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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Monday 2 November 2009
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Monday 2 November 2009
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Monday 2 November 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 2 November of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Monday 2 November see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 1
N | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 27 March 2008, Official Report, column 447W, on departmental video conferencing, what the cost was of installing the state-of-the-art video conferencing and telepresence facilities in Kingsgate House. | | (297107) | 2
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of students who applied for (a) student loans and (b) grants from (i) Richmond-upon-Thames local education authority area and (ii) all English local authorities for the (A) 2008-09 and (B) 2009-10 academic year received them in time for the start of that year. | | (297134) | 3
N | Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he intends to respond to the letter of 26 August 2009 from Cambridge University Eco Racing. | | (296918) | 4
N | Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, when the consultation document on street trading and pedlary legislation will be published. | | (296922) | 5
N | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent estimate he has made of the number of temporary and agency workers in (a) each region of England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland. | | (297400) | 6
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in the European Union, Brazil, India, China, the US and Russia on cooperation in international space programmes. | | (297095) | 7
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on the future of EU space projects. | | (297096) | 8
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what UK space projects the Government is (a) fully and (b) partially funding. | | (297097) | 9
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much the UK is contributing to the European Space Agency in 2009-10. | | (297098) | 10
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many apprenticeship places in (a) Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency and (b) Greater London have been lost as a result of the recession in the last 12 months. | | (297087) | 11
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he last met the Minister of State for Borders and Immigration to discuss student visas. | | (297088) | 12
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent representations he has received from the further education sector on the use of the title of college. | | (297089) | 13
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many higher education institutions have applied to be able to use the title of university since 2004. | | (297090) | 14
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much funding his Department allocated to each of its non-departmental public bodies in 2008-09. | | (297128) | 15
| Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, on what criteria his Department's decisions on recommendations referred to it by the competition authorities under the Enterprise Act 2002 are taken. | | (297260) | 16
| Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, on how many occasions the (a) Competition Commission and (b) Office of Fair Trading has referred a (a) matter and (b) recommendation to his Department for determination under the provisions of the Enterprise Act 2002 since that Act came into force. | | (297262) | 17
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what representations his Department has received from UK transport operators on access to the public transport system in France for overseas transport operators. | | (297235) | 18
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will make representations to the French government on access for overseas operators to bid for contracts in the public transport system in France; and if he will make a statement. | | (297236) | 19
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will make representations to the European Commission on the policy of the French government in offering an exclusive contract to operate the Paris Metro to a state-owned monopoly; and if he will make a statement. | | (297237) | 20
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent assistance his Department has given to companies in the UK transport sector seeking to win contracts in France. | | (297239) | 21
N | Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many flights within Great Britain officials of his Department took in 2008-09; and at what cost to the public purse. | | (296551) | 22
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many students received an undergraduate degree in botany at a university in England in each of the last five years. | | (297468) | 23
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many PhDs in botany have been awarded by universities in England in each of the last five years. | | (297469) | 24
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many jobs have been created in (a) England, (b) the North East, (c) Tees Valley and (d) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency in each year since 1997. | | (297330) | 25
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he plans to reply to Question 291983, on broadband and the BT network, tabled on 9 October 2009. | | (297539) | 26
| Anne Main (St Albans): 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) St Albans constituency, (ii) Hertfordshire, (iii) the East of England and (iv) England attended university in each of the last five years. | | (297639) | 27
| John Penrose (Weston-Super-Mare): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what targets Companies House set for the time taken to process electronic incorporations in (a) July, (b) August, (c) September and (d) October 2009; how many such incorporations were not dealt with within the target time in each such month; and what steps Companies House has taken to deal with such incorporations not handled within target times. | | (297426) | 28
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to upgrade broadband facilities in the UK. | | (297255) | 29
N | Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans his Department has to increase the national minimum wage. | | (296780) | 30
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much Advantage West Midlands plans to contribute to the development of flood defences in Tenbury. | | (297270) | Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office 31
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the level of mortality from prostate cancer was in Ashford constituency in each of the last five years. | | (297609) | 32
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate the UK Statistics Authority has made of the number of households in (a) England, (b) the North East, (c) Tees Valley and (d) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency which have left poverty since 1997. | | (297144) | 33
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many female lone parents there have been in (a) England, (b) the North East, (c) Tees Valley and (d) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency in each year since 1997; and what proportion of such women lived in council accommodation in each such year. | | (297380) | 34
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many times the National Hazards Team has met; what progress the team has made towards (a) publishing a national framework and policy statement setting out the (i) process for, (ii) timescales for and (iii) expectations of a programme to reduce the disruption of essential services resulting from national hazards and (b) conducting an assessment of the vulnerability of national infrastructure to flood risk. | | (297109) | 35
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when she plans to reply to Questions (a) 291792 and (b) 291793, on numbers of live births, tabled on 9 October 2009. | | (297542) | 36
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which individuals have been awarded an honour for services to banking since 1984. | | (297099) | 37
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Ministers have received training for undertaking their ministerial duties in each year since 2005; and if she will make a statement. | | (297100) | 38
N | David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if she will amend the list of hospitality received by board members of Government departments from 1 January to 31 December 2007 to include hospitality provided by the Chairman of the Audit Commission to the (a) Director General of the Department for Communities and Local Government on 18 August 2007, (b) Director General of the Financial and Commercial Group at the Home Department on 11 May 2007 and (c) Permanent Secretary to the Department Communities and Local Government on 8 October 2007. | | (297137) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 39
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has carried out an impact assessment of the proposed removal of the 20 pence per litre duty differential on biofuel from April 2010; and if he will make a statement. | | (297034) | 40
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on the UK's biodiesel market of the proposed removal of the 20 pence per litre duty differential on biofuel from April 2010; and if he will make a statement. | | (297195) | 41
N | Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his most recent estimate is of the UK's net contribution to the EU budget in 2010-11. | | (297187) | 42
N | Mr Stephen Byers (North Tyneside): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will amend the tax credit system to reflect the respective financial contribution by parents who have separated towards the cost of raising their children. | | (296422) | 43
| Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make financial assistance available to pensioners in Wirral South constituency who have lost money as a result of their investments with Equitable Life. | | (297119) | 44
| Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had on the provision of free financial advice to (a) pensioners and (b) others who have lost money following investment in Equitable Life; and whether he plans to review the present level of advice provided. | | (297120) | 45
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much the National Insurance Fund had (a) received and (b) paid out on the most recent date for which figures are available. | | (297410) | 46
| Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether air passenger duty arrangements apply to private jets; and if he will make a statement. | | (297223) | 47
| Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will consider the merits of delaying until April 2011 the proposed changes to the furnished holiday letting rules to undertake a consultation. | | (297308) | 48
| Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people were granted relief under the furnished holiday letting rules in respect of an occupancy rate claim of (a) 10, (b) 15, (c) 20 and (d) 25 weeks and over in the 2007-08 tax year. | | (297310) | 49
| Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what taxation arrangements will apply to owners of (a) self-catering cottages and (b) bed and breakfast establishments following the proposed changes to the furnished holiday letting rules. | | (297312) | 50
| Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many owners of holiday cottages in the UK who are in the European Economic Area claimed tax relief under the furnished holiday letting rules in the 2007-08 tax year. | | (297313) | 51
| Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what revenue accrued to the Exchequer under the furnished holiday letting rules in each year since 1997; and what estimate he has made of revenue under such rules in each year to 2012. | | (297315) | 52
| Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of holiday cottages which will be affected by the proposed changes to the furnished holiday lettings rules. | | (297320) | 53
| Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to raise the occupancy threshold for eligibility rules in relation to furnished holiday lettings. | | (297629) | 54
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to assist those affected by shared appreciation mortgages. | | (296934) | 55
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the monetary value of the portfolio of non-financial assets the Government proposes to sell (a) when they were acquired by the Government and (b) at the time of the proposed sale. | | (296935) | 56
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, in how many cases child benefit payments are being made to grandparents of the child to which the benefit relates. | | (297247) | 57
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many requests for meetings on his Department's consultation on the taxation of gaming machines his Department has received in the last 12 months; and how many such requests have resulted in a meeting with Ministers. | | (297571) | 58
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when his Department plans to publish its response to its recent consultation on the taxation of gaming machines. | | (297572) | 59
| Andrew George (St Ives): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the accuracy of records of (a) tax take and (b) public expenditure held at (i) local authority and (ii) regional level. | | (297269) | 60
| Andrew George (St Ives): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much public funding has been allocated to (a) Cornwall and (b) the Isles of Scilly in each year since 1997. | | (297274) | 61
| Andrew George (St Ives): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much (a) individuals, (b) businesses, (c) estates and (d) other bodies in (i) Cornwall and (ii) the Isles of Scilly have paid in tax in each year since 1997. | | (297276) | 62
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many individuals received retrospective tax demands as a result of the (a) Finance Act 1987 and (b) Finance Act 2008. | | (297608) | 63
| John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, within what timescale HM Revenue and Customs is expected to have recovered outstanding liabilities for (a) value added tax and (b) other taxes. | | (297150) | 64
| John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will place in the Library a copy of the data on which the Treasury Economic Model is based. | | (297153) | 65
| Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on the time taken by the Prime Minister's Working Group on the Presbyterian Mutual Society to report its conclusions. | | (297176) | 66
| Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what reviews his Department has carried out of the role of the Financial Services Authority in identifying breaches and preventing losses to savers in respect of the conduct of regulated activities by industrial and provident societies in (a) Northern Ireland and (b) the UK in the last three years. | | (297411) | 67
| Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost to public funds of (a) child tax credit and (b) child benefit for families with children aged 16 to 19 years in full-time education and training in 2008-09; what proportion of this expenditure were paid to families with gross incomes of over (i) £25,000, (ii) £40,000, (iii) £60,000 and (iv) £100,000 per year; and if he will make a statement. | | (297032) | 68
N | Stewart Hosie (Dundee East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans his Department has for future increases in the levels of child tax credits. | | (296782) | 69
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost to the Exchequer of raising the inheritance tax threshold to £1 million per person and £2 million per couple in each year between 2010-11 and 2015-16; and if he will make a statement. | | (297323) | 70
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his most recent estimate is of the cost to the public purse of the Child Trust Fund in each year between 2010-11 and 2015-16; and if he will make a statement. | | (297324) | 71
| Mr Eddie McGrady (South Down): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the content was of (a) correspondence sent by and (b) other communications made by (i) him and (ii) the Chief Secretary to the Treasury to the First and Deputy First Ministers of the Northern Ireland Executive since 1 September 2009 on issues relating to policing and justice in Northern Ireland; and if he will place in the Library a copy of each such communication. | | (297603) | 72
| 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 Energy and Climate Change on the likely effects on his Department's policies of an agreement at the Copenhagen climate change conference. | | (297116) | 73
N | Mr Angus MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Scotland on proposals for a fuel duty derogation for island communities in Scotland. | | (295711) | 74
N | John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans his Department has for future increases in the level of child benefit. | | (296784) | 75
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Government contracts were awarded to companies which were members of the Consulting Association betwen 2000 and 2009. | | (297303) | 76
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people his Department employs to maintain its social media and social networking accounts; and at what annual cost to the public purse. | | (297159) | 77
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department spent on maintaining its Twitter feed in the last 12 months. | | (297160) | 78
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department has spent on maintaining its YouTube channel in each of the last 12 months. | | (297172) | 79
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the level of economic growth in each of the next 12 months. | | (297173) | 80
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the purported face value was of counterfeit coins seized in each year since 1997. | | (297174) | 81
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the purported face value of counterfeit coins in circulation. | | (297175) | 82
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of counterfeit coins in circulation. | | (297177) | 83
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the number of counterfeit (a) £1 and (b) £2 coins in circulation. | | (297178) | 84
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans his Department has for the future level of gold reserves held by the Government. | | (297179) | 85
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had on the level of gold reserves held by the Government. | | (297181) | 86
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the government of Iceland on the effect on UK (a) savers, (b) charities, (c) local authorities and (d) police forces of the financial situation in that country; and if he will make a statement. | | (297182) | 87
