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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Tuesday 26 January 2010
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 26 January 2010
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Tuesday 26 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 Tuesday 26 January of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Tuesday 26 January see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 1
N | Adam Afriyie (Windsor): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the terms of reference are of the review of the Science and Technology Facilities Council announced by the Minister of State for Science and Innovation on 16 December 2009. | | (311824) | 2
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many meetings he has had with British Telecom to discuss funding for next generation broadband services since 1 June 2009. | | (313471) | 3
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) males and (b) females who have taken involuntary early retirement in the last 12 months. | | (313647) | 4
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what average time his Department took to answer questions for (a) ordinary written answer and (b) written answer on a named day in the last 12 months. | | (313655) | 5
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people who wish to continue working beyond the existing retirement age. | | (313677) | Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office 6
N | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how people who do not qualify for contribution-based or income-based jobseeker's allowance but are claiming Class 1 national insurance credits, attend Jobcentre and remain available for and actively seeking employment are (a) recorded or (b) otherwise accounted for in the monthly labour market statistics. | | (313103) | 7
N | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether people who do not qualify for contribution-based or income-based jobseeker's allowance but are claiming Class 1 national insurance credits and attend the Jobcentre and remain available for and actively seeking employment are included within the official claimant count. | | (313104) | 8
N | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate she has made of the number of people claiming jobseeker's allowance (JSA) (a) in each year since 1997 and (b) in each month since January 2008; and how many of those were in recept of (i) contributory, (ii) income-based and (iii) credits-only JSA. | | (313212) | 9
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the survival rate for each type of cancer was in (a) the UK, (b) each region of England, (c) Scotland, (d) Wales and (e) Northern Ireland (i) in 2000 and (ii) at the most recent date for which figures are available. | | (313645) | 10
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what average time her Office took to answer questions for (a) ordinary written answer and (b) written answer on a named day in the last 12 months. | | (313660) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 11
N | Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many times HM Revenue and Customs officers holding writs of assistance have exercised rights to effect entry by force without obtaining warrants from magistrates in each of the last five years. | | (312730) | 12
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what meetings (a) he and (b) his officials have had with the Icelandic government regarding the repayment of debt to the Government for the compensation of depositors who held accounts with Icesave. | | (313619) | 13
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations (a) he and (b) his officials have received from the Icelandic government since 5 January 2010 regarding the renegotiation of terms to repay debt to the Government for the compensation of depositors who held accounts with Icesave. | | (313620) | 14
N | Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to support the claim of UK-based creditors against the US parent company of Lehman Brothers. | | (313573) | 15
N | Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 29 November 2009, Official Report, column 588W, how many individuals claimed non-domiciled status in each taxable income band in (a) April 2008 and (b) April 2009. | | (313575) | 16
| Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which travel to work schemes will be regarded as a taxable benefit by HM Revenue and Customs in 2010-11. | | (313625) | 17
| Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue has been raised by the change to HM Revenue and Customs' rules on travel to work benefits. | | (313626) | 18
| Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HM Revenue and Customs will continue to provide exemption from taxation for existing free travel to work benefits. | | (313684) | 19
N | Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an estimate of the cost to the public purse of changing the threshold for eligiblity of the working tax credit to (a) five, (b) 10, (c) 20 and (d) 25 hours a week. | | (313570) | 20
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the amount of revenue lost as a result of illegal trading in (a) cigarettes, (b) spirits, (c) diesel, (d) petrol and (e) counterfeit goods in Northern Ireland in each of the last two years. | | (313643) | 21
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the size of the illicit market for (a) cigarettes, (b) spirits, (c) diesel and (d) petrol in Northern Ireland in each of the last two years. | | (313646) | 22
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what average time his Department took to answer questions for (a) ordinary written answer and (b) written answer on a named day in the last 12 months. | | (313651) | 23
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what quantity of illegal (a) cigarettes, (b) spirits, (c) diesel, (d) petrol and (e) counterfeit goods was recovered in Northern Ireland in each of the last two years. | | (313678) | 24
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people were (a) prosecuted and (b) convicted of illegal trading in (i) cigarettes, (ii) spirits, (iii) diesel, (iv) petrol and (v) counterfeit goods in Northern Ireland in each of the last two years. | | (313679) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 25
N | Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what proportion of students at each secondary school in (a) the City of Newcastle upon Tyne, (b) North Tyneside Borough, (c) Gateshead Borough and (d) Northumberland (i) achieved English GCSE grades A* to C, (ii) achieved mathematics GCSE grades A* to C and (iii) qualified for free school meals in 2009. | | (313574) | 26
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, pursuant to the Answer of Baroness Morgan of Drefelin of 7 January 2010, Official Report, House of Lords, column 119WA, on people trafficking, whether he plans to introduce a central system for the collection of information on children who have gone missing from local authority care. | | (313658) | 27
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much funding from the Home Access Programme has been allocated; how many families have received assistance from the scheme; and what the maximum limit is on expenditure by each family on (a) a laptop and (b) connectivity. | | (313473) | 28
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what average time his Department took to answer questions for (a) ordinary written answer and (b) written answer on a named day in the last 12 months. | | (313661) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 29
N | Ann Coffey (Stockport): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many planning applications for children's homes under Class C2 of the Town and Country Planning Order 1987 were (a) submitted, (b) granted and (c) refused in each local authority in England and Wales in each of the last five years. | | (313469) | 30
N | Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much (a) Cumbria County Council and (b) the Lake District National Park Authority has (i) applied for and (ii) received under the Bellwin scheme in each year since 2004. | | (313410) | 31
N | Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what funding the Lake District National Park Authority has (a) received and (b) applied for under the Bellwin scheme in the last two years. | | (313411) | 32
N | Dr Stephen Ladyman (South Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many homes have been built by (a) social landlords and (b) local authorities for owner occupation in each (i) district, (ii) county and (iii) unitary authority area in the South East in each year since 1990. | | (313050) | 33
N | Dr Stephen Ladyman (South Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many homes have been available for rent from (a) social landlords and (b) private landlords in each (i) district, (ii) county and (iii) unitary authority area in the South East in each year since 1990. | | (313051) | 34
N | Dr Stephen Ladyman (South Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many homes have been repossessed in each (a) district, (b) county and (c) unitary authority area in the South East in each year since 1990. | | (313052) | 35
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what average time his Department took to answer questions for (a) ordinary written answer and (b) written answer on a named day in the last 12 months. | | (313662) | 36
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the number of local authorities which provided accommodation for rough sleepers in accordance with their obligations under severe weather emergency procedures during the recent cold weather conditions. | | (313682) | 37
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent steps he has taken to monitor the implementation by local authorities of their obligations to rough sleepers under the severe weather emergency procedures; and if he will make a statement. | | (313683) | 38
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he will publish the new guidance on sustainability and spatial strategy; and if he will make a statement. | | (313628) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 39
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 14 January 2010, Official Report, column 1068W, on departmental public relations, what services were provided by Edelman; and for how many hours of staff time Edelman charged for those services. | | (313472) | 40
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many people attended the C&Binet event at The Grove on 26 to 28 October 2009; and how many were (a) creative ambassadors, (b) speakers and (c) representatives of (i) his and (ii) other Government departments. | | (313576) | 41
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, who attended his meeting with C&Binet ambassadors on 27 July 2009; and what expenditure was incurred on (a) food, (b) drink, (c) travel, (d) attendance fees and (e) other expenses in respect of the meeting. | | (313577) | 42
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what average time his Department took to answer questions for (a) ordinary written answer and (b) written answer on a named day in the last 12 months. | | (313663) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 43
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what arrangements for the provision of libraries to the armed forces are required under Queen's Regulations; and what Library services are provided. | | (313618) | 44
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what average time his Department took to answer questions for (a) ordinary written answer and (b) written answer on a named day in the last 12 months. | | (313664) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change 45
N | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the potential for the generation of electricity from tidal power off the south coast of England. | | (313409) | 46
N | Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, for what reason the Office of Civil Nuclear Security has (a) stood down the armed response at Capenhurst and Springfield nuclear sites and (b) downgraded the security level at each. | | (313578) | 47
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what average time his Department took to answer questions for (a) ordinary written answer and (b) written answer on a named day in the last 12 months. | | (313665) | 48
