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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Thursday 7 January 2010
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 7 January 2010
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Thursday 7 January 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 7 January of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Thursday 7 January see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 1
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many planned visits by Ministers in his Department within the UK were cancelled within 72 hours of the visit taking place in the last 12 months; and what the planned venue or venues were for each such visit. | | (309870) | 2
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December 2009, Official Report, column 988W, on regional development agencies: recruitment, how much has been spent on the contract with the search consultants. | | (309947) | 3
N | Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the cost per head of providing training for all graduates under the age of 24 years who have been unemployed for at least six months. | | (309542) | 4
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much money has been allocated to Aimhigher (a) directly from his Department, (b) via the Higher Education Funding Council for England and (c) via the Learning and Skills Council for (i) 2009-10 and (ii) 2010-11. | | (309857) | 5
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much Higher Education Funding Council for England recurrent spending on widening participation is planned for 2010-11. | | (309858) | 6
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many places the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) is funding on the extended medical degree programme at King's College London in 2010-11; what the cost is of each such place; and whether HEFCE is funding places on extended medical degree programmes at other universities. | | (309964) | 7
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to encourage young people to obtain support from small business start-up schemes in Tamworth constituency. | | (309657) | 8
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many businesses in Tamworth constituency have received a health check from Business Link to date. | | (309658) | 9
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many businesses have received a health check from Business Link to date. | | (309659) | 10
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people have been employed in the renewable energy sector in each year since 2003; and what recent assessment he has made of the potential for the creation of jobs consequent on the Government's steps to encourage the use of renewable energy. | | (309966) | 11
| Tom Levitt (High Peak): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the level of risk to businesses posed by malevolent software; and what steps his Department is taking to (a) mitigate such risks and (b) tackle the use of malevolent software. | | (309680) | 12
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much has been paid out in Train to Gain funding in North East Lincolnshire since the inception of that scheme. | | (309767) | 13
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what progress the Government has made in meeting its target to increase research and development spending to 2.5 per cent. of national income under the Science and Innovation Investment Framework 2004-14; and what steps he is taking to ensure that the target is met. | | (309705) | 14
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many sessions of media training were organised for Ministers in his Department in each of the last three years. | | (309915) | 15
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many (a) press officers and (b) communications staff were employed by his Department (i) in each of the last five years and (ii) on the latest date for which figures are available; and what the cost of employing these staff was in each such year. | | (309926) | 16
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what advertising campaigns for which his Department is responsible have (a) commenced and (b) continued in 2009-10; and what the total cost of each campaign has been. | | (309936) | 17
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what expenditure his Department incurred on (a) publishing and (b) marketing its Parent Motivator Guide. | | (309755) | 18
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what fee was paid to Denise Taylor for her work relating to the Parent Motivator Guide produced by his Department. | | (309756) | Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office 19
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much has been spent by the Central Office of Information on news and public relations in 2009-10. | | (309830) | 20
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much the Central Office of Information received from each Government department in (a) 2006-07, (b) 2007-08, (c) 2008-09 and (d) 2009-10 to date. | | (309831) | 21
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much the Central Office of Information has spent on strategic consultancy in 2009-10; and which departments received services or advice from such consultancy. | | (309832) | 22
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much the Central Office of Information has spent on strategic consultancy in each year from 2004-05 to 2008-09. | | (309833) | 23
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much the Central Office of Information spent on (a) media and (b) non-media advertising in each of the last five years. | | (309842) | 24
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the (a) name, (b) cost and (c) sponsoring Department was of each advertising campaign supported by the Central Office of Information during 2008-09. | | (309843) | 25
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many copies of the Central Office of Information's book, How Public Sector Advertising Works, have been sold; and what income has been derived from these sales. | | (309844) | 26
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much the Central Office of Information has spent on its cost-benchmarking project. | | (309845) | 27
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the (a) total cost and (b) printing cost was of the Central Office of Information's book, How Public Sector Advertising Works. | | (309846) | 28
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which recommendations in the Power of Information Taskforce Report have been (a) rejected, (b) fully implemented and (c) partly implemented. | | (309847) | 29
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance is provided to civil servants on their involvement in online social media. | | (309848) | 30
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much the Central Office of Information spent on public relations in each of the last five years. | | (309937) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 31
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many contacts were made on average by (a) all claimants and (b) citizens of A8 and A2 countries to the Tax Credits Office in applying for tax credit in cases where the application was subsequently withdrawn in (i) 2005-06, (ii) 2006-07, (iii) 2007-08 and (iv) 2008-09. | | (309787) | 32
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what record his Department holds of the (a) largest and (b) average number of contacts made by applicants for tax credit to the Tax Credits Office in (i) the last 12 months and (ii) January (A) 2005-06, (B) 2006-07, (C) 2007-08 and (D) 2008-09. | | (309788) | 33
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average length of time was between the receipt of an application to his Department for tax credit and the issue of a receipt for the application in (a) 2005-06, (b) 2006-07, (c) 2007-08 and (d) 2008-09; and what the average length of time was in respect of applicants in the (i) upper and (ii) lower quartiles in each such year. | | (309789) | 34
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) telephone calls were made and (b) letters were sent by the Tax Credit Office to (i) Jobcentre Plus, (ii) the Home Office, (iii) the Child Benefit Office and (iv) local authorities in (A) 2005-06, (B) 2006-07, (C) 2007-08 and (D) 2008-09. | | (309790) | 35
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) telephone calls were made and (b) letters were sent by the Child Benefit Office to (i) Jobcentre Plus, (ii) the Home Office, (iii) the Tax Credit Office and (iv) local authorities in (A) 2005-06, (B) 2006-07, (C) 2007-08 and (D) 2008-09. | | (309791) | 36
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what meetings Ministers and officials in his Department have had regarding the cost of calling HM Revenue and Customs helplines from mobile telephones; what the outcome of those meetings was; and whether he plans to hold any such meetings in the next six months. | | (309792) | 37
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when his Department plans to announce the conclusions of its July 2009 consultation on Ensuring effective debt relief for poor countries; what plans he has to introduce legislative proposals to tackle vulture funds; and if he will make a statement. | | (309807) | 38
| Mr William Cash (Stone): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the amount of revenue to the public purse generated in England which is spent under the block grant system on (a) free care for the elderly and (b) free prescriptions for people in other parts of the UK. | | (309861) | 39
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received on the taxation of category B3A gaming machines in the last 12 months. | | (309854) | 40
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had recent meetings with HM Revenue and Customs on the taxation of category B3A gaming machines. | | (309856) | 41
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many planned visits by Ministers in his Department within the UK were cancelled within 72 hours of the visit taking place in the last 12 months; and what the planned venue or venues were for each such visit. | | (309872) | 42
