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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Wednesday 11 November 2009
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 11 November 2009
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 11 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 11 November of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Wednesday 11 November see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 1
| Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, on what date the Secretary of State notified the Permanent Secretary of his Department of hospitality he received from Lord Rothschild in August 2009; and what advice the Secretary of State received from the Permanent Secretary on that matter. | | (299624) | 2
| Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, on what dates the Secretary of State has met Saif al-Islam Gaddafi since his appointment; who attended each such meeting; what the location was of each such meeting; and what matters were discussed at each such meeting. | | (299625) | 3
| Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether the Secretary of State informed the Prime Minister's independent adviser on Ministers' interests of the hospitality he received in August 2009 from Lord Rothschild. | | (299626) | 4
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the role of the Manufacturing Technology Centre at Ansby is; what estimate he has made of the number of jobs to be created at the Centre; what funding his Department has allocated to the Centre; what projects the Centre is undertaking; and if he will make a statement. | | (299763) | 5
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many and what proportion of people aged 16 to 24 years old were not in education, employment or training in each local authority area in the South East in each of the last 12 quarters for which figures are available. | | (299525) | 6
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many bankruptcies of individuals in each age group there were in (a) the ceremonial county of Hampshire, (b) Southampton and (c) Test Valley district in (i) 2008 and (ii) 2009. | | (299649) | 7
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what sectors are included in his Department's definition of green jobs. | | (299539) | 8
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether Royal Mail made any financial contribution to the Communication Workers Union in (a) 2006-07, (b) 2007-08 and (c) 2008-09. | | (299540) | 9
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what guidance his Department provides to other Government departments on procuring vehicles manufactured in Britain. | | (299579) | 10
| Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what representations he has received on the rate of staff (a) voluntary and involuntary redundancies and (b) dismissals at each university in Leeds in each of the last five years. | | (299650) | 11
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of the statistical datasets collected by his Department are published. | | (299674) | 12
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number of jobs created through inward investment in each region in each of the last 20 years. | | (299706) | 13
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many inward investment projects have been established in each region in each of the last 20 years. | | (299707) | 14
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many apprenticeships there were in (a) Vale of Clwyd constituency and (b) each region in each of the last 20 years. | | (299720) | 15
N | John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much his Department has spent on financial and legal advice in respect of the proposed sale of shareholdings in Royal Mail in the last two years. | | (299483) | 16
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what percentage of invoices from suppliers his Department paid within 10 days of receipt in (a) September and (b) October 2009. | | (299552) | 17
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the timetable is for the national roll-out of skills accounts; and if he will make a statement. | | (299730) | 18
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much expenditure has been assigned to cover the costs of the £500 training entitlement for carers and adults on the working tax credit, as referred to in the New Opportunities White Paper, Cm 7533. | | (299731) | 19
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many career development loans are expected to be made available in the (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11 academic year. | | (299732) | 20
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he has had with the Learning and Skills Council on shifting funding for Train to Gain spending from an academic year to a financial year. | | (299733) | 21
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many UK-based academics have participated in the British-Israel Research and Academic Exchange (BIRAX) scheme since 2008; and what level of funding has been provided by his Department for the scheme. | | (299734) | 22
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many apprentices there are within (a) his Department and (b) each of its agencies. | | (299735) | 23
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many higher education students have been studying in further education colleges in each of the last 10 years. | | (299736) | 24
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many foundation degrees in each subject have been awarded in each year since they began, broken down by subject area. | | (299737) | 25
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many foundation degrees students there have been in each year since such degrees began; and how many foundation degrees have been awarded by (a) universities and (b) further education colleges. | | (299738) | 26
| Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 27 October 2009, Official Report, column 342W, on GCSE and GCE A-level: young offenders, how many of the enrolments for (a) GCSE and (b) GCE A-level examinations related to offenders aged (i) 15 to 21, (ii) 22 to 30, (iii) 31 to 40, (iv) 41 to 50 and (v) over 50 years. | | (299530) | Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office 27
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost of provision of Government cars to special advisers in her Department was in the last 12 months. | | (299598) | 28
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment her Department has made of levels of volunteering amongst those aged (a) under 18 years, (b) between 18 and 30 years, (c) between 30 and 50 years and (d) over 50 years in North East Milton Keynes constituency in each of the last five years. | | (299651) | 29
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of the statistical datasets collected by her Department are published. | | (299656) | 30
