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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Wednesday 3 March 2010
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 3 March 2010
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 3 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 Wednesday 3 March of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Wednesday 3 March 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 programmes and initiatives received funding from the other minor science programmes budget referred to in Table 11 of his Department's Departmental Report for 2009; and how much such funding was allocated to each such programme and initiative in the latest year for which figures are available. | | (318919) | 2
N | Adam Afriyie (Windsor): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what programmes and initiatives received funding from the other innovation programmes budget referred to in Table 11 of his Department's Departmental Report for 2009; and how much such funding was allocated to each such programme and initiative in the latest year for which figures are available. | | (318920) | 3
N | Adam Afriyie (Windsor): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the cost to the public purse of the Science: [So what? So everything] programme has been in each year since its launch; how many officials in each pay band are responsible for that programme; and what mechanisms are in place to measure the effectiveness of that programme. | | (318921) | 4
N | Adam Afriyie (Windsor): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much his Department spent on creating the Science: [So what? So everything] website; what estimate he has made of the annual cost of maintaining that website; how many unique visitors that website (a) has received since its launch and (b) receives on average each day; and how many officials in each pay band are responsible for maintaining that website. | | (318922) | 5
N | Adam Afriyie (Windsor): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number of people in each age group who have attended events supported by his Department's Science: [So what? So everything] programme. | | (318923) | 6
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to assist the music industry, with particular reference to intellectual property rights relating to that industry. | | (320604) | 7
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, to how many contracted days' paid holiday on average employees in each employment category in the (a) public and (b) private sector were entitled in the latest year for which figures are available. | | (320648) | 8
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what projects will be funded as part of the Biotechnology and Biological Science Research Council initiatives on animal disease. | | (319841) | 9
| Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many (a) disciplinary and (b) capability procedures have been (i) initiated and (ii) completed in his Department and its predecessor in each of the last five years; how much time on average was taken to complete each type of procedure in each such year; how many and what proportion of his Department's staff were subject to each type of procedure in each such year; and how many and what proportion of each type of procedure resulted in the dismissal of the member of staff. | | (320638) | 10
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many (a) Ministers and (b) civil servants in his Department received coaching in a foreign language in the last 12 months; what expenditure his Department incurred in providing such coaching; and in what languages such coaching was provided. | | (320409) | 11
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what information technology projects initiated by (a) his Department and (b) its agencies were cancelled prior to completion in the last 12 months; and what the cost of each such project was to the public purse. | | (320431) | 12
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much his Department has spent on office refurbishments since its inception. | | (320474) | 13
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much has been paid in reimbursable expenses to special advisers in his Department and its predecessors in each of the last five years. | | (320584) | 14
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effect on levels of greenhouse gas emissions of the vehicle scrappage scheme. | | (320317) | 15
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the likely change in the volume of greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the vehicle scrappage scheme in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012. | | (320320) | 16
| Stewart Hosie (Dundee East): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much funding his Department will provide to fund all existing private finance initiative and public-private partnership contracts in each of the next 10 years. | | (320563) | 17
| Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, from which areas of his Department's budget for science he expects to make savings. | | (320246) | 18
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the likely (a) price and (b) availability of credit to small businesses in the second quarter of 2010. | | (320389) | 19
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Ruislip Northwood of 5 January 2010, Official Report, column 103W, on departmental marketing, how much his Department and its agencies have spent on advertising, marketing, public relations and publicity in relation to the (a) Real Help Now and (b) Building Britain's Future themed campaign to date. | | (320451) | 20
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what funds have been disbursed under the Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme to date. | | (320487) | 21
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what funds have been disbursed under the Automotive Assistance Scheme to date. | | (320488) | 22
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Ruislip Northwood of 3 February 2010, Official Report, column 411W, on illegal immigrants, how many staff his Department, its predecessors and its agencies have appointed who were later discovered to be illegal immigrants since 2005. | | (320501) | 23
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate his Department has made of the number of new car sales in the second quarter of 2010. | | (320593) | 24
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many days staff of his Department and its agencies spent on trade union activity in the latest year for which figures are available; and what recent estimate he has made of the annual cost to the public purse of such activity. | | (320618) | 25
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many of his Department's private finance initiative projects have been delayed because of problems obtaining finance; and what the monetary value is of each contract. | | (320564) | 26
| Stephen Williams (Bristol West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the average fee cost was of a further education level 3 course for adults in the latest period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. | | (320529) | 27
| Stephen Williams (Bristol West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the average course fee paid by employers taking on adult apprentices was in the latest period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. | | (320530) | Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office 28
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people aged 17 years and under were resident in Southend in each year since 1995. | | (320602) | 29
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many children of school age there have been in (a) Essex and (b) Southend in each year since 1997. | | (320603) | 30
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent estimate she has made of the proportion of people employed in social care who are women. | | (320654) | 31
| Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) disciplinary and (b) capability procedures have been (i) initiated and (ii) completed in her Department in each of the last five years; how much time on average was taken to complete each type of procedure in each such year; how many and what proportion of her Department's staff were subject to each type of procedures in each such year; and how many and what proportion of each type of procedure resulted in the dismissal of the member of staff. | | (320633) | 32
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) Ministers and (b) civil servants in her Department received coaching in a foreign language in the last 12 months; what expenditure her Department incurred in providing such coaching; and in what languages such coaching was provided. | | (320410) | 33
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information technology projects initiated by (a) her Department and (b) its agency were cancelled prior to completion in the last 12 months; and what the cost of each such project was to the public purse. | | (320437) | 34
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much her Department spent on office refurbishments in each of the last 10 years. | | (320508) | 35
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if she will meet representatives of Sikhs to discuss proposals for the inclusion of a Sikh category in the ethnic data collection within the 2011 National Census. | | (320257) | 36
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Ruislip Northwood of 5 January 2010, Official Report, column 103W, on departmental marketing, how much (a) the Cabinet Office and (b) the Central Office of Information have spent on advertising, marketing, public relations and publicity to the (i) Real Help Now and (ii) Building Britain's Future themed campaigns to date. | | (320493) | 37
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many days staff of (a) her Department, (b) the Charity Commission and (c) the Central Office of Information spent on trade union activity in the latest year for which figures are available; and what recent estimate she has made of the annual cost to the public purse of such activity. | | (320619) | 38
| Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon & East Chelmsford): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when she expects to the reply to the letters of 10 December 2008, 15 July 2009 and 11 November 2009 from the hon. Member for Maldon and East Chelmsford on behalf of a constituent, Mrs E. P. Molloy. | | (320292) | 39
| Stephen Williams (Bristol West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, to what extent the equality impact assessment conducted by the Office for National Statistics in respect of the 2011 Census question development considered the effect on equality of how public bodies use the ethnic group data in meeting the Race Relations Act public sector duties. | | (320531) | 40
| Stephen Williams (Bristol West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Office for National Statistics sets a minimum threshold for the number of respondents to a specified ethnic group category in deciding on its inclusion or continued inclusion in the Census. | | (320532) | 41
| Stephen Williams (Bristol West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the equality impact assessment conducted by the Office for National Statistics in respect of the 2011 Census question considered the effect on equality of not including legally defined races within the mandatory ethnic group question; and if she will make a statement. | | (320533) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 42
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment has been made of the effect on the economy of the recent change to the rate of value added tax; what recent representations he has received on this issue; from whom; what response he gave in each case; and if he will make a statement. | | (320653) | 43
| Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) disciplinary and (b) capability procedures have been (i) initiated and (ii) completed in his Department in each of the last five years; how much time on average was taken to complete each type of procedure in each such year; how many and what proportion of his Department's staff were subject to each type of procedure in each such year; and how many and what proportion of each type of procedure resulted in the dismissal of the member of staff. | | (320624) | 44
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much (a) Ministers and (b) staff of each grade in (i) his Department and (ii) its agencies spent on first class travel in the last 12 months. | | (320395) | 45
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information technology projects initiated by (a) his Department and (b) its agencies were cancelled prior to completion in the last 12 months; and what the cost of each such project was to the public purse. | | (320420) | 46
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department spent on office refurbishments in each of the last 10 years. | | (320503) | 47
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) Ministers and (b) civil servants in his Department received coaching in a foreign language in the last 12 months; what expenditure his Department incurred in providing such coaching; and in what languages such coaching was provided. | | (320539) | 48
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what bonus payments were made to HM Revenue and Customs staff (a) at each grade and (b) in each department in each of the last five financial years. | | (320659) | 49
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his most recent estimate is of the monetary value of (a) working tax credit and (b) child tax credit paid to (i) non-British EU nationals resident in the UK, (ii) non-EU nationals resident in the UK, (iii) non-British EU nationals not resident in the UK and (iv) non-EU nationals not resident in the UK to date; and if he will make a statement. | | (320156) | 50
