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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Thursday 12 November 2009
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 12 November 2009
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Thursday 12 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 Thursday 12 November of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Thursday 12 November see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 1
| Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what support his Department provides to community interest companies in their bids for charitable support. | | (299953) | 2
| Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the average time taken to process applications to Student Finance England for finance in the academic year 2009-10; and if he will make a statement. | | (299906) | 3
| Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number of applications to Student Finance England for finance which are awaiting decision; and if he will make a statement. | | (299907) | 4
| Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what representations he has received on the length of time for which Student Finance England has retained the passports of applicants for funding; and if he will make a statement. | | (299908) | 5
N | Lorely Burt (Solihull): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what funding Manufacturing Insight has obtained from the private sector. | | (299370) | 6
N | Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether the Export Credits Guarantee Department (a) sought and (b) received from MW Kellogg and KBR clarification of (i) the role and appointment of the TSKJ consortium's agent, (ii) the payment of commissions and (iii) the extent the companies had been in contact with the French and US investigations with regard to the LNG Plant at Bonny Island in Nigeria prior to or following its provision of cover. | | (299675) | 7
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what changes there have been to artwork installed in (a) the Secretary of State's office, (b) offices of other Ministers and (c) elsewhere in his Department since 3 October 2008. | | (299897) | 8
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many (a) speechwriters, (b) press officers and (c) secretaries work for each Minister in his Department. | | (299898) | 9
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many officials travelled abroad with the Secretary of State on each foreign visit he has made since his appointment; and at what cost for each visit. | | (299899) | 10
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 2 November 2009, Official Report, columns 786-7W, on departmental aviation, how much his Department has spent on each class of air travel undertaken by (i) the Secretary of State, (ii) Ministers in his Department and (iii) Departmental officials since 3 October 2008. | | (299900) | 11
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether (a) Ministers and (b) officials from his Department had contact with officials of European Union institutions before 30 April 2009 on proposals to regulate the European alternative investment fund managment industry. | | (299901) | 12
N | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the car scrappage scheme on the number of vehicles sold in the UK by each manufacturer; how much funding his Department has allocated to the scheme to date; and if he will make a statement. | | (299775) | 13
| Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many applicants for university places were not successful in gaining a place at any university in each of the last five years. | | (300058) | 14
| Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 9 November 2009, Official Report, columns 169-170W, on higher education: historic buildings, how much each university received from the Higher Education Funding Council for England to support old and historic buildings under the fixed targeted allocation in 2008-09; and if he will make a statement. | | (299970) | 15
N | Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent representations he has received on access to credit for small businesses; and if he will make a statement. | | (299783) | 16
| Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much assistance the Government has allocated to each locality in Wales through the Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme since its inception. | | (300122) | 17
| Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much the Government has spent in each locality in Wales through the car scrappage scheme since its inception. | | (300123) | 18
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many anti-personnel mines were exported from the UK in each of the last 10 years. | | (299955) | 19
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much funding his Department has allocated to post office support in (a) urban and (b) rural areas in each of the last 10 years. | | (299979) | 20
N | Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he expects to answer Question 262066, on Dunstable College, tabled on 5 March 2009. | | (299612) | 21
N | Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, which organisations representing disabled people Ministers in his Department have met in 2009; and with which of those organisations the delays in the payment of student loans and grants was discussed. | | (299750) | 22
N | Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many enquiries have been made to the Student Loans Company by (a) telephone, (b) email, (c) via the website and (d) other methods (i) in each of the last five years and (ii) in 2009 to date. | | (299751) | 23
N | Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much revenue has been raised through telephone charges by the Student Loans Company in each year since 2005; and what proportion of the revenue relates to (a) calls answered by a person and (b) calls in which the caller rang off before speaking to a person. | | (299752) | 24
N | Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions Ministers or officials in his Department have had with the Student Loans Company on a geographical telephone number for enquiries since 1 January 2009. | | (299753) | 25
N | Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many of the 10,000 additional student places available in 2010-11 will be for first-year students. | | (299754) | Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office 26
N | Mr John Grogan (Selby): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what her policy is on the regulation of political lobbyists and the declaration of their client lists; and if she will make a statement. | | (299785) | 27
N | Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when she expects to answer Question 289081, on special advisers, tabled by the hon. Member for Runnymede and Weybridge on 20 July 2009. | | (299309) | 28
N | Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when she plans to respond to Question 255507, on public sector jobs, tabled to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster on 5 February 2009. | | (299613) | 29
N | Chloe Smith (Norwich North): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) diagnosed cases of and (b) deaths from oesophageal cancer there have been in (i) each region and (ii) Norwich North constituency since 1997. | | (298256) | 30
N | Sir John Stanley (Tonbridge & Malling): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which 12 constituencies are referred to in paragraph 5.74 of the Twelfth Report of the Committee on Standards in Public Life, Cm 7724. | | (299618) | 31
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much the Prime Minister's Office has spent on advertising in each of the last three years; and if she will make a statement. | | (299848) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 32
N | Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the change has been in percentage terms income tax, national insurance and indirect taxes for (a) a single person on average earnings and (b) a married couple on average earnings with two children since 1 May 1997; and by how much in percentage terms income has risen for (i) a single person on average earnings and (ii) a married couple on average earnings with two children since 1 May 1997. | | (299564) | 33
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 9 November 2009, Official Report, column 65W, on bank services, if he will publish the quantitative and qualitative data that HM Treasury has collected in the last two years. | | (299896) | 34
N | Mr David Chaytor (Bury North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what processes his Department has established to monitor the implementation of recommendations made in the 2004 Lyons Review; what assessment he has made of the effects on departments of such implementation; what estimate he has made of the effects on central Government costs of staff relocations arising from Sir Michael's recommendations; and if he will make a statement. | | (297680) | 35
N | Mr David Chaytor (Bury North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on the relocation of civil service functions away from London and the South East. | | (297681) | 36
N | Mr David Chaytor (Bury North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many of the first tranche of 20,000 jobs identified for relocation in the 2004 Lyons Review have been relocated; and how many of these jobs were in each Department. | | (297682) | 37
N | Mr David Chaytor (Bury North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many departments have conducted second tranche studies as recommended by the 2004 Lyons Review; and how many civil service jobs in each department were subsequently relocated. | | (297683) | 38
| Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the estimated monetary value of unclaimed post-war credits is. | | (299888) | 39
| Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been paid out in post-war credits since March 1996. | | (299923) | 40
| Mark Durkan (Foyle): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received from the Irish Bank Officials Association on Ulster Bank's plans in relation to contractual bonuses to its lower-paid employees. | | (299832) | 41
| Mark Durkan (Foyle): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information his Department holds on Ulster Bank's proposal to withhold the 10 per cent. contractual profit share payment from lower paid employees which his Department had previously authorised in respect of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group. | | (299833) | 42
| Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the UK's net contribution to the European Union was for 2008-09; and what estimate he has made of the net contribution for 2009-10. | | (299929) | 43
N | Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will include his most recent estimate of total public sector pension liabilities in his next statement on the pre-Budget report. | | (299308) | 44
N | Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, 12 October 2009, Official Report, column 24, on the sale of Government assets, what requirements there are on local authorities to spend the proceeds from asset sales; and if he will make a statement. | | (299310) | 45
N | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the likely effects of a Tobin tax on the UK financial services sector. | | (299605) | 46
N | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he had with (a) his (i) US and (ii) Canadian counterpart and (b) the International Monetary Fund about a Tobin tax prior to the speech made by the Prime Minister at St Andrews on 7 November 2009. | | (299606) | 47
N | Mr Adam Ingram (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many established posts there were at each grade in Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs offices at East Kilbride in each of the last five years. | | (298424) | 48
N | Mr Adam Ingram (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when members of his Department last met the Scottish Executive to discuss the drawdown and utilisation of the Scottish Fossil Fuel Levy Fund for the promotion of energy use from renewable sources; and if he will publish the correspondence received from the Scottish Executive on the future use of the fund. | | (298470) | 49
