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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Monday 1 March 2010
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Monday 1 March 2010
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Monday 1 March 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 Monday 1 March of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Monday 1 March see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 1
| Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people in Glasgow North East constituency aged (a) between 18 and 21 and (b) 22 years and over have been paid at the rate of the national minimum wage since its introduction. | | (319970) | 2
| Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many businesses in Glasgow North East constituency have received support from the Government since 2008. | | (319973) | 3
N | Linda Gilroy (Plymouth, Sutton): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to facilitate the provision in the South West of the access to broadband internet services as outlined in the Digital Britain report. | | (318865) | 4
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what (a) suppliers and (b) brands of (i) paper and (ii) paper products his Department uses; and what his Department's policy is on the procurement of those materials. | | (320036) | 5
N | Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the Answer of 21 July 2009, Official Report, column 1675W, on adult learning grants, what the average duration of claims for adult learning grants is amongst each age group; what the cost was of paying the adult learning grant to each age group in 2008-09; what the (a) mean and (b) median annual payment of the adult learning grant was in 2008-09 for each age group; and if he will make a statement. | | (318434) | 6
| Dr Nick Palmer (Broxtowe): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the suitability of Post Office Ltd as a bidder for the contract set out in tender notice 2009/S 247-354963. | | (319961) | 7
N | Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department plans to take to participate in the Earth Hour event on 27 March 2010. | | (319085) | 8
N | Mr Terry Rooney (Bradford North): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to promote the Construction Skills Certification Scheme. | | (319690) | 9
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, from which companies his Department sourced temporary staff in each of the last three years; how many temporary staff his Department employed in each year; and what the monetary value of the contracts with each such company was in each such year. | | (320018) | 10
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people in each ethnic group were not in education, employment or training in each quarter of the last five years. | | (319901) | 11
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many borrowers had a Student Loan Company debt cancelled or written off in each of the last five years; and in how many such cases action was taken because of (a) bankruptcy and (b) completion of an individual voluntary arrangement. | | (319902) | 12
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much has been spent on (a) the National Enterprise Academy and (b) enterprise academies in each year since their inception. | | (319903) | 13
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people have attended each Make it Happen (a) day and (b) roadshow event. | | (319915) | 14
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many students from each higher education institution have registered with the FlyingStart - Make it Happen campaign. | | (319916) | 15
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many unique visitors there were to the FlyingStart - Make it Happen website in each month since it was launched. | | (319917) | 16
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much has been spent on (a) roadshow Make it Happen events, (b) creating and maintaining the Make it Happen website and (c) other activities involved in the FlyingStart - Make it Happen campaign. | | (319918) | 17
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much has been allocated in capital funding for further education colleges in each (a) parliamentary constituency, (b) local authority area and (c) region in each of the last three years. | | (319919) | 18
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people have began a Make it Happen self-employment and business start-up programme. | | (319920) | 19
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many (a) men and (b) women were not in education, employment or training in each quarter of the last five years. | | (320064) | 20
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people were not in education, employment or training in each (a) local authority area and (b) region in each quarter of the last five years. | | (320078) | Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office 21
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many deaths of (a) men and (b) women attributable to the effects of alcohol there were in each local authority area in each of the last five years for which figures are available. | | (320047) | 22
| Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the monetary value of goods and services exported from (a) Scotland and (b) the UK was in each of the last five years for which figures are available. | | (319951) | 23
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what (a) suppliers and (b) brands of (i) paper and (ii) paper products (A) her Department and (B) the Prime Minister's Office uses; and what the policy is of each on the procurement of those materials. | | (320035) | 24
N | Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the population density was of (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland in (i) 1960, (ii) 1970, (iii) 1980, (iv) 1990, (v) 2000 and (vi) 2010; and what estimate she has made of the population density in each of those areas in (A) 2020, (B) 2030 and (C) 2050. | | (319821) | 25
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many pregnancies of girls aged between 15 and 19 years there were in England in each year since 1987. | | (319363) | 26
N | Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps (a) her Department and (b) the Prime Minister's Office has plans to take to participate in the Earth Hour event on 27 March 2010. | | (319179) | 27
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, from which companies her Department sourced temporary staff in each of the last three years; how many temporary staff her Department employed in each year; and what the monetary value of the contracts with each such company was in each such year. | | (320020) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 28
| Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in Glasgow North East constituency have received (a) child tax credit and (b) working tax credit since 2004. | | (319971) | 29
| Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many parents and guardians in Glasgow North East constituency have received child benefit since 2004. | | (319972) | 30
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to respond to the letter of 18 December 2009 from the hon. Member for Billericay on his constituent Mrs Dunne. | | (318967) | 31
N | Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps have been taken to implement a cross-government change of circumstances service and a cross-government identity management system. | | (318844) | 32
| Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what correspondence his Department has had with the Crown Estate on its proposed sale of the (a) Cumberland Market, (b) Millbank, (c) Victoria Park and (d) Lee Green housing estate; and if he will make a statement. | | (319945) | 33
| Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much the Government contributed to charities through the Gift Aid scheme in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and how many people made charitable contributions through the scheme in each such year. | | (319949) | 34
| Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to increase the number of charitable donations made using the Gift Aid scheme. | | (319950) | 35
| Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many counterfeit banknotes have been seized in the UK in each of the last two years for which figures are available; and how many purported to have been issued by (a) the Bank of England, (b) Scottish banks and (c) banks in Northern Ireland. | | (319952) | 36
| Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost to the public purse of (a) establishing and (b) maintaining UK Financial Investments Ltd has been to date. | | (319954) | 37
| Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress has been made on the most recent EU review of minimum rates of excise duty to be applied to alcohol and alcoholic beverages. | | (319955) | 38
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what (a) suppliers and (b) brands of (i) paper and (ii) paper products his Department uses; and what his Department's policy is on the procurement of those materials. | | (320023) | 39
| Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) banks and (b) building societies have used the provisions of the Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Act 2008 to transfer funds into the Big Lottery Fund for good causes. | | (319965) | 40
| Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much money has been transferred to the Big Lottery Fund for distribution to good causes under the provisions of the Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Act 2008. | | (319966) | 41
| John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much HM Revenue and Customs has spent on sponsorship of the television programme The Business Inspector. | | (319939) | 42
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effects on the construction industry of the Construction Industry Training Board Levy. | | (320084) | 43
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to assist companies in relation to the administration of the Construction Industry Training Board Levy. | | (320085) | 44
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what notification to the Valuation Office Agency is required of business rate payers when a hereditament is split; and how many such notifications were made in each year since 2000. | | (320065) | 45
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to allow UK citizens to be taxed on their worldwide income; and if he will make a statement. | | (319850) | 46
N | Mr Terry Rooney (Bradford North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the number of public sector construction clients who do not (a) adhere to the Common Minimum Standards and (b) by contract require their contractors to ensure that their employees have Construction Skills Certification Scheme cards. | | (319819) | 47
N | Mr Terry Rooney (Bradford North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Office of Government Commerce is taking (a) to monitor compliance by public sector construction clients with the Common Minimum Standards, (b) to ensure that supply team workforces have Construction Skills Certification Scheme cards and (c) to exclude from tendering companies which are not compliant with the Construction Skills Certification Scheme. | | (319832) | 48
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, from which companies his Department sourced temporary staff in each of the last three years; how many temporary staff his Department employed in each year; and what the monetary value of the contracts with each such company was in each such year. | | (320012) | 49
N | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the contribution of the Minister for Pensions and the Ageing Society of 10 December 2009, Official Report, column 523, on benefits uprating, if he will introduce an immediate increase in the additional pension in line with January's retail price inflation figures; and if he will make a statement. | | (318632) | 50
N | Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 9 September 2009, Official Report, column 1929W, on state retirement pensions, how many (a) men and (b) women who reached state pension age between 6 April 2008 and 5 April 2009 have taken up the option of buying back one or more years of class 3 national insurance contributions under the measures contained in the Pensions Act 2008 to date; and how much has been paid back in contributions by such individuals to date. | | (319540) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 51
| Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what discussions he has had with Birmingham City Council on its prioritisation and phasing of schools projects under the Building Schools for the Future programme. | | (320061) | 52
| Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what recent discussions he has had with Birmingham City Council on future Building Schools for the Future projects in Birmingham. | | (320062) | 53
| Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many schools in Birmingham are (a) being and (b) planned to be redeveloped as part of the Building Schools for the Future programme. | | (320063) | 54
| Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much funding he has allocated to Building Schools for the Future (BSF) projects in Birmingham for (a) active projects and (b) follow-on projects in each wave of that programme; and whether there has been any change to (i) agreed and (ii) projected funding arrangements for BSF projects in Birmingham. | | (320091) | 55
N | Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many (a) physics, (b) chemistry and (c) mathematics teachers were recruited through school-based teacher training programmes excluding Teach First in (i) 1997, (ii) 2004, (iii) 2006 and (iv) the latest year for which figures are available. | | (319362) | 56
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, whether his Department has updated its Allegations Audit, undertaken in 2003-04. | | (319937) | 57
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what percentage of pupils following a GCSE course achieved a B grade or higher in both GCSE mathematics and English excluding equivalent qualifications in 2009. | | (319938) | 58
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what (a) suppliers and (b) brands of (i) paper and (ii) paper products his Department uses; and what his Department's policy is on the procurement of those materials. | | (320034) | 59
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many pupils not eligible for free school meals attended schools at which fewer than 30 per cent. of pupils achieved five A* to C grades at GCSE including English and mathematics but excluding equivalents in 2009. | | (318962) | 60
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what proportion of pupils (a) eligible and (b) not eligible for free school meals at the end of Key Stage 4 achieved five A* or A grades at GCSE including English and mathematics but excluding equivalents in (i) 2003 and (ii) 2009. | | (318966) | 61
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, pursuant to the Answer of 22 February 2010, Official Report, column 309W, on GCSE A-level, how many white (a) boys and (b) girls eligible for free school meals achieved three A-grades at A-level in the earliest year for which figures are available. | | (319075) | 62
N | Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, which schools in England have received funding from the Building Schools for the Future programme to date. | | (319544) | 63
N | Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much funding his Department has allocated to the Building Schools for the Future programme to date. | | (319545) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 64
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what (a) suppliers and (b) brands of (i) paper and (ii) paper products his Department uses; and what his Department's policy is on the procurement of those materials. | | (320033) | 65
N | Mr Terry Rooney (Bradford North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to raise awareness of the Construction Skills Certification Scheme among local government procurement officers. | | (319689) | 66
N | Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to increase the environmental standards to which new houses are built. | | (319453) | 67
N | Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to page 27 of the Homes and Communities Agency's Corporate Plan for 2009, from which programmes he expects the Agency to make capital efficiencies; how much will be saved from each programme; and if he will make a statement. | | (319258) | 68
N | Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what (a) training schemes and (b) courses the Homes and Communities Agency Academy provides. | | (319688) | 69
N | Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to answer Question 314659 on intentionally homeless households with children, tabled on 27 January 2010. | | (319826) | 70
N | Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 22 February 2010, Official Report, column 269W, on home information packs, on what date the final report of the working group on condition information in the home buying and selling process was submitted to his Department; and when he plans to publish his response to that report. | | (319828) | 71
N | Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he expects to reply to the email from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire, dated 18 January 2010, on the Code for Sustainable Homes publication. | | (319457) | 72
N | Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he expects to reply to the email from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire, dated 26 January 2010, on private tenants. | | (319459) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 73
N | Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what incentives his Department provides to encourage local authorities to support local tourism initiatives. | | (319829) | 74
N | Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent progress has been made in preparations for the sale of the Tote; and if he will make a statement. | | (319830) | 75
N | Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether he has plans to alter the tax arrangements which apply to stakes without prizes gaming machines. | | (319831) | 76
N | Mr Robert Goodwill (Scarborough & Whitby): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what his policy is on the participation of young people in competitive sport. | | (318859) | 77
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what (a) suppliers and (b) brands of (i) paper and (ii) paper products his Department uses; and what his Department's policy is on the procurement of those materials. | | (320032) | 78
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much his Department spent on travel for (a) officials and (b) Ministers to the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. | | (318968) | 79
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding has been allocated to his Department's Rewired Culture event on 27 March 2010; and how much such funding had been spent on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (319029) | 80
N | Alun Michael (Cardiff South & Penarth): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had on ITV's proposals for regional news. | | (318852) | 81
N | Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what representations he has received from Ofcom in respect of the David Davies Review of Listed Events. | | (319786) | 82
N | Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what account will be taken of the BBC Strategic Review in assessing the results of the consultation on the David Davies Review of Listed Events. | | (319787) | 83
N | Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 February 2010, Official Report, column 665W, on sports: television, whether he has plans to commission independent advice for the purposes of his economic impact assessment. | | (319837) | 84
N | Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 February 2010, Official Report, column 664W, on sports: television, what mechanisms will be used to resolve differences of opinion over the market value of listed events. | | (319838) | 85
N | Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the budget is for the Cultural Olympiad. | | (318853) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 86
N | Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what reports he has received of the alleged killing by NATO forces of 10 people including eight schoolchildren in the village in Ghazi Khan, Narang District in the eastern province of Kunar, Afghanistan in late December 2009. | | (318431) | 87
N | Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with NATO allies on the reported killing by NATO forces of 10 people including eight schoolchildren in the village in Ghazi Khan, Narang District in the eastern province of Kunar, Afghanistan in late December 2009. | | (318432) | 88
N | Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with representatives of the government of Afghanistan on the reported killing by NATO forces of 10 people including eight schoolchildren in the village in Ghazi Khan, Narang District in the eastern province of Kunar, Afghanistan in late December 2009. | | (318433) | 89
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many valid civilian passes granting access to his Department's buildings have been issued to employees of private defence companies. | | (319940) | 90
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, to which private defence companies civilian passes been issued since 1 January 2008. | | (319941) | 91
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what purposes civilian passes are issued to employees of private defence companies. | | (319942) | 92
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many days each Royal Navy frigate spent on non-operational deployment for (a) diplomatic engagements and (b) defence industry exhibitions in each of the last five years. | | (319943) | 93
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) complaints and (b) requests for clarification on the taxation of war pensions his Department has received from former service personnel in the last two years. | | (319944) | 94
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) suppliers and (b) brands of (i) paper and (ii) paper products his Department uses; and what his Department's policy is on the procurement of those materials. | | (320031) | 95
N | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assets his Department has deployed to Haiti since the earthquake on 12 January 2010. | | (319431) | 96
N | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of his Department's (a) military and (b) civilian personnel have been deployed to Haiti since the earthquake on 12 January 2010. | | (319432) | 97
N | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on relief and deployments to Haiti since the earthquake on 12 January 2010. | | (319433) | 98
N | Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of people (a) eligible and (b) likely to file cases for review under the revised arrangements for the Armed Forces Pension Compensation scheme. | | [R] (319455) | 99
N | Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of gross domestic product is spent on defence. | | (319546) | 100
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether (a) military and (b) civilian staff based in Afghanistan receive training on the recognition and reporting of suspected corruption. | | (319914) | 101
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, from which companies his Department sourced temporary staff in each of the last three years; how many temporary staff his Department employed in each year; and what the monetary value of the contracts with each such company was in each such year. | | (320014) | 102
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what research his Department has conducted on the likely magnitude of an electromagnetic pulse weapon attack upon the UK and the consequences of such an attack. | | (319897) | 103
| Ann Winterton (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much (a) aviation and (b) vehicle fuel for British forces in Afghanistan cost in each of the last five years. | | (319848) | 104
| Ann Winterton (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the maximum flight endurance time without mid air refuelling is for a (a) Typhoon eurofighter, (b) Harrier GR9, (c) Tornado GR4 and (d) Super Tucano; and what the average fuel consumption level is for each aircraft. | | (319849) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change 105
| Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate his Department has made of the (a) quantity, (b) duration of storage and (c) toxicity of the hazardous material to be kept on the 11 nuclear power sites assessed in the consultation on the Draft National Policy Statements for Energy Infrastructure. | | (319968) | 106
| Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the likely change in sea levels attributable to climate change after 2100; and if he will make a statement. | | (319969) | 107
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much energy generated from (a) coal, (b) gas and (c) nuclear sources was supplied to the National Grid in each week of January 2010. | | (319956) | 108
N | Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate his Department has made of the average waiting time for the installation of (a) heating and (b) insulation under the Warm Front Scheme in (i) Chesterfield constituency, (ii) Derbyshire and (iii) England in each year since the scheme's inception. | | (319695) | 109
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what (a) suppliers and (b) brands of (i) paper and (ii) paper products his Department uses; and what his Department's policy is on the procurement of those materials. | | (320040) | 110
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much his Department spent promoting the development and deployment of (a) low carbon and (b) energy efficiency technology in 2008-09; how much such funding has been allocated to those technologies in each of the next three years; what assessment he has made of the contribution to the environmental technology economy made by projects in each area funded by his Department; and what mechanisms are in place to monitor the level of that contribution. | | (320057) | 111
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with which energy companies he has discussed the potential contributions of oil shale to the UK's energy supply; and when he expects the British Geological Survey to complete its reassessment of potential oil and gas shale resources in the UK. | | (320088) | 112
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much funding he has allocated to the work of the UK-Indonesia Working Group on Environment and Climate Change; when and where the group will next meet; and which civil society organisations are expected to participate in the group. | | (320090) | 113
N | Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps his Department plans to take to participate in the Earth Hour event on 27 March 2010. | | (319084) | 114
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, from which companies his Department sourced temporary staff in each of the last three years; how many temporary staff his Department employed in each year; and what the monetary value of the contracts with each such company was in each such year. | | (320010) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 115
N | Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many single payments were made in each of the last three years for which figures are available; how many such payments were monitored; and in how many cases reductions were made. | | (318843) | 116
N | Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, at which locations the Single Payment Scheme is administered; how many people administer the scheme at each such location; and whether he has any proposals to reduce the number of (a) locations and (b) staff. | | (318845) | 117
N | Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, at which locations the Rural Payments Agency has had offices in each year since 2005; and how many staff the Agency employed at each such office in each such year. | | (318846) | 118
N | Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he has any proposals to reduce the number of (a) Rural Payments Agency offices and (b) staff employed at each such office. | | (318847) | 119
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) unweaned calves, (b) cattle, (c) sheep and (d) other livestock species were exported for (i) further fattening and (ii) slaughter in 2009. | | (319974) | 120
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) suppliers and (b) brands of (i) paper and (ii) paper products his Department uses; and what his Department's policy is on the procurement of those materials. | | (320039) | 121
| Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many entries have been registered under the voluntary reporting scheme for nanomaterials since its inception. | | (319921) | 122
| Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government plans to bring forward proposals for a mandatory reporting scheme for nanomaterials used in consumer products. | | (319922) | 123
| Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Government plans to publish its Nanotechnology Strategy. | | (319923) | 124
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2010, Official Report, column 394W, on parrots: animal welfare, if he will bring forward proposals to establish minimum cage sizes and standards for parrots. | | (319256) | 125
N | Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he expects to reply to the email from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire, dated 11 January 2010, on litter and fly-tipping. | | (319458) | 126
| Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will assess the effect on small-scale hydroelectric schemes of the obligation to provide eel passes. | | (319946) | 127
N | Miss Ann Widdecombe (Maidstone & The Weald): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he expects to reply to the letters of 20 November 2009 and 22 January 2010 from the right hon. Member for Maidstone and The Weald. | | (319542) | 128
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with representatives of the waste oil regeneration industry; and if he will make a statement. | | (319845) | 129
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to increase regeneration capacity for waste oils; and if he will make a statement. | | (319846) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 130
N | Malcolm Bruce (Gordon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on (a) attacks on Rwandan presidential candidate Victoire Umuhoza, (b) progress made toward the registration of opposition parties and (c) the extent of political freedom in Rwanda in the run-up to the 2010 presidential election; and if he will make a statement. | | (319692) | 131
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he last met the (a) Parliamentary Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) Group and (b) Top Level Group of Parliamentarians for Multilateral Nuclear Disarmament and Non-proliferation to discuss nuclear non-proliferation and nuclear disarmament. | | (319847) | 132
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what matters were discussed in his meeting with the Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency on 23 February 2010. | | (319894) | 133
| Patrick Hall (Bedford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the policy of the Turkish Government on the migration of Turkish nationals from Anatolia to Northern Cyprus; and if he will make a statement. | | (319947) | 134
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what (a) suppliers and (b) brands of (i) paper and (ii) paper products his Department uses; and what his Department's policy is on the procurement of those materials. | | (320030) | 135
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government Chief Scientist has provided advice to (a) his Department and (b) the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) Commissioner on the proposed marine protected area in the BIOT. | | (320087) | 136
N | Mr Angus MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on how many occasions his Department has made representations to a foreign government on behalf of a UK citizen convicted of crimes involving (a) drugs, (b) sexual offences, (c) violence and (d) computers in each of the last three years. | | (318590) | 137
N | Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he expects to reply to the letter of 6 November 2010 from the hon. Member for Woking concerning his constituent Mr Brett. | | (319788) | 138
N | Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2010, Official Report, column 416W, on Colombia: political prisoners, if he will make representations to the government of Colombia on the fate of human rights defender Carmelo Agamez Berrio. | | (319463) | 139
N | Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his most recent assessment is of the political situation in the Great Lakes region of Africa. | | (319454) | 140
N | Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to end the illegal drugs trade in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement. | | (319543) | 141
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, from which companies his Department sourced temporary staff in each of the last three years; how many temporary staff his Department employed in each year; and what the monetary value of the contracts with each such company was in each such year. | | (320017) | 142
N | Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 22 February 2010, Official Report, column 216W, on Government hospitality: wines, at which events between 25 November 2009 and 25 December 2009 wine from the Government wine cellar was served; and which of those events was attended by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, the hon. Member for Rhondda. | | (319372) | 143
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 9 February 2010, Official Report, column 835W, on Government hospitality: wines, from what wine merchants and producers his Department purchased wine in (a) 2007 and (b) 2008. | | (320066) | 144
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will place in the Library a copy of the minutes of each of the Government Hospitality Advisory Committee for the Purchase of Wine's meetings in the last 12 months. | | (320092) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 145
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what (a) suppliers and (b) brands of (i) paper and (ii) paper products his Department uses; and what his Department's policy is on the procurement of those materials. | | (320029) | 146
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in (a) Scotland, (b) Northern Ireland and (c) Wales on the modalities of and method for (i) recording and (ii) collecting charges from visitors from the Isle of Man who are detained and in receipt of emergency treatment in hospitals in (A) England, (B) Scotland, (C) Wales and (D) Northern Ireland consequent on the cancellation of the reciprocal health agreement between the Isle of Man and each UK health service with effect from 1 April 2010; and if he will make a statement. | | (319357) | 147
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, by what means he proposes to identify those visitors from the Isle of Man who are exempt from charges by virtue of (a) being in receipt of a UK state pension and having lived in the UK for 10 continuous years, (b) being a spouse or civil partner visiting the UK with an exempt UK state pensioner and (c) being a child visiting the UK with an exempt UK state pensioner following the cancellation of the reciprocal health agreement; and if he will make a statement. | | (319358) | 148
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many individuals from (a) Guernsey and (b) Jersey have had emergency admission and received treatment from an NHS hospital since the cancellation of the reciprocal health agreement between the Channel Islands and the UK on 1 April 2009; and how many such individuals (i) have been charged the costs of treatment and hospitalisation, (ii) have been billed for costs of treatment and hospitalisation but have yet to make payment, (iii) were exempt from charges by virtue of (A) being in receipt of a UK state pension and having lived in the UK for 10 continuous years, (B) being a spouse or civil partner visiting the UK with an exempt UK state pensioner and (C) being a child visiting the UK with an exempt UK state pensioner; and if he will make a statement. | | (319359) | 149
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, by what means it is proposed to (a) identify and (b) collect charges from visitors from the Isle of Man who are hospitalised whilst in the UK following the cancellation of the reciprocal health agreement on 1 April 2010; and if he will make a statement. | | (319360) | 150
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, by what method costs have been recouped in respect of charges incurred in emergency hospital admission and treatment of visitors to (a) the UK and (b) England from (i) Guernsey and (ii) Jersey since the cancellation of the reciprocal health agreement between the Channel Islands and the UK health services on 1 April 2009; and if he will make a statement. | | (319361) | 151
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been recouped in charges from visitors from Guernsey and Jersey since the cancellation on 1 April 2009 of the reciprocal health agreements between the Channel Islands and the UK consequent upon their emergency admission and receipt of treatment in UK NHS hospitals; and if he will make a statement. | | (319696) | 152
| Anne Milton (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2010, Official Report, columns 382-3W, on abortion, what the evidential basis is for the statement that additional funding for contraception in the last two years has contributed to a decrease in abortion rates. | | (319957) | 153
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what mechanisms are in place to identify people with dementia when they are admitted to general hospitals; and whether steps are taken to provide additional care for those people in respect of (a) dehydration and (b) confusion during their stay. | | (319924) | 154
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what written information is provided to people with dementia and their carers (a) at the point of diagnosis and (b) by a general practitioner during subsequent consultations. | | (319925) | 155
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) E112 authorisations and (b) Article 49 authorisations for each type of treatment there have been in each year since 1998. | | (319931) | 156
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients have been referred abroad for each treatment in respect of which there were no facilities in the UK in each year since 1998. | | (319934) | 157
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of people referred by NHS commissioners for proton therapy treatment abroad in each of the last five years. | | (319935) | 158
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many staff in a (a) elderly mentally infirm and (b) standard care home are required to have a qualification in dementia awareness. | | (319959) | 159
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent estimate he has made of the (a) length of stay in care homes of residents with dementia and (b) proportion of residents in care homes with a diagnosis of dementia. | | (319960) | 160
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people are recorded on the Quality and Outcomes Framework registers kept by general practitioners as having dementia; and what estimate he has made of the number of carers of those patients who have been reviewed by a general practitioner within 15 months of the diagnosis of the person for whom they act as carer. | | (319967) | 161
N | Paul Rowen (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients have been assessed and treated by the Greater Manchester clinical assessment and treatment centre operated by Care UK since its inception. | | (319687) | 162
N | Paul Rowen (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he has made an estimate of the cost to the public purse (a) per annum and (b) per patient of treatment of each type at the Clinical Assessment and Treatment Service operated by Care UK in Greater Manchester. | | (319833) | 163
N | Paul Rowen (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he has made an estimate of the average unit cost per patient of (a) orthopaedic, (b) ear, nose and throat and (c) gynaecology and urology (i) assessment and (ii) treatment by (A) NHS hospitals and (B) the Clinical Assessment and Treatment Service operated by Care UK in Greater Manchester. | | (319834) | 164
| Christine Russell (City of Chester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he plans to revise his Department's Caldicott Guardian Manual 2006 on data sharing. | | (319895) | 165
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, from which companies his Department sourced temporary staff in each of the last three years; how many temporary staff his Department employed in each year; and what the monetary value of the contracts with each such company was in each such year. | | (320019) | 166
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the NHS Abdominal Aortic Screening programme has cost to date. | | (320049) | 167
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many phases of NHS Abdominal Aortic Screening programme there will be. | | (320050) | 168
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which NHS trusts have submitted an application to the NHS Abdominal Aortic Screening programme to begin an ultrasound screening programme for aortic aneurysms. | | (320051) | 169
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the timetable is for the full implementation of the NHS Abdominal Aortic Screening programme. | | (320052) | 170
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients have been screened as part of the NHS Abdominal Aortic Screening programme at each early implementation site. | | (320053) | 171