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2010, Official Report, column 876W, on the Sustainable Development Commission: Treasury, for what reason the baseline carbon emissions of (a) the Home Office and (b) the Ministry of Justice have been changed. | | (320361) | 51
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December 2009, Official Report, column 927W, on Government departments: carbon emissions, what estimate he has made of the volume of carbon dioxide emissions likely to arise from Government operations in each department in 2010. | | (320363) | 52
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 7.25, page 124, of the pre-Budget report, Cm 7747, from which budget the (a) £50 million for the development of offshore wind technologies and (b) £40 million for the development of low carbon energy and advanced green manufacturing technologies will be allocated. | | (320366) | 53
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 7.32, page 125, of the pre-Budget report, Cm 7747, what the baseline is for the 10 per cent. reduction in public sector energy spending. | | (320367) | 54
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 7.30, page 125, of the pre-Budget report, Cm 7747, from which budget the £30 million for the Teesside chemicals industry will be allocated. | | (320368) | 55
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 7.19, page 123, of the pre-Budget report, Cm 7747, from what level the Government has doubled its support for carbon capture and storage technology. | | (320373) | 56
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the monetary value of receipts from the Climate Change Levy in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11 and (c) 2011-12. | | (320512) | 57
N | Stewart Hosie (Dundee East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of value added tax arrangements on loss-leading marketing promotions of alcohol by retailers. | | (320116) | 58
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with his European counterparts on the effects on EU member states of the fiscal situation in Greece. | | (320388) | 59
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with UK Financial Investments on the level of bank lending. | | (320390) | 60
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Ruislip Northwood of 5 January 2010, Official Report, column 103W, on departmental marketing, how much (a) his Department, (b) its agencies, (c) HM Revenue and Customs and (d) the Valuation Office Agency have spent on advertising, marketing, public relations and publicity in relation to the (i) Real Help Now and (ii) Building Britain's Future themed campaign to date. | | (320496) | 61
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff (a) his Department, (b) its agencies, (c) HM Revenue and Customs and (d) the Valuation Office Agency have appointed who were later discovered to be illegal immigrants since 2005. | | (320500) | 62
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many days staff of (a) his Department, (b) HM Revenue and Customs and (c) the Valuation Office Agency spent on trade union activity in the latest year for which figures are available; and what recent estimate he has made of the annual cost to the public purse of such activity. | | (320616) | 63
| Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had concerning the proposal to levy a lower duty on cask beer; and if he will make a statement. | | (320559) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 64
| Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many (a) disciplinary and (b) capability procedures have been (i) initiated and (ii) completed in his Department in each of the last five years; how much time on average was taken to complete each type of procedure in each such year; how many and what proportion of his Department's staff were subject to each type of procedure in each such year; and how many and what proportion of each type of procedure resulted in the dismissal of the member of staff. | | (320634) | 65
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many pupils have been permanently excluded from schools in England and Wales for assaulting (a) a member of staff and (b) a fellow pupil in each of the last five years. | | (320547) | 66
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many pupils have been permanently excluded from schools in England and Wales for (a) alcohol-related incidents, (b) drug-related incidents and (c) carrying a knife or other weapon onto school premises in each of the last five years. | | (320548) | 67
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many (a) Ministers and (b) civil servants in his Department received coaching in a foreign language in the last 12 months; what expenditure his Department incurred in providing such coaching; and in what languages such coaching was provided. | | (320411) | 68
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what information technology projects initiated by his Department were cancelled prior to completion in the last 12 months; and what the cost of each such project was to the public purse. | | (320433) | 69
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much his Department has spent on office refurbishments in each year since its inception. | | (320504) | 70
N | Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, if he will publish his response to the document Preventing Terrorism and Violent Extremism produced by the UK Youth Parliament and commissioned jointly by his Department and the Home Office. | | (319791) | 71
N | Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many children under the age of 16 years were (a) put up for compulsory adoption, (b) put in the care of foster parents and (c) taken into local authority care in each local authority area in each of the last three years. | | (319792) | 72
| Mark Hunter (Cheadle): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many children went missing from care in each local authority area in each of the last five years. | | (320236) | 73
N | Chris McCafferty (Calder Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what recent assessment he has made of the standard of services for vulnerable children in Calderdale; and what steps his Department plans to take to ensure the protection of children. | | (320121) | 74
| John Penrose (Weston-Super-Mare): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what discussions on what topics he has had with senior personnel at Pearson in the last 12 months. | | (320227) | 75
N | Paul Rowen (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many complaints his Department has received on the use of biometric data in schools in the last three years. | | (320123) | 76
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many pupils excluded from school in Poole were readmitted on appeal in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (320385) | 77
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many pupils resident in the Poole unitary authority area sat a GCSE in (a) history, (b) physics, (c) chemistry and (d) biology in (i) 1997 and (ii) 2009. | | (320386) | 78
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many pupils in the Poole unitary authority area were given places on the Young, Gifted and Talented Programme in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (320387) | 79
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Ruislip Northwood of 5 January 2010, Official Report, column 103W, on departmental marketing, how much his Department and agencies have spent on advertising, marketing, public relations and publicity in relation to the (a) Real Help Now and (b) Building Britain's Future themed campaign to date. | | (320495) | 80
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many staff his Department, its predecessors and its agencies have appointed who were later discovered to be illegal immigrants since 2005. | | (320499) | 81
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many days staff of his Department and its agencies spent on trade union activity in the latest year for which figures are available; and what recent estimate he has made of the annual cost to the public purse of such activity. | | (320666) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 82
| Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) disciplinary and (b) capability procedures have been (i) initiated and (ii) completed in his Department in each of the last five years; how much time on average was taken to complete each type of procedure in each such year; how many and what proportion of his Department's staff were subject to each type of procedure in each such year; and how many and what proportion of each type of procedure resulted in the dismissal of the member of staff. | | (320635) | 83
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much (a) Ministers and (b) staff of each grade in (i) his Department and (ii) its agencies spent on first class travel in the last 12 months. | | (320399) | 84
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) Ministers and (b) civil servants in his Department received coaching in a foreign language in the last 12 months; what expenditure his Department incurred in providing such coaching; and in what languages such coaching was provided. | | (320412) | 85
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what information technology projects initiated by (a) his Department and (b) its agencies were cancelled prior to completion in the last 12 months; and what the cost of each such project was to the public purse. | | (320430) | 86
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much his Department spent on office refurbishments in each year since its inception. | | (320475) | 87
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much was paid in reimbursable expenses to special advisers in his Department in each of the last five years. | | (320476) | 88
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to answer Question 316095, on children in temporary accommodation, tabled on 2 February 2010. | | (320250) | 89
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to answer Question 316094, on households in temporary accommodation, tabled on 2 February 2010. | | (320251) | 90
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to answer Question 316350, on offices of the Homes and Communities Agency, the Homes and Communities Agency Academy and the Tenant Services Authority, tabled on 3 February 2010. | | (320252) | 91
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to answer Question 315992, on affordable housing and the Code for Sustainable Homes, tabled on 2 February 2010. | | (320253) | 92
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to answer Question 316032, on pregnant women in temporary accommodation, tabled on 2 February 2010. | | (320254) | 93
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what strategic development areas (SDAs) there are in England; how many homes are expected to be constructed in each SDA; and when each area is expected to be completed. | | (320258) | 94
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to correct incorrect data lodged on the Energy Performance Certificate Register between 18 September 2008 and June 2009. | | (320259) | 95
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which division of his Department is responsible for the (a) development and (b) distribution of software for (i) calculating energy efficiency ratings and (ii) lodging energy performance certificates. | | (320260) | 96
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he expects to restore Live Tables 251 and 252 on Land Use Change statistics on his Department's website. | | (320525) | 97
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average density of new dwellings was in each (a) region and (b) local authority area in each year since 1997. | | (320526) | 98
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of new dwellings have been built in areas at risk of flooding in each (a) region and (b) local authority area in each year since 1997. | | (320527) | 99
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what percentage of new dwellings have been built in designated Green Belt land in each region in each year since 1997. | | (320528) | 100
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many Social Homebuy sales have been completed in each (a) local authority area and (b) region in each year since 2005; and how many have been completed in 2009-10 to date. | | (320656) | 101
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what percentage of new (a) affordable and (b) privately built homes had (a) one, (b) two, (c) three and (d) four or more bedrooms in each local authority area in each year since 1997. | | (320657) | 102
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what percentage of new (a) affordable and (b) privately-built homes were (a) flats and (b) houses in each local authority area in each year since 1997. | | (320658) | 103
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many housing starts for housing of each type of tenure there were in the Borough of Poole in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (320379) | 104
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the Borough of Poole Council on the effects of trends in Government funding on the level of (a) the provision of services by and (b) employment in the council; and if he will make a statement. | | (320384) | 105
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Ruislip Northwood of 5 January 2010, Official Report, column 103W, on departmental marketing, how much his Department and its agencies have spent on advertising, marketing, public relations and publicity to the (i) Real Help Now and (ii) Building Britain's Future themed campaign to date. | | (320494) | 106