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the projected inflation rate in each of the next 12 months. | | (297240) | 88
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of former shareholders of Northern Rock; and if he will make a statement. | | (297287) | 89
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department spent on maintaining its Flickr channel in the last 12 months for which figures are available. | | (297289) | 90
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) full- and (b) part-time employees his Department had each year since 1997. | | (297394) | 91
N | David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent representations he has received on the mechanisms other than the use of credit reference agency services by which lenders assess a loan applicant's ability to repay a loan; and if he will hold discussions with the Council of Mortgage Lenders on that matter. | | (297139) | 92
| Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 19 June 2009, Official Report, column 548W, on Northern Rock: compensation, if he will publish the submissions made by the Government to the Northern Rock independent valuer. | | (297396) | 93
| Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what exemptions there are to the application of the climate change levy in respect of the burning of recovered fuel oil in industrial manufacturing processes. | | (297558) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 94
| Ann Coffey (Stockport): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, when section 8 of the Children and Young Persons Act 2008 will be brought fully into force. | | (297650) | 95
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what estimate he has made of the number of false allegations made about education staff in their work in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (296933) | 96
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much of the Government's expenditure from its budgets allocated to space has been spent on space education in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in each of the last 10 years. | | (297326) | 97
N | Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much funding the Islamic Shakhsiyah Foundation has received from his Department in each of the last three years. | | (297041) | 98
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what steps are taken by (a) his Department and (b) local education authorities to ensure the suitability of teacher training courses provided by independent faith schools. | | (297042) | 99
N | Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what percentage of comprehensive schools did not enter any students for a physics, chemistry or biology GCSE in the last year for which figures are available. | | (297043) | 100
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many teacher training entrants did not gain qualified teacher status within 12 months of beginning initial teacher training in each year since 1997. | | (297044) | 101
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many officials were employed by his Department in each month since July 2007. | | (297045) | 102
N | Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what steps his Department has taken to assess the suitability of the Islamic Shakhsiyah Foundation as (a) a school provider and (b) an organisation receiving funds from his Department. | | (297093) | 103
N | John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, whether his Department's Freedom of Information liaison officer is routinely involved in the process of preparing Answers to parliamentary Questions; and whether that officer was consulted in preparing the Answer of 22 October 2009, Official Report, columns 1664-67W, on children: social services. | | (296740) | 104
N | John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, pursuant to the Answer of 22 October 2009, Official Report, columns 1664-67W, on children: social services, whether the information on date of death by month has been released in response to a request made to (a) his Department and (b) local authorities under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. | | (296741) | 105
| Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much funding his Department has allocated to the Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service in each of the last three years; and for what purposes. | | (297029) | 106
| Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, whether a college not established as a sixth form college under Schedule 8 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill is prevented from using the title of sixth form college; and if he will make a statement. | | (297035) | 107
| Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what estimate he has made of (a) the number of and (b) the cost to his Department of unfilled places for 16 to 19 year-olds in academies. | | (297039) | 108
| Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what mechanism exists for the return to his Department of funding allocated to academies for 16 to 19 year-olds that remains unused at the end of financial year 2008-09. | | (297046) | 109
N | Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many flights within Great Britain officials of his Department took in 2008-09; and at what cost to the public purse. | | (296553) | 110
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, with reference to Annex A of his Department's Annual Report 2009, pages 214-15, which programmes and allocations have been aggregated under the categories (a) Support for Youth and (b) Support for Children and Families. | | (297019) | 111
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, with reference to Table 8.4 of his Department's Annual Report 2009, pages 175-76, which programmes and allocations have been aggregated under the category (a) Safeguarding and (b) Special Educational Needs/Disabilities. | | (297024) | 112
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, under which budgetary heading in Table 8.4 of his Department's Annual Report 2009, pages 175-76, his Department's expenditure on (a) the Youth of Today programme and (b) the Travelling to School Initiative falls. | | (297025) | 113
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, whether he plans to issue guidance on Independent Safeguarding Authority vetting arrangements in relation to parental visits to schools. | | (297221) | 114
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what official engagements the Children's Commissioner for England has undertaken since January 2008. | | (297300) | 115
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what (a) reports and (b) research (i) the Children's Commissioner for England and (ii) 11 Million have published in the last five years. | | (297301) | 116
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what arrangements are in place to (a) monitor the use of and (b) report on (i) accidents and (ii) security breaches in respect of ContactPoint. | | (297302) | 117
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, by what date local authorities are expected to have completed shielding arrangements in respect of ContactPoint. | | (297332) | 118
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what plans the Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service has for self-employed guardians in the period to March 2010. | | (297333) | 119
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Surrey Heath of 9 September 2009, Official Report, columns 1938-9, on schools: finance, which individual programmes and corresponding allocations are aggregated as (a) children in care proposals and (b) teenage pregnancy grant. | | (297334) | 120
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what directives have been given to staff of the London areas of the Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service on attending local authority planning meetings in respect of care proceedings. | | (297335) | 121
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the budget of the Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service was in each of the last three years. | | (297450) | 122
N | Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much was spent on counselling in schools in (a) 2003-07 and (b) 2008. | | (296930) | 123
N | Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many (a) primary school pupils and (b) secondary school pupils in England have access to a professional counsellor in their school; and by what mechanism such provision is funded. | | (297003) | 124
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much the Government has spent on educating young people in responsible dog ownership in the last 12 months. | | (297275) | 125
N | Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, on what dates in (a) 2007, (b) 2008 and (c) 2009 officials from his Department met representatives of the Academies Enterprise Trust; and if he will make a statement. | | (297009) | 126
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, whether he has assessed levels of (a) anti-social behaviour and (b) other criminal activity by residents of privately-run children's homes. | | (297162) | 127
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what guidance his Department has issued to privately-run children's homes on (a) reducing and (b) preventing (i) anti-social behaviour and (ii) other criminal activity. | | (297166) | 128
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what steps he plans to take to ensure all parents and children are able to access their nearest Sure Start centre. | | (297047) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 129
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to reply to the letters from the hon. Member for Billericay of 20 July and 5 October 2009 regarding the Travellers' site at Dale Farm, Crays Hill. | | (297004) | 130
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent representations he has received on the FiReControl project and its funding; and if he will make a statement. | | (296931) | 131
N | Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Oral Answer of 27 October 2009, Official Report, column 145, on the regional spatial strategy, what the nature, duration and timescale will be of the proposed consultation on the South West Regional Spatial Stategy. | | (297140) | 132
| Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what research his Department is undertaking into the security of tenure of residents of privately-rented accommodation; and whether he plans to bring forward proposals to amend security of tenure provisions in relation to such residents. | | (297227) | 133
N | Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of maintaining and updating its Twitter account in 2009-10; and how many staff are responsible for updating the account. | | (296851) | 134
N | Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 13 July 2009, Official Report, column 131W, on non-domestic rates: empty property, whether the rateable value threshold for empty property rate relief of £2,200 will be increased to reflect the average uplift in rateable values consequent on the 2010 business rates revaluation. | | (297430) | 135
N | Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will place in the Library an electronic copy of the Valuation Office Agency's dataset of the (a) address, (b) local authority area, (c) 2005 Rating List rateable value and (d) draft 2010 Rating List rateable value for each hereditament on the central and local rating lists. | | (297431) | 136
N | Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average rateable value is for (a) all hereditaments, (b) (i) small and (ii) other businesses in (i) England and (ii) each local authority in England according to the (A) 2005 Rating List and (B) draft 2010 Rating List. | | (297432) | 137
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether the Valuation Office Agency takes into account (a) wireless internet connections and (b) wireless access points as a material consideration when rating a hereditament for the 2010 revaluation. | | (297435) | 138
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his most recent estimate is of the (a) small firm and (b) standard business rate multiplier in 2010-11 in (i) England outside the City of London, (ii) the City of London and (iii) Wales. | | (297436) | 139
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many hereditaments there are under each Valuation Office Agency (a) 2005 Rating List and (b) individual special category code and associated alphanumeric description on the draft 2010 Rating List. | | (297437) | 140
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will revise his Department's impact assessment for supplementary business rates to take account of the 2010 rates revaluation. | | (297438) | 141
| John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what funding his Department expects to make available to local authorities in England from the Working Neighbourhoods Fund in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11 and (c) 2011-12. | | (297151) | 142
N | Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the provision of social housing in Chorley; and if he will make a statement. | | (296912) | 143
N | Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what evidence was assessed by his Department prior to proposing to create one body responsible for the governance of Firebuy Limited, FireLink and FiReControl; and if he will make a statement. | | (296547) | 144
N | Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many responses were received in respect of the consultation which closed on 5 October, on merging the functions of Firebuy Limited, FireLink and FiReControl into one body; and if he will make a statement. | | (296548) | 145
N | Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what criteria were used in selecting the six individuals shortlisted for the vacant post of Chairman of Firebuy Limited; and if he will make a statement. | | (296549) | 146
N | Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will place in the Library a copy of the In-Service Management Consultation document in respect of the amalgamation into a new body of the existing FiReControl, FireLink and Firebuy functions; and if he will make a statement. | | (296550) | 147
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the capital receipts from the sale of local authority housing stock in Tamworth constituency were in each of the last 10 years; and what proportion of the sum was (a) retained by Tamworth Borough Council and (b) passed to his Department in each of those years. | | (297121) | 148
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much Tamworth Borough Council raised in council tax revenue in each of the last five years. | | (297202) | 149
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much Tamworth Borough Council received from central government in cash terms in each of the last six years. | | (297203) | 150
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the ratio between central government funding and council tax revenue for Tamworth Borough Council was in each of the last eight years. | | (297204) | 151
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his policy is on the provision of open spaces in proposed developments on green belt land. | | (297226) | 152
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average time taken for (a) all applicants and (b) single mothers to be allocated to local authority accommodation in (i) England, (ii) the North East, (iii) Tees Valley and (iv) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency was in each year since 1997. | | (297230) | 153
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what requirements must be satisfied before planning approval is given for development on green belt land. | | (297307) | 154
| Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many council tenants there were in (a) St Albans constituency, (b) Hertfordshire and (c) the East of England in each year since 1997. | | (297528) | 155
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when the salaries of senior local authority officers will be published; and if he will make a statement. | | (297085) | 156
N | Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many full-time equivalent employees had responsibility for the (a) Seaside and Country Homes Scheme and (b) housingmoves.org website in each of the last three years. | | (296924) | 157
N | Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much his Department spent on the Seaside and Country Homes Scheme under each budgetary heading in each of the last three years. | | (296925) | 158
N | Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many tenants applied for alternative accommodation under the Seaside and Country Homes Scheme in each of the last three years. | | (296929) | 159
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, on what date the statutory consultation on the Tenant Services Authority's standards framework will commence; and how long he expects it to last. | | (297427) | 160
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when the Tenant Services Authority will cease operating under the legal powers granted to the Housing Corporation. | | (297428) | 161
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much (a) his Department and its predecessors and (b) the Homes and Communities Agency and its predecessors have given to the Land Restoration Trust in each of the last three years. | | (297429) | 162
N | Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, on what date the Tenant Services Authority's National Conversation is expected to close. | | (297439) | 163
| Hon Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answers of 16 May 2008, Official Report, column 1801W, and to the hon. Member for Hertsmere, column 1800W, on social rented housing: foreigners, how many new (a) local authority social lettings and (b) registered social landlord lettings in England were made to foreign nationals from (i) EU member states and (ii) non-EU member states in (A) 2006-07 and (B) 2007-08. | | (297470) | 164
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many employees of his Department and its predecessors were convicted of an offence of fraud in each of the last 10 years. | | (297037) | 165
| Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he has provided guidance to the Valuation Office Agency on the application of business rates to wireless masts. | | (297369) | 166
| Mr Neil Turner (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities have transferred housing to registered social landlords through large-scale voluntary transfers since 1997; how many dwellings have been so transferred in the period; and how much debt was written off as part of such transfers. | | (297191) | 167
| Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many waste handling facility planning applications have been (a) approved and (b) rejected by local authorities since 2005. | | (297567) | 168
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department issues to housing associations on best practices in (a) tendering for and (b) selecting insurers for their activities. | | (297423) | 169
