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Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 4 November 2009

Notes:
* Indicates a Question for Oral Answer.
+ Indicates a Question not included in the random selection process but accepted because the quota for that day had not been filled.
[N] Indicates a Question for Written Answer on a named day, i.e. the Member has indicated under S.O. No. 22(4) the day on which he wishes the Question to be answered.
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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Wednesday 4 November 2009
(the 'Questions Book')

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 4 November 2009


This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 4 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 Wednesday 4 November of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.

For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Wednesday 4 November see Part 2 of this paper.


Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
1
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many small businesses in Coventry have applied for financial assistance under (a) the Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme and (b) the Capital Enterprise scheme; and how many such applications were successful.
(297389)
2
Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much was spent on entertainment in his Department's offices at 1 Victoria Street, London SW1 in 2008-09.
(297810)
3
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): 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) Peterborough constituency and (ii) Peterborough City Council area attended university in each of the last five years.
(297799)
4
Mr Peter Kilfoyle (Liverpool, Walton): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent representations he has received on the rate of staff dismissals at Liverpool John Moores University.
(297892)
5
Mr Peter Kilfoyle (Liverpool, Walton): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the cost of employment tribunals relating to each of the nine universities in the North West in the latest period for which figures are available.
(297893)
6
Mr Andy Reed (Loughborough): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his Department's policies to improve access to credit insurance; and if he will make a statement.
(297782)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
7
Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information the Office of National Statistics holds on the number of teenage fathers in each of the last five years.
(297959)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
8
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many small businesses (a) in Coventry and (b) in the UK have applied to defer their tax payments over the financial year under the Government's late payment scheme.
(297388)
9
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many companies in Slough constituency claimed tax and national insurance contribution exemption for childcare vouchers in the latest period for which information is available.
(297905)
10
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his most recent estimate is of the level of fraud in respect of duty on (a) beer, (b) wine, (c) spirits and (d) cider.
(297957)
11
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an assessment of the likely effects on levels of fraud in respect of alcohol duty of the setting of minimum prices for alcohol.
(297958)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families
12
Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what recent assessment he has made of the effects of Sure Start children's centres on low income families.
(297948)
13
Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what recent representations he has received on increasing the number of Sure Start children's centres.
(297950)
14
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many teachers working in the European Schools obtained the threshold as a result of the Employment Appeals Tribunal's ruling in favour of John Mason.
(297882)
15
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many applicants applied for each UK post in the European Schools in each of the last 10 years.
(297902)
16
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many teachers employed in the European Schools are paid the threshold.
(297904)
17
Mr George Galloway (Bethnal Green & Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many Trust schools have been created since the entry into force of the Education and Inspections Act 2006; and how many such schools have (a) more than one elected parent governor and (b) a Parents' Council.
(297865)
18
Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many pupils were permanently excluded for each reason for exclusion from maintained primary schools, excluding special schools in (a) 2004-05 and (b) 2005-06.
(297972)
19
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many students in post-16 education in (a) Peterborough constituency and (b) Peterborough City Council area are in receipt of education maintenance allowance.
(297788)
20
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the average class size for (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in Peterborough was on the latest date for which figures are available.
(297826)
21
Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, if he will include lessons on body confidence in the national curriculum at key stages 2 and 3.
(297960)
22
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what information his Department holds on the number of companies in the Slough parliamentary constituency which provide childcare facilities.
(297963)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
23
N
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much funding has been allocated to housing construction in Islington in each of the last five years; how many (a) council and (b) housing association dwellings for (i) rent and (ii) shared ownership were built in Islington in each such year; how many such dwellings he expects to be built in 2009-10; how much such funding he expects to allocate in each of the next three years; and how many such dwellings he expects to be built in Islington in each of those years.