N | Chloe Smith (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what discussions (a) he and (b) his officials have had on taking into account the longer term de-carbonisation of grid energy in the method used to calculate the carbon compliance rating of a dwelling; and if he will make a statement. | | (313341) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 49
N | Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the percentage of (a) meat, (b) eggs, (c) bread, (d) wheat, (e) fruit, (f) vegetables and (g) milk consumed which was domestically produced in each of the last three years. | | (313412) | 50
N | Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the amount of domestic (a) meat, (b) eggs, (c) bread, (d) wheat, (e) fruit, (f) vegetables and (g) milk consumed which was domestically produced in each of the last three years. | | (313470) | 51
N | Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much is planned to be spent by (a) his Department, (b) local authorities and (c) the Environment Agency on flood and coastal erosion risk management in each year from 2010-11 to 2012-13, indicating in respect of each total how much stimulus package spending brought forward from another year it (i) includes and (ii) excludes. | | (313348) | 52
N | Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much was spent by (a) his Department, (b) local authorities and (c) the Environment Agency on flood and coastal erosion risk management in each year between 2007-08 and 2009-10, indicating in respect of each total how much stimulus package spending brought forward from another year it (i) includes and (ii) excludes. | | (313349) | 53
N | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will issue guidance to local authorities and other public bodies in respect of the purchase of endangered seafood; and if he will make a statement. | | (313463) | 54
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what average time his Department took to answer questions for (a) ordinary written answer and (b) written answer on a named day in the last 12 months. | | (313666) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 55
N | Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations (a) he and (b) his Department has received from the US administration in the last 12 months on the (i) present and (ii) future budgets for his Department's programmes. | | (313474) | 56
N | Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has and with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the effect of the abolition of the overseas price mechanism on the budgets of his Department in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement. | | (313475) | 57
N | Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what budgetary estimates were made for his Department's expenditure on (a) counter-terrorism programmes in Pakistan, (b) counter-radicalisation programmes in Pakistan and (c) counter-narcotics programmes in Afghanistan in April 2009; and what his most recent estimate is of the outturn of each. | | (313476) | 58
N | Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with Treasury (a) Ministers and (b) officials in the 2009-10 financial year to discuss proposed in-year reductions to his Department's budgets for (i) counter-terrorism programmes in Pakistan, (ii) counter-radicalisation programmes in Pakistan and (iii) counter-narcotics programmes in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement. | | (313477) | 59
N | Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which programmes operated by his Department have had their estimated budget for 2009-10 as planned in April 2009 reduced in-year; what the (a) original budget and (b) present estimated outturn is in each case; and if he will make a statement. | | (313478) | 60
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had on people-trafficking in (a) Bangladesh, (b) Yemen and (c) Pakistan with representatives from each of those countries. | | (313617) | 61
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what average time his Department took to answer questions for (a) ordinary written answer and (b) written answer on a named day in the last 12 months. | | (313667) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 62
N | Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which local authorities provide (a) only critical, (b) only substantial and (c) both critical and substantial care for adults classed as the most vulnerable. | | (313414) | 63
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the measles, mumps and rubella vaccination rate was for those aged under 18 (a) nationally, (b) in each region and (c) in each primary care trust in London in each of the last five years. | | (313685) | 64
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion of people had been diagnosed with diabetes (a) nationally, (b) in each region and (c) in each primary care trust in London in each of the last five years. | | (313686) | 65
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the survival rate was of cancer patients aged (a) under 75 years old and (b) 75 years and older, of each cancer type (i) nationally, (ii) in each region and (iii) in each primary care trust in London in each of the last five years. | | (313687) | 66
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the primary care trust gross expenditure was in each programme budgeting category (a) nationally, (b) in each region and (c) in each primary care trust in London in each of the last five years. | | (313688) | 67
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which medical categories fall within the programme budgeting category entitled `Other' used to categorise primary care trust programme budgeting expenditure; and on which 10 of these medical categories most has been spent. | | (313689) | 68
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what targets were set by his Department for testing under 25 year-olds for chlamydia under the National Chlamydia Screening Programme (a) nationally, (b) in each region and (c) in each primary care trust within London in each of the last five years; what testing levels were achieved; and how much has been spent on the programme to date. | | (313690) | 69