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many staff of (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) the Audit Commission are seconded to trade unions; what facilities are made available to those staff; how many days other staff of each organisation spent on trade union activity in the latest year for which figures are available; and what recent estimate has been made of the annual cost to the public purse of union activity by staff of each organisation. | | (320599) | 107
| Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, it he will establish a Coalfields Regeneration Review to gauge progress and identify priorities for the future. | | (320516) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 108
| Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many (a) disciplinary and (b) capability procedures have been (i) initiated and (ii) completed in his Department in each of the last five years; how much time on average was taken to complete each type of procedure in each such year; how many and what proportion of his Department's staff were subject to each type of procedure in each such year; and how many and what proportion of each type of procedure resulted in the dismissal of the member of staff. | | (320636) | 109
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much (a) Ministers and (b) staff of each grade in (i) his Department and (ii) its agency spent on first class travel in the last 12 months. | | (320397) | 110
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many (a) Ministers and (b) civil servants in his Department received coaching in a foreign language in the last 12 months; what expenditure his Department incurred in providing such coaching; and in what languages such coaching was provided. | | (320414) | 111
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what information technology projects initiated by (a) his Department and (b) its agencies were cancelled prior to completion in the last 12 months; and what the cost of each such project was to the public purse. | | (320429) | 112
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much his Department spent on office refurbishments in each of the last 10 years. | | (320468) | 113
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much has been paid in reimbursable expenses to special advisers in his Department in each of the last five years. | | (320583) | 114
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to encourage young people to use the (a) free theatre tickets available under the A Night Less Ordinary Scheme and (b) the National Theatre Entry Pass. | | (320524) | 115
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many young people have registered for the National Theatre Entry Pass to date. | | (320660) | 116
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many young people have used theatre tickets provided under the A Night Less Ordinary scheme since the scheme was introduced. | | (320661) | 117
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many staff his Department and its agencies have appointed who were later discovered to be illegal immigrants since 2005. | | (320441) | 118
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Ruislip Northwood of 5 January 2010, Official Report, column 103W, on departmental marketing, how much his Department and agencies have spent on advertising, marketing, public relations and publicity in relation to the (a) Real Help Now and (b) Building Britain's Future themed campaign to date. | | (320461) | 119
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much National Lottery funding was spent on grass roots sports (a) in Poole and (b) nationally in each year from 1997 to 2009, expressed in real terms. | | (320485) | 120
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding has been allocated to the promotion of tourism (a) in Poole and (b) nationally in each year since 1997. | | (320486) | 121
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many staff his Department and its agencies are seconded to trade unions; what facilities are made available to them; how many days other staff of his Department and its agencies spent on trade union activity in the latest year for which figures are available; and what recent estimate he has made of the annual cost to the public purse of such activity. | | (320610) | 122
| Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon & East Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions his Department has had with (a) the National Lottery Commission and (b) Camelot on Camelot's application to operate certain commercial services in addition to the National Lottery; and if he will make a statement. | | (320293) | 123
| Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon & East Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the National Lottery Commission consults stakeholders and other interested parties on the implications for its core National Lottery business and brand of Camelot's application to operate certain commercial services; and if he will make a statement. | | (320294) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 124
N | Mr James Arbuthnot (North East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to answer Question 315473, on the comprehensive review of the Board of Inquiry report on the sinking of HMS Sheffield, tabled on 1 February 2010. | | (320115) | 125
| Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) disciplinary and (b) capability procedures have been (i) initiated and (ii) completed in his Department in each of the last five years; how much time on average was taken to complete each type of procedure in each such year; how many and what proportion of his Department's staff were subject to each type of procedure in each such year; and how many and what proportion of each type of procedure resulted in the dismissal of the member of staff. | | (320637) | 126
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much (a) Ministers and (b) staff of each grade in (i) his Department and (ii) its agencies spent on first class travel in the last 12 months. | | (320393) | 127
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Ministers and (b) civil servants in his Department received coaching in a foreign language in the last 12 months; what expenditure his Department incurred in providing such coaching; and in what languages such coaching was provided. | | (320415) | 128
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information technology projects initiated by (a) his Department and (b) its agencies were cancelled prior to completion in the last 12 months; and what the cost of each such project was to the public purse. | | (320428) | 129
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much was paid in reimbursable expenses to special advisers in his Department in each of the last five years. | | (320479) | 130
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on office refurbishments in each of the last 10 years. | | (320505) | 131
N | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's policy is on equal opportunities in the armed forces; how his Department implements that policy; and what assessment he has made of its effectiveness. | | (319929) | 132
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff his Department and its agencies have appointed who were later discovered to be illegal immigrants since 2005. | | (320442) | 133
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Ruislip Northwood of 5 January 2010, Official Report, column 103W, on departmental marketing, how much his Department and agencies have spent on advertising, marketing, public relations and publicity in relation to the (a) Real Help Now and (b) Building Britain's Future themed campaign to date. | | (320460) | 134
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many days staff of his Department and its agencies spent on trade union activity in the latest year for which figures are available; and what recent estimate he has made of the annual cost to the public purse of such activity. | | (320665) | 135
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many thefts of (a) personal items and (b) items which are the property of his Department have been reported from the London offices of his Department in the last two years. | | (320228) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change 136
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what consideration is given to the average length of lorry journey in transporting wood from the processing plant to the international port in assessing the carbon footprint of biomass imports. | | (320520) | 137
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what information his Department holds on the proportion of wood pellets used in heat and electricity generation which was imported in the last 12 months. | | (320521) | 138
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will publish on his Department's website the minutes of each meeting of the Nuclear Liabilities Financing Assurance Board to date. | | (320534) | 139
| Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many (a) disciplinary and (b) capability procedures have been (i) initiated and (ii) completed in his Department in each year since its inception; how much time on average was taken to complete each type of procedure in each such year; how many and what proportion of his Department's staff were subject to each type of procedure in each such year; and how many and what proportion of each type of procedure resulted in the dismissal of the member of staff. | | (320639) | 140
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much (a) Ministers and (b) staff of each grade in his Department spent on first class travel in the last 12 months. | | (320402) | 141
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many (a) Ministers and (b) civil servants in his Department received coaching in a foreign language in the last 12 months; what expenditure his Department incurred in providing such coaching; and in what languages such coaching was provided. | | (320416) | 142
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what information technology projects initiated by his Department were cancelled prior to completion in the last 12 months; and what the cost of each such project was to the public purse. | | (320434) | 143
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much his Department has spent on office refurbishments since its inception. | | (320471) | 144
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much has been paid in reimbursable expenses to special advisers in his Department in each year since its creation. | | (320582) | 145
N | Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent representations he has received on the delay in the delivery of domestic heating oil to consumers; and if he will introduce measures to bring the regulation of domestic heating oil providers within the remit of Ofgem. | | (319707) | 146
N | Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many micro-combined heat and power installations he expects to participate in the feed-in tariff scheme. | | (319793) | 147
N | Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the delay in the delivery of domestic heating oil as a consequence of the Christmas and New Year holidays and of the snow in January and February 2010. | | (319843) | 148
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the (a) capacity and (b) maximum withdrawal rate is of each UK gas storage site. | | (320303) | 149
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps his Department takes to ensure that boilers to be replaced under the boiler scrappage scheme are in working order before replacement. | | (320304) | 150
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much has been disbursed from the Marine Renewables Deployment Fund to date. | | (320305) | 151
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many homes have had insulation improvements funded by his Department since 11 September 2008. | | (320306) | 152
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what methodology his Department uses to calculate the level of expected energy unserved. | | (320308) | 153
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the (a) lowest and (b) highest daily volume of UK continental shelf natural gas production has been since 1 September 2008. | | (320309) | 154
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the (a) lowest and (b) highest monthly volume of UK continental shelf natural gas production has been since 1 September 2008. | | (320310) | 155
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many homes had received assistance under the Community Energy Saving Programme on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (320311) | 156
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many domestic electricity customers were disconnected as a result of non-payment of bills in each year since 1997. | | (320312) | 157
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he made of the level of fossil fuel dependency in the latest year for which figures are available; and what information he holds for benchmarking purposes on the level of fossil fuel dependency of other G8 countries. | | (320315) | 158
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when he expects to announce the winner of the first carbon capture and storage demonstration scheme competition. | | (320316) | 159
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether he has made a recent estimate of the number and proportion of homes with (a) no, (b) less than 50 mm of, (c) between 50 and 99 mm of, (d) between 100 and 149 mm of, (e) between 150 and 199 mm of and (f) 200 mm or more of loft insulation. | | (320318) | 160
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many officials are employed by the (a) Coal Authority, (b) Committee on Radioactive Waste Management, (c) Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, (d) UK Energy Research Partnership and (e) Civil Nuclear Police Authority. | | (320319) | 161
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent estimate he has made of the number of households in (a) England and (b) the UK who are in fuel poverty in 2010. | | (320321) | 162
