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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Monday 12 October 2009
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Monday 12 October 2009
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Monday 12 October 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 Monday 12 October of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Monday 12 October see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 1
| Adam Afriyie (Windsor): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what criteria will apply to the provision of funding to businesses from the UK Innovation Investment Fund; when funding will begin from the Fund; what steps he has taken to inform small and medium-sized enterprises about the Fund; and whether he has set a target for the time between applying for funding and receiving funding. | | (291631) | 2
| Adam Afriyie (Windsor): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many of the 10,000 additional places on science, technology, engineering and mathematics courses announced by his Department on 20 July 2009 will be taken up at each higher education institution at the start of the academic year 2009-10. | | (291632) | 3
| Adam Afriyie (Windsor): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many days per week on average the Minister for Digital Britain spends in the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills. | | (291742) | 4
| Adam Afriyie (Windsor): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the criteria are for small and medium-sized enterprises to receive funding from the Capital for Enterprise Fund (CEF); when businesses were first able to apply for funding from the CEF; when the CEF made its first payment; what the (a) total and (b) average monetary value of payments from the CEF has been to date; how many businesses have received funding from the CEF; what steps his Department has taken to promote the CEF to small and medium-sized businesses; and what target time has been established for the CEF to determine applications. | | (291810) | 5
| Adam Afriyie (Windsor): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the monetary value of payments to businesses from the Strategic Investment Fund is to date; what the average monetary value of such payments is; and how many (a) life sciences and (b) other businesses have received such payments. | | (291811) | 6
N | Adam Afriyie (Windsor): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the return profit from the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts' portfolio of investments was in each year since 1998. | | (292123) | 7
| Adam Afriyie (Windsor): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effect of Learning Grid programmes on the teaching of science, technology, engineering and mathematics subjects in schools; what funding his Department has provided for the Learning Grid in each year since it was founded; and what plans the Government has for the future of the Learning Grid. | | (292513) | 8
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the debt owed to the Export Credits Guarantee Department by the Maldives was (a) in each of the last five years and (b) on the most recent date for which information is available; whether he plans to write off outstanding debt owed by the Maldives; what recent representations he has received on this matter; and if he will make a statement. | | (289609) | 9
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the value of (a) import and (b) exports of (i) goods and (ii) services between the Maldives and the United Kingdom was in each of the last 10 years. | | (289610) | 10
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he (a) has taken in the last 12 months and (b) plans to take in the next 12 months to increase trade between the United Kingdom and the Maldives; how much his Department has spent on the promotion of trade between the United Kingdom and the Maldives in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement. | | (289611) | 11
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many officials in his Department of each grade worked on the promotion of trade between the United Kingdom and the Maldives (a) in each year between 1998 and 2008 and (b) on the most recent date for which figures are available. | | (289612) | 12
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many officials of each grade in his Department visited the Maldives (a) in 2008 and (b) 2009 to date. | | (289621) | 13
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assistance his Department provides to businesses from the Maldives wishing to (a) invest in the UK and (b) take part in joint ventures with UK companies; how much his Department made available for these purposes in each of the last two years; and if he will make a statement. | | (289622) | 14
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much trade with the Maldives contributed to gross domestic product in each of the last two years; what recent discussions he has had with his counterpart in the Maldives on increasing trade between the UK and the Maldives; and if he will make a statement. | | (289623) | 15
| Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether his Department has undertaken an analysis of skills needs in the publishing industry; what assessment he has made of digital skills needs in the industry; and if he will make a statement. | | (292018) | 16
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he has had with the Department for Energy and Climate Change on energy infrastructure in relation to the establishment of Infrastructure UK. | | (289774) | 17
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what work Infrastructure UK plans to take in relation to (a) broadband communications and (b) the development of a smart grid electricity network. | | (289852) | 18
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what work Infrastructure UK plans to take in collaboration with Ofgem. | | (289854) | 19
| Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, which Minister in his Department has been assigned responsibility for overseeing the delivery of value for money in his Department; whether his Department has established a public sector reform team to implement service reforms; and if he will make a statement. | | (289748) | 20
| Lorely Burt (Solihull): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 13 July 2009, Official Report, column 191W, on the Construction Clearing House, what steps the Construction Clearing House has taken to ensure that construction apprenticeship places which are at risk of redundancy are not lost; and if he will make a statement. | | (289778) | 21
| Lorely Burt (Solihull): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many letters from hon. Members the Chief Executive of Companies House received in each of the last four years. | | (289815) | 22
| Lorely Burt (Solihull): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many customers of Companies House (a) were contacted for the purposes of and (b) responded to its customer satisfaction survey in each of the last four years. | | (289816) | 23
| Lorely Burt (Solihull): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 13 July 2009, Official Report, column 191W, on the Construction Clearing House, how many times the Construction Clearing House Committee has met since its establishment; and who the members are of that committee. | | (289888) | 24
| Lorely Burt (Solihull): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many employees of Companies House were absent from work for (a) no, (b) one to five, (c) six to 10, (d) 11 to 15 and (e) more than 15 days in each of the last four years. | | (289923) | 25
| Lorely Burt (Solihull): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many reports reviewed as part of the recent Statement of Insolvency Practice 16 performance report did not provide sufficient information to creditors on valuation and marketing. | | (290055) | 26
| Lorely Burt (Solihull): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many of the failed reports referred to in the recent Statement of Insolvency Practice 16 performance report related to insolvency practitioners under each of the authorising bodies in the UK. | | (290056) | 27
| Lorely Burt (Solihull): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many misconduct claims relating to (a) pre-pack administrations and (b) other administrations there were in each of the last four years. | | (290057) | 28
| Lorely Burt (Solihull): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, which insolvency practitioners persistently breached Statement of Insolvency Practice (SIP) 16 as referred to in the recent SIP 16 performance report. | | (290058) | 29
| Lorely Burt (Solihull): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he has taken to ensure that creditors have been provided with missing information in Statement of Insolvency Practice (SIP) 16 cases where compliance was lacking, as referred to in the recent SIP 16 performance report. | | (290059) | 30
| Lorely Burt (Solihull): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he plans to take to incorporate the recommendations of the recent Statement of Insolvency Practice (SIP) 16 performance report in SIP 16 guidance. | | (290084) | 31
| Lorely Burt (Solihull): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 13 July 2009, Official Report, column 191W, on Construction Task Force, who the members of the Construction Task Force are; and on how many occasions the Construction Task Force has met since its inception. | | (290219) | 32
| Lorely Burt (Solihull): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 13 July 2009, Official Report, column 191W, on Construction Task Force, what recent steps the Construction Task Force has taken to ensure the security of apprenticeship places in the construction industry; and if he will make a statement. | | (290220) | 33
| Lorely Burt (Solihull): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what costs the Business Council for Britain has incurred in the last four years. | | (291888) | 34
| Lorely Burt (Solihull): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many times the Business Council for Britain has met in the last four years. | | (291889) | 35
| Lorely Burt (Solihull): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what expenditure his Department has incurred on external advisory fees in relation to the proposed part-privatisation of the Royal Mail to date. | | (291893) | 36
| Lorely Burt (Solihull): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what expenditure the Shareholder Executive incurred on external advisory services in relation to the Launch Investment Support for (a) GKN and (b) Bombardier. | | (291896) | 37
| Lorely Burt (Solihull): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much has been raised from the sale of assets from the Shareholder Executive portfolio in each of the last four years. | | (291897) | 38
| Lorely Burt (Solihull): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what expenditure the Shareholder Executive incurred on external advisory services in each of the last four years. | | (291898) | 39
| Lorely Burt (Solihull): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what expenditure the Shareholder Executive incurred on each class of air travel in each of the last four years. | | (291899) | 40
| Lorely Burt (Solihull): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what expenditure the Shareholder Executive incurred on (a) car hire, (b) train travel, (c) air travel, (d) hotels and (e) restaurants in each of the last four years; and what proportion of such expenditure was incurred in respect of the Corporate Finance Practice. | | (291900) | 41
| Lorely Burt (Solihull): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much the Shareholder Executive spent on staff entertainment in each of the last four years. | | (291901) | 42
| Lorely Burt (Solihull): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many times the (a) Aerospace Innovation and Growth Leadership Council, (b) Business Council for Britain, (c) Capital for Enterprise Advisory Board, (d) Environmental Innovations Advisory Group, (e) Ethnic Minority Business Task Force, (f) Ministerial Advisory Body on Manufacturing, (g) Motorsport Development UK Advisory Board, (h) Risk and Regulatory Advisory Council, (i) Vulnerable Workers Pilot Practitioners' Panel and (j) Women's Enterprise Task Force has met in each of the last four years; and when each body was established. | | (291902) | 43
| Lorely Burt (Solihull): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much of the portion of the Strategic Investment Fund allocated to support renewable energy projects and low-carbon business opportunities has been distributed since April 2009. | | (291903) | 44
| Lorely Burt (Solihull): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much of the portion of the Strategic Investment Fund allocated for business innovation support has been distributed since April 2009. | | (291904) | 45
| Lorely Burt (Solihull): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people were employed in the Corporate Finance Practice of the Shareholder Executive in each of the last four years. | | (291942) | 46
| Lorely Burt (Solihull): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many times representatives of the Shareholder Executive have met the Executive's Advisory Group since May 2008. | | (291943) | 47
| Lorely Burt (Solihull): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent progress he has made in evaluating the effectiveness of Business Link. | | (291954) | 48
| Lorely Burt (Solihull): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many Regional Loan Transition Fund applications have been rejected. | | (291967) | 49
| Lorely Burt (Solihull): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many staff of Business Link have taken time off work as a result of a diagnosis of stress in each of the last five years. | | (291969) | 50
| Lorely Burt (Solihull): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many Business Link staff have been disciplined for financial irregularities in each of the last four years. | | (291970) | 51
N | Lorely Burt (Solihull): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much and what proportion of funding available from the Strategic Investment Fund has been distributed since April 2009. | | (292111) | 52
N | Lorely Burt (Solihull): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many applications have been (a) received and (b) granted for the funding from the £250 million portion of the Strategic Investment Fund allocated to support renewable energy projects and low-carbon business opportunities to date. | | (292112) | 53
N | Lorely Burt (Solihull): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many applications have been (a) received and (b) granted for the funding from the £50 million portion of the Strategic Investment Fund allocated to support business innovation to date. | | (292113) | 54
N | Lorely Burt (Solihull): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many applications have been (a) received and (b) granted for funding from the Strategic Investment Fund in each month since April 2009. | | (292114) | 55
N | Lorely Burt (Solihull): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many applications for funding from the Capital for Enterprise Fund have been rejected to date. | | (292115) | 56
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what funding his Department has provided to the National Skills Academy for Nuclear since its creation; and what funding his Department plans to give to the academy in (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11. | | (289792) | 57
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will place in the Library a copy of the (a) display energy certificate and (b) advisory report for public buildings issued in respect of each property occupied by (i) the Office of Fair Trading, (ii) the Postal Services Commission and (iii) UK Trade and Investment. | | (289846) | 58
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what support his Department is providing to UK companies which are developing low-carbon goods and services. | | (289850) | 59
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether (a) the Secretary of State, (b) Ministers in his Department and (c) officials have met representatives of (i) Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd, (ii) Eastern Petroleum Corporation Ltd, (iii) African Minerals Ltd, (iv) Landis+Gyr and (v) Energy Enterprises Ltd in the last three years. | | (289937) | 60
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, at what times of the day the Companies House WebCHeck website is available. | | (289941) | 61
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what stocktake meetings his Department has had with the Prime Minister's Delivery Unit in the last 12 months. | | (289942) | 62
| Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent assessment he has made of levels of productivity in the engineering construction sector. | | (289920) | 63
| Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent assessment he has made of trends in industrial action in relation to the engineering construction sector. | | (289921) | 64
| Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what timetable he has set for completion of his Department's review of productivity and skills in the engineering construction sector. | | (289922) | 65
| Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent discussions he has had with (a) the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families and (b) representatives of the engineering construction industry on increasing the number of young people pursuing careers in that sector. | | (289924) | 66
| Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the monetary value of engineering construction contracts lost to UK companies as a result of (a) low productivity levels and (b) industrial action in the last five years. | | (289950) | 67
| Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of grant assistance given by his Department to developers of marine renewables technology in the last five years. | | (291698) | 68
| Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much funding his Department has provided to developers of marine renewable energy technology in the last five years. | | (291699) | 69
| Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what mechanisms are in place to monitor the use by developers of marine renewables technology of financial assistance provided by his Department in the last five years. | | (292024) | 70
| Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent steps the Government has taken to assist small businesses to (a) recruit and (b) retain employees. | | (291523) | 71
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many cars have been purchased under the scrappage scheme in (a) Merseyside and (b) Crosby to date. | | (289252) | 72
N | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his policy is on the re-opening of Post Office branches in areas in which such branches had closed. | | (290340) | 73
N | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many Post Office branches are required to meet his Department's access criteria for Post Office branches. | | (290341) | 74
N | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether the Government has had recent discussions with Post Office Limited on future numbers of Post Office branches. | | (290342) | 75
N | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department plans to take to secure the (a) short-term and (b) long-term viability of Royal Mail as a commercial enterprise. | | (290343) | 76
N | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, on how many occasions the Secretary of State has met Royal Mail trustees to disuss the Royal Mail pension plan since 1 July 2009. | | (290344) | 77
| Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, which (a) businesses and (b) other organisations his Department has consulted in relation to the implementation of EU Directive 2008/104/EC on Temporary Agency Work. | | (290425) | 78
| Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what timetable has been set for the implementation in the UK of EU Directive 2008/104/EC on Temporary Agency Work. | | (290426) | 79
| Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his policy is on the use of Post Office services by Government departments. | | (290427) | 80
| Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he plans to take to seek to increase the level of profit made by Post Office Limited. | | (290428) | 81
| Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether his Department has made an assessment of the length of time for which the Network Subsidy Payment or a successor arrangement will be required to subsidise Post Office Limited. | | (290429) | 82
| Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will bring forward proposals to increase the availability and clarity of information on the revenue received from Post Office Limited by the Royal Mail Group. | | (290515) | 83
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans he has to simplify the operation of Train to Gain; what the annual budget for Train to Gain is; and if he will discuss how to improve its operation with regional development agencies. | | (292435) | 84
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent discussions he has had with the Student Loans Company (SLC) on its research on the number of students expected to enter higher education in autumn 2009; and what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of SLC staffing levels to deal with that number of applications. | | (292486) | 85
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent discussions he has had with the Student Loans Company on the robustness of its complaints system. | | (292487) | 86
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent representations he has received concerning the operation of the Student Loans Company; and if he will make a statement. | | (292488) | 87
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many students have not yet had their application to the Student Loans Company finalised; and what assessment he has made of undue delays in finalising loans on the ability of new students to manage their finances without having to resort to other loans and bank overdrafts. | | (292489) | 88
| Mr Philip Dunne (Ludlow): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have met representatives of small businesses in the last 12 months to discuss security issues for such businesses arising from proposals to phase out cheques as methods of payment. | | (291744) | 89
| Jeff Ennis (Barnsley East & Mexborough): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will establish a high pay commission. | | (291733) | 90
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much funding for higher apprenticeships was provided by (a) the Learning and Skills Council and (b) the Higher Education Funding Council for England in the last 12 month period for which figures are available. | | (292442) | 91
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people (a) started and (b) completed a higher apprenticeship in the last 12 month period for which figures are available. | | (292443) | 92
| Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many companies were declared insolvent in Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath constituency in each of the last five years. | | (291438) | 93
| Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) households and (b) businesses in Birmingham Sparkbrook & Small Heath constituency which will be liable for payment of the levy proposed in the Digital Britain White Paper. | | (291563) | 94
| Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number of people in Birmingham Sparkbrook & Small Heath constituency who took (a) paternity and (b) maternity leave in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (291564) | 95
| Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many post office branches in Birmingham Sparkbrook & Small Heath constituency have been closed in each year since 2004; and how many such branches have been replaced by Outreach services. | | (291565) | 96
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much his Department and its predecessors spent on (a) car hire, (b) train travel, (c) air travel, (d) hotels and (e) restaurant meals for (i) Ministers and (ii) staff of his Department in each of the last five years. | | (290062) | 97
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many (a) mobile telephones, (b) Blackberrys and (c) laptop computers were issued to staff of his Department and its predecessors in each of the last five years; and how many of these were issued to (i) new staff and (ii) existing staff following the (A) loss or (B) theft of a previous device. | | (290558) | 98
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what IT systems have been in development for use within his Department in the last five years; what the reason for the development of each system was; how much has been spent on the development of each system; and which systems have been subsequently (i) implemented, (ii) terminated prior to implementation and (iii) terminated following implementation. | | (290559) | 99
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the cost to the public purse of sickness absences in his Department and its predecessors was in each of the last five years. | | (290560) | 100
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the average length of employment of staff of his Department and its predecessors at each Civil Service payband. | | (290561) | 101
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many times his Department and its predecessors have been taken to an employment tribunal in each of the last five years; what the reason cited in each case was; and in how many cases the tribunal found in favour of the (a) the employee and (b) the Department. | | (290562) | 102
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many staff have (a) been dismissed and (b) had their contract terminated by his Department and its predecessors in each of the last five years; what the reason was in each case; and what the severance costs in relation to (i) dismissal and (ii) contract termination were in each such year. | | (290563) | 103
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many staff took paternity leave from his Department and its predecessors in each of the last five years; and what the average length of such leave has been. | | (290564) | 104
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what flexi-time arrangements were available to staff of his Department and its predecessors in each of the last five years; and how many staff participated in such arrangements in each such year. | | (290565) | 105
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many properties owned by the Department and its predecessors were liable for payment of (a) business rates and (b) empty property rates in each of the last five years; and what the bill for each was in each such year. | | (290566) | 106
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what employee reward schemes are offered to staff of his Department and its predecessors; what the purpose of each scheme is; how many staff participate in each scheme; and what the cost of operating each scheme was in each of the last five years. | | (290567) | 107
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of maintaining and updating its Twitter account; and how many staff are responsible for updating the account. | | (292050) | 108
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the Answer of 26 November 2008, Official Report, column 1935W, on departmental marketing, how many staff in his Department have responsibility for branding activity; and what the cost of employing such staff was in 2008-09. | | (290215) | 109
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number of university applicants who fail to secure a place for entry who will be unemployed and claiming benefits in 2009. | | (290482) | 110
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, on how many occasions in the last 10 years a conflict has arisen between the Patent Office and the European Patent Office over the registration of individual patents. | | (290079) | 111
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much his Department has spent on advertising arising from its re-branding following machinery of Government changes in June 2009. | | (290081) | 112
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people completing apprenticeships remained unemployed two years after the apprenticeship ended in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (290082) | 113
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what definition of the town centre industries his Department uses. | | (290085) | 114
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, for which non-departmental public bodies his Department is responsible; and what the budget of each is for 2009-10. | | (290087) | 115
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent estimate his Department has made of the annual cost to the economy arising from UK implementation of EU legislation. | | (290088) | 116
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent estimate his Department has made of the annual regulatory cost to the economy arising from UK membership of the EU. | | (290089) | 117
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many members of staff in his Department have reen required to move office in changes arising from the most recent departmental reorganisation; and how many of these had been required to move office in changes arising from the previous reorganisation. | | (290090) | 118
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many workplace accidents have been reported in his Department in the last five months; and what the causes of each accident were. | | (290092) | 119
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of staff in his Department have worked on attachment to the private sector. | | (290093) | 120
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of staff in his Department have worked on attachment to institutions of the European Union. | | (290094) | 121
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of staff in his Department joined his Department or its predecessors after working in the private sector. | | (290095) | 122
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what private sector training courses for Civil Service officials are available to staff in his Department with funding provided by his Department. | | (290096) | 123
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many members of his Department are suspended from their duties; and for what reasons. | | (290097) | 124
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many members of his Department have been on sick leave for over six months. | | (290098) | 125
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many working days in the last month were lost owing to sick leave taken by staff of his Department. | | (290099) | 126
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many apprenticeships have been undertaken by (a) men and (b) women in each (i) region and (ii) industrial sector; and how many were completed in each case. | | (290221) | 127
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the monetary value is of operational management support contracts his Department has outsourced to consultants. | | (290222) | 128
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of assimilating Ministerial responsibility for skills into his Department. | | (290223) | 129
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether there have been any changes to the furnishings in offices of Ministers in his Department following the recent departmental reorganisation. | | (290226) | 130
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the average cost to the public purse of a job created under the Train to Gain programme was in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (290232) | 131
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent estimate his Department has made of the cost to UK businesses of the administrative burden of regulation. | | (290233) | 132
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether the Minister for Trade, Investment and Business has met any representative of Tesco plc since relinquishing a non-executive directorship with that organisation; and if he will make a statement. | | (290263) | 133
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, in which buildings in central London each of his Department's units is located. | | (290264) | 134
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many apprenticeships there are in (a) the aerospace industry and (b) those parts of the (i) Eurofighter and (ii) Airbus consortia operating in England. | | (290268) | 135
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what methodology was used to set the initial targets for the Train to Gain programme. | | (290269) | 136
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate his Department has made of the number of learners trained under the Train to Gain programme who would have received training from their employer in the absence of the programme. | | (290270) | 137
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the extent to which training under the Train to Gain programme has been duplicated by employers. | | (290271) | 138
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many apprenticeships in financial institutions in the City of London there are. | | (290272) | 139
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what percentage of state school leavers entered Russell Group universities in 2008. | | (290373) | 140
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, which training courses were attended by Ministers in his Department or its predecessor in the last 12 months. | | (290450) | 141
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of members of his Department are recorded as having a second language. | | (290458) | 142
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what representations his Department has received from (a) the Learning and Skills Council and (b) others on the adequacy of the Train to Gain programme; and when such representations were received. | | (291463) | 143
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2009, Official Report, column 430W, on business: Government assistance, which banks are participating in the Working Capital Scheme; how many businesses had received additional funds from each such bank on the latest date for which figures are available; and what the monetary value was of the additional capital which had been made available under the scheme on that date. | | (289898) | 144
| Stewart Hosie (Dundee East): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of his Department's waste was recycled in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (289660) | 145
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 20 July 2009, Official Report, column 1124W, on the North West Development Agency: Public appointments, when the decision to appoint a new chair of the North West Development Agency was taken. | | (290375) | 146
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 20 July 2009, Official Report, column 1124W, on the North West Development Agency: public appointments, when he expects the new chair of the North West Development Agency to take up the appointment. | | (290378) | 147
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what data his Department by his Department and its predecessor holds on the level of diversity in the recruitment of employees in each of the last three years. | | (290514) | 148
| Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he expects to answer Question (a) 279301, (b) 279302 and (c) 279303, on the Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme, tabled on 9 June 2009. | | (290211) | 149
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many further education colleges in Hampshire have delayed building projects because of problems with funding from the Learning and Skills Council; and what the estimated cost of each of these projects is. | | (292496) | 150
| Mark Hunter (Cheadle): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether his Department releases to company creditors Insolvency Service reports on the actions of disqualified directors; and if he will make a statement. | | (290403) | 151
| Mark Hunter (Cheadle): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department takes to recover funds from disqualified directors after their companies have been declared insolvent; and if he will make a statement. | | (290404) | 152
| Mark Hunter (Cheadle): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what responsibility his Department has for the (a) investigation and (b) bringing of legal proceedings against directors of insolvent companies in circumstances in which there is evidence of misfeasance during the winding up of the company in question; and if he will make a statement. | | (290405) | 153
N | Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 21 July 2009, Official Report, column 1756W, on the Union Modernisation Fund, if he will place in the Library a copy of the reports certifying claims and expenditure from the Union Modernisation Fund in respect of each additional company listed in the Answer. | | (292085) | 154
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many pupils in Tamworth constituency entered higher education in each year since 1997; and what estimate he has made of the number of such pupils entering higher education in (a) 2009, (b) 2010 and (c) 2011. | | (291460) | 155
| Mr Charles Kennedy (Ross, Skye and Lochaber): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many (a) Crown post offices, (b) full branches, (c) mobile outreach services, (d) hosted outreach services, (e) partner services and (f) home services branches there are in the Post Office branch network. | | (291738) | 156
| Mr Charles Kennedy (Ross, Skye and Lochaber): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many Post Office branches that have closed temporarily since the end of the Network Change Programme have (a) re-opened with the same hours, (b) re-opened with reduced hours, (c) re-opened with increased hours, (d) not yet re-opened, (e) been replaced by an outreach service and (f) been closed permanently. | | (291739) | 157
| Mr Charles Kennedy (Ross, Skye and Lochaber): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, in which postcode districts the Post Office branch network does not meet the access criteria adopted under the Network Change Programme. | | (291740) | 158
| Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to assist Sheffield Forgemasters to invest in a new press for ultra-heavy forgings; when he expects the decision to invest to be announced; and if he will make a statement. | | (289347) | 159
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will take steps to reduce the administrative burden upon companies imposed by compliance with the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive; and if he will make a statement. | | (289404) | 160
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what support his Department has provided to the haulage industry during the economic downturn. | | (291682) | 161
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans his Department has to increase the availability of cable broadband in the rural areas of (a) North Yorkshire and (b) England; and if he will make a statement. | | (291697) | 162
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what areas of (a) England and (b) North Yorkshire receive broadband over the BT network but cannot receive digital subscriber line at a speed of at least 512kBits/s. | | (291983) | 163
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, which rural areas of the UK have exchanges that are not broadband-enabled. | | (291984) | 164
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he plans to respond to Question 286233, on the Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme, tabled on 8 July 2009. | | (292027) | 165
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many staff there were in (a) his Department's predecessor in 1997 and (b) his Department on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (292056) | 166
| John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 1 June 2009, Official Report, column 62W, on Members: correspondence, when he plans to reply to the letter of 20 February 2009 from the Member for Glasgow East on small businesses in Glasgow. | | (289626) | 167
| John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many external training courses were attended by staff of his Department and its predecessor in the last 12 months; and what the cost was of each course. | | (289677) | 168
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether his Department has allocated additional funding to (a) Business Link, (b) Flexible Support for Business and (c) Business Gateway and Training for Work to provide the self-employment support available under the six month offer. | | (291648) | 169
N | Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West & Royton): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what percentage of each of the 30 main industrial sectors in the UK is foreign-owned. | | (292134) | 170
N | Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West & Royton): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much financial assistance has been provided by Government for each (a) industrial, (b) commercial and (c) service sector in (i) 2008 and (ii) 2009. | | (292138) | 171
| Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, which staff in which regional development agencies (RDAs) received a salary greater than £50,000 in 2008-09; what expenses were reimbursed by each RDA to each such staff member in 2008-09; what pension entitlement each such staff member accumulated in 2008-09; what estimate has been made of the monetary value of hospitality received by each such staff member in 2008-09; whether such staff members received further benefits from their RDA in 2008-09; and what the equivalent figures were for each (a) chief executive and (b) chair of each RDA in 2008-09. | | (291476) | 172
| Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what arrangements pertain to the receipt of hospitality by (a) staff and (b) board members of each regional development agency. | | (291477) | 173
| Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many and what proportion of staff of each regional development agency are (a) black and minority ethnic people and (b) women. | | (291759) | 174
| Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many (a) black and minority ethnic people and (b) women have served as board members of a regional development agency (RDA); and what percentage of the board of each RDA each group represented in each year since 2001. | | (291760) | 175
| Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what (a) pay, (b) benefits and (c) percentage pay increase received by each board member of each regional development agency received in each year since 2001. | | (291761) | 176
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what meetings officials from the Shareholder Executive have had with officials from the Ministry of Defence on the review of the Met Office; whether representatives of the private sector will be invited to future meetings of the Executive; and if he will make a statement. | | (289290) | 177
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he has met representatives of the Met Office to discuss the recommendations of the Operational Efficiency Programme review that the Met Office should introduce private capital in some areas; and if he will make a statement. | | (289320) | 178
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he expects the Shareholder Executive's review of the Met Office to be concluded; and if he will make a statement. | | (289394) | 179
| Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what changes are being made to the (a) total budget and (b) capital budget of each regional development agency as a consequence of the policies announced in the Draft Legislative Programme 2009-10 in each year for which information is available. | | (289549) | 180
| Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on whether funding allocated to his Department is to be allocated to the Department for Communities and Local Government to help implement the housing policies announced in the Draft Legislative Programme for 2009-10. | | (290484) | 181
| Mr Brooks Newmark (Braintree): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he has received reports of errors in the Post Office Horizon system which have led to Postmasters or Postmistresses being falsely accused of fraud; and if he will make a statement. | | (291675) | 182
N | Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 13 July 2009, Official Report, columns 196-7W, on the Insolvency Service: finance, how much was held in the Insolvency Service's (a) insolvency services accounts, (b) insolvency services investment account and (c) national insurance fund on average in each month of each of the last three years. | | (289329) | 183
N | Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 13 July 2009, Official Report, columns 196-7W, on the Insolvency Service: finance, how many people were employed in the Insolvency Service's investigation and enforcement unit in each of the last three years. | | (289330) | 184
| Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what representations he has received from the automotive industry on the automotive assistance programme since its introduction. | | (291885) | 185
| Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate has been made of the maximum number of car purchases which may be supported by the car scrappage scheme; and how much of the funding allocated to the scheme has been disbursed. | | (291886) | 186
N | Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2009, Official Report, column 2067W, on business insurance, what the monetary value of applications approved to date under the Trade Credit Insurance Scheme is. | | (292094) | 187
N | Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what programmes to support exporters his Department has announced in the last year; and what further options to support exporters his Department is considering. | | (292122) | 188
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he plans to answer Question 241954, on Government departments: information communications technology, tabled to the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills on 4 December 2008. | | (289453) | 189
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many post office branches there were in (a) Hemel Hempstead constituency and (b) Hertfordshire in each of the last 30 years. | | (289408) | 190
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate has he made of the number of people in (a) Hemel Hempstead constituency, (b) Dacorum and (c) Hertfordshire who took (i) paternity and (ii) maternity leave in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (289413) | 191
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many students were receiving non-repayable maintenance grants from (a) Dacorum and (b) Hertfordshire County Council local education authority in the latest period for which figures are available; and what the average grant received by such students was in that period. | | (289414) | 192
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people of each age group resident in (a) Hemel Hempstead constituency, (b) Dacorum and (c) Hertfordshire had not repaid their student loans on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (289415) | 193
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much has been deducted from the salaries of individuals in each income group resident in (a) Hemel Hempstead constituency, (b) Dacorum and (c) Hertfordshire for student loan repayments in the last 12 months. | | (289416) | 194
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people aged (a) 21 years and under and (b) over 21 years old in each socio-economic group resident in (i) Hemel Hempstead constituency, (ii) Dacorum and (iii) Hertfordshire attended university in each of the last five years. | | (289418) | 195
| John Penrose (Weston-Super-Mare): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many journeys and at what cost the Secretary of State has made in a ministerial capacity by (a) airplane, (b) train, (c) helicopter and (d) car since October 2008; what class of travel was used for each airplane and train journey; and on what dates such journeys took place. | | (291678) | 196
| John Penrose (Weston-Super-Mare): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the Secretary of State's engagements were from 14 to 20 September 2009. | | (291679) | 197
| John Penrose (Weston-Super-Mare): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many times the Secretary of State received hospitality from representatives of the (a) automotive, (b) aerospace, (c) financial services, (d) fast moving consumer goods, (e) digital media, (f) mail service, (g) cleantech and (h) the music industry; on what dates such hospitality was provided; and who the industry representatives were in each case. | | (291764) | 198
| John Penrose (Weston-Super-Mare): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many discussions the Secretary of State has had with representatives of the (a) automotive, (b) aerospace, (c) engineering, (d) fast moving consumer goods, (e) cleantech, (f) mail service and (g) the music industry since October 2008; on what dates such discussions took place; and who the industry representatives were on each such occasion. | | (291765) | 199
| Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, when the Minister for Economic Competitiveness, Small Business and Enterprise will reply to the hon. Member for Hyndburn's letter to her of 6 January 2009. | | (291633) | 200
| Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people were employed in each non-departmental public body which received funding from his Department and its predecessors in each of the last five years. | | (289828) | 201
| Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many business advisers have been employed by Business Link in each of the last 36 months. | | (289829) | 202
| Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much (a) each regional development agency and (b) his Department allocated to Business Link in each of the last five years. | | (289830) | 203
| Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what role the Shareholder Executive has in (a) delivering and (b) administering (i) the Working Capital Scheme, (ii) the Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme, (iii) the Capital for Enterprise Fund and (iv) the Automotive Assistance Programme; and if he will make a statement. | | (289831) | 204
| Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether the £5 million loan to Corus announced on 25 June 2009 has been (a) partially or (b) fully drawn down by Corus; and whether any assurances relating to jobs in the UK have been received in return. | | (289832) | 205
| Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of the £750 million Strategic Investment Fund announced in the 2009 Budget has been allocated to individual projects; and how much has been paid from the fund to eligible projects. | | (289833) | 206
| Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the liability his Department would incur in the event of a confirmed downturn in the peformance of the UK High Technology Investment Fund; what criteria would be used in determining whether such a liability had to be paid; and if he will make a statement. | | (289939) | 207
| Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many telephone calls were made to the Business Link helpline in each of the last 36 months; and how many were answered in each such month. | | (290000) | 208
| Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the procurement budget of his Department and its predecessor was in each of the last five years; and what proportion of that budget was spent on contracts placed with small and medium-sized enterprises in each such year. | | (290001) | 209
| Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what access his Department has to information stored on the Police National Computer. | | (290003) | 210
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what partnerships by the National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals Research has entered into with animal welfare organisations since its establishment. | | (290371) | 211
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of Skillset on the future of the creative industries in Yorkshire and the Humber. | | (290145) | 212
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans he has for the future of SkillFast-UK. | | (290146) | 213
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent progress he has made in evaluating the effectiveness of the work of the sector skills councils. | | (290147) | 214
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans he has to assist the development of levels of skills in relation to the fashion and textile sector. | | (290148) | 215
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the Answer of 1 May 2008, Official Report, column 574W, on the East of England Development Agency: Fishburn Hedges, what payments the East of England Development Agency has made to Fishburn Hedges since May 2008; and for what services each such payment was made. | | (289779) | 216
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the Answer of 1 May 2008, Official Report, column 574W, on the East of England Development Agency: Fishburn Hedges, how much the East of England Development Agency has paid to external public relations, public affairs and marketing agencies in each year since its establishment; to which firms such payments were made; for what services each such payment was made; and what the value was of each such payment. | | (289780) | 217
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 10 June 2009, Official Report, column 924W, on the East of England Development Agency: public relations, and with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Tunbridge Wells of 1 May 2008, Official Report, columns 574W, on the East of England Development Agency: Fishburn Hedges, for what reason the payments made to Fishburn Hedges are not classified as payments for external advice on public relations. | | (289781) | 218
N | Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he will reply to the letter from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire, dated 16 June 2009, on tied lease agreements. | | (289868) | 219
N | Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 1 June 2009, Official Report, column 62W, on Members: correspondence, when the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State will reply to the email from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire of 5 March, on funding for pubs. | | (289946) | 220
N | Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he will reply to Question 281131, tabled on 15 June 2009, on a reply to correspondence on banks. | | (289947) | 221
N | Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 22 June 2009, Official Report, column 696W, on Members: correspondence, when the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Economic Competitiveness, Small Business and Enterprise will reply to the letter from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire of 21 April 2009, on Royal Worcester porcelain. | | (289948) | 222
N | Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 1 June 2009, Official Report, columns 61-2W, on Members: correspondence, when the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State will reply to the email from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire of 13 February 2009, on dormant companies. | | (289949) | 223
N | Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 1 June 2009, to the hon. Member for West Worcestershire, Official Report, column 61W, on Members: correspondence, when the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State plans to reply to the email of 13 February 2009 from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire, on dormant companies. | | (292297) | 224
N | Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 22 June 2009, Official Report, column 696W, on Members: correspondence, when the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Economic Competitiveness, Small Business and Enterprise plans to reply to the letter of 21 April 2009 from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire, on Royal Worcester porcelain. | | (292306) | 225
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many and what proportion of people aged 16 to 24 years old were not in education, employment or training in (a) each local authority area and (b) each region in each of the last 12 quarters for which figures are available. | | (289275) | 226
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much his Department spent on hire vehicles in each of the last five financial years. | | (291706) | 227
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what monitoring his Department is undertaking of the pace of delivery of the broadband Universal Service Commitment. | | (292401) | 228
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what monitoring his Department carries out of bandwidth speeds available in rural areas. | | (292402) | 229
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what barriers he has identified in the delivery of the broadband Universal Service Commitment to rural areas. | | (292403) | 230
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many and what percentage of students entering higher education for (a) full time and (b) part time first degrees have been from Cornwall in each year since 1997. | | (291715) | 231
N | Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what percentage of 18 to 21 year-olds from Cornwall started a university course in each year since 1997. | | (292126) | 232
N | Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of university students who started their course in each year since 1997 had parents in the (a) A, (b) B, (c) C1, (d) C2, (e) D and (f) E social grouping. | | (292127) | 233
N | Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of students from Cornwall who started a higher education course in each year since 1997 had parents in the (a) A, (b) B, (c) C1, (d) C2, (e) D and (f) E social grouping. | | (292128) | 234
| Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many non-UK domiciled students of each nationality were offered and accepted places on veterinary science degree courses at universities in England in the last five academic years. | | (291535) | 235
| Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much on average a (a) UK and (b) non-UK citizen pays in tuition fees to study a veterinary science degree course at a university in England. | | (291536) | 236
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the Answer of 15 September 2008, Official Report, column 2111W, on departmental official hospitality, how much his Department spent on hospitality and entertainment in 2008-09. | | (290172) | 237
| Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he has received representations from (a) the CBI, (b) British Chambers of Commerce and (c) other business organisations on the potential effects of the implementation of the Calman Commission proposals on business costs. | | (289812) | 238
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment his Department has made of the merits of establishing a state-owned post bank based upon the Post Office network. | | (289712) | 239
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much his Department spent on Royal Mail services in each of the last five years. | | (290065) | 240
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many additional student number places funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for England there will be (a) in total and (b) for full-time, first year undergraduates in 2010-11. | | (291617) | 241
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what effect (a) the freeze in maintenance loans and grants, (b) the abolition of the guaranteed maximum financial support for new students previously in receipt of the educational maintenance allowance, (c) the reduction in the student loan repayment holiday from five years to two years and (d) the reduction in support for students on initial teacher training courses will have on expenditure on student support in 2010-11; what proportion of originally planned expenditure will be saved in each case; and if he will make a statement. | | (291618) | 242
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) paid (a) Fishburn Hedges, (b) John Barnes and (c) Ian McMillan as part of the Get on competition on football chants, as referred to in the LSC's press release of 13 August 2009. | | (291619) | 243
| Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many individuals with debts of less than £15,000 filed for bankruptcy in each of the 12 months from April 2008. | | (289485) | 244
| Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much his Department spent on newspaper advertising carried in each newspaper in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (289515) | Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office 245
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff work in the 10 Downing Street Correspondence Unit. | | (289855) | 246
| Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Minister in her Department has been assigned responsibility for overseeing the delivery of value for money in her Department; whether her Department has established a public sector reform team to implement service reforms; and if she will make a statement. | | (289747) | 247
N | Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when she plans to publish a revised list of Ministerial Responsibilities; and what the reasons are for the time taken to prepare the revised list. | | (292124) | 248
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps have been taken to improve the thermal efficiency of the 11 Downing Street building in the last 12 months. | | (289784) | 249
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps have been taken to improve the thermal efficiency of the 10 Downing Street building in the last 12 months. | | (289785) | 250
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when she expects to publish the 2009 edition of Public Bodies. | | (289842) | 251
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if she will place in the Library a copy of the (a) display energy certificate and (b) advisory report for public buildings issued in respect of each property occupied by (i) the Central Office of Information, (ii) the Charity Commission for England and Wales, (iii) the National School of Government and (iv) the UK Statistics Authority. | | (289843) | 252
| Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Tamils live in the United Kingdom. | | (291528) | 253
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much her Department spent on (a) car hire, (b) train travel, (c) air travel, (d) hotels and (e) restaurant meals for (i) Ministers and (ii) staff in her Department in each of the last five years. | | (289969) | 254
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost of staging the Building Britain's Future roadshow was in (a) London on 29 June 2009, (b) the East Midlands on 1 July, (c) the South West on 6 July and (d) the South East on 10 July; and what estimate she has made of the cost of staging further Building Britain's Future roadshows in England. | | (290282) | 255
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff maintain the Building Britain's Future (a) website, (b) Twitter feed, (c) blog and (d) video feeds. | | (290283) | 256
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost was of the (a) publication of printed documents, (b) creation and maintenance of website material and (c) promotional and press materials relating to the Building Britain's Future programme on the latest date for which figures are available; and what her most recent estimate is of the total cost of that programme. | | (290284) | 257
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what her most recent estimate is of the number of people over the age of 65 years who died as a result of cold weather-related illnesses in the winter of (a) 2006-07, (b) 2007-08 and (c) 2008-09. | | (289646) | 258
| Nick Herbert (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what percentage of (a) all and (b) low income households spent more than 3 per cent. of their disposable income before housing costs on water and sewerage bills, in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (289682) | 259
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what data her Department holds on the level of diversity in its recruitment of employees in each of the last three years. | | (290513) | 260
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much each of the special advisers in (a) the Cabinet Office and (b) 10 Downing Street have claimed in expenses payments in the last 24 months. | | (290036) | 261
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information the Cabinet Office holds on the average turnover rate amongst civil servants in each (a) Government department and (b) executive agency. | | (290037) | 262
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of all public appointments were advertised on the www.publicappts-vacs.gov.uk website in the latest period for which figures are available; and what guidance she has given to (a) Government departments, (b) executive agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies on listing public vacancies on that site. | | (290038) | 263
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance the Cabinet Office has given to non-departmental public bodies on attendance by staff of such bodies at conferences held by political parties. | | (290039) | 264
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance the Cabinet Office issues on (a) public sector redundancy payments and (b) whether previous public sector employment should be rolled over when calculating redundancy payments. | | (290040) | 265
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the letter from the Cabinet Secretary to the right hon. Member for Horsham of 21 April 2009, whether the legal work in relation to the statement by the hon. Member for West Bromwich East in relation to the Red Rag website and Mr Damian McBride was paid for from the public purse. | | (290041) | 266
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the title is of each job within the Central Office of Information (COI) as recorded on the Knowledge Archive database of COI jobs. | | (290043) | 267
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what preparations have been undertaken to ensure the continued effectiveness of the Civil Service in the event of an influenza pandemic. | | (290086) | 268
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 7 May 2009, Official Report, column 427W, on departmental manpower, whether the Central Office of Information's post of Head of Public Engagement is a new post; whether the post is part of the Government Communications Network; and what the (a) job specification and (b) salary range associated with the post is. | | (290124) | 269
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 20 April 2009, Official Report, column 351W, on central government: public relations, in what month of 1997 the framework was established; and which public relations companies were included in that framework in each year from 1997 to 2008. | | (290126) | 270
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Bath of 26 March 2009, Official Report, column 710W, on the Renewables Advisory Board, what the (a) title and (b) subject matter is of each public information film by the Central Office of Information since 2005; and which production company produced each such film. | | (290131) | 271
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if she will place in the Library a copy of the seating plan for the open plan office in the Downing Street office complex. | | (290133) | 272
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what concerns the then Cabinet Secretary raised about the appropriateness of Mr Damian McBride's conduct when Mr McBride was a civil servant. | | (290134) | 273
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what contracts have been awarded to BBM Consultants for (a) communications, (b) marketing and (c) public relations work in the last 10 years, according to records held by the Central Office of Information. | | (290135) | 274
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many full-time equivalent staff were employed in each department and agency of the Civil Service in 1996-97. | | (290136) | 275
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much the Central Office of Information spent on advertising in each of the last 24 months. | | (290138) | 276
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance has been issued to non-departmental public bodies in the last 12 months on undertaking expenditure in relation to conferences held by political parties. | | (290139) | 277
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which body won the contract for the National Survey of Third Sector Organisations with the OGCbuying.solutions reference project 17576; what the monetary value of the contract is; and when the results of the survey will be published. | | (290141) | 278
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the terms of reference of the Civil Service West Midlands Pilot are; and whether (a) civil servants and (b) other members of the public who live outside the West Midlands are eligible to apply for jobs in the pilot. | | (290153) | 279
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for which Google Adword on-line advertising keywords her Department has paid in the last 12 months. | | (290154) | 280
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the planned budget for the (a) Cabinet Office and (b) Downing Street budget, in cash terms is in each of the next three years. | | (290155) | 281
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2009, Official Report, column 943W, on the Public Services Forum Task Group, whether minutes are kept of the meetings of the Public Services Forum Task Group. | | (290170) | 282
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2009, Official Report, column 943W, on the Public Services Forum, whether minutes are kept of the meetings of the Public Services Forum. | | (290171) | 283
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the brief issued by the Central Office of Information in December 2008 regarding the supply of public relations services for the London Summit with the heads of the G20 in April 2009, how many companies tendered for the contract; and to which company the contract was awarded. | | (290175) | 284