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many new businesses have started in (a) Vale of Clwyd constituency and (b) each region in each of the last 20 years. | | (299760) | 31
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many small businesses there were in (a) Vale of Clwyd and (b) each region in each of the last 20 years. | | (299761) | 32
| Ian Stewart (Eccles): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what contracts her Department has with private hire taxi companies; and what information her Department holds on such contracts held by other Government departments. | | (299762) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 33
| Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) individuals and (b) businesses in Bolton North East constituency were investigated for offences related to tax evasion in each of the last five years. | | (299636) | 34
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost of provision of Government cars to special advisers in his Department was in the last 12 months. | | (299593) | 35
| Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the number of people who are registered with the construction industry scheme for tax purposes. | | (299599) | 36
| Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the number of people registered with the construction industry scheme who are unemployed. | | (299600) | 37
N | Willie Rennie (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the cost to the retail industry of the return of the rate of value added tax to 17.5 per cent. | | (299368) | 38
N | Willie Rennie (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his most recent assessment is of the effect on retail prices of the return of the rate of value added tax to 17.5 per cent. | | (299369) | 39
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of the statistical datasets collected by his Department are published. | | (299662) | 40
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, in respect of how many children child trust fund payments have been made in (a) each constituency in Wales and (b) each council ward in the Vale of Clwyd. | | (299705) | 41
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average income was in (a) Vale of Clwyd and (b) each region in each of the last 20 years. | | (299719) | 42
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made a recent estimate of the cost to non-governmental organisations and charities employing aid workers overseas of air passenger duty paid on air travel; and if he will make a statement. | | (299541) | 43
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the effect on public expenditure of increasing the first income threshold of working tax credits by £500 while removing the second income threshold on tax credits and applying a consistent taper rate of 44 per cent. in each of the next five years; and if he will estimate the number of people who would have their awards reduced to zero in each case. | | (299603) | 44
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the effect on public expenditure of removing the second income threshold on tax credits and applying a consistent taper rate of 39 per cent. in each of the next five years; and if he will estimate the number of people who would have their awards reduced to zero in each case. | | (299604) | 45
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what percentage of invoices from suppliers his Department paid within 10 days of receipt in (a) September and (b) October 2009. | | (299551) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 46
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, when the report of the Badman review of secondary education in Gloucestershire was made available to Gloucestershire Local Education Authority. | | (298955) | 47
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many national challenge schools there are in each local education authority; what proportion of all schools that figure represents; and for how long each such local education authority has participated in that scheme. | | (298956) | 48
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the budget of the Joint Advisory Committee for Qualifications Approval is in 2009-10. | | (299528) | 49
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what proportion of registered childminders were (a) male and (b) female in each local authority area in the South East in each year since 1997. | | (299526) | 50
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many (a) teachers and (b) classroom assistants were employed in maintained schools in each local education authority area in the North West in each year since 1997. | | (299527) | 51
| Mr John Grogan (Selby): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what percentage of primary school children received free school meals in North Yorkshire in 2008-09. | | (299770) | 52
| John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, if he will amend the Integrated Children's System to enable a pre-birth plan to be changed after birth. | | (299648) | 53
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, whether faith schools will be able to choose study materials to enable them to teach the new personal, social, health and economic education within the tenets of their faith. | | (299532) | 54
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what percentage of pupils in North East Milton Keynes constituency have participated in gifted and talented programmes in each year since 2000. | | (299637) | 55
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, in how many households in North East Milton Keynes constituency a child under the age of 18 fulfils the role of a carer for a disabled parent. | | (299638) | 56
| Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what involvement there has been of parents of children with disabilities or special educational needs in reviewing the criteria for school newbuilds under Building Schools for the Future. | | (299722) | 57
| Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, if he will consider using independent disability experts to review and monitor current and future Building Schools for the Future new build proposals. | | (299723) | 58
| Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what discussions he has had with Partnership for Schools on the effectiveness of his Department's guidance for adaptations for children with disabilities and special educational needs in implementation of the Building Schools for the Future programme. | | (299724) | 59
| Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what his policy is on involving (a) parents, (b) children and (c) disability groups in design criteria for schools which will admit children with disabilities and special educational needs; and if he will make a statement. | | (299725) | 60
| Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what discussions he has had with disability groups nationally on their input to school design and access issues under the Building Schools for the Future programme. | | (299726) | 61
| Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many school new build proposals under the Building Schools for the Future programme have been subject to revision to take account of design and access issues for children with disabilities and special educational needs. | | (299727) | 62
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many (a) Sure Start centres and (b) children's centres have been opened in north east Lincolnshire since 1997; and what funding his Department has provided for such centres to date. | | (299628) | 63
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what specialist schools have been established in north east Lincolnshire since 1997. | | (299629) | 64
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many (a) teachers and (b) classroom assistants were employed in maintained schools in North East Lincolnshire (i) in 1997 and (ii) on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (299630) | 65
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what proportion of the statistical datasets collected by his Department is published. | | (299673) | 66
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what percentage of invoices from suppliers his Department paid within 10 days of receipt in (a) September and (b) October 2009. | | (299557) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 67
| Mr John Grogan (Selby): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his most recent assessment is of the progress of the city region pilots in (a) Leeds and (b) Manchester; and if he will make a statement. | | (299772) | 68
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the cost of provision of Government cars to special advisers in his Department was in the last 12 months. | | (299583) | 69
N | Mr John Horam (Orpington): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many inspections of domestic oil tanks were undertaken to determine whether they had been installed in conformity with the building regulations in the latest 12 month period for which figures are available; and how many notices were issued to correct inappropriate installations. | | (298254) | 70
N | Mr John Horam (Orpington): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, for what reasons the cost-benefit impact assessment of funding for overground oil tanks contained in Proposals for amending the approved document J (combustion appliances and fuel storage systems) of the Buildings Regulations omitted (a) the potential wider costs to the environment and the potential health implications of water and environmental contamination, (b) the benefit to tank manufacturers of selling a high-specification tank as standard and (c) any estimate of the damage caused by non-reported spillages; and if he will commission a further impact assessment study. | | (299121) | 71
| Mr Peter Kilfoyle (Liverpool, Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent representations he has received on Arena Housing and its operations in the Anfield area of Liverpool. | | (299766) | 72
| Mr Peter Kilfoyle (Liverpool, Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent representations he has had on Liverpool City Council's regeneration strategy for the Anfield area of Liverpool. | | (299767) | 73
| Mr Peter Kilfoyle (Liverpool, Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he has had with local community groups on the regeneration of Anfield; and if he will make a statement. | | (299768) | 74
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many homeless people there were in (a) North East Milton Keynes constituency, (b) Buckinghamshire and (c) the South East in each year since 1997. | | (299639) | 75
N | John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department provides on requirements for (a) heating systems, (b) double glazing and (c) security of front and back doors under the decent homes standard; and if he will make a statement. | | (299364) | 76
N | John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department provides to local authorities on renovation of damp properties under the decent homes standard. | | (299365) | 77
N | John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what appeals process exists for local authority tenants who are refused improvements required to attain the decent homes standard. | | (299366) | 78
N | John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what decent homes standard applies to local authority tenants. | | (299367) | 79
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will estimate the cost to the public purse of a two year business rate holiday for port businesses in (a) Humber, (b) Liverpool and (c) other ports which have recently become liable for business rates. | | (299632) | 80
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the reduction in business rate assessments on newly-rated businesses on Hull docks consequent on the Valuation Office Agency's decision to transfer the charges to Associated British Ports; and what estimate he has made of the equivalent figures should such a decision be taken in relation to the port businesses in (a) Grimsby, (b) Immingham and (c) Goole. | | (299633) | 81
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate he has made of the number of (a) council houses, (b) social houses for rent, (c) affordable houses for sale and (d) other private houses to be built in the year ending 1 April 2010. | | (299634) | 82
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities would have to take on historic debt in addition to that already held under the Government's preferred option for housing revenue account reform. | | (299635) | 83
| Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many complaints about the standard of social housing in Leeds his Department received in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (299646) | 84
| Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people in (a) England and (b) Leeds local authority area applied to buy their council house under the right to buy scheme in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (299647) | 85
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many homeowners there were in (a) Vale of Clwyd, (b) each region of England, (c) Wales, (d) Scotland and (e) Northern Ireland in each of the last 20 years. | | (299655) | 86
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of the statistical datatsets collected by his Department are published. | | (299672) | 87
N | Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) local authority and (b) registered social landlord tenants completed home exchanges in each year since 1997 | | (299361) | 88
N | Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much funding has been recovered from Scout Solutions Projects Limited in relation to the project to create mobility services for social tenants since 2006; what percentage of his Department's overall costs the project represented; and if he will make a statement. | | (299362) | 89
N | Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what mobility services for social tenants funded by his Department and its predecessors have been provided by Scout Solutions Projects Limited in each year since 2004. | | (299363) | 90
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many social housing tenants joined the Rent to HomeBuy scheme in each of the last three years. | | (299695) | 91
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 5 November 2009, Official Report, column 1124W, on the Homes and Communities Agency: consultants, how much was spent by Homes and Communities Agency on High Profile Events; how much of that was spent on consultancy costs; and if he will make a statement. | | (299709) | 92
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 5 November 2009, Official Report, column 1124W, on Homes and Communities Agency: consultants, how much was spent by Homes and Communities Academy on the Leadership of Space project; and how much of that was spent on consultancy costs. | | (299710) | 93
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 5 November 2009, Official Report, column 1124W, on the Homes and Communities Agency: consultants, how much was spent by the Homes and Communities Academy on the new products and programmes project; and how much of that was spent on consultancy costs. | | (299721) | 94
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what percentage of invoices from suppliers his Department paid within 10 days of receipt in (a) September and (b) October 2009. | | (299558) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 95
N | Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he expects to publish the outcome of his Department's consultation on product placement on television programmes. | | (299487) | 96
| Clive Efford (Eltham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funding his Department has allocated to third sector organisations to develop their facilities as sports hubs within their local communities; and if he will make a statement. | | (299811) | 97
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the cost of provision of Government cars to special advisers in his Department was in the last 12 months. | | (299584) | 98
| Willie Rennie (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether he plans to take steps to encourage digital distribution in the entertainment industry as a means of tackling internet piracy. | | (299533) | 99
| Willie Rennie (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will commission a market study of the entertainment industry's use of internet sharing technology. | | (299534) | 100
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of the statistical datasets collected by his Department are published. | | (299671) | 101
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what percentage of invoices from suppliers his Department paid within 10 days of receipt in (a) September and (b) October 2009. | | (299560) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 102
N | Mr David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) journalists, (b) television crews, (c) other civilians, (d) officials from his Department and (e) other non-military personnel have visited British troops in Helmand province in each of the last five years; and what (i) assistance and (ii) facilities his Department has provided for them. | | (299486) | 103
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost of provision of Government cars to special advisers in his Department was in the last 12 months. | | (299585) | 104
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the statistical datasets collected by his Department are published. | | (299670) | 105
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of invoices from suppliers his Department paid within 10 days of receipt in (a) September and (b) October 2009. | | (299561) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change 106
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many new nuclear power plants his Department plans to commission as part of its low carbon energy plan. | | (298693) | 107
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent representations he has received on the location of proposed nuclear power plants. | | (298694) | 108
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of total national energy output his Department expects new nuclear plants to generate in the next 20 years. | | (298695) | 109
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much of the total national energy output nuclear power stations contributed in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (298696) | 110
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether land north of Sellafield earmarked for a nuclear power station has been sold by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority. | | (299764) | 111
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps his Department is taking to raise the level of technical expertise of officials of his Department. | | (299765) | 112
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what criteria will be used to appoint commissioners to the Infrastructure Planning Commission's review of proposals contained in the National Nuclear Policy Statement issued on 9 November 2009. | | (299621) | 113
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the cost of provision of Government cars to special advisers in his Department was in the last 12 months. | | (299586) | 114
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of the statistical datasets collected by his Department are published. | | (299669) | 115
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many (a) miners and (b) miners' widows have received industrial health compensation in each region of the UK in each of the last 20 years. | | (299717) | 116
| Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what penalties his Department has imposed on Capita Group plc for its performance in administering the miners' compensation schemes. | | (299791) | 117
| Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much his Department has levied in fines on Capita Group plc in respect of its performance in administering the miners' compensation schemes. | | (299792) | 118
| Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will publish all the correspondence between his Department and Capita Group plc dealing with (a) claiments' complaints and (b) hon. Members' complaints on the operation of the miners' compensation schemes. | | (299793) | 119
| Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what meetings (a) he and (b) officials of his Department have had with Capita Group plc to discuss the administration of the miners' compensation schemes since the introduction of these schemes. | | (299794) | 120
| Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the efficiency of Capita Group plc in its administration of the two miners' compensation schemes. | | (299795) | 121
| Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much his Department has paid to Capita Group plc for the administration of the two miners' compensation schemes (a) in each year in which the schemes operated and (b) in each year since the schemes closed. | | (299796) | 122
| Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many complaints his Department has received from (a) claimants and (b) hon. Members on Capita Group plc and its administration of the two miners' compensation schemes. | | (299797) | 123
| Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what criteria his Department used when awarding contracts for administering the two miners' compensation schemes to Capital Group plc. | | (299798) | 124
| Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much his Department spent on advertising for tenders for the administration of the two miners' compensation schemes. | | (299799) | 125
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when he last visited Aberdeen on official business. | | (299537) | 126
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what percentage of invoices from suppliers his Department paid within 10 days of receipt in (a) September and (b) October 2009. | | (299538) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 127
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the cost of provision of Government cars to special advisers in his Department was in the last 12 months. | | (299587) | 128
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of the statistical datasets collected by his Department are published. | | (299668) | 129
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage of invoices from suppliers his Department paid within 10 days of receipt in (a) September and (b) October 2009. | | (299547) | 130
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he expects the research project commissioned by his Department on the effects of electronic training aids on the welfare of dogs to be completed; how much the research has cost; when he expects to announce his decision on the regulation of the use of electric shock collars; and if he will make a statement. | | (299546) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 131
N | Mr David Chaytor (Bury North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking with (a) other donor countries and (b) the Rwandan government to ensure that the recommendations of the EU Electoral Observer Mission to Rwanda in 2008 are implemented before the presidential election in Rwanda in 2010. | | (297292) | 132
N | Mr David Chaytor (Bury North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assistance the Government is providing to the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR); and whether he has made a recent assessment of (a) the effects on the political situation in that region of the ICGLR and (b) merits of taking steps to seek to increase the effectiveness of the ICGLR. | | (297293) | 133
| Mr John Grogan (Selby): 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 Mongolia; and if he will make a statement. | | (299771) | 134
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the cost of provision of Government cars to special advisers in his Department was in the last 12 months. | | (299588) | 135
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what percentage of invoices from suppliers his Department paid within 10 days of receipt in (a) September and (b) October 2009. | | (299550) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 136
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answers of 3 November 2009, Official Report, columns 914-5W, on dental services, which individuals (a) represented the working group and (b) were interviewed in the case of each hospital; and in what format the notes of those meetings were recorded. | | (299759) | 137
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress is being made in the provision of NHS dentistry in the Stroud area through the Dental Access Programme; and what interest has been shown in the forthcoming tender by existing local dentists. | | (299235) | 138
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to increase access to NHS dentistry in the Stroud area; and what target he has set for the number of patients having access to an NHS dentist. | | (299236) | 139
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether Gloucestershire Primary Care Trust has access to a consultation in public health dentistry. | | (299242) | 140
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost of provision of Government cars to special advisers in his Department was in the last 12 months. | | (299589) | 141
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department holds on the proportion of NHS ambulances which were manufactured in the UK. | | (299580) | 142
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on how many occasions the National Quality Board has met to discuss the discontinuance of NHS targets in each of the last six months; and if he will place in the Library a copy of the relevant minutes of each such meeting. | | (299685) | 143
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS targets have been discontinued in each of the last six months. | | (299686) | 144
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will place in the Library a copy of the minutes from his policy meeting with the Trades Union Congress and Unite of 10 September 2009. | | (299687) | 145
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on how many occasions he has met trade union representatives since June 2009. | | (299688) | 146
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) doctors and (b) nurses were employed at the Princess Diana Hospital in Grimsby (i) in 1997 and (ii) at the latest date for which figures are available. | | (299627) | 147
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many medical centres have opened in North East Lincolnshire since 1997. | | (299631) | 148
| Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of care homes in each region which do not meet national minimum standards of care. | | (299642) | 149
| Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people under the age of 18 in (a) England, (b) West Yorkshire and (c) Leeds are on waiting lists to receive treatment for drug addiction. | | (299644) | 150
| Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure sufficient provision of in-vitro fertilisation treatment on the NHS in Leeds. | | (299645) | 151