| Mark Hunter (Cheadle): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department (a) made projections of the number of passengers departing the UK for all seat types which take account of the rise in air passenger duty on 1 November 2009 and (b) has made any such projections in respect of 1 November 2010. | | (309758) | 43
| Mark Hunter (Cheadle): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what factors were taken into account in determining which flight seat types would be liable for (a) the higher and (b) standard air passenger duty. | | (309760) | 44
N | Paul Rowen (Rochdale): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps HM Revenue and Customs are taking to prevent alcohol duty fraud in the supply chain. | | (309533) | 45
N | Paul Rowen (Rochdale): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what investigations HM Revenue and Customs are conducting into illicit alcohol supply chains. | | (309535) | 46
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the evidential basis is for the statement in his Department's document, Impact Assessment of Withdrawing the Furnished Holiday Letting Rules, that it is likely that an indefinite extension of the FHL rules to EEA properties would also negatively impact upon UK tourism; and if he will make a statement. | | (309685) | 47
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate has been made of the proportion of UK taxpayers with income from furnished holiday lettings in the UK who reside in the South West. | | (309687) | 48
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many UK taxpayers obtained furnished holiday letting revenue from properties in the European Economic Area in 2008-09. | | (309688) | 49
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions his Department has had with the Department of Health on the effect of approved mileage allowance payment rates on the number of voluntary NHS drivers. | | (309694) | 50
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what account is taken of (a) fuel and (b) other transport costs in setting approved mileage allowance payment rates. | | (309696) | 51
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will hold a public consultation on rates for the approved mileage allowance payment scheme. | | (309697) | 52
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the effects of foreign currency liabilities of UK banks on (a) the public purse and (b) the UK economy. | | (309698) | 53
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will consider the merits of providing higher approved mileage allowance payment rates for drivers working for the voluntary sector. | | (309757) | 54
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many full-time equivalent officials were employed in the Prime Minister's (a) Strategy Unit and (b) Delivery Unit in each year since 2007; what the cost of employing these staff was in each of those years; and how many staff were employed in each unit at the latest date for which figures are available. | | (309850) | 55
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many sessions of media training were organised for Ministers in his Department in each of the last three years. | | (309910) | 56
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what advertising campaigns his Department has been responsible in each of the last three years; which such campaigns have (a) commenced and (b) continued in 2009-10 to date; and what the total cost of each such campaign has been. | | (309920) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 57
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many planned visits by Ministers in his Department within the UK were cancelled within 72 hours of the visit taking place in the last 12 months; and what the planned venue or venues were for each such visit. | | (309883) | 58
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what plans he has for the role of local education authorities in determining the curriculum for sex and relationships education under the provisions proposed in the Children, Schools and Families Bill. | | (309604) | 59
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what (a) mechanisms will be used and (b) timetable has been set for introducing new guidance on the teaching of sex and relationships education. | | (309610) | 60
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, who is responsible for appointing the Children's Rights Director. | | (309654) | 61
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, with reference to page 5 of Sir Roger Singleton's report Drawing the line, published in December 2009, when the Government's review of the continuing need for controlled activity will be complete. | | (309670) | 62
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what his policy is on the criteria to be used by school governors to determine whether the teaching of personal, social, health and economic education under the provisions proposed in the Children, Schools and Families Bill reflects a reasonable range of religious, cultural and other perspectives. | | (309683) | 63
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what role governors would have in determining the curriculum in the understanding physical development, health and well-being area of learning in primary schools under the provisions proposed in the Children, Schools and Families Bill. | | (309710) | 64
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what inspection criteria would be applied to the teaching of personal, social, health and economic education under the provisions proposed in the Children, Schools and Families Bill. | | (309711) | 65
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what role school governors would have in determining the personal, social, health and economic education curriculum at Key Stages 3 and 4 under the provisions proposed in the Children, Schools and Families Bill. | | (309712) | 66
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, whether he consulted governors of faith schools on the provisions proposed in the Children, Schools and Families Bill in relation to teaching of the personal, social, health and economic education curriculum at Key Stages 3 and 4 in advance of the introduction of that Bill. | | (309713) | 67
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, whether he plans to issue guidance to the governors of faith schools on the teaching of the personal, social, health and economic education curriculum at Key Stages 3 and 4 under the provisions proposed in the Children, Schools and Families Bill. | | (309714) | 68
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, for how many months ContactPoint has operated without its children missing education function; and what steps have been take to restore that function. | | (309715) | 69
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the budget is of the National Safeguarding Delivery Unit for (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11 and (c) 2011-12. | | (309716) | 70
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what (a) mechanisms and (b) performance measures are used to assess the effectiveness of the National Safeguarding Delivery Unit. | | (309717) | 71
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much funding for academies in North East Lincolnshire has been provided by (a) Government and (b) sponsors since the inception of the academy scheme. | | (309768) | 72
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, which local authority areas in each region have been selected for comprehensive free school meals pilot schemes. | | (309684) | 73
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much funding each unitary local authority allocated per head of population for children's services in 2009-10. | | (309686) | 74
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much has been spent on (a) strategy and planning, (b) design and build, (c) hosting and infrastructure, (d) content provision and (e) testing and evaluation for his Department's websites in each of the last three years; and what budget has been allocated for such activities in 2009-10. | | (309908) | 75
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much his Department spent on taxi fares in each of the last five years. | | (309922) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 76
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many planned visits by Ministers in his Department within the UK were cancelled within 72 hours of the visit taking place in the last 12 months; and what the planned venue or venues were for each such visit. | | (309882) | 77
N | Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what progress has been made towards the relocation of the Government Office for London; whether an alternative location has been identified; and whether he expects relocation to take place before the lease at Riverwalk House expires in 2011. | | (309492) | 78
N | Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 12 November 2009, Official Report, column 884W, on non-domestic rates: valuation, if he will place in the Library a table showing the rateable values for (a) all properties, (b) small properties and (c) large properties in each local authority area according to the (i) 2005 Ratings List and (ii) draft 2010 Ratings List. | | (309530) | 79
N | Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) small and (b) large properties in each local authority area there are on the (i) 2005 and (ii) 2010 Ratings List. | | (309531) | 80
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much his Department has allocated for affordable housing in Tamworth constituency in the next three years. | | (309677) | 81
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much funding has been allocated to North East Lincolnshire under the (a) Kickstart Round One, (b) Local Authority New Build and (c) National Affordable Housing Programme scheme since the inception of that scheme; and how many houses have been authorised for construction in North East Lincolnshire under each such scheme. | | (309769) | 82