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether civil servants will have priority access to antiviral drugs in the event of an influenza pandemic. | | (290209) | 285
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer to the right hon. Member for Horsham of 7 July 2009, Official Report, column 677W, on civil servants: pensions, if she will place in the Library a copy of the advice from Hewitt Associates Financial Services Limited on the reasons for which the Civil Service Additional Voluntary Contribution Scheme should withdraw from the Scottish Widows and Standard Life with-profit funds. | | (290287) | 286
N | Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance her Department has issued to (a) executive agencies and (b) non-departmental public bodies on the hiring from public funds of celebrities for (i) endorsement and (ii) other marketing purposes. | | (292096) | 287
N | Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the criteria are for receiving funds from the Capacitybuilders Campaigning Research Programme. | | (292097) | 288
N | Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which organisations have been shortlisted for funding under the Capacitybuilders Campaigning Research Programme; and to fund what projects and initiatives such applications have been made. | | (292098) | 289
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the letter from the Cabinet Secretary to the right hon. Member for Horsham of 21 April 2009, if she will place in the Library a copy of the full email correspondence between Mr Damian McBride, Mr Charlie Whelan, Mr Andrew Dogshon and Mr Derek Draper referred to in this letter. | | (290326) | 290
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many live births occurred in (a) the Vale of York, (b) North Yorkshire and (c) England in (i) 2005, (ii) 2006, (iii) 2007 and (iv) 2008. | | (291792) | 291
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff there were in (a) her Department and (b) the Prime Minister's office (i) in 1997 and (ii) on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (292069) | 292
| John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many external training courses were attended by staff of her Department in the last 12 months; and what the cost of attendance was of each such course. | | (289706) | 293
| Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many divorces have been concluded in each quarter of the last three years. | | (289319) | 294
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many cannabis-related deaths there were in (a) Hemel Hempstead constituency, (b) Dacorum and (c) Hertfordshire in each of the last five years. | | (289419) | 295
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people in Hemel Hempstead constituency have been claiming jobseeker's allowance for more than two years. | | (289439) | 296
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) men and (b) women were in employment in Hemel Hempstead constituency in May in each year since 1997. | | (289440) | 297
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of young people aged between 18 and 24 years old resident in (a) Hemel Hempstead constituency, (b) Dacorum and (c) Hertfordshire claimed jobseeker's allowance in (i) each of the last five years and (ii) 2009 to date. | | (289614) | 298
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent discussions she has had with domestic violence charities which have lost money as a result of the collapse of Icelandic banks; and if she will make a statement. | | (290501) | 299
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if she will place in the Library a copy of the memorandum entitled Summer Recess circulated to Government departments. | | (290499) | 300
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much her Department spent on hire vehicles in each of the last five financial years. | | (291703) | 301
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent steps her Department has taken to increase participation rates in the (a) Capacitybuilders and (b) Future Builders Scheme among charitable organisations in the East of England. | | (289241) | 302
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of people in each local authority area in England aged between (a) 18 and 24, (b) 25 and 30, (c) 31 and 40, (d) 41 and 50 and (e) 51 and 65 years claimed jobseeker's allowance in each of the last five years. | | (289296) | 303
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the rate of average earnings growth was in (a) North West Cambridgeshire constituency, (b) each local authority area in the East of England and (c) England in each of the last 10 years. | | (289299) | 304
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many deaths where suicide was the underlying cause of death there were in each county of England and Wales in each quarter in (a) 2006, (b) 2007, (c) 2008 and (d) 2009 to date. | | (292322) | 305
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many deaths where suicide was the underlying cause of death there were in each 10 year age cohort in England and Wales in each quarter in (a) 2006, (b) 2007, (c) 2008 and (d) 2009 to date. | | (292323) | 306
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many deaths where suicide was the underlying cause of death there were in England and Wales in each quarter in (a) 2006, (b) 2007, (c) 2008 and (d) 2009 by profession. | | (292324) | 307
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress has been made on funding projects under the Capacitybuilders programme in (a) Stoke-on-Trent and (b) Staffordshire. | | (289769) | 308
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many deaths as a result of (a) heat-related and (b) cold-related factors there have been in England and Wales in each of the last five years. | | (292446) | 309
| Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much her Department spent on newspaper advertising carried in each newspaper in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (289512) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 310
| Adam Afriyie (Windsor): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many properties in Windsor constituency have been included on the Valuation Office Agency's Automated Valuation Model database. | | (291870) | 311
| Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with representatives from each of the financial institutions which are partly or wholly owned by the Government on the Government's objective to encourage investment in low-carbon technologies; and if he will make a statement. | | (290125) | 312
| Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he is considering steps to mitigate the effects upon landlords of the changes in the furnished holiday letting rules due to take place in April 2010. | | (291641) | 313
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward proposals to provide tax incentives to purchase cars fitted with a seat-belt reminder system; and if he will make a statement. | | (289619) | 314
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what research projects the International Development and Climate Change Team of his Department's International Finance Directorate (a) has undertaken and (b) plans to undertake on matters related to energy and climate change. | | (289823) | 315
| John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the MP's Parliamentary Business Unit of the Tax Credit Office will be in a position to respond to the hon. Member for Edinburgh West's correspondence on 24 March and 10 June 2009 on his constituent Mr John Reid. | | (290002) | 316
| Mr Brian Binley (Northampton South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether employment loss liabilities fall within the ambit of the Paymaster General's statement of 2 December 2004 on anti-avoidance measures; and if he will make a statement. | | (289824) | 317
| Mr Brian Binley (Northampton South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which tax schemes have been closed since 2 December 2004 as a result of retrospective legislation application. | | (289825) | 318
| Mr Brian Binley (Northampton South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether tax schemes which do not involve the extraction of income from a company by an employee in a manner which is free of PAYE, income tax and national insurance contributions fall within the ambit of by the Paymaster General's statement of 2 December 2004 on anti-avoidance measures; and if he will make a statement. | | (289826) | 319
| Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consideration his Department has given to the potential role of the private sector in meeting the public sector efficiency targets published in the Financial Statement and Budget Report 2009; and if he will make a statement. | | (289639) | 320
| Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which Minister in his Department has been assigned responsibility for overseeing the delivery of value for money in his Department; whether his Department has established a public sector reform team to implement service reforms; and if he will make a statement. | | (289749) | 321
N | Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the numbers of depositors with Kaupthing, Singer and Friedlander (UK) who (a) are eligible for compensation, (b) have been compensated or informed they will be compensated and (c) are awaiting compensation from the Financial Services Compensation Scheme. | | (292145) | 322
N | Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 14 September 2009, Official Report, column 2131W, on air passenger duty, what assessment his Department has made of the effect that the proposed increase in Air Passenger Duty will have on (a) passenger numbers at airports in the South East of England, (b) passenger numbers at regional airports and (c) passenger numbers on other routes. | | (292300) | 323
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will place in the Library a copy of the (a) display energy certificate and (b) advisory report for public buildings issued in respect of each property occupied by (i) the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt, (ii) the Government Actuary's Department, (iii) HM Revenue and Customs and (iv) the Public Works Loan Board. | | (289844) | 324
| Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Civil Service jobs have been relocated to the North West of England in the last four years. | | (291472) | 325
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the monetary value of gilts and bonds sold to organisations in (a) China and (b) India in each of the last three years. | | (291777) | 326
| Jim Dowd (Lewisham West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward measures to make national insurance contributions cumulative from each employment up to the maximum income level. | | (290083) | 327
| Mr Philip Dunne (Ludlow): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Payments Council on electronic payments by mobile telephone payments as an alternative form of payment to cheques. | | (291467) | 328
| Mr Philip Dunne (Ludlow): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with clearing banks on proposals to cease the use of cheques as methods of payment; and what assessment he has made of the risks to security of financial transfers of methods of payment other than cheques. | | (291745) | 329
N | Mr Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the likely cost to (a) the public purse, (b) insurance companies and (c) individuals of implementing the draft EU Solvency II Directive. | | (292092) | 330
| Mr Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much income tax was due to the Exchequer in respect of how many people on 31 March 2009. | | (292510) | 331
| Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the Financial Services Authority's discharge of its responsibilities in winding up UK Land Investments. | | (292045) | 332
| Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of repossessions arising from actions by sub-prime lenders in the last 12 months; and whether such repossessions are reflected in the repossession statistics compiled by the Financial Services Authority. | | (291812) | 333
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department spent on (a) car hire, (b) air travel, (c) hotels and (d) restaurant meals for (i) Ministers and (ii) staff in his Department in each of the last five years. | | (289975) | 334
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) mobile telephones, (b) Blackberrys and (c) laptop computers have been issued to staff in his Department in each of the last five years; and how many of these were issued to (i) new staff and (ii) existing staff following (A) loss and (B) theft of a previous device. | | (290596) | 335
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what IT systems have been in development for use within his Department in the last five years, what the reasons for the development of each system are; how much has been spent on the development of each system; and which systems have subsequently been (a) implemented, (b) terminated prior to implementation and (c) terminated following implementation. | | (290597) | 336
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost to his Department of sickness absence was in each of the last five years. | | (290598) | 337
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate has been made of the average length of employment of staff in the Department at each Civil Service payband. | | (290599) | 338
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff have (a) been dismissed and (b) had their contract terminated by the Department in each of the last five years; what the reason cited in each case was; and what the severance costs in relation to (i) dismissal and (ii) contract termination in each year were. | | (290600) | 339
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff took paternity leave from his Department in each of the last five years and what the average length of such leave was. | | (290601) | 340
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what flexi-time arrangements were available to staff of his Department in each of the last five years; and how many staff participated in such arrangements in each such year. | | (290602) | 341
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many properties owned by his Department were liable for payment of (a) business rates and (b) empty property rates in each of the last five years; and what the cost to the public purse was in each such year. | | (290603) | 342
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what employee reward schemes are offered to staff of his Department; what the purpose of each scheme is; how many staff participate in each scheme; and what the cost of operating each scheme was in each of the last five years. | | (290604) | 343
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what training courses have been provided to staff at HM Revenue and Customs in the last 12 months; and at what cost. | | (289839) | 344
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 24 November 2008, Official Report, column 947W, on departmental marketing, what the cost of branding activity was for (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) HM Revenue and Customs in 2008-09. | | (290292) | 345
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 7 May 2009, Official Report, column 418-9W, on the EU Emissions Trading Scheme, what forecast he has made of the price of carbon in the (a) second and (b) third phases of the Scheme; and if he will make a statement. | | (291495) | 346
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 13 May 2009, Official Report, column 847W, on banks: finance, how much of the first loss in respect of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group and Lloyds Banking Group has been written down; and when he expects the Asset Protection scheme to be fully operational. | | (289917) | 347
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 11 May 2009, Official Report, column 535W, on banks: finance, which banks are participating in the Asset-backed Securities Scheme; and what the total monetary value is of the additional loans made available to each such bank. | | (289918) | 348
| Stewart Hosie (Dundee East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of his Department's waste was recycled in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (289666) | 349
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what data his Department holds on the level of diversity in its recruitment of employees in each of the last three years. | | (290510) | 350
N | Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 40 of the joint Cabinet Office-Treasury publication Real Help for Communities: Volunteers, Charities and Social Enterprises, if he will place in the Library a copy of the research on redirection of the higher rate of gift aid from donors to charities. | | (292172) | 351
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his Department's policy to print on both sides of the paper used for correspondence; and if he will estimate the potential for reduction in paper usage arising from the introduction of such a policy. | | (291879) | 352
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to reply to the letter of 10 June 2009 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton on Mr M Rathfelder. | | (290236) | 353
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to reply to the letter of 9 March 2009 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton on Mr B McGill. | | (290237) | 354
| Mr Charles Kennedy (Ross, Skye and Lochaber): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effects of the recent road fuel duty increase on (a) filling stations in and (b) the economy of remote rural areas. | | (291662) | 355
| Mr Charles Kennedy (Ross, Skye and Lochaber): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information his Department holds for benchmarking purposes on the cost and impact of schemes operated by other EU member states which use a derogation to apply a lower rate of fuel duty to remote areas and islands; and if he will make a statement. | | (291663) | 356
| Mr Charles Kennedy (Ross, Skye and Lochaber): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effects of variation in fuel prices in other EU member states on road fuel sales in the UK and associated revenue; and if he will make a statement. | | (291664) | 357
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on the reclassification of income from holiday lets as unearned income. | | (289362) | 358
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what cost-benefit analysis his Department made of the effects of the change in road fuel duty in September 2009; and if he will make a statement. | | (291681) | 359
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average cost of a litre of petrol for the month of October has been since 2000; and what percentage of such costs was accounted for by road fuel duty in each such month. | | (291683) | 360
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received on empty property rate relief since April 2009. | | (291686) | 361
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent fiscal steps he has introduced to encourage commercial property development. | | (291985) | 362
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of landlords who have claimed wear and tear allowance against their income from property letting in each year since 2005. | | (292360) | 363
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what loss relief will be available to those operating commercial furnished holiday letting businesses once the Furnished Holiday Letting rules are repealed. | | (292361) | 364
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons those who let caravans through caravan sites are allowed to treat their income as trading income. | | (292362) | 365
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason consultation was not required to be held before the Furnished Holiday Letting rules were repealed; and if he will make a statement. | | (292364) | 366
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received on compliance of the Furnished Holiday Letting rules with European Union law. | | (292365) | 367
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff in his Department had a salary of more than £64,000 in the latest year for which figures are available. | | (291999) | 368
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, from how many residents of Bassetlaw constituency Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs has reported repayment of tax credit overpayments; and what is the sum of the overpayments outstanding. | | (292034) | 369
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff there were in his Department (a) in 1997 and (b) on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (292072) | 370
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much the Exchequer received in taxation from UK overseas territories in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (292518) | 371
| John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many external training courses were attended by staff of his Department in the last 12 months; and what the cost was of each course. | | (289691) | 372
N | Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West & Royton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much public money has been spent to assist companies with private finance initiative contracts which have been adversely affected by the credit crunch; how much such expenditure has been commmitted but not spent; which companies (a) have been assisted and (b) are planned to be assisted in this way; and what his estimate is of the likely total public expenditure for this purpose. | | (292137) | 373
| Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 2 April 2009, Official Report, column 1385, on childcare tax credit, what estimate he has made of the cost of distributing the childcare element of the working tax credit had all those eligible to claim done so in 2008-09. | | (289300) | 374
| Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to commence the distribution to charities of money from dormant bank accounts under the Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Act 2008. | | (289312) | 375
| Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department spent on the childcare element of the working tax credit in each quarter of the last five years for which figures are available. | | (290399) | 376
| Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the likely effects upon the economy of the redesignation of registered social landlords as public bodies for public sector borrowing requirement purposes. | | (291874) | 377
| Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what rights of appeal (a) council taxpayers and (b) business ratepayers have in relation to decisions of the Valuation Office Agency. | | (290417) | 378
| Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how the Valuation Office Agency receives information on the addition to a dwelling of a conservatory. | | (290432) | 379
| Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will direct the National Housing and Planning Advisory Unit to assess the level of public support for abolishing stamp duty for first time buyers on properties sold for up to £250,000. | | (290473) | 380
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what position the Government holds in relation to other shareholders in the ranking for settlement in respect of (a) Bradford and Bingley and (b) Northern Rock. | | (289460) | 381
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many children in (a) Hemel Hempstead constituency and (b) Dacorum had received child trust fund payments on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (289420) | 382
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in Hemel Hempstead constituency claimed working tax credit in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (289434) | 383
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in Hemel Hempstead constituency claimed child tax credit in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (289435) | 384
| John Penrose (Weston-Super-Mare): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to reply to the letters of 20 March and 8 June 2009 from the hon. Member for Weston-Super-Mare sent on behalf of a constituent, Mr Ian Wild. | | (291692) | 385
N | Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many claims for VAT refunds for self-build housebuilders have been received in relation to (a) new homes and (b) conversions in each year since 1997; and how many claims were accepted in each such year. | | (292294) | 386
N | Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total monetary value of VAT refunds for self-build housebuilders has been in relation to (a) new homes and (b) conversions in each year since 1997; and what the total monetary value of accepted claims was in each such year. | | (292295) | 387
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of UK residents affected by the entry into administration of Key Data Investment Services (KIS); and what assessment he has made of the financial consequences of the Financial Services Authority's decision to require KIS to enter administration. | | (292416) | 388
| Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he will reply to the email from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire, dated 9 June 2009 on banks. | | (289864) | 389
| Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 20 May 2009, Official Report, column 1401W, on Members: correspondence, when he will reply to the correspondence from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire of 15 April 2009, on green businesses. | | (289940) | 390
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department spent on hire vehicles in each of the last five financial years. | | (291507) | 391
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Pre-Budget Report and Comprehensive Spending Review 2007, page 49, what his most recent estimate is of the projected levels of spending on transport to 2018-19. | | (290159) | 392
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Pre-Budget Report and Comprehensive Spending Review 2007, page 49, what his most recent estimate is of the projected levels of long-term funding for his Department in order to provide for the 2.25 per cent. real growth in the Long-Term Funding Guideline to 2018-19 set out in that document. | | (290160) | 393
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department spent on entertainment from its conference and hospitality budgets in (a) 2007-08 and (b) 2008-09. | | (290177) | 394
| Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the administration costs to HM Revenue and Customs of implementing the changes to tax collection recommended by the Calman Commission report. | | (289811) | 395
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his estimate is of the opportunity cost of maintaining a UK nuclear weapons system for (a) other UK defence and security spending and (b) spending on schools and hospitals in (i) 10 years, (ii) 20 years and (iii) 40 years time; and if he will make a statement. | | (289767) | 396
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answers of 15 July 2009, Official Report, columns 482W-483W, and 30 June 2009, Official Report, column 208W, on pensions, what expenditure items are included in the row entitled other spending of Table 4.1 on page 36 of the Long-term Public Finance Report of March 2008. | | (289402) | 397
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate his Department has made of the effect of an increase in Air Passenger Duty on levels of employment. | | (292495) | 398
N | Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to reply to the letter of 7 September 2009 from the hon. Member for Walsall North concerning a constituent; and for what reason no acknowledgement was sent at that time. | | (292307) | 399
| Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department spent on newspaper advertising carried in each newspaper in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (289514) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 400
| Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what energy-efficiency standards his Department stipulated for circulator pumps installed in (a) existing and (b) new schools. | | (291787) | 401
| Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, which Minister in his Department has been assigned responsibility for overseeing the delivery of value for money in his Department; whether his Department has established a public sector reform team to implement service reforms; and if he will make a statement. | | (289746) | 402
N | Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what guidance his Department provides on overseas exchange visits for children of school age, with particular reference to whether Criminal Records Bureau checks should be undertaken for (a) British families having contact with children and (b) overseas families who have contact with visiting British children. | | (292146) | 403
| Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what steps he has taken to ensure social workers and directors of children's services are aware of the provisions of section 53 of the Children Act 2004; and whether his Department plans to issue good practice guidance on taking the views of children into account in decision-making. | | (291771) | 404
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, if he will place in the Library a copy of the (a) display energy certificate and (b) advisory report for public buildings issued in respect of each property occupied by the Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills. | | (289845) | 405
| Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what steps the Government has taken to ensure an adequate number of free nursery places from autumn 2009. | | (291524) | 406
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many schools have been found to contain hazardous asbestos in the last 12 months; in how many of those schools all asbestos has been removed; at what cost; and what assessment has been made of the health of (a) teachers and (b) pupils attending schools where asbestos has been found. | | (291622) | 407
N | Mr Parmjit Dhanda (Gloucester): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, whether the £671,000 grant allocated to Gloucester City Council by his Department from the workplace nurseries capital initiative has been repaid. | | (292174) | 408
| Mr Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, if he will review the criteria for educational maintanance allowance (EMA) with a view to granting greater discretion in allowing reassessment of eligibility for EMA in circumstances where a household's income changes substantially within a financial year. | | (292376) | 409
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what funding his Department has allocated for the provision of online learning grids; and through which bodies such funding is paid. | | (289599) | 410
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, when he expects to announce his decision on whether schools will remain closed in September as a result of swine influenza; and if he will make a statement. | | (289817) | 411
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, if he will commission a national audit to determine the (a) extent, (b) type and (c) condition of asbestos in school buildings. | | (289818) | 412
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, if he will commission a national audit to determine the standards of asbestos management in respect of school buildings. | | (289819) | 413
| Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the average pupil-to-teacher ratio maintained (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath constituency has been in each year since 2004-05. | | (291440) | 414
| Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath): 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 Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath constituency on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (291441) | 415
| Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what capital funding has been allocated to schools in Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath constituency for each of the last three years. | | (291443) | 416
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what assistance is made available to children with one or both parents in prison (a) to maintain contact with their parents where appropriate, (b) to prevent unequal treatment of them and (c) for other purposes. | | (291852) | 417
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many children have been taken into alternative care as a result of low parental income in each of the last five years. | | (291853) | 418
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many single sex state (a) primary and (b) secondary schools there have been in each year since 1997. | | (291854) | 419
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, with reference to table 8.4 of his Department's annual report for 2009, which individual programmes and corresponding allocations for 2010-11 are aggregated under the items (a) Sure Start, (b) 14-19 Development, (c) Qualifications and Curriculum, (d) Youth Programmes, (e) other students' fund, (f) school standards grants and (g) academies. | | (292052) | 420
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, which line items in table 8.4 of his Department's annual report for 2009, indents the funding allocation for (a) extended schools - sustainability and (b) extended schools-subsidy elements of the Standards Fund 2010-11 Allocations spreadsheet published on the Teachernet website. | | (292053) | 421
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, pursuant to the Answer of 10 September 2009, Official Report, columns 1937-38W, on schools: finance, which individual programmes and corresponding allocations were aggregated under the items listed in the Answer as (a) literacy and numeracy, central driving and (b) curriculum. | | (292054) | 422
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many children in each of the last five years have been taken into alternative care as a result of an assessment of the level of their parents' income. | | (292525) | 423
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what support is given to children with one or more parents in prison, with particular reference to (a) maintaining contact with the parent or parents, unless this is deemed contrary to the child's best interests and (b) preventing stigmatisation of and discrimination against them. | | (292526) | 424
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much his Department and its predecessors spent on (a) car hire, (b) train travel, (c) hotels and (d) restaurant meals for (i) Ministers and (ii) staff in his Department in each of the last five years. | | (289976) | 425
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many (a) mobile telephones and (b) Blackberrys were issued to staff of his Department in each of the last five years; and how many of these were issued to (i) new staff and (ii) existing staff following the (A) loss or (B) theft of a previous device. | | (290531) | 426
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what IT systems have been in development for use within his Department in the last five years; what the reason for the development of each system was; how much has been spent on the development of each system; and which systems have been subsequently (a) implemented, (b) terminated prior to implementation and (c) terminated following implementation. | | (290532) | 427
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many sick days were taken by staff of his Department in each of the last five years; and what the cost to the public purse of such absences was in each such year. | | (290533) | 428
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what estimate he has made of the average length of employment of staff of his Department at each Civil Service payband. | | (290534) | 429
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many times his Department and its predecessors have been taken to an employment tribunal in each of the last five years; what the reason cited in each case was; and in how many cases the tribunal found in favour of the (a) employee and (b) Department. | | (290535) | 430
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many staff have (a) been dismissed and (b) had their contract terminated by his Department and its predecessors in each of the last five years; what the reason was in each case; and what the severance costs in relation to (i) dismissal and (ii) contract termination were in each such year. | | (290536) | 431
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many staff took paternity leave from his Department and its predecessors in each of the last five years; and what the average length of such leave has been. | | (290537) | 432
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what flexi-time arrangements were available to staff of his Department and its predecessors in each of the last five years; and how many staff participated in such arrangements in each such year. | | (290538) | 433
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many properties owned by the Department and its predecessors were liable for payment of (a) business rates and (b) empty property rates in each of the last five years; and what the bill for each was in each such year. | | (290539) | 434
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what employee reward schemes are offered to staff of his Department; what the purpose of each scheme is; how many staff participate in each scheme; and what the cost of operating each scheme was in each of the last five years. | | (290540) | 435
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the stated aim of the Virtual School Head Pilot is; how much funding for the pilot has been (a) distributed to each local authority and (b) subsequently spent by each authority in each year since the pilot's inception; and how much will be distributed in the next two years. | | (292078) | 436
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what assessment he has made of the effects of introduction of the Virtual School Head Pilot on the percentage of children in care who achieve five GCSEs at grades A*-C in each year since the grant began; and what estimate he has made of the effect of the grant in this respect in the next two years. | | (292079) | 437
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, with reference to the Answer of 25 November 2008, Official Report, column 1423W, on departmental marketing, how many staff in his Department are responsible for branding activity; and what the cost of employing such staff was in 2008-09. | | (290217) | 438
| John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, if he will list serious case reviews which have been performed following the death of a child since 2005, citing only the month and year of the death, the local authority with jurisdiction and a reference code. | | (292358) | 439
| Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what estimate he has made of the number of Sure Start Children's Centres to be operational in 2010. | | (291545) | 440
| Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many outreach workers have been employed in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) England in each year since 1997. | | (291546) | 441
| Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many Sure Start Children's Centres have (a) opened and (b) closed in (i) Jarrow constituency, (ii) South Tyneside, (iii) the North East and (iv) England in each year since the inception of Sure Start centres. | | (291547) | 442
| Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much capital his Department has provided for Sure Start children's centres in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) England in each year since the establishment of Sure Start. | | (291805) | 443
| Stewart Hosie (Dundee East): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what proportion of his Department's waste was recycled in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (289665) | 444
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what data his Department holds on the level of diversity in the recruitment of employees by his Department and its predecessor in each of the last three years. | | (290502) | 445
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much funding per secondary school pupil has been allocated in (a) Sunderland and (b) England for 2009-10. | | (289334) | 446
| Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what recent assessment he has made of the standards of (a) English and (b) mathematics teaching for students studying for the diploma qualification. | | (291506) | 447
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2009, Official Report, column 636W, on the Building Schools for the Future programme: sixth form colleges, how sixth form colleges located within local authority areas which have already received Building Schools for the Future funding will access funds to renew their buildings; and what assessments he made in relation to the sixth form college estate in deciding which local authorities will be included in the next wave of the Building Schools for the Future programme. | | (289403) | 448
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2009, Official Report, column 892W, on pre-school education: finance, how much of the £363 million unspent by his Department on early years capital programmes in the financial year 2008-09 had been intended for the Quality and Access Early Years Capital Grant. | | (291461) | 449
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what forms his Department issues to schools to complete relating to disruptive pupils; and if he will place in the Library a copy of each such form. | | (291941) | 450
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many schools in (a) the Value of York and (b) North Yorkshire have participated in the Primary Capital Programme in 2009. | | (291694) | 451
| Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what plans he has to extend his Department's free school meals pilot to all primary school-age children. | | (292378) | 452
| Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, which local authorities applied to participate in his Department's pilot scheme for free school meals. | | (292379) | 453
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many schools use heat generated by (a) solar panels and (b) ground source heat pumps. | | (292013) | 454
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many staff there were in (a) his Department's predecessor in 1997 and (b) his Department on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (292057) | 455
N | John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many applications under section 77 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 to dispose of school playing fields have been made by Nottinghamshire County Council in the last three months. | | (292164) | 456
N | John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, which schools for children aged three to 18 years have different primary and secondary sites. | | (292165) | 457
N | John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much is planned to be spent under the Primary Capital Programme in each local authority in 2009-10. | | (292166) | 458
N | John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what capital funding bids submitted to his Department by Nottinghamshire County Council in the last 12 months contained reference to Serlby Park 3-18 school. | | (292167) | 459
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the value added measures for each school in Nottingham were in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (292397) | 460
| Rob Marris (Wolverhampton South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what steps he plans to take to (a) monitor and (b) evaluate the implementation of the revised Managing Medicines in Schools guidance. | | (289696) | 461
| Rob Marris (Wolverhampton South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what roles schools have in providing information to parents on Children's Trusts; and if he will make a statement. | | (289697) | 462
| Rob Marris (Wolverhampton South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what steps he is taking to increase the participation of community and voluntary sector organisations in Children's Trusts. | | (289698) | 463
| Rob Marris (Wolverhampton South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what sanctions he will use against partner organisations which do not meet the performance standards for Children's Trusts. | | (289699) | 464
| John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many external training courses were attended by staff of his Department in the last 12 months; and what the cost was of each course. | | (289690) | 465
| Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much has been allocated to local authorities to employ Serco in supporting the implementation of the Sure Start programme in (a) each of the last three years and (b) 2010-11. | | (289307) | 466
| Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much his Department has allocated to the Together for Children programme in 2010-11. | | (289308) | 467
| Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many childcare settings provided as part of a Sure Start children's centre have closed in the last 12 months. | | (289311) | 468
| Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what funds his Department has made available to increase the early years entitlement to 25 hours per week from September 2009. | | (289313) | 469
| Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what proportion of (a) childminders and (b) private, voluntary and independent nurseries have received funding from the Early Years Capital Grant. | | (289315) | 470
| Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many Steiner nurseries have applied for exemption from the Early Years Foundation Stage since September 2008. | | (289316) | 471
| Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what proportion of (a) private, voluntary and independent nurseries and (b) Sure Start children's centres had at least one member of staff with Early Years professional status in each year for which figures are available. | | (289317) | 472
| Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many Sure Start children's centres have been built in each month of 2009. | | (289318) | 473
| Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what percentage of children in primary schools linked to Phase One Sure Start centres achieved the national standard in each of their Key Stage 1 assessments in the last 12 months. | | (289321) | 474
| Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what proportion of Sure Start children's centres have (a) a full-time manager and (b) a manager shared with other children's centres. | | (289322) | 475
| Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, whether his Department has issued any recent guidance on the recommended number of outreach workers employed in each Sure Start children's centre in the most deprived communities. | | (289323) | 476
| Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what proportion of children achieved the national standard in each of the Foundation Stage Profile assessments in each year for which information is available. | | (289324) | 477
| Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what proportion of local authorities have a childminding network. | | (289325) | 478
| Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what proportion of childminders are part of a local authority childminding network. | | (289326) | 479
| Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much funding his Department has allocated to Together for Children (a) in each year since its establishment and (b) for 2009-10. | | (289339) | 480
| Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what proportion of childminders were from black and minority ethnic groups in (a) 2007 and (b) 2008. | | (289389) | 481
| Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what recovery services are available to support child victims of violence, abuse, neglect and maltreatment. | | (289572) | 482
| Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what review processes are in place to monitor the care of children with disabilities in long-term institutional care. | | (289573) | 483
| Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what plans he has to estimate the number of children with disabilities in long-term institutional care. | | (289574) | 484
| Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what proportion of childcare staff in nurseries had an appropriate (a) level 3 or higher and (b) level 5 or higher qualification in each of the last five years. | | (289795) | 485
| Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what proportion of his Department's senior civil service staff have been women in each year since the Department was established. | | (289796) | 486
| Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what proportion of staff in his Department have worked part-time in each year since the Department was established. | | (289797) | 487
| Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what estimate he has made of the average number of hours worked per week by (a) childcarers in maintained settings, (b) childcarers in private, voluntary and independent nurseries and (c) childminders in each year since 2003. | | (289798) | 488
| Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what proportion of private, voluntary and independent nurseries have received funding from local authorities to deliver the free early years entitlement in each local authority in each year since 2004. | | (289799) | 489
| Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what proportion of childminders have been deregistered for each reason for deregistration in each year since 2003. | | (289800) | 490
| Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what proportion of female senior civil servants in his Department have worked part-time in each year since his Department was established. | | (289801) | 491
| Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what progress has been made towards meeting the target of each full daycare setting being led by a graduate and all childcare staff being qualified to level 3 by 2015. | | (289802) | 492
| Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what proportion of pupils in (a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools had English as an additional language in (i) Basingstoke, (ii) Hampshire and (iii) England in each of the last 10 years. | | (289803) | 493
| Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what proportion of (a) day care settings and (b) childminders in Basingstoke have been awarded a rating of (i) outstanding, (ii) good, (iii) satisfactory and (iv) inadequate following an inspection by Ofsted in each year since 2003. | | (289804) | 494
| Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what proportion of childminders were deemed inadequate by Ofsted in the 10 per cent. (a) most and (b) least deprived local authority areas in 2008-09. | | (290195) | 495
| Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what proportion of childminders were deemed inadequate by Ofsted in each year since inspections began. | | (290196) | 496
| Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what proportion of daycare settings in the 10 per cent. (a) most and (b) least deprived local authority areas were awarded ratings of inadequate following an Ofsted inspection in 2008-09. | | (290197) | 497
| Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what proportion of daycare settings were awarded ratings of inadequate following an Ofsted inspection in each year for which records are available. | | (290198) | 498
| Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many consultations have been completed by his Department in each year since its establishment. | | (290199) | 499
| Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what proportion of children in (a) each region and (b) England have been working securely within each of the 13 assessment scales of the Foundation Stage Assessment Profiles in England in each year since 2005. | | (290200) | 500
| Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what proportion of children in the 30 per cent most deprived areas have been working securely within each of the 13 assessment scales of the Foundation Stage Assessment Profiles in England in each year since 2005. | | (290201) | 501
| Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the average number of staff vacancies in (a) maintained nurseries, (b) private, voluntary and independent nurseries and (c) Sure Start children's centres was in each year since 2006. | | (290202) | 502
N | Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what proportion of carers in daycare settings for children were from (a) white and (b) black and minority ethnic groups in each year since 2003. | | (290360) | 503
N | Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what proportion of childminders were from (a) white and (b) black and minority ethnic groups in each year since 2003. | | (290361) | 504
N | Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what proportion of the Sure Start budget was spent on updating the Sure Start website in 2008-09. | | (290364) | 505
N | Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what proportion of childcare (a) places and (b) providers there were in the (i) maintained and (ii) private, voluntary and independent sectors in (A) Hampshire and (B) England on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (290365) | 506
| Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what proportion of childcare staff had childcare qualifications which were obtained overseas in each of the last five years. | | (290400) | 507
| Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many registered childminders there were in each region in each quarter of the last year for which figures are available. | | (290460) | 508
N | Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what proportion of carers in daycare settings for children were male in each year since 1997. | | (290500) | 509
| Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on whether funding allocated to his Department is to be allocated to the Department for Communities and Local Government to help implement the housing policies announced in the Draft Legislative Programme for 2009-10. | | (290486) | 510
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many further Sure Start children's centres are planned for (a) Hemel Hempstead constituency, (b) Dacorum and (c) Hertfordshire; and when he expects all such centres to be operational. | | (289421) | 511
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many students in post-16 education in (a) Hemel Hempstead constituency and (b) Dacorum are in receipt of education maintenance allowance. | | (289422) | 512
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much capital expenditure from the public purse there has been in the education sector in (a) Hemel Hempstead constituency and (b) Dacorum since 1997. | | (289423) | 513
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the average class size was for (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in Dacorum (i) in 1997 and (ii) at the latest date for which figures are available. | | (289441) | 514
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the average expenditure per pupil was in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in Dacorum (i) in 1997 and (ii) the last 12 month period for which figures are available. | | (289442) | 515
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many secondary schools in (a) Hemel Hempstead constituency, (b) Dacorum, (c) Hertfordshire and (d) England have had revenue balances in excess of those predicted in each year since 1997. | | (289462) | 516
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many primary schools in (a) Hemel Hempstead constituency, (b) Dacorum, (c) Hertfordshire and (d) England have had revenue balances in excess of those predicted in each year since 1997. | | (289463) | 517
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many Sure Start children's centres were operating in (a) Hemel Hempstead constituency, (b) Dacorum and (c) Hertfordshire on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (289635) | 518
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, in how many local authorities the implementation of the Building Schools for the Future programme has been suspended in the absence of a visionary or transformative bid. | | (291798) | 519
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what guidance his Department and its agencies have provided for local authorities on the priority admission of children of Travellers to state schools. | | (290285) | 520
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what proportion of (a) Sure Start, (b) Early Years and (c) Childcare Grant allocations has been retained by each local authority in each of the last three years for which figures are available; and what the total (i) revenue and (ii) capital allocation was in each case. | | (290451) | 521
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what proportion of funding for Sure Start (a) children's centres and (b) local programmes has been retained by each local authority in each of the last three years for which figures are available; and what the total (i) revenue and (ii) capital allocation was in each case. | | (290452) | 522
| Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, when the Minister of State will reply to the letter from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire, dated 6 June 2009 on child protection. | | (289865) | 523
| Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, when the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State will reply to the letter from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire, dated 9 June 2009, on adoption. | | (289866) | 524
| Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what percentage of children living in a two-parent household gained 5 GCSEs at grade A* to C in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (290044) | 525
| Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what percentage of children living in a single-parent household with their (a) mother and (b) father gained 5 GCSEs at grade A* to C in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (290045) | 526
| Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what percentage of children living in a two-parent household went on to study (a) for A-levels and (b) for a university course in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (290046) | 527
| Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what percentage of children living in a single-parent household with their (a) mother and (b) father went on to study (i) for A-levels and (ii) for a university course in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (290047) | 528
| Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what percentage of children living in a two-parent household were permanently excluded from school in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (290048) | 529
| Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what percentage of children living in a single-parent household with their (a) mother and (b) father were permanently excluded from school in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (290049) | 530
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many registered childminders there have been in each local authority area in the North West in each quarter of each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (289285) | 531
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many staff sickness days were taken in schools as a result of an assault upon a staff member in each local education authority area in the most recent year for which figures are available; how many days were lost per staff member on average as a result of such assaults in that year; and what the estimated cost of such losses was to each local education authority in that period. | | (289288) | 532
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what proportion of registered childminders were (a) male and (b) female in each local authority area in the North West in each year since 1997. | | (289292) | 533
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many (a) teachers and (b) classroom assistants were employed in maintained schools in each local education authority area in the North West in each year since 1997. | | (289293) | 534
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much his Department spent on hire vehicles in each of the last five financial years. | | (291601) | 535
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what support is available to introduce broadband services into primary and secondary schools. | | (292400) | 536
| Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what research his Department has commissioned on the effects of exclusion on pupils in the last three years. | | (291949) | 537
| Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what guidance his Department has issued to schools on the criteria to be used in determining whether or not to exclude a specific pupil. | | (291950) | 538
| Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what guidance his Department has issued to local education authorities on school exclusions and the provision of alternative arrangements for the education of excluded pupils. | | (291951) | 539
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many students in post-16 education in each local authority area in the East of England were in receipt of education maintenance allowance in each year since the scheme was introduced. | | (289297) | 540
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the funding allocation per (a) secondary and (b) primary school pupil was in each local authority area in the East of England in each of the last five years. | | (289396) | 541
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2009, Official Report, column 9W, on departmental official hospitality, how much his Department spent on entertainment and hospitality in 2008-09. | | (290169) | 542
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many children involved in Children Act proceedings in each court area are awaiting the appointment of a guardian ad litem; and what the average waiting time in each such area was in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (289487) | 543
| Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much his Department spent on newspaper advertising carried in each newspaper in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (289511) | Questions to the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners 544
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, what average financial contribution was made to each diocese by each of its parishioners in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (291574) | 545
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, what the value has been of the capital receipts generated by the Commissioners' Rural Strategic Property portfolio in each of the last five years. | | (291846) | 546
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, pursuant to the Answer of 7 May 2009, Official Report, column 426W, on Church of England: finance, what percentage of the Church of England's running costs was met by the Church Commissioners in each of the last five years. | | (291847) | 547
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, pursuant to the Answer of 20 April 2009, Official Report, column 40W, on departmental land, what estimate he has made of the itemised cost of establishing how many acres of agricultural land were sold by the Church Commissioners in each year from 2000 to 2008. | | (291848) | 548
| David Maclean (Penrith & The Border): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, what procedures the Church Commissioners follow to determine the appropriate use for a former see house with a chapel when such a property is considered no longer suitable as an episcopal residence; and what steps the Commissioners take to consult (a) local communities and (b) diocesan authorities on the future use of such properties. | | (292048) | 549
| Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, whether the Church Commissioners have made an assessment of the merits of allowing their land to be used for eco-town developments. | | (289357) | 550
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, if the Church Commissioners will take steps to seek to ensure that decisions on future numbers of bishops to be appointed to Church of England dioceses are taken on the basis of the (a) size and (b) level of pastoral activity of each such diocese. | | (291996) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 551
| Adam Afriyie (Windsor): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many properties in (a) the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead and (b) Bracknell Forest District are recorded with each individual (i) dwellinghouse code and (ii) value significant code, including each individual (A) type, (B) room number, (C) bedroom, (D) bathroom, (E) floors, (F) floor level, (G) parking, (H) garaging, (I) conservatory type, (J) age, (K) outbuilding and (L) modernisation codes according to electronic records held by the Valuation Office Agency. | | (292055) | 552
N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many contraventions of Part L of the Building Regulations have taken place in each year since 2000; how many of them were resolved before project completion; and how many of the contraventions which were left unresolved before project completion resulted in prosecution. | | (292140) | 553
| Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the regulatory and environmental benefits of establishing a competent person scheme for roofing work. | | (289997) | 554
N | Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to bring forward legislation for additional competent persons schemes in the current Session. | | (289552) | 555
| Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield, Attercliffe): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when expenditure is planned to start under the Decent Homes programme to improve the standards of rented homes under the management of Round 6 arms' length management organisations which have gained a two-star rating. | | (289905) | 556
| Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield, Attercliffe): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much money is planned to be diverted from the arms length management organisations decent homes programme in (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11 to contribute to funding the building of new homes. | | (289919) | 557
| Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which Minister in his Department has been assigned responsibility for overseeing the delivery of value for money in his Department; whether his Department has established a public sector reform team to implement service reforms; and if he will make a statement. | | (289745) | 558
| Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average weekly rent rates were for tenants residing in (a) private housing, (b) housing association and other housing provided by registered social landlords and (c) local authority housing in (i) 2007-08 and (ii) 2008-09. | | (291437) | 559
| Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many landlords have applied for a selective licence in Coventry. | | (291519) | 560
| Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent steps the Government has taken to ensure private landlords comply with health and safety legislation in their properties. | | (291520) | 561
| Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many home repossessions there were in Coventry in the last quarter for which information is available. | | (291521) | 562
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to chapter 2, paragraph 52, of Building Britain's Future, Cm 7654, when he expects construction to start on the council built and owned social rental homes; and what the proposed locations of the new homes are. | | (290366) | 563
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many fire engines have been sold by the Fire Service in each of the last three years. | | (291638) | 564
| Mr Parmjit Dhanda (Gloucester): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many affordable homes were built in each of the six Gloucestershire districts in each year since 2003. | | (291560) | 565
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which principal authorities intend to participate in the provisions of the Sustainable Communities Act 2007. | | (292427) | 566
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to give a greater role for parish and town councils under the Sustainable Communities Act 2007. | | (292428) | 567
N | Mr Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many properties in the Sevenoaks district are recorded with each individual (a) dwellinghouse code and (b) value significant code including each individual (i) type, (ii) room number, (iii) bedroom, (iv) bathroom, (v) floors, (vi) floor level, (vii) parking, (viii) garaging, (ix) conservatory type, (x) age, (xi) outbuilding and (xii) modernisation code according to Valuation Office Agency electronic records. | | (292087) | 568
| Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many households in Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath constituency have taken up the Homeowner Mortgage Protection Scheme. | | (291442) | 569
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the (a) salary and (b) non-salary administration budget of the Government Office for London is for 2009-10; how many members of staff the Office has in 2009-10; and what the Office's budget for each of its programmes is in 2009-10. | | (289820) | 570
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much each regional Government Office spent on (a) car hire, (b) train travel, (c) air travel, (d) hotels and (e) restaurant meals in each of the last five years. | | (289821) | 571
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) small and (b) large properties in each region will be subject to (i) an increase and (ii) a decrease in business rates of (A) zero, (B) one to five, (C) six to 10, (D) 11 to 15, (E) 16 to 20, (F) 21 to 30, (G) 31 to 40, (H) 41 to 50, (I) 51 to 100, (J) 101 to 200 and (K) over 200 per cent. before the application of transitional relief in 2010-11. | | (289906) | 572
