials in each year since 1997. | | (289183) | 179
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how much his Department and its predecessors have spent on training relating to the European Union for its officials in each year since 1997. | | (289184) | 180
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how much his Department and its predecessors have spent on absence management training for its officials in each year since 1997. | | (289185) | 181
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how much his Department and its predecessors have spent on diversity awareness training for its officials in each year since 1997. | | (289186) | 182
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how much his Department and its predecessors have spent on training in telephone skills for its officials in each year since 1997. | | (289187) | 183
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, with reference to page 49 of Building Britain's Future, Cm 7654, how much his Department has contributed to the Strategic Investment Fund. | | (289188) | 184
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what steps have been taken since 2000 to reduce the numbers of (a) fishermen and (b) other persons killed at sea. | | (289189) | 185
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how many guided bus schemes have been introduced in each year since 2000. | | (289190) | 186
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what percentage of the high-speed passenger network operates with automatic train protection. | | (289191) | 187
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, on what percentage of rail routes slam-door carriages have been removed since 2000. | | (289196) | 188
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what percentage of the rail network has had the train protection and warning system installed. | | (289197) | 189
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, which strategic routes have dedicated heavy goods vehicle lanes. | | (289198) | 190
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, whether funds have been allocated from (a) the current rail budget for Control Period 4 and (ii) other transport budgets in respect of the cost of (i) the public company set up to run services on the East Coast Main Line and (ii) re-letting the Inter City East Coast franchise. | | (289199) | 191
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the annual cost to the public purse of running National Express East Coast rail services under (a) a management contract with a private operator and (b) a Government-owned company set up by his Department. | | (289200) | 192
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how much of the budget allocated to the M25 private finance initiative project has not been spent to date. | | (289201) | 193
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, with reference to page 51 of Building Britain's Future, Cm 7654, how much his Department plans to contribute to the UK Innovation Fund in each of the next 10 years. | | (289203) | 194
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, if he will place in the Library a copy of each report on the due diligence process carried out by his Department on the financial viability of the National Express East Coast bid in the course of the franchising process. | | (289204) | 195
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, when his Department plans to begin the pre-qualification process for invitations to tender for the Inter-City East Coast franchise. | | (289205) | 196
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of proposed public ownership of East Coast Main Line services on open access operators on this route. | | (289206) | 197
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what the cost to the public purse was of letting the Inter-City East Coast franchise to (a) GNER in 2005 and (b) National Express East Coast in 2007. | | (289207) | 198
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how much of his Department's budget is linked to objectives of promoting health and well-being. | | (289208) | 199
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how much of the rail budget for Control Period 4 is unallocated and available. | | (289209) | 200
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how much his Department has spent on emergency repairs to the strategic road network in each year since 2000. | | (289211) | 201
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how much funding his Department has made available to local authorities through private finance initiative credits for signed street lighting contracts in each year since 2000. | | (289212) | 202
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, for which smaller rail schemes funding in Control Period 4 is available. | | (289220) | 203
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, with reference to page 52 of Building Britain's Future, Cm 7654 and the Written Ministerial Statement, Official Report, columns 21-22WS, on franchise rail services, how much has been allocated to programmes related to (a) Reading Station, (b) Thameslink, (c) Birmingham New Street and (d) Kings Cross rail schemes during Control Period 4. | | (289221) | 204
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, whether his Department has engaged consultants to advise on the status of the cross-default clauses in the National Express East Coast franchise. | | (289222) | 205
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, with reference to page 92 of Building Britain's Future, Cm 7654, for how many years his Department plans to make £60 million per annum available for cycling. | | (289223) | 206
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, pursuant to the evidence submitted by his Department to the Transport Select Committee's inquiry into Delivering a Sustainable railway: a 30-year strategy for the railways, HC 219 (2007-08), how much his Department plans to spend in Control Period 4 (a) on improvements to medium-sized stations, (b) to facilitate strategic freight network infrastructure, (c) on the Network Rail Discretionary Fund and (d) on the delivery of 1,300 extra carriages. | | (289224) | 207
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, with reference to page 92 of Building Britain's Future, Cm 7654, for how many years his Department plans to allocate £2.5 billion a year in support of bus services. | | (289225) | 208
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, with reference to page 11 of Building Britain's Future, Cm 7654, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of electrification per mile of railway line on the (a) Midland Main Line and (b) Great Western Line. | | (289226) | 209
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2009, Official Report, column 178W, on railways: South East, what his most recent estimate is of the additional costs likely to be incurred during the mobilisation phase of the project; how much his Department has allocated for expenditure on those additional costs; and when he expects to be able to make a final estimate of those additional costs. | | (289227) | 210
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 30 April 2009, Official Report, column 1445W, on the Transport Innovation Fund, how much of the Government's contribution to Crossrail will be supported by the Transport Innovation Fund; and from which stream. | | (289228) | 211
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2009, Official Report, column 298W, on Southern: standards, and the Written Ministerial Statement of 9 June 2009, Official Report, columns 32-34WS, on the South Central franchise, what (a) enhancements and (b) expenditure the Government has agreed to fund as part of the South Central franchise award. | | (289229) | 212
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2009, Official Report, column 298W, on Southern: standards, what targets Southern Railways has set for (a) trains, (b) stations and (c) customer service in the (i) South London, (ii) Sussex and Coast and (iii) Gatwick Express service group of its franchise. | | (289230) | 213
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2009, Official Report, column 298W, on Southern: standards, whether the Government expects Southern Railways to deliver any specific (a) enhancements and (b) investments during its operation of the South Central franchise. | | (289231) | 214
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2009, Official Report, column 294W, on railways: franchises, how much revenue support is available to each train operating company in each year of its franchise. | | (289232) | 215