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of the statistical datasets collected by his Department are published. | | (299667) | 152
N | Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with which organisations his Department has had exclusivity agreements relating to information technology (a) hardware and (b) software in each of the last five years. | | (299360) | 153
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the (a) energy rating and (b) energy band of each building occupied by his Department and its agencies was in each year for which figures are available. | | (299700) | 154
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will estimate the proportion by value of all medicinal products used which were herbal medicines in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (299602) | 155
| Ian Stewart (Eccles): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reasons the administration of the swine influenza vaccination to priority groups was delayed. | | (299807) | 156
| Ian Stewart (Eccles): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy to ensure that all general practitioner surgeries use the same list of priority groups to be offered the swine influenza vaccine. | | (299808) | 157
| Ian Stewart (Eccles): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reasons non-frontline medical staff are being offered the swine influenza vaccine ahead of stated priority groups. | | (299809) | 158
| Ian Stewart (Eccles): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reasons a three-week period must elapse between the delivery of each batch of the swine influenza vaccine to a general practitioner surgery. | | (299810) | 159
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of invoices from suppliers his Department paid within 10 days of receipt in (a) September and (b) October 2009. | | (299556) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 160
| Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Minister of State (Borders and Immigration) will respond to the letters from the hon. Member for Canterbury of 20 May and 21 July 2009 on the gap entrant visa requirements. | | (299756) | 161
| Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Minister of State (Borders and Immigration) will respond to the letters from the hon. Member for Canterbury of 15 June and 1 September 2009 on changes in visa requirements for academics. | | (299757) | 162
| Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons the minutes of the Advisory Council for the Misuse of Drugs meeting from November 2008 are not available | | (299708) | 163
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost of provision of Government cars to special advisers in his Department was in the last 12 months. | | (299590) | 164
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications there were under the Domestic Violence Rule in (a) 2006, (b) 2007 and (c) 2008; and what percentage of those applications were granted. | | (299805) | 165
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how long on average it took to process applications made under the Domestic Violence Rule in 2008. | | (299806) | 166
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many recorded crimes involving knives there were in the Milton Keynes area in each of the last five years. | | (299531) | 167
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on domestic workers requiring a visa of the cost of visa renewal. | | (299652) | 168
| Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people under the age of 18 years have been arrested for alcohol-related acts of disorder or violence in each of the last five years. | | (299689) | 169
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of the statistical datasets collected by his Department are published. | | (299666) | 170
N | Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) energy rating and (b) energy band of each building occupied by his Department and its agencies was in each year for which figures are available. | | (299311) | 171
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with which organisations his Department has had exclusivity agreements for information technology (a) hardware and (b) software in each of the last five years; how many such agreements have been breached in each year; and what the cost to his Department was of each breach. | | (299691) | 172
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of invoices from suppliers his Department paid within 10 days of receipt in (a) September and (b) October 2009. | | (299548) | 173
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many students have switched from a Tier 4 visa to a Tier 2 visa since 2008. | | (299729) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 174
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much of the funding for the Youth Volunteer Programme has been spent in each year since its introduction. | | (299653) | 175
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much of his Department's funding to assist poorer countries investigate the effects of global warming has been spent in each year since its introduction. | | (299654) | 176
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of the statistical datasets collected by his Department are published. | | (299665) | 177
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what percentage of invoices from suppliers his Department paid within 10 days of receipt in (a) September and (b) October 2009. | | (299559) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice 178
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many applications were received for the position of (a) chairperson and (b) board member of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority; how many such applicants were shortlisted; and when he expects further appointments of board members to be made. | | (299620) | 179
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost to date has been of establishing the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA), including preparation and publication of the report by the Committee on Standards in Public Life on hon. Members' expenses and allowances and the appointments to the IPSA board made to date. | | (299622) | 180
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will designate the Joint Advisory Committee for Qualifications Approval as a public authority under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. | | (299529) | 181
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost of provision of Government cars to special advisers in his Department was in the last 12 months. | | (299591) | 182
| Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people in Leeds North West constituency were prosecuted for not having a television licence in each of the last three years. | | (299641) | 183