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the gas balancing alert trigger level was for each day between 1 and 19 January 2010. | | (320322) | 163
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the (a) gross and (b) net quantity of (i) coal, (ii) oil and (iii) gas imported into the UK was in each of the last five years. | | (320323) | 164
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many officials (a) his Department and (b) the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets employed on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (320324) | 165
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the (a) gross and (b) net quantity of (i) coal, (ii) oil and (iii) gas imported from Russia was in each of the last five years. | | (320325) | 166
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many households have had works funded by the Warm Front scheme in each month since January 2009. | | (320326) | 167
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether his Department has made an estimate of the number of homes which require (a) additional loft insulation, (b) cavity wall insulation, (c) draught proofing and (d) new heating controls for the purposes of increasing their energy efficiency. | | (320327) | 168
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the maximum transmission system demand was in each of the last 20 years. | | (320328) | 169
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what (a) deep and (b) open-cast coal mines are operational; and what the annual output was of each such mine in each of the last five years. | | (320329) | 170
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what volume of carbon dioxide emissions have been recorded in the UK on the Kyoto protocol basis (a) including and (b) excluding emissions trading in each of the last five years. | | (320330) | 171
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what volume of carbon dioxide emissions has been recorded in the UK on an environmental accounts basis in each year since 1990. | | (320331) | 172
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the amount of carbon dioxide emissions arising from UK households in the most recent period for which figures are available; and what estimate he has made of the proportion of such emissions arising from electricity use. | | (320332) | 173
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much his Department paid to Redpoint for the production of the report entitled (a) implementation of the EU 2020 renewables target in the UK electricity sector: RO Reform and (b) Carbon Capture and Storage demonstration: analysis of policies on coal/CCS and financial incentive schemes; and how much his Department has paid to Redpoint since 3 October 2008. | | (320333) | 174
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what expenditure his Department has incurred on its Act on CO2 campaign in each month since the campaign began. | | (320334) | 175
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much his Department spent on television advertising in relation to each initiative in each month of 2009. | | (320335) | 176
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the cost was of each full-page advertisement taken out by his Department in a national newspaper in (a) October and (b) November 2009. | | (320336) | 177
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent progress has been made on implementation of the EU's third energy package; and if he will make a statement. | | (320357) | 178
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what figures are represented in (a) Chart 19, (b) Chart 20 and (c) Chart 22 of the Analytical Annex to the Low Carbon Transition Plan. | | (320358) | 179
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what projection his Department has made of the proportion of UK gas demand that will be met by imports in (a) 2012, (b) 2015 and (c) 2020. | | (320359) | 180
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of (a) heating and (b) domestic heating in the UK came from renewable sources in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (320360) | 181
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what figures are represented in chart (a) 2.1 on page 39 and (b) 2.4 on page 44 of The UK Renewable Energy Strategy, Cm 7686. | | (320362) | 182
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the level of carbon dioxide emissions per unit of electricity generated in the UK in each year since 1980. | | (320364) | 183
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the percentage of UK electricity likely to be supplied from renewable sources in each year to 2015. | | (320365) | 184
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to paragraph 7.39, page 127, of the pre-Budget report, Cm 7747, what the budget for the Warm Front scheme is in (a) 2008-09, (b) 2009-20, (c) 2010-11 and (d) 2011-12. | | (320369) | 185
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to paragraph 7.36, page 127, of the pre-Budget report, Cm 7747, what estimate he has made of the increase in greenhouse gas emissions likely to result from the manufacture of additional boilers as a result of the greener boiler incentive. | | (320370) | 186
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to paragraph 7.36, page 127, of the pre-Budget report, Cm 7747, what estimate he has made of the annual reduction in UK greenhouse gas emissions likely to result from the greener boiler incentive. | | (320371) | 187
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to paragraph 7.36, page 127, of the pre-Budget report, Cm 7747, what estimate he has made of the effect on greenhouse gas emissions of the greener boiler incentive. | | (320372) | 188
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to paragraph 7.21, page 123, of the pre-Budget report, Cm 7747, when he plans to publish decarbonisation pathways to 2050. | | (320374) | 189
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of the UK's gas demand was met from (a) imports via a pipeline, (b) imports via liquefied natural gas terminals and (c) domestic production in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (320511) | 190
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the net cost to the Exchequer of the Government's Climate Change Agreements in each of the last five years. | | (320513) | 191
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what budget has been set for the (a) Coal Authority, (b) Committee on Radioactive Waste Management, (c) Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, (d) UK Energy Research Partnership and (e) Civil Nuclear Police Authority in (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11 and (iii) 2011-12. | | (320514) | 192
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the budget is of the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets for (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11 and (c) 2011-12. | | (320515) | 193
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the net cost to the Exchequer of the Government's Climate Change Agreements in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11 and (c) 2011-12. | | (320517) | 194
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of households on social tariffs for (a) gas and (b) electricity. | | (320518) | 195
N | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what mechanisms his Department uses to evaluate the performance of Eaga Ltd in carrying out its Warm Front contractual obligations; what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of those mechanisms; and how many times Eaga Ltd has not met those obligations in each of the last two years. | | (319994) | 196
N | Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent estimate he has made of the annual requirement for biomass for burning in (a) power stations and (b) for renewable heat; and what proportion of that requirement (i) is currently imported and (ii) will be imported in each of the next five years. | | (320002) | 197
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Ruislip Northwood of 5 January 2010, Official Report, column 103W, on departmental marketing, how much his Department and agencies have spent on advertising, marketing, public relations and publicity in relation to the (a) Real Help Now and (b) Building Britain's Future themed campaign to date. | | (320457) | 198
| Jeremy Wright (Rugby & Kenilworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when he expects to make an announcement on the feed-in tariff rate for micro-combined heat and power. | | (320256) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 199
| Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) disciplinary and (b) capability procedures have been (i) initiated and (ii) completed in his Department in each of the last five years; how much time on average was taken to complete each type of procedure in each such year; how many and what proportion of his Department's staff were subject to each type of procedure in each such year; and how many and what proportion of each type of procedure resulted in the dismissal of the member of staff. | | (320632) | 200
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much (a) Ministers and (b) staff of each grade in (i) his Department and (ii) its agencies spent on first class travel in the last 12 months. | | (320401) | 201
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) Ministers and (b) civil servants in his Department received coaching in a foreign language in the last 12 months; what expenditure his Department incurred in providing such coaching; and in what languages such coaching was provided. | | (320417) | 202
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information technology projects initiated by (a) his Department and (b) its agencies were cancelled prior to completion in the last 12 months; and what the cost of each such project was to the public purse. | | (320427) | 203
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department has spent on office refurbishments in each year since its inception. | | (320473) | 204
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to increase the level of (a) detection and (b) enforcement action in respect of incidents of dog fighting. | | (320590) | 205
N | Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking towards the achievement of Public Service Agreement 28 on ambient air quality. | | (320000) | 206
N | Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which areas of the country he expects to be compliant with EU limits on ambient air concentrations of particulates and nigrogen oxide at the conclusion of the term of the Renewable Energy Strategy. | | (320001) | 207
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much the Rural Payments Agency spent on legal advice in the last five years. | | (320380) | 208
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff his Department and its agencies have appointed who were later discovered to be illegal immigrants since 2005. | | (320443) | 209
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Ruislip Northwood of 5 January 2010, Official Report, column 103W, on departmental marketing, how much his Department and agencies have spent on advertising, marketing, public relations and publicity in relation to the (a) Real Help Now and (b) Building Britain's Future themed campaign to date. | | (320459) | 210
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the cost of contracts with public relations consultancies was for each non-departmental public body within his Department's remit in each of the last five years. | | (320489) | 211
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many days staff of his Department and its agencies spent on trade union activity in the latest year for which figures are available; and what recent estimate he has made of the annual cost to the public purse of such activity. | | (320612) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 212
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department has received a copy of the (a) coroner's, (b) police and (c) toxicology report relating to the death of Stephen Oliver; what recent discussions (i) he, (ii) officials in his Department and (iii) officials in the British Consulate in Corfu have had with the government of Greece on the case of Stephen Oliver; and if he will make a statement. | | (320244) | 213
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assistance (a) the British Consulate in Corfu and (b) officials in his Department provided to the next of kin of Stephen Oliver; and if he will make a statement. | | (320245) | 214
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what negotiating position his Department has adopted for the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference in May 2010; and what objectives he has set for the outcomes of that conference. | | (320522) | 215
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2010, Official Report, column 419, on nuclear weapons, what resources have been spent on solutions to (a) technical, (b) political and (c) institutional challenges to prevent (i) vertical and (ii) horizontal proliferation in each year since 1997; and what resources have been committed since to promoting abroad (A) the expansion of the peaceful uses of nuclear energy and (B) nuclear disarmament since July 2009. | | (320535) | 216
| Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many (a) disciplinary and (b) capability procedures have been (i) initiated and (ii) completed in his Department in each of the last five years; how much time on average was taken to complete each type of procedure in each such year; how many and what proportion of his Department's staff were subject to each type of procedure in each such year; and how many and what proportion of each type of procedure resulted in the dismissal of the member of staff. | | (320631) | 217
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much (a) Ministers and (b) staff of each grade in (i) his Department and (ii) its agencies spent on first class travel in the last 12 months. | | (320400) | 218