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department made about the number of patients who will have been screened in each of the sites covered by phase one of the NHS Abdominal Aortic Screening programme after (a) one year and (b) five years. | | (320054) | 172
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when ultrasound screening for aortic aneurysms will begin in each of the sites covered by phase one of the NHS Abdominal Aortic Screening programme. | | (320055) | 173
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that men aged 65 years old participate in an ultrasound screening programme for aortic aneurysms (a) at each of the early implementation sites and (b) when the programme is fully implemented. | | (320056) | 174
| Dr Howard Stoate (Dartford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, who the members are of the Cross-Government Health Inequalities Programme Board. | | (320067) | 175
N | Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what account will be taken of the mental health needs of adults with autism in the forthcoming Adult Autism Strategy. | | (318965) | 176
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many units of Swine influenza vaccine are available to be dispensed to UK patients. | | (319958) | 177
N | Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects to publish the delivery plan for the Adult Autism Strategy. | | (318973) | 178
N | Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he has commissioned an autism prevalence study; and if he will make a statement. | | (319257) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 179
N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason Section 24 of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 has yet to be repealed. | | (319541) | 180
N | Mr Crispin Blunt (Reigate): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much his Department spent on private security firms in respect of the oversight of individuals subject to a control order in each financial year since 2006-07. | | (319178) | 181
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of recorded crime in each local authority area was attributable to the effects of alcohol in each of the last five years. | | (320045) | 182
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) crimes, (b) violent crimes and (c) sexual crimes were attributable to the effects of alcohol in each local authority area in each of the last five years. | | (320046) | 183
N | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 22 February 2010, Official Report, column 372W, on offenders: deportation, what the country of origin of each offender was; for what crime each was convicted; and from which institution each went missing. | | (319693) | 184
N | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much his Department has spent on (a) focus groups and (b) other deliberative forms of public opinion research in each of the last 10 years. | | (319694) | 185
N | Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate he has made of the number of hand held ICT devices used by police officers to receive information from and transmit information to police stations. | | (319597) | 186
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) suppliers and (b) brands of (i) paper and (ii) paper products his Department uses; and what his Department's policy is on the procurement of those materials. | | (320028) | 187
N | Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people aged (a) under 18, (b) 18 to 29, (c) 30 to 59 and (d) over 60 years old have been arrested for each category of offence by each police force in each year since 1997. | | (319079) | 188
N | Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 11 January 2010, Offical Report, columns 701-02W, on telephone tapping, how many individuals have been warned by the Metropolitan Police Service about the possible illegal interception of their communications since July 2009; how many such individuals are in the (a) police, (b) military, (c) government and (d) royal category; and how many individuals were so contacted during the investigation which preceded the arrests of Clive Goodman and Glenn Mulcaire in August 2006. | | (319080) | 189
N | Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the percentage change was in (a) total recorded crime, (b) crimes involving violence against the person, (c) robbery and (d) burglary in each basic command unit area between 2002-03 and 2008-09. | | (319785) | 190
N | Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) most, (b) less and (c) summary violent offences were recorded in each police force area in each year since 2002-03; and how many people were convicted of violent offences of each type in each of those years. | | (319820) | 191
N | Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people aged (a) under 10, (b) 10 to 12, (c) 13 to 15 and (d) 16 to 18 years old have been arrested for each offence in each police force area in each year since 1997. | | (319823) | 192
| John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the service standard performance of SERCO operations within his Department's Case Resolution Directorate was in each of the last three months. | | (320079) | 193
| John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much work in progress of post awaiting processing by SERCO for (a) Case Resolution Directorate North and (b) Case Resolution Directorate South there was (i) in each of the last four quarters and (ii) at the latest date for which information is available. | | (320080) | 194
| Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he plans to take to ensure that training on the implementation of Part 2 of the Policing and Crime Act 2009 is cascaded to front-line officers. | | (320043) | 195
| Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to train police officers for the introduction of the Policing and Crime Act 2009, with particular reference to the use of the new powers introduced under Part 2 of that Act. | | (320044) | 196
| Dr Nick Palmer (Broxtowe): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he made an assessment of the merits of incorporating the specification for the Check and Send service in the requirements of the Identity and Passport Service tender notice for the procurement of front-office identity services. | | (319962) | 197
| Dr Nick Palmer (Broxtowe): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has discussed with Post Office Ltd the award of the contract set out in tender notice 2009/S 247-354963. | | (319963) | 198
| Dr Nick Palmer (Broxtowe): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he made an assessment of awarding the contract set out in tender notice 2009/S 247-354963 to Post Office Ltd outside the competitive process. | | (319964) | 199
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make it his policy to review the process by which senior police officers in the Metropolitan Police are appointed; and if he will make a statement. | | (319851) | 200
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, from which companies his Department sourced temporary staff in each of the last three years; how many temporary staff his Department employed in each year; and what the monetary value of the contracts with each such company was in each such year. | | (320011) | 201
N | Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he expects to reply to the email from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire, dated 17 December 2009, on asylum seekers (reference: M27601/9). | | (319456) | 202
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals waited between their first application to the National Referral Mechanism and receiving their conclusive grounds decisions for (a) up to seven days, (b) eight to 45 days, (c) 46 days to three months, (d) three to six months and (e) over six months in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (318963) | 203
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many persons identified as possible victims of trafficking by the UK Border Agency or by their legal representative were placed in the detention fast-track system between 1 April and 31 December 2009; how many of them were subsequently released; and for what reason each was released. | | (318964) | 204
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Inter-Departmental Ministerial Group on Trafficking will next meet; and whether it plans to discuss the evaluation of its work on anti-trafficking responses in the UK. | | (318971) | 205