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to reply to the letter of 22 September from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr J Roche. | | (300078) | 50
| Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to require UK Financial Investments to seek publication of the amounts paid in bonuses to senior staff by banks and financial institutions in receipt of public money. | | (299890) | 51
| Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been allocated for the payment of bonuses to staff by banks and financial institutions in receipt of public money in (a) 2008-09 and (b) 2009-10. | | (299891) | 52
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the level of taxpayer exposure to banking sector loans and mortgages. | | (299947) | 53
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much new capital was (a) committed to and (b) paid to UK banks from the public purse in the last two years. | | (299948) | 54
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether any public money was provided to Santander in respect of Bradford and Bingley's deposit liabilities. | | (299949) | 55
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his most recent estimate is of the amount that would be raised by the sale of Government-owned shares in (a) Royal Bank of Scotland and (b) Lloyds Banking Group assuming the Government could sell the shares at a five per cent. discount to the market price. | | (299950) | 56
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the timetable is for the sale of part of Northern Rock. | | (299951) | 57
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his latest estimate is of the level of the UK's financial liabilities, including debt, private finance initiative, public private partnership, unfunded pensions and bank liabilities. | | (299952) | 58
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much (a) Lloyds Banking Group and (b) Royal Bank of Scotland have paid in bonus payments to (i) directors and (ii) staff in the last 12 months. | | (299964) | 59
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the timetable is for the asset sales by Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group under EU competition requirements; and what estimate he has made of the size of those assets. | | (299965) | 60
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the bad debt position at Royal Bank of Scotland prior to granting it further financial support. | | (299966) | 61
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his latest estimate is of the likely level of losses on loan books at Royal Bank of Scotland. | | (299967) | 62
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons his Department plans to subscribe for new right shares in Lloyds Banking Group. | | (299968) | 63
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the revenue from vehicle excise duty for tractors was in each of the last 10 years. | | (299880) | 64
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much debt is owed to the UK by the poorest countries in the world; what steps his Department has taken to reduce this debt; and if he will make a statement. | | (299940) | 65
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much (a) his Department and (b) its agencies spent on advertising in 2008-09; and if he will make a statement. | | (299843) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 66
| Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, pursuant to the Answer of 3 November 2009, Official Report, colmn 945W, on family courts: guardians, how many cases the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service has allocated to self-employed guardians in each area in each of the last six months. | | (299838) | 67
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what assistance his Department provides to low-income families for the purchase of school uniforms. | | (299801) | 68
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what assistance his Department provides to the children of low-income families to enable them to participate in (a) school trips and (b) other extra-curricular activities. | | (299802) | 69
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what his most recent estimate is of the cost to parents of having a child at state school. | | (299803) | 70
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, who is responsible for the implementation in Gloucestershire of the recommendations made in the report of the Badman review of secondary education. | | (299855) | 71
| Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what guidelines his Department provides for teachers who suspect abuse or maltreatment of a pupil. | | (299840) | 72
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, whether he plans to extend the Sure Start programme in (a) Chorley constituency and (b) Lancashire. | | (299863) | 73
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many schools in (a) Peterborough constituency and (b) Cambridgeshire have participated in the Primary Capital Programme in 2009. | | (300112) | 74
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much funding his Department and its predecessors have allocated for the encouragement of physical exercise in schools in (a) Peterborough constituency and (b) the East of England in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (300114) | 75
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, pursuant to the Answer of 9 November 2009, Official Report, column 107W, on children: protection, on what ground each of the 34 appeals was upheld. | | (300081) | 76
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many childcare places there were in each region in each of the last five years. | | (299959) | 77
N | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, if he will commission an inspection of the school for children with emotional, behavioural and social difficulties located on Canvey Island; and if he will make a statement. | | (299577) | 78
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many schools for children with emotional, behavioural and social difficulties there are in (a) England, (b) Essex and (c) Castle Point. | | (299919) | 79
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much his Department (a) spent on advertising in 2006-07 and (b) had so spent in 2009-10 on the latest date for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. | | (299847) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 80
| Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will issue guidance to local authorities to encourage the allocation of more land for allotments. | | (299869) | 81
N | Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions (a) he and (b) the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) have had with the Mayor of London on (i) the HCA's Public Land Initiative and (ii) the Mayor's audit of surplus Greater London Authority (GLA) land; how much of the surplus GLA land falls under the Public Land Initiative; and if he will make a statement. | | (299241) | 82
N | Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement on 14 October 2009, Official Report, columns 30-32WS, on connecting communities, how many areas will receive funding from the Connecting Communities programme; and what criteria will be used to select those areas. | | (299578) | 83
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the projected population of each Lancashire constituency in the next five years. | | (299862) | 84
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many affordable homes have been built in (a) Peterborough constituency, (b) Cambridgeshire and (c) the East of England since 1997. | | (300116) | 85
| Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the likely effects of the implementation of Planning Policy Statement 22 on the number of schools, charities and voluntary organisations which generate renewable energy. | | (299903) | 86
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much historic housing debt remains a local authority responsibility. | | (299828) | 87
| Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the cost to landlords of the introduction of direct payment of local housing allowance in (a) 2009-10 and (b) each of the subsequent five years. | | (299916) | 88
| Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how his Department evaluates the effectiveness of empty dwelling management orders. | | (299918) | 89
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much has been spent by each Pathfinder Partnership operating in the North and the Midlands. | | (299878) | 90
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many neighbourhood wardens were funded by his Department in each of the last five years. | | (299887) | 91
N | Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of home information packs produced in the last 12 months. | | (299743) | 92
N | Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many social housing tenants purchased equity in a home through (a) HomeBuy Direct, (b) Rent to HomeBuy, (c) Open Market HomeBuy, (d) MyChoice HomeBuy, (e) OwnHome, (f) First Time Buyer's Initiative, (g) New Build HomeBuy and (h) Social HomeBuy in each of the last three years. | | (299744) | 93
N | Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much his Department has spent on the Homeowner Mortgage Support Scheme to date. | | (299745) | 94
N | Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much his Department has spent on the Homeowner Mortgage Support Scheme to date. | | (299746) | 95
N | 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 Skills Action Plan project; and how much of that was spent on consultancy costs. | | (299749) | 96
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what forecasts of housing market trends (a) his Department, (b) the Homes and Communities Agency and (c) the Tenant Services Authority have commissioned. | | (299983) | 97
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which HomeBuy agents were appointed by the Homes and Communities Agency and its predecessor in each of the last three years; and how much was paid to each agent in each such year. | | (299984) | 98
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much (a) his Department, (b) the Homes and Communities Agency, (c) the Homes and Communities Agency Academy and (d) the Tenant Services Authority expects to spend on Christmas parties in 2009. | | (299985) | 99
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what (a) drinks receptions, (b) seminars and (c) conferences have been hosted by (i) his Department, (ii) the Tenant Services Authority, (iii) the Homes and Communities Agency and (iv) the Homes and Communities Agency Academy in each of the last 12 months. | | (299986) | 100
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) has spent on staff costs related to the HCA Academy. | | (299987) | 101
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much the Homes and Communities Agency and its predecessor paid in social housing grants in relation to (a) low cost home ownership, (b) social rent and (c) works to registered social landlords' housing stock in each of the last three years. | | (299988) | 102
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much the Homes and Communities Agency and its predecessor received in interest payments in each of the last three years. | | (299989) | 103
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the monetary value of (a) buildings and (b) leases owned by (i) the Tenant Services Authority and (ii) the Homes and Communities Agency and their predecessors and used as offices was in each of the last three years. | | (299990) | 104
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what companies (a) his Department, (b) the Tenant Services Authority, (c) the Homes and Communities Agency and (d) the Homes and Communities Agency Academy have contracted with in the last 12 months. | | (299991) | 105
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment the Homes and Communities Agency has made of the (a) costs and (b) benefits to it related to changes in taxation levels during 2009-10; and if he will make a statement. | | (299992) | 106