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will place in the Library a copy of the data on rateable values used as the basis of the statement on page 10 of his Department's consultation paper on transitional arrangements for the non-domestic rating revaluation 2010 in England that the 2010 revaluation will result in more ratepayers seeing reductions in bills (60 per cent. of ratepayers) than increases (40 per cent. of ratepayers). | | (289907) | 573
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the total amount of business rates to be paid in respect of (a) properties and (b) large properties in each region in (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11, (iii) 2011-12, (iv) 2013-14 and (v) 2014-15. | | (289908) | 574
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will place in the Library a copy of the data on rateable values used as the basis of the statement on page 12 of his Department's consultation paper on the transitional arrangements for the non-domestic rating revaluation 2010 in England that when transitional relief on the 2005 rating list ended on 1 April 2009 many businesses still faced large increases to their full bill. | | (289909) | 575
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the overall percentage change in the rateable value of (a) small and (b) large properties will be in each region under the 2010 rates revaluation. | | (289910) | 576
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what methodology his Department used to calculate the increase in the small business rateable value threshold for (a) London and (b) elsewhere referred to on page 10 of his Department's consultation paper on transitional arrangements for the non-domestic rating revaluation 2010 in England. | | (289911) | 577
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many deletions from the ratings list have been made in each region in each year from 2004-05 to 2009-10; and what the total rateable value was of such deletions in each such year. | | (289912) | 578
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will place in the Library a copy of the data on rateable values used as the basis for the statement in his Department's press releases of 8 July 2009, Government consults on help with business rate bills, that as a result of revaluation and the relief arrangements one million businesses will see an average decrease of £770 in 2010-11. | | (289913) | 579
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the number of 100,000 former recipients of transitional relief receiving significantly higher 2009-10 rates bills, referred to in his Department's Explanatory Memorandum to the Non-Domestic Rating (Deferred Payments) (England) Regulations 2009, which were (a) small and (b) large properties in each region; and what the average percentage increase was in bills in respect of those properties in 2009-10. | | (289914) | 580
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much of the costs to Government of the Non-Domestic Rating (Deferred Payments) (England) Regulations 2009, referred to in the impact assessment for those Regulations are attributable to (a) bad debt and (b) the value of the discounted repayments being less than the value of the deferred amount. | | (289915) | 581
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what percentage of payments due under (a) the business rates deferral scheme and (b) transitional arrangements for the non-domestic ratings revaluation 2010 his Department expects to be written off as bad debt. | | (289916) | 582
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much his Department and its predecessor spent on (a) car hire, (b) train travel, (c) air travel and (d) hotels for (i) Ministers and (ii) staff in his Department in each of the last five years. | | (289978) | 583
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many laptop computers issued to staff of his Department in each of the last five years were issued to (a) new staff and (b) existing staff following the (i) loss or (ii) theft of a previous device. | | (290577) | 584
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what IT systems have been in development for use within his Department in the last five years; what the reason for the development of each system was; how much has been spent on the development of each system; and which systems have been subsequently (a) implemented, (b) terminated prior to implementation and (c) terminated following implementation. | | (290578) | 585
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many sick days were taken by staff of his Department in each of the last five years; and what the cost to the public purse was of such absences in each such year. | | (290579) | 586
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the average length of employment of staff of his Department at each Civil Service payband. | | (290580) | 587
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many staff have (a) been dismissed and (b) had their contract terminated by his Department in each of the last five years; what the reason was in each case; and what the severance costs in relation to (i) dismissal and (ii) contract termination were in each such year. | | (290581) | 588
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many staff took paternity leave from his Department in each of the last five years; and what the average length of such leave has been. | | (290582) | 589
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what flexi-time arrangements were available to staff of his Department in each of the last five years; and how many staff participated in such arrangements in each such year. | | (290583) | 590
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many properties owned by the Department were liable for payment of (a) business rates and (b) empty property rates in each of the last five years; and what the bill for each was in each such year. | | (290584) | 591
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what employee reward schemes are offered to staff of his Department; what the purpose of each scheme is; how many staff participate in each scheme; and what the cost of operating each scheme was in each of the last five years. | | (290585) | 592
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much funding has been (a) distributed to each local authority through the Empty Shops Funding Grant and (b) subsequently spent by each authority; how many empty premises have been utilised as part of the scheme in each year since its inception; and how many he estimates will be used in the next two years. | | (292080) | 593
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate has been made of the annual cost to his Department of maintaining and updating its Twitter account; and how many staff are responsible for updating the account. | | (292081) | 594
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much funding has been (a) distributed to each local authority through the Preventing Repossession Revenue Grant and (b) subsequently spent by each authority; how many people applied for grants; how many grants were issued in the ranges (i) £0 - £249, (ii) £250 - £499, (iii) £500 - £999, (iv) £1,000 - £1,999, (v) £2,000 - £2,999, (vi) £3,000 - £3,999, (vii) £4,000 - £4,999 and (viii) £5,000 or more; what assessment he has made of the effect of the scheme in preventing repossession or eviction in each year since the grant's inception; and what assessment he has made of the likely effects of the scheme in the next two years. | | (292082) | 595
N | Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answers to the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar of 9 September 2009, Official Report, columns 1924-7W, to the hon. Member for Ludlow of 14 September 2009, Official Report, columns 2131-2W, and to the hon. Member for Meriden of 16 September 2009, Official Report, columns 2212-4W, on housing: valuation, how many properties are recorded within each category of (a) dwellinghouse code and (b) value significant code, including of each individual (i) type, (ii) room number, (iii) bathrooms, (iv) floors, (v) floor level, (vi) parking, (vii) garaging, (viii) conservatory type, (ix) age, (x) outbuilding and (xi) modernisation code in the local authority area of Hammersmith and Fulham constituency according to electronic records held by the Valuation Office Agency. | | (292293) | 596
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate he has made of the number of houses with a standard assessment procedure rating of (a) below 10, (b) between 10 and 19, (c) between 20 and 29, (d) between 30 and 34, (e) between 35 and 39, (f) between 40 and 44, (g) between 45 and 49, (h) between 50 and 54, (i) between 55 and 59, (j) between 60 and 64, (k) between 65 and 69, (l) between 70 and 79, (m) between 80 and 89 and (n) between 90 and 99 (i) in each lower layer super output area, (ii) in each parliamentary constituency and (iii) occupied by a household with an income (A) above and (B) below 60 per cent. of median income measured (1) before and (2) after housing costs. | | (289445) | 597
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will amend planning guidance to require provision for high-speed internet access to be made in the construction of major new housing developments. | | (289879) | 598
| Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many council tenants there have been in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) England in each year since 1997. | | (291539) | 599
| Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people have been accepted as homeless in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) England in each year since 1997. | | (291540) | 600
| Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many affordable homes have been built in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) England in each year since 1997. | | (291541) | 601
| Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many homes for social rent have been built in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) England in each year since 1997. | | (291542) | 602
| Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what capital funding his Department has provided for social housing in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) England in each year since 1997. | | (291543) | 603
| Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many households have been on social housing waiting lists in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) England in each of the last five years. | | (291544) | 604
| Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many homes have been repossessed in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) England in each year since 1997. | | (291803) | 605
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14 May 2009, Official Report, column 1007W, on mortgages: Government assistance, which lenders are participating in the Homeowner's Mortgage Support Scheme; how many borrowers are participating in the scheme with each lender; and how much funding has been made available in respect of each lender. | | (289897) | 606
N | Mr Adam Holloway (Gravesham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many properties in the Gravesham local authority area are recorded with each individual (a) dwellinghouse code and (b) value significant code including each individual (i) type, (ii) room number, (iii) bedroom, (iv) bathroom, (v) floors, (vi) floor level, (vii) parking, (viii) garaging, (ix) conservatory type, (x) age, (xi) outbuilding and (xii) modernisation code according to electronic records held by the Valuation Office Agency. | | (292086) | 607
| Stewart Hosie (Dundee East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of his Department's waste was recycled in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (289662) | 608
| David Howarth (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 21 May 2009, Official Report, column 1547W, on the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007, what factors arising from his Department's consultation exercise are contributing to the delay in the implementation of Part 6 of the Act. | | (290313) | 609
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what data his Department holds on the level of diversity in the recruitment of employees by his Department and its predecessor in each of the last three years. | | (290503) | 610
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what funding his Department provided per participant under the Supporting People programme in each local authority area in each of the last three years. | | (291464) | 611
| Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the proportion of former council properties transferred out of council ownership through local authority stock transfer which meet the Decent Homes standard. | | (290228) | 612
| Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the proportion of properties owned by arms-length management organisations which meet the Decent Homes standard. | | (290229) | 613
| Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of privately-owned properties which meet the Decent Homes standard. | | (290230) | 614
| Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the proportion of homes owned by registered social landlords which meet the Decent Homes standard. | | (290231) | 615
| Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the capital expenditure per unit of council housing has been in each local authority area in each of the last two years for which figures are available. | | (291655) | 616
| Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 7 July 2009, Official Report, column 699W, whether the concerns raised at the meeting with the representatives of the London Leasehold Officers' Forum on 12 August 2009 will be included in the agenda for the next meeting of the Social Sector Working Party. | | (289376) | 617
| Tom Levitt (High Peak): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he expects to announce the outcome of his review of part J of the Building Regulations in respect of the provision of carbon monoxide detectors. | | (291938) | 618
N | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the (a) purpose and (b) nature of the Solution Establishment Workshop (SEW) set up under FireControl is; when SEW commenced work; what functions SEW has been assigned; when SEW is expected to complete its work; and whether he expects outcomes from the SEW exercise to be published. | | (289210) | 619
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many planning applications for waste facility plants have been made in the last 12 months; how many of these have been approved; how many such proposals included (a) energy recovery, (b) recycling and (c) composting; how many landfill sites are in operation; and how many landfill sites have ceased to operate in the last 12 months. | | (291689) | 620
| Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which local authorities have built housing for rent in each of the last 10 years. | | (289761) | 621
| Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how long on average it took for a local authority to become an approved developer in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (289762) | 622
| Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the amount of undeveloped land appropriate for housing owned by those local authorities in the South East which have indicated they have insufficient housing supply. | | (292532) | 623
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the salary is of the (a) chair and (b) vice chair of each fire authority in England. | | (291981) | 624
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which 100 elected local authority representatives had the highest total remuneration in the latest year for which information is available. | | (291990) | 625
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of local authority employees who received more than £64,000 in salary in the latest year for which figures are available. | | (292001) | 626
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many staff there were in (a) his Department's predecessor in 1997 and (b) his Department on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (292058) | 627
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which local authorities have successfully applied for anti-social behaviour orders against their tenants in the last three years. | | (292383) | 628
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, on how many occasions and for what reasons the District Auditor has corresponded with Bassetlaw Council concerning the Turner Road development in Worksop in the last 12 months. | | (292387) | 629
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what delays in the Turner Road development site in Worksop have resulted from District Auditor interventions in the last 12 months. | | (292388) | 630
| John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many households have received assistance under the Homeowners Mortgage Protection Scheme in (a) Glasgow Central, (b) Glasgow North, (c) Glasgow North East, (d) Glasgow South, (e) Glasgow South West and (f) Glasgow East to date. | | (289694) | 631
| John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many external training courses were attended by staff of his Department in the last 12 months; and what the cost was of attendances on each such course. | | (289705) | 632
N | Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West & Royton): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many social housing units have been built in each of the last 10 years; what the cost (a) in total and (b) per unit was in each such year; how many such units are planned to be built in each of the next five years; what the estimated cost (i) in total and (ii) per unit is in each of those years; and how many households were on a housing waiting list for (A) local authority housing and (B) housing association housing (1) in each of the last 10 years and (2) on the latest date for which information is available. | | (292136) | 633
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to revise the guidance provided by his Department to tenants on large-scale voluntary transfer ballots following the introduction of self-financing of housing revenue accounts. | | (291462) | 634
| Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what hospitality has been received by senior officers in each of the Government Offices for the Regions in the last 12 months. | | (291475) | 635
| Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many empty dwelling management orders have been made in each local authority area since the introduction of such orders. | | (291578) | 636
| Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many empty properties have been returned to use through an empty dwelling management order in each local authority area since the introduction of such orders. | | (291579) | 637
| Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the average annual cost to a registered social landlord arising from their designation as a public body; and if he will make a statement. | | (291581) | 638
| Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what consultations the Tenant Services Authority has undertaken since its inception; and (a) how much each such consultation had cost and (b) in which phase each such consultation was on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (291668) | 639
| Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with the Home and Communities Agency on the takeover of equity stakes in registered social landlord developments; and if he will make a statement. | | (291669) | 640
| Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to announce the outcomes of his review of the Housing Revenue Account. | | (291670) | 641
| Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many completions he expects to be made in respect of applications from households in (a) Luton and (b) England for assistance in respect of the Mortgage Rescue Scheme in the next (i) three and (ii) six months. | | (291671) | 642
| Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many applications for assistance under the Mortgage Rescue Scheme from households in (a) Luton and (b) England were under consideration on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (291672) | 643
| Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many enquiries his Department has received on assistance under the Mortgage Rescue Scheme from households in (a) Luton and (b) England; and if he will make a statement. | | (291673) | 644
| Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which local authorities have made their chief executive redundant as a result of local government reorganisation in the last five years; what severance pay was awarded in each case; and which of them have subsequently taken up employment in another local authority. | | (291727) | 645
| Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department issues to local authorities on the receipt of hospitality by local authority staff involved in planning matters; and what records his Department holds on the receipt of such hospitality. | | (291728) | 646
| Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what staff in which local authorities received a remuneration package in excess of £100,000 in 2008-09; and what their job title was in each case. | | (291729) | 647
| Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department issues to local authorities on the receipt of gratuities and hospitality by staff. | | (291730) | 648
| Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what salary grades staff in each Government Office are employed upon. | | (291795) | 649
| Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effects on (a) special needs provision and (b) domestic violence services in (i) Luton and (ii) England of reductions in Supporting People budgets; and if he will make a statement. | | (291826) | 650
| Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of refuges which will (a) lose funding and (b) close as a result of changes to his Department's Supporting People funding arrangements. | | (292522) | 651
| Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many refuges which formerly accepted only female domestic violence victims now accept both males and females. | | (292523) | 652
| Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with Weymouth and Portland Borough Council on the closure of its domestic violence refuge. | | (292524) | 653
N | Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he plans to take to increase the standard of social housing in (a) West Yorkshire and (b) Leeds North West constituency in the next 12 months. | | (292117) | 654
N | Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will bring forward proposals to lift the £25,000 rental cap on the Tenancy Deposit Scheme. | | (292118) | 655
| Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether the £50,000 threshold for the new supplementary business rate in London will be increased in line with the average increase in rateable values following the 2010 business rates revaluation. | | (289356) | 656
| Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what requirements there are on local authorities to (a) publish and (b) release on request details of homes which are licensed under (i) mandatory and (ii) discretionary houses of multiple occupation licensing schemes. | | (289464) | 657
| Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the budget of the Government Offices Network Centre and Services is for 2009-10. | | (289465) | 658
| Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will place in the Library a copy of the internal guidance to officials in his Department on politically-restricted activity. | | (289500) | 659
| Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment has been made of the effect of the Community Infrastructure Levy on the burden of regulation on house builders. | | (289501) | 660
| Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that planning application data held by local authorities and collected via a standardised hub connector interface is available to the public. | | (289503) | 661
| Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, in which Homebuy schemes Northern Rock participates. | | (289536) | 662
| Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance has been given to (a) local planning authorities and (b) regional planning bodies on undertaking employment land reviews. | | (289537) | 663
| Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans there are to hold a second round of bids by local authorities under the Sustainable Communities Act 2007. | | (289538) | 664
| Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, on what date the Infrastructure Planning Commission will begin to undertake its statutory duties. | | (289540) | 665
| Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps are being taken to ensure that central government bodies which are statutory consultees on planning applications provide comments in a timely manner. | | (289541) | 666
| Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many planning applications have been submitted to the Infrastructure Planning Commission. | | (289542) | 667
| Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which local authorities have no housing debt. | | (289543) | 668
| Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate has been made of the number of affordable housing units provided in (a) whole and (b) part through Section 106 agreements in the last three years. | | (289544) | 669
| Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether any changes are planned to levels of Decent Homes funding to fund the other housing measures announced in the Draft Legislative Programme. | | (289545) | 670
| Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to move debt from highly indebted local authorities to those with no debt as part of his plans for a redistribution of housing debt. | | (289546) | 671
| Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, for what reasons he is closing the Open Market Homebuy scheme; and what his plans are for the future of the Homebuy Direct scheme. | | (289547) | 672
| Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance has been issued by his Department and its agencies on the siting of household waste collection facilities in new dwellings. | | (289548) | 673
| Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what grades of official in his Department may not stand as candidates in (a) local and (b) general elections. | | (289550) | 674
| Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Meriden of 23 April 2009, Official Report, column 889W, on the Sub-National Review, when he will place in the Library copies of the summaries of the Steering Group meetings. | | (289627) | 675
| Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Peterborough of 10 March 2009, Official Report, column 315W, on the New Dimension Programme, if he will place in the Library a copy of the report by NERA UK Ltd on the New Dimension Programme. | | (289629) | 676
| Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what progress has been made on his Department's consideration of whether to restrict the scope of section 106 obligations after the Community Infrastructure Levy is introduced. | | (289708) | 677
| Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the monetary value of developers' contributions under Section 106 agreements in each year since 1997; and what changes have been made to the criteria used to determine the level of such contributions since 1997. | | (289728) | 678
| Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether the erection of tree houses require planning permission; and what changes have been made to the planning requirements for tree houses since May 1997. | | (289730) | 679
| Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what notice period has been specified in the contracts for the commissioners of the Infrastructure Planning Commission. | | (289750) | 680
| Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, in which local authorities discretionary schemes for Houses of Multiple Occupation licensing are in the process of being approved. | | (290418) | 681
| Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what funding and support (a) the Government Office for the South East, (b) the South East England Regional Assembly and (c) the South East England Development Agency has provided to the Arc Manche network. | | (290419) | 682
| Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to amend Local Government Pension Scheme regulations to remove the requirement to fully fund all promised pension benefits. | | (290423) | 683
| Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has commissioned research into the legality of giving priority in social housing allocation policies to local residents; and if he will make a statement. | | (290424) | 684
| Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether any advice or guidance has been given to local authorities on the use of wheeled refuse containers in conservation areas. | | (290463) | 685
| Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether MyChoice Homebuy is included in the proposed closure of Open Market Homebuy. | | (290465) | 686
| Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether his Department or its agencies have (a) funded or (b) supported the production of guidance on the use of (i) alternate weekly collections and (ii) charges for the collection of household waste in eco-town developments. | | (290466) | 687
| Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what representations he has received from Ministerial colleagues on the effect of the application of retrospective business rates on firms located in ports in the last 12 months. | | (290467) | 688
| Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the policy is of (a) his Department and (b) the Audit Commission on encouraging local authorities to increase revenue from fees and charges. | | (290468) | 689
| Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will bring forward proposals to permit local authorities to prohibit the speculative subdivision and sale of small plots of (a) greenfield and (b) green belt land without planning permission. | | (290472) | 690
| Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the latest timetable is for approval of the South West Regional Spatial Strategy. | | (290474) | 691
| Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, in which month the second round of Housing and Planning Delivery Grant will be paid to local authorities; and what period of time will be used as the basis for assessing whether grant targets have been met. | | (290475) | 692
| Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, in what month in 2009 his Department plans to start publishing figures on the number of households which have received support from the Homeowner Mortgage Support Scheme. | | (290476) | 693
| Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, in which local authorities core strategies have been rejected by the Planning Inspectorate as unsound; and for what reasons. | | (290478) | 694
| Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will issue guidance to local authorities on the recourse which unsuccessful applicants may have to the courts under the new arrangements for local authority charges for pre-application planning advice. | | (290480) | 695
| Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will support tax incremental funding pilots to promote local authority-led regeneration. | | (290483) | 696
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many shared ownership purchases have been made in (a) Hemel Hempstead constituency, (b) Dacorum, (c) Hertfordshire and (d) England by people on social housing waiting lists in each year since 2000; and what proportion of all such sales in each of those areas this represented in each such year. | | (289407) | 697
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many businesses have claimed (a) small business rate relief, (b) mandatory relief, (c) discretionary relief, (d) rural settlement relief and (e) hardship relief in (i) Hemel Hempstead constituency, (ii) Dacorum, (iii) Hertfordshire and (iv) England in each of the last five years. | | (289424) | 698
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many households in (a) Hemel Hempstead constituency, (b) Dacorum and (c) Hertfordshire have taken up the Homeowners Mortgage Protection Scheme. | | (290306) | 699
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of rough sleepers in (a) Hemel Hempstead constituency, (b) Dacorum and (c) Hertfordshire in each year since 1990. | | (290461) | 700
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, for what reasons registered social landlords (RSLs) are exempt from the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000; in what ways RSLs are accountable to their residents; and what powers local councils have over RSLs operating in their area. | | (290436) | 701
N | Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to encourage self-build housebuilders. | | (292296) | 702
N | Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many self-built homes were completed in each region in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (292298) | 703
N | Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many homes have been sold via (a) Rent to HomeBuy, (b) HomeBuy Direct, (c) New Build HomeBuy, (d) MyChoice HomeBuy, (e) OwnHome, (f) the First Time Buyers Initiative and (g) Social HomeBuy in 2009-10 to date. | | (292299) | 704
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, on what date the contracts of each member of the National Housing and Planning Advice Unit board expire; and what plans he has to renew each such contract. | | (292350) | 705
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what research projects the National Housing and Planning Advice Unit is carrying out; and if he will make a statement. | | (292351) | 706
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many full-time equivalent staff members the National Housing and Planning Advice Unit employed in each of the last three years. | | (292352) | 707
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what remuneration each of the board members of the National Housing and Planning Advice Unit received in each of the last three years. | | (292353) | 708
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many revisions have been made to the Code of Sustainable Homes since it was first published; and when the most recent version of the document was published. | | (292354) | 709
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities have (a) applied for and (b) been granted (i) additional and (ii) selective licensing powers for houses in multiple occupation. | | (292355) | 710
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has reviewed the effectiveness of the National Housing and Planning Advice Unit's remit. | | (292454) | 711
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has conducted an impact assessment of the Government's commitment to build all publicly-funded homes to the Lifetime Homes Standard from 2011. | | (292455) | 712
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what representations his Department has received on clarification of aspects of the Town and Country (General Permitted Development Order) (Amendment) (No 2) (England) Order; and if he will make a statement. | | (292456) | 713
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much he expects the Homes and Communities Agency to reclaim from registered social landlords under the Recycled Capital Grant Receipts Programme in each of the next three years. | | (292457) | 714
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the total level of (a) expired and (b) current Recycled Capital Grant Receipts Programme funding unclaimed by the Homes and Communities Agency was in (i) each of the last 12 quarters and (ii) the latest period for which figures are available. | | (292458) | 715
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the monetary value of reclamations made by the Homes and Communities Agency through the Recycled Capital Grant Receipts Programme was in each of the last 12 quarters. | | (292459) | 716
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much he expects the Homes and Communities Agency to pay to housing developers for completion of homes under the National Affordable Housing Programme in each of the next three years. | | (292460) | 717
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he expects to publish figures on the take-up of the Homeowner Morgage Support Scheme. | | (292461) | 718
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the requirements for compliance with the Lifetime Homes Standard are. | | (292462) | 719
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) owner-occupied, (b) privately rented and (c) social rented homes which have been issued with energy performance certificates. | | (292463) | 720
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, (a) how many and (b) what percentage of (i) local authority and (ii) registered social landlord homes have been issued with energy performance certificates. | | (292464) | 721
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many accredited energy assessors there are in each region. | | (292465) | 722
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many bids for capital funding were received by the Homes and Communities Agency from (a) local authorities, (b) registered social landlords and (c) private housebuilders in each of the last three years; what the monetary value of bids in each category was; how many housing units this represented; and how many applications (i) were accepted, (ii) were rejected and (iii) are awaiting a decision. | | (292466) | 723
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many households accepted an offer to purchase their home through the Mortgage Rescue Scheme in (a) July and (b) August 2009. | | (292467) | 724
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many households received an offer to purchase their home from a registered social landlord in (a) July and (b) August 2009. | | (292468) | 725
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many households applied for the Mortgage Rescue Scheme in (a) July and (b) August 2009. | | (292469) | 726
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, from how many households having difficulties paying their mortgage local authorities received approaches in (a) July and (b) August 2009; and what proportion of such approaches were made by households (i) at risk of repossession and (ii) in a priority need category. | | (292470) | 727
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many housing units have been fully assessed by his Department under the Code for Sustainable Homes. | | (292471) | 728
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many Right to Buy applications were made by social housing tenants in each region in each year since 1997; and what percentage were accepted in each year. | | (292472) | 729
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much the Homes and Communities Agency has paid to DTZ for advice in relation to the Private Rented Sector Initiative. | | (292473) | 730
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which organisations have submitted expressions of interest to the Homes and Communities Agency in respect of its Private Rented Sector Initiative. | | (292474) | 731
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many expressions of interest the Homes and Communities Agency received in relation to its Private Rented Sector Initiative; and by what date he expects the Agency to have evaluated the submissions. | | (292475) | 732
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, on what date his Department received the Homes and Communities Agency's most recent (a) annual report and (b) corporate plan; and on what date a Minister in his Department approved the publication of each. | | (292476) | 733
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what information was used to establish the areas where advertising for the Mortgage Help campaign was to be concentrated; and if he will make a statement. | | (292477) | 734
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the annual budget for the Mortgage Help campaign is; and how much is expected to be spent on (a) campaign advertising and (b) the campaign's website in 2009-10. | | (292478) | 735
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many properties were available for sale under the (a) Rent to HomeBuy, (b) HomeBuy Direct and (c) New Build HomeBuy scheme in each of the last three months. | | (292479) | 736
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average grant per unit for a home sold under (a) Rent to HomeBuy, (b) HomeBuy Direct, (c) New Build HomeBuy, (d) MyChoice HomeBuy, (e) OwnHome, (f) the First Time Buyers Initiative and (g) Social HomeBuy was in each of the last three years. | | (292480) | 737
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average purchase price for a home sold via (a) Rent to HomeBuy, (b) HomeBuy Direct, (c) New Build HomeBuy, (d) MyChoice HomeBuy, (e) OwnHome, (f) the First Time Buyers Initiative and (g) Social HomeBuy was in each region in each of the last three years. | | (292481) | 738
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many households renting under the Rent to HomeBuy scheme have subsequently acquired a share in their home. | | (292482) | 739
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much has been spent on (a) Rent to HomeBuy, (b) HomeBuy Direct, (c) New Build HomeBuy, (d) MyChoice HomeBuy, (e) OwnHome, (f) the First Time Buyers Initiative and (g) Social HomeBuy in 2009-10. | | (292483) | 740
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much his Department's Planning Policy Statement on eco-towns has cost to produce. | | (292484) | 741
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much the National Housing and Planning Advice unit spent on staff costs in each of the last three years. | | (292485) | 742
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 September 2009, Official Report, column 2215W, on housing: valuation, how many properties in Welwyn Hatfield local authority area are recorded with each (a) individual type, (b) room number, (c) bedroom, (d) bathroom, (e) floor, (f) floor level, (g) parking, (h) garaging, (i) conservatory type, (j) age, (k) outbuilding and (l) modernisation code. | | (292534) | 743
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people local authorities serving Kirklees employed in (a) 1997 and (b) 2008. | | (291799) | 744
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the implications of the High Court judicial review judgement of Mr Justice Foskett on the Boundary Committee and local government restructuring in Suffolk, with particular reference to the timetable for unitary restructuring in Suffolk, Norfolk and Devon. | | (289269) | 745
| Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he will reply to the letter from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire, dated 9 June 2009 on flood defences of listed buildings. | | (289863) | 746
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which local authorities have commenced but not yet completed processes for the approval of a new Local Development Framework; and if he will make a statement. | | (291952) | 747
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which local authorities have approved Local Development Frameworks with provision for new house building at a level lower than that required to meet Government targets; and if he will make a statement. | | (291953) | 748
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of rough sleepers in each local authority area in the North West in each year since 1990; and what methodology his Department uses to calculate such estimates. | | (289277) | 749
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many sickness days were taken as a result of an assault on a Fire Service staff member in each fire and rescue authority in the most recent year for which figures are available; how many days were lost per firefighter on average due to assault in that year; and what the estimated cost of such losses is to each fire authority was in 2008-09. | | (289294) | 750
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many homes have been bought through the National Clearing House scheme in each local authority area in the North West region since the scheme's inception. | | (289295) | 751
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much his Department spent on hire vehicles in each of the last five financial years. | | (291600) | 752
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many properties are expected to be added to the stock of social rented housing in Cornwall through (a) construction and (b) purchase in each of the next five years. | | (291559) | 753
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many new houses have been built in each county in each of the last 10 years; and what percentage of these houses have been affordable. | | (291714) | 754
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much was spent by the Homes and Communities Agency on the Affordable Housing Programme in each county in 2008-09. | | (291716) | 755
| Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of planning applications made in each district or single tier authority were determined by planning inspectors in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (291659) | 756
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of (a) local authority and (b) housing association homes in each local authority area in the East of England met the Decent Homes Standard in each of the last 10 years. | | (289298) | 757
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many firefighters were employed at fire stations in (a) each local authority area in the East of England and (b) England in each of the last 10 years. | | (289395) | 758
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many affordable homes have been built in (a) North West Cambridgeshire, (b) Cambridgeshire, (c) Peterborough, (d) Huntingdonshire and (e) England in each of the last five years. | | (291478) | 759
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many homes for social rent have been built in (a) North West Cambridgeshire, (b) Cambridgeshire, (c) Huntingdonshire, (d) Peterborough and (e) England in each of the last five years. | | (291479) | 760
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many properties have been sold under the Home Buy Direct scheme in each local authority area in England since the scheme's introduction. | | (291484) | 761
| Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to extend requirements for energy performance certificates to existing housing stock which is not brought to market. | | (289806) | 762
| Angela Watkinson (Upminster): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answers to the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar of 9 September 2009, Official Report, columns 1924-7W, to the hon. Member for Ludlow of 14 September 2009, Official Report, columns 2131-3W, and to the hon. Member for Meriden of 16 September 2009, Official Report, columns 2212-4W, on housing: valuation, how many properties are recorded with each individual (a) dwellinghouse code and (b) value significant code, including of each individual (i) type, (ii) number of rooms, (iii) number of bedrooms, (iv) number of bathrooms, (v) floors, (vi) floor level, (vii) parking, (viii) garaging, (ix) conservatory type, (x) age, (xi) outbuilding and (xii) modernisation code, in the local authority area of the London Borough of Havering according to electronic records held by the Valuation Office Agency. | | (292338) | 763
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance he has issued to local authorities on use of stab-proof vests by street wardens. | | (289370) | 764
| Mr David Wilshire (Spelthorne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answers to the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar of 9 September 2009, Official Report, columns 1924-7W, to the hon. Member for Ludlow of 14 September 2009, Official Report, columns 2131-2W, and to the hon. Member for Meriden of 16 September 2009, Official Report, columns 2212-4W, on housing: valuation, how many properties are recorded with each individual (a) dwellinghouse code and (b) value significant code, including each individual (i) type, (ii) number of rooms, (iii) number of bedrooms, (iv) number of bathrooms, (v) floors, (vi) floor level, (vii) parking, (viii) garaging, (ix) conservatory type, (x) age, (xi) outbuilding and (xii) modernisation code in the local authority area of Spelthorne, according to electronic records held by the Valuation Office Agency. | | (292391) | 765
| Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much his Department spent on newspaper advertising carried in each newspaper in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (289508) | 766
| Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many households in Perth and North Perthshire constituency have applied for assistance under the Homeowners Mortgage Protection Scheme; and how many such applications have been (a) successful and (b) rejected. | | (289519) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 767
| Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which Minister in his Department has been assigned responsibility for overseeing the delivery of value for money in his Department; whether his Department has established a public sector reform team to implement service reforms; and if he will make a statement. | | (289744) | 768
| Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many pensioners resident in Bolton received a free television licence on the grounds that they are over the age of 75 years. | | (291642) | 769
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has to undertake a review of the implementation of the Licensing Act 2003. | | (291723) | 770
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many registered community amateur cricket clubs there were in each region in each of the last 10 years. | | (289360) | 771
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many Ministers in his Department have accepted complimentary tickets to Test matches in the 2009 Ashes series. | | (289361) | 772
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer prior to Budget 2009 on changes to the tax treatment of amusement machines from Amusement Machine Licence Duty to Gross Profits Tax. | | (289498) | 773
| Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he expects to announce details of Wave 3 of the Sea Change Funding programme. | | (290061) | 774
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what his policy is on the relocation of units of his Department to locations outside London. | | (289827) | 775
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much his Department spent on (a) car hire, (b) train travel, (c) air travel, (d) hotels and (e) restaurant meals for (i) Ministers and (ii) staff in his Department in each of the last five years. | | (289972) | 776
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many (a) mobile telephones, (b) Blackberrys and (c) laptop computers issued to staff of his Department in the last 12 months were issued to (i) new staff and (ii) existing staff following the (A) loss or (B) theft of a previous device. | | (290541) | 777
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what IT systems have been in development for use within his Department in the last five years; what the reason for the development of each system was; how much has been spent on the development of each system; and which systems have been subsequently (a) implemented, (b) terminated prior to implementation and (c) terminated following implementation. | | (290542) | 778
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many sick days were taken by staff of his Department in each of the last five years; and what the cost to the public purse of such absences was in each such year. | | (290543) | 779
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the average length of employment of staff of his Department at each Civil Service payband. | | (290544) | 780
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many staff have (a) been dismissed and (b) had their contract terminated by his Department in each of the last five years; what the reason for such action was in each case; and what the severance costs in relation to (i) dismissal and (ii) contract termination were in each such year. | | (290545) | 781
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many staff took paternity leave from his Department in each of the last five years; and what the average duration of such leave was in each such year. | | (290546) | 782
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what flexi-time arrangements were available to staff of his Department in each of the last five years; and how many staff participated in such arrangements in each such year. | | (290547) | 783
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what employee reward schemes are offered to staff of his Department; what the purpose of each scheme is; how many staff participate in each scheme; and what the cost of operating each scheme was in each of the last five years. | | (290548) | 784
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Answer of 24 November 2008, Official Report, column 1069W, on departmental marketing, how many staff in his Department are responsible for branding activity; and what the cost of employing such staff was in 2008-09. | | (290294) | 785
| Stewart Hosie (Dundee East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of his Department's waste was recycled in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (289674) | 786
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what data his Department holds on the level of diversity in its recruitment of employees in each of the last three years. | | (290504) | 787
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much the report Digital Britain: Attitudes to supporting non-BBC regional news from the TV licence fee cost to produce; and how much was paid to TNS-BMRB to carry out the polling in the report. | | (292152) | 788
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the (a) minimum, (b) average and (c) maximum price of entry to an English Heritage property was in each year since 1997. | | (292301) | 789
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many buildings were (a) added to and (b) removed from the Buildings At Risk Register in each year since 2000. | | (292302) | 790
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent estimate he has made of the annual financial contribution of the heritage sector to the economy. | | (292303) | 791
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many staff were employed by his Department for work on heritage matters in each year since 2004-05. | | (292304) | 792
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much money his Department has spent on salaries for staff working on heritage (a) in actual prices, (b) in real prices and (c) as a percentage of total expenditure on staff salaries by his Department in each year since 1997. | | (292305) | 793
| Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to his response to the Culture, Media and Sport Committee report on the Licensing Act 2003, if he will set a timetable for the introduction of portable licences for circuses; and if he will make a statement. | | (289355) | 794
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had with overseas radio broadcasters whose signals are received in the UK on access to such services after radio digital switchover. | | (289363) | 795
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much the Government spent on (a) marketing Britain overseas and (b) marketing England in the UK in (i) 1997, (ii) 2006, (iii) 2007 and (iv) 2008. | | (292363) | 796
| Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the state of preservation of war memorials. | | (292380) | 797
| Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funds his Department makes available for preservation of war memorials. | | (292381) | 798
| Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what statutory powers he has in respect of the protection of war memorials in the UK. | | (292382) | 799
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many sports buildings which receive funding from his Department use heat generated by (a) solar panels and (b) ground source heat pumps. | | (292015) | 800
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many staff there were in (a) his Department's predecessor in 1997 and (b) his Department on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (292059) | 801
| John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many external training courses were attended by staff of his Department in the last 12 months; and what the cost was of each course. | | (289676) | 802
| Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether he has discussed with English Heritage the establishment of a policy on the use of household wheeled refuse containers in conservation areas. | | (290462) | 803
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many premises in (a) Hemel Hempstead constituency, (b) Dacorum and (c) Hertfordshire have had their licence to sell alcohol taken away since the implementation of the Licensing Act of 2003. | | (289425) | 804
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to increase participation rates in sport among young people in (a) Hemel Hempstead constituency, (b) Dacorum, (c) Hertfordshire, (d) the South East of England and (e) England; and if he will make a statement. | | (290307) | 805
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will discuss with the Football Association the inclusion of (a) Lilleshall National Sports Academy and (b) other football training facilities in Shropshire in its bid for the UK to host the 2018 World Cup. | | (291995) | 806
| Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to assist the Horserace Betting Levy Board to collect Levy payments arising from bets placed with betting operators registered overseas. | | (291815) | 807
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether there have been any recent discussions between officials of his Department and representatives of the film and television industry on the effectiveness of regulations on the use of animals in the film and television industry; and if he will review his Department's recommendations on the use of animals in the entertainment industry. | | (290339) | 808
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether there have been discussions between officials of his Department and the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on (a) wild animals in travelling circuses and (b) the welfare of racing greyhounds in the last 12 months. | | (290437) | 809
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, for what reasons his Department has adopted a logo. | | (291500) | 810
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the effect on the creative arts in the regions of the abolition of the regional structure of the Arts Council; and if he will make a statement. | | (292415) | 811
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he had with regional Ministers before abolishing (a) the regional structure of the Arts Council and (b) the regional offices of the Libraries, Museums and Archives Service. | | (292425) | 812
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much his Department spent on hire vehicles in each of the last five financial years. | | (291599) | 813
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding his Department plans to allocate to local authorities for the free swimming programme in each of the next five years. | | (289245) | 814
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what criteria his Department uses to determine the amount of funding awarded to each local authority for the free swimming programme. | | (289247) | 815
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many local authorities have opted into his Department's free swimming initiative. | | (289248) | 816
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to increase participation rates in sport among young people in (a) North West Cambridgeshire constituency, (b) Cambridgeshire, (c) Peterborough, (d) the East of England and (e) England; and if he will make a statement. | | (289240) | 817
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding his Department allocated to sport-related groups in North West Cambridgeshire in each of the last 10 years. | | (291485) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 818
| Mr Crispin Blunt (Reigate): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much aid and how many staff the Government contributes to the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence in Estonia. | | (292500) | 819
| Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Minister in his Department has been assigned responsibility for overseeing the delivery of value for money in his Department; whether his Department has established a public sector reform team to implement service reforms; and if he will make a statement. | | (289743) | 820
| Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the current shortfall is of each rank of medical personnel available for active service; and if he will make a statement. | | (291717) | 821
| Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) inflow and (b) outflow rates were of medical personnel in each of the three services in each of the last five years. | | (291719) | 822
| Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has been made of the extent to which armed forces (a) medical personnel and (b) medical personnel in pinch point trades are in breach of the single service harmony guidelines. | | (291725) | 823
| Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what changes there have been to the UK's deployable nuclear capability in each year since 1997. | | (289987) | 824
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what expenditure his Department has incurred on engaging private security companies and private military companies for work undertaken in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan in each of the last three years. | | (291780) | 825
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which funerals a Minister in his Department has attended in a ministerial capacity in each of the last three years. | | (291827) | 826
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2008, Official Report, column 1171W, on departmental marketing, how many staff in his Department were responsible for branding activity in 2008-09; and what the cost of employing such staff was in 2008-09. | | (290218) | 827
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many pilots qualified to fly Puma helicopters have re-qualified to fly (a) Merlin and (b) Chinook helicopters in 2009 to date. | | (292325) | 828
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to recruit, train and retain pilots for (a) Merlin and (b) Chinook helicopters. | | (292326) | 829
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many hours training (a) on computer-based simulators and (b) in the air are required to qualify pilots for (a) Merlin, (b) Chinook and (c) Puma helicopters. | | (292327) | 830
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the capacity of RAF Benson to train and retrain helicopter pilots is: and what such capacity exists elsewhere in the UK. | | (292328) | 831
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the merits of using commercial facilities for initial training of military helicopter pilots. | | (292329) | 832
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the length of time it would take (a) to place an order for new Merlin helicopters, (b) for Agusta Westland to manufacture the new helicopters and (c) for the armed forces to bring the new helicopters into service after delivery. | | (292330) | 833
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what additional investment has been made in the spare parts inventories for (a) Merlin and (b) Chinook helicopters in 2008-09; and what additional investment is planned for 2009-10. | | (292331) | 834
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 16 July 2009, Official Report, columns 589-90W, on military aircraft, what plans his Department has to meet the required pilot strength in the Merlin and Chinook forces. | | (292337) | 835
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what equipment is available for training of personnel of each of the armed services in each region of the UK. | | (291963) | 836
| Kate Hoey (Vauxhall): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the merits of deploying troops on the South Armagh border areas for the purpose of preventing attacks by dissident republican groups. | | (291651) | 837
| Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of the most recent Chief of the General Staff Briefing Team report. | | (289980) | 838
| Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of personnel in the Army are deployable. | | (289981) | 839
| Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of personnel in the Army were deployable in each year since 2001. | | (289982) | 840
| Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the trained strength of the Royal Marines was (a) in 1997 and (b) on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (289983) | 841
| Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's (a) civilian and (b) military manpower capitation rates are. | | (289984) | 842
| Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) office and (b) technical premises in Greater London his Department owns. | | (289985) | 843
| Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's document, The Future Nature of War. | | (289986) | 844
| Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) required and (b) actual strength of the (i) Territorial Army, (ii) Royal Marines Reserves, (iii) Royal Naval Reserve and (iv) Royal Auxiliary Air Force is. | | (289999) | 845
| Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Ridgeback vehicles were operational in and (b) Ridgeback qualified drivers were in theatre on (i) 30 June, (ii) 31 July and (iii) 31 August 2009. | | (291568) | 846
| Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place a copy of the most recent (a) Chief of the General Staff's Briefing Team, (b) RAF Personnel Liaison Team and (c) Navy Personnel Liaison Team report in the Library. | | (291569) | 847
| Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to publish the Bernard Gray report on his Ministry's equipment programme. | | (291570) | 848
N | Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had recent discussions with representatives of other nations engaged on military operations in Afghanistan on the effect of such operations on defence budgets. | | (289490) | 849
N | Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has for changes to the number of British troops in Afghanistan in the next three months; and whether he expects the number of British troops deployed in that country to change as a result of the presidential elections in that country. | | (289491) | 850
| Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment his Department has made of the accuracy of long-range weather forecasts by the Met Office; and if he will make a statement. | | (291504) | 851
| Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse has been of the (a) operation and (b) staffing of the Met Office in the last 12 months for which figures are available. | | (291665) | 852
| Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons his Department provides funding for the Met Office to make weather forecasts; if he will assess the merits of privatising the Met Office; and if he will make a statement. | | (291666) | 853
| Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the merits of linking the amount of funding allocated to the Met Office to the accuracy of its forecasts. | | (291667) | 854
N | Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effects on the deployability of the Territorial Army of the limitation on man training days. | | (292125) | 855
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change on the estimated cost of incorporating a surge protection device in a typical electricity generating station; and what assessment he has made of the likely effectiveness of such a device. | | (289835) | 856
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has held with his US counterpart on vulnerability to electromagnetic pulse attacks; and if he will make a statement. | | (289837) | 857
| Dr William McCrea (South Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many soldiers from Northern Ireland are serving in Afghanistan. | | (289289) | 858
| Mr Angus MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what appraisal his Department has made for future uses of the Hebrides Range. | | (291721) | 859
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff there were in (a) his Department's predecessor in 1997 and (b) his Department on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (292060) | 860
| Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applications for armed forces resettlement grants have been refused on the basis of age-related eligibility in the last five years. | | (291707) | 861
| Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he next plans to review the age criteria for eligibility for armed forces resettlement grants. | | (291708) | 862
| Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons service in the armed forces before the age of 18 does not count for gratuity purposes. | | (291709) | 863
| John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many external training courses were attended by staff of his Department in the last 12 months; and what the cost was of each course. | | (289675) | 864
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps have been (a) identified and (b) taken to improve the Met Office's business model as a consequence of the conclusions of the Operational Efficiency Programme; and if he will make a statement. | | (289291) | 865
| Mr Brooks Newmark (Braintree): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of precision engineering equipment used by the armed forces is purchased from UK suppliers. | | (291676) | 866
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will establish the number of spouses of armed forces personnel refused state benefits because of inadequate payment of national insurance contributions. | | (291510) | 867
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service families have been granted housing under shared equity schemes since the publication of Command Paper 7424. | | (291511) | 868
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel had priority status under the Key Worker Living scheme in England in 2008. | | (291512) | 869