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of insurers who offer insurance cover for the activities of housing associations. | | (297424) | 170
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will take steps to ensure that housing associations take out adequate levels of insurance cover. | | (297425) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 171
| Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2009, Official Report, column 2039W, on horse racing: bookmakers, whether the letter sent by the Minister of Sport referred to a dispute resolution mechanism; and if he will make a statement. | | (297105) | 172
N | Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 26 October 2009, Official Report, column 19W, on licensing laws: language, in how many languages other than English and Welsh the accredited licence course is offered. | | (297288) | 173
N | Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has for the legacy for pistol shooting of the London 2012 Olympic Games. | | (297373) | 174
| Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the regulatory regime on the future of Towcester racecourse in light of the agreement between the racecourse and its bookmakers for the tenure of oncourse bookmakers' listing positions. | | (297622) | 175
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much was spent on his Department's website in each year since it was established. | | (296975) | 176
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much was spent on the website of (a) Sport England, (b) UK Sport, (c) the Football Foundation and (d) the Youth Sports Trust in each year since each was established. | | (297010) | 177
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much was spent on the website of (a) English Heritage, (b) the Heritage Lottery Fund and (c) the National Heritage Memorial Fund in each year since each was established. | | (297011) | 178
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much was spent on the website of the British Film Council in each year since it was established. | | (297012) | 179
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much has been spent on the Ofcom website in each year since it was established. | | (297013) | 180
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much has been spent on the (a) Visit Britain and (b) Enjoy England websites in each year since their establishment. | | (297112) | 181
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many applications for funding from Pot 4 of the Free Swimming Capital Modernisation Programme were received in the first funding round; and in respect of which swimming pools these applications were received. | | (297113) | 182
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much has been spent on the Big Lottery Fund website in each year since its establishment. | | (297114) | 183
N | Rob Marris (Wolverhampton South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much Arts Council England spent per capita on (a) capital projects and (b) revenue funding in (i) Wolverhampton, (ii) Sandwell, (iii) Dudley, (iv) Walsall, (v) Birmingham, (vi) Solihull and (vii) Coventry in (A) 2001-02, (B) 2002-02, (C) 2003-04, (D) 2004-05, (E) 2005-06, (F) 2006-07, (G) 2007-08 and (H) 2008-09. | | (294701) | 184
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much his Department spent on maintaining its Flickr channel in the last 12 months. | | (297243) | 185
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had on the (a) protection and (b) maintenance of the (i) Avebury and (i) Stonehenge world heritage site. | | (297244) | 186
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many people his Department employs to maintain its Department's social media and social networking accounts; and at what cost in the latest year for which figures are available. | | (297245) | 187
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much his Department spent on maintaining its Twitter feed in the last 12 months for which figures are available. | | (297246) | 188
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much his Department spent on maintaining its YouTube channel in the last 12 months for which figures are available. | | (297248) | 189
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what visits in an official capacity (a) he and (b) his predecessor made to each UK world heritage site in the last 12 months. | | (297249) | 190
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what support his Department has given to young people's activity connected with UK world heritage sites in the last month; and at what cost to the public purse. | | (297250) | 191
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the monetary value of antiques seized by his Department in the last 12 months. | | (297251) | 192
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had with his European counterparts on the maintenance of world heritage sites in EU member states. | | (297256) | 193
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent steps his Department has taken to support the UK film industry. | | (297258) | 194
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much his Department has spent on the UK City of Culture programme in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement. | | (297259) | 195
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many (a) full and (b) part-time employees his Department had in each year since 1997. | | (297395) | 196
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many people took part in his Department's free swimming initiative in the last 12 months. | | (297399) | 197
N | Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many applications for locations in England to become World Heritage Sites are outstanding; and if he will make a statement. | | (297005) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 198
N | Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many additional Chinook helicopters he expects to be deployed in Afghanistan in 2010. | | (296785) | 199
N | Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Territorial Army (TA) units there are in Scotland; how many members are in each such unit; how many members of TA units based in Scotland (a) have been deployed to (i) Afghanistan and (ii) Iraq in each of the last five years and (b) have received military medals. | | (296852) | 200
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding his Department allocated to the provision of soldier accommodation in (a) total and (b) the West Midlands in (i) 1997 and (ii) 2008. | | (296840) | 201
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to upgrade soldier accommodation. | | (296841) | 202
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what maintenance programmes are in place for soldier accommodation. | | (296842) | 203
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has to build new soldier accommodation in the UK. | | (296843) | 204
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason his Department has removed from public access at the National Archives papers on the Nuclear Weapons Programme which had previously been released. | | (297020) | 205
N | Mr David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the armed forces have been deployed in mainland Somalia in (a) 2008 and (b) 2009. | | (297359) | 206
| John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the political objectives are of the Government's military strategy in Afghanistan; and on what evidential basis the Government evaluates the effectiveness of that strategy in achieving those objectives. | | (297576) | 207
| Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Lancaster and Wyre of 1 September 2009, Official Report, column 1799W, on defence: research, what research programmes will be (a) cancelled and (b) reduced in scale as a result of the reduction in planned science innovation and technology expenditure in 2010-11. | | (297589) | 208
N | Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans there are for the deployment of the Gibraltar regiment to Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement. | | (296910) | 209
N | Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many medals have been received by members of the Gibraltar regiment in respect of service in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan since 2001. | | (296911) | 210
N | Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many flights within Great Britain officials of his Department took in 2008-09; and at what cost to the public purse. | | (296554) | 211
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when each of the Astute-class submarines is expected to join the fleet. | | (296630) | 212
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on a future fourth submarine for the next generation of the nuclear deterrent. | | (296631) | 213
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) destroyers and (b) frigates are available to the fleet at (i) short and (ii) medium notice. | | (296632) | 214
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether HMS Prince of Wales will be classified as an aircraft carrier or a helicopter and commando carrier; and if he will make a statement. | | (296633) | 215
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when (a) HMS Queen Elizabeth and (b) HMS Prince of Wales are expected to join the fleet; and what (i) types and (ii) quantities of each type of aircraft are to be carried on each. | | (296634) | 216
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for how long HMS Vanguard was non-operational following her recent collision at sea; what the (a) cost of repair and (b) extent of the resultant damage was; and how long the repair work took. | | (296735) | 217
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has for the (a) repair or (b) replacement of HMS Endurance. | | (296736) | 218
N | Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his most recent plans are for the procurement and future use of the new aircraft carrier; and if he will make a statement. | | (296698) | 219
N | Mr Angus MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if his Department will compensate Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Council of the Western Isles) for the money it spent supporting a taskforce to oppose the proposed plans to downgrade the Hebrides missile ranges. | | (295710) | 220
N | Mr Angus MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much the Government spent on its consultation over plans to downgrade the missile range and its associated sites on the Western Isles. | | (295712) | 221
N | Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what timetable was set for the completion of the reports of the two studies announced by his Department in the last 12 months into the existence of a causal link between exposure to nuclear testing and veterans' illnesses. | | (297014) | 222
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what niche reserve forces skills have been identified as having the potential to contribute to projects undertaken by the Department for International Development. | | [R] (297524) | 223
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what budget has been allocated to the Civil Contingency Reaction Force in each year since 2002. | | [R] (297525) | 224
| Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK troops have been (a) killed and (b) injured in Afghanistan since 2001; and if he will make a statement. | | (297345) | 225
N | Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Royal Navy (a) vessels and (b) personnel are deployed around the coast of Somalia; and if he will make a statement. | | (296902) | 226
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many employees of his Department were convicted of an offence of fraud in each of the last 10 years. | | (297036) | 227
| Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, through which commercial rental agencies his Department facilitates the substitute single living accommodation scheme. | | (297383) | 228
| Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much the London living-out allowance cost his Department in each year from 1992 until the end of that scheme. | | (297384) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change 229
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when he plans to lay before Parliament for approval a draft of the proposed Renewables Obligation Order 2010. | | (297453) | 230
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment his Department has made of the implications of the implementation of the EU Renewable Energy Directive for the operation of the renewables obligation in the UK; and if he will make a statement. | | (297454) | 231
N | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, for which aspects of the Government's contribution to commitments agreed at the International Monetary Fund-World Bank annual meetings in Istanbul in 2009 his Department will be responsible. | | (297108) | 232
N | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what commitments the Government entered into during the G20 London Summit on energy, climate change and related matters. | | (297115) | 233
N | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, for which aspects of the Government's contribution to commitments agreed at the G8 Summit in L'Aquila his Department is responsible. | | (297225) | 234
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what change in average Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP) ratings of (a) all and (b) new-build housing stock in England has been achieved in each SAP band A to G in each year since 2005; what assessment he has made of how the actual energy rating of new-build houses corresponds with that predicted by their developers; what representations he has received on the post-build level of energy efficiency in new-build houses; and if he will make a statement. | | (297459) | 235
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what research his Department has (a) undertaken and (b) evaluated on the use of green hydrogen as an alternative to natural gas. | | (297460) | 236
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment his Department has made of the merits of underground storage of hydrogen fuel cells. | | (297461) | 237
| Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what discussions he has had with each company which has expressed an interest in building new nuclear power plants on (a) setting a floor price for carbon, (b) updating insurance arrangements for new-build reactors and (c) the financing of radioactive waste management and decommissioning of new nuclear power plants in the last 12 months; and if he will publish the minutes of each meeting with each such company. | | (297543) | 238
| John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what his most recent estimate is of the likely level of consumption of (a) gas, (b) oil and (c) coal by the UK energy supply industry in each year from 2009 to 2020. | | (297152) | 239
| John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what his most recent estimate is of the proportion of the UK's energy supply likely to be generated by (a) coal, (b) oil, (c) gas, (d) wind power, (e) solar power and (f) nuclear energy in each year from 2009 to 2020. | | (297154) | 240
| John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what his most recent estimate is of the average capital cost of supplying a domestic property with energy generated by (a) wind power and (b) solar power. | | (297155) | 241
| John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the average level of energy consumption was for a domestic property in the last 12 months period for which figures are available. | | (297156) | 242
| John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the Government's latest estimate is of the (a) date and (b) level of peak global production of (i) oil, (ii) gas, (iii) coal and (iv) uranium-235. | | (297575) | 243
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will make it his policy to (a) estimate the level of profits made by gas companies which do not adjust their charges in line with a reduction in energy prices and (b) assess the effects on consumers of the practices of such companies. | | (297299) | 244
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what progress has been made on measures to reduce fuel poverty amongst park home residents since 1997. | | (297497) | 245
N | Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, which draft national policy statements under the Planning Act 2008 for which his Department is responsible he expects to publish before March 2010. | | (296504) | 246
N | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of those who have qualified for support under the Warm Front Scheme are in receipt of each type of non-taxable social security benefit. | | (297086) | 247
N | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2009, Official Report, column 1152W, on the Warm Front Scheme, what proportion of households received second surveys in each month since July 2009. | | (297131) | 248
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the Government's position on proposals to be made at the Copenhagen climate change summit on protection of biological diversity of the rainforests, with particular reference to measures to prevent the conversion of natural forests to forest palm oil plantations. | | (297242) | 249
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many (a) people and (b) households were in fuel poverty in each region in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (297593) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 250
N | Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what research his Department has undertaken into particulate emissions from biomass boilers and their effect upon climate change. | | (296919) | 251
N | Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to reduce emissions of black carbon in England and Wales. | | (296920) | 252
N | Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether it is the Government's policy to reduce domestic food production in order to achieve renewable energy targets; and if he will make a statement. | | (296921) | 253
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures are in place to prevent the importation of tree diseases via ash (a) seedlings and (b) transplants. | | (297451) | 254
| Nick Herbert (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on what date (a) he, (b) the Minister for Food, Farming and the Environment and (c) officials in his Department was informed of the recent loss of confidential data from the Rural Payments Agency. | | (297577) | 255
| Nick Herbert (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, who ordered the investigation into the recent loss of confidential data from the Rural Payments Agency. | | (297578) | 256
| Nick Herbert (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what data is contained on the tapes recently lost by the Rural Payments Agency. | | (297579) | 257
| Nick Herbert (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on what date individuals whose personal data were contained on tapes lost by the Rural Payments Agency were informed of the loss. | | (297580) | 258