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what (a) shareholdings and (b) subsidiaries the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) owns; what the purpose of ownership of each stake is; what the HCA's shareholding represents as a percentage of the overall shares; and what recent estimate he has made of the monetary value of each stake. | | (299993) | 107
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what sums the Homes and Communities Agency and its predecessor charged to other public sector bodies in each of the last three years. | | (299994) | 108
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, for how much the Homes and Communities Agency's land at the Gateway site in Harlow was (a) purchased and (b) sold. | | (299995) | 109
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average per household entitlement to the proceeds of future sales of properties owned by the Homes and Communities Agency is under each HomeBuy scheme. | | (299996) | 110
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the monetary value of the sums owed (a) by and (b) to the Homes and Communities Agency and its predecessor was in each of the last three years; and how much of each amount is due to be paid in each of the next three years. | | (299997) | 111
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many property interests with negative value the Homes and Communities Agency holds; and if he will make a statement. | | (299998) | 112
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many bad debts the Homes and Communities Agency and its predecessor acquired in each of the last three years; and what the monetary value of each such debt was. | | (299999) | 113
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much the Homes and Communities Agency spent in acquiring (a) St Clement's Hospital, London and (b) Castle College Northside, Sheffield; and if he will make a statement. | | (300000) | 114
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what business EP(LP) Ltd undertakes as a subsidiary of the Homes and Communities Agency; and if he will make a statement. | | (300001) | 115
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will place in the Library a copy of the Homes and Communities Agency's Single Equality Scheme. | | (300002) | 116
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average cost per unit is of building a home on the Hanham Hall site in Bristol. | | (300003) | 117
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the reasons were for the requirement for an advance from the National Loans Fund to the Homes and Communities Agency as referred to on page 56 of the Agency's Annual Report and Financial Statement 2008/09. | | (300004) | 118
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the components are of the impairment charge referred to on page 74 of the Homes and Communities Agency's Annual Report and Financial Statement 2008/09. | | (300005) | 119
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much surplus public sector land there was in each (a) region and (b) local authority area in each of the last eight quarters. | | (300006) | 120
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many affordable homes were built in rural areas in each year since 1997. | | (300007) | 121
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the net cost to the Homes and Communities Agency and its predecessor was of each bad debt incurred against it in each of the last three years. | | (300008) | 122
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will place in the Library a copy of the (a) management agreement and (b) financial framework in operation between his Department and the Homes and Communities Agency. | | (300009) | 123
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the monetary value of the entitlements of the Homes and Communities Agency and its predecessor to future sale proceeds resulting from the sale of homes under (a) HomeBuy Direct, (b) OwnHome, (c) Open Market HomeBuy, (d) MyChoice HomeBuy, (e) New Build HomeBuy and (f) Social HomeBuy in each of the last three years. | | (300010) | 124
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, How much the Homes and Communities Agency and its predecessor paid in loans to water companies in each of the last three years. | | (300011) | 125
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many private finance initiative credits the Homes and Communities Agency and its predecessor allocated in each of the last three years. | | (300012) | 126
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many Homes and Communities Agency employees received (a) performance-related payments, (b) other taxable benefits and (c) benefits in kind in respect of the year to March 2009; and how much was spent on such payments. | | (300013) | 127
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what salary has been set for each Homes and Communities Agency regional director for 2009-10. | | (300014) | 128
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much the Homes and Communities Agency secured in private sector contributions to its property and regeneration programme in 2008-09. | | (300015) | 129
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what target was set for the Homes and Communities Agency in respect of low cost homes ownership starts in 2008-09; and what target has been set for 2009-10. | | (300016) | 130
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much each board member of the Homes and Communities Agency Academy has been paid since their appointment. | | (300017) | 131
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, on what dates the Homes and Communities Agency's Rural Housing Group has met since 1 December 2008; and if he will place in the Library a copy of the minutes of each meeting. | | (300018) | 132
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the net value of assets held by the Homes and Communities Agency and its predecessor was in each of the last three years. | | (300019) | 133
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much the Homes and Communities Agency and its predecessor spent on (a) the Property and Regeneration Scheme, (b) the National Affordable Housing Programme, (c) the Community Infrastructure Fund, (d) Homes and Communities Agency Academy and (e) the Decent Homes programme in each of the last three years. | | (300020) | 134
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much the Homes and Communities Agency and its predecessor spent on (a) Places of Change, (b) the Thames Gateway and (c) growth funding in each of the last three years. | | (300021) | 135
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much the Homes and Communities Agency has spent on the Hanham Hall development (a) in total and (b) per unit. | | (300022) | 136
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many new homes have been built with support from the Homes and Communities Agency and its predecessor on (a) brownfield and (b) greenfield sites in each of the last three years. | | (300023) | 137
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what role the Homes and Communities Agency has had in the delivery of (a) the Mortgage Rescue Scheme and (b) the National Clearing House. | | (300024) | 138
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many projects the Homes and Communities Agency has supported through community infrastructure funding. | | (300025) | 139
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities received loans from the Homes and Communities Agency and its predecessor bodies in each of the last three years; and how much was provided in such loans in each such year. | | (300026) | 140
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many registered social landlords received loans from the Homes and Communities Agency and its predecessor bodies in each of the last three years; and how much was provided in such loans in each such year. | | (300027) | 141
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the amount of Homes and Communities Agency liabilities in each of the next three years. | | (300028) | 142
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the amount of debts due to the Homes and Communities Agency in each of the next three years. | | (300029) | 143
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what Homes and Communities Agency assets are available for sale; and what the book value of such assets was in each of the last three years. | | (300030) | 144
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what target was set for the Homes and Communities Agency in relation to private sector investment in its property and regeneration programme in 2008-09; and what target has been set for 2009-10. | | (300031) | 145
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much the Homes and Communities Agency has spent on its National Consultancy Unit since the creation of that unit. | | (300032) | 146
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what percentage of the asset writedown due to impairment of development assets referred to on pages 83 and 97 of the Homes and Communities Agency's Annual Report and Financial Statements 2008-09 relates to assets previously held by (a) English Partnerships, (b) the Housing Corporation and (c) the Academy for Sustainable Communities. | | (300033) | 147
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what percentage of the asset writedown due to impairment of development assets referred to on pages 83 and 97 of the Homes and Communities Agency's Annual Report and Financial Statements 2008-09 relates to (a) land and (b) property assets. | | (300034) | 148
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much the Homes and Communities Agency has spent on the Future Communities website; and how many (a) unique visitors and (b) page impressions have been recorded by the site since its creation. | | (300035) | 149
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much the Homes and Communities Agency and its predecessor spent on the employment of temporary staff in each of the last three years. | | (300036) | 150
| 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, columns 1121-22, on departmental recruitment, who was engaged by his Department to advise on and oversee the recruitment process for the Homes and Communities Agency and the Tenants Services Agency; what the terms of the contract with his Department was; and what procurement process was followed in respect of the contract. | | (300037) | 151
| 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 the Homes and Communities Academy spent on (a) the National and Regional Delivery Structure project, (b) the Brownfield Skills project, (c) the Endorsement Framework project, (d) the Benchmark and Toolkit project, (e) the Practical Knowledge to Support delivery project and (f) the Programme staff costs project; and how much of each sum was spent on consultancy costs. | | (300038) | 152
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many sites on the Register of Surplus Public Sector Land have been on the register for longer than (a) six months and (b) 12 months. | | (300039) | 153
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many sites on the Register of Surplus Public Sector Land are classed as suitable for new homes to be built on; and what estimate has been made of the number of new homes which could be built on such sites. | | (300040) | 154
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many sites listed as (a) Grade I and (b) Grade II the Homes and Communities Agency and its predecessor has redeveloped in each of the last three years; and how many homes have been built on such sites. | | (300041) | 155
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent progress has been made on the National Coalfields Programme; and if he will make a statement. | | (300042) | 156
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much the Homes and Communities Agency spent under each budget category in exhibiting a show garden at the Chelsea Flower Show 2009. | | (300043) | 157
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he expects to make a decision on the future of the pilot Rent to HomeBuy scheme. | | (300044) | 158
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the financial exposure of the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) was in each of the last three years; and to how many single counterparties of more than (a) £50 million and (b) £100 million the HCA is exposed. | | (300045) | 159