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of retained firefighters. | | (309701) | 83
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many full-time firefighters were employed by each fire and rescue authority on 31 March (a) 1998, (b) 2001, (c) 2005 and (d) 2008. | | (309702) | 84
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of (a) primary crewing and (b) dual or mixed crewing for aerial platform fire-fighting appliances. | | (309703) | 85
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to improve training for firefighters for dealing with (a) flooding incidents, (b) urban search and rescue calls, (c) water rescues and (d) terrorist incidents. | | (309704) | 86
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many full-time equivalent staff the Tenant Services Authority employs in its regulation team. | | (309824) | 87
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, from which (a) funding stream and (b) annual budget the additional resources for new homes announced by the Minister of State for Housing on 30 December 2009 will come. | | (309825) | 88
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what percentage of funding allocated to the National Affordable Housing Programme for (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11 and (c) 2011-12 has been spent. | | (309826) | 89
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what contractual conditions will apply to housing associations which obtain the funding announced by the Minister of State for Housing on 30 December 2009. | | (309827) | 90
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) projects and (b) units he expects to be built in each (i) region and (ii) local authority area under the Kickstart scheme round (A) 1 and (B) 2; and how much funding has been allocated to each area for each round. | | (309828) | 91
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) projects and (b) units he expects to be built in each (i) region and (ii) local authority area under the Local Authority New Build round (A) 1 and (B) 2; and how much funding has been allocated to each area for each round. | | (309829) | 92
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his Department's original expenditure provision was for 2009-10; what the most recently updated provision is; and how much has been spent under (a) Request for Resources 1 and (b) Request for Resources 2. | | (309841) | 93
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much income Ordnance Survey received from the sale of (a) licences and (b) maps in each of the last three years. | | (309849) | 94
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the likely level of fees which will be levied on registered social landlords to cover the cost of regulation by the Tenant Services Authority. | | (309851) | 95
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much his Department has spent on (a) print, (b) online, (c) television and (d) radio advertising in each of the last five years; how much has been spent on advertising in 2009-10 to date; and what percentage of advertising expenditure in each year was managed by the Central Office of Information. | | (309900) | 96
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) press officers and (b) communications staff were employed by his Department (i) in each of the last five years and (ii) on the latest date for which figures are available; and what the cost of employing these staff was in each such year. | | (309925) | 97
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many buy-to-let mortgages were in arrears in each year since 1997. | | (309935) | 98
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2009, Official Report, column 1295W, on mass media, which search terms have been monitored by (a) the Homes and Communities Agency, (b) the Tenant Services Authority, (c) the National Housing and Planning Advice Unit and (d) his Department since January 2009. | | (309957) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 99
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had with (a) HM Treasury and (b) the Gambling Commission on the tax status of category B3A gaming machines. | | (309855) | 100
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many planned visits by Ministers in his Department within the UK were cancelled within 72 hours of the visit taking place in the last 12 months; and what the planned venue or venues were for each such visit. | | (309881) | 101
| Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what his latest estimate is of the number of (a) non-UK residents who took one or more holidays in the UK and (b) UK residents who took one or more holidays abroad in 2009. | | (309614) | 102
| Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had on the long-term future of the horserace betting levy. | | (309615) | 103
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will place in the Library a copy of the results of his Department's most recent staff survey; which organisation carried out the survey; and what the cost of the survey was. | | (309839) | 104
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much his Department has spent on (a) print, (b) online, (c) television and (d) radio advertising in each of the last five years; how much has been spent on advertising in 2009-10 to date; and what percentage of advertising expenditure in each year was managed by the Central Office of Information. | | (309902) | 105
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many sessions of media training were organised for Ministers in his Department in each of the last three years. | | (309914) | 106
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the total cost of Arts Council England's Arts Jobs website has been to date. | | (309618) | 107
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking in respect of the public perception of Arts Council England. | | (309619) | 108
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the cost to Arts Council England of public opinion research was in (a) 2006-07, (b) 2007-08 and (c) 2008-09; and how much such funding it has allocated for 2009-10. | | (309620) | 109
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much Arts Council England spent on the advertisement of tenders for contracts in the last five years. | | (309621) | 110
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many Arts Council England staff have (a) been reprimanded, (b) had their contract of employment terminated and (c) been prosecuted for theft of property in each of the last three years. | | (309771) | 111
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much Arts Council England has spent on media monitoring in each of the last three years. | | (309772) | 112
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much Arts Council England paid to recruitment agencies for the recruitment of temporary staff in each of the last five years. | | (309773) | 113
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which (a) advertising agencies and (b) other organisations supplied consultancy services for advertising campaigns for Arts Council England in each of the last five years; and what the cost of these services was. | | (309774) | 114
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much Arts Council England has spent on legal fees in each of the last five years. | | (309775) | 115
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much Arts Council England has spent on advertising in (a) weekly and (b) regional newspapers in the last five years. | | (309776) | 116
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much Arts Council England has spent on staff reward and recognition schemes in each of the last three years. | | (309777) | 117
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much Arts Council England spent on (a) Christmas parties and (b) staff entertainment in the last three years. | | (309778) | 118
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much Arts Council England spent on Christmas cards in each of the last three years. | | (309779) | 119
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what his most recent estimate is of the monetary value of Arts Council England's property portfolio. | | (309780) | 120
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much has been spent by Arts Council England on the acquisition of properties in each of the last five years; what the (a) address, (b) cost and (c) date of acquisition was of each such property; how much has been realised by Arts Council England from the disposal of properties in each of the last five years; and what the (i) address, (ii) sale price and (iii) date of sale of each was. | | (309781) | 121
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which (a) food and (b) drinks companies Arts Council England has contracted in each of the last three years; and how much Arts Council England has paid to each such company in each such year. | | (309782) | 122
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many (a) drinks receptions and (b) dinner parties Arts Council England has hosted in each of the last three years; and what the cost of each such event was. | | (309783) | 123
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much Arts Council England has spent on the design of its website in each of the last five years. | | (309784) | 124
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many complaints Arts Council England received from members of the public in each of the last five years. | | (309785) | 125
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many complaints Arts Council England received in response to answers it provided under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in each year for which figures are available. | | (309786) | 126
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many Arts Council England employees have the word diversity in their job title. | | (309814) | 127
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what flexible working arrangements were available to Arts Council England staff in each of the last five years; and how many staff participated in such arrangements in each such year. | | (309815) | 128