(297231)
24
N
Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) crematoriums, (b) funeral parlours and chapels of rest and (c) cemeteries (i) there were on the 2005 Rating List and (ii) there are on the draft 2010 Rating List; what the aggregate rateable value is of the premises on each list; and what methodology the Valuation Office Agency used to rate (A) the crematoriums and (B) funeral parlours and chapels of rest at the 2005 and 2010 revaluations.
(297700)
25
N
Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many grounds used for county cricket (a) there were on the 2005 Rating List and (b) there are on the draft 2010 Rating List; what method the Valuation Office Agency used to rate the grounds for each list; and what the (i) postal address and (ii) rateable value is of each ground included on each list.
(297729)
26
N
Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many grounds used for (a) rugby league and (b) rugby union (i) there were on the 2005 Rating List and (ii) there are on the draft 2010 Rating List; what method the Valuation Office Agency used to rate the grounds for each list; and what the (A) postal address and (B) rateable value is of each ground included on each list.
(297730)
27
N
Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many football stadia (a) there were on the 2005 Rating List and (b) there are on the draft 2010 Rating List; what method the Valuation Office Agency used to rate the stadia for each list; and what the (i) postal address and (ii) rateable value is of each ground included on each list.
(297731)
28
Mr Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of people who will be eligible for assistance under the Homeowner Mortgage Support Scheme in (a) West Derbyshire and (b) Britain in the next 12 months.
(297975)
29
N
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many homes for social rent owned by (a) registered social landlords and (b) local authorities there were in each council tax band in each year since 1997.
(297701)
30
N
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what consideration his Department has given to the introduction of a national social housing exchange (a) programme and (b) website; and if he will make a statement.
(297702)
31
N
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much his Department paid to Tenancy Deposit Solutions Ltd in each of the last five years.
(297728)
32
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what maximum expenditure limit has been set for the (a) Social HomeBuy and (b) Rent to HomeBuy scheme in (i) 2009-10 and (ii) 2010-11.
(297783)
33
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what maximum limit was placed on expenditure on the (a) Social HomeBuy, (b) Rent to HomeBuy and (c) Open Market HomeBuy scheme in each of the last three years.
(297795)
34
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, on which projects the Homes and Communities Agency has employed external consultants since its inception.
(297818)
35
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the net change in the stock of local authority housing was in 2008-09.
(297819)
36
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many transfers from one local authority area to another there have been by (a) registered social landlord and (b) local authority tenants in each year since 1997.
(297823)
37
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the number of social housing tenants in each local authority area who have requested an exchange in the last 12 months.
(297824)
38
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many social housing tenants left the sector for accommodation in (a) the private rented sector and (b) owner occupancy in each year since 1997.
(297965)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
39
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many helicopters of each type are (a) in service, (b) in the forward fleet and (c) fit for purpose.
(297886)
40
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) required and (b) actual number is of (i) pieces of night vision equipment, (ii) pieces of body armour and (iii) small arms in the army.
(297887)
41
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many reservists are serving overseas.
(297888)
42
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many RAF aircraft of each type are (a) in service, (b) in the forward fleet and (c) fit for purpose.
(297889)
43
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) required and (b) actual trained strength is of each (i) service and (ii) rank in the armed forces.
(297890)
44
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) required, (b) actual and (c) fit for task strength is of each battalion of the infantry.
(297891)
45
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) required and (b) actual trained strength is of the Territorial Army (i) staff, (ii) Royal Armoured Corps, (iii) Royal Artillery, (iv) Royal Engineers, (v) Royal Signals, (vi) infantry, (vii) Army Air Corps, (viii) Royal Army Chaplains Department, (ix) Royal Logistics Corps, (x) Royal Army Medical Corps, (xi) Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, (xii) Adjutant General's Corps, (xiii) Royal Army Veterinary Corps, (xiv) Small Arms School Corps, (xv) Royal Army Dentistry Corps, (xvi) Intelligence Corps, (xvii) Army Physical Training Corps and (xviii) Queen Alexandra's Royal Auxiliary Nursing Corps.
(297894)
46
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Territorial Army personnel have been mobilised for three or more overseas deployments.