| Patrick Hall (Bedford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of research carried out by Professor Paolo Zamboni of Ferrara University into the relationship between chronic cerebro-spinal venous insufficiency and multiple sclerosis. | | (313624) | 70
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many potential vCJD treatments are being tested in the UK; and what stage each trial has reached. | | (313609) | 71
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of vCJD have been diagnosed in each of the last 10 years (a) in total and (b) in each genotype. | | (313610) | 72
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have received blood components from 80 or more donors in each of the last five years. | | (313623) | 73
N | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made on the review of paediatric neurological services by the National Specialist Commissioning Group; and what effects he expects the outcomes of the review to have upon service provision at Wessex Neurological Centre. | | (313413) | 74
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Sutton and Cheam of 19 March 2009, Official Report, column 1321W, on wheelchairs, if he will place in the Library a copy of the report and proposal made to the NHS Board. | | (313566) | 75
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will place in the Library copies of the (a) internal and (b) external reports and proposals produced by the Transforming Community Equipment and Wheelchair Services programme. | | (313567) | 76
| Anne Milton (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 6 January 2010, Official Report, column 471W, on contraceptives: health education, what the main areas of estimated advertising expenditure were; how much was spent on each; what the overall non-advertising costs of developing the campaign were; and if he will make a statement. | | (313631) | 77
| Anne Milton (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 6 January 2010, Official Report, column 471W, on contraceptives: health education, through what metrics the effectiveness of the campaign is being measured; for what reasons his Department is using econometric modelling to determine the effectiveness of the campaign; and if he will make a statement. | | (313632) | 78
| Anne Milton (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reasons he commissioned the production of polling data on people's attitudes to pornography to inform his Department's campaign on contraception, as referred to in the papers deposited in the Library pursuant to the Answer of 6 January 2010, Official Report, column 472W, on contraception: health education; in what ways these data have been used to inform his Department's campaign; and if he will make a statement. | | (313633) | 79
| Anne Milton (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 29 October 2009, Official Report, column 577W, on abortion, how many abortions there were in women aged (a) under 20, (b) between 20 and 24, (c) between 25 and 29, (d) between 30 and 34 and (e) 35 years old and above in each of the last 10 years (i) for England and (ii) broken down by primary care trust area of residence. | | (313634) | 80
| Anne Milton (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 10 November 2009, Official Report, column 245W, on contraceptives, whether he has published the sexual health commissioning framework. | | (313635) | 81
| Anne Milton (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department has commissioned recent research on a potential link between spending on community contraception services and the abortion rate per 1,000 women aged between 15 and 44 years; how much each primary care trust spent on community contraception services in the last 12 months; what the abortion rate per 1,000 women aged between 15 and 44 years was in each primary care trust in each of the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement. | | (313659) | 82
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department spent on research into spina bifida in each of the last three years. | | (313641) | 83
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of people with spina bifida has lived to adulthood in each of the last 10 years. | | (313642) | 84
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment the NHS has made of the effectiveness of coiling treatments for brain aneurysms. | | (313644) | 85
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what average time his Department took to answer questions for (a) ordinary written answer and (b) written answer on a named day in the last 12 months. | | (313668) | 86
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time was for people with an alcohol addiction for an appointment with a psychiatric nurse (a) nationally and (b) in each region in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (313676) | 87
N | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with which countries the NHS has reciprocal arrangements for health treatment. | | (313579) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 88
| Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what avenues and procedures are available to hon. Members wishing to make representations to decision-makers in the UK Border Agency on longstanding asylum cases. | | (313630) | 89
N | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many alcohol disorder zones are in force. | | (313347) | 90
N | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 18 January 2010, Official Report, column 32W, on departmental public expenditure, what forms of advertising the £2,453,007 spent in respect of the immigration points-based system was spent on. | | (313460) | 91
N | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 18 January 2010, Official Report, column 29W, on departmental data protection, what activities constituted inappropriate use of information in each case of disciplinary action and dismissal. | | (313461) | 92
N | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 18 January 2010, Official Report, column 29W, on departmental advertising, what activities accounted for the main areas of expenditure under the (a) television, (b) radio, (c) print and (d) online advertising category. | | (313462) | 93
N | Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the date of arrest was of each individual who has been held in pre-charge detention without charge under counter-terrorism legislation for more than 14 days. | | (313342) | 94
N | Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many potential prosecutions of terrorist suspects have been unable to proceed because of the expiry of the 28 day limit on detaining suspects without charge since the entry into force of that limit. | | (313343) | 95
N | Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people in the Metropolitan Police Authority area detained on suspicion of terrorist or related offences were released because there was not enough evidence to charge them within 28 days in the last two years. | | (313344) | 96
N | Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the date was of the most recent arrest under counter-terrorism legislation following which a suspect was held in pre-charge detention for over (a) 14 days and (b) 28 days. | | (313345) | 97
N | Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been (a) charged and (b) convicted of an offence under section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000 in each year since 2001; and what the sentence was in each case. | | (313346) | 98
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the UK Border Agency keeps records of the number of unaccompanied minors arriving in the UK. | | (313611) | 99
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department has taken to identify unaccompanied minors who are suspected of being trafficked. | | (313612) | 100
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many unaccompanied minors have arrived in the country seeking asylum in each year since 1999; and how many of them were granted asylum. | | (313613) | 101
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people arrested for a trafficking offence were (a) cautioned, (b) convicted, (c) subsequently charged with a different crime, (d) subsequently charged and convicted of a different crime and (e) subsequently released without charge in each of the last 10 years. | | (313614) | 102
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department has taken to inform the public about methods of informing authorities about suspected victims of trafficking. | | (313615) | 103
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many potential victims of trafficking under the age of 18 years have been accommodated by local authorities in each year since 1999. | | (313616) | 104
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer to the honourable Member for Totnes of 30 November 2009, Official Report, column 486W, on human trafficking, how many cases the 180 specialists with the UK Border Agency dealt with in the last 12 months; and what average amount of time was spent on each case. | | (313656) | 105
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2010, Official Report, columns 986-7W, on human trafficking, what estimate he has had made of the number of victims of trafficking for forced labour who have not received accommodation and support since 1 April 2009. | | (313657) | 106
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what average time his Department took to answer questions for (a) ordinary written answer and (b) written answer on a named day in the last 12 months. | | (313669) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 107
N | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions he has had with the US authorities on proposals to drop medical supplies from the air to the people of Haiti; and if he will make a statement. | | (313467) | 108
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what average time his Department took to answer questions for (a) ordinary written answer and (b) written answer on a named day in the last 12 months. | | (313670) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice 109
N | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance has been issued to the Legal Complaints Service on the application of the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 to those of its staff who are transferring to the Office for Legal Complaints. | | (313404) | 110
N | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the transfer of operations of the Legal Complaints Service to the Office for Legal Complaints has resulted in staff redundancies. | | (313405) | 111
N | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff work at the Office for Legal Complaints; and what the job description is for each post held by such staff. | | (313406) | 112
N | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost to the public purse has been of establishing the Office for Legal Complaints; and whether he expects further such costs to be incurred. | | (313407) | 113
N | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he expects the Office for Legal Complaints to begin to accept complaint cases for consideration. | | (313408) | 114
N | Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the membership is of his working group on libel law review. | | (313563) | 115
N | Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the terms of reference are of his working group on libel law review. | | (313564) | 116
N | Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the earliest date by which the working group on libel law review will have completed its work; and when he expects to receive the report of that working group. | | (313565) | 117
N | Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what direction he has given to each prison governor on budgets for the financial year 2009-10. | | (313572) | 118
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what average time his Department took to answer questions for (a) ordinary written answer and (b) written answer on a named day in the last 12 months. | | (313671) | Questions to the Leader of the House 119