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many communication officers Arts Council England employs; and what the cost of their salaries was in 2008-09. | | (309816) | 129
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many Arts Council England employees have the word communication in their job title. | | (309817) | 130
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many Arts Council England staff participated in its employee relocation scheme in each of the last three years; and what the cost was of such arrangements in each such year. | | (309818) | 131
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many Arts Council England employees used the organisation's car allowance scheme in each of the last three years; and what the cost of the scheme was in each of those years. | | (309819) | 132
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the cost of essential car user lump sum payments to Arts Council England employees was for each vehicle engine size in each of the last three years. | | (309820) | 133
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the (a) job description and (b) salary scale is of each employee of Arts Council England's senior management team. | | (309821) | 134
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many Arts Council England employees received finance loans to buy a (a) car, (b) scooter and (c) bicycle in each of the last three years; and what the cost of providing such loans was in each of those years. | | (309822) | 135
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, on how many occasions Arts Council England's whistleblowing procedure has been used in each of the last three years; when that policy was last reviewed; and if he will make a statement. | | (309823) | 136
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps Arts Council England is taking to prevent bullying in its workplace on grounds of (a) religion, (b) ethnicity and (c) sexual orientation; and how much Arts Council England plans to spend on such programmes in the next 12 months. | | (309889) | 137
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what works from the Government Art Collection are being used by Arts Council England. | | (309890) | 138
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many items are in Arts Council England's Arts Council Collection; how many of these items are on public display; and what the cost of storing items belonging to the collection was in the latest year for which information is available. | | (309891) | 139
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many items Arts Council England has purchased for its Arts Council Collection in each of the last three years; and how many such items are on public display. | | (309892) | 140
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much revenue Arts Council England generated from loaning items from the Arts Council Collection in each of the last three years. | | (309893) | 141
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many works belonging to Arts Council England's Arts Council Collection have been damaged (a) in transit and (b) at exhibition in each of the last five years. | | (309894) | 142
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many works belonging to Arts Council England's Arts Council Collection have been stolen in each of the last five years. | | (309895) | 143
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many Arts Council England staff have been subject to (a) stage 1, (b) stage 2 and (c) stage 3 performance capability meetings in each of the last five years; and what proportion of such meetings have resulted in (i) a dismissal and (ii) a subsequent appeal against dismissal by a member of staff. | | (309896) | 144
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many diversity officers Arts Council England employs; and what the total cost of their annual salaries was in the latest year for which information is available. | | (309897) | 145
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many (a) permanent and (b) temporary staff Arts Council England employs in each region. | | (309898) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 146
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many planned visits by Ministers in his Department within the UK were cancelled within 72 hours of the visit taking place in the last 12 months; and what the planned venue or venues were for each such visit. | | (309880) | 147
| Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there are plans to allocate part of Kandahar province to the UK's area of responsibility. | | (309613) | 148
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions have taken place since 2006 between his Department and the United States Department of Defense on the developmental progress of the electro-magnetic aircraft launch system. | | (309663) | 149
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his latest estimate is of the average operating cost per flight hour of a Sea King helicopter. | | (309664) | 150
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to sell in whole or in part the Defence Storage and Distribution Agency; and if he will make a statement. | | (309770) | 151
| Willie Rennie (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what funding has been allocated for the development of the taped seam clothing specification for waterproof clothing as part of his Department's personal equipment and common operational clothing contract to date. | | (309616) | 152
| Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made in the provision of hearing protection for service personnel since 2001. | | (309691) | 153
| Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel are recorded as having experienced hearing loss as a consequence of their duty in each year since 1990. | | (309693) | 154
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on (a) print, (b) online, (c) television and (d) radio advertising in each of the last five years; how much has been spent on advertising in 2009-10 to date; and what percentage of advertising expenditure in each year was managed by the Central Office of Information. | | (309901) | 155
| Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's policy is on the procurement of commercial airline services for the movement of members of the UK armed forces; whether his Department's policy is only to procure the services of UK-owned and operated commercial airlines for such purposes; and if he will make a statement. | | (309609) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change 156
| Mr William Cash (Stone): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what research he has undertaken into the willingness of people to accept (a) wind turbines and (b) other renewable energy projects in their local areas. | | (309761) | 157
| Mr William Cash (Stone): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will initiate a public inquiry into the proposed Blythe Bridge power station. | | (309863) | 158
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many planned visits by Ministers in his Department within the UK were cancelled within 72 hours of the visit taking place in the last 12 months; and what the planned venue or venues were for each such visit. | | (309879) | 159
N | Mr David Jones (Clwyd West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what additional volume of gas storage capacity he expects to be available in the UK by 2012. | | (308903) | 160
| Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of Seagen's tidal stream project technology located in Strangford Lough and its possible application in other waters of the United Kingdom, with particular reference to the River Thames; and if he will make a statement. | | (309662) | 161
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much has been spent on (a) strategy and planning, (b) design and build, (c) hosting and infrastructure, (d) content provision and (e) testing and evaluation for his Department's websites in each of the last three years; and what budget has been allocated for such activities in 2009-10. | | (309909) | 162
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many sessions of media training were organised for Ministers in his Department in each of the last three years. | | (309911) | 163
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of his Department's expenditure on (a) television, (b) radio, (c) print and (d) online advertising in (i) 2009-10 and (ii) 2010-11. | | (309943) | 164
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether an employment tribunal relating to his Department has been held since its inception. | | (309958) | 165
N | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps his Department is taking to encourage the further development of carbon capture and storage technology; and if he will make a statement. | | (308902) | 166
N | Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what progress his Department is making in the establishment of an incentive mechanism for the development of renewable heat technologies. | | (308898) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 167
| Mr Richard Benyon (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his Department's negotiating position is on the proposal to include Atlantic bluefin tuna (thunnus thynnus) on Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species. | | (309678) | 168
| Mr William Cash (Stone): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assistance his Department has provided to dairy farmers in Staffordshire as a result of the entry into administration of Dairy Farmers of Britain. | | (309867) | 169
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many planned visits by Ministers in his Department within the UK were cancelled within 72 hours of the visit taking place in the last 12 months; and what the planned venue or venues were for each such visit. | | (309878) | 170
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to improve the resilience to flooding of drainage and sewer systems in (a) the West Midlands and (b) England. | | (309674) | 171