(297895)
47
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) regular and (b) Territorial Army (i) officers and (ii) personnel of other ranks have been mobilised for service overseas within six months of completing their basic training in each of the last three years.
(297896)
48
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel in the Territorial Army are liable to be deployed on service overseas.
(297897)
49
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) inflow and (b) outflow for each volunteer reserve service was in each month of 2009.
(297898)
50
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average tour interval will be for each unit deployed in the next Afghanistan roulement.
(297899)
51
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what deployments have been made by each battalion of the infantry since 1997; and what the intervals were between each tour.
(297900)
52
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will implement the recommendations of the Tri-Service Review of Defence Airfields in the United Kingdom.
(297901)
53
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what planned reservist training exercises were cancelled in each year since 2003.
(297903)
54
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) required, (b) actual and (c) fit for task strength of each corps of the Army is.
(297924)
55
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many unmanned aerial vehicles of each type are (a) in service and (b) operationally deployable.
(297925)
56
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what percentage of overseas units of (a) single living accommodation and (b) service family accommodation are in each condition grade.
(297926)
57
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what percentage of UK units of (a) single living accommodation and (b) service family accommodation are in each condition grade.
(297927)
58
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the unit cost is of each (a) armoured vehicle type, (b) aircraft type and (c) helicopter type in the armed forces.
(297928)
59
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much has been paid in bonuses to civil servants in his Department in each year since 1997.
(297929)
60
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of the current roulement were unable to complete pre-deployment training prior to deployment in Afghanistan.
(297930)
61
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many broken axles were recorded for each armoured vehicle type deployed in (a) Afghanistan and (b) Iraq in each year since 2006.
(297931)
62
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armoured vehicles of each type in the armed forces are (a) fit to be deployed and (b) in service in Afghanistan.
(297932)
63
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many helicpoters are (a) required and (b) available (i) for training and (ii) to support operations in Afghanistan.
(297933)
64
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) required and (b) actual strength of the defence medical services is in respect of each (i) service and (ii) trade.
(297934)
65
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of each service is currently deployable for operations overseas.
(297935)
66
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many complaints were received by Modern Housing Solutions on the maintenance of service accommodation in each month in 2009 to date.
(297936)
67
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of training exercises have been cancelled in 2009 to date; and what exercises those were.
(297937)
68
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which units down to company level have been deployed to Afghanistan (a) once, (b) twice, (c) three and (d) four or more times since October 2001.
(297938)
69
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of his Department's (a) computers, (b) laptops and (c) memory sticks were (i) lost and (ii) stolen in each month in 2009 to date.
(297939)
70
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Territorial Army personnel of each rank there were in each year since 1997.
(297940)
71
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many reservists are deployed on operations overseas.
(297941)
72
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) required and (b) actual level of spare part availability is for each (i) armoured vehicle type and (ii) aircraft type in the armed forces (A) overall and (B) in Afghanistan.
(297942)
73
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his plans are for the future of HMS Endurance; and if he will make a statement.
(297943)
74
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the estimated monetary value was of his Department's spare parts which have been lost in transit in each year since 2001.
(297944)
75
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much was spent on each volunteer reserve force in each year since 1997.
(297946)
76
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 30 April 2008, Official Report, column 484W, on radioactive materials: transport, what the expected in-service date is for the refurbished truck cargo heavy duty trailers.
(297786)
77
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate he has made of the average cost of a round trip made by a truck cargo heavy duty convoy.
(297787)
78
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons his Department has decided to reduce the radius of the emergency pre-planning zone around a berthed nuclear-powered submarine from two kilometres to 1.5 kilometres.
(297796)
79
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost was of an original truck cargo heavy duty mark 2 vehicle at the time of initial purchase.
(297797)
80
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the next inspection of the nuclear weapons convoy and associated support establishments is planned to take place.