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Leader of the House, what average time her Office took to answer questions for (a) ordinary written answer and (b) written answer on a named day in the last 12 months. | | (313672) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 120
N | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what percentage of Police Service of Northern Ireland police officers are Catholic. | | (313464) | 121
N | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what percentage of those who apply to join the Police Service of Northern Ireland as police officers are Catholic. | | (313465) | 122
N | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) Catholics and (b) non-Catholics were recruited as police officers by the Police Service of Northern Ireland in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (313466) | 123
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what average time his Department took to answer questions for (a) ordinary written answer and (b) written answer on a named day in the last 12 months. | | (313673) | Questions to the Minister for the Olympics 124
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, what average time her Office took to answer questions for (a) ordinary written answer and (b) written answer on a named day in the last 12 months. | | (313675) | Questions to the Prime Minister 125
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Prime Minister, what average time he took to answer questions for (a) ordinary written answer and (b) written answer on a named day in the last 12 months. | | (313674) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland 126
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what average time his Department took to answer questions for (a) ordinary written answer and (b) written answer on a named day in the last 12 months. | | (313654) | Questions to the Solicitor General 127
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Solicitor General, what average time the Law Officers' Departments took to answer questions for (a) ordinary written answer and (b) written answer on a named day in the last 12 months. | | (313653) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Transport 128
| Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, with reference to the Minister of State's announcement of 14 July 2009 of a £45 million cash injection for Greater Manchester's road network, from which budget within his Department this sum will be spent. | | (313691) | 129
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what average time his Department took to answer questions for (a) ordinary written answer and (b) written answer on a named day in the last 12 months. | | (313652) | 130
| Mike Wood (Batley & Spen): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, which organisation will undertake the consultation for the new East Coast Mainline timetable; when that consultation will start and end; and where consultation responses should be sent to. | | (313629) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales 131
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what average time his Department took to answer questions for (a) ordinary written answer and (b) written answers on a named day in the last 12 months. | | (313650) | Questions to the Minister for Women and Equality 132
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, what average time the Government Equalities Office took to answer questions for (a) ordinary written answer and (b) written answer on a named day in the last 12 months. | | (313649) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 133
N | Lorely Burt (Solihull): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of benefit payments of each type were paid into post office card accounts in (a) the UK, (b) England, (c) Wales, (d) Scotland, (e) each English region and (f) each parliamentary constituency in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (313571) | 134
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of pensioners who are eligible to receive cold weather payments in 2009-10. | | (313011) | 135
N | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people who reached the end of their entitlement to contribution-based jobseeker's allowance went to (a) claim income-based jobseeker's allowance, (b) claim Class 1 national insurance credits only (c) claim another out-of-work benefit and (d) left benefits in each month since January 2008. | | (313105) | 136
N | Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an estimate of her Department's expenditure on statutory (a) maternity and (b) paternity pay for people from each income quintile in each year since 1997. | | (313568) | 137
N | Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much her Department has spent on statutory (a) maternity and (b) paternity pay in each relevant year since 1997. | | (313569) | 138
N | Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the cost to callers to her Department's telephone helplines with the prefix of (a) 0845 and (b) 0844 in the last 12 months; and if she will make a statement. | | (313468) | 139
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what average time her Department took to answer questions for (a) ordinary written answer and (b) written answer on a named day in the last 12 months. | | (313648) | 140
| Ian Stewart (Eccles): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claims for a vaccine damage payment in relation to each vaccine were (a) made and (b) granted under the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme in each of the last 10 years. | | (313627) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 141
N | Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many empty properties local authorities have taken into ownership in the last three years. | | [Question Unstarred] (312964) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 142
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the budget of the Ethnic Minority Task Force was in each of the last five years. | | [Transferred] (313680) | 143
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people the Ethnic Minority Task Force has helped into work in each sector of employment since its formation. | | [Transferred] (313681) |
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