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will introduce a ban on the use of all non-domesticated animals in circuses; and if he will make a statement. | | (296786) | 259
N | Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many people reside within the 75 decibel noise contour of (a) the M3 between Winchester and its junction with the M27 and (b) the M27 between its junction with the M3 and the Hamble Bridge. | | (297374) | 260
N | Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will estimate the number of people resident within the 75-decibel contour of each motorway in England; and if he will assess the effects on such residents of exposure to such levels of noise. | | (297375) | 261
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of (a) cleaning up the recent discharge of cyanide and raw sewage into the River Trent and (b) restoring habitats affected by the discharge. | | (297495) | 262
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to increase the proportion of food consumed in England which is domestically produced. | | (297496) | 263
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his most recent estimate is of the proportion of food consumed that is produced domestically. | | (297523) | 264
N | Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which draft national policy statements under the Planning Act 2008 for which his Department is responsible he expects to publish before March 2010. | | (296503) | 265
N | Rob Marris (Wolverhampton South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding his Department provided for research into the recycling of plastics in each year from 2004-05 to date. | | (295077) | 266
| Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what regulations govern the on-farm burial of (a) camelids and (b) companion sheep or cattle. | | (297027) | 267
| Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what culling methods have been used in trials for culling tuberculosis-infected badgers; and if he will make a statement. | | (297028) | 268
N | Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the merits of testing for bovine tuberculosis annually in all parishes, as is done in Wales. | | (297031) | 269
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of arrangements for licensing animal dealers, with particular reference to the effect of such arrangements on the welfare of puppies imported from the Republic of Ireland. | | (297261) | 270
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many people have been prosecuted under the provisions of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 for importing a prohibited breed of dog in each of the last five years. | | (297277) | 271
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many meetings his Department has had with canine welfare organisations on the matter of dangerous dogs in the last 12 months. | | (297278) | 272
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance his Department provides to police forces on the implementation of the measures in section 1 of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991. | | (297279) | 273
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of the measures in the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 on (a) the prevalence of pit bull terriers and similar breeds and (b) trends in the number of attacks on humans by dogs in the last 10 years. | | (297280) | 274
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of dog owners proceeded against under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 subsequently had their dogs placed on the Index of Exempted Dogs in each of the last five years. | | (297282) | 275
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will bring forward legislative proposals under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 to prohibit the sale of puppies in pet shops. | | (297283) | 276
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to prohibit the submission for competition of dogs with docked tails to dog shows which charge no entrance fee to spectators. | | (297284) | 277
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated research on the merits of microchipping of dogs. | | (297285) | 278
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will consider the merits of compulsory microchipping of dogs. | | (297286) | 279
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to bring forward secondary legislation under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 to make provision for pet vending. | | (297401) | 280
N | Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of trends in the number of disconnections by water companies in the last 20 years; and if he will encourage water companies to establish charitable trusts or hardship funds. | | (297337) | 281
N | Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many rescue dogs there are in quarantine following their deployment on missions overseas. | | (297006) | 282
N | Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many representations he has received requesting special dispensation to enable Darcy, the Essex Fire and Rescue Service rescue dog, to be released from quarantine; and if he will make a statement. | | (297007) | 283
N | Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will amend the policy of quarantine for animals entering the UK to exclude rescue dogs attached officially to recognised Urban Search and Rescue organisations; and if he will make a statement. | | (297008) | 284
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking in respect of the discharge of cyanide into the River Trent in October 2009; what discussions he has had with Severn Trent Water on the incident; and if he will make a statement. | | (297442) | 285
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many reported incidents of pollution in the (a) River Trent and (b) River Tame there have been in each of the last three years. | | (297443) | 286
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the specifications of the Severn Trust Water sewage treatment plants at (a) Strongford, (b) Minworth, (c) Coleshill and (d) Tamworth. | | (297444) | 287
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding the Government has allocated for the maintenance and upgrading of flood defences in the West Midlands in the last five years. | | (297271) | 288
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what further steps the Government plans to take to prevent flooding in the West Midlands. | | (297272) | 289
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding was allocated to each local authority for flood defences in each year since 1997. | | (297273) | 290
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the cost of remedying flood damage in each year since 1997. | | (297294) | 291
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the Government's priorities are for the programme of flood defences in the West Midlands. | | (297638) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 292
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to encourage dialogue between the authorities in Israel and Palestine. | | (296737) | 293
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government plans to take to encourage co-operation between the governing parties in Zimbabwe. | | (296738) | 294
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effects of the political situation in Zimbabwe on the economy of southern Africa. | | (296739) | 295
| Mr Tom Clarke (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the Sri Lankan government on trends in the level of prostitution in camps for internally displaced persons in that country. | | (297462) | 296
| Mr Tom Clarke (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the Sri Lankan government on violence against women in camps for internally displaced persons in that country. | | (297463) | 297
| Mr Tom Clarke (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the Sri Lankan government on the sexual abuse of children in camps for internally displaced persons in that country. | | (297641) | 298
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on (a) violent incidents in Jerusalem and (b) the numbers of people injured in such incidents. | | (296499) | 299
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts on investigations by the Israeli government in relation to the recent conflict with Palestine. | | (296500) | 300
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to contribute to peace and stability in the Middle East; and what recent discussions he has had with the (a) Palestinian and (b) Israeli authorities on that matter. | | (296501) | 301
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 22 October 2009, Official Report, column 1627, on the UN Security Council, if he will (a) publish the web location of the statement released after the September 2009 meeting of the five permanent members of the Security Council, (b) post on his Department's website the presentations on enhancing strategic stability referred to in the Answer and (c) publish a list of those who attended the meeting and their official positions. | | (297421) | 302
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his latest assessment is of the state of relations between the UK and the government of Kenya; and what recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on the state of relations between Kenya and the EU. | | (297645) | 303
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Egyptian counterpart on the measures the Egyptian government will take to ensure that the 2011 elections in that country are free, fair and transparent. | | [R] (296932) | 304
N | Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he plans to lay a wreath on behalf of the British Overseas Territories on the Cenotaph on Remembrance Day; and if he will take steps to ensure that all representatives of British Overseas Territories are able to do so. | | (296923) | 305
N | Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information his Department holds on the purposes for which the payment for £250,000 given to his Department on behalf of Colonel Gadaffi by the hon. Member for Southend East in March 1993 and intended for the Police Dependants' Trust was used. | | (296733) | 306
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what (a) funding and (b) personnel the Government has provided to support the monitoring of the municipal elections in Kosovo; and if he will make a statement. | | (297623) | 307
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his Department's budget is for its activities in Kosovo in (a) 2009 and (b) 2010; and if he will make a statement. | | (297624) | 308
| 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 (a) security and (b) political situation in Kosovo; and if he will make a statement. | | (297625) | 309
| Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the government of Pakistan on freedom of religion in that country; and if he will make a statement. | | (297215) | 310
| Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what monitoring his Department has undertaken of (a) compliance with international human rights standards and (b) instances of religious persecution in Pakistan. | | (297216) | 311
N | Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many polling stations there will be in Afghanistan in the presidential run-off election on 7 November 2009; how many there were in the first round elections; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure that voting is free and fair. | | (296787) | 312
N | Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on the security situation in Pakistan. | | (297321) | 313
N | Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many incidents of piracy involving (a) UK-owned vessels and (b) UK citizens have occurred in the waters off the coast of Somalia since January 2009; and if he will make a statement. | | (296898) | 314
N | Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what financial assistance his Department has provided for international efforts to tackle piracy in the waters off the coast of Somalia since 2008; and if he will make a statement. | | (296899) | 315
N | Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of international efforts to tackle piracy in the waters around the coast of Somalia; and if he will make a statement. | | (296900) | 316
N | Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many times Working Group 1 of the Contact Group on Piracy off the coast of Somalia has met since its formation; and what topics were discussed at such meetings. | | (296901) | 317
N | Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what guidance his Department has issued on travelling in waters around the coast of Somalia; and if he will make a statement. | | (296936) | 318
N | Sir John Stanley (Tonbridge & Malling): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2009, Official Report, column 1961W, on Iraq: human rights, whether British Embassy officials in Baghdad have now undertaken a further visit to Camp Ashraf; what assessment he has made of levels of human rights violations at the camp; and if he will make a statement. | | (296388) | 319
N | Sir John Stanley (Tonbridge & Malling): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, for what reason the UK did not participate in the recent vote on the report of the UN Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict at the meeting of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva; and if he will make a statement. | | (296389) | 320
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the United States administration on Guantánamo detainee (a) Shaker Aamer and (b) Ahmed Belbacha. | | (297091) | 321
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the United States administration on proposals to close the Guantánamo Bay detention camp. | | (297092) | 322
N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the monetary cost to the British Council has been of teachers visiting overseas countries in each of the last three years; and how many teachers received funding from the British Council for visits (a) in Europe and (b) outside Europe in each year. | | (296997) | 323
N | Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he next expects to meet his Australian counterpart to discuss UK-Australian relations and global issues. | | (296906) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 324
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department has commissioned into the merits of including societal costs and benefits within technology appraisals made by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence; and if he will make a statement. | | (297452) | 325
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Boston and Skegness of 25 June 2009, Official Report, columns 1119-20W, on NHS: drugs, what progress has been made in developing proposals for pilot studies to assess the demand for unfunded drugs; against what criteria sites for such pilot studies will be selected; when he expects them to commence; and if he will make a statement. | | (297192) | 326
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations his Department has received on the effectiveness of the operation of his Department's guidance on NHS patients who wish to pay for additional private care, since the guidance was published in March 2009; and if he will make a statement. | | (297194) | 327
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 13 May 2008, Official Report, columns 1552-7W, on prostate cancer staff, which cancer networks (a) have met and (b) are on target to meet the milestones set out in the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence's guidance on improving outcomes. | | (297197) | 328
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made by the NHS in implementing collaborative commissioning processes, as recommended by his Department's National Cancer Director in his November 2008 report on Improving access to medicines for NHS patients; what steps he is taking to share the example of the North East cancer drugs group with other geographical areas in the NHS; and if he will make a statement. | | (297199) | 329
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made in improving the timeliness of decision-making by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence since the publication of his Department's report on Improving access to medicines for NHS patients in November 2008; how his Department plans to monitor progress in implementing this recommendation in the future; and if he will make a statement. | | (297200) | 330
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which primary care trusts (a) failed, (b) under-achieved and (c) achieved the Care Quality Commission's target reduction rate for cancer mortality in those aged under 75 years in 2008-09; and what definition the Care Quality Commission uses of (i) failure and (ii) under-achievement in this regard. | | (297201) | 331
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent progress has been made by his Department on its investigation of the (a) extent and (b) causes of variations in international drug usage; whether any interim findings of that investigation are available; when he expects that investigation to conclude; if he will publish the findings of that investigation; and if he will make a statement. | | (297309) | 332
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations his Department has received on the operation of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence's supplementary advice on appraising treatments which may extend life, at the end of life, since 17 December 2008; and if he will make a statement. | | (297311) | 333
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, to what medicines which (a) have been appraised and (b) are under appraisal by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence's supplementary advice on appraising treatments which may extend life, at the end of life, adopted on 17 December 2008, has been applied; what estimate he has made of the total annual eligible patient population for each indication for each such medicine; what the outcomes were of each completed appraisal; and if he will make a statement. | | (297314) | 334
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he plans to assess the level of transparency in primary care trust decision-making on the funding of treatments for patients with (a) cancer and (b) other conditions; if he will make it his policy to ask the Care Quality Commission to assess the level of transparency in such decision-making in its periodic reviews; and if he will make a statement. | | (297316) | 335
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to issue guidance to primary care trusts on the circumstances in which they (a) may and (b) may not reimburse patients for treatments initially paid for privately which were the subject of an appeal by the patient. | | (297317) | 336
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure patients are given access to balanced written information on the (a) benefits, (b) toxicities and (c) costs of novel (i) on-label and (ii) off-label treatments; as recommended by his Department's National Cancer Director in his report on Improving access to medicines for NHS patients. | | (297318) | 337