(297801)
81
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many activities were assessed in the last inspection of the nuclear weapons convoy and associated support establishments; and how many such activities received (a) satisfactory and (b) unsatisfactory ratings.
(297802)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
82
Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent assessment he has made of the effects on local communities of the siting of wind turbines near them.
(297968)
83
Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent discussions he has had with Ministerial colleagues on the implementation of the Warm Front scheme in the North West.
(297947)
84
Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent discussions he has had with Ministerial colleagues on the length of time it takes for Warm Front grant applications to be processed.
(297949)
85
Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what percentage of those eligible to receive Warm Front grants his Department estimates will receive such grants in 2009.
(297971)
86
Mr Tom Clarke (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent discussions he has made on ensuring that a forthcoming climate change agreement is consistent with the Government's commitment to international development.
(297983)
87
Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much his Department has paid to Opinion Leader Research since its establishment.
(297784)
88
Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the safety implications of the incident at Dungeness B on 29 June 2009.
(297785)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
89
Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the average level of fluoride ions in parts per million was in water supplied to households by each water company in the latest period for which figures are available.
(297805)
90
Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many of the sources of water used by water companies contain fluoride ions at a level above one part per million.
(297806)
91
Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what appeals process may be invoked by farmers who face deductions from their single farm payments for (a) cattle passport contraventions, (b) breaches of the conditions of the Rural Stewardship Scheme and (c) other matters.
(297807)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
92
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on whether the Kajaki Dam in Afghanistan is fully operational.
(297885)
93
N
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 12 October 2009, Official Report, column 9WS, on the Turks and Caicos Islands, when the (a) advisory group and (b) consultative forum last met; and if he will publish the minutes of each meeting.
(297484)
94
N
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his latest assessment is of the political situation in Honduras; and if he will make a statement.
(297485)
95
N
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 26 October 2009, Official Report, column 70W, on the Diplomatic Service: databases, for what reason his Department's online registration and crisis database does not break down registrations on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement.
(297698)
96
N
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 28 October 2009, Official Report, column 377W, on Colombia: foreign relations, on what occasions in the last 12 months the British Ambassador in Bogota has met the Colombian Foreign Minister to discuss (a) bilateral relations and (b) broader global issues.
(297699)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
97
Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the availability of NHS dentistry services in Wirral.
(297953)
98
Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that there is sufficient NHS dentistry provision in Wirral.
(297954)
99
Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assistance and advice his Department provides to NHS dentistry practices which have difficulty meeting demand for their services.
(297955)
100
Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that there is sufficient provision of NHS dentistry in rural areas.
(297956)
101
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the planned budget is for delivery of the new physical activity care pathway Let's Get Moving.
(297800)
102
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding has been allocated to the provision of child weight management programmes in 2009-10.
(297803)
103
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion of (a) overweight and (b) obese children are participating in child weight management programmes in each primary care trust area.
(297804)
104
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many staff within his Department have responsibility in their jobs for the promotion of (a) physical activity and (b) smoking cessation.
(297808)
105
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, in what areas the second year of the pilot of the Fit for the Future scheme will take place.
(297822)
106
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department has spent on (a) consultants, (b) advertising, (c) publishing, (d) public relations, (e) professional training and (f) other activities for each health promotion campaign (i) run by the Department and (ii) commissioned from other organisations, in (A) 2005-06, (B) 2006-07, (C) 2007-08 and (D) 2008-09; and which organisation ran each campaign which was not run by the Department.
(297861)
107
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) full and (b) partial limb amputations were carried out in each of the last five years.
(297862)
108
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if his Department will publish the evaluation it made of the effectiveness of each health promotion campaign that it (a) ran itself and (b) it commissioned from other organisations in (i) 2005-06, (ii) 2006-07, (iii) 2007-08 and (iv) 2008-09.
(297863)
109
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what procedures his Department used to take account of scientific evidence in taking decisions on which health promotion campaigns to undertake or commission in (a) 2005-06, (b) 2006-07, (c) 2007-08 and (d) 2008-09.