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much was transferred from the Homes and Communities Agency to the Government Banking Service at the end of each of the last 30 days for which figures are available. | | (300046) | 160
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much grant-in-aid funding from his Department was drawn down by the Homes and Communities Agency in each of the last (a) 24 weeks and (b) 12 months. | | (300047) | 161
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his most recent estimate is of the average cost of building a home which meets Sustainable Code Level (a) 5, (b) 6 and (c) 6*. | | (300048) | 162
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much the Homes and Communities Agency has spent (a) in total and (b) on each housing association (i) shared ownership products and (ii) try before you buy homes in the latest year for which figures are available. | | (300049) | 163
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many homes were purchased under the National Clearing House scheme in each of the last three years; and how many such homes were subsequently (a) sold, (b) used for affordable rent, (c) purchased under shared ownership and (d) unused. | | (300050) | 164
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much has been spent by the Homes and Communities Agency on providing (a) signage and (b) security for the site at (a) St Clements Hospital, London and (b) Castle College Northside, Sheffield. | | (300051) | 165
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many Gypsy and Traveller site grants were made in each of the last three years; and what the average amount of such a grant was in each of those years. | | (300052) | 166
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) mobile telephones, (b) personal digital assistants and (c) laptops computers were purchased by the (i) Tenant Services Authority and (ii) Homes and Communities Agency in the last 12 months. | | (300053) | 167
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with which (a) central Government bodies, (b) local authorities and (c) public corporations the Homes and Communities Agency held balances in each of the last three years. | | (300054) | 168
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which sites have been purchased for development by the Homes and Communities Agency from public sector bodies; from which organisations such sites were purchased; and how many such sites have been sold. | | (300055) | 169
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much the Homes and Communities Agency paid for each piece of surplus public sector land it purchased in each of the last five years; and for how much each site was subsequently sold. | | (300056) | 170
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what (a) mortality and (b) financial assumptions were made by (i) his Department, (ii) the Homes and Communities Agency and (iii) the Tenant Services Authority in relation to its pension scheme in each of the last three years. | | (300057) | 171
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has made an assessment of the merits of monitoring planning applications for marina developments. | | (300069) | 172
| Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire, dated 8 September 2009, on the new regional strategy in relation to the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill. | | (299909) | 173
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what criteria the Valuation Office Agency uses to determine whether facilities which are appurtenant exclusively to individual dwellings but which are separate hereditaments should be liable for non-domestic rates. | | (299837) | 174
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what criteria the Valuation Office Agency uses to determine the rateable value of reserved parking spaces. | | (299930) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 175
N | Mr John Grogan (Selby): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much (a) National Lottery funding and (b) Sports Council funding has been allocated to (i) rugby union, (ii) cricket and (iii) football in each of the last five years. | | (299788) | 176
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment he has made of the performance of the Film Council in promoting the British film industry. | | (299961) | 177
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many public libraries providing internet access to the public there were in each region of England in each of the last 10 years. | | (299980) | 178
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department has taken to restrict the sale of school playing fields by local authorities; and if he will make a statement. | | (299981) | 179
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many free visits were made to art galleries and museums funded from the public purse in each region of England in each of the last five years. | | (300072) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 180
| Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 November 2009 to Question 298468, in what ways the Reserve Forces Pension Scheme differs from the pension scheme offered to regular armed forces. | | (299821) | 181
| Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what criteria his Department has used to assess potential recruits to the Afghan police force. | | (299831) | 182
N | Mr Adam Ingram (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 26 October 2009, Official Report, column 41W, on nuclear submarines: decommissioning, whether the Scottish Executive has accepted the invitation to participate in the initial scoping phase of the Strategic Environmental Assessment for the Submarine Dismantling Project; and when the scoping phase is due to commence. | | (298361) | 183
N | Willie Rennie (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on replacing the ceremonial uniforms of (a) the Grenadier Guards, (b) the Coldstream Guards, (c) the Scots Guards, (d) the Irish Guards and (e) the Welsh Guards in each of the last five years. | | (299607) | 184
N | Willie Rennie (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 27 October 2009, Official Report, column 234W, on armed forces: housing, what cost was incurred in each region. | | (299755) | 185
| Willie Rennie (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on (a) Substitute Single Service Accommodation and (b) Single Living Accommodation in each region in each year since 2004. | | (299835) | 186
| Willie Rennie (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to answer Question number 292151, on the defence research budget, tabled on 9 October 2009. | | (299974) | 187
| Willie Rennie (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what countries the regimental recruiting teams have visited in each of the last five years. | | (299975) | 188
| Willie Rennie (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his most recent estimate is of the amount raised by the sale of Defence Estates stock in each of the last five years. | | (299976) | 189
| Willie Rennie (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average tour interval for each unit deployed in Afghanistan has been in the last 12 months. | | (300086) | 190
N | Hon Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the Defence Estate in West Sussex. | | (299780) | 191
N | Hon Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Territorial Army units are based in West Sussex; and where their headquarters are. | | (299781) | 192
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much of the £20 million allocated to the Territorial Army has been spent. | | (299971) | 193
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent orders have been issued to Territorial Army commanders on training and training costs. | | (299972) | 194
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when Territorial Army commanders will be permitted to resume training. | | (299973) | 195
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what timetable has been set for the disbursement to Territorial Army (TA) units of the £20 million allocated for the TA. | | (299977) | 196
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding is required for cadet instructors to resume training. | | [R] (300061) | 197
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what remuneration cadet instructors will receive in 2009-10; and from what budget such remuneration will be drawn. | | [R] (300068) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change 198
| Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent representations he has received on the safety of liquefied natural gas shipping in UK waters. | | (299867) | 199
| Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent assessment he has made of the respective roles of the (a) Health and Safety Executive, (b) Marine and Coastguard Agency and (c) Environment Agency in respect of liquefied natural gas terminal operations in the UK. | | (299963) | 200
N | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what funding Ofgem has provided to connect each offshore windfarm to the mainland; and what estimate he has made of the gigawatts each windfarm will transmit. | | (299778) | 201
N | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what consideration he has given to the recent consent for the construction of an onshore wind farm in Lincolnshire; what his most recent estimate is of (a) the cost of the project, (b) the number of watts it will generate and (c) the approximate number of domestic properties which will be supported by its power generation. | | (299779) | 202
N | Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what criteria were used to determine the appropriate land area to be designated at nominated nuclear sites to provide defence-in-depth in respect of security. | | (299681) | 203
N | Clive Efford (Eltham): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to the contribution from the Minister of State of 5 November 2009, Official Report, columns 1090-91, on climate change, if he will press for an agreement to eradicate the use of hydrofluorocarbons in refrigeration and air conditioning systems in his discussions at the Copenhagen climate change summit. | | (299237) | 204
N | Clive Efford (Eltham): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to the contribution from the Minister of State of 5 November 2009, Official Report, columns 1090-91, on climate change, what estimate he has made of the potential reduction in hydrofluorocarbon emissions consequent on an agreement on the reduction in their use at the Copenhagen climate change summit. | | (299238) | 205
N | Clive Efford (Eltham): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to the contribution from the Minister of State of 5 November 2009, Official Report, columns 1090-91, on climate change, for what reasons he is seeking an agreement on a reduction of the use of hydroflurocarbons (HFCs) at the Copenhagen climate change summit rather than a ban on HFCs; and if he will make a statement. | | (299239) | 206
| Mr Adam Ingram (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether his Department has plans for the drawdown and use of the Scottish Fossil Fuel Levy. | | (299826) | 207
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many households in (a) Peterborough constituency, (b) Cambridgeshire, (c) the East of England and (d) England are living in fuel poverty. | | (300118) | 208
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme in incentivising a reduction in the carbon emissions of businesses in (a) the UK, (b) the EU and (c) other countries. | | (299830) | 209
| Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when he plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire, dated 23 June 2009, transferred from his Department on 14 October, ref 292906, PQ 3048 08/09, on carbon emissions and climate change. | | (299910) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 210
N | Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the cost to his Department of operating the research vessel RRV Discovery has been in each of the last five years; and who owns RRV Discovery. | | (299789) | 211
| Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to establish a marine conservation zone for the Dee estuary. | | (299920) | 212
N | Mr John Horam (Orpington): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the average cost of clearing up an oil spill in England in the last 12 month period for which the information is available. | | (298258) | 213
N | Mr John Horam (Orpington): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the cost of the damage, including damage to the environment, caused by oil spills in England in the last 12 month period for which the information is available. | | (298259) | 214
N | Mr John Horam (Orpington): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the proportion of oil spills at (a) residential and (b) commercial properties that are not officially recorded by his Department. | | (298260) | 215
N | Mr John Horam (Orpington): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many oil spills at (a) residential and (b) commercial premises were recorded by his Department in each of the English regions in the last five years for which figures are available. | | (298261) | 216
| Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West & Royton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what research projects funded by (a) his Department and (b) the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council in the last 10 years on which he relies on to fulfil his responsibility to ensure that gentically modified food is safe to eat have been designed specifically to show whether there are risks of adverse health effects for people from the consumption of genetically modified food. | | (299813) | 217
| Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West & Royton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to assess the environmental impact of genetically modified crops in England; which research projects have been commissioned or completed since the conclusion of the Government-funded farm scale evaluations, that are designed to repeat or build on the research on the environmental impacts of those trials; and what scientific conclusions were reached. | | (299814) | 218
| Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West & Royton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will assess the implications for his Department's policies on genetically modified foods of the editorial in the Scientific American in July 2009 which asserts that it is impossible to verify that genetically modified crops perform as advertised because agritech companies have given themselves veto power over the work of independent researchers. | | (299815) | 219
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much local authority housing debt has been removed following large-scale voluntary transfers since 1997. | | (299822) | 220
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has issued guidance on the development of marinas on canals. | | (300070) | 221
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with British Waterways on the development of marinas on canals. | | (300071) | 222
| Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire, dated 7 October 2009, on cats. | | (299912) | 223
| Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire, dated 3 August 2009, transferred from the Treasury PO ref 1/74240/2009, on surface water charges. | | (299913) | 224
N | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations he has received on the proposed Medway-Canvey Island Crossing scheme in relation to a (a) tidal surge barrier, (b) tidal power plant, (c) lagoon off Canvey Island and (d) other matters; and if he will make a statement. | | (299569) | 225
| Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 16 July 2009, Official Report, column 568W, on origin marking: Israel, for what reasons the proposals on labelling of goods originating from Israeli settlements have not been published for public consultation; and when he expects the proposals to be published. | | (299874) | 226
| Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2009, Official Report, column 961W, on rats, when his officials last met the UK pest control industry's rodenticide resistant action group; and if he will make a statement. | | (299932) | 227
| Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2009, Official Report, column 961W, on rats, if he will make an assessment of the implications of the findings contained in the annual reports of the National Pest Technicians Association indicating rising trends in rat numbers for his Department's policies; and if he will make a statement. | | (299933) | 228
| Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2009, Official Report, column 156W, on rodents, whether his Department has reviewed the revised sewer protocols between Thames Water and Yorkshire Water and their respective local authorities; and if he will make a statement. | | (299934) | 229
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many genetically modified food trials the Government has licensed (a) in each region and (b) for each species in each of the last five years; how much his Department has spent on genetically modified food trials in each of those years; and if he will make a statement. | | (299853) | 230
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much (a) his Department and (b) its agencies have spent on advertising in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement. | | (299846) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 231
| Peter Bottomley (Worthing West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what role his Department played in the processes leading to UNESCO's decision to establish the UNESCO-Obiang Nguema Mbasogo International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences; and if he will make a statement. | | (299872) | 232
| Peter Bottomley (Worthing West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has received on UNESCO's decision to establish the UNESCO-Obiang Nguema Mbasogo International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences; and if he will make a statement. | | (299873) | 233
N | Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department has received representations from the government of (a) South Africa, (b) the Czech Republic and (c) Tanzania on allegations of corruption in those countries by British companies or individuals. | | (299679) | 234
N | Mr David Chaytor (Bury North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the government of China on the sentencing of Akmail Shaikh; and if he will make a statement. | | (297907) | 235
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy at the UN General Assembly on the Goldstone report on the UN Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict is; what his voting intention on the report in the UN Security Council is; and if he will make a statement. | | (299820) | 236
N | Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which cities and towns in the UK senior officials from his Department have visited as part of the PREVENT initiative; how such towns and cities were selected; which senior officials took part in each visit; when each visit took place; how much each visit cost; how many people attended each event; how attendees were selected; and if he will make a statement. | | (299565) | 237
| Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which towns and cities in the UK senior officials from his Department plan to visit as part of the PREVENT initiative in the next six months; and what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of this programme of visits. | | (299566) | 238
| Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has had discussions with the Chinese government on (a) the recent execution of persons found to have been involved in rioting in Xinjiang and (b) the level of autonomy of the government of that region. | | (300093) | 239
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the government of Morocco on the number of applications for citizenship it has received from (a) citizens and (b) residents of Morocco in the last 12 months. | | (299935) | 240
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the government of Gibraltar on (a) the application of the European Convention on Human Rights in Gibraltar and (b) applications for citizenship by Moroccans resident and working in Gibraltar. | | (299936) | 241
N | Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of British citizens expected to be required to leave India as a consequence of rejection of visa (a) applications and (b) renewals following the policy changes made by the government of India; what support and advice his Department is offering to those required to leave; and if he will make a statement. | | (299680) | 242
N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with foreign counterparts on securing the release of Hossein Rassam; and if he will make a statement. | | (299677) | 243
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much (a) his Department and (b) its agencies spent on advertising in (i) 2006-07 and (ii) 2007-08; and if he will make a statement. | | (299845) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 244
| Ms Celia Barlow (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding has been allocated to services for youths with alcohol or drug dependency in (a) the city of Brighton and Hove and (b) Hove constituency. | | (299836) | 245
| Ms Celia Barlow (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people under the age of 18 have received alcohol and drug dependency services in Hove constituency in the last 12 months. | | (299852) | 246
| Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what private finance initiative hospital projects are due to be approved in the next (a) month, (b) six months and (c) 12 months. | | (299921) | 247
| Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his Department's policy on private finance initiative projects. | | (299922) | 248
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what advice his Department has issued to primary care trusts on their provision of insurance cover for the wheelchairs and mobility scooters they supply to younger people with disabilities. | | (299860) | 249
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time is in each primary care trust for those under the age of 18 years for the provision of a wheelchair; and whether there are any arrangements for their provision by a third party in each trust. | | (299861) | 250
N | Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations he has received on proposals for a regional super burns unit in the North West; and if he will make a statement. | | (299614) | 251
| Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many hospital patients acquired infections other than MRSA or clostridium difficile during a stay in hospital in each of the last five years. | | (300073) | 252
| Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his Department has had with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills on the effect on retailers of the prohibitions on tobacco advertising. | | (300074) | 253
N | Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how the NHS Stop Smoking Service records people who after stopping smoking through use of the service subsequently start smoking again and are referred back to the service. | | (299571) | 254
N | Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what records are kept by the NHS Stop Smoking Service of the proportion of those recorded as giving up smoking who (a) remain non-smokers and (b) start smoking again. | | (299572) | 255
N | Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what checks his Department carries out on the accuracy of statistical records kept by the NHS Stop Smoking Service. | | (299573) | 256
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust spent on healthcare in each year since 2001; and if he will make a statement. | | (300119) | 257
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many finished consultant episodes there were in Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in each year since 2001; and if he will make a statement. | | (300120) | 258
| Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients who live in England have received medical (a) treatment and (b) consultation in Wales in each year since 1997. | | (299850) | 259
| Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the merits of banning ear and body piercing for under 16 year olds without parental consent; and if he will make a statement. | | (299851) | 260
| Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients who live in Wales have received medical (a) treatment and (b) consultation in England in each year since 1997. | | (299875) | 261
| Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many of his Department's agencies which are required to introduce a duty to involve citizens in local decision-making and service provision under section 138 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 have established a mechanism for doing so. | | (299917) | 262
N | Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 29 October 2009, Official Report, column 584W, on palliative care: finance, how the £40 million has been disbursed; and how much each hospice received. | | (299576) | 263
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which urgent care centres are (a) nurse-, (b) doctor- and (c) consultant-led; and if he will make a statement. | | (299827) | 264
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy to collect statistics centrally on the number of ambulances responding to a 999 call without having a paramedic on board. | | (299829) | 265
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which categories of accidents and emergencies are admitted for treatment at Burnley General Hospital. | | (299904) | 266
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which NHS hospital trusts did not meet the four-hour maximum wait target for accident and emergency in (a) each, (b) seven, (c) six, (d) five and (e) four of the last eight quarters. | | (299905) | 267
N | Paul Rowen (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many vaccinations against meningitis were made in 2008-09; how many people refused a vaccination in 2008-09; and if he will make a statement. | | (299739) | 268
N | Paul Rowen (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funds his Department (a) spent on meningitis vaccination development in 2008-09 and (b) plans to spend on meningitis vaccination development in 2009-10. | | (299740) | 269
N | Chloe Smith (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) oncologists and (b) trainee oncologists specialising in oesophageal cancer there are in each region. | | (298160) | 270
N | Chloe Smith (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average frequency was of screening for recurrences of cervical cancer in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (298161) | 271
N | Chloe Smith (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many admissions with a primary diagnosis of poisoning by (a) class A, (b) class B and (c) class C drugs there were to (i) the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and (ii) all hospitals in each year since 1997. | | (298255) | 272
N | Chloe Smith (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) hospital admissions and (b) deaths there were caused by the use of cannabis in (i) the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and (b) all hospitals in each year since 1997. | | (298257) | 273
| David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how long on average waiting times were for rheumatoid arthritis patients for follow-up consultations with a rheumatology specialist in (a) North West Leicestershire constituency and (b) the East Midlands in each year since 2001. | | (299868) | 274
| David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of access of rheumatoid arthritis patients to specialist multi-disciplinary teams in (a) North West Leicestershire and (b) the East Midlands. | | (299870) | 275
| David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment has been made of the quality and consistency of (a) ongoing care and (b) specialist care for rheumatoid arthritis patients in (i) North West Leicestershire constituency and (ii) the East Midlands. | | (299871) | 276
| Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost of the review of burns services in the North of England has been in each year since 2003. | | (299823) | 277
| Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the rate of e.coli infection was in each primary care trust area in (a) 2001 and (b) 2008. | | (299824) | 278
| Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many prescriptions for antibiotics were dispensed in each primary care trust area in (a) 2001 and (b) 2008. | | (299825) | 279
N | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he has taken to assess whether the target groups for swine influenza vaccine received the vaccine. | | (299747) | 280
N | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what instructions have been given by his Department to primary care trusts on the distribution of swine influenza vaccine. | | (299748) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 281
N | Mr James Arbuthnot (North East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for licences by a person who had previously held a licence were refused in each of the last three years because he or she had served alcohol to a person who was inebriated. | | (299567) | 282
N | Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many unsuccessful asylum seekers have (a) been granted a right to remain in the UK, (b) been deported to Iraq and (c) been taken into detention after a refusal to travel to Iraq in (i) each of the last three years and (ii) 2009 to date. | | (299800) | 283
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the incidence of offences of domestic violence against women with insecure immigration status. | | (299093) | 284
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress his Department has made on the review of conditional funding for non-UK national victims of domestic violence. | | (299094) | 285
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the average number of women of insecure immigration status who are victims of domestic violence each year. | | (299095) | 286
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what mechanisms are in place to assist women of insecure immigration status who are victims of domestic violence while their immigration status is being determined. | | (299096) | 287
| Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) arrests and (b) subsequent convictions for offences of shoplifting there have been in each of the last five years. | | (300075) | 288
N | Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many telephone calls the UK Border Agency helpline has received in the last 12 months. | | (299574) | 289
N | Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what periods of time the UK Border Agency helpline has been out of order in the last 12 months; and what the estimate is of the number of calls that were not answered as a result. | | (299575) | 290
N | Mr John Grogan (Selby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) police and (b) police community support officers there were in North Yorkshire in (i) 1997 and (ii) 2009. | | (299786) | 291
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many offenders received a police caution for shoplifting in each of the Cambridgeshire Constabulary basic command units in each year since 1997. | | (299926) | 292
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many offenders received a police caution for residential burglary in each of the Cambridgeshire Constabulary basic command units in each year since 1997. | | (299927) | 293
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many offenders received a police caution for grievous bodily harm in each of the Cambridgeshire Constabulary basic command units in each year since 1997. | | (299928) | 294
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he plans to reply to the letter of 30 September from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Shafiq Ahmed. | | (300076) | 295
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he plans to reply to the letter of 5 October from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Miss Prisia Joy Kalua. | | (300079) | 296
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he plans to reply to the letter of 29 September from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr Frederick Opoku. | | (300080) | 297
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much has been (a) spent and (b) allocated for projects relating to the national non-emergency three-digit telephone number in each of the last three years. | | (299894) | 298
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many full-time equivalent members of staff in (a) his Department and (b) its associated public bodies are working on projects relating to a national non-emergency three-digit telephone number. | | (299895) | 299
| Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what further research he plans to undertake on the relationship between viewing images of child abuse online and child abuse. | | (299914) | 300
| Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Minister of State plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire, dated 9 October 2009, on children in immigration detention centres. | | (299911) | 301
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will take steps to collect data on the annual cost of crime to small businesses; and if he will make a statement. | | (300060) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 302
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding his Department has allocated to the organisation Afghan Action in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (299866) | 303
| Mr Tom Clarke (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent steps he has taken to support community-based HIV campaigns in Africa. | | (299839) | 304
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what his policy is on (a) the protection and (b) public availability of the intellectual property arising from programmes funded by his Department. | | (299939) | 305
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what his policy is on following established best practice in fraud investigations. | | (299943) | 306
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the (a) staffing complement and (b) management structure is of his Department's Counter-Fraud Unit. | | (299954) | 307
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what his Department's policy is on following established best practice in the management of tendering exercises. | | (299956) | 308
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what his policy is on the use of independent audits in the management of grants and contracts for which his Department is responsible. | | (299957) | 309
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, for what reasons his Department signed a second contract with Maxwell Stamp plc in respect of the Chars Livelihood Programme before undertaking a financial audit of its first contract with that company; and if he will make a statement. | | (300082) | 310
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department has taken to audit the (a) impact and (b) other claims made by Maxwell Stamp plc in respect of its work for the Chars Livelihood Programme. | | (300083) | 311
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether his Department has carried out an independent audit of the contract signed by his Department and Maxwell Stamp plc in 2004 in respect of management services for the Chars Livelihood Programme in Bangladesh. | | (300084) | 312
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether his Department has a policy on the prevention of nepotism in respect of the use of overseas development aid. | | (300085) | 313
N | Mr Adam Ingram (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many established posts there were at each grade in his Department's offices in East Kilbride in each of the last five years. | | (298423) | 314
| Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding his Department plans to allocate in 2009-10 to tackling violence against women, broken down by recipient country. | | (299915) | 315
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment has been made of the effectiveness of his Department's work to tackle polio in India. | | (299876) | 316