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what interventions (a) have been assessed and (b) are being assessed by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) through its (i) single technology appraisal and (ii) multiple technology appraisal process; and on what date (A) each such intervention was referred to NICE (B) NICE (1) commenced and (2) completed its appraisal of each intervention and (C) those interventions which received a licence were licensed by NICE. | | (297319) | 338
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which (a) primary care trusts and (b) NHS providers which had not provided assurance to the NHS Chief Executive by 30 September 2009 that the NHS guidance of 23 March 2009 on NHS patients who wish to pay for additional private care was being followed, as requested in the NHS Chief Executive's letter of 30 July 2009, gateway reference 12199; if he will place in the Library a copy of all responses received to the Chief Executive's letter; and if he will make a statement. | | (297397) | 339
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish the full response of his Department to the report by the Rarer Cancers Forum entitled Off limits, published on 14 August 2009; what assessment his Department has made of the implications for his Department's policies of the recommendations of the report; what steps he is taking to assist NHS organisations in making decisions on the funding of off-label treatments for (a) cancer and (b) other conditions; and if he will make a statement. | | (297414) | 340
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department has commissioned a training programme for clinicians to enhance the quality of discussion with patients on treatments not routinely funded on the NHS, as recommended by his Department's National Cancer Director in his November 2008 report on Improving access to medicines for NHS patients. | | (297420) | 341
| Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many hydrotherapy pools are available for treatment in each primary care trust in England. | | (297585) | 342
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been spent on capital costs associated with each (a) development and (b) treatment project at Whipps Cross Hospital in the last nine years. | | (297494) | 343
| Jeff Ennis (Barnsley East & Mexborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what medication the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence is assessing in relation to the treatment of complex regional pain syndrome. | | (297219) | 344
| Jeff Ennis (Barnsley East & Mexborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) males and (b) females have been diagnosed with complex regional pain syndrome in each of the last five years. | | (297220) | 345
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what arrangements his Department has made for informing GP surgeries of the dates upon which their allocation of swine influenza vaccine will be received; and if he will make a statement. | | (297111) | 346
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of enforcement of Article 81 of the European Directive on Control of Medicines in tackling medicines shortages in the UK. | | (297206) | 347
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what contingency arrangements his Department has in place to manage shortages in the supply of medicines. | | (297207) | 348
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had on shortages in the supply of medicines; and if he will make a statement. | | (297208) | 349
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure consistency in relation to the choice of providers offered in respect of NHS health checks by primary care trusts. | | (297296) | 350
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the extent of the practice of parallel exporting of pharmaceuticals. | | (297306) | 351
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which primary care trusts are providing vascular checks in community pharmacy settings to ensure that they are accessible when other services may not be available, as referred to on page 18 of his Department's document, Putting prevention first, Vascular Checks: risk assessment and management: next steps guidance for primary care trusts; what assessment he has made of the accessibility of vascular checks in general practice settings to those in full-time employment; and if he will make a statement. | | (297370) | 352
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's second phase of economic modelling for vascular checks which used a pharmacy setting as its basis, as referred to on page 15 of his Department's document, Putting prevention first, Vascular Checks: risk assessment and management: next steps guidance for primary care trusts. | | (297371) | 353
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July 2009, Official Report, column 334W, on cardiovascular system: screening, if he will place in the Library a copy of the findings of the qualitative research project commissioned by the Central Office of Information. | | (297376) | 354
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 21 July 2009, Official Report, column 334W, on cardiovascular system: screening, when his Department intends to begin collecting information through the national minimum data set on NHS health checks; what information will be included for collection in the national minimum data set; which organisation will be responsible for administering it; whether he intends the information to be published; and if he will make a statement. | | (297377) | 355
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his plans are for the future of the King's Avenue, Ashford site as an NHS facility. | | (297607) | 356
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many working days were lost through employee sickness in the National Health Service in each strategic health authority area in each of the last five years. | | (297104) | 357
N | Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many flights within Great Britain officials of his Department took in 2008-09; and at what cost to the public purse. | | (296555) | 358
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been allocated to palliative care in (a) England and (b) the West Midlands in each of the last 10 years. | | (297493) | 359
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the NHS spent on children's cancer care in (a) England, (b) the North East, (c) Tees Valley and (d) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency in each year since 1997. | | (297193) | 360
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the NHS spent on cancer care in (a) England, (b) the North East, (c) Tees Valley and (d) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency in each year since 1997. | | (297196) | 361
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the average time elapsing from diagnosis to start of treatment for cancer patients resident in (a) England, (b) the North East, (c) Tees Valley and (d) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency in each year since 1997. | | (297205) | 362
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS oncologists were employed in (a) England, (b) the North East, (c) Tees Valley and (d) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency in each year since 1997. | | (297229) | 363
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what further measures his Department is considering to ensure racial equality and tolerance in the NHS. | | (297212) | 364
| John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment has been made of the merits of quality assurance for drug treatment services in prisons provided through the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse. | | (297368) | 365
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to reply to Question 291712, on the percentage of women giving birth at home, tabled on 9 October 2009. | | (297541) | 366
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the staffing costs of (a) managers, (b) nurses, (c) doctors and (d) other administrative staff at Yorkshire and the Humber Strategic Health Authority was in each of the last five years. | | (297559) | 367
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were employed as (a) managers, (b) nurses, (c) doctors and (d) other administrative staff by York Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in each of the last five years. | | (297560) | 368
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent on staffing costs of (a) managers, (b) nurses, (c) doctors and (d) other administrative staff at York Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in each of the last five years. | | (297561) | 369
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were employed as (a) managers, (b) nurses, (c) doctors and (d) other administrative staff by North Yorkshire and York Primary Care Trust in each of the last five years. | | (297562) | 370
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent on employment costs of (a) managers, (b) nurses, (c) doctors and (d) other administrative staff at North Yorkshire and York Primary Care Trust in each of the last five years. | | (297563) | 371
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much (a) North Yorkshire and York Primary Care Trust, (b) South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and (c) York Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust spent on healthcare in each of the last three years. | | (297564) | 372
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the budget of the Yorkshire and the Humber Strategic Health Authority was in each of the last three years. | | (297565) | 373
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the budget of the (a) North Yorkshire and York Primary Care Trust, (b) South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and (c) York Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was in each of the last three years. | | (297566) | 374
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were employed as (a) managers, (b) nurses, (c) doctors and (d) other administrative staff by South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in each of the last five years. | | (297642) | 375
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the staffing costs of (a) managers, (b) nurses, (c) doctors and (d) other administrative staff at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust were in each of the last five years. | | (297643) | 376
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were employed as (a) managers, (b) nurses, (c) doctors and (d) other administrative staff by Yorkshire and the Humber Strategic Health Authority in each of the last five years. | | (297644) | 377
| Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many general practitioners were providing NHS services in St Albans constituency on the most recent date for which figures are available. | | (297526) | 378
| Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many finished consultant episodes there were (a) in total and (b) in each speciality at West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust in each of the last five years. | | (297527) | 379
| Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been spent on NHS general dental services in St Albans in (a) cash and (b) real terms in each of the last five years. | | (297529) | 380
| Anne Milton (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many community nurses were working as (a) district nurses, (b) health visitors and (c) general practice nurses on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (297518) | 381
| Julie Morgan (Cardiff North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of primary care trusts in England are part of a local multi-disciplinary clinical network for tuberculosis. | | (297304) | 382
| Julie Morgan (Cardiff North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the NHS takes to assign consultants with appropriate experience to the care of patients with multi-drug resistant tuberculosis. | | (297305) | 383
| Julie Morgan (Cardiff North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the availability of drugs appropriate for the treatment of paediatric tuberculosis patients. | | (297331) | 384
| Julie Morgan (Cardiff North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what drugs used in the NHS are known to have teratogenic effects; and if he will make a statement. | | (297456) | 385
N | Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will (a) estimate the number of NHS counsellors and (b) assess the likely demand for NHS casualty services required to deal with increases in the incidence in mental health problems arising as a result of the economic downturn. | | (297385) | 386
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patient safety incidents in accident and emergency departments in England were reported to the National Patient Safety Agency in each year since 1997. | | (297393) | 387
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether digital mammography equipment is available on site at (a) Airedale Hospital and (b) Burnley General Hospital. | | (297017) | 388
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what services are provided at (a) Airedale Hospital and (b) Burnley General Hospital for patients who develop lymphoedema. | | (297018) | 389
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much and what percentage of its income the East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust spent on servicing the Royal Blackburn Infirmary private finance initiative project in 2008. | | (297084) | 390
N | Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will extend the length of the Osteoporosis Diagnosis and Prevention Scheme. | | (297030) | 391
N | Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what (a) funding and (b) other support has been provided to the National Cancer Intelligence Network in each of the last three financial years. | | (296788) | 392
N | Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what (a) public funding and (b) other support has been provided to each of the cancer registries in each of the last three financial years. | | (296789) | 393
| Alan Simpson (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what scientific papers he has considered in respect of animal studies that document the effect of the consumption of genetically modified food on changes in the kidney, pancreas and spleen. | | (297101) | 394
| Alan Simpson (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent international research he has evaluated on the effect on the consumption of genetically modified food on human health, with particular reference to the effects on (a) fertility, (b) immune dysregulation, (c) accelerated ageing, (d) gene disruption relating to cholesterol synthesis, (e) cell signalling, (f) protein formation (g) insulin regulation and (h) changes in the liver, kidney, spleen and gastrointestinal system. | | (297102) | 395
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many employees of his Department have been convicted of an offence of fraud in each of the last 10 years. | | (297040) | 396
| Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, by what date he plans to implement those recommendations in the Archer Report on contaminated blood and blood products which the Government has accepted. | | (297298) | 397
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many doses of (a) the H1N1 influenza vaccine and (b) seasonal influenza vaccines are available for distribution (i) nationwide and (ii) in Herefordshire; what the timetable for distribution is in each case; and if he will make a statement. | | (297636) | 398
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people are eligible to receive (a) the H1N1 influenza vaccine and (b) seasonal influenza vaccines (i) nationwide and (ii) in Herefordshire; and if he will make a statement. | | (297637) | 399
N | Mike Wood (Batley & Spen): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average cost of a methadone prescription was in each of the last five years; and what the total cost of methadone prescriptions was in the last five years. | | (296973) | 400
N | Mike Wood (Batley & Spen): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average duration of a methadone prescription for a problem drug user was in the last five years. | | (296974) | 401
| Jeremy Wright (Rugby & Kenilworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information is available to GPs and pharmacists on the chemical composition of (a) generic and (b) branded drugs to enable risks of adverse reactions to be taken into account when prescribing. | | (297132) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 402
| James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding his Department has allocated (a) directly and (b) indirectly via grants to (i) local authorities and (ii) other organisations for the provision of closed circuit television cameras in each of the last five years; and what estimate he has made of the likely level of such funding in (A) 2009-10 and (B) 2010-11. | | (297146) | 403
| James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment he has made of the proportion of publicly-owned closed circuit television systems which comply with (a) relevant British Standards Institute standards and (b) provide images of a quality suitable for use as evidence in court. | | (297147) | 404
| James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what date his Department's qualitative review of anti-social behaviour orders commenced; which matters are being analysed as part of the review; what estimate he has made of the cost of the review; what methodology is being used; and when he expects (a) the study to be completed and (b) the review to be published. | | (297148) | 405
| James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate he has made of cash-in-transit robberies; and what common characteristics of such crimes his Department has identified. | | (297149) | 406
N | Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have received assistance from the Channel project for vulnerable individuals at risk of extremism since 1 January 2009; how many such people were under (a) 16 years and (b) 12 years old; how many such people were not Muslim; what evaluation of the outcomes of the programme has been undertaken; what proportion of people assisted by the Channel project were found to have been at risk of becoming violent extremists; and on what grounds such findings were made. | | (296635) | 407
N | Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Ministers in his Department approved the issue of the UK Immigration Service's operational instruction 01/2704, dated 7 July 2004; and if he will place in the Library a copy of the instruction. | | (297023) | 408
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will review the effectiveness of legislation on (a) the misuse of fireworks and (b) the sale of fireworks over the internet in respect of public safety. | | (297588) | 409
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been deported from Northern Ireland in each year since 2005; and for what reasons. | | (297646) | 410