(297864)
110
Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people aged (a) under 18 years and (b) 18 years or over are on waiting lists to receive treatment for a mental health problem in the Milton Keynes area.
(297811)
111
Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department is considering the provision of additional support for general practitioner surgeries in the winter months to assist with (a) administering the swine influenza vaccine and (b) an increase in patients suffering from influenza.
(297814)
112
Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans his Department has for the promotion of safe and responsible drinking in the period to Christmas and the New Year.
(297815)
113
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his most recent assessment is of the adequacy of arrangements for the provision of social care for older persons on their discharge from hospital.
(297967)
114
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 27 October 2009, Official Report, column 260W, on care homes: food, in what ways Ministers are considering the Nutrition Action Plan Delivery Board's report; whether his Department is to exercise any editorial control over the content of the report as it is to be published; and if he will make a statement.
(297973)
115
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects Sir Christopher Edwards' review of the effect of the European Working Time Directive on junior doctor training to begin.
(297974)
116
Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that food and drink companies are able to promote the nutritional benefits of their products after the 19 January 2010 deadline for compliance with the nutrition claims annex under the Nutrition and Health Claims Regulation EC 1924/2006.
(297970)
117
Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many impact assessments conducted by the Food Standards Agency as part of its written consultations included rural-proofing analyses (a) before and (b) after 19 May 2009.
(297997)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
118
Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many British visitor's (a) firearms and (b) shotgun passes were issued in (i) England and Wales and (ii) Scotland in each of the last 10 years; and how many prosecutions for breach of conditions of issue of each type of pass were brought in each of those years.
(297966)
119
Mr Tom Clarke (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps he has taken to reduce levels of alcohol-related violence.
(297981)
120
Mr Tom Clarke (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps he has taken to reduce levels of anti-social behaviour.
(297982)
121
Mr Tom Clarke (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps he has taken to reduce the incidence of violent crime against people with learning disabilities.
(297984)
122
Mr Tom Clarke (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps he has taken to reduce the incidence of violence against people with physical disabilities.
(297985)
123
Mr Tom Clarke (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps he has taken to reduce the incidence of fraud against people with learning disabilities.
(297986)
124
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many anti-social behaviour orders in each category are in force in relation to residents of (a) Peterborough constituency, (b) Peterborough City Council area and (c) Cambridgeshire.
(297790)
125
Mr Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Minister of State for Immigration expects to reply to the right hon. Member for West Derbyshire's letter concerning Mr Peter Edmondson of Duffield, Derby, dated 16 June 2009, reference: PM/OP/Edmondson.
(297976)
126
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for project licences under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 he has rejected on the grounds that the procedures would cause severe pain or distress which cannot be alleviated in each year since 2004.
(297978)
127
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department issues guidance on the use of live animals for the purposes of training in (a) cervical dislocation and (b) injecting procedures carried out under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986.
(297979)
128
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Bolton South East of 11 November 2003, Official Report, column 232W, on the Home Office, what steps he has taken to ensure that botulinium toxin tested on animals under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 is not used off-label for cosmetic purposes.
(297980)
129
Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his latest assessment is of the effectiveness and efficiency of his Department's procurement of technology and equipment.
(297809)
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
130
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much has been spent on the alternative livelihoods programme in Afghanistan in each year since 2001.
(297884)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
131
N
Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 25 May 2009, Official Report, column 1145W, on offences against children: convictions, how many people were prosecuted for sexual offences against persons under the age of 18 years in 2008; and how many such prosecutions resulted in a conviction.
(295713)
132
Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce the costs of enforcement and collection at magistrates' courts in Wales.
(297791)
133
Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many jobs have been (a) lost and (b) created at magistrates' courts as a result of restructuring in 2009-10.
(297792)
134
Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had on the future of Haverfordwest Magistrates' Court.
(297793)
135
Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff at Haverfordwest Magistrates' Court have received notification in the last three months that their positions may be relocated.