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Royal Air Force shows there were in 2008; and how many he expects there to be in (a) 2012, (b) 2013, (c) 2014 and (d) 2015. | | (291513) | 870
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the performance of mobile dental facilities introduced for service personnel in December 2008. | | (291514) | 871
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will increase the strength of the Royal Military Police to meet demands to recruit and train the Afghan National Police. | | (291515) | 872
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will issue guidance on the use of military computer networks to access social networking sites. | | (291549) | 873
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will commission research into post-traumatic stress in pilots of unmanned aerial vehicles operating in conflict areas in Afghanistan. | | (291629) | 874
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the conclusions of research on the combat effectiveness of miniature unmanned aerial vehicles in conflict zones. | | (291630) | 875
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has held with his Ukranian counterpart on Ukraine's application to join NATO. | | (291754) | 876
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will discuss with his US counterpart the development of a hyper-sonic mass technology joint capability. | | (291755) | 877
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has for the size of the complement serving at the military garrison on the Falkland Islands. | | (291756) | 878
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects the A400M to enter service with the Royal Air Force. | | (291762) | 879
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK military personnel are (a) on secondment to foreign governments and (b) on attachment to the armed forces of other countries. | | (291974) | 880
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will discuss with the Chancellor of the Exchequer the provision of national insurance credits for spouses of armed forces personnel refused state benefits on the grounds that they have not paid sufficient national insurance contributions. | | (291977) | 881
N | Willie Rennie (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many helicopters of each type serving in Afghanistan have previously been used in operations in (a) the Falklands, (b) the First Gulf War and (c) Iraq. | | (289656) | 882
| Willie Rennie (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on the development of the UK Air Surveillance Command and Control System in (a) 2006, (b) 2007 and (c) 2008. | | (291972) | 883
N | Willie Rennie (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the estimated size of the defence research budget is in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11, (c) 2011-12 and (d) 2012-13. | | (292151) | 884
| Mrs Linda Riordan (Halifax): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to review the operation of the interpretative declaration on article 1 of the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict for the purposes of (a) taking steps to ensure that children are not exposed to the risk of taking direct part in hostilities and (b) monitoring Government compliance with the spirit of the Optional Protocol. | | (291448) | 885
| Mrs Linda Riordan (Halifax): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what training has been delivered to armed forces personnel on the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict; and how many such personnel have completed that training. | | (291674) | 886
| Mrs Linda Riordan (Halifax): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to monitor the implementation of the recruitment policy of the armed forces in respect of (a) people from black and minority ethnic backgrounds and (b) children of low-income households. | | (291875) | 887
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the timescale is within which the helicopter fund announced by the Prime Minister will deliver 11 helicopters. | | (289530) | 888
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many convoys transporting nuclear weapons have used roads in Scotland in the last five years. | | (289531) | 889
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many troops returning from (a) Afghanistan and (b) Iraq have been treated for (i) post traumatic stress disorder and (ii) drug and alcohol dependency in each of the last five years. | | (289532) | 890
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support is available for (a) soldiers and (b) veterans suffering from (i) post traumatic stress disorder, (ii) drug and alcohol dependency and (c) any other mental illness; and if he will make a statement. | | (289533) | 891
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of training provided for helicopter pilots participating in amphibious operations. | | (290328) | 892
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has for the replacement of the Gazelle fleet of helicopters on reaching its out-of-service date. | | (290329) | 893
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to increase retention and recruitment rates of aircrew personnel in the UK armed forces. | | (290354) | 894
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to purchase additional helicopters to assist military operations in (a) Afghanistan and (b) elsewhere. | | (290374) | 895
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many combat-ready Chinook helicopters are stationed at RAF Odiham. | | (290376) | 896
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many British armed forces' (a) Chinook and (b) Apache attack helicopters are stationed in the Falkland Islands. | | (290379) | 897
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the effect on armed forces running costs of increasing the number of helicopter platforms and reducing the variety of aircraft. | | (290380) | 898
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his most recent assessment is of the performance of the upgraded Puma helicopters in combat operations. | | (290381) | 899
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the provision of suitable after-care for veterans of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan in respect of post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental illnesses; and if he will make a statement. | | (290408) | 900
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel have been (a) killed and (b) seriously injured on active service in each of the last 30 years. | | (291801) | 901
| Clare Short (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the outcomes were of his Department's investigation into alleged corruption linked to the gifting of two M1-17 helicopters from the Conflict Prevention Fund to the Royal Nepal Army in 2002; and if he will make a statement. | | (289328) | 902
| Clare Short (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many settlements of what monetary value his Department has paid to members of the armed forces in each age group in relation to combat stress following service in Bosnia and Kosovo; how many claims for such settlements are outstanding; and if he will make a statement. | | (291947) | 903
N | Clare Short (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2009, Official Report, column 2000W, on helicopters: Nepal, what the terms of reference were of the investigation; and what the length and cost was of that investigation. | | (292129) | 904
N | Clare Short (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2009, Official Report, column 2000W, on helicopters: Nepal, what allegations were investigated by the Police Fraud Squad. | | (292130) | 905
N | Clare Short (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2009, Official Report, column 2000W, on helicopters: Nepal, from what country the helicopters were purchased; and through what agency the purchase was organised. | | (292131) | 906
N | Clare Short (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2009, Official Report, column 2000W, on helicopters: Nepal, what conclusion was reached by the investigation on whether (a) the new production model M1-17s were delivered to the Royal Nepal Army and (b) the mainframe numbers and the numbers in the aircraft logbooks matched. | | (292132) | 907
N | Clare Short (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2009, Official Report, column 2000W, on helicopters: Nepal, whether the Police Fraud Squad made any recommendations as a result of the investigation. | | (292133) | 908
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on hire vehicles in each of the last five financial years. | | (291598) | 909
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 12 May 2009, Official Report, column 747W, on departmental official hospitality, how much his Department spent on entertainment and hospitality in (a) each year from 1997-98 to 2006-07 and (b) 2008-09. | | (290178) | 910
| Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of the report by Bernard Grey on defence procurement. | | (289808) | 911
| Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much has been paid by his Department in legal costs to (a) the solicitor Phil Shiner and (b) public interest lawyers since 2001. | | (289809) | 912
| Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects the RAF Typhoon to be deployed to Afghanistan. | | (290066) | 913
| Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the outcome was of the discussions on the A400M aircraft with EU partner nations in July 2009. | | (291557) | 914
| Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of his Department's research budget has been allocated to the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory in each year from 2009-10 to 2012-13. | | (291960) | 915
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his estimate is of (a) the cost and (b) the length of time it would take to decommission Trident and its facilities; and if he will make a statement. | | (289768) | 916
N | Miss Ann Widdecombe (Maidstone & The Weald): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to amend the terms and conditions of the Gurkha pension scheme; and if he will make a statement. | | (289998) | 917
N | Ann Winterton (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if his Department will make arrangements to embed the journalist Michael Yon with British forces in Afghanistan. | | (292511) | 918
N | Ann Winterton (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the Key User Requirements relating to the current improvised explosive device threat in Afghanistan are, as used by his Department in the procurement of armoured fighting vehicles. | | (292512) | 919
| Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on newspaper advertising carried in each newspaper in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (289513) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change 920
N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment the Government has made of the effects on climate change of (a) black carbon and (b) improvements in air quality. | | (292139) | 921
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent asssessment he has made of the effects of the economic downturn on levels of finance available for the development of renewable energy. | | (289773) | 922
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent assessment he has made of progress at EU level on the development of mandatory sustainability criteria for biofuels. | | (289775) | 923
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what progress has been made on the Doha Declaration paragraph 31 commitment to reduce or eliminate tariffs and non-tariff barriers on environmental goods and services. | | (289776) | 924
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what projects the Renewables Deployment Office (a) has undertaken since its establishment and (b) plans to undertake. | | (289777) | 925
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps he is taking to improve cross-departmental working on building a low carbon economy. | | (289822) | 926
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many economists from the Government Economic Service are employed by (a) his Department, (b) the Committee on Climate Change and (c) the Office of Climate Change. | | (289856) | 927
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, which (a) statutory instruments and (b) other regulations relating to matters for which his Department is responsible have been brought forward as a consequence of obligations arising from EU law since the establishment of his Department. | | (289860) | 928
| Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, which Minister in his Department has been assigned responsibility for overseeing the delivery of value for money in his Department; whether his Department has established a public sector reform team to implement service reforms; and if he will make a statement. | | (289742) | 929
| Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what representations he has received from the National Insulation Association on changes to the Carbon Emission Reduction Target scheme and specification of non-physical methods of emission reduction. | | (291772) | 930
| Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Carbon Emissions Reduction scheme in (a) 2002 to 2005, (b) 2005 to 2008 and (c) 2009. | | (291773) | 931
N | Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on (i) the reuse of waste ash and (ii) levels of radioactive emissions from coal-fired power stations. | | (292099) | 932
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many staff are employed by his Department at offices outside London. | | (289782) | 933
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the cost of conducting the consultation on offshore electricity transmission was. | | (289783) | 934
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what advertising campaigns his Department is running; and what the estimated total cost is of each. | | (289786) | 935
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what advertising campaigns (a) the Energy Saving Trust and (b) the Carbon Trust are running; and what the estimated cost is of each. | | (289787) | 936
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what advertising campaigns (a) the Coal Authority, (b) the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, (c) the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, (d) the Advisory Committee on Carbon Abatement Technologies, (e) the Fuel Poverty Advisory Group, (f) the Renewables Advisory Board, (g) the UK Chemical Weapons Convention National Authority Advisory Committee, (h) the Committee on Climate Change, (i) the Committee on Radioactive Waste Management and (j) the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets is running; and what the estimated cost is of each. | | (289788) | 937
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what projects in his Department have been subject to gateway review since his Department was created. | | (289789) | 938
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much has spent by (a) the Energy Saving Trust and (b) the Carbon Trust on opinion polling in each of the last five years. | | (289790) | 939
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what funding his Department has provided to the National Skills Academy for Nuclear since 3 October 2008; and what funding his Department plans to provide for the Academy in (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11. | | (289791) | 940
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many households have received a product of financial value through the Warm Front scheme in each year since 2002. | | (289793) | 941
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps his Department is taking to implement the recommendations of the Sustainable Development Commission's report Prosperity without growth? The transition to a sustainable economy, which fall within its reponsibility. | | (289794) | 942
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will place in the Library a copy of the (a) display energy certificate and (b) advisory report for public buildings issued in respect of each property occupied by (i) the Coal Authority, (ii) the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, (iii) the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, (iv) the Advisory Committee on Carbon Abatement Technologies, (v) the Fuel Poverty Advisory Group, (vi) the Renewables Advisory Board, (vii) the UK Chemical Weapons Convention National Authority Advisory Committee, (viii) the Committee on Climate Change, (ix) the Committee on Radioactive Waste Management and (x) the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets. | | (289840) | 943
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will place in the Library a copy of the (a) display energy certificate and (b) advisory report for public buildings issued in respect of each property occupied by (i) the Energy Saving Trust and (ii) the Carbon Trust. | | (289841) | 944
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what support his Department is providing to companies developing low-carbon goods and services. | | (289849) | 945
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much the Government has spent on developing carbon capture and storage technology to date. | | (289851) | 946
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many members of staff in (a) the Coal Authority, (b) the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, (c) the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, (d) the Advisory Committee on Carbon Abatement Technologies, (e) the Fuel Poverty Advisory Group, (f) the Renewables Advisory Board, (g) the UK Chemical Weapons Convention National Authority Advisory Committee, (h) the Committee on Climate Change, (i) the Committee on Radioactive Waste Management and (j) the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (i) are classified as Government communicators and (ii) have access to the Government Communication Network. | | (289871) | 947
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what IT projects are being undertaken by (a) the Coal Authority, (b) the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, (c) the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, (d) the Advisory Committee on Carbon Abatement Technologies, (e) the Fuel Poverty Advisory Group, (f) the Renewables Advisory Board, (g) the UK Chemical Weapons Convention National Authority Advisory Committee, (h) the Committee on Climate Change, (i) the Committee on Radioactive Waste Management and (j) the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets; what the most recent estimate of the cost of each project is; and what the projected completion date of each is. | | (289872) | 948
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the breakdown is of Government spending on renewable energy estimated in the Pre-Budget Report to be £5.8 billion over the period of the Comprehensive Spending Review. | | (289873) | 949
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, against what numerical measures of security of supply of (a) gas and (b) electricity his Department collects information. | | (289874) | 950
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what his Department's estimate is of the annual level of emissions of (i) carbon dioxide, (ii) nitrous oxide and (iii) sulphur hexafluoride of the proposed new coal-fired units at Kingsnorth. | | (289875) | 951
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether (a) his Department and (b) the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority has contracts with (i) Nuclear Management Partners and (ii) Sellafield Ltd on the management of the Sellafield site. | | (289876) | 952
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether (a) his Department and (b) the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority expect to receive fees from (i) Nuclear Management Partners and (ii) Sellafield Ltd in relation to the management of the Sellafield site. | | (289877) | 953
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the reduction in carbon dioxide emissions attributable to from the Carbon Trust's Local Authority Carbon Management Programme. | | (289878) | 954
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the amount of Eaga's Warm Front hardship fund has been in each year since 2000. | | (289880) | 955
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when he expects mid-contract renegotiations with Eaga on the Warm Front scheme to have been completed; and if he will make a statement. | | (289881) | 956
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much electricity was consumed by his Department's air conditioning system in the last 12 months. | | (289882) | 957
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what (a) seminars and (b) workshops (i) have been held and (ii) are planned to be held as part of Ofgem's RPI minus X at 20 review. | | (289883) | 958
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what working groups have been set up as part of Ofgem's RPI minus X at 20 review. | | (289884) | 959
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent estimate has been made by the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets of the level of average (a) gas and (b) electricity bills in (i) England, (ii) Wales, (iii) Scotland and (iv) each English region. | | (289885) | 960
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what meetings (a) the Secretary of State and (b) other Ministers in his Department have had with Ofgem to discuss its RPI minus X at 20 review. | | (289886) | 961
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when Ofgem began its RPI minus X at 20 review; what the timetable of the review is; and if he will make a statement. | | (289887) | 962
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether the Franco-British Nuclear Forum remains operational. | | (289889) | 963
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether his Department plans to hold a consultation during 2009 on its plans to roll-out smart meters to all domestic customers. | | (289890) | 964
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when he expects the budget for (a) the Carbon Trust and (b) the Energy Saving Trust for 2009-10 to be finalised. | | (289891) | 965
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent estimate he has made of the amount of revenue which will arise from the sale of allowances through the Carbon Reduction Commitment scheme in each of the next five years. | | (289892) | 966
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what conferences his Department is planning to hold in each of the next 12 months. | | (289893) | 967
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether his Department holds information on (a) gas and (b) electricity tariffs charged by UK energy supply companies to customers in other countries. | | (289894) | 968
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when he expects the budget for 2009-10 of the Office for Renewable Energy Development to be finalised. | | (289895) | 969
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when he expects the Office for Renewable Energy Development to become operational. | | (289896) | 970
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much his Department plans to spend on the reductions of fuel poverty in the next three years. | | (289927) | 971
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent assessment he has made of the effects of winter fuel payments on levels of fuel poverty. | | (289931) | 972
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether representatives of his Department have had correspondence with (a) Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd, (b) Eastern Petroleum Corporation Ltd, (c) African Minerals Ltd, (d) Landis+Gyr and (e) Energy Enterprises Ltd since the creation of his Department. | | (289933) | 973
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether (a) he, (b) Ministers in his Department and (c) officials have met representatives of (i) Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd, (ii) Eastern Petroleum Corporation Ltd, (iii) African Minerals Ltd, (iv) Landis+Gyr and (v) Energy Enterprises Ltd in the last three years. | | (289935) | 974
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what stocktake meetings his Department has had with the Prime Minister's Delivery Unit since his Department was established. | | (289936) | 975
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the average price of (a) a unit of gas and (b) a kWh of electricity supplied to households in the UK was in (i) 2006, (ii) 2007 and (iii) each month of 2008; and what information his Department holds for benchmarking purposes on equivalent figures for each other EU member state. | | (289944) | 976
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the average expenditure on (a) gas and (b) electricity of a household in the UK was in (i) 2006, (ii) 2007 and (iii) each month of 2008; and what information his Department holds for benchmarking purposes on equivalent figures for each other EU member state. | | (289945) | 977
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 23 March 2009, Official Report, columns 172-3W, on Government communications, what the pay band is of each of the 13 members of staff in his Department who are classified as Government communicators. | | (290026) | 978
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 23 March 2009, Official Report, columns 172-3W, on Government communications, what the job description is of his Department's marketing officers. | | (290027) | 979
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 23 March 2009, Official Report, column 171W, on energy: consumers, when he expects Ofgem to have completed its consideration of other means which can be used to promote supplier switching. | | (290028) | 980
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 23 March 2009, Official Report, column 171W, on energy: consumers, how much funding (a) his Department and (b) Ofgem allocated to the Energy Best Deal pilot. | | (290029) | 981
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2009, Official Report, column 333W, on the Warm Front scheme, what process was used to select Procuritas to review his Department's management of its contract with Eaga. | | (290030) | 982
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2009, Official Report, column 333W, on the Warm Front scheme, what the monetary value is of the contract between his Department and Procuritas. | | (290031) | 983
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2009, Official Report, column 333W, on the Warm Front scheme, if he will place in the Library a copy of the contract between his Department and Procuritas. | | (290032) | 984
N | Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 25 March 2009, Official Report, column 503W, on the Warm Front scheme, what the average cost of supplying energy-efficient light bulbs is to a customer who receives only that service under the Warm Front scheme. | | (290033) | 985
N | Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 25 March 2009, Official Report, column 503W, on the Warm Front scheme, which months were included in the calculation of the figures given for 2008-09. | | (290034) | 986
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2009, Official Report, column 704W, on departmental reorganisation, when he expects the second phase of his Department's staff moves into 3 Whitehall Place to (a) begin and (b) be completed. | | (290128) | 987
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2009, Official Report, column 704W, on departmental reorganisation, how many of his Department's London-based staff were based in premises other than 3 Whitehall Place on completion of the first phase of moves of his Department's staff. | | (290129) | 988
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2009, Official Report, column 704W, on departmental reorganisation, how many staff moved into 3 Whitehall Place as part of his Department's first phase of staff moves. | | (290130) | 989
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2009, Official Report, column 709W, on the Renewables Advisory Board, when he expects to finalise the Renewables Advisory Board budget for 2009-10. | | (290132) | 990
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much his Department and its predecessors spent on the Act on CO2 campaign in each year since the campaign was initiated; and what the budget for the campaign is in (a) 2008-09 and (b) 2009-10. | | (290163) | 991
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the number of jobs in the low carbon and environmental goods and services industries to be created as a consequence of the fiscal stimulus announced in the 2008 Pre-Budget Report. | | (290274) | 992
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2009, Official Report, column 402W, on departmental postal services, whether his Department has established a correspondence unit. | | (290275) | 993
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2009, Official Report, column 401W, on departmental conferences, what the cost to his Department was of the (a) regional delivery of biomass heat and power conference on 29 October 2008, (b) London meeting of international energy and oil Ministers on 18 and 19 December 2008, (c) hydrogen workshop on 29 January 2009, (d) stakeholder workshop on 30 January 2009, (e) business forum held in Ashgabat on 4 February 2009, (f) advanced power generation technology forum annual workshop on 11 and 12 February 2009 and (g) launch of the consultation on Heat and Energy Saving Strategy event on 12 February 2009; which (i) Ministers and (ii) senior officials participated in each event; what the names of the attendees at each of those events were; and if he will place in the Library a copy of the (A) agenda and (B) minutes of each event. | | (290276) | 994
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2009, Official Report, column 410W, on the Warm Front scheme, at which point in the procurement process his Department ceases to be a party to the contract for the supply of heating materials used in Warm Front scheme installations. | | (290277) | 995
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2009, Official Report, columns 399-400W, on the Carbon Trust: public relations, if he will ask the Board of the Carbon Trust to publish details of payments it has made to (a) Fishburn Hedges, (b) Grayling Political Strategy, (c) Weber Shandwick Public Affairs and (d) Citigate Public Affairs in each of the last five years. | | (290497) | 996
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 17 March 2009, Official Report, column 999W, on the Energy Saving Trust: public relations, if he will ask the board of the Energy Saving Trust to publish details of the payments it has made to (a) Positif Politics Ltd, (b) Strategen, (c) Weber Shandwick Public Affairs and (d) Consolidated Communications in each of the last five years. | | (290498) | 997
| Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent steps the Government has taken with international partners to achieve a low carbon global economy. | | (291531) | 998
| Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent steps the Government has taken to encourage households to reduce their carbon dioxide emissions. | | (291534) | 999
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the likely effects of the EU red impact project on partitioning, transmutation and waste reduction, on the long-term management of radioactivity in the UK. | | (291505) | 1000
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, which Ministers and officials from his Department participated in the UN Secretary General's high level event on climate change in New York on 22 September 2009; and if he will post on his departmental website each paper distributed at the meeting. | | (291621) | 1001
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2009, Official Report, column 1976W, on plutonium: exports, (a) which ships were used in each respective transport to which reference is made and (b) which United Kingdom port of departure and Swedish port of destination was used in each case; and when he expects the irradiated advanced cooled reactor fuel pins to be returned to the United Kingdom from Sweden. | | (292490) | 1002
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what requirements the Government places on gas supply companies to hold stocks of gas in storage. | | (289417) | 1003
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what progress has been made towards establishing a one-stop green homes service since the Prime Minister's announcement of the initiative in November 2007. | | (289447) | 1004
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Chorley of 23 April 2009, Official Report, columns 863-64W, on household energy efficiency, whether the seven million homes to be provided with whole house energy refurbishment by 2020 are in addition to the over five million homes insulated since 2002. | | (289534) | 1005
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 20 April 2009, Official Report, column 306W, on departmental public relations, what the value of his Department's contract with Kreab Gavin Anderson (a) was in 2008-09 and (b) is in 2009-10. | | (289535) | 1006
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 25 June 2009, Official Report, column 66WS, on the road to Copenhagen (public awareness), how many copies of the pamphlet are to be printed; how those copies are being distributed; and what the cost of the preparation and publication programme is. | | (289598) | 1007
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many compact fluorescent light bulbs have been provided under the Carbon Emissions Reduction Target scheme in each of the last five years. | | (289600) | 1008
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions his Department estimates have been avoided as a result of the provision of compact fluorescent light bulbs under the Carbon Emissions Reduction Target scheme in each of the last five years. | | (289601) | 1009
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what process is used to determine the type of compact fluorescent light bulbs that are sent to energy customers under the Carbon Emissions Reduction Target scheme. | | (289602) | 1010
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 24 June, Official Report, columns 60-62WS, on the Offshore Energy Strategic Environmental Assessment, what estimate he has made of the number of offshore wind turbines that will be constructed in each year until 2020. | | (289615) | 1011
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many compact fluorescent light bulbs have been issued without charge under (a) the Warm Front Scheme and (b) the Carbon Emissions Reduction Target scheme in each of the last five years. | | (289636) | 1012
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many members his Department's Delivery and Strategy High Level Board has; and on what dates the Board has met since his Department was established. | | (289643) | 1013
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what his most recent estimate is of the (a) average and (b) maximum premium paid by customers for using pre-payment meters for domestic (i) gas and (ii) electricity supply. | | (289644) | 1014
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what his most recent estimate is of the proportion of customers using a pre-payment meter who have a household income below 60 per cent. of median income. | | (289645) | 1015
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will place in the Library a copy of the (a) display energy certificate and (b) advisory report for each of the buildings occupied by the Energy Saving Trust's regional advice centres. | | (289647) | 1016
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many hits the Offshore Energy Strategic Environmental Assessment website has received since its creation. | | (289648) | 1017
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what funding his Department and its predecessors have provided for the development of marine energy technologies since 2003. | | (289650) | 1018
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what expenditure the Energy Saving Trust incurred on energy efficiency measures in domestic dwellings in (a) 2007-08 and (b) 2008-09; and what estimate the Trust has made of such expenditure in (i) 2009-10 and (ii) 2010-11. | | (289651) | 1019
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what definition of the term green jobs his Department uses; and what his most recent estimate is of the number of people employed in jobs which meet his Department's definition of green jobs. | | (289652) | 1020
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many operational marine power schemes are connected to the electricity grid; and what the (a) generating capacity and (b) quantity of electricity generated by each in 2008 was. | | (289653) | 1021
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many of his Department's staff were based in (a) his Department's London offices, (b) the London offices of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and (c) the London offices of the Department for Enviornment, Food and Rural Affairs on 3 July 2009. | | (289654) | 1022
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to the Prime Minister's announcement of 26 June 2009 of a $100 billion per year fund to help developing countries reduce their emissions, what proportion of this fund the Government expects to contribute; and from which budget this funding will be made. | | (289687) | 1023
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to the Prime Minister's announcement of 26 June 2009 of a $100 billion per year fund to help developing countries reduce their emissions, whether he expects to achieve a global agreement on this proposal (a) before the Copenhagen summit and (b) at the Copenhagen summit. | | (289688) | 1024
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 2 April 2009, Official Report, column 1357W, on departmental responsibilities, what level of gateway review was conducted for each of the projects referred to; on what date the gateway review was concluded in each case; and what the outcome was. | | (289713) | 1025
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the budget of the Energy Saving Trust was in (a) 2007-08, (b) 2008-09 and (c) 2009-10; what it is planned to be in 2010-11; and how much of that funding was from his Department in each year. | | (289721) | 1026
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the budget of the Carbon Trust was in (a) 2007-08, (b) 2008-09 and (c) 2009-10; what it is planned to be in 2010-11; and how much of that funding was from his Department in each year. | | (289722) | 1027
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 2 April 2009, Official Report, column 1369W, on the Warm Front Scheme, what average sum was paid by Eaga to its suppliers for (a) energy efficiency light bulbs, (b) draught proofing and (c) hot water tank jackets in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (289723) | 1028
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Statement of 23 April 2009, Official Report, column 382, on coal and carbon capture and storage, how much he estimates the proposed financial mechanism will raise in each year up to 2020. | | (289751) | 1029
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what performance targets have been set for the Chief Executive of the Committee on Climate Change. | | (289752) | 1030
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the level of underspend in his Department for each of its budget headings is in 2009-10. | | (289753) | 1031
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 7 July 2009, Official Report, column 681W, on energy: prices, when he expects the proposals on which Ofgem has consulted to be implemented. | | (289754) | 1032
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 30 March 2009, Official Report, column 930W, on departmental responsibilities, how many staff of each grade are employed in his Department's central strategy team. | | (289755) | 1033
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 30 March 2009, Official Report, column 930W, on departmental responsibilities, what projects are being undertaken by his Department's central strategy team. | | (289756) | 1034
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 30 March 2009, Official Report, column 931W, on the Environmental Transformation Fund, if he will place in the Library a copy of the Contribution Arrangement. | | (289757) | 1035
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 30 March 2009, Official Report, columns 931-2W, on electricity generation, what the electricity supply capacity margin was in each year from 1990 to 2006. | | (289758) | 1036
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 30 March 2009, Official Report, column 932W, on energy: advisory services, how many members of the public have visited each of the regional advice centres in each of the last five years. | | (289759) | 1037
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 30 March 2009, Official Report, column 932W, on energy: advisory services, what the cost of running each regional advice centre was in each of the last five years. | | (289760) | 1038
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 2 April 2009, Official Report, column 1369W, on the Warm Front Scheme, what steps his Department takes to ensure that compact fluorescent light bulbs sent to Warm Front customers are suitable for the light fittings at their property. | | (289770) | 1039
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 2 April 2009, Official Report, column 1369W, on the Warm Front Scheme, what process is used to determine the type of compact fluorescent light bulbs sent to Warm Front customers. | | (289771) | 1040
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 2 April 2009, Official Report, column 1369W, on the Warm Front Scheme, how many compact fluorescent light bulbs were sent on to each Warm Front customer in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (289772) | 1041
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what progress he has made on developing the National Action Plan for the EU Renewable Energy Directive. | | (289857) | 1042
| Stewart Hosie (Dundee East): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of his Department's waste was recycled in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (289659) | 1043
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what data his Department and its predecessor holds on the level of diversity in its recruitment of employees in each of the last three years. | | (290512) | 1044
| Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many households in (a) rural and (b) non-rural areas have been classified as being in fuel poverty in each year since 1997. | | (290255) | 1045
| Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what transposition date his Department has set for each EU directive on matters for which his Department is responsible which has been brought into force since the establishment of his Department. | | (290256) | 1046
| Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the difference between the average price of a litre of petrol in rural and non-rural areas in each year since 1997. | | (290258) | 1047
| Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what information his Department holds for benchmarking purposes on the percentage of electricity generated lost in (a) transmission and (b) distribution in other EU member states. | | (290261) | 1048
| Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much (a) his Department and (b) its agencies spent on (i) electricity, (ii) heat, (iii) water and sewerage services and (iv) disposal of waste on the latest date for which figures are available; what proportion of such (A) electricity and (B) heat was from renewable sources; what the weight was of such waste; what proportion of such waste was recycled; at what cost such waste was recycled; and what area of office floor space (1) his Department and (2) its agencies own or lease. | | (290457) | 1049
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what mechanisms are in place to ensure that Reducing Emissions from Deforestation in Developing Countries funding is not used to replace forests with plantations. | | (292543) | 1050
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when he plans to reply to the letter of 15 January 2009 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton on Mr and Mrs R. Allan. | | (290240) | 1051
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what discussions he has had with local authorities on the implications for their energy-from-waste facilities of the UK Renewable Energy Strategy published on 15 July 2009. | | (291987) | 1052
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many Group 3 coal health compensation claims submitted by each solicitor's firm have been disputed. | | (292003) | 1053
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many coal health compensation claims have been made by each solicitors' firm on behalf of claimants resident in Bassetlaw constituency who are potentially eligible for a services claim. | | (292004) | 1054
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many (a) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and (b) vibration white finger coal health compensation claims submitted in (i) Bassetlaw and (ii) the UK have been disputed. | | (292005) | 1055
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many Smith v. Manchester awards have been made to residents of Bassetlaw constituency represented by each solicitors' firm. | | (292006) | 1056
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many Smith v. Manchester awards have been paid to claimants represented by the 50 solicitors' firms which have submitted the highest number of claims under the coal health compensation scheme. | | (292007) | 1057
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many payments in respect of disputed claims made under the coal health compensation scheme have been made to each of the 50 solicitors' firms which have made the highest number of such claims. | | (292008) | 1058
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many crossover claims under the coal health compensation scheme have been made by each of the 50 solicitors' firms which have made the highest number of such claims. | | (292009) | 1059
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many (a) live optional risk offer scheme and (b) dead optional risk offer scheme coal health compensation scheme applications have been made by the 50 solicitors' firms which have made the highest number of each type of claim. | | (292010) | 1060
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many Government buildings use heat generated by (a) solar panels and (b) ground source heat pumps. | | (292016) | 1061
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much has been paid to Eaga since the inception of the Warm Front scheme. | | (292031) | 1062
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many sub-contractors have been contracted to carry out work under the Carbon Emissions Reduction Target scheme. | | (292032) | 1063
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many enquiries made to the Carbon Emissions Reduction Target scheme about free insulation for houses have been received; and how many such enquiries led to the installation of free insulation. | | (292035) | 1064
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many people have unsuccessfully applied for domestic insulation under the Carbon Emissions Reduction Target scheme. | | (292036) | 1065
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many houses in Bassetlaw constituency have been insulated under the Carbon Emissions Reduction Target scheme. | | (292037) | 1066
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many people have received domestic insulation under the Carbon Emissions Reduction Target scheme. | | (292038) | 1067
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many staff there were in his Department (a) at its creation and (b) on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (292061) | 1068
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much his Department has paid in probate costs in relation to the coal health compensation scheme to each firm of solicitors operating for claimants in (a) Bassetlaw constituency and (b) England and Wales; and how many such claims for probate costs have been received. | | (292533) | 1069
| John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many external training courses were attended by staff of his Department since its inception in the last 12 months; and what the cost was of each course. | | (289678) | 1070
| Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on whether funding allocated to his Department is to be re-allocated to the Department for Communities and Local Government to help implement the housing policies announced in the Draft Legislative Programme for 2009-10. | | (290485) | 1071
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent assessment he has made of the likely effects of climate change on (a) Hertfordshire and (b) the South East in the next 10 years. | | (289428) | 1072
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps he plans to take to assist people in (a) Hertfordshire and (b) the South East to adapt their domestic circumstances to take account of the effects of climate change. | | (289443) | 1073
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the number of individuals who undertook contractual inspection work under the Warm Front Scheme before the inception of the technical inspector qualification; and how many people have obtained that qualification. | | (291833) | 1074
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much his Department spent on hire vehicles in each of the last five financial years. | | (291611) | 1075
| David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many homes in (a) North West Leicestershire constituency, (b) Leicestershire, (c) the East Midlands and (d) England are living in fuel poverty. | | (292385) | 1076
| David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent discussions he has had with Ofgem on the relationship between domestic energy bills and energy prices; and if he will make a statement. | | (292386) | 1077
| Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the effects of climate emission reduction targets on levels of carbon dioxide emissions. | | (289805) | 1078
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what funding the Carbon Trust has provided for (a) local authorities, (b) NHS bodies, (c) higher and further education institutions and (d) other public bodies in (i) Stoke-on-Trent and (ii) North Staffordshire in the last 12 months. | | (291802) | 1079
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of smart metering in (a) reducing carbon dioxide emissions and (b) improving efficiency in the UK electricity supply industry. | | (289364) | 1080
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps his Department is taking to support the (a) development and (b) uptake of dynamic demand technology in the UK; and if he will make a statement. | | (289365) | 1081
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps his Department is taking to promote the uptake of smart grid technologies to generate electricity. | | (289366) | 1082
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent discussions he has had with (a) utility companies and (b) domestic appliance manufacturers on dynamic demand technology; and if he will make a statement. | | (289367) | 1083
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what his Department's policy is on the development of (a) grid scale energy storage and (b) energy balancing technologies; and if he will make a statement. | | (289368) | 1084
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps are being taken to promote energy efficiency in his Department. | | (289523) | 1085
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent discussions his Department has had with industry representatives on the temporary increase of support for offshore wind through the Renewables Obligation. | | (289724) | 1086
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the evidential basis is for the proposed criteria for selecting offshore wind projects to receive temporary increases in support under the Renewables Obligation. | | (289725) | 1087
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will meet representatives of the heating controls industry to discuss the merits of establishing a joint Government-industry campaign to promote the energy efficiency benefits of heating controls; and if he will make a statement. | | (289899) | 1088
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps his Department (a) has taken and (b) plans to take to increase consumer awareness of the potential reduction in energy consumption of using domestic heating controls; and if he will make a statement. | | (289902) | 1089
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment his Department has made of changes to average global temperature since 2000. | | (292447) | 1090
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether his Department consulted scientists from outside the International Panel on Climate Change prior to publishing the document, Road to Copenhagen. | | (292448) | 1091
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many scientists and academics who disagree with the theory of man-made climate change he has met in a Ministerial capacity in the last 12 months. | | (292449) | 1092
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many (a) Ministers and (b) officials of his Department are expected to attend the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in December 2009; and what recent estimate he has made of the projected carbon footprint resulting from such travel to attend the conference. | | (292450) | 1093
| Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much his Department spent on newspaper advertising carried in each newspaper in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (289509) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 1094
| Mr Adrian Bailey (West Bromwich West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will defer making regulations to implement the review of waste exemptions from environmental permitting until planning guidance relating to the metals recycling sector has been put in place. | | (291498) | 1095
| Mr Adrian Bailey (West Bromwich West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will defer making regulations to implement the review of waste exemptions from environmental permitting until the EU Waste Framework Directive has been transposed into UK law. | | (291499) | 1096
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of animals which have died as a result of being left in cars in hot weather in each of the last five years. | | (290304) | 1097
| Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which Minister in his Department has been assigned responsibility for overseeing the delivery of value for money in his Department; whether his Department has established a public sector reform team to implement service reforms; and if he will make a statement. | | (289741) | 1098
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to publish guidance to retailers on the labelling of products from Israeli settlements in the West Bank; and what organisations and individuals he has consulted on the matter in the last 12 months. | | (290359) | 1099
| Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on how many days air pollution recorded at each London air quality monitoring site exceeded EU legal limits for air pollution in each year since 2005. | | (291635) | 1100
| Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what average annual concentration of nitrogen dioxide in micrograms per cubic metre was recorded at each London air quality monitoring site in each year since 2005. | | (291636) | 1101
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will place in the Library a copy of the (a) display energy certificate and (b) advisory report for public buildings issued in respect of each property occupied by (i) the Forestry Commission and (ii) the Office of Water Services. | | (289928) | 1102
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what stocktake meetings his Department has had with the Prime Minister's Delivery Unit in the last 12 months. | | (289943) | 1103
N | Mr Parmjit Dhanda (Gloucester): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding he has provided for research into the impact of seagull droppings on town centres in (a) 2009-10 and (b) subsequent years; and if he will make a statement. | | (292153) | 1104
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, who his Department plans to contract to undertake the vaccination of badgers in the forthcoming bovine TB project; and if he will make a statement. | | (292423) | 1105
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish the research on badger perturbation produced by the Woodchester Project. | | (292424) | 1106
| Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff in his Department received remuneration including benefits of £100,000 or more in 2008-09. | | (291842) | 1107
| Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff in (a) his Department and (b) its agencies are classified as (i) communicators and (ii) have access to the Government Communication Network. | | (291843) | 1108
| Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many press officers his Department employs. | | (291844) | 1109
| Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what databases are (a) owned and (b) maintained by his Department. | | (291845) | 1110
| Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many of his Department's staff received annual remuneration including benefits of £100,000 or more in 2008-09. | | (291850) | 1111
| Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many of his Department's staff have their main place of work (a) in and (b) outside London. | | (291851) | 1112
| Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many farm inspections were conducted by each inspection body in each of the last five years. | | (291905) | 1113
| Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the proportion of (a) English farming households and (b) households in rural areas with incomes below the low income threshold. | | (291906) | 1114
| Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many people in each county were employed in agriculture in each of the last 10 years. | | (291907) | 1115
| Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many seizures of illegal meat imports there were in each of the last five years. | | (291908) | 1116
| Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the (a) volume and (b) monetary value of each meat product imported from (i) Argentina, (ii) Botswana, (iii) Brazil, (iv) China, (v) Democratic Republic of Congo, (vi) Ecuador, (vii) Egypt, (viii) Israel, (ix) the Palestinian Autonomous Territories, (x) Russia, (xi) South Africa, (xii) Turkey and (xiii) Vietnam was in each of the last five years. | | (291909) | 1117
| Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the liquid whole milk equivalent volume of (a) imports and (b) exports of milk-based products in each of the last three years. | | (291910) | 1118
| Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much (a) liquid milk and (b) milk powder was (i) imported and (ii) exported in each of the last three years. | | (291911) | 1119
| Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what quantity of poultry feathers were imported from each East Asian country in each of the last five years. | | (291912) | 1120
| Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many bee disease inspectors were employed by the National Bee Unit in each year since 2004. | | (291913) | 1121
| Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the area of commercial woodland and forestry in England that is owned by (a) Forest Enterprise and (b) private landowners and public limited companies. | | (291914) | 1122
| Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the proportion of registered holdings which are farmed by people other than the owner or tenant under (a) contract farming, (b) share farming and (c) other similar arrangements; and what estimate he has made of the equivalent figures (i) five and (ii) 10 years ago. | | (291915) | 1123
| Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many live (a) cattle, (b) horses, (c) sheep and (d) ponies were exported in each of the last five years. | | (291916) | 1124
| Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the average annual income of (a) farmers and (b) hill farmers in (i) England and (ii) Cumbria was in each year since 1997. | | (291917) | 1125
| Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much beef was imported from Brazil in (a) May, (b) June, (c) July and (d) August in each year since 2005. | | (291919) | 1126
| Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many individuals have been paid £200,000 or more under the single farm payment scheme in each year for which figures are available; and how much was paid to each such recipient in each such year. | | (291920) | 1127
| Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many single farm payment cheques were issued by the Rural Payments Agency for amounts less than (a) £60, (b) £40, (c) £20, (d) £10 and (e) £1 in (i) 2006, (ii) 2007 and (iii) 2009. | | (291921) | 1128
| Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the average age of a farmer receiving the hill farm allowance was in each year since the introduction of the allowance. | | (291922) | 1129
| Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many hill farmers left the industry in each year since 1997. | | (291923) | 1130
| Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many hill farms ceased operating as hill farms in each of the last five years. | | (291924) | 1131
| Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the proportion of food consumed nationwide which was produced domestically in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (291925) | 1132
| Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the average price per litre paid to (a) farmers, (b) purchasers and (c) supermarkets for milk was in each year since 1997. | | (291926) | 1133
N | Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effects on public health of leakage from landfill sites into aquifers. | | (292109) | 1134
N | Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department has spent on bottled water in each of the last five years. | | (292110) | 1135
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department spent on (a) car hire, (b) train travel, (c) air travel, (d) hotels and (e) restaurant meals for (i) Ministers and (ii) staff in his Department in each of the last five years. | | (289995) | 1136
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) mobile telephones, (b) Blackberrys and (c) laptop computers were issued to staff of his Department in each of the last five years; and how many of these were issued to (i) new staff and (ii) existing staff following the (A) loss or (B) theft of a previous device. | | (290521) | 1137
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what IT systems have been in development for use within his Department in the last five years; what the reason for the development of each system was; how much has been spent on the development of each system; and which systems have been subsequently (a) implemented, (b) terminated prior to implementation and (c) terminated following implementation. | | (290522) | 1138
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of sickness absence in each of the last five years. | | (290523) | 1139
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent estimate he has made of the average length of employment of staff of his Department at each Civil Service payband. | | (290524) | 1140
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many times his Department has been taken to an employment tribunal in each of the last five years; what the reason cited in each case was; and in how many cases the tribunal found in favour of the (a) employee and (b) Department. | | (290525) | 1141
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many members of staff have (a) been dismissed and (b) had their contract terminated by his Department in each of the last five years; what the reason was in each case; and what the severance costs in relation to (i) dismissal and (ii) contract termination were in each such year. | | (290526) | 1142
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff took paternity leave from his Department in each of the last five years; and what the average duration of such leave was in each such year. | | (290527) | 1143
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what flexi-time arrangements were available to staff of his Department in each of the last five years; and how many staff participated in such arrangements in each such year. | | (290528) | 1144
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many properties owned by his Department were liable for payment of (a) business rates and (b) empty property rates in each of the last five years; and what the bill for each was in each such year. | | (290529) | 1145
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what employee reward schemes are offered to staff of his Department; what the purpose of each scheme is; how many staff participate in each scheme; and what the cost of operating each scheme was in each of the last five years. | | (290530) | 1146
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 25 November 2008, Official Report, column 1171W, on departmental marketing, how many staff in his Department are responsible for branding activity; and what the cost of employing such staff was in 2008-09. | | (290293) | 1147
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress has been made on the Environment Agency's investigation into the maintenance of ventilation stack monitors at Hartlepool nuclear power station; and if he will make a statement. | | (289717) | 1148
| Nick Herbert (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the cost was of producing and distributing the Farming Link publication in each of the last five years. | | (289680) | 1149
| Nick Herbert (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding each of his Department's (a) executive agencies and (b) sponsored bodies received in the last five years; and how much each will receive in the (i) 2009-10 and (ii) 2010-11 financial years. | | (289681) | 1150
| Nick Herbert (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many individuals have been (a) charged and (b) prosecuted for the illegal export of waste in each of the last five years. | | (289683) | 1151
| Nick Herbert (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the (a) number and (b) monetary value was of fines imposed for the illegal export of waste in each of the last five years. | | (289684) | 1152
| Nick Herbert (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which countries have been in receipt of illegally exported waste of each type from the UK in each year since 1997. | | (289685) | 1153
N | Nick Herbert (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of levels of illegal export of hazardous waste materials to Brazil; and if he will make a statement. | | (289686) | 1154
| Stewart Hosie (Dundee East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of his Department's waste was recycled in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (289664) | 1155
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what data his Department holds on the level of diversity in its recruitment of employees in each of the last three years. | | (290505) | 1156
| Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) letters of warning, (b) infringement notices and (c) prosecutions have been instigated by the European Commission against his Department and its predecessor in relation to EU directives since May 1997; and what the reasons for the Commission's action were in each case. | | (290257) | 1157
| Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what transposition date his Department has set in respect of each EU directive relating to the environment which has entered into force since May 1997. | | (290259) | 1158
| Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department spent on monitoring air pollution in the latest year for which figures are available. | | (290260) | 1159
| Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much (a) his Department and (b) its agencies spent on (i) electricity, (ii) heat, (iii) water and sewerage services and (iv) disposal of waste on the latest date for which figures are available; what proportion of such (A) electricity and (B) heat was from renewable sources; what the weight was of such waste; what proportion of such waste was recycled; at what cost such waste was recycled; and what area of office floor space (1) his Department and (2) its agencies own or lease. | | (290456) | 1160
| Martin Linton (Battersea): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department plans to hold a consultation on the labelling of Israeli settlement goods. | | (291518) | 1161
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of progress towards meeting the 2010 targets for waste management set under EU Landfill Directive; and what recent steps his Department has taken to meet these targets. | | (291687) | 1162
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many local authorities have participated in the private finance initiative credits scheme announced in the Budget 2009 to date; and how many have made applications for participation which are under consideration. | | (291688) | 1163
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills on the regulation of supermarket trading practices. | | (291927) | 1164
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effects on farmers of the introduction of electronic sheep tagging. | | (291929) | 1165
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to establish the number of local authorities which remove ragwort from grass verges. | | (291930) | 1166
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps are being taken to ensure that trade waste collected by local authorities is classified as such and not as municipal waste. | | (291964) | 1167
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which local authorities have embarked on local consultation on their energy-from-waste strategy since the publication of the UK Renewable Energy Strategy. | | (291986) | 1168
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with (a) London and (b) Greater Manchester waste authorities on their strategic waste management policies in respect of (i) site management of waste, (ii) locations of waste management sites and (iii) the combination of waste technologies selected. | | (291991) | 1169