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for (a) new passports and (b) renewal of passports were submitted to the Passport Office in Belfast in each year since 2005. | | (297647) | 411
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff are employed at the Passport Office in Belfast; and what the operational cost of that office was in the last 12 month period for which figures are available. | | (297648) | 412
N | Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 26 October 2009, Official Report, column 183W, on gun sports: Olympic Games 2012, how many permits under section 5 of the Firearms Act 1968 have been issued in the UK to those wishing to represent their country at the London 2012 Olympics. | | (297222) | 413
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate he has made of the number of people resident in (a) Bexleyheath and Crayford and (b) the London Borough of Bexley who do not have leave to remain in the United Kingdom. | | (297094) | 414
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) individuals and (b) businesses have paid a civil penalty fine for employment of an illegal immigrant in 2009. | | (297610) | 415
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers were subject to age assessment procedures in each of the last five years. | | (297611) | 416
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of his Department's staff worked (a) part-time and (b) full-time on asylum removals in each of the last five years. | | (297612) | 417
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) children and (b) adults are recorded as having attempted suicide while held in immigration removal centres in each of the last five years. | | (297613) | 418
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many illegal immigrants were detected at the (a) Hull, (b) Dover, (c) Portsmouth and (d) Southampton port of entry in the last six months for which figures are available. | | (297614) | 419
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of private vehicles entering the UK were searched by UK Border Agency officials at the (a) Hull, (b) Dover, (c) Portsmouth and (d) Southampton port of entry in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (297615) | 420
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many officials of the UK Border Agency of each civil service grade are directly employed in making initial decisions on asylum claims. | | (297616) | 421
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average waiting time was for a person to take a British citizenship test in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (297617) | 422
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people (a) took and (b) passed the life in the UK citizenship test in each month of 2009. | | (297618) | 423
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many contracts let by his Department in the last 12 months were related to the e-borders programme; and what the monetary value of each such contract was. | | (297619) | 424
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff were working in the assisted voluntary return unit on 1 October 2009. | | (297620) | 425
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many identity card readers had been issued as at 1 October 2009. | | (297621) | 426
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the UK Border Agency plans to respond to the letters of 29 April, 10 July and 9 September 2009 from the hon. Member for Hammersmith and Fulham sent on behalf of his constituent, Mr Yusef Gutale. | | (297106) | 427
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the UK Border Agency plans to respond to the letters of 20 July and 9 September 2009 from the hon. Member for Hammersmith and Fulham sent on behalf of his constituent Mrs Brenda Williams. | | (297118) | 428
| Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many helicopters are available for use by each police force. | | (297183) | 429
| Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers from each force provided training in Libya in each of the last five years; and what training roles such officers undertook. | | (297391) | 430
N | Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions have taken place between officials of his Department, the Forensic Science Service (FSS) and the private sector on private sector involvement in the FSS in (a) the North West and (b) England and Wales since July 2009. | | (296913) | 431
N | Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many flights within Great Britain officials of his Department took in 2008-09; and at what cost to the public purse. | | (296556) | 432
N | Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data is collected by the UK Border Agency in respect of international rail travellers entering the UK; and what such data will be required to be collected under the e-borders scheme. | | (296790) | 433
N | Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data other than that contained on a passport is requested of carriers as part of the e-borders scheme. | | (296791) | 434
N | Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the proportion of exits from the UK recorded by the e-borders scheme in 2009; and what target percentages have been set for each of the next 10 years. | | (296792) | 435
N | Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, by what date he expects the e-borders scheme to be implemented in respect of each mode of transport used to enter the UK. | | (296793) | 436
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers are planned to be deployed in each basic command unit in the Staffordshire police force area in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012. | | (297488) | 437
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers were deployed in each basic command unit of the Staffordshire police force area in (a) 1997, (b) 2001, (c) 2005 and (d) 2009 on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (297489) | 438
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many unaccompanied asylum-seeking children from each ethnic group in each local authority area were being looked after by local authorities on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (297490) | 439
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he plans to reply to the letter of 15 September 2009 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr T. Khan. | | (297632) | 440
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he plans to reply to the letter of 15 September 2009 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mrs Aara Sadid. | | (297633) | 441
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he plans to reply to the letter of 22 September 2009 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr Jonathan Roche. | | (297635) | 442
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with (a) the House authorities and (b) the former Speaker, Lord Martin in the last 12 months on legislation to restrict the extended use of amplified noise in Parliament Square; and if he will make a statement. | | (297129) | 443
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the provisions of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill will enable restrictions to be placed on (a) (i) the establishment and (ii) the continuation of existing permanent demonstrations in Parliament Square and (b) the use of amplified noise for long periods in the Square. | | (297130) | 444
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many anti-social behaviour orders were (a) issued and (b) breached in (i) England and (ii) Vale of York constituency in each of the last three years for which figures are available. | | (297110) | 445
| Richard Ottaway (Croydon South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the oral Answer of 26 October 2009, Official Report, column 13, on asylum applications, what change there has been to the number of unaccompanied asylum-seeking young people in Croydon in the last 12 months according to records held by his Department. | | (297457) | 446
| Richard Ottaway (Croydon South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the oral Answer of 26 October 2009, Official Report, column 13, on asylum applications, whether he plans to end the provision of facilities in Liverpool for face-to-face interviews in respect of applications for asylum. | | (297458) | 447
N | Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress has been made by local crime partnerships in (a) Denbighshire and (b) England and Wales; and if he will make a statement. | | (297338) | 448
N | Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the cost of false burglar alarm call-outs to each police force in each of the last three years. | | (297339) | 449
N | Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much was spent from the public purse on measures to reduce numbers of burglaries in each of the last 10 years; and what plans he has for such spending in each of the next three years. | | (297340) | 450
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many offences committed by children in care have been recorded in each of the last five years. | | (297238) | 451
| Sir Peter Soulsby (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria govern the currency exchange rates used in High Commissions and embassies in relation to fees charged for visas. | | (297186) | 452
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have taken up (a) facilitated return and (b) assisted voluntary return in each of the last five years. | | (297083) | 453
| Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people under the age of 18 years were given anti-social behaviour orders in (a) Reading East constituency and (b) Berkshire in each year since the inception of such orders. | | (297555) | 454
| Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many acceptable behaviour contracts have been agreed in (a) Reading East constituency and (b) Berkshire in each year since the inception of such contracts. | | (297556) | 455
| Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many breaches of anti-social behaviour orders have (a) been recorded and (b) resulted in a criminal conviction in (i) Reading East constituency and (ii) Berkshire in each year since the inception of such orders. | | (297557) | Questions to the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission 456
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what assessment the House of Commons Commission has made of the potential contribution of use of (a) micro-generation and (b) combined heat and power to improving the energy efficiency of the House of Commons part of the parliamentary estate; and if he will make a statement. | | (297486) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 457
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions he has had with (a) the European Commission and (b) his European counterparts on the environmental and social effects of the EU free trade agreement with Peru; and if he will make a statement. | | (297405) | 458
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what financial contribution the UK has made to hydroelectric dam projects in Peru via the (a) World Bank Group, (b) European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, (c) European Investment Bank and (d) other financial institutions funded from the public purse; and if he will make a statement. | | (297406) | 459
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what his policy is on the suspension of EU free trade agreement negotiations with Peru; and if he will make a statement. | | (297407) | 460
| Mr Tom Clarke (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on the role of the International Organisation for Migration in the distribution of humanitarian aid in Sri Lanka. | | (297464) | 461
N | Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when he expects to publish the responses to the consultation on access to St Helena. | | (296903) | 462
N | Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions he has had with commercial organisations on the provision of an airport on St Helena. | | (296904) | 463
N | Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent representations he has received on access to St Helena. | | (296905) | 464
N | Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment he has made of the humanitarian situation in Gaza. | | (297322) | 465
N | Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 28 October 2009, Official Report, columns 16-17WS, on St Helena, on what date he expects to respond to the consultation on options for access to the island; and if he will make a statement. | | (297241) | 466
N | Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 20 October 2009, Official Report, column 1379W, on Pakistan: internally displaced persons, to which humanitarian agencies and for which projects his Department has allocated funds. | | (296839) | 467
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding his Department has provided to Guyana for rainforest preservation in each of the last three years; what estimate he has made of the acreage of rainforest protected as a result of such funding; and what agreements he has reached with the government of Guyana on such funding in the next five years. | | (297640) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice 468
N | Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many employees there are in the new Supreme Court; and what their total wage bill is for 2009-10. | | (296914) | 469
N | Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many employees of the new Supreme Court earn more than (a) £50,000, (b) £75,000 and (c) £100,000 a year. | | (296915) | 470
N | Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the estimated running costs of the new Supreme Court are for the 2010-11. | | (296916) | 471
N | Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the salary is of the Chief Executive of the new Supreme Court. | | (296917) | 472
| Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to move the premises of the Office of the Public Guardian from Archway Tower; and if he will make a statement. | | (297157) | 473
| John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to reply to the letters from the hon. Member for Birmingham, Yardley of (a) 3 June and 17 July 2009 on second opinions in the Family Division and (b) 30 June and 14 August 2009 on compensation for false imprisonment. | | (297158) | 474
N | Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what definition of overcrowded accommodation his Department uses in respect of prisons; and what percentage of prisoners in England and Wales have been held in overcrowded accommodation in each of the last five years. | | (296844) | 475
N | Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many of each type of instances of disorder were recorded in prisons in England and Wales in each of the last three years. | | (296845) | 476
| David Howarth (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will place in the Library copies of the power point presentations he has received since January 2007 on the effectiveness of policies to reduce re-offending rates. | | (297521) | 477
N | Mr David Jones (Clwyd West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many adults usually resident in the North Wales Police force area are (a) remanded in custody and (b) serving a custodial sentence. | | (296781) | 478
| Robert Key (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reasons inquests into the deaths of Scottish service personnel overseas are held by HM Coroner for Wiltshire. | | (297217) | 479
| Robert Key (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make provision for extra staff to be assigned to the office of HM Coroner for Wiltshire to process the outstanding inquests into the deaths of service personnel overseas. | | (297218) | 480
N | Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans his Department has to introduce mandatory sentences for carrying a knife in a public place. | | (297026) | 481
| Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appointments to posts at the National Archives were made at a starting salary above the advertised (a) minimum and (b) maximum for the posts in each of the last three years. | | (297519) | 482
| Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much the National Archives spent on staff salaries in each of the last three years. | | (297522) | 483
N | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many new staff at pay bands (a) G and (b) H have been appointed at the National Archives in the last three years. | | (297342) | 484
N | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what financial governance arrangements have been in place at the National Archives for the last three years; and what assessment he has made of the adequacy of such arrangements. | | (297343) | 485
N | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) directors of finance and (b) heads of finance there have been at the National Archives in each of the last three years. | | (297344) | 486
| John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much has been spent on the Prison Service's Counselling Assessment Referral Advice and Throughcare scheme since its inception. | | (297365) | 487
| John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what evaluation of the Prison Service's Counselling Assessment Referral Advice and Throughcare scheme has been undertaken. | | (297366) | 488
| John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he expects the Patel Report on prison drug treatment to be published. | | (297367) | 489
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the efficiency gains made by police forces consequent on the introduction of penalty notices for disorder; and if he will make a statement. | | (297533) | 490
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the merits of amending the operational guidance issued to police forces to ensure that penalty notices for disorder are issued in police custody; and if he will make a statement. | | (297535) | 491
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps are being taken to increase levels of co-ordination between police constabularies to ensure that penalty notices for disorder are not repeatedly issued to the same offender. | | (297536) | 492
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the merits of using virtual courts; and if he will make a statement. | | (297537) | 493
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the outcomes were of his Department's study of criminal histories and re-offending rates of penalty notice for disorder recipients for shop theft; and when that study will be published. | | (297538) | 494
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions there were for shoplifting in each of the last three years. | | (297554) | 495
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what percentage of penalty notices for disorder were issued (a) in police custody and (b) on the street in (i) 2007 and (ii) 2008. | | (297584) | 496
| Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many applications for legal aid from residents of (a) St Albans constituency, (b) Hertfordshire and (c) the East of England there were in each of the last five years. | | (297530) | 497