N | Mr Andrew Pelling (Croydon Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps in consultation with farmers and supermarkets to undertake research into the effects of climate change on the preservation of foodstuffs grown in an extended growing season. | | (308885) | 172
| Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an estimate of the proportion of wood-based products procured by the Government and its agencies in the last 12 months which come from (a) Forest Stewardship Council-certified sources, (b) Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification scheme-certified sources, (c) other timber certification schemes and (d) non-certified sources; and what mechanisms are in place to monitor compliance with his Department's Buy Sustainable - Quick Wins minimum environmental product standards. | | (309673) | 173
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to implement the recommendations of chapter 14 of the Independent Review of Charging for Household Water and Sewerage Services. | | (309692) | 174
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of implementation in the UK of the Biodiversity Action Plan. | | (309700) | 175
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what advertising campaigns his Department has been responsible in each of the last three years; which such campaigns have (a) commenced and (b) continued in 2009-10 to date; and what the total cost of each such campaign has been. | | (309919) | 176
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of his Department's expenditure on (a) television, (b) radio, (c) print and (d) online advertising in (i) 2009-10 and (ii) 2010-11. | | (309933) | 177
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many employment tribunals relating to his Department have been held in each of the last five years; and what the total cost to his Department was of such tribunals in each such year. | | (309940) | 178
N | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he expects to implement a new Mandatory Build Standard for the transfer of private sewers and drains to water company ownership; and if he will make a statement. | | (308077) | 179
| Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he will reply to the letter from Derf Paton of Ramley Road, Lymington on Wightlink and the Lymington River, dated 8 November 2009. | | (309956) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 180
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations his Department has made to the government of Uganda on the Anti-Homosexuality Bill before the Ugandan Parliament; and what steps his Department plans to take to help improve human rights in Uganda. | | [R] (309682) | 181
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many planned visits by Ministers in his Department within the UK were cancelled within 72 hours of the visit taking place in the last 12 months; and what the planned venue or venues were for each such visit. | | (309877) | 182
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many (a) Union flags, (b) other national flags and (c) EU flags his Department has. | | (309930) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 183
| Mr William Cash (Stone): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations he has received requesting a public inquiry into Stafford Hospital under the Inquiries Act 2005. | | (309864) | 184
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many planned visits by Ministers in his Department within the UK were cancelled within 72 hours of the visit taking place in the last 12 months; and what the planned venue or venues were for each such visit. | | (309876) | 185
| Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent on NHS homeopathic treatment in Merseyside in the last year for which information is available. | | (309764) | 186
| Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans there are for (a) the number of bed spaces in Bournemouth Hospital and (b) the future of Christchurch Hospital. | | (309611) | 187
| Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans there are for the future of Douglass House in Bournemouth; and if he will make a statement. | | (309612) | 188
| Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many lower limb (a) revascularisation and (b) angioplasty procedures were carried out in each strategic health authority in the NHS in each of the last five years. | | (309972) | 189
| Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what work his Department has carried out to develop national guidelines for primary care trusts on commissioning enhanced services for people with peripheral arterial disease. | | (309973) | 190
| Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many vascular networks there are in England; and what his Department's definition is of the (a) remit and (b) purpose of such networks. | | (309974) | 191
| Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cardiovascular networks are undertaking activity related to (a) peripheral arterial disease and (b) co-ordinating network activity for peripheral arterial disease. | | (309975) | 192
| Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) below knee lower limb amputations and (b) above knee limb amputations have taken place in each strategic health authority in the NHS in each of the last five years. | | (309976) | 193
| Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many interventional radiologists work in each strategic health authority area; and whether his Department has a target for the preferred number of interventional radiologists per head of population in the NHS. | | (309977) | 194
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what tests are available to detect (a) MRSA and (b) clostridium difficile infection; and by what means such tests are deployed in the NHS. | | (309967) | 195
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent progress has been made on the deployment in the NHS of new tests for (a) MRSA and (b) clostridium difficile; and what steps he is taking to ensure the deployment in the NHS of the most accurate, rapid and cost-effective tests available. | | (309968) | 196
| Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many alcohol-related accident and emergency incidents resulting in hospital admissions there were in each (a) primary care trust and (b) strategic health authority area in each of the last three years. | | (309681) | 197
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much PA Consulting is being paid to assist Sir John Temple with his review of medical training under European Working Time Regulations. | | (309649) | 198
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects to announce the appointment of a national clinical director for liver disease. | | (309650) | 199
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent progress has been made on developing a National Liver Strategy; and if he will make a statement. | | (309651) | 200
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what timetable has been set for the development of the National Liver Strategy; and when the final strategy will be completed. | | (309652) | 201
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans his Department has to consult (a) patient groups, (b) the public and (c) healthcare professionals in the development of the National Liver Strategy. | | (309653) | 202
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether EU citizens are entitled to free hospital care and treatment in circumstances where admission to hospital is non-elective as the need for admission and treatment was unforeseen prior to the patient's entry into the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement. | | (309432) | 203
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 9 December 2009, Official Report, column 469W, on bone marrow disorders: donors, if he will consider the merits of collecting statistics on UK and non-UK bone marrow donors in order to inform the development of a UK bone marrow donor recruitment strategy. | | (309661) | 204
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) adults and (b) child patients awaiting a bone marrow transplant have died as a result of the condition necessitating the transplant in each of the last five years. | | (309679) | 205
| Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which NHS services in the East of England are considering a right to request to set up a social enterprise; how many staff employed by such services would be transferred to such an enterprise if established; and if he will make a statement. | | (309884) | 206
| Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether NHS staff transferred to a social enterprise will remain in the NHS pension scheme; and if he will make a statement. | | (309887) | 207
| Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the East of England Strategic Health Authority on the status of primary care trust (PCT) provider organisations within the PCT; and if he will make a statement. | | (309888) | 208
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent estimate he has made of the number of voluntary drivers for NHS health services. | | (309695) | 209
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will place in the Library a copy of the results of his Department's most recent staff survey; which organisation carried out the survey; and what the cost of the survey was. | | (309834) | 210
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many sessions of media training were organised for Ministers in his Department in each of the last three years. | | (309912) | 211
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of his Department's expenditure on (a) television, (b) radio, (c) print and (d) online advertising in (i) 2009-10 and (ii) 2010-11. | | (309932) | 212
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many industrial tribunals relating to his Department have been held in each of the last five years; and what the total cost to his Department was of such tribunals in each such year. | | (309941) | 213