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions (a) he and (b) his officials have had with Ministers and officials of (i) the Department of Communities and Local Government and (ii) the Department for Energy and Climate Change on implementation of the provisions of the EU Waste Incineration Directive. | | (291992) | 1170
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what provision has been made by the Government for the underwriting of the recently-agreed Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority private finance initiative scheme. | | (291994) | 1171
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to answer Question 269529, on the inter-departmental committee on flooding, tabled on 2 April 2009. | | (292030) | 1172
N | Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many local authorities have (a) applied for and (b) obtained the private finance initiative credits announced in Budget 2009. | | (292149) | 1173
N | Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress has been made towards meeting the 2010 targets for waste management under the EU Landfill Directive; and what steps have been taken to meet these targets. | | (292150) | 1174
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff there were in (a) his Department's predecessor in 1997 and (b) his Department on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (292062) | 1175
N | John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) correspondence, (b) emails and (c) telephone calls have taken place between the Environment Agency and Bassetlaw District Council and its development partners concerning the development of Turner Road in Worksop in the last 12 months. | | (292308) | 1176
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what delays in the Turner Road development site in Worksop have resulted from Environment Agency interventions in the last 12 months. | | (292389) | 1177
| John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many external training courses were attended by staff of his Department in the last 12 months; and what the cost was of each course. | | (289689) | 1178
| Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with waste authorities on the creation of further joint waste authorities. | | (290433) | 1179
| Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will issue guidance to local authorities on the use of enforcement powers in relation to statutory nuisances caused by activities associated with waste management regulated by the Environment Agency. | | (290434) | 1180
| Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will issue guidance on the desirable frequency of collection of household waste in hot weather. | | (290435) | 1181
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many farms in (a) Hemel Hempstead constituency, (b) Dacorum and (c) Hertfordshire were under bovine tuberculosis restrictions on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (289426) | 1182
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has authorised sites in Hertfordshire for use for experiments relating to genetically-modified crops. | | (289427) | 1183
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to reduce the number of pets abandoned by UK nationals emigrating from the UK. | | (291700) | 1184
| Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he plans to take to ensure that British Standards relating to the welfare of chickens reared for meat production are maintained following the introduction of EU Council Directive 2007/43/EC; and if he will make a statement. | | (291816) | 1185
| Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department takes to protect the honey bee population; what recent assessment he has made of the level of threat to the health of them; and if he will make a statement. | | (291818) | 1186
| Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to publish codes of practice on the welfare of (a) dogs and (b) cats under the Animal Welfare Act 2006. | | (290068) | 1187
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department has spent on animal welfare-related initiatives in the last 12 months. | | (290352) | 1188
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made a recent assessment of the effect on the level of funding for his Department's animal welfare initiatives of the recession. | | (290353) | 1189
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reasons greyhound racing tracks affiliated to the Greyhound Board of Great Britain are exempt from the proposed new licensing requirements for the promotion of the welfare of racing greyhounds. | | (290355) | 1190
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the timetable is for the introduction of regulations for the promotion of the welfare of racing greyhounds. | | (290356) | 1191
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which animal welfare organisations his Department has consulted as part of its review of regulations relating to the welfare of racing greyhounds. | | (290357) | 1192
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will review the penalties for those convicted of causing unnecessary suffering to animals. | | (290358) | 1193
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has issued guidance on dogs left in cars and temperature. | | (290367) | 1194
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department was represented at the RSPCA Status Dogs Summit 2009. | | (290369) | 1195
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the outcome was of the meeting of the Inter-Departmental Ministerial Group on Biodiversity on 11 May 2009. | | (290383) | 1196
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effect on animal welfare of the transfer of responsibility for stray dogs from local police forces to local authorities; and if he will make a statement. | | (290470) | 1197
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effect on animal welfare of the transfer of responsibility for stray dogs from local police forces to local authorities; and if he will make a statement. | | (290471) | 1198
N | Paul Rowen (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many people have been prosecuted under section 4 of the Animal Welfare Act 2006 in relation to the use of glue traps to date. | | (289938) | 1199
| Martin Salter (Reading West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding his Department has allocated to the targeted species recovery component of the new framework for delivering priority habitats and species in England launched by Natural England in November 2008. | | (290073) | 1200
| Ms Angela C. Smith (Sheffield, Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many Definitive Map Modification Orders he has determined without holding a local inquiry or hearing in circumstances where in his opinion representations or objections to an Order were irrelevant to the determination of that Order. | | (291948) | 1201
| Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Minister of State will reply to the letter from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire, dated 8 June 2009, on single supplements levied by hotels. | | (289867) | 1202
N | Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made on the effectiveness of glue traps in pest control of their use by non-professionals. | | (292095) | 1203
| Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many coastal change pathfinders he expects to be created following the consultation on coastal change policy; and if he will make a statement. | | (290054) | 1204
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many water meters were installed in residential dwellings by water supply companies in each water supply area in each of the last three years. | | (289271) | 1205
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number and proportion of homes with water meters installed in each water supply area. | | (289274) | 1206
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department spent on hire vehicles in each of the last five financial years. | | (291508) | 1207
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what grants his Department makes available for the construction of slurry storage in nitrate vulnerable zones. | | (292404) | 1208
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress has been made in his Department's discussions with supermarkets on a voluntary scheme for country of origin food labelling. | | (292405) | 1209
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the average cost to each farm of implementation of the Nitrate Pollution Prevention Regulations 2008. | | (292408) | 1210
| Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the estimated number of foxes in each county in England was in each of the last 10 years. | | (291955) | 1211
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of waste arising from each local authority area in the East of England was recycled in each of the last five years. | | (289397) | 1212
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the (a) use and (b) provision of plastic carrier bags. | | (289528) | 1213
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to promote energy efficiency in its operations. | | (289529) | 1214
| Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department spent on newspaper advertising carried in each newspaper in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (289505) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 1215
| Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the US administration on progress towards a two-state solution for the Israeli and Palestinian peoples. | | (290060) | 1216
| Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which Minister in his Department has been assigned responsibility for overseeing the delivery of value for money in his Department; whether his Department has established a public sector reform team to implement service reforms; and if he will make a statement. | | (289740) | 1217
N | Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will request the High Commissioner to South Africa to ensure that the hon Member for West Chelmsford receives a response to the matters raised in his letters to the High Commissioner of 17 July 2009, 13 August 2009 and 7 September 2009 and his telephone conversations with the High Commissioner on 16 September 2009 about the case of Mr Ian Freshwater of Chelmsford. | | (292154) | 1218
| Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the government of Iran on the detention of Iranian Bahai leaders in Evin prison in Tehran. | | (290174) | 1219
| Ms Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July 2009, Official Report, column 291W, on Western Sahara: fisheries, if he will make it his policy to seek the inclusion of a reference to the territorial extent of Morocco in any proposed agreement on fisheries between the EU and Morocco. | | (289327) | 1220
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what expenditure his Department has incurred on engaging private security companies and private military companies for work undertaken in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan in each of the last three years. | | (291779) | 1221
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on allegations of persecution of members of the Methodist Church in Fiji; and if he will make a statement. | | (292162) | 1222
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on the detention of 36 Camp Ashraf residents without charge or trial by Iraqi forces; and if he will make a statement. | | (292163) | 1223
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his most recent assessment is of the upsurge of violence in West Papua; and if he will make a statement. | | (292334) | 1224
| 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 Iraq on the treatment of those living in Camp Ashraf. | | (292431) | 1225
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the UK's commitment to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in Sudan is; and what personnel the UK has trusted in support of this commitment. | | (292432) | 1226
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received of the status of the peace negotiations with the Lords Resistance Army (LRA) is; what recent reports he has received of countries where the LRA is active; and if he will make a statement. | | (292433) | 1227
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department spent on (a) car hire, (b) train travel, (c) air travel, (d) hotels and (e) restaurant meals for (i) Ministers and (ii) staff in his Department in each of the last five years. | | (289994) | 1228
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the annual cost of (a) maintaining and (b) updating the Twitter accounts (i) foreignoffice, (ii) britishabroad and (iii) fcocareers; and how many staff of his Department are responsible for updating each account. | | (292049) | 1229
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 26 November 2008, Official Report, column 1753-54W, on departmental marketing, what expenditure his Department incurred in departmental branding activity in 2008-09. | | (290216) | 1230
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will ask HM Ambassador in Rabat to investigate the detention on 1 September 2009 of Mr Razouk Choummad. | | (292452) | 1231
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has received concerning (a) the detention in Morocco of six Western Saharan students who were to travel to the UK and (b) Morocco's obligations under Article 12 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. | | (292453) | 1232
N | Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the Serbian government on (a) the death of Petar Sutovic in Belgrade in 2004 and (b) the subsequent removal of his organs. | | (292147) | 1233
| Stewart Hosie (Dundee East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proportion of his Department's waste was recycled in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (289673) | 1234
N | Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations the Government has made to the UN regarding the involvement of the government of Afghanistan in local state elections in that country. | | (289492) | 1235
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what data his Department holds on the level of diversity in its recruitment of employees in each of the last three years. | | (290506) | 1236
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the government of China on the arrest and treatment of (a) Falun Gong practitioners held in re-education through labour camps and (b) other Falun Gong practitioners. | | (289239) | 1237
| Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Sudanese government on the imprisonment of Lubana al-Hussein and the punishment of women arrested with her for wearing trousers. | | (291657) | 1238
| Martin Linton (Battersea): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the Israeli government on the expansion of settlements in the Occupied Golan Heights. | | (289625) | 1239
| Martin Linton (Battersea): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will take steps to introduce legislation to ensure that companies operating out of illegal Israeli settlements cannot trade in the United Kingdom. | | (289631) | 1240
| Martin Linton (Battersea): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to ensure that Government departments and agencies do not make purchases from illegal Israeli settlements. | | (289632) | 1241
| Martin Linton (Battersea): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with HM Treasury on the legality of collecting customs duties on exports from illegal Israeli settlements. | | (289633) | 1242
| Martin Linton (Battersea): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to discourage UK nationals from buying properties in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories. | | (289634) | 1243
| Martin Linton (Battersea): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the US administration on the return of Shaker Aamer to the UK. | | (289701) | 1244
| Martin Linton (Battersea): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Israeli government on its decision to expand the settlement east of Jerusalem at Ma'ale Adumim. | | (289861) | 1245
| Martin Linton (Battersea): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Israeli government on the threatened evictions of Palestinians from their homes in East Jerusalem. | | (289862) | 1246
| Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reasons the Government provided to the European Court of Justice in support of its application for leave to join Gibraltar in its action against Spain in respect of territorial waters; and if he will make a statement. | | (291556) | 1247
| Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, for what reasons the Government did not apply to join Gibraltar's action in the European Court of Justice regarding Spain's claim to Gibraltar's territorial waters until after the deadline for such applications; and if he will make a statement. | | (291637) | 1248
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent requests he has made to other Ministers on facilitation of cooperation and training with the government of Libya; and if he will make a statement. | | (292160) | 1249
| Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations the Government has made to the government of Pakistan on the attacks on Christians (a) in Korian and Gojra and (b) elsewhere in Pakistan; what response has been received; and if he will make a statement. | | (292398) | 1250
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many staff there were in his Department (a) in 1997 and (b) on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (292063) | 1251
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many properties his Department owns overseas; and what recent estimate he has made of the monetary value of his Department's overseas estate. | | (292501) | 1252
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which 20 properties his Department owns overseas have the highest valuations; and what the valuation of each such property is. | | (292502) | 1253
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the net cost to the Exchequer of each UK overseas territory. | | (292503) | 1254
| John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many external training courses were attended by staff of his Department in the last 12 months; and what the cost was of each course. | | (289692) | 1255
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the detention of Mr Liu Xiaobo by the Chinese authorities; what representations he has made to his Chinese counterpart on the case; and if he will make a statement. | | (289286) | 1256
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the human rights situation in North Korea, with particular reference to the repatriation of North Korean refugees by China; and if he will make a statement. | | (289287) | 1257
| Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of developments in the case of a Ukrainian aircraft detained in Nigeria in June 2009 following reports it was carrying weapons and ammunition. | | (292076) | 1258
N | Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on the location and detention of General Laurent Nkunda. | | (292119) | 1259
N | Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with the government of Niger on that country's constitution relating to presidential term limits. | | (292120) | 1260
N | Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what contacts his Department's officials have had with (a) Linda Carty and (b) her legal team on her sentence. | | (292121) | 1261
| Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on the districts where troops of the Lords Resistance Army are operating. | | (292519) | 1262
| Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Bangladeshi government on reports of violations of the human rights of the Jumma tribes in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. | | (291594) | 1263
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will discuss with his EU counterparts extending economic sanctions against Iran to include exported refined oil products. | | (291548) | 1264
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will take steps to reduce the number of pets abandoned by UK expatriates returning to the UK. | | (291562) | 1265
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will seek to place on the agenda of the United Nations Security Council the matter of the sale of nuclear technology by North Korea to the government of Burma. | | (291973) | 1266
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will discuss the conflict in Yemen with his Saudi Arabian counterpart. | | (291975) | 1267
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much funding his Department provided through UK embassies and overseas missions to the non-governmental organisation Breaking the Silence between April 2006 and April 2009. | | (291997) | 1268
| Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government plans to take in response to the findings of the UN inquiry by Judge Goldstone into human rights abuses during the Gaza conflict. | | (291965) | 1269
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department spent on hire vehicles in each of the last five financial years. | | (291610) | 1270
N | David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the domestic blasphemy laws on human rights in Pakistan. | | (292310) | 1271
N | David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the status of religious minorities in the Punjab province of Pakistan. | | (292311) | 1272
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 11 March 2008, Official Report, columns 326-27W, on departmental official hospitality, how much his Department spent on entertaining in 2008-09. | | (290151) | 1273
| Mark Williams (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his Department's policy is on the establishment of a human rights monitoring mechanism in the Western Sahara. | | (290401) | 1274
| Mark Williams (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Head of his Department's Middle East and North Africa Department has plans to visit the Saharawi refugee camp in Algeria. | | (290518) | 1275
| Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department spent on newspaper advertising carried in each newspaper in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (289507) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 1276
N | Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost to the NHS of prescribing the drug Vioxx has been in each of the last two years. | | (292312) | 1277
| Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has for the provision of continuing care for people with (a) Duchenne muscular dystrophy and (b) other single-gene disorders. | | (291767) | 1278
| Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will include in the forthcoming Health White Paper proposals for ring-fenced funding for Duchenne muscular dystrophy research and clinical trials. | | (291768) | 1279
| Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will include in the forthcoming Health White Paper adoption of the Standards of Care for People Living with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy recently agreed internationally; and if he will make it his policy that new genomic medicines for Duchenne are trialled and monitored via a network of Duchenne centres of excellence. | | (291769) | 1280
| Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funding his Department has provided for translations research on single-gene disorders since the publication of the Genetics White Paper in 2003. | | (291770) | 1281
| Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent estimate he has made of the number of A-rated circulator pumps which are installed in NHS hospitals. | | (291788) | 1282
| Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what energy efficiency standards his Department has stipulated for circulator pumps in its guidance on private finance initiative projects. | | (291789) | 1283
| Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many requests for coeliac disease antibody tests NHS pathology laboratories have received in the last five years. | | (292019) | 1284
| Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on how many occasions the NHS has taken a biopsy from a patient in order to confirm a suspected diagnosis of coeliac disease in the last five years. | | (292020) | 1285
| Peter Bottomley (Worthing West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on what dates (a) he and (b) the Prime Minister were first informed of the commissioning by his Department of the study by McKinsey and Company into NHS costs, staffing and services; and when he plans to publish (i) the terms of reference of the study and (ii) its (A) interim and (B) final reports. | | (291490) | 1286
| Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which Minister in his Department has been assigned responsibility for overseeing the delivery of value for money in his Department; whether his Department has established a public sector reform team to implement service reforms; and if he will make a statement. | | (289739) | 1287
| Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion of student health visitors became qualified health visitors in each of the last five years. | | (289966) | 1288
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what expenditure his Department has incurred on the NHS business authority administering pre-paid prescription certificates in the last 12 months; and what estimate he has made of the income forgone in exemptions to prescription charges in the same period. | | (291575) | 1289
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of (a) the percentage of prescriptions dispensed which have incurred charges and (b) the amount paid in prescription charges in each of the last 12 months. | | (291576) | 1290
| Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many paediatric tuberculosis cases have been notified in England in the last five years. | | (292375) | 1291
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on which initiatives of his Department and its agencies expenditure on advertising has been incurred in each of the last five years; how much was spent on each such initiative; and which such initiatives were offered for tender through the Central Office of Information. | | (292527) | 1292
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will place in the Library a copy of the (a) display energy certificate and (b) advisory report for public buildings issued in respect of each property occupied by the Food Standards Agency. | | (289925) | 1293
| Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to increase awareness of cervical cancer symptoms by public healthcare professionals. | | (291468) | 1294
| Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy to lower the cervical cancer screening age to 20 years. | | (291471) | 1295
| Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in (a) Bolton and (b) Greater Manchester have received assistance from the NHS to stop smoking in each of the last five years. | | (291645) | 1296
| Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the most common cause of infant mortality is. | | (291646) | 1297
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to increase provision of social care support in (a) England and (b) Coventry. | | (289302) | 1298
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government is taking to ensure consistent levels of provision of social care support across the country. | | (289303) | 1299
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department provides to local authorities on application of criteria of (a) substantial and (b) critical needs in decisions on eligibility for adult social care services; what powers local authorities have to limit provision of such services to people with those categories of need; and if he will make a statement. | | (289304) | 1300
N | Mr Parmjit Dhanda (Gloucester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department provides to health professionals on implementation in maternity units of the guidelines issued by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists for preventing Group B streptococcus infection in newborn babies. | | (292168) | 1301
N | Mr Parmjit Dhanda (Gloucester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to ensure that pregnant women are informed about Group B streptococcus as part of their antenatal care. | | (292169) | 1302
N | Mr Parmjit Dhanda (Gloucester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment has been made of the implications for his policy of the most recent evidence on testing pregnant women for Group B streptococcus. | | (292170) | 1303
| Jim Dobbin (Heywood & Middleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of progress in using NHS numbers as a national unique patient identifier in respect of abortion operations; what proportion of such operations performed in the last 12 months were assigned an NHS number; whether that proportion has increased since September 2008; and whether the requirement to use NHS numbers in such operations from 18 September 2009 applies to independent clinics who perform abortions under NHS contract. | | (290273) | 1304
| Jim Dowd (Lewisham West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent estimate he has made of the annual cost to NHS hospitals of complying with his Department's copying letters policy; and what proportion of NHS patients chose to opt out of the policy. | | (290091) | 1305
| Jim Dowd (Lewisham West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent reports he has received of the prevalence of the automatic ordering of repeat prescriptions; and if he will take steps to end the practice. | | (290100) | 1306
| Mr Philip Dunne (Ludlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment has been made of the potential role of community pharmacies in helping to reduce health inequalities for people (a) at risk of and (b) diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. | | (290004) | 1307
| Mr Philip Dunne (Ludlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans there are for future provision of diabetes screening services in community pharmacies. | | (290006) | 1308
| Mr Philip Dunne (Ludlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department plans to take to encourage commissioning by primary care trusts of services provided by community pharmacies for (a) screening for and (b) treating Type 2 diabetes. | | (290007) | 1309
| Mr Philip Dunne (Ludlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department plans to take to provide screening and treatment services for Type 2 diabetes in community pharmacies for hard-to-reach groups. | | (290008) | 1310
N | Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on informing the British tourism industry on the effect of the swine influenza pandemic in the UK. | | (289657) | 1311
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many accident and emergency departments in Greater London were not open 24 hours a day on the latest date for which information is available. | | (291724) | 1312
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many hospital trusts in London have closed in-patient wards in the last 12 months. | | (292445) | 1313
| Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average change in veterinary charges in abattoirs has been in each year since 2006-07. | | (291918) | 1314
| Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to angioplasty services in (a) Cumbria and (b) Lancaster. | | (292374) | 1315
N | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what running costs have been incurred and how many patients have been treated at the Central and North West London National Problem Gambling Clinic since its opening in November 2008. | | (292316) | 1316
N | Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the largest (a) absolute and (b) percentage reduction in costs to the public purse was following successful taxation of claimant costs in cases involving the NHS Litigation Authority in each of the last five years; and which solicitor's firm was involved in each case. | | [R] (289838) | 1317
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2009, Official Report, column 524W, on risk assessment of automatic generic drug substitution, what plans he has to undertake (a) a full risk benefit analysis and (b) other impact assessment evaluation in respect of each specific proposal; and if he will make a statement. | | (290156) | 1318
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on what measures the £26.8 million allocated for the improvement for young people's access to contraception in February 2008 has been spent; and if he will make a statement. | | (291582) | 1319
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many repeat abortions there were in each primary care trust area in each of the last five years. | | (291583) | 1320
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of NHS staff who have contracted (a) HIV/AIDS and (b) hepatitis C through a needlestick injury in each of the last five years. | | (291584) | 1321
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many needlestick injuries have been recorded in each hospital trust in each of the last five years. | | (291585) | 1322
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate has been made of the number of cardiovascular screening checks undertaken by each primary care trust since 1 April 2009; and if he will make a statement. | | (291615) | 1323
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding has been provided by each health trust for safeguarding of children in 2009-10; and if he will make a statement. | | (291616) | 1324
| Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of swine flu have been reported among residents of Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath constituency to date. | | (291587) | 1325
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department spent on (a) car hire, (b) air travel, (c) hotels and (d) restaurant meals for (i) Ministers and (ii) staff of his Department in each of the last five years. | | (290168) | 1326
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) mobile telephones, (b) Blackberrys and (c) laptop computers, were issued to staff of his Department in each of the last five years; and how many of these were issued to (i) new staff and (ii) existing staff following the (A) loss or (B) theft of a previous device. | | (290438) | 1327
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what IT systems have been in development for use within his Department in the last five years; what the reason for the development of each system was; how much has been spent on the development of each system; and which systems have been subsequently (a) implemented, (b) terminated prior to implementation and (c) terminated following implementation. | | (290439) | 1328
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many sick days were taken by staff of his Department in each of the last five years; and what the cost to the public purse of these absences was. | | (290440) | 1329
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent estimate he has made of the average length of employment of staff of his Department at each Civil Service payband. | | (290441) | 1330
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many times his Department has been taken to an employment tribunal in each of the last five years; what the reason cited in each case was; and in how many cases the tribunal found in favour of (a) the employee and (b) the Department. | | (290442) | 1331
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many staff have (a) been dismissed and (b) had their contract terminated by his Department in each of the last five years; what the reason was in each case; and what the severance costs in relation to (i) dismissal and (ii) contract termination were in each such year. | | (290443) | 1332
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many staff took paternity leave from his Department in each of the last five years; and what the average duration of such leave has been. | | (290444) | 1333
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what flexi-time arrangements were available to staff within the Department in each of the last five years; and how many staff participated in such arrangements in each such year. | | (290445) | 1334
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many properties owned by the Department were liable for payment of (a) business rates and (b) empty property rates in each of the last five years; and what the liability of each was in each such year. | | (290446) | 1335
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what employee reward schemes are offered to staff of his Department; what the purpose of each scheme is; how many staff participate in each scheme; and what the cost of operating each scheme was in each of the last five years. | | (290447) | 1336
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department spent on travel by train for Ministers in each of the last five years. | | (291489) | 1337
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many GP surgeries have (a) applied for and (b) been granted funding to upgrade to become training practices in each strategic health authority area; how much has been granted to each successful surgery; and what assessment has been made of the effect of the length of implementation timescales on the (a) number and (b) quality of applications. | | (292077) | 1338
| 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 2061W, on departmental marketing, how many staff in his Department are responsible for branding activity; and what the cost of employing such staff was in 2008-09. | | (290214) | 1339
| Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 20 April 2009, Official Report, column 479W, on respiratory system, to how many patients in each age group the figures on (a) hospital and (b) admission episodes related in each case. | | (289570) | 1340
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for (a) Scotland, (b) Wales and (c) Northern Ireland on the implementation of proposals contained in the Green Paper, Shaping the future of care together. | | (292103) | 1341
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what role he plans for GPs in the proposed National Care Service as set out in the Green Paper, Shaping the future of care together; and what arrangements he plans to put in place for the provision of National Care Service to patients resident in England and registered with GP practices in Wales. | | (292104) | 1342
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much each hospice funded by his Department has received from his Department in the latest period for which figures are available; and what criteria his Department uses to determine its funding allocations to hospices. | | (289551) | 1343
| Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) NHS doctors, (b) NHS nurses, (c) NHS dentists and (d) GPs have been employed in (i) Jarrow constituency, (ii) South Tyneside, (iii) the North East and (iv) the UK in each year since 2007. | | (292075) | 1344
| Kate Hoey (Vauxhall): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to maintain the standard of service provided by the specialist stroke unit at St Thomas' Hospital. | | (290067) | 1345
| Stewart Hosie (Dundee East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of his Department's waste was recycled in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (289658) | 1346
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of (a) primary care trusts and (b) hospitals on their preparations for a swine influenza outbreak. | | (289493) | 1347
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what data his Department holds on the level of diversity in its recruitment of employees in each of the last three years. | | (290507) | 1348
N | Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases were recorded of (a) women and (b) men being admitted to hospital following non-consenting consumption of Rohypnol in England in each of the last five years. | | (292318) | 1349
N | Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department has issued to primary care trusts on the testing of admitted patients suspected of being given Rohypnol or associated drugs. | | (292319) | 1350
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effects on the quality of diabetes in primary care trusts of diabetes networks. | | (291806) | 1351
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effects of diabetes networks, as defined in the National Service Framework for Diabetes, on patient outcomes for people with diabetes. | | (291807) | 1352
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the savings which have accrued to the NHS arising from the introduction of NHS charging for those refused asylum in the UK in each year since 2004. | | (291808) | 1353
N | Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent advice he has received on the possible relationship between incidence of childhood leukaemia and exposure to extremely low frequency electrical and magnetic fields; and if he will make a statement. | | (290042) | 1354
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in the Tamworth constituency have received prescriptions without charge since such exemptions were introduced. | | (291466) | 1355
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of mental health NHS provider organisations are implementing the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence clinical guideline update for Schizophrenia. | | (290314) | 1356
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to (a) publicise and (b) implement the recommendations of the updated National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence clinical guideline update for schizophrenia. | | (290315) | 1357
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what (a) support and (b) guidance has been made available to healthcare professionals to facilitate adherence to the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence clinical guideline update on schizophrenia; and whether he has put in place ongoing monitoring to assess the implementation of the guidance by healthcare professionals. | | (290316) | 1358
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how the Care Quality Commission is monitoring adherence to the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence clinical guideline update on schizophrenia; and what steps it will take in respect of NHS organisations found to be non-compliant. | | (290317) | 1359
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what systems are in place to address non-adherence to treatment or medication amongst mental health service users; and what information his Department holds on the number of mental health services where these systems are applied. | | (290318) | 1360
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many serious untoward incidents where treatment or medication adherence was a contributing factor there have been in the last 12 months. | | (290319) | 1361
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to reply to the letter of 15 June 2009 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton on Mr A I Ul Haq. | | (290234) | 1362
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time for a hip replacement operation has been in (a) Sunderland and (b) England in each year since 2001. | | (289332) | 1363
| Mr Charles Kennedy (Ross, Skye and Lochaber): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when his Department expects to commence the second stage of trials for the anticipated blood test for variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease; and if he will make a statement. | | (292342) | 1364
| Mr Charles Kennedy (Ross, Skye and Lochaber): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many tissue or blood samples taken from UK haemophiliacs in the last three years are held by the National Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Surveillance Unit. | | (292343) | 1365
| Mr Charles Kennedy (Ross, Skye and Lochaber): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many tissue or blood samples taken from UK haemophiliacs who are deceased are held by the National Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Surveillance Unit. | | (292344) | 1366
| Mr Charles Kennedy (Ross, Skye and Lochaber): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many tissue or blood samples taken from UK haemophiliacs and held by the National Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Surveillance Unit have been tested to date. | | (292345) | 1367
| Mr Charles Kennedy (Ross, Skye and Lochaber): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether tissue or blood samples taken from UK haemophiliacs, and held as library samples, have been tested for the presence of diseases in the last three years without disclosure to the patients concerned; and if he will make a statement. | | (292346) | 1368
| Mr Charles Kennedy (Ross, Skye and Lochaber): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether tissue or blood samples taken from UK haemophiliacs, and held as library samples, have been tested for the presence of the PA virus in the last three years. | | (292347) | 1369
| Mr Charles Kennedy (Ross, Skye and Lochaber): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent advice his Department has sought on individual haemophiliacs' unique experience of multiple virus exposure, and its consequences for their health and treatment. | | (292348) | 1370
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the membership is of the National Programme Board responsible for developing a national approach to mental health and learning disability services for offenders. | | (290192) | 1371
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he has taken since the publication of Lord Bradley's review of people with mental health problems or learning disabilities in the criminal justice system to increase the rate of transfer of prisoners with severe mental illnesses from prison to secure hospital settings; and if he will make a statement. | | (290243) | 1372
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what data his Department collects on the availability of low, medium and high secure beds in the independent sector; and if he will make a statement. | | (290244) | 1373
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the median quality rating for (a) local authority provision, (b) voluntary provision, (c) private provision and (d) NHS provision of residential care home placements for adults aged under 65 years with learning disabilities in each (i) region and (ii) local authority area was in each of the last five years. | | (290245) | 1374
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the Government has accepted in full the recommendation to establish a national advisory group, made in Lord Bradley's review of people with mental health problems or learning disabilities in the criminal justice system. | | (290325) | 1375
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to his Department's press release of 9 August 2007, Opening the door to a new life for people with learning disabilities, what recent estimate he has made of the number of people still resident on NHS campuses. | | (291884) | 1376
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much of the £175 million fund to build new homes in the community for people with learning disabilities has been spent in each year since the fund was established. | | (291931) | 1377
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have called the National Breastfeeding Helpline in each of the last two years. | | (291933) | 1378
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many bed days were recorded for patients aged (a) 16 and (b) 17 years on adult psychiatric wards in each quarter of the last three years. | | (291934) | 1379
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many of the 4,000 extra midwives to be provided by 2012 have already been provided in each strategic health authority area; and how many he expects will be provided in each such area in each year to 2012. | | (291935) | 1380
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many full-time equivalent midwives the NHS employed in each strategic health authority area in each year since 2005. | | (291936) | 1381
N | Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will place in the Library a copy of the report commissioned by his Department from McKinsey and Co on NHS efficiency savings. | | (292108) | 1382
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many calls NHS Direct has received in each week since 7 May 2009; and how long on average it took for such calls to be answered in each such week. | | (291493) | 1383
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the chemical composition is of the swine flu vaccine his Department is planning to issue to the NHS. | | (291494) | 1384
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many claims were made under the Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts in each financial year since 1997-98 for which figures are available; what the combined monetary value of such claims was in each year; and what proportion of such claims (a) were for the recovery of the claimant's legal and other costs and (b) related to each clinical area in each year. | | (291501) | 1385
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the highest ratio of claimant costs to legal costs in cases involving the NHS litigation authority in respect of which legal proceedings have been completed was in each of the last five years; and how much was spent on (a) claimant costs and (b) damages in total in relation to such cases in which claimant costs exceeded damages in each of those years. | | (291711) | 1386
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the effects on levels of availability of pharmaceuticals in the UK of increases in exports of such pharmaceuticals consequent on the value of sterling. | | (291782) | 1387
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many calls the swine flu information line had received on the latest date for which figures are available; and how much his Department has spent on that service. | | (291783) | 1388
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) acute, (b) elderly, (c) mental health, (d) children's (e) maternity and (f) other Nightingale wards have been recorded in Estates Return Collection Information as in use in each NHS organisation in each year since 1997. | | (291784) | 1389
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what data NHS trusts are required to collect to monitor levels of (a) use of mixed-sex accommodation and (b) standards of privacy and dignity provided for patients. | | (291785) | 1390
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Statement of 20 July 2009, Official Report, columns 583-5, on swine flu, if he will place in the Library a copy of the list of all antiviral collection points in each primary care trust. | | (291855) | 1391
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Statement of 20 July 2009, Official Report, columns 583-5, on swine flu, which groups will be regarded as higher risk for the purposes of vaccine prioritisation. | | (291856) | 1392
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Statement of 20 July 2009, Official Report, columns 583-5, on swine flu, if he will place in the Library a copy of the analysis he received which showed that the initial containment policy for swine flu worked well. | | (291857) | 1393
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Statement of 20 July 2009, Official Report, columns 583-5, on swine flu, how many people will be employed to staff the interim flu line service; and how many calls per day the interim service will be capable of handling. | | (291858) | 1394
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Statement of 20 July 2009, Official Report, columns 583-5, on swine flu, which 110 primary care trusts had reported exceptional levels of flu like illness. | | (291859) | 1395
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) acute and (b) critical care beds were reported in situation reports to his Department as being in use in hospitals in each week since 1 April 2009. | | (291860) | 1396
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many courses of antivirals have been dispensed for the treatment of patients with swine flu in each (a) age group and (b) primary care trust since 2 July 2009. | | (291861) | 1397
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department had spent on the provision of information on swine flu; and how much further expenditure on such provision he has planned. | | (291862) | 1398
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, during which month in 2010 he expects his Department's White Paper on care and support to be published. | | (291863) | 1399
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to page 106 of his Department's Green Paper, Shaping the future of care together, what estimate he has made of the percentage of the costs of the partnership option which could be met from the existing social care budget. | | (291864) | 1400
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to page 106 of his Department's Green Paper, Shaping the future of care together, on what evidence the estimate that a quarter or a third of basic care and support costs could be paid for by the state was based; and what estimate he made of the cost of (a) a quarter and (b) a third af all annual care and support. | | (291865) | 1401
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 16 July 2009, Official Report, column 671W, on swine flu, what the additional antiviral collection point functionality added to the flu line service is. | | (291866) | 1402
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 16 July 2009, Official Report, column 671W, on swine flu, what the differences are between the full National Pandemic Flu Line Service and the interim solution. | | (291867) | 1403
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Prime Minister's announcement of 29 June 2009 on provision of social housing, whether funds from underspends in his Department's budget will be re-allocated to social housing initiatives. | | (291877) | 1404
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the reasons are for the time taken to publish the National Programme Budgeting data for 2007-08. | | (291878) | 1405
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much he expects his Department's proposals to give 350,000 people free personal home care to cost per year; from which budgets he expects the money to be drawn; how much is to be drawn from each budget; and what consequential reductions he expects to be made in other programmes funded from such budgets. | | (292399) | 1406
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much he expects to be spent on each hospital building programme in each of the next five financial years. | | (292531) | 1407
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which (a) individuals and (b) organisations he consulted on his proposals to (i) give 350,000 people free personal home care, (ii) provide patients with access to cancer diagnostics within one week of concerns being raised and (iii) provide free parking for hospital in-patients. | | (292535) | 1408
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects to publish (a) the responses to and (b) the conclusions of his Department's consultation on its social care Green Paper. | | (292536) | 1409
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much he expects his proposals for the creation of a National Care Service to cost; which organisations he expects to comprise the service; what assessment he has made of the likely effects of his proposals on (a) existing (i) NHS and (ii) social care budgets and (b) existing local authority provision of social care. | | (292537) | 1410
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much he expects his proposals to provide free parking for hospital in-patients to cost in each financial year; from which budgets he expects the money to be taken; and whether he expects the budgets of any other programmes to be reduced consequent on the implementation of those proposals. | | (292538) | 1411
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the percentage of income from hospital parking charges accounted for by charges paid by (a) outpatients and (b) staff; and whether these groups will have access to free parking at hospital sites under his policy for free parking for hospital in-patients. | | (292539) | 1412
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many additional (a) staff, (b) diagnostic centres and (c) diagnostics machines he estimates will be required to implement his proposals to provide patients with access to cancer diagnostics within one week of concerns being raised. | | (292540) | 1413
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much he expects his proposals to provide patients with access to cancer diagnostics within one week of concerns being raised to cost (a) in each financial year for which figures are available and (b) in (i) capital and (ii) revenue costs over the period of the programme; and from which budgets the funding for the proposals will be taken. | | (292541) | 1414
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what methodology he has used to define highest need in his proposals to give 350,000 people with the highest needs free personal home care; how he has calculated that there are 350,000 people in need of this level of care; what estimate he has made of the average amount to be spent on each person per week under the proposals; how many hours of care each will receive on average per week; and whether he has included in the 350,000 anyone who presently receives any proportion of their home care free of charge. | | (292542) | 1415
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he plans to take to strengthen mechanisms to improve implementation of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence's clinical guidelines on Parkinson's Disease dated 2006, in light of the relevant recommendations contained in High Quality Care for All. | | (289565) | 1416
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of per capita NHS spending in (a) North Yorkshire, (b) Yorkshire and the Humber and (c) England in 2009-10. | | (291693) | 1417
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of women giving birth in (a) the Vale of York, (b) North Yorkshire and (c) England did so at home in (i) 2005, (ii) 2006, (iii) 2007 and (iv) 2008. | | (291712) | 1418
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent on NHS maternity services in (a) the Vale of York, (b) North Yorkshire and (c) England in (i) 2005, (ii) 2006, (iii) 2007 and (iv) 2008. | | (291713) | 1419
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many midwives were employed in the National Health Service in (a) the Vale of York, (b) North Yorkshire and (c) England in (i) 2005, (ii) 2006, (iii) 2007 and (iv) 2008. | | (291794) | 1420
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many times hospitals in (a) the Vale of York, (b) North Yorkshire and (c) England closed maternity units to expectant mothers in (i) 2005, (ii) 2006, (iii) 2007 and (iv) 2008. | | (291796) | 1421
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether patients who have had strokes qualify for continuing healthcare assessment. | | (292359) | 1422
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what criteria govern the award of continuing healthcare assessment to patients who have had strokes. | | (292371) | 1423
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which health authorities do not pay a salary to their board members. | | (291979) | 1424
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS buildings use heat generated by (a) solar panels and (b) ground source heat pumps. | | (292014) | 1425
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what methodology his Department used to calculate the average cost per patient of its clinical trials of medicalised heroin injections; how many patients undergoing the trials had a previous criminal record including a custodial sentence; how many patients were under the age of 30; and how many patients did not complete the trial. | | (292043) | 1426
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many staff there were in his Department (a) in 1997 and (b) on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (292064) | 1427
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had on mergers of primary care trusts. | | (292377) | 1428
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the budget of his Department for publicity is in 2009-10. | | (292504) | 1429
| John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many external training courses were attended by staff of his Department in the last 12 months; and what the cost was of attendances on each such course. | | (289703) | 1430
| Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of qualified health visitors aged (a) between 20 and 30 years, (b) between 31 and 40 years, (c) between 41 and 50 years, (d) between 51 and 60 years and (e) 60 years and over who are not presently practising. | | (289309) | 1431
| Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average vacancy rate for health visitors in each primary care trust was in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (289310) | 1432
| Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion of children under the age of five years received two doses of MMR vaccine in each quarter of the last 10 years. | | (289314) | 1433
| Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion of health visitors were (a) male and (b) female in each year since 1997. | | (289387) | 1434
| Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion of health visitors were from black and minority ethnic groups in each year since 1997. | | (289388) | 1435
| Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what procedures are in place to ensure the marketing of breastmilk is in accordance with the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk. | | (289571) | 1436
| Anne Milton (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the likely effect of a swine influenza pandemic and normal winter trends in hospital admissions on the availability of paediatric beds. | | (290009) | 1437
| Anne Milton (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he has taken to implement each of the recommendations of Lord Bradley's review of people with mental health problems or learning disabilities in the criminal justice system which were accepted by his Department. | | (290010) | 1438
| Anne Milton (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of prisoners diagnosed with serious mental illnesses since July 2000; and if he will make a statement. | | (290011) | 1439
| Anne Milton (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of prisoners with acute, severe mental illnesses who have waited more than 14 days for transfer to an appropriate healthcare setting in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (290012) | 1440
N | Anne Milton (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the likely change in numbers of paediatric beds available between 2010 and 2012; and what assessment he has made of the likely effects of that change on winter planning during that period. | | (290021) | 1441
| Anne Milton (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 15th July 2009, Official Report, column 532W, on health visitors: crimes of violence, whether the results of NHS staff surveys are available to the NHS Security Management Service. | | (291450) | 1442
| Anne Milton (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 15th July 2009, Official Report, column 532W, on health visitors: crimes of violence, what figures his Department holds on incidents of harassment, bullying or abuse of (a) heath visitors and (b) other national health service staff by (i) patients and service users and (ii) managers. | | (291451) | 1443
N | Anne Milton (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans his Department has to provide vaccinations against swine influenza to homebound patients. | | (292317) | 1444
| Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps are taken to identify people with epilepsy on entry into (a) prisons and (b) young offender institutions. | | (289953) | 1445
| Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in (a) prisons and (b) young offender institutions have epilepsy. | | (289954) | 1446
| Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department provides to staff in (a) prisons and (b) young offender institutions on the care of people with epilepsy. | | (289955) | 1447
| Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department has on levels of incorrect prescription of medication for people with epilepsy in (a) the general population and (b) the prison population. | | (289956) | 1448
| Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department has on levels of misdiagnosis of epilepsy in (a) the general population and (b) the prison population. | | (289957) | 1449
| Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department has on the number of people with epilepsy who have had a medical review in the last 12 months in (a) the general population and (b) the prison population. | | (289958) | 1450
| Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department has on the number of people with epilepsy who have uncontrolled seizures in (a) the general population and (b) the prison population. | | (289959) | 1451
| Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department has on the number of people with epilepsy who have been diagnosed by an epilepsy specialist in (a) the general population and (b) the prison population. | | (289960) | 1452
| Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the extent to which the care of people in prison with epilepsy is in accordance with the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence clinical guidelines of 2004. | | (289961) | 1453
| Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the Care Quality Commission plans to undertake a review of the care of people in prison with epilepsy. | | (289965) | 1454
| Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the percentage change in salary of each board member of each NHS (a) trust and (b) foundation was in each year since 2001. | | (291757) | 1455
| Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what (a) pay and (b) other benefits each board member of each NHS (i) trust and (ii) foundation has received in each year since 2001. | | (291758) | 1456
N | Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he made of the number of secondary schools which employ a school nurse; and what estimate he has made of the number of school nurse posts to be established in secondary schools in the next 12 months. | | (292116) | 1457
| Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on whether funding presently allocated to his Department is to be re-allocated to the Department for Communities and Local Government to help implement the housing policies announced in the Draft Legislative Programme for 2009-10. | | (290487) | 1458
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of home help contact hours in each region were provided by (a) council authorities and (b) the independent sector according to the results of his Department's home help returns in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (289449) | 1459
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish the results of the 2008 home help returns for each (a) region, (b) shire county, (c) unitary authority and (d) metropolitan district. | | (289450) | 1460
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many instances of counterfeit (a) medicines and (b) devices have been discovered in the supply chain in each of the last four years. | | (289451) | 1461
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many universities offer (a) pre- and (b) post-registration courses for nurses on continence education and training. | | (289452) | 1462
N | Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, where each burns unit in England is located; and how many (a) adults and (b) children with each category of burn each unit treated in each of the last three years. | | (289454) | 1463
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) admission episodes and (b) discharge episodes with a primary or secondary diagnosis of (i) malnutrition, (ii) nutritional anaemias and (iii) other nutritional deficiencies were recorded in each primary care trust area of commissioning responsibility in the Hospital Episodes Statistics database in 2007-08. | | (289455) | 1464
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many packages of care were provided by local authorities to clients with (a) physical disability and (b) rheumatoid arthritis in the latest year for which figures are available; and at what (i) gross and (ii) net cost. | | (289456) | 1465
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) inpatient and (b) outpatient attendances in the rheumatology speciality in the latest year for which figures are available; and at what average cost. | | (289457) | 1466
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) primary and (b) secondary care consultations for rheumatoid arthritis in the latest year for which figures are available; and at what average cost. | | (289458) | 1467
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the cost of rheumatoid arthritis to (a) the NHS and (b) the social care system in the latest year for which figures are available. | | (289566) | 1468
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to answer Question (a) 279209, on the composition of his Department's Applications Committee, tabled on 11 June 2009 and (b) 283263, on the NHS IT Programme, tabled on 26 June 2009. | | (289567) | 1469
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the results of his Department's consultation on the use of 0845 telephone numbers by the NHS will be published. | | (289568) | 1470
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2009, Official Report, column 550W, on telemedicine, in which (a) local authority and (b) primary care trust areas business has been procured through the PASA Telecare National Framework Agreement. | | (289637) | 1471
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2009, Official Report, column 546W, on NHS: working hours, when the Department plans to communicate to the European Commission on the provisions of the Working Time (Amendment) Regulations. | | (289638) | 1472
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July 2009, Official Report, columns 350-1W, on parliamentary bulletins, what amendment was requested to the first edition of Westminster; for what reason a reference to the remuneration of the Chair of the Appointments Commission was removed; and what the Chair's remuneration is. | | (289693) | 1473
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost of producing his Department's publication Shaping the future of care together, Cm 7673, was; what the cost of obtaining pictures for the publication was; and from where the pictures were obtained. | | (290101) | 1474