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) average and (b) maximum number of case owners is in respect of each potential human trafficking case that has been referred through the National Referral Mechanism since 1 April 2009. | | (318972) | 206
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much time elapsed between the asylum interview and a conclusive grounds decision in respect of the case of each potential victim of human trafficking referred to the National Referral Mechanism on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (319835) | 207
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff (a) have been and (b) are seconded to work in the United Kingdom Human Trafficking Centre from (i) the Police, (ii) the UK Border Agency, (iii) the Prison Service, (iv) the Serious and Organised Crime Agency, (v) HM Revenue and Customs/UK Border Force, (vi) non-governmental organisations, (vii) social services and (viii) each other organisation. | | (319836) | 208
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment has been made on the vulnerability of critical infrastructure to an electromagnetic pulse caused (a) deliberately and (b) through solar activity. | | (319896) | 209
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment he has made of the feasibility of strengthening civilian systems against electromagnetic pulse attacks; and what estimate he has made of the cost of undertaking such work. | | (319948) | Questions to the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission 210
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 plans to take to enable the House to participate in the Earth Hour event on 27 March 2010. | | (319087) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 211
| Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent steps he has taken to assess the effectiveness of his Department's international aid. | | (320058) | 212
| Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what his most recent estimate is of the additional aid required from contributing states in order to meet the Millennium Development Goals. | | (319953) | 213
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what (a) suppliers and (b) brands of (i) paper and (ii) paper products his Department uses; and what his Department's policy is on the procurement of those materials. | | (320038) | 214
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether an environmental impact assessment has been conducted for each (a) current and (b) proposed road building project funded by his Department in Democratic Republic of Congo; how much funding for each such project was allocated to reducing the effect on these projects; and what the percentage of the budget for the environment and local population was in (i) 2008, (ii) 2009 and (iii) 2010. | | (320086) | 215
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding has been allocated to the Congo rainforest region as part of the £1.5 billion commitment to the fast start global financial package to help developing countries address climate change and its impacts agreed at Copenhagen; and if he will increase the fast-track funding contribution to $800 million per year. | | (320089) | 216
N | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much his Department has spent on relief and deployments to Haiti since the earthquake on 12 January 2010. | | (319430) | 217
| Dr Doug Naysmith (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department plans to take to implement its commitment to agricultural and food security research related to developing countries supported by the UK science base in co-operation with UK research councils. | | (319936) | 218
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, from which companies his Department sourced temporary staff in each of the last three years; how many temporary staff his Department employed in each year; and what the monetary value of the contracts with each such company was in each such year. | | (320016) | 219
N | Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, to what projects and programmes he has allocated funding for the development of micropayment transaction systems in Bangladesh in the last five years. | | (318912) | 220
N | Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding the (a) Grameen bank and (b) Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee has received for the purposes of developing a micropayment transaction system in the last five years. | | (318913) | 221
N | Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether he has had recent discussions with (a) Muhammad Yunus and (b) Grameen bank on micropayment transactions in Bangladesh. | | (318914) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice 222
N | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the running costs of the Office of Legal Complaints have been in each month since its inception; and what estimate he has made of its likely running costs in its first year of operation. | | (319076) | 223
N | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Office for Legal Complaints has installed an IT system to be used to manage its complaints process. | | (319077) | 224
N | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress has been made on the acquisition of the premises of the Office of Legal Complaints. | | (319078) | 225
N | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 8 February 2010, Official Report, column 788W, on robbery: convictions, how many people in each age group in each court area were convicted of robbery offences. | | (319824) | 226
N | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2010, Official Report, columns 488-9W, on crime: convictions, what the equivalent figures are for each year between 1997 and 2006. | | (319825) | 227
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many places are to be provided under his Department's contract with Stonham for the Bail Accommodation and Support Service. | | (319933) | 228
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the size of the prison population in each month up to the end of 2015 following ending of the End of Custody Licence Scheme. | | (320059) | 229
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much has been paid to Clearsprings Ltd in respect of the Bail Accommodation and Support Service in (a) 2007-08, (b) 2008-09 and (c) 2009-10. | | (320060) | 230
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what (a) suppliers and (b) brands of (i) paper and (ii) paper products his Department uses; and what his Department's policy is on the procurement of those materials. | | (320037) | 231
N | Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were sentenced to a prison term in each year since 1997; and how many of those people received sentences of (a) less than three months, (b) three to six months, (c) six to 12 months and (d) over one year. | | (319822) | 232
N | Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make representations to the Cabinet Secretary for Justice in the Scottish Executive for the publication in full of all medical records held in respect of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi. | | (319697) | 233
N | Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with the Cabinet Secretary for Justice in Scotland on the present medical condition of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi. | | (319698) | 234
N | Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with the Cabinet Secretary for Justice in Scotland on the number of medical records which were considered on the decision to release Abdelbaset al-Megrahi on compassionate grounds. | | (319699) | 235
N | Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with the Cabinet Secretary for Justice in Scotland on the fulfilment by Abdelbaset al-Megrahi of the conditions attached to his release since returning to Libya. | | (319700) | 236
N | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much was (a) imposed and (b) enforced in financial penalties by magistrates' courts in England and Wales in each quarter since January 2005. | | (318915) | 237
N | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many court enforcement officers HM Courts Service employed in each quarter since January 2005. | | (318916) | 238
| John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether any prisoner has been charged with corrupting a public official during the last 12 months. | | (320081) | 239
| John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the Local Inmate Database System was introduced. | | (320082) | 240