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many (a) Ministers and (b) civil servants in his Department received coaching in a foreign language in the last 12 months; what expenditure his Department incurred in providing such coaching; and in what languages such coaching was provided. | | (320418) | 219
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information technology projects initiated by (a) his Department and (b) its agencies were cancelled prior to completion in the last 12 months; and what the cost of each such project was to the public purse. | | (320426) | 220
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department spent on office refurbishments in each of the last 10 years. | | (320467) | 221
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much was paid in reimbursable expenses to special advisers in his Department in each of the last five years. | | (320480) | 222
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had in the General Affairs Council on the agenda of the Spanish Presidency of the European Union. | | (320290) | 223
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will take steps to (a) encourage the ending of links between the Rwandan authorities and the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda and (b) seek to ensure that the sanctions imposed by the United Nations in respect of the Democratic Republic of Congo are maintained. | | (320592) | 224
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many staff his Department and its agencies have appointed who were later discovered to be illegal immigrants since 2005. | | (320444) | 225
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Ruislip Northwood of 5 January 2010, Official Report, column 103W, on departmental marketing, how much his Department and agencies have spent on advertising, marketing, public relations and publicity in relation to the (a) Real Help Now and (b) Building Britain's Future themed campaign to date. | | (320458) | 226
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many days staff of his Department and its agencies spent on trade union activity in the latest year for which figures are available; and what recent estimate he has made of the annual cost to the public purse of such activity. | | (320613) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 227
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have registered with general practitioners in Southend in each year since 1997. | | (320643) | 228
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have registered with a dental surgeon in Southend in each year since 1997. | | (320644) | 229
| Miss Anne Begg (Aberdeen South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will ensure that the national autism strategy provides guidance on reasonable adjustments that public service providers can make to support adults with autism. | | (320662) | 230
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether those diagnosed with (a) myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) and (b) symptons associated with ME have automatic access to swine influenza vaccination. | | (319842) | 231
| Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) disciplinary and (b) capability procedures have been (i) initiated and (ii) completed in his Department in each of the last five years; how much time on average was taken to complete each type of procedure in each such year; how many and what proportion of his Department's staff were subject to each type of procedure in each such year; and how many and what proportion of each type of procedure resulted in the dismissal of the member of staff. | | (320630) | 232
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many recorded incidents of assaults against NHS accident and emergency staff where alcohol or drug use was thought to be a significant contributing factor, and where the offender was aged 16 years old or under, took place in each of the last five years. | | (320545) | 233
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many recorded incidents of assaults against NHS accident and emergency staff, where alcohol or drug use was thought to be a significant contributing factor, took place in each of the last five years. | | (320546) | 234
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much (a) Ministers and (b) staff of each grade in (i) his Department and (ii) its agencies spent on first class travel in the last 12 months. | | (320398) | 235
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) Ministers and (b) civil servants in his Department received coaching in a foreign language in the last 12 months; what expenditure his Department incurred in providing such coaching; and in what languages such coaching was provided. | | (320419) | 236
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information technology projects initiated by (a) his Department and (b) its agencies were cancelled prior to completion in the last 12 months; and what the cost of each such project was to the public purse. | | (320425) | 237
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department spent on office refurbishments in each of the last 10 years. | | (320470) | 238
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was paid in reimbursable expenses to special advisers in his Department in each of the last five years. | | (320477) | 239
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the proportion of services provided by his Department which are targeted at people living in rural areas. | | (320570) | 240
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent on translation staff and services by Scarborough and North East Yorkshire NHS Trust in each of the last three years. | | (319706) | 241
| Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department has provided on the implementation of the proposal in his Department's strategy for children and young people's health that all children with complex health needs should have an individual care plan by 2010; and if he will make a statement. | | (320594) | 242
| Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress his Department has made on the implementation of the proposals in his Department's strategy for children and young people's health that all children with complex health needs should have an individual care plan by 2010; what estimate he has made of the number of children with complex health needs who have been given such a plan; and if he will make a statement. | | (320595) | 243
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assistance his Department plans to provide to local authorities and primary care trusts to develop (a) local autism teams and (b) local planning groups as part of implentation of the adult autism strategy; and if he will make a statement. | | (320003) | 244
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he will publish the delivery plan for the adult autism strategy; and if he will make a statement. | | (320004) | 245
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether subordinate legislation is required to give effect to the decision of the UK Government to end the reciprocal health agreement between the UK and the Isle of Man with effect from 1 April 2010; and if he will make a statement. | | (320155) | 246
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will negotiate an agreement with the Isle of Man government to ensure that elderly persons and chronically sick and disabled persons who wish to make visits between the UK and the Isle of Man will continue to be eligible for free emergency hospital admission and treatment in either jurisdiction, providing that they are unable to obtain travel and health insurance at a reasonable cost due to their medical condition. | | (320188) | 247
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to paragraph seven of the Minister of State's letter of 22 January 2010 to the Co-chair of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly on the UK's decision to terminate reciprocal health arrangements with the Isle of Man with effect from 1 April 2010, under what arrangements free emergency hospital admission and treatment will continue to be afforded to visitors to the Isle of Man who are visitors to the UK from a country which has a bilateral healthcare agreement with the UK; and if he will make a statement. | | (320189) | 248
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to paragraphs six and seven of the Minister of State's letter of 22 January 2010 to the Co-chair of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly, under what agreement or authority (a) all UK pensioners visiting the Isle of Man who have lawfully lived in the UK for 10 continuous years will receive free emergency hospital treatment and admission and (b) there will be no variation in such provision following the termination of the reciprocal health arrangement; and if he will make a statement. | | (320190) | 249
| Anne Milton (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 25 February 2010, Official Report, column 753W, on the NHS, when he expects the PCT Procurement Guide to be published. | | (320247) | 250
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of the population in each strategic health authority (SHA) area had access to NHS dental services (a) immediately before the introduction of the 2006 dental contract and (b) at the latest date for which information is available; and what percentage of the population in each SHA area will need to be able to access NHS dentistry in March 2011 in order for primary care trusts to fulfil their duty placed upon them to provide access to all who seek it. | | (320234) | 251
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his Department's latest estimate is of the level of unmet demand for NHS dental services in each strategic health athority area. | | (320240) | 252
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to assist primary care trusts to measure levels of unmet demand for NHS dental services. | | (320241) | 253
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with NHS managers and health professionals on progress in fulfilling the duty placed upon primary care trusts to provide access to NHS dental services for all who seek it. | | (320242) | 254
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many primary care trusts (a) have conducted a baseline mapping exercise and (b) have formulated a delivery plan to deliver access to NHS dental services for all who require it by 2011. | | (320243) | 255
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding his Department will have to provide to fund all existing private finance initiative and public-private partnership contracts in each of the next 10 years. | | (320566) | 256
N | Paul Rowen (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether efficiency savings targets will be set for each strategic health authority for the purposes of making savings of between £15 and £20 billion between 2011 and 2014. | | (320122) | 257
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many staff his Department and its agencies have appointed who were later discovered to be illegal immigrants since 2005. | | (320445) | 258
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Ruislip Northwood of 5 January 2010, Official Report, column 103W, on departmental marketing, how much his Department and agencies have spent on advertising, marketing, public relations and publicity in relation to the (a) Real Help Now and (b) Building Britain's Future themed campaign to date. | | (320456) | 259
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many days staff of his Department and its agencies spent on trade union activity in the latest year for which figures are available; and what recent estimate he has made of the annual cost to the public purse of such activity. | | (320614) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 260
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been murdered in (a) Southend and (b) Essex in each year since 1997. | | (320585) | 261
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of trends in police detection rates in the last five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (320586) | 262
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many curfew orders have been issued for anti-social behaviour in (a) Essex and (b) Southend since inception of such orders. | | (320606) | 263
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he has taken to increase the rate of removal of failed asylum seekers since May 2005. | | (320607) | 264
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many instances of crimes involving a gun have been reported to (a) Essex and (b) Southend police in each year since 1997; and how many such reportsled to a (i) prosecution and (ii) conviction. | | (320649) | 265
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many removal notices for unsuccessful asylum seekers have been issued in each year since 1997. | | (320651) | 266
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many accidents involving police vehicles there have been in (a) Essex and (b) Southend in each year since 1997. | | (320652) | 267
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how may offences involving the fraudulent use of personal information have been reported to (a) Essex and (b) Southend police in each year since 1997; and how many such reports led to a (i) prosecution and (ii) conviction. | | (320655) | 268
| Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will investigate recent reports of the treatment of asylum seekers who are returned to the Democratic Republic of Congo against their will. | | (320587) | 269
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made on the review process for the EU Animal Experimentation Directive; what assessment he has made of the implications of that review for the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986; and if he will make a statement. | | (320523) | 270