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Department's Green Paper, Shaping the future of care together, Cm 7673, page 27, whether his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated research to update the figures provided by the study on Lifetime risk of entering residential or nursing home care in England. | | (290120) | 1475
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Department's Green Paper, Shaping the future of care together, Cm 7673, page 19, what data modelling of a universal deferred payment mechanism his Department has undertaken; what estimate he has made of the inflationary costs of such a mechanism; what estimate he has made of the likely default rate under such a mechanism; and how his Department would finance such a mechanism. | | (290121) | 1476
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Department's Green Paper, Shaping the future of care together, Cm 7673, page 123, if he will place in the Library a copy of the data modelling for the (a) comprehensive and (b) partnership model. | | (290122) | 1477
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether each of the models referred to in his Department's Green Paper, Shaping the future of care together, Cm 7673, page 123, is to be used in the funding of (a) domiciliary, (b) residential and (c) domiciliary and residential care. | | (290123) | 1478
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 16 July 2009 to the hon. Member for Cardiff Central, Official Report, columns 656-57W, on blood: contamination, whether he has sought from the people whose personal information is in the seven withheld records permission to disclose those records. | | (290157) | 1479
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Department's Green Paper, Shaping the future of care together, Cm 7673, page 42, what assumptions were made on the level of state funding in each year to 2025. | | (290179) | 1480
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Department's Green Paper, Shaping the future of care together, Cm 7673, page 126, what definition his Department uses of a consensus across society; and what mechanisms he plans to use to determine the extent of such a consensus. | | (290180) | 1481
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Department's Green Paper, Shaping the future of care together, Cm 7673, page 112, how many more people born with care and support needs would qualify for free care under the partnership element than qualify under his Department's current policies; and what estimate he has made of the cost of providing care for people who would qualify for all their care free under that element. | | (290181) | 1482
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Department's Green Paper, Shaping the future of care together, Cm 7673, page 77, what assessment he has made of the reasons for which there is little solid evidence about what prevention methods work best. | | (290182) | 1483
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Department's Green Paper, Shaping the future of care together, Cm 7673, page 40, if he will place in the Library a copy of HM Treasury's fiscal projections for the costs of long-term care. | | (290183) | 1484
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Department's Green Paper, Shaping the future of care together, Cm 7673, page 38, whether the statistics on life expectancy for children born with Down's syndrome are based on research undertaken in (a) the UK and (b) the US. | | (290184) | 1485
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Department's Green Paper, Shaping the future of care together, Cm 7673, page 14, what data were used to calculate figures on the cost of care; and if he will place in the Library a copy of those data. | | (290185) | 1486
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Department's Green Paper, Shaping the future of care together, Cm 7673, page 12, when he plans to publish the action plan on workforce development. | | (290186) | 1487
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Department's Green Paper, Shaping the future of care together, Cm 7673, page 10, what the earliest date is on which each of the six proposals could be implemented. | | (290187) | 1488
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people with a learning disability have been referred for further treatment as a result of an annual health check in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (290203) | 1489
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he plans to take to (a) monitor and (b) evaluate the effect of direct enhanced service annual health checks on people with a learning disability. | | (290204) | 1490
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people with a learning disability have had a health check in the last 12 months. | | (290205) | 1491
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many practising GPs have (a) had training and (b) been accredited to provide health checks to people with a learning disability. | | (290206) | 1492
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the incidence of male breast cancer is in each primary care trust area. | | (290207) | 1493
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Governmnt's response to the Royal Commission on Long-Term Care, Cm 4818-II, page 10, whether approval was given to a national survey to monitor trends in health expectancy. | | (290278) | 1494
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Government's response to the Royal Commission on Long-Term Care, Cm 4818-II, page 9, what longitutudinal research to track the process and outcomes of preventative interventions his Department has commissioned since 2000; if he will place in the Library copies of such research; what steps he has taken to improve cultural awareness in services offered to black and ethnic minority elders; and if he will place in the Library copies of the projections of the overall cost of long-term care commissioned from the Personal Social Services Research unit. | | (290279) | 1495
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Government's response to the Royal Commission on Long-Term Care, Cm 4818-II, page 8, in which years the Government's investment would fund the cost of the Royal Commission's recommendation; what research his Department has commissioned to ascertain how much money goes to supporting older people in residential homes; and what recent estimates he has made of the everage annual cost to his Department of supporting older people in residential care. | | (290280) | 1496
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will place in the Library copies of the results of the (a) polling and (b) focus group work conducted in relation to his Department's Green Paper, Shaping the Future of Care Together, Cm 7673. | | (290386) | 1497
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to publish his Department's review of the use of anti-psychotic medicine for dementia treatment. | | (290387) | 1498
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what medicines and patient services have been procured through a reverse e-auction in each of the last 48 months. | | (290388) | 1499
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what criteria the Purchasing and Supply Agency uses in deciding whether to use a reverse e-auction to procure medicines or services for patients. | | (290389) | 1500
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department has issued to the Purchasing and Supply Agency on the use of e-auctions. | | (290390) | 1501
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research the National School for Social Care Research has (a) undertaken and (b) published since its establishment; and what research projects are ongoing at that school. | | (290391) | 1502
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to enable carers to (a) attend general practitioner consultations with those for who they care and (b) speak to general practitioners on behalf of such persons. | | (290392) | 1503
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects to publish a response to his Department's consultation on ordinary residence guidance. | | (290393) | 1504
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the Care Quality Commission plans to conduct a State of Social Care review for (a) 2008-09 and (b) 2009-10. | | (290394) | 1505
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to publish the responses to his Department's consultation on its Green Paper, Shaping the future of care together, Cm 7673. | | (290395) | 1506
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when in 2010 he plans to publish a White Paper on social care. | | (290396) | 1507
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) young adults with disabilities, including learning disabilities and (b) other people he consulted in the preparation of his Department's Green Paper, Shaping the future of care together, Cm 7673. | | (290397) | 1508
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the merits of making changes to the Disability Living Allowance programme as part of his proposals on social care. | | (290398) | 1509
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his Department's policy is on the involvement of people affected by haemophilia in the consultation process for the re-tendering of the national contract for clotting factors for patients with haemophilia. | | (290517) | 1510
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Department's Green Paper on Shaping the future of care together, Cm 7673, page 10, what estimate he has made of the cost of the proposed six week re-ablement plan; what steps he plans to take to (a) promote telecare and (b) make information available on prevention and early intervention as part of his proposals on the care and support system; and what estimate he has made of the cost of taking such steps. | | (290519) | 1511
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Department's Green Paper, Shaping the future of care together, Cm 7673, page 17, what estimate he has made of the level of personal cost at which paying for care is fundamentally unfair. | | (290520) | 1512
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding his Department has allocated for provision of mental health services in West Hertfordshire for 2009-10. | | (289409) | 1513
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what changes to the amount of funding allocated to primary care trusts in Hertfordshire there have been in the course of 2009-10; and what such changes he anticipates in the course of 2010-11. | | (289410) | 1514
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, at what locations in Hertfordshire severely mentally impaired children may be treated; and what choice parents have about the location at which treatment is provided. | | (289411) | 1515
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which primary care trusts in Hertfordshire have a financial deficit against their budget for 2009-10; and how much the deficit is in each such case. | | (289412) | 1516
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many GP practices in (a) Hertfordshire and (b) England are closed at lunchtimes on weekdays. | | (289429) | 1517
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many doctors were employed by West Hertfordshire NHS Primary Care Trust (a) in 1997 and (b) at the latest date for which figures are available. | | (289444) | 1518
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department spent on the Dental Access Programme in the latest period for which figures are available; and how many staff the programme employs. | | (289996) | 1519
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what criteria his Department uses to identify epidemic levels of swine influenza in an area; and in which areas such levels have been identified to date. | | (290152) | 1520
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2009, Official Report, column 486W, on prescription: fees and charges, for what reasons the projections for revenue from prescription charges do not take account of proposals to exempt from such charges those with long-term conditions. | | (290227) | 1521
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2009, Official Report, column 583-84W, on staff pay, how many staff received a salary of more than £100,000 in current prices in each year; and how many staff were receiving a salary of more than £100,000 on 1 April 2009. | | (290286) | 1522
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for South Cambridgeshire of 6 July 2009, Official Report, column 583W, on departmental pay, how many staff (a) received a salary of more than £100,00 in each year since 1997, expressed in 2009 prices and (b) were earning more than £100,000 on 1 April 2009. | | (290305) | 1523
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will conduct an audit of the cost of residual value payments which may be made to providers of independent sector treatment centres (ISTC) projects contracted under the (a) first and (b) second wave of the ISTC programme. | | (290308) | 1524
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance he has issued to primary care trusts on the commissioning of services from independent sector treatment centres. | | (290309) | 1525
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the NHS tariff is for procedures undertaken in independent sector treatment centres. | | (290310) | 1526
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2009, Official Report, column 486W, on prescription: fees and charges, for what reason the preparations for prescription charge income do not take into account his Department's proposals in relation to the exemption from prescription charges of people with long-term illnesses. | | (290311) | 1527
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the cost of implementing the six medium-term actions referred to in chapter seven of the Independent review of NHS dental services in England. | | (290345) | 1528
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his Department has had with the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence on standards of dental services in the last 12 months. | | (290346) | 1529
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on how many occasions (a) he, (b) his predecessor, (c) other Ministers in his Department and (d) Departmental officials met Professor Jimmy Steele and the Dental Review Team between the dates of the (i) announcement and (ii) publication of the independent review of NHS dental services in England. | | (290347) | 1530
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has for the management of the expiry of the contracts of phase one independent sector treatment centres. | | (290348) | 1531
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department has spent on its review of the dental public health workforce; and if he will make a statement. | | (290349) | 1532
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects the review of the dental public health workforce commissioned by his Department to be published; and if he will make a statement. | | (290350) | 1533
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy to develop an IT plan for NHS dentistry; and if he will make a statement. | | (290455) | 1534
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to page 88 of Chapter 7 of the Independent Review of NHS Dental Services in England, what recent estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of implementing the four longer-term aims identified by the Review. | | (290490) | 1535
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to page 88 of Chapter 7 of the Independent Review of NHS Dental Services in England, which of the four longer-term aims identified by the Review his Department has accepted; and what mechanism his Department has put in place for implementation in each such case. | | (290491) | 1536
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to page 88 of Chapter 7 of the Independent Review of NHS Dental Services in England, which of the medium-term actions identified by the Review his Department has accepted; and what mechanism his Department has put in place for implementation in each such case. | | (290492) | 1537
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to page 84 of Chapter 7 of the Independent Review of NHS Dental Services in England, whether he has estimated the cost of implementing the seven immediate priorities identified by the Review. | | (290493) | 1538
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to Chaper 7 of the Independent Review of NHS Dental Services in England, whether his Department has identified separate funding streams in respect of the (a) immediate priorities, (b) medium-term actions and (c) longer-term aims identified in the Review. | | (290494) | 1539
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to page 87 of the Independent Review of NHS Dental Services in England, which of the seven immediate priorities identified by the Review his Department has accepted; and what steps his Department has taken towards implementation in each such case. | | (290495) | 1540
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent estimate he has made of the costs likely to be incurred by his Department in relation to its contractual obligations under phase one of the independent sector treatment centre programme after the expiry of phase one contracts. | | (290516) | 1541
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average shelf-life is of the Tamiflu the Government has in stock. | | (289237) | 1542
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what procedures the NHS has in place to ensure the use of the oldest stock of Tamiflu first. | | (289238) | 1543
| Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department has issued on the requirement to destroy embryos frozen under the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act (a) 1990 and (b) 2008; what his policy is on embryos which have been stored for five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (291817) | 1544
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects the Family Nurse Partnership to be extended to the Huddersfield and Calderdale primary care trust area. | | (291800) | 1545
| John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July 2009, Official Report, column 356W, what progress has been made in his Department's work with the Office for National Statistics to provide the requested information; and if he will make a statement. | | (291573) | 1546
| John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to consult on the inclusion of venous thromboembolism risk assessment and prevention in the 2010-11 NHS Operaing Framework. | | (291660) | 1547
| John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects his Department's venous thrombroembolism risk assessment model to be made available to all health professionals in the NHS through the National Programme for IT; and if he will make a statement. | | (291661) | 1548
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will provide patients receiving treatment for cancers with (a) dental and (b) eye care fee exemptions; and if he will make a statement. | | (289563) | 1549
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many sickness days were taken as a result of assaults of staff in each NHS trust in the most recent year for which figures are available; how many working days were lost per staff member as a result of assault in each NHS trust area in that year; and what estimate he has made of the average cost to NHS trusts of working days lost as a result of assaults on NHS staff in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (289273) | 1550
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department spent on hire vehicles in each of the last five financial years. | | (291612) | 1551
N | Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 2 July 2009, Official Report, column 388W, on meeting dates, when his Department plans to respond to the emails from the National Allergy Strategy Group of 28 May, 4 June, 19 June and 6 July 2009. | | (289173) | 1552
| David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding his Department has provided to the Carers Federation to administer the Independent Complaints Advocacy Service in the East Midlands in each year since the service was launched in September 2003. | | (292390) | 1553
| Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 14 September 2009, Official Report, column 2165W, on motor neurone disease: wheelchairs, when he expects the Care Services Efficiency Programme to report on a new model for the delivery of community equipment and wheelchair services. | | (292336) | 1554
| Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects his Department to publish proposals for the implementation of generic substitution. | | (291537) | 1555
| Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to launch his consultation on the implementation of generic substitution. | | (291538) | 1556
| David Tredinnick (Bosworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will commission a study in England with equivalent terms of reference to the Get Well UK pilot study of use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine carried out with Government funding in Northern Ireland in 2007-08; what assessment he has made of the cost effectiveness of allowing GPs to refer patients to complementary and alternative health practitioners; and if he will make a statement. | | (289640) | 1557
| David Tredinnick (Bosworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of levels of variability across the country in levels of access for patients to (a) osteopathy and (b) other manual therapies. | | (289641) | 1558
| David Tredinnick (Bosworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what procedures have been put in place to ensure primary care trusts are informed of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidelines on low back pain of June 2009, with particular reference to the recommendation that GPs consider referral of patients to a course of manual therapy such as osteopathy. | | (289642) | 1559
| Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, under what circumstances illegal immigrants may obtain treatment under the National Health Service. | | (291971) | 1560
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients were admitted to each hospital in the East of England as a consequence of (a) alcoholic liver disease and (b) cirrhosis of the liver in each of the last 10 years. | | (291482) | 1561
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients were admitted to hospital as a consequence of (a) alcoholic liver disease and (b) cirrhosis of the liver in each of the last 10 years. | | (291483) | 1562
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure proper and effective NHS treatment for those diagnosed with multiple chemical sensitivity. | | (292437) | 1563
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much and what proportion of the expenditure of each primary care trust was spent on (a) all services relating to diabetes and (b) campaigns to increase awareness of diabetes in the latest year for which information is available. | | (291966) | 1564
| Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy to suspend methadone prescriptions for prisoners in prisons where the drug rehabilitation programme is based on abstinence. | | (291958) | 1565
| Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what consultations took place on the introduction of methadone prescriptions for prisoners. | | (291959) | 1566
| Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department spent on newspaper advertising carried in each newspaper in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (289506) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 1567
| Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many record checks have been made against the National Identity Card register by (a) the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency and (b) other Scottish agencies since the introduction of the scheme. | | (291640) | 1568
| Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he plans to take to ensure the effectiveness of the system for granting visas to overseas students wishing to study in the UK; and if he will make a statement. | | (291978) | 1569
| Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the merits of developing a password identification system to protect vulnerable people from bogus doorstep callers. | | (291791) | 1570
| John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Parliamentary Business Unit of the Immigration and Nationality Department plans to reply to the letters of 26 June and 8 July 2009 from the hon. Member for Edinburgh West on Ezekiel Nutebuka. | | (289262) | 1571
| Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which Minister in his Department has been assigned responsibility for overseeing the delivery of value for money in his Department; whether his Department has established a public sector reform team to implement service reforms; and if he will make a statement. | | (289738) | 1572
| Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many requests were (a) made and (b) granted to use powers under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 by (i) each local authority and (ii) each NHS trust in England in (A) 2003-04 and (B) 2007-08. | | (291737) | 1573
| Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers have been tested for substance misuse in each of the last three years; and how many of those tests have recorded a positive result of substance misuse. | | (292441) | 1574
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on which initiatives of his Department and its agencies expenditure on advertising has been incurred in each of the last five years; how much was spent on each such initiative; and which such initiatives were offered for tender through the Central Office of Information. | | (292528) | 1575
| Mr Ronnie Campbell (Blyth Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) crimes and (b) violent crimes were reported in (i) Blyth Valley and (ii) Northumberland in the last four years. | | (289374) | 1576
| Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number of people who entered the UK on a student visa and remained in the UK after the expiration of the visa in the last 10 years. | | (291928) | 1577
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have immigrated to the UK who were not British citizens or citizens of another EU member state in each year since 1989. | | (291837) | 1578
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) employment-related grants of settlement, (b) family formation and reunion grants of settlement and (c) other grants of settlement on a discretionary basis have been made in (i) each quarter since 1 January 2006 and (ii) each year since 1992. | | (291838) | 1579
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of people (a) applying for citizenship and (b) applying for settlement passed the Knowledge of Life Test in each quarter since its inception. | | (291839) | 1580
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) enforced removals and (b) voluntary departures there have been in (i) each year since 1997 and (ii) each quarter since the first quarter of 2008; and how many of the enforced removals were not initial refusals at a port of entry in each such year. | | (291840) | 1581
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many grants of settlement have been made to persons granted indefinite leave outside the immigration rules under measures aimed at clearing the backlog of unresolved cases in each year since the inception of such measures. | | (291841) | 1582
| Ms Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many infringements of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 in Scotland were recorded in 2008; and how many of those resulted in a prosecution. | | (291588) | 1583
| Ms Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of procedures regulated under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 carried out in Scotland in 2008 were conducted without anaesthesia. | | (291589) | 1584
| Ms Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of the project licences granted under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 in force in Scotland at the end of 2008 were in the (a) mild, (b) moderate, (c) substantial and (d) unclassified severity banding. | | (291590) | 1585
| Ms Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) mice, (b) rats, (c) guinea pigs, (d) hamsters, (e) rabbits, (f) horses and other equids, (g) sheep, (h) pigs, (i) birds, (j) amphibians, (k) reptiles, (l) fish, (m) cats, (n) dogs, (o) New World primates and (p) Old World primates were used in procedures conducted in Scotland and regulated under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 in 2008. | | (291591) | 1586
| Ms Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individual animals were used in procedures regulated under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 in Scotland in 2008. | | (291592) | 1587
| Ms Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many project licences in respect of work to be carried out in Scotland were granted under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 in 2008; and how many such project licences were in force at the end of 2008. | | (291819) | 1588
| Ms Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the regulated procedures under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 were conducted in Scotland in 2008 involved (a) cats, (b) dogs, (c) rabbits, (d) horses and other equids, (e) New World primates and (f) Old World primates which (i) were genetically modified and (ii) had a harmful genetic defect. | | (291820) | 1589
| Ms Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of the regulated procedures under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 which were conducted in Scotland in 2008 were carried out for (a) fundamental and applied studies other than toxicology and (b) toxicity tests or other safety and efficacy evaluation. | | (291821) | 1590
| Ms Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of the regulated procedures under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 which were conducted in Scotland in 2008 were performed in (a) public health laboratories, (b) universities and medical schools, (c) National Health Service hospitals, (d) Government departments, (e) other public bodies, (f) non-profit making organisations and (g) commercial organisations. | | (291822) | 1591
| Ms Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many places in Scotland were designated as (a) a supplying establishment, (b) a breeding establishment and (c) a scientific procedure establishment under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 at the end of 2008. | | (291823) | 1592
| Ms Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many regulated procedures under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 were carried out in Scotland in 2008. | | (291824) | 1593
| Ms Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) genetically modified animals and (b) animals with a harmful genetic defect were used in regulated procedures under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 which were conducted in Scotland in 2008. | | (291825) | 1594
| Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to increase (a) racial equality within and (b) recruitment of people from ethnic minorities to the West Midlands police service. | | (291529) | 1595
| Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) officers and (b) senior officers in the West Midlands police service are from ethnic minorities. | | (291530) | 1596
| Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow South West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers were supported in accommodation in each Parliamentary constituency in Scotland on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (289988) | 1597
| Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow South West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers in receipt of housing and financial support have waited more than one year for an initial interview; and if he will make a statement. | | (289989) | 1598
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Serious Organised Crime Agency staff have been assaulted in the course of their work since the Agency was established. | | (291639) | 1599
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people arrived at UK airports without valid identity documents in each of the last three years for which figures are available. | | (291778) | 1600
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Afghan nationals are seeking asylum. | | (291828) | 1601
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Afghan nationals have been given permission to remain in the UK in each of the last five years. | | (291829) | 1602
| Mr Parmjit Dhanda (Gloucester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when a decision on the entry clearance application made to the High Commission in Islamabad, reference 1494299, will be made. | | (292044) | 1603
| Mr Parmjit Dhanda (Gloucester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when his Department plans to implement the decision of the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal in respect of the appeal OA/46462/2008; what the average period between a tribunal decision in favour of an appellant in an entry clearance case and the granting of entry clearance was in the most recent period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. | | (292046) | 1604
| Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an estimate of the number of people who have been (a) arrested and (b) charged in respect of offences committed while they were taking selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in each of the last five years. | | (291487) | 1605
| Natascha Engel (North East Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what safety assessment his Department has conducted on the use of taser guns and attenuating energy projectiles in relation to children; and if he will make a statement. | | (291937) | 1606
N | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will take steps to prohibit Yunus Yosfiah and Christoforus da Silva from entering the UK following their naming by the Coroner of New South Wales in her findings on the murders of British citizens Malcolm Rennie and Brian Peters in 1975 in East Timor; and if he will make a statement. | | (292313) | 1607
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the budget of (a) his Department's property group and (b) the probation division of that group is for 2009-10; and how many people are employed in each. | | (290336) | 1608
| Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) crimes of violence against the person and (b) crimes were recorded in Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath constituency in the last three years for which figures are available. | | (291444) | 1609
| Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many loans have been granted under the Small Business Loan Guarantee Scheme to small and medium-sized businesses in Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath constituency since the establishment of the Scheme. | | (291445) | 1610
N | Mr Robert Goodwill (Scarborough & Whitby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many penalty notices for speeding were (a) contested and (b) overturned in each (i) local authority area and (ii) police authority area in each of the last five years. | | (290210) | 1611
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) Ministers and (b) special advisers in his Department are provided with a Blackberry device. | | (289585) | 1612
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many officals in (a) the Office for Security and Counter-terrorism, (b) the Identity and Passport Service and (c) his Department have been issued with a Blackberry device. | | (289586) | 1613
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2009, Official Report, column 1484-86W, on crime: statistics, how many anti-social behaviour incidents were recorded in 2008-09. | | (289587) | 1614
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2009, Official Report, column 74W, on public order offences, what data on anti-social behaviour will be collected as defined by the simplified National Incident Category List from 2009. | | (289588) | 1615
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2009, Official Report, column 74W, on public order offences, if he will provide a breakdown of figures for incidents recorded in 2008-09. | | (289589) | 1616
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 13 July 2009, Official Report, column 137W, on Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR), what data is collected by the National ANPR Data Centre other than that ANPR data which is collected and stored locally. | | (289590) | 1617
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what work has been done to map levels of recorded crime in a given geographical area against different indicators of social deprivation in the last five years. | | (289591) | 1618
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people aged (a) under 10, (b) 10 to 17, (c) 18 to 20 and (d) 21 years and over were (i) arrested, (ii) charged and (iii) convicted for (A) violent and (B) non-violent offences in each of the last five years. | | (289592) | 1619
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of incidents of (a) wounding, (b) assault without injury, (c) assault with minor injury and (d) robbery recorded in the British Crime Survey were identified by the victim as being carried out by offenders of school age and under, in each of the last 10 years. | | (289593) | 1620
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Table 6.02 in Home Office Statistical Bulletin 11/09, Crime in England and Wales 2008-09, what proportion of offences in each offence group has resulted in (a) a charge or summons, (b) a caution, (c) a Penalty Notice for Disorder and (d) an offence taken into consideration, in each year since 2002-03. | | (289594) | 1621
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Table 7.12 in the Home Office Statistical Bulletin, Crime in England and Wales 2008-09, how many offences of (a) wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm (GBH) and (b) wounding or inflicting GBH without intent were carried out with a knife in 2008-09. | | (289595) | 1622
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate his Department has made of the change in the number of knife and sharp instrument offences recorded by the police between 2007-08 and 2008-09. | | (289596) | 1623
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the supplementary table, Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership areas: Recorded crime for seven key offences and BCS comparator 2007-08 to 2008-09 in the Home Office Statistical Bulletin, Crime in England and Wales 2008-09, for what reasons the number of total recorded offences are not provided for each Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership. | | (289597) | 1624
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department took in response to the report of visa handling in Pakistan written by senion immigration officer Chris Taylor in 2006. | | (291690) | 1625
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of offenders identified by the British Crime survey as perpetrators of (a) stranger violence, (b) acquaintance violence and (c) mugging were female in each year for which figures are available. | | (291775) | 1626
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many firearm offences, excluding those in which an air weapon was used, were recorded in each police force area in England and Wales in each year since 1998-99. | | (291776) | 1627
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much his Department spent on (a) train travel, (b) hotels and (c) restaurant meals for (i) Ministers and (ii) staff in his Department in each of the last five years. | | (290167) | 1628
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what IT systems have been in development for use within his Department in the last five years; what the reason for the development of each system was; how much has been spent on the development of each system; and which systems have been subsequently (a) implemented, (b) terminated prior to implementation and (c) terminated following implementation. | | (290568) | 1629
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost to his Department of sickness absences was in each of the last five years. | | (290569) | 1630
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the average length of employment of staff of his Department at each Civil Service payband. | | (290570) | 1631
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times his Department has been taken to an employment tribunal in each of the last five years; what the reason cited in each case was; and in how many cases the tribunal found in favour of the (a) employee and (b) Department. | | (290571) | 1632
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff have (a) been dismissed and (b) had their contract terminated by his Department in each of the last five years; what the reason was in each case; and what the severance costs in relation to (i) dismissal and (ii) contract termination were in each such year. | | (290572) | 1633
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff took paternity leave from his Department in each of the last five years; and what the average duration of such leave has been. | | (290573) | 1634
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what flexi-time arrangements have been available to staff of his Department in each of the last five years; and how many staff participated in such arrangements in each such year. | | (290574) | 1635
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many properties owned by the Department were liable for payment of (a) business rates and (b) empty property rates in each of the last five years; and what the liability in respect of each was in each such year. | | (290575) | 1636
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what employee reward schemes are offered to staff of his Department; what the purpose of each scheme is; how many staff participate in each scheme; and what the cost of operating each scheme was in each of the last five years. | | (290576) | 1637
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much his Department spent on flights for travel by Ministers in each year from 2005 to 2008. | | (291488) | 1638
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the purpose of the Adults Facing Chronic Exclusion pilot is; how much funding under the pilot has been (a) distributed to and (b) spent by each local authority in each year since the pilot began; and how much such funding he expects to be (i) distributed and (ii) spent in the next two years. | | (291944) | 1639
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment he has made of progress made under the Adults Facing Chronic Exclusion pilot to date; to what areas of expenditure funding under the pilot is available; what estimate he has made of the number of people supported under the pilot in each year since its establishment; and what forecast he has made of the equivalent number in each of the next two years. | | (291945) | 1640
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) aims and (b) eligibility criteria are of the Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children Grant is; how much funding was (i) distributed to local authorities via the grant and (ii) subsequently spent by local authorities by local authority in each year since the grant began; and what estimate he has made of the amount of such funding to be provided in the next two years. | | (292410) | 1641
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what categories of expenditure are covered by the Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children Grant; how many children have received such funding in each local authority in each year since the grant began; and what estimate he has made of such funding in the next two years. | | (292411) | 1642
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment he has made of the progress of his departmental goal to transfer a large number of Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children away from London and the South East as stated in his Department's February 2007 consultation paper, Planning better outcomes and support for unaccompanied asylum seeking children. | | (292412) | 1643
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the aim of the Alcohol Arrest Referral Pilot is; how much has been (a) distributed to and (b) spent by each local authority through the pilot in each year since its inception; and how much his Department expects to award under the pilot in the next two years. | | (292417) | 1644
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what categories of expenditure are covered by the Alcohol Arrest Referral Pilot; how many people have participated in the pilot; what assessment has been made of the re-offending rate among those who attended advice sessions in each year since the grant began; and what estimate he has made of the likely re-offending rates in pilot areas in the next two years. | | (292418) | 1645
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the aim of the Neighbourhood Crime and Justice Grant is; how much Government funding has been (a) distributed to and (b) spent by each local authority in each year since their inception; and how much he expects to be spent in each of the next two years. | | (292419) | 1646
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what categories of expenditure are covered by the neighbourhood crime and justice grants funding; how many neighbourhood crime and justice co-ordinators are funded by the grant; what the average salary cost of a neighbourhood crime and justice co-ordinator is; what the official duties of neighbourhood crime and justice co-ordinators are; and what the average number of contracted hours of such co-ordinators are. | | (292420) | 1647
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the stated aim of the Youth Crime Action Plan Initiative is; how much funding has been (a) distributed to and (b) spent by local authorities through the grant in each year since the grant's inception; and how much his Department expects to spend in the next two years. | | (292421) | 1648
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what categories of expenditure are covered by funding through the Youth Crime Action Plan Initiative grant; and what assessment has been made of the success of the funding against its objectives of (a) preventing youth offending, (b) reducing re-offending, (c) building public confidence and offering better support to young victims and (d) ensuring that those in the youth prison system are able to achieve the five Every Child Matters outcomes. | | (292422) | 1649
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 14 November 2008, Official Report, column 2234W, on departmental marketing, how many staff in his Department are responsible for branding activity; and what the cost of employing such staff was in 2008-09. | | (290212) | 1650
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people convicted of terrorism offences in the UK since 2001 are foreign nationals. | | (290102) | 1651
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners have been granted early release in the last 12 months; and how many such persons had been convicted of violent offences. | | (290103) | 1652
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people convicted of terrorism offences in the UK since 2001 have been deported. | | (290114) | 1653
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people convicted of terrorism offences in the UK since 2001 were illegal immigrants. | | (290115) | 1654
| Stewart Hosie (Dundee East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of his Department's waste was recycled in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (289671) | 1655
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which police forces use the Forensic Science Service centre in Chorley. | | (291452) | 1656
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children have sought asylum in the UK in each of the last five years; how many such children have been the subject of an age dispute; and how many such age dispute cases were resolved in favour of the asylum claimant. | | (289400) | 1657
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children were detained for immigration purposes for (a) less than one week, (b) between one week and one month, (c) between one month and six months, (d) between six months and one year and (e) more than one year in each of the last five years. | | (289401) | 1658
N | Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) standard and (b) enhanced checks from the Criminal Records Bureau were outstanding on the latest date for which figures are available; and how many such checks were outstanding on the same date in each year since 1997. | | (290143) | 1659
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Metropolitan Police, the National Police Improvement Agency and the Olympic Security Directorate have met to discuss (a) integration of their secure network requirements and (b) the potential for efficiency savings through integration. | | (290241) | 1660
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has received reports of any delay in the implementation of the London Secure Communications Network. | | (290297) | 1661
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of progress on the schedule for roll-out of the London Secure Communications Network before the 2012 Olympics. | | (290298) | 1662
N | Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what percentage of (a) standard checks and (b) enhanced checks undertaken by the Criminal Records Bureau were the subject of a dispute by (i) the applicant and (ii) an employer in each year since 1997. | | (290332) | 1663
N | Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what percentage of (a) standard checks and (b) enhanced checks by the Criminal Records Bureau took longer than (i) 10 days, (ii) four weeks and (iii) eight weeks to complete in each year since 1997. | | (290333) | 1664
N | Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for a (a) standard and (b) enhanced check have been made to the Criminal Records Bureau by people on List 99 in each year since 1997. | | (290362) | 1665
N | Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the longest time taken to respond to an application for an (a) standard and (b) enhanced check by the Criminal Records Bureau was in each year since 1997. | | (290363) | 1666
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the London Secure Communications Network will be implemented. | | (290459) | 1667
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many shelters for trafficked women his Department plans to build in each of the next five years. | | (291552) | 1668
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the effects of his Department's introduction of gender guidelines on the asylum procedure. | | (291553) | 1669
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) males and (b) females aged (i) under 18 years and (ii) 18 years old or over were returned to after absconding from each immigration detention centre in each year since 1997. | | (291596) | 1670
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) males and (b) females aged (i) under 18 years and (ii) 18 years old or over absconded from immigration detention centres in each year since 1997. | | (291597) | 1671
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many women considered to be at risk were accepted via the Gateway resettlement programme in each of the last five years. | | (291804) | 1672
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many trafficked women have been detained in the UK in each of the last five years; and for how long on average they were detained. | | (291809) | 1673
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate he has made of the error rate in each database run by (a) his Department and (b) its agencies. | | (291836) | 1674
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make it his Department's policy to use two-sided printing for its correspondence; and whether he has made an estimate of the potential savings in respect of paper use consequent on the implementation of such a policy. | | (291880) | 1675
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment he has made of the potential (a) risk to and (b) effect on critical infrastructure of an electromagnetic pulse caused by a (i) nuclear and (ii) non-nuclear device. | | (289834) | 1676
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures are in place to protect the supply of (a) water, (b) food and (c) communications from burn-out caused by an electromagnetic pulse attack. | | (289836) | 1677
| Martin Linton (Battersea): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps his Department has taken to deter the sale of false identity cards on the internet. | | (291691) | 1678
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the maximum acceptable response time is for a police force to respond to a report of a crime in a rural area. | | (292366) | 1679
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers were employed in (a) Vale of York constituency, (b) North Yorkshire, (c) Yorkshire and the Humber and (d) England in (i) 1997, (ii) 2006, (iii) 2007, (iv) 2008 and (v) 2009. | | (292369) | 1680
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of differences in the delivery of policing in (a) rural and (b) urban areas; and if he will make a statement. | | (292370) | 1681
| Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how long on average it took for a visa to be issued following a successful appeal against a visa refusal in the last three months. | | (291871) | 1682
| Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applicants from Pakistan for family settlement visas have won appeals against refusal which have not yet been implemented. | | (291872) | 1683
| Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how long on average it takes for the outcome of an immigration appeal to be communicated to those officials responsible for implementing the decision. | | (291873) | 1684
| Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the longest period has been between the (a) application for and (b) issue or refusal of a UK visa in Pakistan; and on what date the successful appeal against refusal of that visa was concluded. | | (292367) | 1685
| Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for indefinite leave to remain from those with (a) 10 years' lawful residence, (b) 14 years' lawful residence or (c) 14 years' unlawful residence are awaiting determination by the UK Border Agency. | | (291735) | 1686
| Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for indefinite leave to remain from those with 14 years' unlawful residence are awaiting allocation to a caseworker by the UK Border Agency. | | (291736) | 1687
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the salary is of the (a) chair and (b) vice chair of each police authority in England. | | (291980) | 1688
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many employees of police services received more than £64,000 in salary in the latest year for which figures are available. | | (292000) | 1689
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many reports of racist abuse relating to football matches police forces in England and Wales received during the 2008-09 football season. | | (292042) | 1690
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff there were in his Department (a) in 1997 and (b) on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (292065) | 1691
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assistance his Department is providing to the organisers of the Euro 2012 football tournament in Poland and Ukraine on safety and security issues. | | (292517) | 1692
| John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many external training courses were attended by staff of his Department in the last 12 months; and what the cost was of each course. | | (289604) | 1693
| Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what key performance indicators have been established for the Independent Safeguarding Authority. | | (289338) | 1694
| Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what mechanisms are in place to ensure that the barred status of an individual under the Vetting and Barring scheme is flagged on Criminal Records Bureau checks. | | (289340) | 1695
N | Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what further steps are required for the Independent Safeguarding Authority's Vetting and Barring scheme to become fully operational. | | (289343) | 1696
N | Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which posts will require registration with the Independent Safeguarding Authority under the Vetting and Barring scheme. | | (289344) | 1697
N | Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what mechanisms are in place for the management of the performance of the Independent Safeguarding Authority. | | (289345) | 1698
N | Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cautions have been issued for sexual offences in each of the last 10 years. | | (289346) | 1699
| Anne Milton (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers have been returned to the Democratic Republic of Congo in each of the last five years. | | (290015) | 1700
| Anne Milton (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for asylum from residents of the Democratic Republic of Congo have been rejected in each of the last five years. | | (290016) | 1701
| Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visas have been rescinded on the grounds that a spouse signed under duress or threat of violence; and what steps his Department takes against the perpetrators of such duress or violence. | | (291741) | 1702
| Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he expects the report on the outcomes of Pentameter 2 to be available. | | (291746) | 1703
| Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the percentage change in the number of domestic violence incidents in each police force area in each of the last five years was. | | (291747) | 1704
| Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data his Department holds on the relationship between viewing images of child abuse online and child abuse. | | (291750) | 1705
| Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people in the last five years have been convicted of offences of both child abuse and viewing online child abuse images. | | (291751) | 1706
| Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department (a) has taken and (b) plans to take to implement the commitments made by G8 Justice and Home Affairs Ministers in relation to combating child pornography on the internet. | | (291976) | 1707
| Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which organisations in England and Wales in receipt of Government funding undertake work relating to forced marriage; and how much each has received from the Government in each of the last three years. | | (292426) | 1708
| Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in which local authority areas the UK Border Agency has housed asylum seekers who are eligible for temporary accommodation in housing owned by social landlords. | | (289358) | 1709
| Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in which local authority areas the UK Border Agency has rented empty social housing to accommodate asylum seekers. | | (289359) | 1710
| Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding from each of his Department's projects will be diverted to the Department for Communities and Local Government to implement the housing policies announced in the Draft Legislative Programme 2009-10. | | (289539) | 1711
| Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, by what means persons who (a) hold and (b) wish to renew a passport will be able to opt out of the National Identity Register. | | (290464) | 1712
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of those who sought asylum cited a life threatening response to a change in religion as the main or a contributory factor in their application in each of the last five years. | | (290193) | 1713
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what provision is made for those seeking asylum to have their initial interview conducted by a person of a specific religious affiliation. | | (290194) | 1714
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many recorded cases there have been of verbal or physical abuse of converts from (a) Hinduism, (b) Christianity, (c) Judaism, (d) Islam, (e) Sikhism, (f) Buddhism and (g) other religions detained in (i) immigration removal centres and (ii) short-term holding centres since 2000. | | (290295) | 1715
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what mechanisms he has to record the frequency with which detainees at the immigration removal centres at (a) Brook House, (b) Campsfield House, (c) Colnbrook IRC, (d) Dover, (e) Dungavel House, (f) Haslar, (g) Kalyx, (h) Lindholme, (i) Oakington, (j) Tinsley House and (k) Yarl's Wood have requested visits by a religious representative of their choice; how often such requests have been fulfilled in each of the last three years; and how long on average it took to fulfill such a request in each such year. | | (290312) | 1716
| Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been (a) arrested for and (b) charged with offences related to taking photographs in public places in the last 12 months. | | (291680) | 1717
| Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the weight notified to his Department by manufacturers of opiate derivatives and finished products of loss or theft of product was of (a) opiate raw material, (b) opiate medicinal products, (c) oxycodone raw material and (d) codeine raw material in each year between 1999 and 2009. | | (290063) | 1718
| Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the weight notified of (a) opiate raw materials, (b) opiate medicinal products, (c) oxycodone raw material and (d) codeine raw material was seized by UK drug enforcement authorities in each year between 1999 and 2009. | | (290064) | 1719
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many anti-social behaviour orders in each category are in force in relation to residents in (a) Hemel Hempstead constituency, (b) Dacorum and (c) Hertfordshire. | | (289430) | 1720
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many offences of rape were reported in (a) Hemel Hempstead constituency, (b) Dacorum, (c) Hertfordshire and (d) England and Wales in each of the last five years; and how many of them resulted in (i) a prosecution and (ii) a conviction. | | (289461) | 1721
N | Willie Rennie (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 9 July 2009, Official Report, column 963W, on the internet, to what use his Department puts the information stored by communication services providers; how often it has accessed such stored information in each of the last five years; what steps his Department takes to ensure the security of such information; and on how many occasions in the last five years such information has assisted in the positive identification of a person preparing terrorist acts. | | (289448) | 1722
| Willie Rennie (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will undertake an evaluation of the effectiveness of the use of control orders in the UK. | | (291710) | 1723
| Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with charities on the possible effects of the vetting and barring scheme on trends in the level of volunteering; and if he will make a statement. | | (291814) | 1724
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visits to animal testing facilities have been undertaken by staff in his Department in each of the last three years. | | (290351) | 1725
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department was represented at the RSPCA Status Dogs Summit 2009. | | (290370) | 1726
| Paul Rowen (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of Christian asylum seekers have been granted asylum in each of the last five years. | | (291502) | 1727
| Paul Rowen (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of Muslim asylum seekers have been granted asylum in each of the last five years. | | (291503) | 1728
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate has been made of the percentage of violent crime that involved the use of cars by uninsured drivers and drivers who had previous driving convictions and bans in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (289962) | 1729
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate has been made of the number of cases of violent crime which involved uninsured drivers in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (289964) | 1730
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance his Department has provided to (a) police forces and (b) police authorities on employment targets in respect of (i) Travellers and (ii) under-represented groups. | | (290035) | 1731
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cautions were issued in each police force area for riding a bicycle on the pavement in the last year for which figures are available. | | (289254) | 1732
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what funding he has allocated for training of social workers and police in matters related to human trafficking for each of the next three years. | | (289350) | 1733
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much his Department spent on hire vehicles in each of the last five financial years. | | (291614) | 1734
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance he has issued on the time elapsing between an appeal determination being issued by the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal and a visa being issued to the applicant. | | (291932) | 1735
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been sentenced to immediate custody for possession of drugs of each (a) type and (b) class in (i) each police force area and (ii) England in each of the last 10 years. | | (291481) | 1736
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he last met his French counterpart to discuss immigration issues; and if he will make a statement. | | (291623) | 1737
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Serious Organised Crime Agency officers are based in posts abroad. | | (291624) | 1738
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to improve conditions for illegal immigrants in the holding area in the UK Border Agency jurisdiction in Calais. | | (291625) | 1739
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with his (a) Afghani and (b) Iraqi counterpart on illegal immigration in to the UK from those countries. | | (291626) | 1740
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many illegal immigrants have been detected trying to enter Dover by ferry from Calais in each month since January 2009. | | (291627) | 1741
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of his Department's officials received bonuses in each year since 1997; and how much was paid in total in bonuses in each of those years. | | (291628) | 1742
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his Department's hospitality and catering budget was in each of the last five years; and what proportion of that budget was spent on entertainment in each such year. | | (290127) | 1743
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has made an assessment of the merits of merging the Airwave network with the London Secure Communications Network before the London 2012 Olympics. | | (289369) | 1744
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the emergency telecommunications support network will be operational before the London 2012 Olympics; and if he will make a statement. | | (289371) | 1745
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the (a) capacity, (b) coverage and (c) resilience which the Airwave network will have by the time of the 2012 Olympics. | | (289372) | 1746
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the merits of providing stab-proof vests for (a) police officers and (b) police community support officers. | | (289466) | 1747
| Mark Williams (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to publish the research commissioned by his Department on the likely effects of raising the minimum age for (a) a sponsor and (b) leave to enter the UK as a spouse or fiancé. | | (290402) | 1748
| Mark Williams (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effects on levels of criminal activity on the availability of unregistered pay-as-you-go mobile telephones. | | (290454) | 1749
| Mark Williams (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions he has had with police forces on the effects of the compensation paid to football supporters on the application of section 27 of the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006. | | (291593) | 1750
| Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much his Department spent on newspaper advertising carried in each newspaper in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (289510) | 1751
| Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff absences there were in the Identity and Passport Service in each month of the last 12 years. | | (289518) | 1752
| Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many complaints the Identity and Passport Service has received from (a) members of the public and (b) hon. Members in each of the last 12 months. | | (289520) | 1753
| Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many complaints his Department has received from hon. Members in respect of the operation of the Identity and Passport Service in each of the last 12 months. | | (289521) | 1754
| Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many calls the Identity and Passport Service advice line received in each of the last 12 months. | | (289522) | 1755
| Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many passport applications and renewals were processed at each Identity and Passport Service location in each of the last 12 months. | | (289524) | 1756
| Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average length of time taken to process passport applications and renewals was at each Identity and Passport Service location in each of the last 12 months. | | (289525) | 1757
| Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what targets the Identity and Passport Service has set for processing of passport applications and renewals. | | (289526) | 1758
| Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff the Identity and Passport Service employed at each location in each month of the last two years. | | (289527) | Questions to the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission 1759