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, with reference to page 73 of Building Britain's Future, Cm 7654, what estimate he has made of the savings to be made from new efficiencies in the Highways Agency in 2010-11. | | (289233) | 216
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how much he plans to allocate to each of the schemes referred to in Building Britain's Future, Cm 7654, which are not directly related to transport. | | (289234) | 217
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, with reference to page 85 of Building Britain's Future, Cm 7654, what incentives his Department plans to put in place to increase take-up of low-carbon vehicles. | | (289235) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales 218
N | Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the executive functions of his Department are. | | (288645) | 219
N | Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what companies or organisations provided (a) goods and (b) services to his Department in 2008-09; and what the cost to the public purse was in each case. | | (289013) | 220
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to the Answer of 24 November 2008, Official Report, column 1066W, on departmental electronic equipment, how much his Department has spent on (a) flat screen televisions, (b) DVD players and (c) stereo equipment since November 2008. | | (289170) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 221
N | Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what resources her Department has allocated to each (a) regional development agency and (b) London local authority through the Future Jobs Fund. | | (288254) | 222
N | Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what her most recent estimate is of the number of male claimants of pension credit between 60 and 65 years old in each region of (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland. | | (287711) | 223
N | Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what her most recent estimate is of the number of claimants of carer's premium to those in receipt of pension credit in each region of (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland; and what proportion of total claims of pension credit this represents in each case. | | (287712) | 224
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have participated in the Flexible New Deal programme in each (a) region and (b) Jobcentre Plus district in each month since the scheme was introduced. | | (289145) | 225
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have found employment through the Flexible New Deal in each (a) region and (b) Jobcentre Plus district in each month since the scheme was introduced. | | (289146) | 226
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have participated in the Flexible New Deal programme trial in Wandsworth in each month since the trial began. | | (289147) | 227
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have found employment through the Flexible New Deal programme trial in Wandsworth in each month since the trial began. | | (289148) | 228
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people who have found employment through the Flexible New Deal programme have returned to the programme at a later date in each (a) region and (b) Jobcentre Plus district in each month since the scheme was introduced. | | (289149) | 229
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what her Department's (a) budget for and (b) expenditure on the Flexible New Deal programme has been in each (i) region and (ii) Jobcentre Plus district in each month since the programme began. | | (289150) | 230
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people over the age of 50 years and claiming jobseeker's allowance have found employment through Jobcentre Plus in each (a) region and (b) Jobcentre Plus district in each of the last five years. | | (289194) | 231
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many jobs were advertised in Jobcentre Plus offices in each (a) region and (b) Jobcentre Plus district in each month of the last five years. | | (289195) | 232
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 24 November 2008, Official Report, column 980W, on departmental electronic equipment, how much (a) her Department and (b) its agencies have spent on (i) flat screen televisions, (ii) DVD players and (iii) stereo equipment since November 2008. | | (289192) | 233
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people on incapacity benefit have voluntarily joined Pathways to Work in each year for which information is available. | | (288619) | 234
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of incapacity benefit claimants she expects will be migrated to employment and support allowance in each of the next three years. | | (288620) | 235
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many work-focused interviews her Department plans to conduct for recipients of (a) incapacity benefit and (b) employment and support allowance aged between (i) 18 and 24, (ii) 25 and 49 and (iii) 50 and 64 years old in each of the next two years. | | (288621) | 236
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of claimants of (a) incapacity benefit and (b) employment and support allowance, are recorded as receiving the benefit and not making a job start after having attended (i) one work-focused interview, (ii) two or three work-focused interviews, (iii) between four and six work-focused interviews and (iv) more than six work-focused interviews. | | (288622) | 237
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the average cost of conducting a work-focused interview for a claimant of either incapacity benefit or employment and support allowance; and how many work-focused interviews have been undertaken for (a) existing incapacity benefit claimants and (b) new employment and support allowance claimants in each month of the last three years for which figures are available. | | (288623) | 238
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners resident in (a) Sunderland and (b) England have received pension credit in each year since such credits were introduced. | | (289160) | 239
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people resident in (a) Sunderland and (b) England were in receipt of carer's allowance on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (289161) | 240
N | Mr Terry Rooney (Bradford North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans she has to evaluate the effectiveness of the (a) Future Jobs Programme and (b) Young Person's Guarantee. | | (288704) | 241
N | Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of employees in her Department are (a) women and (b) men; and what the average hourly pay is of the (i) male and (ii) female employees. | | (288627) | 242
N | David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission will take account of tax credits in its calculation of non-resident parents' income from 2011; and if she will make a statement. | | (288613) | 243
N | David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent representations she has received on the adjustment of child maintenance payments to take account of a reduction in the working hours of a non-resident parent. | | (288643) | 244
N | Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how long on average elapsed between her Department's receipt of an application for a funeral payment and any payment being made in the last period for which figures are available; and if she will make a statement. | | (288872) | Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office 245
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people aged more than 50 years old were claiming jobseeker's allowance in each (a) region and (b) Jobcentre Plus district in each month of the last five years. | | [Transferred] (289151) | 246
N | Mr Terry Rooney (Bradford North): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many jobseeker's allowance claimants aged (a) 18 to 21 and (b) 22 to 24 years old in each Jobcentre Plus district have been unemployed for up to (i) six and (ii) 12 months. | | [Transferred] (288705) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 247
| Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent representations he has received on the processing in Pristina of applications for visas to enter the UK; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (289144) |
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