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost to his Department has been of repairing NHS vehicles that have been filled with the wrong type of fuel in each of the last five years. | | (309617) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 214
| 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 anti-social behaviour in Coventry. | | (309606) | 215
| Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding his Department has made available to tackle anti-social behaviour in Coventry in each year since 1997. | | (309607) | 216
| Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Coventry Community Safety Partnership on the effectiveness of measures to reduce the incidence of anti-social behaviour in Coventry. | | (309608) | 217
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many planned visits by Ministers in his Department within the UK were cancelled within 72 hours of the visit taking place in the last 12 months; and what the planned venue or venues were for each such visit. | | (309875) | 218
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign nationals in UK prisons have received payments in respect of their return to their country of origin in the last three years; and what recent estimate has been made of the number of such foreign nationals who subsequently returned to the UK. | | (309948) | 219
N | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many handgun licences are held by individuals who are not members of the security services, the armed forces or the police. | | (309436) | 220
N | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many illegal immigrants the UK Border Agency (UKBA) has discovered to be working for contractors supplying UKBA uniforms. | | (309437) | 221
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what training is given to police officers on the assessment of the physical and mental condition of individuals subject to a control order. | | (309969) | 222
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many independent medical assessments of the (a) mental and (b) physical condition of individuals subject to a control order have been undertaken since the implementation of such orders; and what criteria are used to determine when such an assessment is appropriate. | | (309970) | 223
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of individuals subject to a control order have been assessed as requiring care in relation to their mental health since the implementation of such orders; and what proportion of such individuals had a mental health condition at the time they were made subject to a control order. | | (309971) | 224
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) police officers and (b) police community support officers there were in the Humberside police force in each relevant year since 1996. | | (309765) | 225
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the budget of Humberside police force has been in each year since 2000. | | (309766) | 226
| Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children have been held in a police cell in each police force area in each of the last five years. | | (309885) | 227
| Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance his Department provides to chief constables on detention of children in police cells; and if he will make a statement. | | (309886) | 228
| Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many referrals to a sexual referral centre were made by (a) Essex police force and (b) Essex County Council in the latest year for which figures are available. | | (309959) | 229
| Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, where each sexual referral centre is located. | | (309960) | 230
| Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will establish a sexual referral centre in Essex. | | (309961) | 231
| Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many convictions for offences under the Licensing Act 2003 there have been in each police force area in each year since the implementation of that Act; and if he will make a statement. | | (309962) | 232
| Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applicants for leave to remain have been awaiting a decision for (a) up to six months, (b) up to one year, (c) up to two years, (d) up to three years and (e) more than three years. | | (309963) | 233
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many working days were lost due to (a) illness and (b) stress of employees in his Department in each of the last three years. | | (309916) | 234
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of his Department's expenditure on (a) television, (b) radio, (c) print and (d) online advertising in (i) 2009-10 and (ii) 2010-11. | | (309931) | 235
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many industrial tribunals relating to his Department have been held in each of the last five years; and what the total cost was of such tribunals in each such year. | | (309942) | 236
| Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will request the United Kingdom Human Trafficking Centre to publish a report on its activities as part of the national referral mechanism framework; and if he will make a statement. | | (309599) | 237
| Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will request the United Kingdom Human Trafficking Centre to publish a report on its activities to date. | | (309600) | 238
| Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many safe accommodation beds his Department funds for trafficked persons who were not trafficked for sexual exploitation. | | (309601) | 239
| Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many referrals of potential victims of trafficking have been made to the National Referral Mechanism at the UK Human Trafficking Centre between 1 April 2009 and 31 December 2009; and which agencies made such referrals. | | (309665) | 240
| Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many referrals of potential victims of trafficking to the National Referral Mechanism made since 1 April 2009 have received a (a) positive and (b) negative reasonable grounds decision; and in respect of how many such referrals (i) a decision is pending and (ii) no decision was made. | | (309666) | 241
| Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many potential victims of trafficking who received no decision on their referral to the National Referral Mechanism since 1 April 2009 have subsequently gone missing. | | (309667) | 242
| Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in how many cases in respect of potential victims of trafficking who have been referred to the National Referral Mechanism since 1 April 2009 no decision on (a) reasonable and (b) conclusive grounds has been made. | | (309668) | 243
| Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the people who have received a positive conclusive grounds decision from the National Referral Mechanism since 1 April 2009 were (a) granted a residence permit or any other form of leave to remain and (b) left the UK through (i) voluntary return and (ii) other means. | | (309669) | Questions to the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission 244
| Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what the (a) gross profit and (b) net trading surplus was of (i) Bellamy's bar and (ii) each other bar on the House of Commons part of the parliamentary estate in each of the last five years. | | (309749) | 245
| Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, with reference to the press statement of 15 December 2009, on the opening of a nursery on the parliamentary estate; what (a) consideration the Administration Committee gave to and (b) consultation with users was undertaken on the closure of Bellamy's bar; and whether the House of Commons Commission has plans to provide an alternative venue for Bellamy's bar. | | (309750) | 246
| Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what (a) buildings and (b) rooms on the House of Commons part of the parliamentary estate are vacant; for how many months the offices at 14 Tothill Street have been vacant; and what the cost of (a) rent and (b) utilities on the offices at 14 Tothill Street has been in that period. | | (309859) | 247
N | Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall): To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what steps the House of Commons Commission has taken to apply the principles of Article 29 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 in respect of making reasonable adjustments to enable a disabled person to hold office in the last five years. | | (307865) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 248
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which (a) human and (b) civil rights organisations have received funding from his Department in supporting their work in Uganda in each of the last five years; what allocations have been made to such organisations for each of the next three years; and if he will make a statement. | | (309706) | 249
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether his Department has made representations to the Ugandan government on the Anti-Homosexuality Bill before the Ugandan Parliament. | | (309707) | 250
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to improve the human rights situation in Uganda. | | (309708) | 251
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what aid his Department has provided to Uganda in each of the last five years; and what aid he expects his Department to provide to Uganda in each of the next five years. | | (309709) | 252
| Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what criteria are used to determine which organisations take part in (a) Partnership Programme arrangements, (b) Strategic Grant agreements and (c) Strategic Framework Partnership agreements. | | (309745) | 253
| Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding his Department has provided under the Partnership Programme Arrangement to the Trades Union Congress in 2009-10; and on what terms such grants are made. | | (309746) | 254
| Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the (a) purposes and (b) terms are of each current (i) Strategic Grant Agreement and (ii) Strategic Framework Partnership Agreement entered into by his Department. | | (309747) | 255
| Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, for what reasons his Department enters into Partnership Programme arrangements with the Trades Union Congress; and if he will make a statement. | | (309748) | 256
| Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps he has taken to improve the mechanisms for (a) accountability and (b) performance measurement of expenditure from grants provided by his Department. | | (309808) | 257
| Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what criteria are used by his Department to decide which non-governmental organisations receive funding under Partnership Programme Arrangements; and if he will publish those criteria. | | (309809) | 258
| Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many non-governmental organisations in receipt of grants from his Department are not required to provide audit information including itemised expenditure in respect of such grants. | | (309810) | 259
| Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether any funding provided by his Department to non-governmental organisations may be spent by them on communications and public relations activities. | | (309811) | 260
| Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of non-governmental organisations in receipt of grants from his Department (a) audit themselves and (b) are independently audited in relation to their expenditure of such funding. | | (309812) | 261
| Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps he is taking to ensure greater accountability of expenditure by third party organisations of Partnership Programme Arrangements funding on projects. | | (309813) | 262
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 30 November 2009, Official Report, columns 113-14WS, on the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting; if he will publish the Commonwealth Health Compact agreement; whether under the agreement Commonwealth citizens who are visitors and lawfully in the UK will be entitled to free hospital care and treatment if admission to hospital was non-elective and the need for admission and treatment was unforeseen before the individuals entry into the UK; and if he will make a statement. | | (309548) | 263
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will place in the Library a copy of the results of his Department's most recent staff survey; which organisation carried out the survey; and what the cost of the survey was. | | (309838) | 264
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many sessions of media training were organised for Ministers in his Department in each of the last three years. | | (309913) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice 265
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people sentenced to a life term have been convicted of a homicide offence following their release in the last 10 years. | | (309852) | 266
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many planned visits by Ministers in his Department within the UK were cancelled within 72 hours of the visit taking place in the last 12 months; and what the planned venue or venues were for each such visit. | | (309874) | 267
N | Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders imprisoned under indeterminate sentence for public protection are in secure hospitals; and if he will make a statement. | | (307866) | 268
| John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether Napo and Unison will be consulted on planned reductions to staffing levels in the National Offender Management Service headquarters. | | (309671) | 269
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the merits of establishing a libel tribunal as the preliminary forum for libel cases. | | (309689) | 270
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the merits of setting an upper limit for damages in libel cases. | | (309690) | 271
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of measures to reduce defamation proceedings costs introduced on 1 October 2009. | | (309763) | 272
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much has been spent on (a) strategy and planning, (b) design and build, (c) hosting and infrastructure, (d) content provision and (e) testing and evaluation for his Department's websites in each of the last three years; and what budget has been allocated for such activities in 2009-10. | | (309906) | 273
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assets of his Department are planned to be sold in (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11; what the (i) description and (ii) book value is of each such asset; what the expected revenue is from each such sale; and by what date each such asset is expected to have been sold. | | (309921) | 274
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) press officers and (b) communications staff were employed by his Department (i) in each year since it was established and (ii) on the latest date for which figures are available; and what the cost of employing these staff was in each such year. | | (309929) | 275
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what advertising campaigns for which his Department is responsible have (a) commenced and (b) continued in 2009-10; and what the cost of each such campaign has been. | | (309944) | 276
| Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 27 October 2008, Official Report, column 755W, on war crimes: arrest warrants, if he will take steps to consult all interested parties before bringing forward any proposals to amend legislation relating to the issue of arrest warrants under section 51 of the International Criminal Court Act 2001. | | (309751) | 277
| Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 27 October 2008, Official Report, column 755W, on war crimes: arrest warrants, what recent representations he has received in respect of changes to the law relating to the issue of arrest warrants from (a) the Israeli government, (b) other governments, (c) UK-based organisations and faith groups and (d) victims of war crimes. | | (309752) | 278
| Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 27 October 2008, Official Report, column 755W, on war crimes: arrest warrants, what recent consideration he has given to whether the Attorney General's consent should be required in respect of the issue of (a) all arrest warrants, (b) arrest warrants issued in respect of charges of war crimes, (c) arrest warrants issued in respect of charges of war crimes against individuals whose home jurisdiction is a party to the International Criminal Court, (d) arrest warrants issued in respect of Israeli nationals and (e) arrest warrants issued in respect of those who are in the UK for meetings with Ministers and officials. | | (309753) | 279
| Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 27 October 2008, Official Report, column 755W, on war crimes: arrest warrants, what progress has been made in the consideration of whether to bring forward legislative proposals in respect of the issuing of arrest warrants without the consent of the Attorney General; and whether any changes to this process will require Parliamentary approval. | | (309754) | Questions to the Leader of the House 280
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Leader of the House, how many working days were lost due to (a) illness and (b) stress of employees in her Office in each of the last three years. | | (309917) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 281
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) press officers and (b) communications staff were employed by his Department (i) in each of the last five years and (ii) on the latest date for which figures are available; and what the cost of employing these staff was in each such year. | | (309927) | 282
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many employment tribunals relating to his Department have been held in each of the last five years; and what the cost to his Department was of such tribunals in each such year. | | (309939) | Questions to the Minister for the Olympics 283
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, what steps she is taking to ensure the West Midlands obtains a legacy from the London 2012 Olympics. | | (309660) | 284
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, how many working days were lost due to (a) illness and (b) stress of employees within her Office in each of the last three years. | | (309918) | Questions to the Prime Minister 285
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Prime Minister, what citizens' juries or summits he has attended since June 2007; and what the (a) date and (b) subject was of each such event. | | (309923) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland 286
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will place in the Library a copy of the results of his Department's most recent staff survey; which organisation carried out the survey; and what the cost of the survey was. | | (309837) | 287
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much has been spent on (a) strategy and planning, (b) design and build, (c) hosting and infrastructure, (d) content provision and (e) testing and evaluation for his Department's websites in each of the last three years; and what budget has been allocated for such activities in 2009-10. | | (309907) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Transport 288
| Mr William Cash (Stone): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, if he will take steps to ensure the installation of effective soundproofed fencing along the A50 at Blythe Bridge. | | (309862) | 289
| Mr William Cash (Stone): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what steps he has taken to provide sufficient safety measures on the A519 at Slindon. | | (309865) | 290
| Mr William Cash (Stone): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, if he will take steps to ensure the restoration of the X1 Bakerbus service to Stafford Station. | | (309866) | 291
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how many planned visits by Ministers in his Department within the UK were cancelled within 72 hours of the visit taking place in the last 12 months; and what the planned venue or venues were for each such visit. | | (309873) | 292