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what expenditure the House of Commons Commission incurred in commissioning the report on carbon comparison of water provision options for the House's committee rooms. | | (291459) | 1760
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many hon. Members have a parliamentary car parking pass. | | (291988) | 1761
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what the estimated marginal cost of opening Parliament for visitors during the summer adjournment was in 2008; and how much income was received from paying visitors during that period. | | (292017) | 1762
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many outreach officers the House employs; and what cost in 2008-09. | | (289459) | 1763
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what expenditure under under what budgetary heading was incurred in respect of the East of England Regional Grand Committee meeting of 8 September 2009. | | (291832) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 1764
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what aid his Department has provided to the Maldives for development in each year since 1997; how much it plans to provide in 2009-10; and if he will make a statement. | | (289613) | 1765
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the effects on progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals of the global economic downturn. | | (289858) | 1766
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment he has made of the effects of reductions in levels of global trade on the gross domestic product of (a) small vulnerable economies, (b) least developed countries and (c) small island states. | | (289859) | 1767
| Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which Minister in his Department has been assigned responsibility for overseeing the delivery of value for money in his Department; whether his Department has established a public sector reform team to implement service reforms; and if he will make a statement. | | (289737) | 1768
| Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment his Department has made of the effects of its spending on education in developing countries on the education of disabled children in those countries. | | (289251) | 1769
| Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what account his Department takes of the twin-track approach to disability set out in his Department's paper, Disability, poverty and development in the development of its work on education and disability. | | (289255) | 1770
| Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much of his Department's expenditure on education was incurred in relation to (a) projects directly targeting disabled children and (b) broader projects on education with disability mainstreamed in (i) Nigeria, (ii) Tanzania, (iii) India and (iv) Pakistan in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (289258) | 1771
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, on which initiatives of his Department and its agencies expenditure on advertising has been incurred in each of the last five years; how much was spent on each such initiative; and which such initiatives were advertised through the Central Office of Information. | | (290150) | 1772
| Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much UK bilateral aid he plans to allocate to each of the five fragile states identified in his new aid programme for job creation. | | (289926) | 1773
| Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many jobs he expects to be created in (a) Nigeria, (b) Afghanistan, (c) Nepal, (d) Yemen and (e) Ethiopia by 2013 under his new bilateral aid programme for job creation. | | (289929) | 1774
| Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what partners his Department has appointed to deliver his Department's bilateral aid programme for job creation in each of the five fragile states identified in that programme. | | (289932) | 1775
| Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of bilateral aid allocated to the five fragile states identified in his Department's new programme for job creation will be delivered to the national exchequers of those five states. | | (289934) | 1776
| Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps he is taking to provide humanitarian assistance to those held in internment camps in Sri Lanka. | | (291525) | 1777
| Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the humanitarian effects of the conflict in Sri Lanka. | | (291527) | 1778
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what expenditure his Department has incurred on engaging private security companies and private military companies for work undertaken in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan in each of the last three years. | | (291781) | 1779
N | Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 16 July 2009, Official Report, column 675W, on Afghanistan: theme parks, what his estimate is of the number of people who have used the Park for Women in Lashkar each week since its establishment; and what recent assessment he has made of the condition of the park. | | (289628) | 1780
N | Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2009, Official Report, columns 508-9W, on Afghanistan: overseas aid, when he expects the 48 kilometre road through the Babaji area to be completed; and when he expects work on the hydro-power plant in Geresk to be completed. | | (289655) | 1781
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much his Department spent on (a) car hire, (b) train travel, (c) air travel, (d) hotels and (e) restaurant meals for (i) Ministers and (ii) staff in his Department in each of the last five years. | | (289967) | 1782
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many laptop computers have been issued to staff of his Department in each of the last five years; and how many of these were issued to (i) new staff and (ii) existing staff following the (A) loss or (B) theft of a previous device. | | (290549) | 1783
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what IT systems have been in development for use within his Department in the last five years; what the reason for the development of each system was; how much has been spent on the development of each system; and which systems have been subsequently (a) implemented, (b) terminated prior to implementation and (c) terminated following implementation. | | (290550) | 1784
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many sick days were taken by staff of his Department in the last five years; and what the cost to the public purse of such absences was. | | (290551) | 1785
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate he has made of the average length of employment of staff of his Department at each Civil Service pay band. | | (290552) | 1786
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many staff have (a) been dismissed and (b) had their contract terminated by his Department in each of the last five years; what the reason was in each case; and what the severance costs in relation to (i) dismissal and (ii) contract termination were in each such year. | | (290553) | 1787
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many staff took paternity leave from his Department in each of the last five years; and what the average duration of such leave has been. | | (290554) | 1788
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what flexi-time arrangements were available to staff of his Department in each of the last five years; and how many staff participated in such arrangements in each such year. | | (290555) | 1789
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many properties owned by his Department were liable for payment of (a) business rates and (b) empty property rates in each of the last five years; and what the liability in respect of each was in each such year. | | (290556) | 1790
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what employee reward schemes are offered to staff of his Department; what the purpose of each scheme is; how many staff participate in each scheme; and what the cost of operating each scheme was in each of the last five years. | | (290557) | 1791
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the Answer of 15 December 2008, Official Report, column 346W, on departmental marketing, how many staff in his Department are responsible for branding activity; and what the cost of employing such staff was in 2008-09. | | (290213) | 1792
| Stewart Hosie (Dundee East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of his Department's waste was recycled in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (289669) | 1793
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what data his Department holds on the level of diversity in its recruitment of employees in each of the last three years. | | (290508) | 1794
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding his Department has provided for community-based forestry projects that support the land rights of forest communities in the last 12 months. | | (292494) | 1795
| Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment his Department has made of food shortages in Kenya; and if he will make a statement. | | (291656) | 1796
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many staff there were in his Department (a) in 1997 and (b) on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (292066) | 1797
N | John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much development aid has been provided by his Department to each programme in Zimbabwe in each of the last three years. | | (292171) | 1798
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much his Department spent in (a) India and (b) China in the last 12 months for which figures are available. | | (292506) | 1799
| John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many external training courses were attended by staff of his Department in the last 12 months; and what the cost was of each course. | | (289603) | 1800
| Mr Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many children have accessed the One World Zone of the Gold Star Café internet site funded by his Department through the Development Awareness Fund. | | (291620) | 1801
N | Mr Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will place in the Library a copy of each of his Department's documents relating to the information support to education infrastructure management unit project in Malawi. | | (292155) | 1802
N | Mr Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will (a) place in the Library and (b) publish on his Department's website a copy of each (i) project document, (ii) logframe and (iii) evaluation report relating to each project listed on his Department's website's project information database. | | (292156) | 1803
| Dr John Pugh (Southport): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when he expects to reply to Question 288181, on CDC, tabled on 15 July 2009. | | [R] (290224) | 1804
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many copies of the Budget 2009 Report his Department ordered; and what the cost of that order was. | | (290267) | 1805
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many press officers his Department employs. | | (290330) | 1806
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much his Department plans to spend on promoting International Women's Day 2010. | | (290377) | 1807
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what percentage of staff of his Department are (a) male and (b) female. | | (290407) | 1808
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, on how many occasions he visited Afghanistan on official business in the last 12 months. | | (290420) | 1809
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much his Department spent promoting women's rights in developing countries in each of the last 12 months. | | (290422) | 1810
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many recent functions he has attended to promote the proposals contained in Building Britain's Future, Cm 7654. | | (290431) | 1811
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much his Department has spent on humanitarian projects in Somaliland in the last 12 months. | | (290489) | 1812
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much his Department spent on hire vehicles in each of the last five financial years. | | (291609) | 1813
N | David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what account his Department takes of a country's human rights record when granting international aid. | | (292309) | 1814
| Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent steps his Department has taken to encourage the use of fair trade schemes (a) in the UK and (b) abroad. | | (292021) | 1815
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, to which countries his Department has provided aid for the purposes of (a) adapting to climate change and (b) mitigating the effects of climate change. | | (292451) | 1816
| Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much his Department spent on newspaper advertising by publication in the latest year for which figures are available. | | (289476) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice 1817
| Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what energy efficiency standards his Department has stipulated for circulator pumps installed in (a) existing and (b) new prisons. | | (291790) | 1818
| Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which Minister in his Department has been assigned responsibility for overseeing the delivery of value for money in his Department; whether his Department has established a public sector reform team to implement service reforms; and if he will make a statement. | | (289736) | 1819
| Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his most recent estimate is of the total monthly cost of a custodial place at (a) young offender institutions, (b) secure training centres and (c) secure children's homes. | | (290208) | 1820
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on which initiatives of his Department and its predecessor and its agencies expenditure on advertising has been incurred in each of the last five years; how much was spent on each such initiative; and which such initiatives were offered for tender through the Central Office of Information. | | (292529) | 1821
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the evidence submitted by the Information Commissioner's Office to the Culture, Media and Sport Committee in its inquiry into self-regulation of the press, which journalists received data supplied by Hampshire-based private investigators under Operations Glade and Motorman. | | (289726) | 1822
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with the Information Commissioner on the outcomes of Operation Motorman and related investigations and its findings relating to data illegally obtained from British Telecom, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency and the Police National Computer; and if he will make a statement. | | (289729) | 1823
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) Romanian and (b) Bulgarian nationals have been sentenced to a term of imprisonment in each of the last three years. | | (291830) | 1824
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) Romanian and (b) Bulgarian nationals are serving sentences in UK prisons. | | (291831) | 1825
| Jim Dowd (Lewisham West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his most recent assessment is of the monetary value of means warrants written off in Greater London in each of the last five years for which figures are available. | | (290080) | 1826
| Mr Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much was outstanding in unpaid fines to the courts in the latest year for which figures are available; and from how many people. | | (292507) | 1827
N | Paul Farrelly (Newcastle-under-Lyme): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he expects to announce the conclusions of his review into the operation of conditional fee agreements following the end of the consultation contained in paper CP4/09, Controlling costs in defamation proceedings. | | (292084) | 1828
N | Paul Farrelly (Newcastle-under-Lyme): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he expects to publish the responses received to the consultation paper CP4/09, Controlling costs in defamation proceedings. | | (292088) | 1829
N | Paul Farrelly (Newcastle-under-Lyme): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance the Court Service has issued on the practice of file-sealing in cases involving alleged breaches of (a) privacy and (b) duty of confidentiality. | | (292089) | 1830
N | Paul Farrelly (Newcastle-under-Lyme): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what reports he has received of the outcome of the second stage of the review by Sir Rupert Jackson of the (a) costs of litigation and (b) operation of conditional fee agreements in England and Wales; and when he expects the (i) first draft and (ii) final draft of Sir Rupert's report to be available. | | (292090) | 1831
N | Paul Farrelly (Newcastle-under-Lyme): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress his Department has made in its review of the effects of the internet on the operation of libel laws. | | (292091) | 1832
| Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the number of decrees absolute granted in (a) 2005, (b) 2006, (c) 2007 and (d) 2008. | | (292372) | 1833
| Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many divorces his Department recorded centrally in (a) 2005, (b) 2006, (c) 2007 and (d) 2008. | | (292373) | 1834
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many probation officers in each probation service area have been qualified for more than three years. | | (290288) | 1835
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the proportion of probation officer time spent on front line work with offenders in each year since 1997. | | (290289) | 1836
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost to his Department was of (a) all mandatory drug testing in prisons in England and Wales in 2008-09 and (b) one mandatory drug test of an individual prisoner on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (290290) | 1837
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of probation facilities management contracts in (a) 2008-09 and (b) 2009-10. | | (290291) | 1838
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the budget of each major area of expenditure of the National Offender Management Service is for 2009-10. | | (290320) | 1839
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the average salary to be paid to the directors of offender management in each English region and Wales in 2009. | | (290321) | 1840
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were employed in each Director of Offender Management office on the latest date for which figures are available; and whether he plans to recurit further staff to each office. | | (290322) | 1841
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the budget for each Director of Offender Management office in each English region and Wales is for (a) 2009, (b) 2010 and (c) 2011. | | (290323) | 1842
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the budget for the National Offender Management Service headquarters is for 2010-11. | | (290324) | 1843
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of trainee probation officers expected to qualify in 2009 who will not find employment in the Probation Service. | | (290327) | 1844
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many probation officers in each London borough have been qualified for more than three years. | | (290331) | 1845
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders convicted of terrorism offences are housed in approved premises in England and Wales. | | (290334) | 1846
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the average offender caseload a probation officer supervises; and what is the maximum number of offenders an officer may supervise. | | (290335) | 1847
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much was spent from the public purse on training probation officers in 2008-09. | | (290337) | 1848
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 13 May 2009, Official Report, columns 831-2W, on the National Offender Management Service, how long each of the 184 employees have been registered as surplus under the terms of the Managing Surplus Employees Scheme. | | (290406) | 1849
N | Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the estimated (a) total capital construction cost excluding operation and maintenance and (b) capital construction cost per prison place per year of lifespan excluding operation and maintenance is of each of the two planned 1,500 place prisons announced by his Department on 27 April 2009, should the prisons be delivered under similar contractual arrangements to current PFI prisons. | | (292392) | 1850
N | Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2009, Official Report, column 252W, on Ashwell Prison; when he plans to publish the report of the investigation into the riot at HM Prison Ashwell in April 2009; and for what reasons there has been a delay in publication. | | (292393) | 1851
N | Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the street value of all drugs used illegally in each (a) adult prison and (b) young offender institution in England and Wales in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available. | | (292394) | 1852
N | Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many new prison places have been brought on stream in each of the last 24 months for which figures are available; and what the estimated capital construction cost was per prison place per year of lifespan, excluding operation, maintenance and other costs. | | (292395) | 1853
N | Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison staff have been suspended from HM Prison Belmarsh in each of the last 60 days; for what reason each member of staff was suspended; and how many prison staff are working at the prison. | | (292396) | 1854
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many women in each age group were received into prison under sentence in each of the last 10 years. | | (291726) | 1855
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what timescale he has set for completion of his Department's proposed accommodation relocation and rationalisation project; which potential locations have been shortlisted; whether he proposes to build the proposed office accommodation under a private finance initiative scheme; and if he will make a statement. | | (289475) | 1856
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many women have been convicted for each offence involving violence against the person in each of the last 10 years. | | (291774) | 1857
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department and its predecessors spent on (a) car hire, (b) train travel, (c) air travel and (d) hotels for (i) Ministers and (ii) staff in his Department in each of the last five years. | | (289977) | 1858
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Land Registry Annual Report 2007-08, what criteria the Land Registry applies in respect of the level of fees it charges for adjudication hearings; and if he will make a statement. | | (290076) | 1859
N | Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many adjudication hearings the Land Registry has held in each of the last four years; and if he will make a statement. | | (290077) | 1860
N | Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much the Land Registry received in fees for adjudication hearings in each of the last four years; and if he will make a statement. | | (290078) | 1861
N | Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many claims there were to the Land Registry Indemnity Fund by nature of claim in each of the last four years; how many such claims were paid; what estimate he has made of the monetary value of such claims by nature of claim; and if he will make a statement. | | (290118) | 1862
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many complaints were received by the Land Registry regarding errors in or omissions from register entries in respect of indemnity claims in each of the last four years; and if he will make a statement. | | (290119) | 1863
N | Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the table on page 44 of the Land Registry Annual Report 2007-08, what criteria apply to the calculation of substantive loss in respect of Land Registry indemnity claims; and if he will make a statement. | | (290137) | 1864
N | Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Land Registry Annual Report 2007-08, if he will publish an updated version of the table on page 44 providing the same information in respect of indemnity claims for 2008-09. | | (290142) | 1865
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July 2009, Official Report, columns 265-7W, on young offender institutions: injuries, how many incidents of (a) self-harm, (b) damage caused by restraint and (c) assault by offenders who had been previously resident in a London borough occured in each young offender institution in each of the last five years. | | (290188) | 1866
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July 2009, Official Report, column 269W, on young offenders: sentencing, what percentage of offenders aged (a) 12, (b) 13, (c) 14, (d) 15, (e) 16, (f) 17, (g) 18 and (h) 19 years who had previously been resident in a London borough and who had been convicted for non-violent crimes were given community sentences in each of the last five years. | | (290189) | 1867
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2009, Official Report, columns 261-2W, on young offender institutions, what percentage of offenders aged (a) 12, (b) 13, (c) 14, (d) 15, (e) 16, (f) 17, (g) 18 and (h) 19 years who had previously been resident in a London borough were detained over 20 miles or 45 minutes travel away from their previous homes at the latest date for which figures are available. | | (290190) | 1868
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what percentage of offenders aged (a) 12, (b) 13, (c) 14, (d) 15, (e) 16, (f) 17, (g) 18 and (h) 19 years who had previously been resident in a London borough and who were released from young offender institutions in each of the last five years were reconvicted within a year for (i) violent and (ii) non-violent crimes. | | (290191) | 1869
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) mobile telephones, (b) Blackberrys and (c) laptop computers were issued to staff of his Department in each of the last five years; and how many of these were issued to (i) new staff and (ii) existing staff following (A) loss and (B) theft of the previous device. | | (290246) | 1870
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what IT systems have been in development for use within his Department in the last five years; what the primary reason for the development of each system was; how much has been spent on the development of each system; and which systems have subsequently been (a) implemented, (b) terminated prior to implementation and (c) terminated following implementation. | | (290247) | 1871
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the average length of employment of staff in his Department at each Civil Service payband. | | (290248) | 1872
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times his Department has been taken to an employment tribunal in each of the last five years; what the primary reason cited in each case was; and in how many cases the tribunal found in favour of (a) the employee and (b) his Department. | | (290249) | 1873
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff have (a) been dismissed and (b) had their contract terminated by his Department in each of the last five years; what the primary reason was in each case; and what the severance costs in relation to (i) dismissal and (ii) contract termination were in each such year. | | (290250) | 1874
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff took paternity leave from his Department in each of the last five years; and what the average duration of such leave was. | | (290251) | 1875
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what flexi-time arrangements were available to staff within the Department in each of the last five years; and how many staff participated in such arrangements in each such year. | | (290252) | 1876
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many properties owned by his Department were liable for payment of (a) business rates and (b) empty property rates in each of the last five years; and what the total rates liability was in each year. | | (290253) | 1877
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what employee reward schemes are offered to staff of his Department; what the primary purpose of each scheme is; how many staff participate in each scheme; and what the cost of operating each scheme was in each of the last five years. | | (290254) | 1878
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many hours were worked by each special adviser in his Department in each week between 8 June 2009 to 3 July 2009. | | (289903) | 1879
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what non-departmental public bodies his Department is responsible; and what the budget of each was in each of the last three years. | | (289904) | 1880
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment the Office for Criminal Justice Reform undertook in deciding to allocate a grant to the Association of Youth Offending Team Managers for the purposes of building a case management system for youth offenders. | | (290281) | 1881
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many probation officers on average have been assigned to the cases of each person convicted of terrorism offences in the UK in each year since 2001. | | (290104) | 1882
N | Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been released early into bail hostels since 1997; and how many such prisoners have subsequently absconded from bail hostels. | | (290105) | 1883
N | Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many early release prisoners have been re-arrested following release (a) since 1997 and (b) in the last 12 months. | | (290106) | 1884
N | Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners released under early release schemes in each year since 1997 were since convicted of offences of (a) murder and (b) rape. | | (290107) | 1885
N | Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners granted early release have been convicted of dangerous offences in the last 12 months. | | (290108) | 1886
N | Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners granted early release have been convicted of violent offences in the last 12 months. | | (290109) | 1887
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people convicted of terrorist offences and sentenced to more than 12 months imprisonment have been released early from prison since 2001. | | (290110) | 1888
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people convicted of terrorism offences in the UK since 2001 have been released early from prison. | | (290111) | 1889
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many members of the prison population have been convicted of terrorism offences in each year since 2001. | | (290112) | 1890
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people convicted of terrorism offences in the UK have been released to bail hostels accommodation since 2001. | | (290113) | 1891
| Kate Hoey (Vauxhall): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what consideration he has given to additional restrictions on the ability of people who have been declared vexatious litigants to pursue court proceedings. | | (291766) | 1892
| Stewart Hosie (Dundee East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of his Department's waste was recycled in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (289672) | 1893
| David Howarth (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to paragraph 8.30 of the 2008 Independent Review of Restraint: Juvenile Secure Settings, if he will place in the Library a copy of the documentation relating to Adapted C & R piloted in May 2006 in Feltham and Cookham Wood young offenders institutions. | | (290074) | 1894
| David Howarth (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to paragraph 8.39 of the 2008 Independent Review of Restraint: Juvenile Secure Settings, if he will place in the Library a copy of the Prison Service review into the case for extending the use of the baton to the young people's estate. | | (290075) | 1895
| Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many files were destroyed by the fire at the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal Centre in London on 19 March 2009; how many such files have yet to be reconstructed; how many cases have been delayed as a consequence of that fire; and when he expects those cases to have been determined. | | (290262) | 1896
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many hours of time spent by (a) judges and (b) lay members were allocated to Parole Board oral hearings in respect of prisoners on (i) whole life tariffs and (ii) other sentences in each of the last five years. | | (289467) | 1897
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases were awaiting a Parole Board post-panel review on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (289468) | 1898
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) longest, (b) shortest and (c) average period of time is for which a case for (i) oral hearing, (ii) paper hearing and (iii) other consideration before the Parole Board has been outstanding. | | (289469) | 1899
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases for (a) oral hearings, (b) paper hearings and (c) other consideration before the Parole Board were outstanding on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (289472) | 1900
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders whose tariffs had expired remained in prision while they awaited listing for an (a) oral hearing, (b) paper hearing and (c) other consideration before the Parole Board on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (289473) | 1901
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the likely effects on the operations of the Parole Board of its taking on the status of a court; what additional responsibilities the Parole Board would have under such arrangements; and what estimate he has made of the funding required by the Parole Board to discharge those responsibilities. | | (289553) | 1902
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many judicial reviews brought in relation to (a) the time taken to hear a case and (b) other matters the Parole Board (i) is contesting and (ii) has contested in each of the last five years; and what costs the Parole Board has incurred on contesting judicial reviews in each such year. | | (289554) | 1903
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps the Parole Board has taken in response to the recommendations of the National Audit Office report on Protecting the public: the work of the Parole Board, HC 239, 2007-08, published in March 2008. | | (289555) | 1904
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much the Parole Board has spent on hospitality in each of the last five years. | | (289556) | 1905
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many days of sick leave were taken by Parole Board staff (a) as a result of stress-related conditions and (b) for other reasons in each of the last five years. | | (289557) | 1906
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) caseworkers, (b) administrative staff at administrative officer or executive officer level and (c) staff at higher executive officer level or above were recruited to work at the Parole Board in each of the last five years; and how many of those positions were advertised (i) internally only and (ii) internally and externally. | | (289558) | 1907
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) caseworkers, (b) administrative staff at administrative officer or executive officer level and (c) staff at higher executive officer level or above have left the employment of the Parole Board in each of the last five years. | | (289559) | 1908
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many caseworkers the Parole Board employed to work on (a) oral hearings, (b) paper hearings, (c) post-panel reviews and (d) other matters in each of the last five years. | | (289560) | 1909
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) longest and (b) average period was between the original and rescheduled date of a deferred oral hearing before the Parole Board on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (289561) | 1910
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many oral hearings before the Parole Board were deferred in each of the last five years; and how many of those hearings were deferred more than once. | | (289562) | 1911
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prosecutions there have been for offences under the Forced Marriage Act 2008 since its introduction. | | (291550) | 1912
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions there have been for offences related to female genital mutilation in each of the last five years; and what steps he plans to take to increase the prosecution rate for such offences. | | (291551) | 1913
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent estimate he has made of the error rate in each database run by (a) his Department and (b) its agencies. | | (291834) | 1914
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of prisoners who completed their sentence during (a) 2007 and (b) 2008 served their entire sentence in prison. | | (291835) | 1915
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which staff (a) grades, (b) rates of pay and (c) vacancies there were in the prison service in each of the last three years; what his Department's policy on recruitment in the prison service has been in each such year; if he will consider proposals for a new prison officer grade, including rate of pay; and if he will make a statement. | | (292436) | 1916
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to reply to the letter of 4 June 2009 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton on Mrs A Barry. | | (290239) | 1917
| Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many children appeared before (a) an adult and (b) a youth magistrates' court in the latest year for which figures are available. | | (289377) | 1918
| Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) magistrates who sit in adult magistrates' courts and (b) other magistrates had received training on dealing with juvenile offenders on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (289378) | 1919
| Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many young offenders aged (a) up to 16 and (b) 17 years of age were sent to custodial institutions (i) on remand and (ii) under sentence in each local authority area in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement. | | (289379) | 1920
| Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that all (a) magistrates sitting in adult magistrates' courts and (b) district judges receive (i) specific training in bail law and (ii) guidelines in relation to juvenile remands. | | (289380) | 1921
| Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many young offenders aged (a) up to 16 and (b) 17 years of age were held in custodial institutions (i) on remand, (ii) under sentence for crimes of violence and (iii) under sentence for offences not involving violence on the latest date for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. | | (289381) | 1922
| Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many children were received into a remand institution on a Saturday in the latest year for which figures are available. | | (289382) | 1923
| Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many children have appeared before a magistrates' court on a Saturday in the latest year for which figures are available. | | (289383) | 1924
| Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many youth courts have sat on a Saturday in the latest year for which figures are available. | | (289384) | 1925
| Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the names are of the chairs of the board of each youth magistrates' court. | | (289385) | 1926
| Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of people aged 17 years who are remanded in custody. | | (289386) | 1927
| Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will undertake an assessment of local variation in the use of custodial remand in relation to children. | | (289869) | 1928
| Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent estimate he has made of the number of probation officers there are per head of population in each probation service area. | | (291653) | 1929
| Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the ratio of probation officers to offenders was in each probation service area on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (291654) | 1930
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions there were for the offence of driving without insurance in each of the last five years. | | (289333) | 1931
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners diagnosed with a learning disability have been transferred from prison to secure units in each strategic health authority region in each of the last five years. | | (290242) | 1932
| Martin Linton (Battersea): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to introduce spending limits on parliamentary candidates. | | (289630) | 1933
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what mechanisms are available to police officers issuing a penalty notice for disorder for shop theft in the street to verify (a) the place of residence of the recipient and (b) whether the recipient has had a previous penalty notice for disorder for shop theft. | | (291695) | 1934
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to publish revised sentencing guidelines for shoplifting offences. | | (291696) | 1935
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the merits of amending the Penalty Notice for Disorder operational guidance issued to police to ensure that such notices are only issued in police stations; and if he will make a statement. | | (291982) | 1936
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to answer Question 288113, on unpaid penalty notices for disorder, tabled on 15 July 2009. | | (292028) | 1937
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff there were in (a) his Department's predecessor in 1997 and (b) his Department on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (292067) | 1938
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much HM Prison Service (a) spent on televisions in prisons in the last 12 months for which figures are available and (b) received from prisoners under contracts for television rental. | | (292515) | 1939
| John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many external training courses were attended by staff of his Department in the last 12 months; and what the cost was of attendance on each such course. | | (289704) | 1940
| Anne Milton (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners with mental illnesses have been transferred from prison to hospital (a) six months, (b) one month and (c) a week before their release date in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (290013) | 1941
| Anne Milton (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what mentoring programmes are available for people with (a) mental health problems and (b) learning disabilities who leave custody; and if he will make a statement. | | (290014) | 1942
| Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information is given to people with epilepsy on the care they will receive on their entry to (a) a prison and (b) a young offender institution. | | (289951) | 1943
| Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance his Department provides to staff in (a) prisons and (b) young offender institutions on the effect of restraint techniques on people affected by seizures. | | (289952) | 1944
| Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people diagnosed with epilepsy died in (a) prisons and (b) young offender institutions in each of the last five years. | | (289990) | 1945
| Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on how many occasions emergency medical care has been requested to treat people with epilepsy suffering a seizure in (a) prisons and (b) young offender institutions in each of the last five years. | | (289991) | 1946
| Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people diagnosed with epilepsy were allocated to a single cell in (a) prisons and (b) young offender institutions in each of the last five years. | | (289992) | 1947
| Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people diagnosed with epilepsy entered status epilepticus while held in (a) prisons and (b) young offender institutions in each of the last five years. | | (289993) | 1948
| Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been convicted for offences related to viewing child abuse images in each of the last five years. | | (291748) | 1949
| Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) minimum and (b) maximum length of sentence handed down for offences relating to viewing child abuse images was in each of the last five years. | | (291749) | 1950
| Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much was spent on (a) the administration of and (b) expenditure by the Assisted Prison Visits Unit in each of the last three years; and whether those costs were included in the revenue costs of his Department. | | (291887) | 1951
| Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases have been processed by the Solicitors Regulation Authority in each year since its creation; and how many such cases resulted in (a) no further action decision and (b) sanctions against a solicitor. | | (290069) | 1952
| Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average length of time taken by the Solicitors Regulation Authority to determine a case was in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (290070) | 1953
| Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average length of time is between the determination of a case by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and its conclusion by adjudication in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (290071) | 1954
| Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the Solicitors Regulation Authority expects to complete its investigation of Burges Salmon LLP; and whether he expects the adjudication process to be expedited in that case. | | (290072) | 1955
N | Paul Rowen (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his policy is on the means by which bailiffs identify themselves on the doorstep; and if he will make a statement. | | (289253) | 1956
N | Paul Rowen (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many bailiffs were on the online bailiff register on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (289257) | 1957
N | Paul Rowen (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) trainee and (b) qualified probation officers have been employed by the Probation Service in each year since 1997. | | (290144) | 1958
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate has been made of the costs incurred under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme in relation to injuries and deaths caused by uninsured drivers in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (289963) | 1959
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prosecutions there have been for offences related to riding a bicycle on the pavement in each police force area in the last year for which figures are available. | | (289246) | 1960
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the re-offending rate for offenders resident in each police force area was in each year since 1997. | | (289393) | 1961
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department spent on hire vehicles in each of the last five financial years. | | (291613) | 1962
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what criteria are used to determine eligibility for legal aid. | | (291939) | 1963
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many applications for legal aid from residents of (a) Devon, (b) East Devon constituency and (c) England there have been in each of the last five years. | | (291940) | 1964
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many legal aid lawyers dealing with immigration and asylum cases there were in (a) England, (b) Devon and (c) East Devon constituency in each of the last 10 years. | | (292335) | 1965
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what schemes his Department has in place to ensure that those living in rural or isolated areas have access to legal aid lawyers. | | (292438) | 1966
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many legal aid lawyers dealing with (a) housing cases, (b) employment cases and (c) family cases there were in (i) England, (ii) Devon and (iii) East Devon in each of the last 10 years. | | (292439) | 1967
| Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department plans to undertake a formal evaluation and review of the new enforcement regime for unpaid employment tribunal awards. | | (291868) | 1968
| Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the new enforcement mechanism for unpaid Employment Tribunal awards that he announced on 19 May 2009 will be (a) free at the point of delivery for those seeking to enforce an unpaid award and (b) applied retrospectively. | | (291869) | 1969
| Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which family courts have plans to hold open days. | | (291658) | 1970
| Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the effect on national standards and service delivery of proposed reductions in the number of jobs in the Probation Service in Hertfordshire Probation Area. | | (289341) | 1971
| Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases were referred to multi-agency public protection panels in Hertfordshire Probation Area in each of the last five financial years. | | (289342) | 1972
| Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) probation officers and (b) probation service officers were employed in Hertfordshire Probation Area on 31 March in each of the last five years. | | (289348) | 1973
| Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) community and (b) custody caseload of the Probation Service for Hertfordshire Probation Area was on 31 March in each of the last five years. | | (289349) | 1974
| Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders resident in Hertfordshire Probation Area were categorised as Tier 4 in each of the last five financial years. | | (289353) | 1975
| Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) probation staff and (b) trainee probation officers he anticipates will be made redundant in Hertfordshire Probation Area in (i) 2009-10 and (ii) the next two financial years. | | (289354) | 1976
N | Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much has been paid in legal aid fees to (a) the solicitor Phil Shiner and (b) Public Interest Lawyers since 2001. | | (289810) | 1977
| Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have died from cancer while in custody in each year since 2001. | | (291956) | 1978
| Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many inmates have died in prison from natural causes in each year since 2002. | | (291957) | 1979
| Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he has taken to ensure that private sector prisons take action in response to criticisms contained in the reports on them by HM Inspector of Prisons. | | (291962) | 1980
| Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department spent on newspaper advertising by publication in the latest year for which figures are available. | | (289477) | Questions to the Leader of the House 1981
| John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask the Leader of the House, how many external training courses were attended by staff of her Office in the last 12 months; and what the cost was of each course. | | (289608) | 1982
| Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Leader of the House, if she will issue guidance on the reclamation of legal fees from the Additional Cost Allowance incurred in challenging an Empty Dwelling Management Order. | | (290421) | 1983
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Leader of the House, for what reasons an impact assessment was not produced to accompany the Draft Legislative Programme for 2009-10. | | (289807) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 1984
| Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which Minister in his Department has been assigned responsibility for overseeing the delivery of value for money in his Department; whether his Department has established a public sector reform team to implement service reforms; and if he will make a statement. | | (289735) | 1985
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, on which initiatives of his Department and its agencies expenditure on advertising has been incurred in each of the last five years; how much was spent on each such initiative; and which such initiatives were advertised through the Central Office of Information. | | (290149) | 1986
| Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, for which non-departmental public bodies and executive agencies he will continue to have responsibility in circumstances in which responsibility for policing is devolved to the Northern Ireland Assembly. | | (291457) | 1987
| Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what timetable he has set for devolution of responsibility for policing to the Northern Ireland Assembly. | | (291458) | 1988
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much his Department spent on (a) car hire, (b) air travel, (c) hotels and (d) restaurant meals for (i) Ministers and (ii) staff in his Department in each of the last five years. | | (289974) | 1989
| Stewart Hosie (Dundee East): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what proportion of his Department's waste was recycled in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (289668) | 1990
| Dr William McCrea (South Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many police officers were injured by rioters at Rasharkin in County Antrim on 13 July 2009. | | (289256) | 1991
| Dr William McCrea (South Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many attacks on Orange Halls were reported in each of the last 12 months in Northern Ireland. | | (289259) | 1992
| Dr William McCrea (South Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many police vehicles on average were available for duty in the night time in the (a) Cookstown, (b) Magherafelt, (c) Antrim and (d) Newtonabbey Council area in the last 12 months. | | (289260) | 1993
| Dr William McCrea (South Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many bomb devices have been defused by the Army Bomb Disposal Squad in Northern Ireland in the last (a) six and (b) 12 months. | | (289263) | 1994
| Dr William McCrea (South Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when he last met Northern Ireland Executive Ministers to discuss a regional aviation strategy for Northern Ireland. | | (289264) | 1995
| Dr William McCrea (South Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when he last met representatives of the Northern Ireland Fire Service to discuss attacks on their staff whilst on duty. | | (289265) | 1996
| Dr William McCrea (South Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when he last met with senior Ambulance Service officials to discuss attacks on their staff whilst on duty in Northern Ireland. | | (289266) | 1997
| Dr William McCrea (South Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many young people were recorded as going missing in Northern Ireland over the last 12 months. | | (289267) | 1998
| Dr William McCrea (South Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people have moved house following dissident Republican threats during the last 12 months. | | (289270) | 1999
N | Dr William McCrea (South Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many police officers were injured by rioters at Ardoyne on 13 July 2009. | | (289272) | 2000
| Dr William McCrea (South Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many death threats issued by dissident Republicans to (a) former members of the security forces and (b) members of the public resident in the Magherafelt District Council area have been reported in the last 12 months. | | (289276) | 2001
| Dr William McCrea (South Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many police vehicles were damaged by rioters at Ardoyne on 13 July 2009. | | (289278) | 2002
| Dr William McCrea (South Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many dissident (a) republicans and (b) loyalist prisoners are being held at Maghaberry Prison. | | (289279) | 2003
| Dr William McCrea (South Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many dissident republicans are being held in Magilligan prison. | | (289280) | 2004
| Dr William McCrea (South Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many times the Army has provided assistance to the Police Service of Northern Ireland in its policing of the marching season in 2009. | | (289281) | 2005
| Dr William McCrea (South Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when he last met the First Minister of the Northern Ireland Executive to discuss the security situation in the Province. | | (289282) | 2006
| Dr William McCrea (South Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when he last met the Northern Ireland Executive Minister for Trade and Industry to discuss the economic downturn in the Province. | | (289283) | 2007
| Dr William McCrea (South Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people were arrested during rioting in Ardoyne in North Belfast on 13 July 2009. | | (289284) | 2008
| Dr William McCrea (South Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people have been (a) arrested and (b) sentenced for drug-dealing offences in Northern Ireland in the last 24 months. | | (289305) | 2009
| Dr William McCrea (South Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many Police Service of Northern Ireland stations are planned to be closed in the next (a) 12, (b) 24 and (c) 36 months. | | (289306) | 2010
| Dr William McCrea (South Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many licences for personal protection weapons have been issued in each of the last three years. | | (289398) | 2011
| Dr William McCrea (South Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many licences for personal protection weapons have been revoked in each of the last three years. | | (289399) | 2012
| Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what measures of cooperation and training with Libya involving (a) Police Service of Northern Ireland officers and staff and (b) any other departments or agencies for which he is responsible he has authorised in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement. | | (292159) | 2013
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many staff there were in his Department (a) in 1997 and (b) on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (292068) | 2014
| John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many external training courses were attended by staff of his Department in the last 12 months; and what the cost was of each course. | | (289679) | 2015
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much his Department spent on hire vehicles in each of the last five financial years. | | (291607) | 2016
| Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much his Department spent on newspaper advertising by publication in the latest year for which figures are available. | | (289478) | Questions to the Minister for the Olympics 2017
| Kate Hoey (Vauxhall): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, what expenditure the Olympic Delivery Authority incurred on (a) hospitality, (b) accommodation and (c) other expenses in relation to attendance at the Beijing Olympics. | | (289242) | 2018
| Kate Hoey (Vauxhall): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, for what reasons CLM was paid £60.2 million by the Olympic Delivery Authority in performance-related payments up to March 2009. | | (289243) | 2019
| Kate Hoey (Vauxhall): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, for what reasons the Chief Executive of the Olympic Delivery Authority was awarded a bonus of £209,000 in respect of 2008-09; and whose agreement was sought before the bonus was awarded. | | (289249) | 2020
| Kate Hoey (Vauxhall): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, if she will make it her policy that the expense claims of the Chief Executive of the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) be itemised on the ODA's website. | | (289250) | 2021
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, what measures she has introduced to ensure that the provision of (a) plants, (b) trees and (c) shrubs for the London 2012 Olympics have a low environmental impact. | | (291685) | 2022
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, how many cut Christmas trees will be acquired in 2009 from (a) within the UK and (b) abroad for growing and subsequent planting at the main Olympic site for the London 2012 Olympics. | | (291993) | 2023
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, how many buildings which will be used for the London 2012 Olympics will use heat generated by (a) solar panels and (b) ground source heat pumps. | | (292002) | 2024
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, how many Olympic Village flats she expects to have been pre-sold before August 2012. | | (292516) | 2025
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, what assessment she has made of the legacy to Hertfordshire from the London 2012 Olympics. | | (289431) | 2026
| Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, what bonuses have been paid to (a) consultants and (b) contractors working on the Olympic Park construction project. | | (289375) | 2027
| Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, how much (a) her Office and (b) the Government Olympic Executive spent on newspaper advertising by publication in the latest year for which figures are available. | | (289479) | 2028
| Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, how many Olympic construction contracts have been awarded to firms based (a) in Scotland, (b) in Wales, (c) in Northern Ireland, (d) in England and (e) elsewhere. | | (289486) | Questions to the Prime Minister 2029
N | Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Prime Minister, which proposals announced during his speech to the 2009 Labour Party Conference will require (a) primary and (b) secondary legislation to implement; and if he will make a statement. | | (292314) | 2030
N | Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Prime Minister, which of the proposals announced during his speech to the 2009 Labour Party Conference have previously been announced by the Government (a) in full and (b) in part, giving the date in each case; and if he will make a statement. | | (292315) | 2031
| Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Prime Minister, when he next plans to visit (a) the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine's clinical facilities at Selly Oak and (b) the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre, Headley Court. | | (291718) | 2032
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to chapter 1, paragraph 42 of Building Britain's future, Cm 7654, what steps he plans to take to strengthen the protection given to the records of Cabinet committees. | | (290368) | 2033
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will place in the Library a copy of the transcript of his question and answer session from New York which was broadcast on Radio Five Live on 23 September 2009. | | (292332) | 2034
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will place in the Library, in respect of the Special Session of the United Nations Security Council on Nuclear Non-proliferation held on 24 September 2009, a copy of (a) his speech to the session, (b) speeches from other heads of Government referring to the United Kingdom contribution and (c) any papers submitted in support of the Special Session by (i) the United Nations and (ii) national delegations. | | (292491) | 2035
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Prime Minister, what use has been made, and by whom, of wine held by Ministers as part of the Donated Asset Reserve in the last 12 months. | | (290117) | 2036
| Kate Hoey (Vauxhall): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will make representations to the President of Libya on compensation for the victims of Irish Republican Army terrorism in Northern Ireland. | | (291652) | 2037
| Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot): To ask the Prime Minister, whether his Office has received a copy of the report prepared by Bernard Gray on the Ministry of Defence's equipment programme. | | (291571) | 2038
| Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot): To ask the Prime Minister, what discussions he had with the Chief of the Defence Staff on the announcement he made in Afghanistan on additional personnel, unmanned aerial vehicles, the Warthog vehicle and Ridgeback vehicles. | | (291572) | 2039
N | Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer to the right hon. Member for Richmond, Yorks., of 9 September 2009, Official Report, column 1897W, on Libya, if he will place in the Library a copy of his letter to Colonel Gaddafi of Libya, delivered by the then Foreign Office Minister, the hon. Member for Harlow, during his visit to Tripoli in February 2009; and whether he had a meeting with Colonel Gaddafi at the recent UN General Assembly meeting. | | (292173) | 2040
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Prime Minister, with reference to his foreword to the Social Care Green Paper, Cm 7673, in what ways the debate he calls differs from that he called for in his Kings Fund speech of May 2008. | | (290449) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland 2041
| Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, which Minister in his Department has been assigned responsibility for overseeing the delivery of value for money in his Department; whether his Department has established a public sector reform team to implement service reforms; and if he will make a statement. | | (289734) | 2042
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much his Department spent on (a) car hire, (b) train travel, (c) air travel, (d) hotels and (e) restaurant meals for (i) Ministers and (ii) staff in his Department in each of the last five years. | | (289971) | 2043
| Stewart Hosie (Dundee East): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what proportion of his Department's waste was recycled in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (289667) | 2044
| Mr Angus MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2009, Official Report, column 381W, on departmental publications, whether his Department will prepare and publish a background paper on (a) the effects on the Western Isles economy of the closure of the Hebrides Range and (b) the effects of fuel duty on rural hauliers and motorists in Scotland. | | (291720) | 2045
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many staff there were in (a) his Department's predecessor in 1997 and (b) his Department on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (292070) | 2046
| John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many external training courses were attended by staff of his Department in the last 12 months; and what the cost was of each course. | | (289606) | 2047
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much his Department spent on hire vehicles in each of the last five financial years. | | (291606) | 2048
| Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much his Department spent on advertising in each newspaper in the latest year for which figures are available. | | (289480) | Questions to the Solicitor General 2049
N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Solicitor General, what representations she has received concerning the safety of the conviction of Gary Critchley; and if she will make a statement. | | (292384) | 2050
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Solicitor General, if she will place in the Library a copy of the (a) display energy certificate and (b) advisory report for public buildings issued in respect of each property occupied by the Serious Fraud Office. | | (289847) | 2051
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Solicitor General, if she will place in the Library a copy of the (a) display energy certificate and (b) advisory report for public buildings issued in respect of each property occupied by the Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office. | | (289848) | 2052
| Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon): To ask the Solicitor General, pursuant to the Answer of 18 June 2009, Official Report, column 420, on fraud (small businesses), what the efficiencies and ways of distinguishing cases that have a very high chance of success are which the Serious Fraud Office has recently introduced. | | (290296) | 2053
| Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon): To ask the Solicitor General, pursuant to the Answer of 18 June 2009, Official Report, column 420, when she plans to write to the hon. Member for Huntingdon; and what reduction there will be on expenditure on each category of activity. | | (290338) | 2054
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Solicitor General, how much the Law Officers' Departments spent on (a) car hire, (b) train travel, (c) air travel, (d) hotels and (e) restaurant meals for (i) Ministers and (ii) staff in the Law Officers' Departments in each of the last five years. | | (289968) | 2055
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Solicitor General, when she plans to respond to Question 276122, on Crown Prosecution Service rates of prosecution, tabled on 13 May 2009. | | (292029) | 2056
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Solicitor General, how much the Law Officers' Departments spent on hire vehicles in each of the last five financial years. | | (291704) | Questions to the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission 2057
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what recent assessment the Electoral Commission has made of voting behaviour at elections. | | (289569) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Transport 2058