| Willie Rennie (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions there have been for offences of internet piracy in each of the last five years. | | (299535) | 184
| Willie Rennie (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much has been levied in fines from those convicted of offences related to internet piracy in each of the last five years. | | (299536) | 185
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of the statistical datasets collected by his Department are published. | | (299664) | 186
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with which organisations his Department has had exclusivity agreements for information technology (a) hardware and (b) software in each of the last five years; how many such agreements have been breached in each year; and what the cost to his Department was of each breach. | | (299692) | 187
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what percentage of invoices from suppliers his Department paid within 10 days of receipt in (a) September and (b) October 2009. | | (299549) | 188
| Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions for (a) drink-driving and (b) each other motoring offence resulted in a custodial sentence in (i) Reading East constituency and (ii) Berkshire in each of the last 10 years. | | (299542) | 189
| Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) hit and run accidents, (b) hit and run accidents in which the driver did not have insurance and (c) hit and run drivers taken to court there were in Reading East constituency in each of the last five years. | | (299543) | 190
| Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people in Reading East constituency have been disqualified from driving as a result of (a) drink-driving, (b) speeding and (c) dangerous or reckless driving since 1999. | | (299544) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 191
N | Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many Police Service of Northern Ireland officers of each grade have been medically retired in each of the last five years. | | (299418) | 192
N | Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many Police Service of Northern Ireland officers who have been medically retired have appealed against their percentage disablement in each of the last five years. | | (299419) | 193
N | Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many Police Service of Northern Ireland officers who have been medically retired and who have appealed against their percentage disablement have had their appeal heard in each of the last five years. | | (299420) | 194
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the cost of provision of Government cars to special advisers in his Department was in the last 12 months. | | (299592) | 195
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what proportion of the statistical datasets collected by his Department are published. | | (299658) | 196
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the (a) energy rating and (b) energy band of each building occupied by his Department and its agencies was in each year for which figures are available. | | (299699) | Questions to the Minister for the Olympics 197
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, what percentage of invoices from suppliers her Office paid within 10 days of receipt in (a) September and (b) October 2009. | | (299555) | Questions to the Prime Minister 198
N | Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Prime Minister, for what reasons he decided to host community hero receptions. | | (299108) | 199
N | Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Prime Minister, which hon. Members have (a) been invited to nominate community heroes and (b) invited nominated community heroes to a reception at 10 Downing Street. | | (299109) | 200
N | Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Prime Minister, on what date each community hero reception was hosted at 10 Downing Street; which (a) hon. Members and (b) members of the public from each parliamentary constituency attended each such reception; and on what basis invitations to such receptions were issued. | | (299110) | 201
N | Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Prime Minister, what the cost to the public purse has been of each community hero reception hosted at 10 Downing Street. | | (299111) | 202
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Prime Minister, what the (a) energy rating and (b) energy band of Number 10 Downing Street was in each year for which figures are available. | | (299698) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland 203
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the cost of provision of Government cars to special advisers in his Department was in the last 12 months. | | (299601) | 204
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what proportion of the statistical datasets collected by his Department are published. | | (299657) | 205
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the (a) energy rating and (b) energy band of each building occupied by his Department and its agencies was in each year for which figures are available. | | (299696) | 206
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what percentage of invoices from suppliers his Department paid within 10 days of receipt in (a) September and (b) October 2009. | | (299554) | Questions to the Solicitor General 207
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Solicitor General, how many (a) arrests, (b) prosecutions and (c) convictions of (i) men and (ii) women for offences of domestic violence there were in (A) Southampton, (B) Test Valley Borough and (C) the South East in each of the last 10 years. | | (299524) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Transport 208
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what the cost of provision of Government cars to special advisers in his Department was in the last 12 months. | | (299594) | 209
| Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how many cars have been impounded in Leeds North West constituency in each year since 2005; and at what cost in each such year. | | (299640) | 210
| Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, for what reasons motorcycles were not included in his Department's research project on the future of urban transport; and if he will make a statement. | | (299545) | 211
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what proportion of the statistical datasets collected by his Department are published. | | (299663) | 212
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what the (a) energy rating and (b) energy band of each building occupied by his Department and its agencies was in each year for which figures are available. | | (299690) | 213