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations he has received on his Department's decision not to issue visas to Palestinian olive oil producers to visit the UK during Fairtrade Fortnight; and if he will make a statement. | | (320376) | 271
| Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) disciplinary and (b) capability procedures have been (i) initiated and (ii) completed in his Department in each of the last five years; how much time on average was taken to complete each type of procedure in each such year; how many and what proportion of his Department's staff were subject to each type of procedure in each such year; and how many and what proportion of each type of procedure resulted in the dismissal of the member of staff. | | (320620) | 272
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of 999 calls responded to by the police in England and Wales were found to be hoaxes in the last year for which figures are available. | | (320549) | 273
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the proportion of police officer time spent on equality and diversity training in each year since 1997. | | (320550) | 274
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many forms were required to be completed by police officers and police staff, on average, to process an individual arrest in the most recent year for which figures are obtainable. | | (320551) | 275
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will estimate the number of police officers and staff that were required to process the average arrest for the most recent year for which figures are obtainable. | | (320552) | 276
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how long it took on average to process an individual arrest in the most recent year for which figures are obtainable. | | (320553) | 277
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations he has received on potential changes to the freight data capture powers given to the police by the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006. | | (320554) | 278
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times the freight data capture powers contained within the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 have been used by each police force since the Act came into force. | | (320555) | 279
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much (a) Ministers and (b) staff of each grade in (i) his Department and (ii) its agencies spent on first class travel in the last 12 months. | | (320394) | 280
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information technology projects initiated by (a) his Department and (b) its agencies were cancelled prior to completion in the last 12 months; and what the cost of each such project was to the public purse. | | (320424) | 281
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much his Department spent on office refurbishments in each of the last 10 years. | | (320466) | 282
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) Ministers and (b) civil servants in his Department received coaching in a foreign language in the last 12 months; what expenditure his Department incurred in providing such coaching; and in what languages such coaching was provided. | | (320544) | 283
| Mark Hunter (Cheadle): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment his Department has made of the merits of appointing an independent National Rapporteur on Trafficking with a special focus on children. | | (320237) | 284
| Mark Hunter (Cheadle): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment his Department has made of the merits of introducing a system of guardianship for child victims of trafficking. | | (320238) | 285
| Mark Hunter (Cheadle): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his latest estimate is of the number of child victims of trafficking in the UK. | | (320239) | 286
| David Mundell (Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether (a) he and (b) other Ministers in his Department were consulted on the departure of Adbelbasset Al-Megrahi from the UK. | | (320560) | 287
| David Mundell (Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the UK Border Agency had the power to prevent Mr Abdelbasset Al-Megrahi from leaving the UK following his release from custody by the Scottish Executive. | | (320561) | 288
| David Mundell (Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether, following his release from custody by the Scottish Executive, the UK Border Agency was required to give its consent to the departure from the UK of Mr Abdelbasset Al-Megrahi. | | (320562) | 289
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps are being taken to tackle livestock theft. | | (320231) | 290
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average length of service was for police officers serving in England and Wales between 1999 and 2009. | | (320232) | 291
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) police-owned firearms and (b) confiscated firearms were lost or stolen from police forces in England and Wales in 2009. | | (320233) | 292
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers are on sickness absence due to (a) back-related injuries and (b) stress. | | (320248) | 293
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff his Department and its agencies have appointed who were later discovered to be illegal immigrants since 2005. | | (320440) | 294
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Ruislip Northwood of 5 January 2010, Official Report, column 103W, on departmental marketing, how much his Department and agencies have spent on advertising, marketing, public relations and publicity in relation to (a) Real Help Now and (b) Building Britain's Future themed campaigns to date. | | (320450) | 295
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff of his Department and its agencies are seconded to trade unions; what facilities are made available to them; how many days other staff of his Department and its agencies spent on trade union activity in the latest year for which figures are available; and what recent estimate he has made of the annual cost to the public purse of such activity. | | (320663) | Questions to the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission 296
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, with reference to the Answer of 20 July 2009, Official Report, columns 747-8W, on standing committees: internet, what progress the Commission has made on placing on Parliament's website the transcripts of Standing Committee debates held prior to 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (320641) | 297
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Ruislip Northwood of 3 February 2010, Official Report, column 411W, on illegal immigrants, how many House of Commons staff have been appointed and later discovered to be illegal immigrants since 2005. | | (320492) | 298
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many days staff of the House of Commons Service spent on trade union activity in the latest year for which figures are available; and what recent estimate has been made of the annual cost to the public purse of such activity. | | (320671) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 299
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate he has made of the extent of starvation in refugee camps at Afgoye, Somalia; and what steps his Department is taking to provide humanitarian assistance. | | (320519) | 300
| Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many (a) disciplinary and (b) capability procedures have been (i) initiated and (ii) completed in his Department in each of the last five years; how much time on average was taken to complete each type of procedure in each such year; how many and what proportion of his Department's staff were subject to each type of procedure in each such year; and how many and what proportion of each type of procedure resulted in the dismissal of the member of staff. | | (320629) | 301
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what information technology projects initiated by his Department were cancelled prior to completion in the last 12 months; and what the cost of each such project was to the public purse. | | (320432) | 302
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much was paid in reimbursable expenses to special advisers in his Department in each of the last five years. | | (320482) | 303
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much his Department spent on office refurbishments in each of the last 10 years. | | (320509) | 304
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many (a) Ministers and (b) civil servants in his Department received coaching in a foreign language in the last 12 months; what expenditure his Department incurred in providing such coaching; and in what languages such coaching was provided. | | (320542) | 305
N | Mr David Jones (Clwyd West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions his Department has had with the government of Sri Lanka on humanitarian issues. | | (319876) | 306
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to his Department's announcement of 4 November 2009 on funding for HIV prevention, whether the £220 million for HIV and neglected diseases health research was part of the £6 billion allocation for health systems announced as part of its HIV/AIDS strategy. | | (320295) | 307
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to his Department's announcement of 4 November 2009 on funding for health research into HIV and neglected diseases, how much of the sum committed has been spent to date; and on which projects. | | (320296) | 308
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what contribution his Department is making to Fairtrade Fortnight. | | (320286) | 309
N | Clare Short (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will apply the rules of the extractive industries transparency initiative in relation to any oil that may be discovered in the Falkland Islands. | | (320104) | 310
N | Clare Short (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will propose a joint commitment by the UK and South Africa to implement the extractive industries transparency initiative. | | (320105) | 311
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many staff his Department and its agencies have appointed who were later discovered to be illegal immigrants since 2005. | | (320446) | 312
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Ruislip Northwood of 5 January 2010, Official Report, column 103W, on departmental marketing, how much his Department and agencies have spent on advertising, marketing, public relations and publicity in relation to the (a) Real Help Now and (b) Building Britain's Future themed campaign to date. | | (320455) | 313
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding his Department and its agencies have given to the Trades Union Congress since 1997-98; and for what purposes. | | (320490) | 314
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many days staff of his Department spent on trade union activity in the latest year for which figures are available; and what recent estimate he has made of the annual cost to the public purse of such activity. | | (320617) | 315
| Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent steps his Department has taken together with British charities to co-ordinate the provision of assistance to Haiti. | | (320288) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice 316
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many judges have been appointed in each year since 1997. | | (320600) | 317
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prosecutions there have been of people of each sex in each age group in (a) England and Wales, (b) Essex and (c) Southend for the offence of driving whilst using a hand-held mobile telephone since the creation of that offence. | | (320601) | 318
| Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) disciplinary and (b) capability procedures have been (i) initiated and (ii) completed in his Department in each of the last five years; how much time on average was taken to complete each type of procedure in each such year; how many and what proportion of his Department's staff were subject to each type of procedure in each such year; and how many and what proportion of each type of procedure resulted in the dismissal of the member of staff. | | (320628) | 319
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information technology projects initiated by (a) his Department and (b) its agencies were cancelled prior to completion in the last 12 months; and what the cost of each such project was to the public purse. | | (320423) | 320
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department spent on office refurbishments in each year since its inception. | | (320507) | 321
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) Ministers and (b) civil servants in his Department received coaching in a foreign language in the last 12 months; what expenditure his Department incurred in providing such coaching; and in what languages such coaching was provided. | | (320543) | 322
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect on the Sewel Convention of the decision to end on behalf of the whole of the UK the reciprocal health agreement with the Isle of Man with effect from 1 April 2010. | | (320154) | 323
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people in each age group in Poole were convicted of robbery in each year since 1997. | | (320381) | 324
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with returning officers in Poole on the timing of the General Election vote count. | | (320382) | 325
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders were released on the End of Custody Licence scheme in Poole in 2008-09. | | (320383) | 326
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Ruislip Northwood of 5 January 2010, Official Report, column 103W, on departmental marketing, how much his Department and agencies have spent on advertising, marketing, public relations and publicity in relation to the (a) Real Help Now and (b) Building Britain's Future themed campaign to date. | | (320462) | 327