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what research his Department (a) has commissioned, (b) plans to commission and (c) has evaluated on the merits of installing a seat belt reminder system in all new motor vehicles sold; and if he will make a statement. | | (289575) | 2059
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the motor industry on the installation of a seat belt reminder system in all new motor vehicles sold; and if he will make a statement. | | (289576) | 2060
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what estimate he has made of the cost of installing a seat belt reminder system in the front seats of motor vehicles; and if he will make a statement. | | (289577) | 2061
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, when his Department last undertook a review of the evidence relating to the effectiveness of seat belts in reducing deaths and injury that drew on (a) UK and (b) international research; and if he will make a statement. | | (289578) | 2062
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, if he will take steps to allow persons guilty of an offence under section 14(3) of the Road Traffic Act 1988, in lieu of a fine, to attend a driving safety course paid for by the offender that includes instruction on the benefits of wearing seat belts; and if he will make a statement. | | (289579) | 2063
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what research his Department (a) has commissioned, (b) plans to commission and (c) has evaluated on the effects of seat belt reminder systems on seat belt wearing rates; and if he will make a statement. | | (289580) | 2064
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what the seat belt wearing rate has been in each province in Northern Ireland (a) in the last period for which figures are available and (b) in each month since 2005. | | (289582) | 2065
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the European Commission on the introduction of seat belt reminders in new vehicles; and if he will make a statement. | | (289583) | 2066
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, if he will bring forward proposals to provide incentives to consumers to purchase cars fitted with a seat belt reminder system; and if he will make a statement. | | (289584) | 2067
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with motor insurers on insurance premiums for drivers of vehicles fitted with a seat belt reminder system; and if he will make a statement. | | (289620) | 2068
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what records his Department has on the percentage of cars sold which were fitted with a seat belt reminder system in the latest period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. | | (289702) | 2069
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how many of the additional rail carriages announced in the 2007 Rail White Paper have been ordered; and what the timetable is for the ordering of the remainder. | | (290299) | 2070
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, for what reasons the number of new rail carriages originally planned for Northern Rail has been reduced. | | (290300) | 2071
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how many miles less polluting heavy goods vehicles and Euro emissions standards (a) 0, (b) I, (c) II, (d) III, (e) IV and (f) V vehicles travelled in the UK in 2008. | | (290301) | 2072
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the potential levels of traffic which would be diverted from the A25 between Wrotham Heath and its junction with the A21 in the event that east-facing slip roads were constructed at Junction 5 on the M25. | | (290302) | 2073
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what recent consideration he has given to the construction of east-facing slip roads at junction 5 on the M25; what recent estimate he has made of the cost of the construction of such slip roads; and if he will make a statement. | | (290303) | 2074
N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how many (a) roadworkers, (b) pedestrians and (c) cyclists were (i) injured and (ii) killed on single carriageway roads where road maintenance or other road works were being undertaken, in each highway authority in each year since 1997. | | (292157) | 2075
N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, when it was decided to require a 1.2 metre safety zone between a working area in respect of road maintenance and live traffic flow; what the evidential basis was for that decision; and if he will make a statement. | | (292158) | 2076
| Ms Celia Barlow (Hove): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what information his Department holds on the number of passengers starting their journeys from (a) Brighton and (b) Hove station who have used the South London Line in the last six months. | | (291677) | 2077
| Ms Celia Barlow (Hove): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how many passengers starting their journey from Aldrington Station have used the South London Line in the last six months. | | (291732) | 2078
| Peter Bottomley (Worthing West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what his policy is on the implementation of eCall in-car communication technology in (a) the UK and (b) the EU; what estimate his Department has made of the costs and benefits of implementation of this technology; and if he will make a statement. | | (291491) | 2079
| Peter Bottomley (Worthing West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what assessment he has made of trends in the rate of (a) air proximity incidents and (b) risk-bearing incidents in UK airspace in each of the last five years. | | (291492) | 2080
| Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, which Minister in his Department has been assigned responsibility for overseeing the delivery of value for money in his Department; whether his Department has established a public sector reform team to implement service reforms; and if he will make a statement. | | (289733) | 2081
N | Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, with reference to his Department's response to the independent strategic review into possible extensions to the Blue Badge scheme (a) what progress has been made in implementing a non-Blue Badge option to allow people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) immediate access to parking facilities without incurring penalties and (b) what discussions he has had with the Minister for Disabled People on parking provision for people with IBD. | | (292142) | 2082
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, on which initiatives of his Department and its agencies expenditure on advertising has been incurred in each of the last five years; how much was spent on each such initiative; and which such initiatives were offered for tender through the Central Office of Information. | | (292530) | 2083
| Mr Ronnie Campbell (Blyth Valley): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what support his Department is planning to provide for the extension of the Tyne and Wear Metro from South Northumberland Park Metro station to Newsham in Blyth Valley; and if he will make a statement. | | (289373) | 2084
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, if he will place in the Library a copy of the (a) display energy certificate and (b) advisory report for public buildings issued in respect of each property occupied by the Office of Rail Regulation. | | (289853) | 2085
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what recent reports he has received of the use of data illegally obtained from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency on behalf of media organisations: and if he will make a statement. | | (289727) | 2086
| Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how many speed cameras are operational on roads in Bolton. | | (291643) | 2087
| Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how many pensioners have (a) applied for and (b) received free (i) bus and (ii) rail passes in (A) Bolton and (B) Greater Manchester since the scheme was introduced. | | (291644) | 2088
| Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what the Government's plans are to introduce a vehicle tracking and national road pricing scheme; what the most recent estimate is of the cost of such a scheme; what assessment he has made of the effects of such a scheme on (a) the environment and (b) civil liberties; and what the Government's policy is on the use of income from road pricing to fund public transport provision. | | (291558) | 2089
| Jim Dobbin (Heywood & Middleton): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how much money has been spent on new rolling stock in each of the last five years; and how much money has been spent on rolling stock for (a) Northern Rail and (b) each of the commuter rail operators serving London and the South East. | | (289494) | 2090
| Jim Dobbin (Heywood & Middleton): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, by what date he expects the 1,300 additional rail carriages announced in the 2007 Rail White Paper to be in operation. | | (289495) | 2091
| Jim Dobbin (Heywood & Middleton): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how many of the 1,300 additional rail carriages announced in the 2007 Rail White Paper will be allocated to each rail operator. | | (289496) | 2092
N | Mr Frank Doran (Aberdeen North): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what consideration the Civil Aviation Authority gave to the approval in operational aircraft carriage terms of the use 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 BP and (b) subsequently. | | (289244) | 2093
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what progress has been made on the re-doubling of the railway line between Kemble and Swindon. | | (292429) | 2094
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what powers traffic officers have to (a) stop and (b) report speeding vehicles on motorways. | | (292430) | 2095
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, whether any train operating companies have sought a derogation to increase rail fares in 2010 above the limits allowed in their franchise agreements. | | (291722) | 2096
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how many times tolls have been suspended at the Dartford Crossing in the last 12 months. | | (292444) | 2097
| Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how much funding his Department has allocated to encourge bicycle usage in Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath constituency in each of the last three years. | | (292025) | 2098
| Mr Robert Goodwill (Scarborough & Whitby): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the MOT test in identifying vehicles which may be dangerous due to blacking out or tinting of windows. | | (291634) | 2099
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how much his Department spent on (a) train travel, (b) air travel and (c) restaurant meals for (i) Ministers and (ii) staff in his Department in each of the last five years. | | (290116) | 2100
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 23 June 2009, Official Report, columns 766-8W, on motorcycles: accidents, how many moped riders aged (a) 16, (b) 17, (c) 18, (d) 19 and (e) 20 years were (i) injured and (ii) killed in road traffic accidents in (A) the London Borough of Wandsworth, (B) London and (C) England in 2008. | | (290164) | 2101
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how many moped riders aged (a) 16, (b) 17, (c) 18, (d) 19 and (e) 20 years have passed the practical moped test (i) nationally, (ii) in Wandsworth and (iii) in London in each of the last five years. | | (290165) | 2102
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how many moped riders aged (a) 16, (b) 17, (c) 18, (d) 19 and (e) 20 years have been licensed to drive on public roads (i) nationally, (ii) in Wandsworth and (iii) in London in each of the last five years. | | (290166) | 2103
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how many (a) mobile telephones, (b) Blackberrys and (c) laptop computers have been issued to staff of his Department in each of the last five years; and how many of these were issued to (i) new staff and (ii) existing staff following the (A) loss or (B) theft of a previous device. | | (290586) | 2104
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what IT systems have been in development for use within his Department in the last five years; what the reason for the development of each system was; how much has been spent on the development of each system; and which systems have been subsequently (a) implemented, (b) terminated prior to implementation and (c) terminated following implementation. | | (290587) | 2105
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how many sick days were taken by staff of his Department in each of the last five years; and what the cost to the public purse of these absences was. | | (290588) | 2106
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what estimate he has made of the average length of employment of staff of his Department at each Civil Service pay band. | | (290589) | 2107
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how many times his Department has been taken to an employment tribunal in each of the last five years; what the reason cited in each case was; and in how many cases the tribunal found in favour of the (a) employee and (b) Department. | | (290590) | 2108
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how many staff have (a) been dismissed and (b) had their contract terminated by his Department in each of the last five years; what the reason was in each case; and what the severance costs in relation to (i) dismissal and (ii) contract termination were in each such year. | | (290591) | 2109
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how many staff took paternity leave from his Department in each of the last five years; and what the average duration of such leave has been. | | (290592) | 2110
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what flexi-time arrangements were available to staff within the Department in each of the last five years; and how many staff participated in such arrangements in each such year. | | (290593) | 2111
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how many properties owned by his Department were liable for payment of (a) business rates and (b) empty property rates in each of the last five years; and what the liability in respect of each was in each such year. | | (290594) | 2112
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what employee reward schemes are offered to staff of his Department; what the purpose of each scheme is; how many staff participate in each scheme; and what the cost of operating each scheme was in each of the last five years. | | (290595) | 2113
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the annual cost of maintaining and updating its Twitter account; and how many staff are responsible for updating the account. | | (292051) | 2114
| Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, which legislative provisions introduced by the Department since 1997 have not yet been brought into force. | | (292339) | 2115
| Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, which legislative provisions introduced by his Department's predecessors since 1997 have been repealed. | | (292340) | 2116
| Mr Tom Harris (Glasgow South): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what proportion of the costs of refranchising of East Coast Mainline railway services will be met by (a) National Express and (b) his Department. | | (289616) | 2117
| Mr Tom Harris (Glasgow South): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what estimate he has made of the cost of refranchising the East Coast Mainline railway service. | | (289617) | 2118
| Mr Tom Harris (Glasgow South): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, in what circumstances his Department would (a) hold a full consultation process before refranchising and (b) use the specification on which the previous franchise had been based in cases where a train operating company surrender a franchise prematurely. | | (289700) | 2119
| Mr Tom Harris (Glasgow South): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, which existing rail franchises he expects to return a net premium to his Department by the end of the franchise period, taking into account all anticipated revenue support payments. | | (289711) | 2120
| Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, in which of his Department's agencies consultants are acting as interim project managers. | | (289564) | 2121
| Stewart Hosie (Dundee East): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what proportion of his Department's waste was recycled in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (289663) | 2122
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what data his Department holds on the level of diversity in its recruitment of employees in each of the last three years. | | (290509) | 2123
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what information his Department holds on the number of trains which operate on the Manchester to Liverpool railway line each week. | | (291453) | 2124
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what information his Department holds on the number of passengers who use the Manchester to Liverpool railway line. | | (291454) | 2125
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what recent representations his Department has received on the electrification of the Preston to Manchester railway line; and if he will make a statement. | | (291455) | 2126
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what information his Department holds on the number of (a) passengers who use and (b) trains which operate on the Preston to Manchester railway line each week. | | (291456) | 2127
| Mark Hunter (Cheadle): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what assumptions on economic growth in Greater Manchester his Department used in determining the number of additional rail carriages to be allocated to rail operators serving Greater Manchester. | | (289488) | 2128
| Mark Hunter (Cheadle): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, with reference to paragraph 16 of the High Level Output Specification Plan Update of July 2008, if he will publish an updated version of the table showing the proposed plan to indicate (a) with which operators, and for how many additional charges contracts have been agreed and (b) with which operators, and for how many additional rail charges, negotiations are still taking place, and what stage these negotiations have reached. | | (289489) | 2129
N | Mr Eric Illsley (Barnsley Central): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, whether he has plans to improve road links to the Robin Hood Airport in Doncaster. | | (289497) | 2130
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what plans he has for the establishment of recharging points for electric and hybrid plug-in vehicles. | | (289336) | 2131
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how many charging points for plug-in and electric and hybrid vehicles he expects to be in use in each year from 2010 to 2015. | | (289337) | 2132
| Susan Kramer (Richmond Park): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what progress has been made on negotiations for franchise commuter train services arriving at and departing from at platform 20 at London Waterloo station; and when he expects those negotiations to be concluded. | | (289499) | 2133
| Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how many passenger journeys have been made on Northern Rail services departing from each conurbation served by Northern Rail in each of the last five years; and what the equivalent figures are for each rail operator serving London and the South East. | | (289261) | 2134
| Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, if he will estimate the cost to the public purse of introducing and operating for a 12 month period a scrappage scheme for buses akin to that recently introduced in respect of cars. | | (289301) | 2135
N | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, with which transport (a) authorities and advisory organisations, (b) companies and (c) trade unions his Department has had recent discussions on swine influenza; and when those discussions took place. | | (290017) | 2136
N | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with the Association of Train Operating Companies in the last 12 months; and when those discussions took place. | | (290018) | 2137
N | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with the Association of Train Operating Companies on the proposed outsourcing of the work of the National Rail Enquiries Service. | | (290019) | 2138
N | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, whether the proposed outsourcing of the work of the National Rail Enquiries Service requires the approval of his Department; and if he will make a statement. | | (290020) | 2139
| Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, if he will make it his policy to seek (a) additional powers for airport security personnel and (b) the creation of new and more specific offences in order to protect airline crews and passengers from bad behaviour by other passengers; and if he will make a statement. | | (292509) | 2140
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, which Minister with a Government car recorded the lowest average daily mileage in that car in the year to 31 March 2009. | | (291998) | 2141
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how many staff there were in his Department (a) in 1997 and (b) on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (292071) | 2142
| John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how many external training courses were attended by staff of his Department in the last 12 months; and what the cost was of each course. | | (289605) | 2143
| Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on whether funding allocated to his Department is to be re-allocated to the Department for Communities and Local Government to help implement the housing policies announced in the Draft Legislative Programme for 2009-10. | | (290488) | 2144
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number and proportion of pensioners who are entitled to a concessionary bus pass in (a) Hemel Hempstead constituency, (b) Dacorum and (c) Hertfordshire. | | (289432) | 2145
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how much funding his Department has allocated to encourage bicycle usage in Hemel Hempstead constituency in each of the last three years. | | (289433) | 2146
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how much his Department allocated for cycle safety training in (a) Hemel Hempstead constituency, (b) Dacorum and (c) Hertfordshire in each of the last five years. | | (289446) | 2147
N | Paul Rowen (Rochdale): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what his assessment is of the effect that allocation of vehicles to Northern Rail from the high level output specification will have on the level of carbon dioxide emissions of the Northern Rail fleet. | | (289900) | 2148
N | Paul Rowen (Rochdale): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what the age profile is of the (a) Northern Rail fleet and (b) national rail fleet; and what the age profile of the Northern Rail fleet will be when it has received its allocation of high level output specification vehicles. | | (289901) | 2149
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what estimate he has made of the cost of introducing a high-speed rail service between Leeds and Manchester via Huddersfield. | | (291797) | 2150
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what research his Department undertook before the decision to change its policy on the number of road signs indicating directions to sporting and cultural tourist venues; and what evaluation of the effect of the policy on traffic impact has been undertaken. | | (292514) | 2151
| Ian Stewart (Eccles): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, for what reasons services on some routes into Greater Manchester are to be withdrawn; and if he will make a statement. | | (289351) | 2152
| Ian Stewart (Eccles): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of progress in the implementation of initiatives to reduce the cost base of the rail network in the north in respect of (a) early electrification, (b) the tram-train trial and (c) measures to replace older diesel rolling stock. | | (289352) | 2153
| Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how many and what percentage of train services serving Hull have been (a) delayed and (b) cancelled in each of the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement. | | (290050) | 2154
| Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, whether the new East Coast Main Line franchise will be required to provide rail services to Hull; and if he will make a statement. | | (290051) | 2155
| Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how many rail passengers made at least one journey between Hull and London in each of the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement. | | (290052) | 2156
| Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, which major transport infrastructure projects in each (a) Government region and (b) local authority area have been approved by his Department in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (290053) | 2157
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how much funding his Department has allocated to encourage bicycle usage in each local authority area in England and Wales in each of the last five years. | | (289392) | 2158
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how much his Department spent on hire vehicles in each of the last five financial years. | | (291608) | 2159
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what discussions he has had with (a) BAA plc and (b) the Manchester Airport Group on the change to its methodology for aeronautical charges levied on airlines; and if he will make a statement. | | (292407) | 2160
N | David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, when his Department plans to publish proposals for the regulation of smoking on (a) sea-going and (b) inland waterway vessels. | | (289174) | 2161
N | Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 20 July 2009, Official Report, column 757W, on National Express East Coast, from which budgets the budget cover is drawn. | | (289813) | 2162
N | Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, pursuant to page 17 of Building Britain's future, when he expects to bring forward plans for rail electrification. | | (289814) | 2163
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, pursuant to his Department's publication, Supporting the Development of TIF packages, published on 4 March 2009, how much funding his Department plans to allocate to the Transport Innovation Fund in each year to 2018-19. | | (290158) | 2164
N | Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 20 July 2009, Official Report, column 762, on transport: finance, whether Network Rail will be reimbursed for its work electrifying the railway during the 2009 to 2014 spending review period. | | (290161) | 2165
N | Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 20 July 2009, Official Report, column 762, on transport: finance, whether Network Rail will undertake the work of electrifying the railways during the 2009 to 2014 spending review period. | | (290162) | 2166
N | Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, pursuant to the Prime Minister's Oral Statement of 29 June 2009, Official Report, column 22, on Building Britain's future, when he intends to set out his plans to advance the electrification of transport. | | (290173) | 2167
| Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how much funding his Department has allocated to encouraging use of railways to carry freight in 2009-10. | | (291961) | 2168
| Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how much his Department spent on advertising in each newspaper in the latest year for which figures are available. | | (289481) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales 2169
| Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, which Minister in his Department has been assigned responsibility for overseeing the delivery of value for money in his Department; whether his Department has established a public sector reform team to implement service reforms; and if he will make a statement. | | (289732) | 2170
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much his Department spent on (a) car hire, (b) train travel, (c) air travel, (d) hotels and (e) restaurant meals for (i) Ministers and (ii) staff in his Department in each of the last five years. | | (289979) | 2171
| Stewart Hosie (Dundee East): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what proportion of his Department's waste was recycled in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (289670) | 2172
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many staff there were in (a) his Department's predecessor in 1997 and (b) his Department on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (292073) | 2173
| John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many external training courses have been attended by staff of his Department in the last 12 months; and what the cost of attendance at each such course was. | | (289695) | 2174
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much his Department spent on hire vehicles in each of the last five financial years. | | (291605) | 2175
| Mark Williams (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what guidance his Department has issued on the status of proposed legislative competence orders which have not completed the process of Parliamentary approval at the point of a dissolution of Parliament; and if he will make a statement. | | (290496) | 2176
| Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much his Department spent on advertising in each newspaper in the latest year for which figures are available. | | (289482) | Questions to the Minister for Women and Equality 2177
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, how much her Office spent on (a) car hire, (b) train travel, (c) air travel, (d) hotels and (e) restaurant meals for (i) Ministers and (ii) staff in her Office since its inception. | | (289970) | 2178
N | Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, what assessment she has made of the recommendations for Council of Europe member states on human rights and gender identity made by the Council of Europe's Commissioner for Human Rights on 29 July 2009; and if she will make a statement. | | (292093) | 2179
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, how many refuges for victims of domestic violence have been opened in the last five years for which figures are available. | | (289335) | 2180
| Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, what procedures apply to the grant of permission for the use of the (a) resources and (b) offices of the Equality and Human Rights Commission activities related to a private sector organisation. | | (290430) | 2181
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, how many and what proportion of staff working in the Government Equalities Office are (a) male, (b) female and (c) from an ethnic minority. | | (290225) | 2182
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, how many flags the Government Equalities Office (a) owns and (b) maintains; and what the cost of maintaining them was in the last 12 months. | | (290265) | 2183
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, how many copies of the Budget 2009 Report the Government Equalities Office ordered; and what the cost was of that order. | | (290266) | 2184
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, how much her Department plans to spend on promoting International Women's Day 2010. | | (290382) | 2185
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, how many people aged over (a) 55 and (b) 65 years are employed by the Government Equalities Office. | | (290384) | 2186
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, how much the Government Equalities Office has spent on flowers in each year since its establishment. | | (290385) | 2187
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, how many official functions has she attended to promote the proposals contained in Building Britain's future, Cm 7654. | | (290469) | 2188
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, how many refuges for victims of domestic violence she has visited on official business in the last 12 months. | | (290477) | 2189
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, how much her Department has spent on the promotion of women's rights in developing countries in each of the last 12 months. | | (290479) | 2190
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, how many posts for full-time equivalent staff the Equality and Human Rights Commission has approval from HM Treasury to appoint; and how many such posts are unfilled. | | (290453) | 2191
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, how much the Government Equalities Office spent on hire vehicles in each of the last five financial years. | | (291705) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 2192
| Ms Celia Barlow (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many young people in Brighton and Hove sheexpects to receive assistance from the Future Jobs Fund. | | (291436) | 2193
| Hugh Bayley (City of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2009, Official Report, columns 1287-8, on incapacity benefit, what proportion of incapacity benefit claimants in (a) the UK and (b) Yorkshire and the Humber who had their claims terminated for failing a personal capability assessment/own occupation test between December 2007 and November 2008 (i) appealed and (ii) had their benefit reinstated on appeal. | | (290005) | 2194
| Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which Minister in her Department has been assigned responsibility for overseeing the delivery of value for money in her Department; whether her Department has established a public sector reform team to implement service reforms; and if she will make a statement. | | (289731) | 2195
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on which initiatives of (a) her Department and (b) its agencies expenditure on advertising has been incurred in each of the last five years; how much was spent on each such initiative; and which such initiatives were advertised through the Central Office of Information. | | (292493) | 2196
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effect of staffing levels in the (a) the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate and (b) the HSE Nuclear Directorate on (i) safety at the UK's nuclear sites and (b) the rate of progress of the generic design assessment. | | (289870) | 2197
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions her Department has had with the Department of Energy and Climate Change on the Winter Fuel Payment Scheme. | | (289930) | 2198
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what budget her Department has set for the (a) Nuclear Installations Inspectorate, (b) Office for Civil Nuclear Security and (c) HSE Nuclear Directorate for each of the next five financial years. | | (290372) | 2199
| Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) the UK and (b) Coventry were obliged to retire at the age of 65 years in 2008-09. | | (291516) | 2200
| Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of the workforce in Britain are aged over 60 years. | | (291517) | 2201
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans she has to publish a report on the effectiveness and value for money of the Village Agents Scheme in Gloucestershire; and what assessment she has made of opportunities for wider application provided by the Scheme. | | (292434) | 2202
| Mr Philip Dunne (Ludlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will assess the effect on (a) pensioners and (b) persons receiving benefits of proposals to phase out cheques as methods of payment. | | (291743) | 2203
| Jeff Ennis (Barnsley East & Mexborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the revenue guaranteed by the Jobseekers Direct telephone line in 2009-10. | | (291734) | 2204
| Mr Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much (a) the Child Support Agency and (b) the Child Maintenance Enforcement Commission have outstanding in child support payments; and by how many people these sums are owed. | | (292508) | 2205
| Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 16 July 2009, Official Report, column 690W, on carer's allowance, if she will extend carer's allowance to include a costs-related element. | | (289331) | 2206
| Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) permanent, (b) temporary and (c) agency staff have been employed in (i) benefit delivery centres and (ii) customer-facing jobcentres operated by Jobcentre Plus in Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath constituency in each year since 2004. | | (291439) | 2207
| Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of people entitled to a pension credit who have not claimed it in the Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath constituency in each of the last three years. | | (291446) | 2208
| Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was paid in attendance allowance to residents of the Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath constituency in (a) 2001, (b) 2005 and (c) 2008. | | (291447) | 2209
| Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people resident in Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath constituency were in receipt of a state pension in each of the last three years. | | (291554) | 2210
| Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people resident in Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath constituency were in receipt of housing benefit in each on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (291555) | 2211
| Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Birmingham Sparkbrook & Small Heath constituency (a) are entitled to and (b) receive carer's allowance. | | (291566) | 2212
| Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Birmingham Sparkbrook & Small Heath constituency (a) are entitled to and (b) receive pension credit. | | (291567) | 2213
| Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many residents of Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath constituency have (a) applied for and (b) been refused Employment and Support Allowance since October 2008. | | (291586) | 2214
| Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people aged between 18 and 24 years old resident in Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath constituency have received assistance under the New Deal since 2003; and how many such people have moved into employment. | | (291701) | 2215
| Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many cold weather payments have been made to residents of Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath constituency in each year since 2003. | | (291702) | 2216
| Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people resident in Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath constituency have participated in a New Deal scheme in each year since 2004. | | (291752) | 2217
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many jobs advertised in Jobcentre Plus offices were sourced through recruitment agencies in each (a) region and (b) Jobcentre Plus district in each month of the last five years. | | (289470) | 2218
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have found employment from jobs advertised in Jobcentre Plus which are sourced from recruitment agencies in each (a) region and (b) Jobcentre Plus district in each month of the last five years. | | (289471) | 2219
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much her Department spent on (a) car hire, (b) train travel, (c) air travel, (d) hotels and (e) restaurant meals for (i) Ministers and (ii) staff in her Department in each of the last five years. | | (289973) | 2220
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) mobile telephones, (b) Blackberrys and (c) laptop computers have been issued to staff of her Department in each of the last five years; and how many of these were issued to (i) new staff and (ii) existing staff following (A) loss or (B) theft of a previous device. | | (290409) | 2221
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what IT systems have been in development for use within her Department in the last five years; what the reason for the development of each system was; how much has been spent on the development of each system; and which systems have been subsequently (i) implemented, (ii) terminated prior to implementation and (iii) terminated following implementation. | | (290410) | 2222
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many sick days have been taken by staff of her Department in each of the last five years; and what the cost of such absences was in each such year. | | (290411) | 2223
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the average length of employment of staff of her Department at each Civil Service payband. | | (290412) | 2224
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many times her Department has been taken to an employment tribunal in each of the last five years; what the reasons cited in each case were; and in how many such cases the tribunal found in favour of (i) the employee and (ii) the Department. | | (290413) | 2225
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff took paternity leave from her Department in each of the last five years; and what the average duration of such leave was. | | (290414) | 2226
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what flexi-time arrangements were available to staff of her Department in each of the last five years; and how many staff participated in such arrangements in each year. | | (290415) | 2227
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what employee reward schemes are offered to staff of her Department; what the purpose of each scheme is; how many staff participate in each scheme; and what the cost of operating each scheme was in each of the last five years. | | (290416) | 2228
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many individual visitors accessed the Directgov service via (a) Sky, (b) Virgin Media, (c) NTL, (d) Telewest, (e) Freeview and (f) mobile telephones in each year for which figures are available. | | (292022) | 2229
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the set up cost of making Directgov available via (a) Sky, (b) Virgin Media, (c) NTL, (d) Telewest, (e) Freeview and (f) mobile telephones was; and what the running costs of provision of the service via each platform has been in each year for which figures are available. | | (292023) | 2230
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what her Department's most recent estimate is of the average cost per person per month of (a) jobseeker's allowance, (b) income support and (c) housing benefit. | | (290481) | 2231
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health on proposals to abolish attendance allowance outlined in the recent Green Paper, Shaping the future of care together, in the last five months; and if she will make a statement. | | (292102) | 2232
| Stewart Hosie (Dundee East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of her Department's waste was recycled in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (289618) | 2233
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data her Department holds on the level of diversity in its recruitment of employees in each of the last three years. | | (290511) | 2234
N | Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications for winter fuel payments from residents of (a) Chorley, (b) Lancashire and (c) England were subject to inaccurate data handling by the Pension Service resulting in an extension of prioritising time in the winter of 2007-08. | | (292106) | 2235
N | Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what measures are in place to ensure that inaccuracies in data held by the Pension Service do not result in the late issue of winter fuel payments. | | (292107) | 2236
| Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons individuals claiming the state pension may have their pension payments suspended. | | (291763) | 2237
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the advertising, public relations, publicity and marketing budget for DirectGov (a) was in 2007-08, (b) was in 2008-09 and (c) is in 2009-10. | | (290140) | 2238
| Mr Michael Jack (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were employed in each section of her Department in the Borough of Fylde in each of the last five years. | | (291946) | 2239
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of men who will qualify for a full state pension as a result of the reduction in qualifying years for national insurance contributions from 44 to 39. | | (291465) | 2240
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for West Worcestershire, Official Report, column 834W, on the Ethnic Employment Taskforce, whether her Department has commissioned any research in order to measure progress towards eliminating discrimination in employment against people who suffer or have suffered from mental ill-health; and if she will make a statement. | | (292026) | 2241
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to reply to the letter of 8 June 2009 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton on Ms C Sudbury. | | (290235) | 2242
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to reply to the letter of 17 June 2009 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton on Mr J Hopkinson. | | (290238) | 2243
| Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many job centres are located in buildings which are not owned by the Government. | | (289268) | 2244
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 15th July 2009, Official Report, column 695W, on social security benefits, what the monetary value of all benefit payments made to residents of (a) Yorkshire and the Humber and (b) England was in (i) 2007 and (ii) 2008. | | (291449) | 2245
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance her Department provides on the eligibility of local authority councillors for (a) welfare benefits and (b) jobseeker's allowance. | | (291989) | 2246
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many adults under the age of 30 years are receiving benefits from her Department. | | (292012) | 2247
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many residents of Bassetlaw constituency have child maintenance arrears of six months or more outstanding from (a) the Child Support Agency and (b) the Child Maintenance Enforcement Commission. | | (292033) | 2248
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many student nurses have unsuccessfully applied for bereavement grants from her Department in each of the last three years. | | (292039) | 2249
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many widows unsuccessfully applied to the Child Maintenance Enforcement Commission for fresh assessments of maintenance following the death of their husband. | | (292040) | 2250
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many parents eligible for maintenance payments via the Child Maintenance Enforcement Commission and its predecessor have received no payment for over (a) three and (b) 10 years. | | (292041) | 2251
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff there were in (a) her Department's predecessor in 1997 and (b) her Department on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (292074) | 2252
| John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much her Department spent on the administration of carer's allowance in the last five years. | | (289707) | 2253
| John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support her Department has given to charities which help the elderly in each of the last six years. | | (289709) | 2254
| John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many external training courses were attended by staff of her Department in the last 12 months; and what the cost was of attendances at each such course. | | (289710) | 2255
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many jobs each of the 117 successful bidders for funding from the Future Jobs Fund plans to create (a) by given dates and (b) in total under its proposal. | | (291647) | 2256
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what additional funding has been allocated to the provision of self-employment support under the six month offer. | | (291649) | 2257
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what (a) grants and (b) other capital funding will be available to jobseekers taking up the offer of self-employment support under the six month offer. | | (291650) | 2258
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, over what time period each of the proposals successful in the Future Jobs Fund bidding round which concluded in July 2009 will operate; and how many and by what date jobs will be created under each scheme. | | (291876) | 2259
| Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to (a) commence and (b) conclude her review of the outcomes of the reforms of the housing benefit system. | | (291577) | 2260
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was paid in attendance allowance to residents of (a) Hemel Hempstead constituency, (b) Dacorum, (c) Hertfordshire and (d) England in (i) 1980, (ii) 1997, (iii) 2001, (iv) 2005 and (v) 2008. | | (289405) | 2261
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was paid in benefit payments to residents of (a) Hemel Hempstead constituency, (b) Dacorum, (c) Hertfordshire and (d) England in (i) 1980, (ii) 1997, (iii) 2001, (iv) 2005 and (v) 2008. | | (289406) | 2262
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households in Hemel Hempstead constituency were in receipt of pension credit in the last 12 month period for which figures are available. | | (289436) | 2263
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Hemel Hempstead constituency have received assistance through New Deal schemes in each year since 1997. | | (289437) | 2264
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Hemel Hempstead constituency (a) are entitled to and (b) receive carer's allowance. | | (289438) | 2265
| Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people who did not claim a means-tested benefit to which they were entitled in the last 12 months; what estimate she has made of the amount of money in means-tested benefit which was not claimed by such people; and if she will make a statement. | | (289763) | 2266
| Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what percentage of Pensions Service staff left the service in the last (a) six and (b) 12 months. | | (289764) | 2267
| Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people aged under 25 years old who have not paid sufficient national insurance contributions to obtain full benefits; and if she will make a statement. | | (289765) | 2268
| Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number and proportion of benefit claimants whose benefit entitlement was incorrectly assessed in each of the last three years for which figures are available; and if she will make a statement. | | (289766) | 2269
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of the expenditure of her Department and its predecessors on housing benefit was related to (a) social tenants and (b) private tenants in each year since 1997. | | (292356) | 2270
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much has been spent on housing benefit for (a) private tenants and (b) social tenants in each year since 1997. | | (292357) | 2271
N | Alan Simpson (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how long on average it takes the Child Support Agency to pass deduction of earning payments on to the recipient parent; and what steps she is taking to introduce (a) same-day and (b) same-week processing. | | (292105) | 2272
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were eligible to receive carer's allowance in each local authority area on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (289390) | 2273
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people were in receipt of carer's allowance in each local authority area on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (289391) | 2274
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much her Department spent on hire vehicles in each of the last five financial years. | | (291509) | 2275
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Jobcentre Plus staff were employed in each region in each of the last five years. | | (291602) | 2276
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Jobcentre Plus offices there are in each region. | | (291603) | 2277
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Jobcentre Plus offices closed in each region in each of the last five years. | | (291604) | 2278
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 14 May 2009, Official Report, column 909W, on departmental official hospitality, how much her Department spent on hospitality and entertainment in 2008-09. | | (290176) | 2279
| Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she expects to provide a full response to the letter of 25 June 2009 from Mrs Kathleen Law. | | (292349) | 2280
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has recently changed the number of hours of training for (a) personal advisers, (b) decision makers, (c) disability benefit advisers and (d) specialist lone parents advisers who are (i) new employees and (ii) existing Jobcentre Plus employees; and if she will make a statement. | | (289504) | 2281
| Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much her Department spent on advertising in each newspaper in the latest year for which figures are available. | | (289483) | 2282
| Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people claimed the state pension in Perth and North Perthshire constituency in each of the last three years. | | (289516) | 2283
| Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people claimed incapacity benefit in Perth and North Perthshire constituency in each of the last three years. | | (289517) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 2284
N | Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment the Learning and Skills Council has made of the application from New College Nottingham for approval in principle for a new campus at Basford Hall. | | [Question Unstarred][Transferred] (292192) | 2285
N | Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much had been lent by each approved lender under the Enterprise Finances Guarantee scheme since 14 January 2009. | | [Transferred] (292148) | 2286
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what percentage of funds available under the Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme has (a) been lent to businesses, (b) is in the process of being lent to businesses and (c) remains available for future lending. | | [Transferred] (291684) | Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office 2287
| Mr Crispin Blunt (Reigate): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what procedures the Government has in place to respond to a cyber attack against (a) Government networks and (b) the networks of private companies comprising UK critical national infrastructure; and if she will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (292497) | 2288
| Mr Crispin Blunt (Reigate): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to achieve common standards of cyber security between EU member states; and if she will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (292498) | 2289
| Mr Crispin Blunt (Reigate): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government has a framework in place to share cyber incident event data with (a) the private sector and (b) relevant research institutions; and if she will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (292499) | 2290
| Lorely Burt (Solihull): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what costs the National Economic Council has incurred since October 2008. | | [Transferred] (291890) | 2291
| Lorely Burt (Solihull): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment she has made of the performance of the National Economic Council in meeting its objectives to date; and if she will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (291891) | 2292
| Lorely Burt (Solihull): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many times the National Economic Council has met since October 2008. | | [Transferred] (291892) | 2293
| Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) female and (b) male employees in the Bolton North East constituency receive wages at the national minimum rate. | | [Transferred] (291470) | 2294
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many live births occurred in (a) Friarage Hospital, Northallerton, (b) Malton Hospital, Malton, (c) James Cook Hospital, Middlesbrough and (d) Scarborough Hospital, Scarborough in (i) 2005, (ii) 2006, (iii) 2007 and (iv) 2008. | | [Transferred] (291793) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 2295
| Lorely Burt (Solihull): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent progress has been made on the disposal of the Royal Mint; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (291894) | 2296
| Lorely Burt (Solihull): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many businesses have had an application for assistance from the Business Payment Support Service declined in each month since the scheme was introduced. | | [Transferred] (291968) | 2297
| Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps the Government has taken to assist small businesses with payment of value added tax. | | [Transferred] (291522) | 2298
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will place in the Library a copy of (a) the papers submitted by the United Kingdom, (b) the papers submitted by other G20 parties and (c) the speeches made by participants in respect of the G20 meeting on reform of the global economy in Pittsburgh on 24 and 25 September 2009. | | [Transferred] (292492) | 2299
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much child benefit was paid to children living in each other EU country in the lastest period for which figures are available. | | [Transferred] (292011) | 2300
N | Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West & Royton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of total (a) income and (b) wealth was held by the top (i) 10, (ii) five, (iii) one, (iv) 0.1 and (v) 0.01 per cent. of the population with the percentage of each in the latest period for which figures are available; how many people were in each such group; and what the average (A) income and (B) wealth of persons in each group was. | | [Transferred] (292135) | 2301
| Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department conducted an assessment of the likely effects on the self-catering tourism industry of changes to the Furnished Holiday Lettings Scheme in 2010. | | [Transferred] (291595) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 2302
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what representations he has received from riding schools on the operation of (a) the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 and (b) the Children (Protection at Work) Regulations 1988. | | [Transferred] (292406) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 2303
| Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to provide guidance on the use of energy-efficient circulator pumps in (a) domestic and (b) commercial properties. | | [Transferred] (291786) | 2304
| Lorely Burt (Solihull): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent progress has been made on the disposal of the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (291895) | 2305
| Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many individuals have (a) applied for and (b) received assistance under the Mortgage Rescue Scheme since its inception. | | [Transferred] (291813) | 2306
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the aim of the Positive Futures Programme is; how much funding was (a) distributed to local authorities via the Programme by (i) his Department and (ii) each other contributing partner and (b) subsequently spent by local authorities by local authority in each year since the Programme began; and what estimate he has made of the amount of such funding to be provided in the next two years. | | [Transferred] (292413) | 2307
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what categories of project the Positive Futures Programme budget has been spent on; how many people have received assistance from the scheme; what the drop-out rate has been in each year since the Programme began; and what drop-out rate is predicted for the next two years. | | [Transferred] (292414) | 2308
| Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many domestic violence refuges there are in each local authority area in England and Wales. | | [Transferred] (292520) | 2309
| Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many domestic violence refuges have closed in the last five years. | | [Transferred] (292521) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 2310
| Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Cultural Olympiad is taking to celebrate the British cultural contribution to sport and the Olympics. | | [Transferred] (292333) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change 2311
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 23 March 2009, Official Report, column 86W, on industrial health and safety: Sellafield, on what dates Nuclear Installation Inspectorate specifications numbers 324, 325 and 326 were issued. | | [Transferred] (290022) | 2312
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 23 March 2009, Official Report, column 86W, on industrial health and safety: Sellafield, what the due date is for each Nuclear Installation Inspectorate specification. | | [Transferred] (290023) | 2313
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 23 March 2009, Official Report, column 86W, on industrial health and safety: Sellafield, if he will place in the Library a copy of Nuclear Installation Inspectorate specifications numbers 324, 325 and 326. | | [Transferred] (290024) | 2314
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 23 March 2009, Official Report, columns 85-6W, on industrial health and safety: Sellafield, if he will place in the Library a copy of the letter from the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate to Sellafield Ltd of 29 September 2008. | | [Transferred] (290025) | 2315
| Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent steps the Government has taken to assist businesses in Coventry to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. | | [Transferred] (291532) | 2316
| Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what incentives the Government has provided for businesses to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. | | [Transferred] (291533) | 2317
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether the Health and Safety Executive's Nuclear Directorate has made a decision on the periodic safety review for the Chapelcross nuclear site; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (289649) | 2318
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether the Health and Safety Executive's Nuclear Directorate has received a report from Sellafield Limited on the contamination event which took place on 20 June 2008 at the Sellafield site. | | [Transferred] (289714) | 2319
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when the Health and Safety Executive's Nuclear Directorate wrote to Sellafield Limited requesting a revised statement of strategy for the future safe storage of highly active liquor; whether a reply has been received; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (289715) | 2320
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will place in the Library a copy of specification 679 issued by the Health and Safety Executive's Nuclear Directorate in relation to the holding of highly active liquor at Sellafield. | | [Transferred] (289716) | 2321
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what progress has been made on the Health and Safety Executive's Nuclear Directorate's investigation into the high-pressure backup cooling water pump event of 20 June 2008 at Hartlepool nuclear power station; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (289718) | 2322
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what progress has been made on the Health and Safety Executive's Nuclear Directorate's investigation into the interlock event at Heysham 1 nuclear power station on 25 June 2008; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (289719) | 2323
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what progress has been made on the Health and Safety Executive's Nuclear Directorate's investigation into the event on 6 August 2008 at Wylfa nuclear power station when graphite samples were withdrawn with the reactor at full power; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (289720) | 2324
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what research into geoengineering techniques for the purpose of combating climate change his Department has funded in the last 12 months. | | [Transferred] (292047) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 2325
| Janet Anderson (Rossendale & Darwen): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent representations he has received on the use of pesticides by local authorities. | | [Transferred] (291731) | 2326
| Martin Linton (Battersea): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish the voluntary guidelines issued to UK supermarkets in March 2009 on the labelling of goods produced in Israeli settlements in the West Bank occupied Palestinian Territories. | | [Transferred] (291561) | 2327
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the maximum penalty for an offence of poaching is; and what statutes govern the offence of poaching. | | [Transferred] (292368) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 2328
| Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assistance the Government is giving to the government of Sri Lanka to implement political and constitutional reforms. | | [Transferred] (291526) | 2329
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what measures of cooperation in training he has authorised in respect of Libya in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (292161) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 2330
N | Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made towards ending prescription charges for all people with long-term medical conditions. | | [Transferred] (292141) | 2331
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department has produced an impact assessment for the proposal in the Green Paper, Shaping the future of care together, to use attendance allowance to help to fund social care; what estimate he has made of the number of people who will receive social care under such arrangements in the next 12 months; and which categories of people will be prioritised under these arrangements. | | [Transferred] (292100) | 2332
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has for a public consultation on the proposals in the Shaping the future of care together Green Paper to use attendance allowance and other disability benefits to fund social care; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (292101) | 2333
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the annual cost to the public purse of drug action teams is; and how many staff are part of drug action teams. | | [Transferred] (292505) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 2334
| Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an estimate of the number of people who were convicted of offences committed while they were taking selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in each of the last five years. | | [Transferred] (291486) | 2335
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people arrested and charged with human trafficking offences were prosecuted in each of the last five years; how many of those cases resulted in (a) a custodial sentence, (b) a non-custodial penalty, (c) the case being dropped due to a lack of evidence and (d) the defendant being cleared of all charges; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (292341) | Questions to the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission 2336
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, if the House of Commons Commission will publish a list of the names of parliamentary passholders sponsored by each hon. Member before the start of the next parliamentary session. | | [Transferred] (292083) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice 2337
| Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeals for Employment and Support Allowance are outstanding in the East of England; and how many such appeals there are in relation to mental health. | | [Transferred] (292440) | 2338
| Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to encourage people to complete and return electoral registration forms. | | [Transferred] (291469) | 2339
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, to what extent consideration of the effect on commercial contracts for oil and gas were taken into account in negotiations between the Government and Libya on the prisoner transfer agreement signed in November 2008. | | [Transferred] (291849) | 2340
| Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many UK (a) companies and (b) individuals filed for bankruptcy in the financial year 2008-09. | | [Transferred] (289484) | Questions to the Solicitor General 2341
| Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Solicitor General, what estimate she has made of the number of incidents of mortgage fraud in each of the last three years. | | [Transferred] (291473) | 2342
| Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Solicitor General, what steps she is taking to ensure that financial regulators take steps to reduce levels of mortgage fraud. | | [Transferred] (291474) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 2343
| Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the cost to registered social landlords of the introduction of direct payment of local housing allowance in (a) 2009-10 and (b) each of the next five years. | | [Transferred] (291580) | 2344
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have (a) applied for and (b) received housing benefit in (i) North West Cambridgeshire, (ii) Cambridgeshire, (iii) Peterborough, (iv) Huntingdonshire and (v) England in each of the last five years. | | [Transferred] (291480) |
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