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, with which organisations his Department has had exclusivity agreements for information technology (a) hardware and (b) software in each of the last five years; how many such agreements have been breached in each year; and what the cost to his Department was of each breach. | | (299694) | 214
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what percentage of invoices from suppliers his Department paid within 10 days of receipt in (a) September and (b) October 2009. | | (299563) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales 215
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the cost of provision of Government cars to special advisers in his Department was in the last 12 months. | | (299595) | 216
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many first-class flights were taken at public expense by Ministers in his Department in 2008-09. | | (299623) | 217
N | Dr Kim Howells (Pontypridd): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on the future of broadcasting in Wales. | | (298045) | 218
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what proportion of the statistical datasets collected by his Department are published. | | (299661) | 219
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, with which organisations his Department has had exclusivity agreements for information technology (a) hardware and (b) software in each of the last five years; how many such agreements have been breached in each year; and what the cost to his Department was of each breach. | | (299693) | 220
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what percentage of invoices from suppliers his Department paid within 10 days of receipt in (a) September and (b) October 2009. | | (299562) | Questions to the Minister for Women and Equality 221
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, what the cost of provision of Government cars to special advisers in the Government Equalities Office was in the last 12 months. | | (299596) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 222
| Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the Child Support Agency will respond to the letters from the hon. Member for Canterbury of 31 July and 18 September 2009 on the case of Mr and Mrs Quinney, constituents of the hon. Member. | | (299758) | 223
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Jobcentre Plus staff were employed in the ceremonial county of Hampshire, broken down by smallest possible local authority level in each of the last five years. | | (299582) | 224
| Mr John Grogan (Selby): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were in receipt of pension credit in Selby constituency on the latest date for which information is available. | | (299769) | 225
| Mr John Grogan (Selby): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were in receipt of housing benefit in Selby constituency on the latest date for which information is available. | | (299774) | 226
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost of provision of Government cars to special advisers in her Department was in the last 12 months. | | (299597) | 227
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of the statistical datasets collected by her Department are published. | | (299660) | 228
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many vacancies were reported to jobcentres in (a) Vale of Clwyd and (b) each region in each of the last 20 years. | | (299701) | 229
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have found employment as a result of participating in the New Deal in (a) Vale of Clwyd and (b) each region in each year since its implementation. | | (299702) | 230
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people gained employment as a result of vacancies advertised in Jobcentres in (a) Vale of Clwyd and (b) each region in each of the last 20 years. | | (299704) | 231
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what new rights for employees have been enacted in legislation introduced by her Department or its predecessors since 1997. | | (299711) | 232
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many fatal accidents in the workplace there have been in each of the last 30 years; and what percentage of the total workforce this figure represented in each year. | | (299712) | 233
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many cases of pension mis-selling there have been in (a) Vale of Clwyd and (b) each region in each of the last 10 years. | | (299715) | 234
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have been in receipt of the state second pension in (a) Vale of Clwyd and (b) each region since its introduction. | | (299716) | 235
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of invoices from suppliers her Department paid within 10 days of receipt in (a) September and (b) October 2009. | | (299553) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 236
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many days of paid holiday workers received on average in each of the last 10 years. | | [Transferred] (299713) | 237
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many parents of young children have exercised their right to request flexible working in (a) Vale of Clwyd and (b) each region since the introduction of that right. | | [Transferred] (299714) | Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office 238
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the rate of long-term youth unemployment was in (a) Vale of Clwyd and (b) each region in each of the last 20 years. | | [Transferred] (299703) | 239
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people were employed in (a) Vale of Clwyd constituency and (b) each region in each of the last 20 years. | | [Transferred] (299718) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 240
| Mr John Grogan (Selby): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many families were in receipt of working families tax credit in Selby constituency on the latest date for which information is available. | | [Transferred] (299773) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 241
| Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received of the estimated average monthly wage of (a) a poppy farmer and (b) a grain farmer in Afghanistan. | | [Transferred] (299643) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 242
| Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many electronic tagging orders have been made under section 36 of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004 in each year since the section came into force. | | [Transferred] (299581) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Transport 243
| Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, whether he plans to review limitations on the size of motors in powered wheelchairs to enable children in hilly areas to use them; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (299728) |
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