| Mark Hunter (Cheadle): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how many premium economy tickets were purchased for flights leaving the UK in (a) 2007, (b) 2008 and (c) 2009. | | (309759) | 293
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how many (a) over-60 year olds and (b) disabled people resident in Tamworth constituency made use of free off-peak bus travel in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (309656) | 294
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what meetings his Department has had with the Department of Energy and Climate Change on policies to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from the rail network. | | (309762) | 295
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, if he will place in the Library a copy of the results of his Department's most recent staff survey; which organisation carried out the survey; and what the cost of the survey was. | | (309836) | 296
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what advertising campaigns for which his Department is responsible have (a) commenced and (b) continued in 2009-10; and what the cost of each such campaign has been. | | (309945) | 297
N | Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of effectiveness of the recent advertisements on the dangers of drug driving. | | (309537) | 298
N | Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with (a) the Local Government Association and (b) local authorities on the contingency plans of local authorities in respect of extreme weather conditions. | | (309538) | 299
N | Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what discussions he has had with the (a) Highways Agency and (b) Salt Union on the distribution of salt to the Highways Agency and local authorities since 9 February 2009. | | (309539) | 300
N | Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what agreements are in place between the Highways Agency and local authorities for the provision of assistance to authorities which require additional salt stocks during extreme weather conditions. | | (309540) | 301
N | Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 23 February 2009, Official Report, column 859W, on roads: snow and ice, how many snow ploughs the Highways Agency has bought since February 2009; and how many it intends to buy in the next 12 months. | | (309541) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales 302
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what estimate he has made of his Department's expenditure on (a) television, (b) radio, (c) print and (d) online advertising in (i) 2009-10 and (ii) 2010-11. | | (309934) | Questions to the Minister for Women and Equality 303
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, which organisations have received funding from the Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) where a Commissioner or employee of the EHRC (a) is a member of and (b) has a financial or other interest in the organisation concerned. | | (309946) | 304
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, how much the Government Equalities Office has spent on (a) print, (b) online, (c) television and (d) radio advertising in each year since it was established; and what percentage of advertising expenditure in each such year was managed by the Central Office of Information. | | (309903) | 305
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, how many (a) press officers and (b) communications staff were employed by the Government Equalities Office in each year since it was established; and what the cost of employing these staff was in each such year. | | (309928) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 306
| Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many times cold weather payments have been triggered in post code (a) FK10 and (b) PH1 since October 2009. | | (309655) | 307
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people addicted to illegal drugs who are in receipt of benefits from her Department. | | (309853) | 308
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many planned visits by Ministers in her Department within the UK were cancelled within 72 hours of the visit taking place in the last 12 months; and what the planned venue or venues were for each such visit. | | (309871) | 309
N | Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate has been made of the expenditure by local authorities on housing benefit administration in (a) 2005-06, (b) 2006-07, (c) 2007-08 and (d) 2008-09. | | (309532) | 310
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners in Tamworth constituency are in receipt of winter fuel allowance; and how much her Department paid to such pensioners in winter fuel allowance in 2009. | | (309675) | 311
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of households in Tamworth constituency who will receive the (a) £250 and (b) £400 winter fuel payment in 2009-10. | | (309676) | 312
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many medical assessments were carried out for (a) incapacity benefit and (b) employment and support allowance in (i) the UK, (ii) England, (iii) the West Midlands and (iv) Birmingham in each of the last five years; and what proportion of those assessed were deemed eligible for those benefits on (A) initial assessment and (B) appeal. | | (309965) | 313
N | Paul Rowen (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many British citizens resident in other EU member states have been receiving disability living allowance, carer's allowance or attendance allowance since 2007. | | (309534) | 314
N | Paul Rowen (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many appeals by British citizens resident in other EU member states on disability living allowance, carer's allowance and attendance allowance have been (a) made and (b) upheld in the last three years. | | (309536) | 315
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to increase pension credit payment levels to compensate for the effects of lower interest rates on the income of pensioners. | | (309699) | 316
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will place in the Library a copy of the results of her Department's most recent staff survey; which organisation carried out the survey; and what the cost of the survey was. | | (309835) | 317
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much her Department has spent on (a) print, (b) online, (c) television and (d) radio advertising in each of the last five years; how much has been spent on advertising in 2009-10 to date; and what percentage of advertising expenditure in each year was managed by the Central Office of Information. | | (309899) | 318
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much has been spent on (a) strategy and planning, (b) design and build, (c) hosting and infrastructure, (d) content provision and (e) testing and evaluation for her Department's websites in each of the last three years; and what budget has been allocated for such activities in 2009-10. | | (309904) | 319
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assets of her Department are planned to be sold in (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11; what the (i) description and (ii) book value is of each such asset; what the expected revenue is from each such sale; and by what date each asset is expected to have been sold. | | (309924) | 320
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employment tribunals relating to her Department were held in each of the last five years; and what the cost to her Department was of such tribunals in each such year. | | (309938) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change 321
N | Mark Hunter (Cheadle): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent representations he has received on policy on disposal of nuclear waste from Sellafield. | | [Question Unstarred] (308906) | 322
N | Jacqui Smith (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps he plans to take to ensure that local communities benefit directly from local renewable energy generation. | | [Question Unstarred] (308888) | 323
N | Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps he plans to take to reduce the level of fuel poverty among households not on the gas main. | | [Question Unstarred] (308909) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 324
N | Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which local authorities levy an annual charge for wheeled refuse containers; what charge was set by each such authority in 2009-10; and how much each such authority raised in such charges in the most recent financial year. | | [Transferred] (309433) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 325
| Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to his contribution of 14 December 2009, Official Report, column 645, on Afghanistan and the EU Council, how much Ministry of Defence spending on humanitarian aid will contribute to the Government's 0.7 per cent. overseas development commitment. | | [Transferred] (309672) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice 326
| Mr William Cash (Stone): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps have been taken to encourage 18 to 24 year olds to vote in the next General Election. | | [Transferred] (309860) | 327
| Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, where potential victims of trafficking are accommodated whilst their case is assessed by the competent authority under the national referral mechanism. | | [Transferred] (309602) | 328
| Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many safe accommodation beds for victims of human trafficking his Department plans to fund over the next three years. | | [Transferred] (309603) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Transport 329
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, whether all border guards who will operate the new full-body scanners at Heathrow Airport have been subject to a Criminal Records Bureau check. | | [Transferred] (309605) |
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