(297794)
136
N
Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect of recent staff re-organisations at junior levels at the National Archives on the services the Archives provide to the public; and if he will make a statement.
(297552)
137
N
Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost to the public purse was of the recent refurbishment of reading rooms at the National Archives; and what proportion of the cost was met from (a) Exchequer and (b) grant funding.
(297553)
138
N
Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what comprehensive (a) race equality and (b) gender equality assessments were undertaken as part of the most recent restructuring exercise at the National Archives.
(297574)
Questions to the Minister for the Olympics
139
Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, what her most recent estimate is of the contribution from the Exchequer to the costs of the London 2012 Olympics.
(297883)
140
Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, pursuant to the Answer of 29 October 2009, Official Report, columns 517-18W, on the Olympic Games: construction, what the value was of the contracts awarded to firms in (a) Scotland, (b) Wales, (c) Northern Ireland, (d) England and (e) elsewhere.
(297969)
Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Transport
141
Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how many people aged (a) 16 years and under and (b) over 16 years (i) received serious head injuries and (ii) died as a result of accidents involving bicycles in each year since 2003.
(297964)
142
N
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what capital funding he has allocated for the electrification of the Barking to Gospel Oak railway line; and what his Department's most recent estimate is of the total cost of the project.
(297232)
143
N
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what discussions he has had with (a) Transport for London and (b) the Mayor of London on the electrification of the Barking to Gospel Oak line.
(297233)
144
N
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of levels of (a) safety and (b) accessibility at Finsbury Park station; and whether his Department has made a recent estimate of passenger numbers at that station.
(297234)
145
N
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what monitoring his Department undertakes of the construction of step-free access to interchange stations in London; how much funding his Department has allocated for that programme of work; and what recent assessment he has made of progress towards completion of that programme.
(297363)
146
Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with road hauliers and bus operators on the future of the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency goods vehicle testing station in Haverfordwest.
(297816)
147
Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what recent representations he has received on the future of the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency goods vehicle testing station in Haverfordwest.
(297817)
148
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number and proportion of pensioners who are entitled to a concessionary bus pass in (a) Peterborough constituency and (b) Peterborough City Council area.
(297789)
149
Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how many violent incidents on buses were recorded in the Milton Keynes area in each of the last five years.
(297812)
150
Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how many complaints about bus services were recorded in the Milton Keynes area in each of the last five years.
(297813)
151
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, if he will re-assess the funding formula for concessionary bus fares to reflect the actual cost incurred in each local authority area.
(297961)
152
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what information his Department holds on the reimbursement rates offered by each local authority for journeys made under the concessionary bus fare scheme.
(297962)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
153
Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much the Highland ward of Merkinch received from the deprived areas funding 2008-09; and how much it is expected to receive in 2009-10.
(297820)
154
Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people resident in Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey constituency there were in receipt of each type of benefit in 2008.
(297821)
155
Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent representations she has received on the effect on the employment prospects of young jobseekers of spent convictions for minor cautions being disclosed during enhanced Criminal Records Bureau checks.
(297951)
156
Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she made of the effect on the employment prospects of young jobseekers of spent convictions for minor cautions being disclosed during enhanced Criminal Records Bureau checks.
(297952)
157
Mr Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households in (a) the UK, (b) Derbyshire and (c) West Derbyshire received pension credit in each year since its inception.
(297977)
158
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 have been in receipt of that benefit for (i) between five and nine, (ii) between 10 and 11 and (iii) 12 years or over.
(297866)
159
N
Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of grandparents who receive income support allowance in respect of their grandchildren.
(297364)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
160
Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average length of time was for which claimants resident in Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey constituency were in receipt of jobseeker's allowance in (a) each of the last 12 months and (b) each of the last five years.
[Transferred] (297825)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
161
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much the Government has spent on counter-narcotics work in Afghanistan in each year since 2001.
[Transferred] (297945)

 
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