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff his Department, its predecessor Department and its agencies have appointed who were later discovered to be illegal immigrants since 2005. | | (320498) | 328
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff his Department and its agencies are seconded to trade unions; what facilities are made available to them; how many days other staff of his Department and its agencies spent on trade union activity in the latest year for which figures are available; and what recent estimate he has made of the annual cost to the public purse of such activity. | | (320611) | Questions to the Leader of the House 329
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Leader of the House, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Ruislip Northwood of 5 January 2010, Official Report, column 103W, on departmental marketing, how much her Department and agencies have spent on advertising, marketing, public relations and publicity in relation to the (a) Real Help Now and (b) Building Britain's Future themed campaign to date. | | (320453) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 330
| Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) disciplinary and (b) capability procedures have been (i) initiated and (ii) completed in his Department in each of the last five years; how much time on average was taken to complete each type of procedure in each such year; how many and what proportion of his Department's staff were subject to each type of procedure in each such year; and how many and what proportion of each type of procedure resulted in the dismissal of the member of staff. | | (320626) | 331
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much (a) Ministers and (b) staff of each grade in (i) his Department and (ii) its agencies spent on first class travel in the last 12 months. | | (320403) | 332
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what information technology projects initiated by (a) his Department and (b) its agencies were cancelled prior to completion in the last 12 months; and what the cost of each such project was to the public purse. | | (320422) | 333
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much his Department spent on office refurbishments in each of the last 10 years. | | (320469) | 334
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much was paid in reimbursable expenses to special advisers in his Department in each of the last five years. | | (320484) | 335
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) Ministers and (b) civil servants in his Department received coaching in a foreign language in the last 12 months; what expenditure his Department incurred in providing such coaching; and in what languages such coaching was provided. | | (320541) | 336
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate he has made of the volume of carbon dioxide emissions from his Department's buildings in each year since 2005. | | (320567) | 337
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many staff his Department and its agencies have appointed who were later discovered to be illegal immigrants since 2005. | | (320448) | Questions to the Minister for the Olympics 338
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, how many private finance initiative projects relating to the 2012 Olympics have been delayed because of problems obtaining finance; and what the monetary value of each contract is. | | (320568) | Questions to the Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission 339
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission, how many staff the National Audit Office has appointed who were later discovered to be illegal immigrants since 2005. | | (320438) | 340
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission, how many days staff of the Public Accounts Commission spent on trade union activity in the latest year for which figures are available; and what recent estimate has been made of the annual cost to the public purse of such activity. | | (320672) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland 341
| Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many (a) disciplinary and (b) capability procedures have been (i) initiated and (ii) completed in his Department in each of the last five years; how much time on average was taken to complete each type of procedure in each such year; how many and what proportion of his Department's staff were subject to each type of procedure in each such year; and how many and what proportion of each type of procedure resulted in the dismissal of the member of staff. | | (320625) | 342
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what information technology projects initiated by his Department were cancelled prior to completion in the last 12 months; and what the cost of each such project was to the public purse. | | (320435) | 343
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much his Department spent on office refurbishments in each of the last 10 years. | | (320506) | 344
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many (a) Ministers and (b) civil servants in his Department received coaching in a foreign language in the last 12 months; what expenditure his Department incurred in providing such coaching; and in what languages such coaching was provided. | | (320540) | 345
| David Mundell (Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many meetings (a) he, (b) his predecessors and (c) other Ministers in his Department had with Scottish Executive Ministers in each month since May 2007. | | (320375) | 346
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what estimate he has made of the volume of carbon dioxide emissions from his Department's buildings in each year since 2005. | | (320569) | 347
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, which companies his Department used to provide temporary staff in 2008-09; how many temporary staff were employed in that year; and what the monetary value of contracts with each such company in that year was. | | (320249) | 348
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Ruislip Northwood of 5 January 2010, Official Report, column 103W, on departmental marketing, how much his Department has spent on advertising, marketing, public relations and publicity in relation to the (a) Real Help Now and (b) Building Britain's Future themed campaign to date. | | (320464) | 349
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many days staff of his Department spent on trade union activity in the latest year for which figures are available; and what recent estimate he has made of the annual cost to the public purse of such activity. | | (320670) | Questions to the Solicitor General 350
| Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Solicitor General, how many (a) disciplinary and (b) capability procedures have been (i) initiated and (ii) completed in the Law Officers' Departments in each of the last five years; how much time on average was taken to complete each type of procedure in each such year; how many and what proportion of staff of the Law Officers' Department were subject to each type of procedure in each such year; and how many and what proportion of each type of procedure resulted in the dismissal of the member of staff. | | (320627) | 351
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Solicitor General, how many days staff of the Law Officers' Departments spent on trade union activity in the latest year for which figures are available; and what recent estimate she has made of the annual cost to the public purse of such activity. | | (320668) | Questions to the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission 352
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, how many staff the Electoral Commission has appointed who were later discovered to be illegal immigrants since 2005. | | (320439) | 353
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, whether any staff of the Electoral Commission are seconded to trade unions; how many days staff of the Electoral Commision spent on trade union activity in the latest year for which figures are available; and what recent estimate has been made of the annual cost to the public purse of such activity. | | (320673) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Transport 354
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how many registered car owners there were in (a) Southend and (b) Essex in each year since 1997. | | (320605) | 355
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how many road traffic accidents were recorded in (a) Essex and (b) Southend in each year since 1997. | | (320645) | 356
| Lorely Burt (Solihull): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what proportion of roads in each region were gritted following snowfall between November 2009 and February 2010. | | (320297) | 357
| Lorely Burt (Solihull): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what steps his Department takes to ensure roads are safe for drivers during periods of snowfall. | | (320298) | 358
| Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how many (a) disciplinary and (b) capability procedures have been (i) initiated and (ii) completed in his Department in each of the last five years; how much time on average was taken to complete each type of procedure in each such year; how many and what proportion of his Department's staff were subject to each type of procedure in each such year; and how many and what proportion of each type of procedure resulted in the dismissal of the member of staff. | | (320621) | 359
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what information technology projects initiated by (a) his Department and (b) its agencies were cancelled prior to completion in the last 12 months; and what the cost of each such project was to the public purse. | | (320421) | 360
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how much was paid in reimbursable expenses to special advisers in his Department in each of the last five years. | | (320483) | 361
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how much his Department spent on office refurbishments in each year since its inception. | | (320510) | 362
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how many (a) Ministers and (b) civil servants in his Department received coaching in a foreign language in the last 12 months; what expenditure his Department incurred in providing such coaching; and in what languages such coaching was provided. | | (320536) | 363
| Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how many infrastructure projects funded in part or in whole by his Department are under construction by BAM Nuttall; how many of those projects are (a) design and build projects, (b) being financed under the pain/gain mechanism and (c) past their target completion date. | | (320588) | 364
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how much had been spent on the Galileo Project as at 1 March 2010; and what future funding is planned for the project. | | (320229) | 365
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, if he will hold discussions with aircraft manufacturers on the relative safety merits of aircraft black boxes and real time data transmitters. | | (320230) | 366
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, whether he has made an estimate of the number of (a) pedestrians and (b) cyclists injured in road traffic accidents in which the use of a personal music device was a contributory factor in the last five years. | | (320378) | 367
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how much money his Department has spent on railway (a) track and (b) station improvements in Poole constituency in each year since 1997. | | (320391) | 368
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how many staff his Department and its agencies have appointed who were later discovered to be illegal immigrants since 2005. | | (320449) | 369
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Ruislip Northwood of 5 January 2010, Official Report, column 103W, on departmental marketing, how much his Department and agencies have spent on advertising, marketing, public relations and publicity in relation to (a) Real Help Now and (b) Building Britain's Future themed campaigns to date. | | (320452) | 370
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how many days staff of his Department and its agencies spent on trade union activity in the latest year for which figures are available; and what recent estimate he has made of the annual cost to the public purse of such activity. | | (320615) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales 371
| Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many (a) disciplinary and (b) capability procedures have been (i) initiated and (ii) completed in his Department in each of the last five years; how much time on average was taken to complete each type of procedure in each such year; how many and what proportion of his Department's staff were subject to each type of procedure in each such year; and how many and what proportion of each type of procedure resulted in the dismissal of the member of staff. | | (320622) | 372
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much (a) Ministers and (b) staff of each grade in his Department spent on first class travel in the last 12 months. | | (320396) | 373
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what information technology projects initiated by his Department were cancelled prior to completion in the last 12 months; and what the cost of each such project was to the public purse. | | (320436) | 374
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much his Department spent on office refurbishments in each of the last 10 years. | | (320465) | 375
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much was paid in reimbursable expenses to special advisers in his Department in each of the last five years. | | (320478) | 376