| John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans there are for the establishment of the Local Inmate Database System (LIDS); and what plans there are for the future of the national LIDS database. | | (320083) | 241
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, from which companies his Department sourced temporary staff in each of the last three years; how many temporary staff his Department employed in each year; and what the monetary value of the contracts with each such company was in each such year. | | (320015) | 242
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what mechanisms are in place to ensure that first responder agencies in human trafficking cases have access to the assistance for victims as required under Article 12 of the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings. | | (318970) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 243
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what (a) suppliers and (b) brands of (i) paper and (ii) paper products his Department uses; and what his Department's policy is on the procurement of those materials. | | (320027) | Questions to the Minister for the Olympics 244
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, how much the Government Olympic Executive spent on travel for (a) officials and (b) Ministers to the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. | | (318969) | 245
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, how much the Government Olympic Executive paid to the Government Car and Despatch Agency in each year since its inception; how much it has spent on such payments in 2009-10; and what proportion of such payments was made in respect of the Government Car Service. | | (319900) | Questions to the Prime Minister 246
N | Mr David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will publish the report on Binyam Mohamed which the Intelligence and Security Committee has made to him. | | (318917) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland 247
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what (a) suppliers and (b) brands of (i) paper and (ii) paper products his Department uses; and what his Department's policy is on the procurement of those materials. | | (320026) | Questions to the Solicitor General 248
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Solicitor General, what (a) suppliers and (b) brands of (i) paper and (ii) paper products the Law Officers' Departments use; and what the Law Officers' Department's policies are on the procurement of those materials. | | (320021) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Transport 249
N | Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 February 2010, Official Report, columns 199-201W, on railways, if he will have discussions with the Association of Train Operating Companies on amending National Rail Conditions of Carriage to permit surfboards to be transported on trains. | | (319691) | 250
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how many and what proportion of road deaths in each local authority area involved at least one driver with a blood alcohol level in excess of the legal limit in each of the last five years for which figures are available. | | (320048) | 251
N | Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how much has been paid by (a) Directly Operated Railways and (b) East Coast Trains for the use of office space in his Department since July 2009. | | (319598) | 252
N | Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, for how long he expects to let office space in his Department to (a) Directly Operated Railways and (b) East Coast Trains. | | (319600) | 253
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what (a) suppliers and (b) brands of (i) paper and (ii) paper products his Department uses; and what his Department's policy is on the procurement of those materials. | | (320025) | 254
N | Mr Angus MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what progress has been made on the sale of (a) Glasgow and (b) Edinburgh airports by BAA; when each such sale is expected to be completed; and if he will make a statement. | | (319595) | 255
N | Mr Angus MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, when he last met representatives from (a) BAA and (b) the Competition Commission to discuss the sale of (i) Edinburgh and (ii) Glasgow airport. | | (319596) | 256
N | Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 February 2010, Official Report, column 188W, on the Government Car and Despatch Agency, from which departments (a) complaints relating to relief drivers and (b) other complaints were received. | | (319827) | 257
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, from which companies his Department sourced temporary staff in each of the last three years; how many temporary staff his Department employed in each year; and what the monetary value of the contracts with each such company was in each such year. | | (320013) | 258
N | Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what estimate he has made of the contribution which will be made from the public purse to the Greater Manchester Cross City Bus Travel scheme in the next 12 months. | | (319434) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales 259
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what (a) suppliers and (b) brands of (i) paper and (ii) paper products his Department uses; and what his Department's policy is on the procurement of those materials. | | (320024) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 260
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent steps her Department has taken to eradicate pensioner poverty. | | (319024) | 261
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what representations she has received on the establishment of a formal target for the eradication of pensioner poverty. | | (319025) | 262
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what additional assistance her Department provided to pensioners during the recent recession. | | (319026) | 263
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of pensioners resident in Coventry South constituency to have been lifted out of poverty since 1997. | | (319027) | 264
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of pensioners lifted out of poverty in the UK since 1997. | | (319028) | 265
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many persons with a national insurance number who are (a) 21 or under and (b) over 21 years old claim all means-tested benefits. | | (319081) | 266
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what (a) suppliers and (b) brands of (i) paper and (ii) paper products her Department uses; and what her Department's policy is on the procurement of those materials. | | (320022) | 267
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the capacity of prime contractors to (a) monitor and (b) review the quality of service provided by sub-contractors; and whether she has made an assessment of the level of knowledge of each prime contractor of (i) Public Service Agreement 16 and (ii) personalisation. | | (319932) | 268
N | Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 7 July 2009, Official Report, column 749W, on state retirement pensions: females, how many women have been contacted; how many women have received lump sums of backdated pension; how much has been paid in backdated pensions to date; and what estimate she has made of the amount which will have been paid out by the end of the exercise. | | (319461) | 269
N | Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 23 June 2009, Official Report, column 817W, on state retirement pensions, how much her Department has paid out in such lump sums to date; how many people have received such payments; when she expects to complete the exercise; and if she will make a statement. | | (319818) | 270
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of medical assessments for (a) employment and support allowance and (b) incapacity benefit claimants carried out by Atos Origin in Wales in each of the last five years were conducted by medically trained professionals registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council. | | (320041) | 271
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of medical assessments for (a) employment and support allowance and (b) incapacity benefit claimants carried out by Atos Origin in Wales in each of the last five years were conducted by doctors who had completed their formal medical training and were registered with the General Medical Council. | | (320042) |
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