N | Paul Rowen (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many complaints of age discrimination were made to the Employment Tribunal Service in January to October 2009. | | (296846) | 498
N | Paul Rowen (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many complaints of discrimination on the grounds of mental health problems were made to the Employment Tribunal Service in the period January to October 2009. | | (296850) | 499
N | Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders have been electronically tagged in each year since electronic monitoring began; and if he will make a statement. | | (297341) | 500
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much funding the Government has provided to youth offending teams in each of the last five financial years. | | (297164) | 501
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will assess the effect on the completion rate for court orders of proposed reductions in the budget for the Probation Service. | | (297167) | 502
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many full-time equivalent staff the Probation Service employed in each of the last five financial years; and what estimate he has made of the number of staff to be employed in each of the next three years. | | (297168) | 503
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what services probation staff are to be required to deliver in order to meet efficiency requirements. | | (297263) | 504
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) managers, (b) qualified probation officers and (c) unqualified probation officers there are in the West Mercia Probation Service. | | (297264) | 505
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many qualified probation officers there are in the Probation Service. | | (297265) | 506
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Tier 4 offenders are under supervision by unqualified probation officers. | | (297266) | 507
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his proposed budget for each region of the Probation Service is in each year to 2014-15. | | (297267) | 508
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the proposed budget for West Mercia Probation Service is for 2010-11. | | (297268) | 509
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) offenders under Probation Service supervision and (b) qualified probation officers there were (i) in England and Wales and (ii) in West Mercia (A) in each of the last 10 years and (B) in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (297295) | 510
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he will announce the planned (a) Probation Service and (b) National Offender Management Service budgets for each (i) probation area and (ii) probation trust in (A) 2010-11 and (B) 2011-12; and if he will make a statement. | | (297594) | 511
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much was spent on the (a) Probation Service and (b) National Offender Management Service in each probation area in (i) 2009-10 and (ii) each of the previous five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (297595) | 512
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what targets he has set for the (a) Probation Service and (b) National Offender Management Service for efficiency savings in (i) 2009-10 and (ii) each of the subsequent five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (297596) | 513
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many qualified probation officers there were in (a) West Mercia and (b) England in each year since 1997; what the equivalent figures are expected to be in the next five years (i) in total and (ii) as a percentage of the total staff numbers in the Probation Service and National Offender Management Service; and if he will make a statement. | | (297597) | 514
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the ratio of qualified probation officers to offenders was in each probation area in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (297598) | 515
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff who were not qualified probation officers were employed by the Probation Service and National Offender Management Service in (a) the West Mercia probation area and (b) England in each year since 1997; how many such staff are planned to be employed in each of the next five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (297599) | 516
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the ratio of qualified probation officers to non-qualified probation staff was (a) nationally and (b) in the West Mercia area in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (297600) | 517
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many members of staff at management grades there were in the Probation Service and National Offender Management Service (a) nationally and (b) in the West Mercia area in each year since 1997 (i) in total and (ii) as a percentage of the total number of staff; what the projected equivalent figures are for the next five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (297601) | 518
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what efficiencies he expects the National Offender Management Service to achieve in the next three years. | | (297626) | 519
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the planned budget of the Probation Service is for each of the next three years. | | (297627) | 520
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) managerial staff, (b) qualified probation officers and (c) other staff there have been in the Probation Service in each of the last 10 years. | | (297628) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 521
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the average number of prisoners being held in each prison in Northern Ireland was during September (a) 2007, (b) 2008 and (c) 2009. | | (297124) | 522
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many children under the age of 17 were subject to legal proceedings following their role in criminal activity in Northern Ireland in (a) 2003 and (b) 2008. | | (297125) | 523
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assistance his Department is providing to families in Northern Ireland who have yet to establish the location of the remains of relatives in order to allow for a proper burial. | | (297126) | 524
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many staff there are in the office of the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland; and how much it spent on (a) administration and (b) public relations in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (297412) | 525
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many staff there are in the office of the Parades Commission for Northern Ireland; what information his Department holds on the religious background of its staff; and how much the office spent on (a) administration and (b) current public relations in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (297413) | 526
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what proportion of the administration budget of the Northern Ireland Policing Board was spent on the operation of district policing partnerships in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (297416) | 527
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of district policing partnerships in Northern Ireland. | | (297417) | 528
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate he has made of the amount of the UK's net contribution to the EU budget in each year since 2005 attributable to Northern Ireland. | | (297418) | 529
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many EU programmes in operation in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years his Department has assessed against their objectives. | | (297419) | 530
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the effect of EU structural funds on public expenditure in Northern Ireland. | | (297440) | 531
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much was allocated to Northern Ireland from each EU programme in each year since 2005. | | (297441) | 532
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much has been allocated to Northern Ireland under the (a) Peace I, (b) Peace II and (c) Peace III EU programmes. | | (297445) | 533
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, who the members of each district policing partnership in Northern Ireland are; and what the declared political affiliation of each is. | | (297447) | 534
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many meetings of each district policing partnership in Northern Ireland have taken place in each of the last two years. | | (297448) | 535
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many applications there have been for (a) new and (b) renewal of firearms certificates in Northern Ireland in each year since 2005. | | (297581) | 536
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many Police Service of Northern Ireland staff administer the issue of firearms certificates. | | (297582) | 537
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent representations he has received from the Northern Ireland Policing Board on Police Service of Northern Ireland's policy on the issuing of firearms certificates. | | (297583) | 538
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people have been (a) charged and (b) convicted of offences involving the use of fireworks in Northern Ireland in each year since 2005. | | (297586) | 539
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) deaths and (b) injuries have been caused by fireworks in Northern Ireland in each year since 2005. | | (297587) | 540
| Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many staff of each rank work in the Police Service of Northern Ireland Historical Enquiries Team. | | (297161) | 541
| Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many helicopters are available for use by the Police Service of Northern Ireland. | | (297163) | 542
| Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what provision has been made for the Police Service of Northern Ireland to deploy airborne thermal imaging cameras to detect cannabis factories in Northern Ireland. | | (297165) | 543
| Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people of each nationality have been charged with cultivating cannabis in Northern Ireland in each of the last 24 months. | | (297169) | 544
| Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many cannabis factories have been discovered in Northern Ireland in each of the last 24 months. | | (297170) | 545
| Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the conclusions of the Financial Services Authority on the conduct of the Presbyterian Mutual Society in undertaking regulated activities. | | (297171) | 546
| Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assistance his Department has provided to the Prime Minister's working group on the Presbyterian Mutual Society. | | (297180) | 547
| Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on steps to assist members of the Presbyterian Mutual Society. | | (297325) | 548
| Mr Eddie McGrady (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the performance of the Special Purchase of Evacuated Dwellings Scheme against its objectives; and if he will make a statement. | | (297188) | 549
| Mr Eddie McGrady (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what costed proposals he has received from the Northern Ireland Executive on the devolution of powers for criminal justice and policing to the Northern Ireland Assembly since 1 September 2009; and if he will publish the proposals. | | (297189) | 550
N | Mr Eddie McGrady (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to his Answer of 19 October 2009, Official Report, columns 1215-16W, on Criminal Damages Compensation 1997, how many applications under the Criminal Damages (Compensation) (Northern Ireland) 1977 Order were received from the Gaelic Athletic Association in each of the last five years. | | (297336) | 551
| Mr Eddie McGrady (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the content was of (a) correspondence sent by and (b) other communications made by him to the First and Deputy First Ministers of the Northern Ireland Executive since 1 October 2009 on issues related to policing and justice in Northern Ireland; and if he will place in the Library a copy of each such communication. | | (297605) | 552
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what expenditure his Department has incurred to date on (a) the Saville Inquiry, (b) the Robert Hamill Inquiry, (c) the Rosemary Nelson Inquiry and (d) the Billy Wright Inquiry. | | (297117) | 553
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what provision he has made in his Department's budget for the (a) Saville, (b) Robert Hamill, (c) Rosemary Nelson and (d) Billy Wright Inquiry in 2010-11. | | (297190) | Questions to the Minister for the Olympics 554
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, when she plans to reply to Question 291993 on acquisition of cut Christmas trees, tabled on 9 October 2009. | | (297487) | 555
| Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, how many contracts related to the London 2012 Olympics have been awarded to businesses and organisation in (a) St Albans constituency and (b) Hertfordshire; and what the monetary value of such contracts is. | | (297532) | Questions to the Solicitor General 556
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Solicitor General, when she plans to reply to Question 292029, on the response to a parliamentary question, tabled on 9 October 2009. | | (297491) | 557
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Solicitor General, when she plans to reply to Question 276122, on rates of prosecution in the Crown Prosecution Service, tabled on 13 May 2009. | | (297492) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Transport 558
| Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, on which occasions his Department and its predecessors have, following the decision of the Secretary of State, reimbursed or ameliorated net losses of franchising operators arising from industrial action in accordance with the relevant clauses in each rail franchise agreement. | | (297415) | 559
N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what assessment he has made of (a) economic and (b) environmental benefits to rail freight operators of electrification of the Gospel Oak to Barking line; and if he will make a statement. | | (296772) | 560
N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how much has been (a) received from and (b) paid out to each train operating company under cap and collar franchise arrangements in each year since 2004. | | (296773) | 561
N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what alterations he plans to the cap and collar arrangements employed as part of rail franchise agreements to ensure that innovation is not inhibited in times of revenue growth. | | (296774) | 562
N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how much has been (a) spent on and (b) not yet spent and contractually committed to the proposed Intercity Express Programme train. | | (296775) | 563
N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how many railway passenger carriages have been (a) exported, (b) scrapped and (c) refurbished for future domestic use in each year since 1994. | | (296776) | 564
| Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what recent representations he has received on the working conditions of contract cleaners providing services to train operating companies. | | (297433) | 565
| Mr Parmjit Dhanda (Gloucester): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how much funding his Department is providing to the Air Transport Users' Council in 2009-10. | | (297649) | 566
| Mr Parmjit Dhanda (Gloucester): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what the average response time is for consumer enquiries made to the Air Transport Users' Council. | | (297651) | 567
N | Mr Philip Dunne (Ludlow): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how many road traffic accidents involving motorcycles resulted in (a) fatalities and (b) serious personal injuries in each local authority area in each year since 1979. | | (296853) | 568
| Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what recent reports he has received on the incidence of aerotoxic syndrome in airline cabins. | | (297224) | 569
N | Mr Robert Goodwill (Scarborough & Whitby): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what percentage of his Department's road safety budget is allocated to motorcycle safety in 2009-10. | | (296777) | 570
N | Mr Robert Goodwill (Scarborough & Whitby): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what his Department's budget is for (a) bicycle safety, (b) pedestrian safety and (c) motorcycle safety in 2009-10. | | (296778) | 571
N | Mr Robert Goodwill (Scarborough & Whitby): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, with reference to page 5 of his Department's publication, The Government's Motorcycling Strategy, what percentage of his Department's budget is allocated to measures to mainstream motorcycling in 2009-10. | | (296779) | 572
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on the economy over (a) five, (b) 10 and (c) 20 years of integrating Waterloo International terminal into the domestic terminal. | | (297403) | 573
| Andrew Gwynne (Denton & Reddish): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how much his Department has given Sustrans for (a) capital expenditure on and (b) maintenance of the walkway between Fallowfield and Audenshaw. | | (297015) | 574
| Andrew Gwynne (Denton & Reddish): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how much Sustrans has received from his Department in each of the last five years; and what information his Department holds on the amount Sustrans has raised for funding projects in respect of which matching funds were provided by his Department in each such year. | | (297016) | 575
| Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how much his Department has contributed to the Integrated Transport Smartcard Organisation in each of the last 12 years. | | (297455) | 576
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what discussions he has had with (a) the French government and (b) Transport for London on the proposed merger between RATP and the UK operations of the bus operator Transdev; and if he will make a statement. | | (297185) | 577
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what recent discussions his Department has had with motor manufacturers on the requirement for daytime running lights. | | (296907) | 578
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how many times a motorway has been closed because of someone on or near it threatening to commit suicide in the last 12 months. | | (296908) | 579
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, on how many occasions in the last 12 months the initial decision to fully close a motorway by a road policing officer has been reviewed by (a) a supervisor, (b) the Highways Agency and (c) the Highway Authority; and in how many such cases the decision has been overturned. | | (296909) | 580
N | Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, which draft national policy statements under the Planning Act 2008 for which his Department is responsible he expects to publish before March 2010. | | (296502) | 581
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what representations he has received on the effects on first person view flying of proposed air navigation order articles; and if he will hold discussions with the First Person View Flying Association on that matter. | | (297213) | 582
N | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how much funding his Department plans to provide to Network Rail in each year from 2009 to 2014. | | (296976) | 583
N | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what proportion of the proposed efficiencies agreed between Network Rail and the Office of the Rail Regulator for the period 2009-14 are expected to arise from reductions in staffing. | | (296977) | 584
N | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, whether there is a business plan for the flexible benefits project in his central Department. | | (297135) | 585
N | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, when the last equal pay review for each of his Department's bargaining units was conducted. | | (297136) | 586
| Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what the percentage change in levels of bus usage in (a) England, (b) Hertfordshire and (c) the St Albans parliamentary constituency was in each year since 1996. | | (297590) | 587
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how many employees of his Department were convicted of an offence of fraud in each of the last 10 years. | | (297038) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales 588
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what meetings he has had to discuss the future of the Forensic Science Service Laboratory in Chepstow in the last eight months. | | (297568) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 589
| Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many young people between the ages of 18 and 24 years were unemployed in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland and (c) the Highlands in each of the last 24 months. | | (297390) | 590
| Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey constituency were receiving jobseeker's allowance in each of the last 24 months. | | (297392) | 591
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help people with rheumatoid arthritis and other musculoskeletal disorders to stay in work. | | (297467) | 592
| Mr Tom Clarke (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to provide opportunities for training and education for unemployed people with (a) learning disabilities and (b) other disabilities. | | (297465) | 593
| Mr Tom Clarke (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to reduce the level of unemployment among people with learning disabilities. | | (297466) | 594
| Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made a recent estimate of the number of recipients of housing benefit who have been unable to meet their rent costs as a consequence of the withdrawal of benefit on entry to employment. | | (297228) | 595
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much her Department has spent on winter fuel payments in each year since 2005. | | (297408) | 596
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was spent on the state pension as a proportion of gross domestic product in each year since 2005. | | (297409) | 597
| Mr Philip Dunne (Ludlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was paid in state pensions to British expatriates in each overseas country in each year from 1997 to 2008. | | (297122) | 598
| Mr Philip Dunne (Ludlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many British expatriates in each overseas country received a UK state pension from 1997 to 2008. | | (297123) | 599
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to reply to the letter of 21 September 2009 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Miss A. S. Tame. | | (297630) | 600
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to reply to the letter of 15 September 2009 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr P. Newton. | | (297631) | 601
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to reply to the letter of 21 September 2009 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr C. Wilcock. | | (297634) | 602
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) England, (b) the North East, (c) Tees Valley and (d) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency have been made redundant in each month since September 2008; and what estimate she has made of the average length of time a person made redundant in each month has taken to find new employment. | | (297141) | 603
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) England, (b) the North East, (c) Tees Valley and (d) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency have been on incapacity benefit for longer than 12 months; and how many had been transferred to incapacity benefit from jobseeker's allowance. | | (297142) | 604
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households in (a) England, (b) the North East, (c) Tees Valley and (d) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency had no one in employment in each year since 1997. | | (297145) | 605
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people resident in (a) England, (b) the North East, (c) Tees Valley and (d) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency have received incapacity benefit in each year since 1997. | | (297198) | 606
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans she has for the future of disability living allowance; and if she will make a statement. | | (297214) | 607
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to respond to Question 291499, on social security benefits, tabled on 9 October 2009. | | (297540) | 608
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of households have been living in fuel poverty in (a) Yorkshire and the Humber and (b) England in each year since 1997. | | (297570) | 609
| Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in St Albans constituency (a) over the age of 60, (b) over the age of 80 and (c) in total received a winter fuel payment in each of the last three years. | | (297531) | 610
| Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was paid in attendance allowance to residents of St Albans constituency in each of the last five years. | | (297534) | 611
| Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in St Albans constituency (a) are entitled to and (b) receive carer's allowance. | | (297569) | 612
| Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people resident in St Albans constituency were in receipt of housing benefit at the latest date for which figures are available. | | (297591) | 613
| Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many cold weather payments have been made to residents of St Albans constituency in each year since 2003. | | (297592) | 614
N | John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans her Department has for future increases in the level of the state pension. | | (296783) | 615
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many successful bids under the Future Jobs Fund included (a) a worklessness assessment and (b) a work and skills plan. | | (297297) | 616
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many successful Future Jobs Fund bids there have been; what estimate she has made of the (a) minimum and (b) maximum number of jobs to be created under such bids; and how many such jobs are open for applications. | | (297346) | 617
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the estimated cost per job was of each successful bid proposal under the Future Jobs Fund. | | (297347) | 618
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what additional funding streams were included in each successful bid proposal under the Future Jobs Fund. | | (297348) | 619
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of (a) the average number of hours volunteered per week and (b) the total number of hours volunteered by participants in the voluntary option of her Department's Six Month Offer. | | (297349) | 620
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people taking up the offer of a volunteering placement under her Department's Six Month Offer in each month since April 2009; how many placements have been completed; and in how many instances no suitable placement was found. | | (297350) | 621
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average clearance time for the processing of (a) incapacity benefit and (b) employment and support allowance claims has been in each month since April 2009. | | (297351) | 622
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason Jobcentre Plus performance targets for 2009-10 do not include a target for the actual average clearing time for the processing of (a) incapacity benefit and (b) employment and support allowance claims. | | (297352) | 623
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people claiming (a) incapacity benefit or severe disablement allowance, (b) jobseeker's allowance and (c) income support started the claim before 1997. | | (297353) | 624
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many former claimants of jobseeker's allowance have moved on to (a) pension credit, (b) a training allowance, (c) the self employment credit and (d) a Future Jobs Fund job in each month of the last two years. | | (297354) | 625
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have received self employment credit in each month since April 2009. | | (297355) | 626
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have been in receipt of a training allowance (a) in each year since 1997 and (b) in each month of the last two years. | | (297356) | 627
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) 18 to 24 years olds and (b) people living in deprived areas have participated in Future Jobs Fund jobs in each month since the scheme began. | | (297357) | 628
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) young people aged 18 to 24 and (b) out of work benefit recipients in deprived areas have (i) applied for and (ii) started a job under the Future Jobs Fund in each month since the scheme began. | | (297358) | 629
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many organisations which have been successful in bids under the Future Jobs Fund are from the (a) public, (b) private and (c) voluntary sector. | | (297360) | 630
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many jobs in each successful bid under the Future Jobs Fund are classified as (a) green jobs and (b) jobs in social enterprises. | | (297361) | 631
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proposals each successful bid under the Future Jobs Fund programme made on the improvement of the long-term employability of each participant. | | (297422) | 632
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the average length of volunteering placements under her Department's six month offer. | | (297434) | 633
N | Paul Rowen (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she expects local employment partnerships to take to support (a) older workers, (b) those with mental health disorders, (c) those with alcohol-related problems and (d) those addicted to drugs. | | (296848) | 634
N | Paul Rowen (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what age-based criteria there are in contracts between her Department and private sector welfare-to-work providers. | | (296849) | 635
N | Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff have been moved from the Child Support Agency to other posts within her Department, its agencies and its non-departmental bodies since 1 January 2008 or the nearest date to that for which figures are available. | | (296734) | 636
N | Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what percentage of local housing allowance claimants had their allowance paid directly to their (a) social and (b) private landlord in each quarter since the allowance was introduced. | | (296838) | 637
N | Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many individuals received local housing allowance in England in each quarter since the allowance was introduced. | | (296926) | 638
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what percentage of (a) housing benefit and (b) council tax benefit recipients were (i) of working age and (ii) elderly in each year since 1997. | | (297210) | 639
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was paid out in council tax benefit as a proportion of council tax receipts in each year since 1997. | | (297211) | 640
N | Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households in each region were in receipt of (a) council tax and (b) housing benefit in each of the last 12 months for which figures are available. | | (297252) | 641
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of households in each (a) region and (b) local authority area were in receipt of council tax benefit in each of the last three years. | | (297253) | 642
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households in (a) private, (b) local authority and (c) registered social landlord rented homes were in receipt of (i) housing and (ii) council tax benefit in each region in each year since 1997. | | (297254) | 643
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of households in each (a) region and (b) local authority area was in receipt of housing benefit in each of the last three years. | | (297257) | 644
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many single parent households were in receipt of (a) housing and (b) council tax benefit in each year since 1997. | | (297281) | 645
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households in each region were in receipt of council tax benefit in each year since 1997. | | (297290) | 646
N | Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was spent on council tax benefit in each region in each year since 1997. | | (297378) | 647
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households were in receipt of both council tax benefit and housing benefit in each year since 1997. | | (297398) | 648
| Sir Peter Soulsby (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to extend to (a) those who have been employed to maintain or repair boilers and (b) others in occupations which involve working in confined spaces, the provisions which relate to industrial injuries disablement benefit for those coal miners diagnosed with osteoarthritis of the knee. | | (297184) | 649
N | David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will take steps to ensure that residents of care homes have regular access to benefits and pension advice from her Department. | | (297138) | 650
N | Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to publish the results of her Department's consultation on changes to the local housing allowance. | | (297402) | 651
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 26 October 2009, Official Report, column 170W, on pensioners: females, what proportion of claimants of each benefit was under the age of 30 years; and if she will make a statement. | | (297379) | 652
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 26 October 2009, Official Report, column 160W, on jobseeker's allowance: employment schemes, whether work trials are undertaken with employers which are not offering full-time positions; and if she will make a statement. | | (297381) | 653
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 26 October 2009, Official Report, column 160W, on jobseeker's allowance: employment schemes, how many and what proportion of people taking part in the work trials in each month secured a job with the same employer. | | (297382) | 654
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps Jobcentre Plus takes to provide access to work experience for jobseeker's allowance claimants aged (a) between 16 and 24 years and (b) 25 years and over when they have been claiming the allowance for (i) less than six months and (ii) between six and 12 months; and if she will make a statement. | | (297404) | 655
| Jeremy Wright (Rugby & Kenilworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to reduce the length of time it takes to process an appeal against an attendance allowance decision for those cases affected by the European Court of Justice decision in Commission of the European Communities v the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union, C-299/05, of 18 October 2007. | | (297133) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 656
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has conducted an environmental impact assessment of the Government's proposal to remove the 20 pence per litre duty differential on biofuel from April 2010; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (297033) | 657
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been contributed from the Exchequer to EU programmes in Northern Ireland in each year since 2005. | | [Transferred] (297446) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 658
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people in (a) England, (b) the North East, (c) Tees Valley and (d) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency have participated in the Mortgage Protection Scheme since its inception. | | [Transferred] (297143) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change 659
| John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the Government's policy is on whether the UK should have a continually increasing supply of oil and gas. | | [Transferred] (297652) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 660
N | Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2009, Official Report, column 1441W, on Olympic Games: gunsports, whether there are plans to allow pistol training to take place at Bisley before the London 2012 Olympic Games. | | [Transferred] (297372) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice 661
| David Howarth (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will place in the Library copies of the power point presentations the Prime Minister has received since January 2007 on the effectiveness of policies to reduce re-offending rates. | | [Transferred] (297520) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 662
| Mr Eddie McGrady (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the content was of (a) correspondence sent by and (b) other communications made by him to the First and Deputy First Ministers of the Northern Ireland Executive since 1 October 2009 on issues related to policing and justice in Northern Ireland; and if he will place in the Library a copy of each such communication. | | [Transferred] (297604) | 663
| Mr Eddie McGrady (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he has agreed with the First and Deputy First Ministers of the Northern Ireland Executive a date for the proposed devolution of powers for criminal justice and policing matters to the Northern Ireland Assembly. | | [Transferred] (297606) |
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