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many (a) Ministers and (b) civil servants in his Department received coaching in a foreign language in the last 12 months; what expenditure his Department incurred in providing such coaching; and in what languages such coaching was provided. | | (320538) | 377
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, which companies his Department used for providing temporary staff in 2008-09; how many temporary staff were employed in that year; and what the monetary value of contracts with each such company was. | | (320291) | 378
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Ruislip Northwood of 5 January 2010, Official Report, column 103W, on departmental marketing, how much his Department has spent on advertising, marketing, public relations and publicity in relation to the (a) Real Help Now and (b) Building Britain's Future themed campaign to date. | | (320463) | 379
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many days staff of his Department spent on trade union activity in the latest year for which figures are available; and what recent estimate he has made of the annual cost to the public purse of such activity. | | (320669) | Questions to the Minister for Women and Equality 380
| Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, how many (a) disciplinary and (b) capability procedures have been (i) initiated and (ii) completed in the Government Equalities Office in each of the last five years; how much time on average was taken to complete each type of procedure in each such year; how many and what proportion of staff of the Government Equalities Office were subject to each type of procedure in each such year; and how many and what proportion of each type of procedure resulted in the dismissal of the member of staff. | | (320640) | 381
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Ruislip Northwood of 5 January 2010, Official Report, column 103W, on departmental marketing, how much (a) the Government Equalities Office and (b) the Equality and Human Rights Commission have spent on advertising, marketing, public relations and publicity to the (i) Real Help Now and (ii) Building Britain's Future themed campaign to date. | | (320491) | 382
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, how many staff (a) the Government Equalities Office and (b) the Equality and Human Rights Commission have appointed who were later discovered to be illegal immigrants to date. | | (320497) | 383
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, whether staff of the (a) Government Equalities Office and (b) Equality and Human Rights Commission are seconded to trade unions; how many days staff of of each organisation spent on trade union activity in the latest year for which figures are available; and what recent estimate she has made of the annual cost to the public purse of such activity. | | (320667) | 384
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, how many receptions she has hosted for representatives of print and broadcast media since 3 October 2008; how much each reception cost in total; and how many people attended each event. | | (320565) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 385
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of pensioners resident in (a) Essex and (b) Southend eligible for but not claiming pension credit. | | (320642) | 386
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the take-up rate of basic state pension was (a) nationally, (b) in Essex and (c) in Southend in the latest period for which figures are available; and what it was in each year since 1997. | | (320646) | 387
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average duration of a jobseeker's allowance claim was in each local authority area in the South East in each of the last (a) 12 months and (b) five years. | | (320404) | 388
| Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) disciplinary and (b) capability procedures have been (i) initiated and (ii) completed in her Department in each of the last five years; how much time on average was taken to complete each type of procedure in each such year; how many and what proportion of her Department's staff were subject to each type of procedure in each such year; and how many and what proportion of each type of procedure resulted in the dismissal of the member of staff. | | (320623) | 389
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much (a) Ministers and (b) staff of each grade in (i) her Department and (ii) its agencies spent on first class travel in the last 12 months. | | (320392) | 390
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much her Department spent on office refurbishments in each year since its inception. | | (320472) | 391
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was paid in reimbursable expenses to special advisers in her Department in each of the last five years. | | (320481) | 392
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the monetary value was of the subsidy paid by her Department in respect of food and drink on sale to staff of (a) her Department and (b) each of its agencies at official premises in each of the last five years. | | (320502) | 393
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) Ministers and (b) civil servants in her Department received coaching in a foreign language in the last 12 months; what expenditure her Department incurred in providing such coaching; and in what languages such coaching was provided. | | (320537) | 394
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information technology projects initiated by her Department and its agencies have been cancelled prior to completion in the last 12 months; and what the cost of each such project was to the public purse. | | (320558) | 395
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what specific targets Jobcentre Plus has to assist customers into part-time work; and if she will make a statement. | | (320157) | 396
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 22 February 2010, Official Report, column 105W, on social security benefits: fraud, how many ongoing investigations there are into cases of benefit fraud in each of the countries listed; how many of her Department's investigating officers are based abroad, and in which countries; with which countries her Department has arrangements in relation to benefit fraud; what the total budget is for her Department's Targeting Fraud campaign; and how much has been spent on the campaign to date. | | (320158) | 397
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 25 February 2010, Official Report, column 84WS, on exportability of disability benefits, what estimate she has made of the number of claimants who lost entitlement to (a) carer's allowance, (b) the disability living allowance higher care component and (c) attendance allowance when they moved to another European Economic Area country or to Switzerland between 8 March 2001 and 18 October 2007; and what estimate she has made of the total monetary value of such payments (i) since 18 October 2007 and (ii) in each of the next three years. | | (320159) | 398
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households with more than (a) £100,000 and (b) £200,000 annual income received a winter fuel payment in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (320313) | 399
| Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many winter fuel payments were made to persons living outside the UK in 1996-97; and what estimate she has made of the number of winter fuel payments made to persons living in (a) Spain, (b) Italy, (c) Greece, (d) Portugal and (e) other countries outside the UK in the last financial year. | | (320314) | 400
N | Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many recipients of employment and support allowance were required to take a work capability assessment in each of the last six months. | | (319995) | 401
N | Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were in receipt of (a) contributory employment and support allowance, (b) income-related employment and support allowance and (c) all types of employment and support allowance in each of the last six months. | | (319996) | 402
N | Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much her Department has paid to Atos Healthcare in each of the last six months. | | (319997) | 403
N | Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many individuals were in receipt of (a) contributory employment and support allowance and (b) income-related employment and support allowance in each of the last four quarters. | | (319998) | 404
N | Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many individuals were in receipt of employment and support allowance in each of the last six months. | | (319999) | 405
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has received recent reports of the notification of Jobcentre Plus of Future Jobs Fund vacancies which have not met the Future Jobs Fund criteria; and if she will make a statement. | | (320299) | 406
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Future Jobs Fund job vacancies had been submitted to Jobcentre Plus on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (320300) | 407
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Future Jobs Fund job vacancies had been uploaded to the Jobcentre Plus computer system on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (320301) | 408
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of Future Jobs Fund vacancies had remained unfilled after four weeks on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (320302) | 409
N | Paul Rowen (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when all prime contractors for the new Work Choice contracts will be informed of the outcome of their bid; what recent progress has been made in negotiations with potential Work Choice subcontractors; and if she will make a statement. | | (320178) | 410
N | Paul Rowen (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has set a target time in which participants in the Work Choice programme move into unsupported employment; whether an individual target direction is determined for each programme participant; and in what ways a participant's individual circumstances are taken into account in Work Choice programme timetables. | | (320179) | 411
| Christine Russell (City of Chester): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in what (a) circumstances and (b) proportion of cases interest is applied to arrears owed by non-resident parents in cases managed by the Child Support Agency. | | (320377) | 412
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to ensure that her Department continues to offer face-to-face Pension Service advice surgeries in Torquay and Paignton. | | (320589) | 413
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to answer Question 316427, on payments to the Government Car and Despatch Agency, tabled on 3 February 2010. | | (320255) | 414
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff her Department and its agencies have appointed who were later discovered to be illegal immigrants since 2005. | | (320447) | 415
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Ruislip Northwood of 5 January 2010, Official Report, column 103W, on departmental marketing, how much her Department and agencies have spent on advertising, marketing, public relations and publicity in relation to the (a) Real Help Now and (b) Building Britain's Future themed campaign to date. | | (320454) | 416
| Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many days staff of her Department and its agencies spent on trade union activity in the latest year for which figures are available; and what recent estimate she has made of the annual cost to the public purse of such activity. | | (320664) | 417
| Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will bring forward proposals to increase the level of the carer's allowance. | | (320287) | 418
| Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will review the requirement that a carer must provide at least 35 hours of care a week to receive the carer's allowance for the purposes of taking into account the work of young carers. | | (320289) | 419
| Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the effect of the carer's allowance on the standard of living of carers and their dependants. | | (320307) | 420
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, what her most recent estimate is of the number of cases of pensioners potentially entitled to lump sum payments of backdated retirement pension through payment of Class 3 national insurance contributions to take account of pensioners. | | (320120) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 421
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the effect of the reclassification of employees of banks in public ownership on (a) the number of people employed in the public sector and (b) total public sector pay bill. | | [Transferred] (320647) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 422
| Mark Hunter (Cheadle): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what steps his Department has taken to increase provision of accommodation for child victims of trafficking. | | [Transferred] (320235) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 423
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people have registered for council tax in Southend in each year since 1997. | | [Transferred] (320650) | Questions to the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission 424
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what major refurbishments have been carried out on the House of Commons Estate in the last five years; and what the cost was of each such refurbishment. | | [Transferred] (320557) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Transport 425
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that local authorities have sufficient funding to undertake repairs and resurfacing work on roads for which they are responsible. | | [Transferred] (320591) |
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