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his Department's expenditure aimed at reducing the number of women dying in childbirth in developing countries. | | (299877) | 317
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people taken out of poverty by UK foreign aid in each of the last five years. | | (299937) | 318
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much UK funding was (a) allocated to and (b) spent on tackling HIV/AIDS in developing countries in each of the last five years. | | (299938) | 319
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much and what percentage of all UK foreign aid was used for (a) poverty reduction and (b) other projects in each of the last five years. | | (299941) | 320
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent steps his Department has taken to improve standards of anti-malaria treatment in developing countries; and if he will make a statement. | | (299942) | 321
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the UK's contribution to the International Finance Facility for Immunisation was in each of the last five years; what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the facility in preventing deaths; and if he will make a statement. | | (299944) | 322
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of his Department's programme to reduce HIV/AIDS in Uganda; and if he will make a statement. | | (299945) | 323
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent steps his Department has taken to increase the number of children receiving schooling in (a) Kenya and (b) Mozambique. | | (299946) | 324
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much humanitarian aid his Department has provided for Darfur in each of the last five years. | | (299969) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice 325
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the percentage change in the operational costs of HM Prison Garth was in each of the last five years; and how many (a) prisoners and (b) prison officers there were at HM Prison Garth in each such year. | | (299858) | 326
N | Mr Adam Ingram (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the arrangements agreed between his Department and the Scottish Executive on the use of fatal accident inquiries into the deaths abroad of service personnel are to be applied retrospectively; and on what date such arrangements will take effect. | | (298624) | 327
N | Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions there were for offences related to shoplifting in the last 12 months. | | (299782) | 328
N | Paul Rowen (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which prisons have been market tested; and how much it has cost to market test prisons to date. | | (299741) | 329
N | Paul Rowen (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison staff are employed by contracted private companies; and whether these prison officers have personal protective equipment of (a) extendable batons and (b) mace spray. | | (299742) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 330
| Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many individuals released on licence from prison in Northern Ireland before 2000 were questioned in connection with a possible breach of the terms of that licence between 2000 and 2007. | | (300121) | 331
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the findings of the latest Independent Monitoring Commission report; and what discussions he has had with the Chief Constable about it. | | (300105) | 332
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with (a) the Chief Constable and (b) the Chairman of the Policing Board on the future of the full-time reserve. | | (300106) | 333
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many full-time reserve members there were in the Police Service of Northern Ireland in each year since 1997. | | (300107) | 334
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) part-time and (b) full-time reserve members were transferred into the regular police in Northern Ireland in each year since 1997. | | (300108) | 335
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what his latest estimate is of the amount paid out for hearing loss claims by members and former members of the Royal Ulster Constabulary and Police Service of Northern Ireland in the last 10 years. | | (300109) | 336
| Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many incidents of homophobic crime were recorded in each Police Service of Northern Ireland district command unit area in each of the last 12 months; how many convictions there were in respect of such incidents; and what sentence was imposed in each case. | | (300087) | 337
| Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) males and (b) females are serving sentences in the Juvenile Justice Centre in Northern Ireland; and how many of those young people had been eligible for punishment or rehabilitation in the community. | | (300088) | 338
| Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) males and (b) females are detained in the Juvenile Justice Centre in Northern Ireland on remand awaiting trial. | | (300089) | 339
| Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) males and (b) females are detained in the Juvenile Justice Centre in Northern Ireland. | | (300090) | 340
| Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the average daily cost is of housing a young offender in the Juvenile Justice Centre in Northern Ireland; and whether he plans to seek to reduce that cost. | | (300091) | 341
| Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what his most recent assessment is of the level of drug (a) use and (b) addiction in (i) prisons and (ii) the Juvenile Justice Centre in Northern Ireland. | | (300092) | 342
| Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, on how many occasions suspects have been arrested in Northern Ireland on the basis of mistaken identity and released after fingerprinting in the last 12 months. | | (300094) | 343
| Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many Police Service of Northern Ireland speed camera operations were carried out in each district command unit area in each of the last 12 months; and how much accrued from fines imposed as a result of these operations in each area. | | (300095) | 344
| Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the average daily cost is of housing an adult prisoner in Northern Ireland; and whether he plans to seek to reduce that cost. | | (300096) | 345
| Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many incidences of theft of metals were recorded in each Police Service of Northern Ireland District Command Unit area in each of the last 12 months; how many convictions there have been in relation to such thefts; and what penalty was imposed in each case. | | (300097) | 346
| Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions he has had with the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland on use of cautions and other non-court disposals. | | (300098) | 347
| Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many police cautions have been issued for each offence in each policing district in Northern Ireland in each of the last 12 months; and how many such cautions have been for (a) either way offences and (b) indictable-only matters. | | (300099) | 348
| Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many prisoners sentenced in Northern Ireland have been transferred to prisons in (a) England and Wales, (b) Scotland and (c) the Republic of Ireland in each of the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement. | | (300100) | 349
| Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many complaints relating to the handling by the Police Service of Northern Ireland of cases of homophobic crime were reported in each of the last 12 months. | | (300101) | 350
| Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) Loyalist and (b) Republican prisoners have been detained in the separated system at HM Prison Maghaberry in each year since the introduction of that system. | | (300102) | 351
| Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the cost has been of maintaining the separated system at HM Prison Maghaberry in each year since the introduction of that system; and whether he plans to seek to reduce costs. | | (300103) | 352
| Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) escapes and (b) attempted escapes there have been from the Juvenile Justice Centre in Northern Ireland in each of the last three years. | | (300104) | Questions to the Minister for the Olympics 353
| Clive Efford (Eltham): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, what steps she is taking to ensure that third sector community organisations play a part in planning for the legacy from the London 2012 Olympics; and if she will make a statement. | | (299817) | 354
| Clive Efford (Eltham): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, what funding her Office has allocated to third sector community organisations to enable them to bid for the plans for the legacy from the London 2012 Olympics; and if she will make a statement. | | (299818) | 355
| Clive Efford (Eltham): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, what funding her Office has allocated to third sector organisations to develop their sporting facilities as part of the plans for the legacy from the London 2012 Olympics; and if she will make a statement. | | (299819) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland 356
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much his Department (a) spent on advertising in 2008-09 and (b) has so spent in 2009-10 on the latest date for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. | | (299849) | Questions to the Solicitor General 357
N | Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Solicitor General, when she expects to anwer Question 293952, on Export Credits Guarantee Department support to MW Kellogg Limited, tabled on 14 October 2009. | | (299676) | 358
| Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Solicitor General, whether the Attorney General is required to conduct a Shawcross exercise when considering whether to consent to prosecute British companies and individuals in relation to allegations of overseas corruption; and if she will make a statement. | | (299902) | 359
| Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Solicitor General, whether the Attorney General has received the Serious Fraud Office's request for consent for prosecution in relation to charges against BAE Systems; and if she will make a statement. | | (300110) | 360
| Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Solicitor General, whether the Serious Fraud Office has closed its investigations into allegations of bribery and corruption involving BAE Systems in (a) Romania and (b) South Africa. | | (300111) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Transport 361
| Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what mechanisms are in place to assess the record of bidders for the Tyne and Wear Metro service contract in respect of (a) treatment of staff and (b) health and safety. | | (299889) | 362
N | Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, whether he plans to make a public response on the joint proposals submitted to his Department by the Chamber of Shipping, Nautilus UK and the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers stimulating seafarer training and employment; and whether his Department has costed these proposals. | | (299790) | 363
N | Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with Nautilus International on seafarer training. | | (299570) | 364
N | Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what his estimate is of the level of take-up of the Freedom Pass in Islington; and what estimate he has made of the cost of the pass to (i) Islington Borough Council, (ii) London-wide funding bodies and (iii) his Department in each of the last three years. | | (299804) | 365
| Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what his most recent estimate is of the cost to (a) his Department and (b) London local authorities of the Freedom Pass in each of the last three years. | | (299816) | 366
N | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the proposed European legislation which would enforce a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions of light commercial vehicles to 175g/km phased in from 2014 to 2016 with a long-term target of 135g/km by 2020. | | (299776) | 367
N | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what consideration he is giving to the promotion of carbon emission reductions for heavy duty vehicles; and what percentage of carbon emissions heavy duty vehicles account for. | | (299777) | 368
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with Ministerial colleagues on the adequacy of legal protection for cyclists in the event of an accident. | | (299859) | 369
| Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how many vehicular collisions involving mobility scooters have occurred on roads in (a) Ribble Valley constituency, (b) Lancashire and (c) England in each of the last five years. | | (299841) | 370
| Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what criteria a mobility scooter is required to meet to be considered roadworthy. | | (299842) | 371
| Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the number of 17 to 21 year olds using motor vehicles on the road network without insurance; and if he will make a statement. | | (300059) | 372
N | Mr John Grogan (Selby): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how many (a) fatal and (b) serious non-fatal road traffic accidents were recorded in (i) Selby district and (ii) North Yorkshire in each of the last five years. | | (299784) | 373
N | Mr John Grogan (Selby): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how many passenger trains ran on Boxing Day in each of the last four years; and how many are planned to run on Boxing Day 2009. | | (299787) | 374
N | Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, when he expects orders for new trains to be placed under the Thameslink Rolling Stock Project. | | (299617) | 375
N | Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2009, Official Report, columns 1611-2W, on rolling stock, what progress has been made in placing the new train orders referred to in the table in the Answer; whether the timetable for each order remains as referred to in that table; and if he will make a statement. | | (299619) | 376
N | Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how many civil servants his Department employs; how much his Department spent on (a) salaries, (b) allowances, (c) national insurance and (d) pension contributions in relation to civil servants in 2008-09; how much he expects his Department to spend in each category in 2009-10; how many of his Department's civil servants earn more than (i) £66,000 and (ii) £175,000 per annum; how many receive a London weighting; and what the cost to his Department of such weighting was in 2008-09. | | (299678) | 377
| Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how much in premium payments the Government will receive from Southern Railway Ltd in respect of the new South Central franchise in each year of the franchise's operation. | | (299924) | 378
| Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, with reference to page 222 of his Department's Annual Report and Resource Accounts 2008-09, under what budget headings the £247 million capital budget for central administration for 2009-10 will be spent. | | (299931) | 379
| Susan Kramer (Richmond Park): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, whether any changes are planned to the level of helicopter activity permitted over London (a) during and (b) after the London 2012 Olympics. | | (299892) | 380
| Susan Kramer (Richmond Park): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, whether any changes are planned to the night flight regime at Heathrow Airport (a) during and (b) after the London 2012 Olympics. | | (299893) | 381
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what funding his Department has provided to upgrade the West Coast Main Line in each year for which figures are available. | | (299857) | 382
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how much his Department has spent on local bus services in rural communities in each of the last 10 years. | | (299879) | 383
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how many miles of railway track were replaced in each of the last 10 years. | | (299881) | 384
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how many and what percentage of railway carriages were accessible to disabled people in each of the last five years. | | (299882) | 385
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what percentage of the rail network was covered by the train protection and warning system in each of the last 10 years. | | (299883) | 386
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how much and what proportion of freight was moved by rail in each of the last five years. | | (299884) | 387
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what park and ride schemes have been established in each of the last five years; and which existing schemes have been extended in each of those years. | | (299885) | 388
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how many child road (a) deaths and (b) serious injuries there were in each year for which figures are available. | | (299886) | 389
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what railway stations have been (a) built and (b) re-opened in each of the last 10 years. | | (299978) | 390
N | Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, whether the Secretary of State has had discussions with First Capital Connect on disruptions to the Sunday service on the Great Northern Line on 7 November 2009. | | (299615) | 391
N | Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what recent discussions the Secretary of State has had with First Capital Connect on disruption to rail services through New Barnet and Oakleigh Park. | | (299616) | 392
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what consideration was given to including motorcycle policy in his Department's report on Low carbon transport: a greener future. | | (300062) | 393
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what estimate he has made of levels of use of motorcycles in urban areas in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (300063) | 394
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how many accidents involving (a) motorcycles and (b) other vehicles there were in urban areas in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (300064) | 395
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what estimate he has made of levels of use of (a) cars and (b) buses in urban areas in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (300065) | 396
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to address motorcycle safety. | | (300066) | 397
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what steps he plans to take to increase awareness among car drivers of motorcycles on the roads. | | (300067) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales 398
| Alun Michael (Cardiff South & Penarth): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether there are any proposals under consideration by his Department for the transfer of powers to the National Assembly for Wales which do not involve (a) primary and (b) secondary legislation. | | (299854) | 399
| Alun Michael (Cardiff South & Penarth): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the most recent published and electronic information which lists those powers which have been transferred to the National Assembly for Wales. | | (299856) | 400
| Alun Michael (Cardiff South & Penarth): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent assessment he has made of the processes for the transfer of powers to the National Assembly for Wales via (a) the Government of Wales Act 2006, (b) legislative competence orders and (c) secondary legislation; and what powers have been transferred by each such means since 2006. | | (299864) | 401
| Alun Michael (Cardiff South & Penarth): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what proposals before Parliament involving (a) primary and (b) secondary legislation contain framework powers for Wales; and if he will make a statement. | | (299865) | 402
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much his Department spent on advertising in (a) 2007-08 and (b) 2008-09; and if he will make a statement. | | (299844) | Questions to the Minister for Women and Equality 403
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, what recent steps the Government Equalities Office has taken in respect of the human rights of gay and lesbian people. | | (299958) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 404
| Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department takes to assist adults with autism into employment. | | (299982) | 405
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people resident in Peterborough constituency were in receipt of housing benefit on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (300113) | 406
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Peterborough constituency (a) are entitled to and (b) receive carer's allowance. | | (300115) | 407
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people resident in Peterborough constituency have participated in a New Deal scheme in each year since 2005. | | (300117) | 408
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to reply to Question 296120, tabled on 22 October 2009 by the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton on correspondence with Mr Burt. | | (300077) | 409
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people who have received assistance from the Government's support for unemployed professionals and executives in each month since April 2009. | | (299925) | 410
N | Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether terminally ill people under the age of 65 are entitled to receive the winter fuel payment. | | (299608) | 411
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many lone mothers have received the in-work credit in each region in each year for which figures are available. | | (299960) | 412
N | Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to respond to Question 296734, on Child Support Agency staff, tabled on 28 October 2009. | | (299611) | 413
N | Dr Richard Taylor (Wyre Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of people who were receiving incapacity benefit immediately before the introduction of employment and support allowance and have now undergone work capability assessments (a) have been pronounced fit for work, (b) have appealed against a decision to pronounce them fit for work and (c) received no points after their work capability assessment. | | (299609) | 414
N | Dr Richard Taylor (Wyre Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of people who were receiving incapacity benefit immediately before the introduction of employment and support allowance are now receiving jobseeker's allowance. | | (299610) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 415
N | Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on business support for the creative industries; and if he will make a statement. | | [Question Unstarred] (299492) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change 416
| Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent representations he has received on risk assessments of liquefied natural gas operations. | | [Transferred] (299962) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 417
| Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West & Royton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment has been made of whether the practice of companies (a) routinely refusing to make available to independent scientists the standardised samples that are required to conduct high quality research on genetically modified products on the market and (b) insisting on the right to veto the publication of results, is (i) in line with the Government's Chief Scientist's guidance on sound science and (ii) in the interests of public confidence in the Chief Scientist's public statement that genetically modified food is safe to eat because there is no research which shows it to be harmful. | | [Transferred] (299812) |
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