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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Tuesday 9 March 2010
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 9 March 2010
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Tuesday 9 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 Tuesday 9 March of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Tuesday 9 March see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 1
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will set out, with statistical information related as directly as possible to Stroud constituency, the effects on that constituency of the policies and actions of his Department and its predecessors since 2000. | | (321473) | 2
N | Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West & Royton): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will investigate the status as a company of Bearwood Corporate Services since 2003. | | (321383) | 3
N | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will publish a detailed breakdown of his Department's expenditure on entertainment in each of the last 12 months. | | (321398) | 4
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much his Department spent on the relocation of staff from posts in (a) Essex and (b) Castle Point constituency in each of the last five years. | | (321436) | Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office 5
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for how long on average claimants aged between 18 and 24 years resident in each local authority area in the South East were in receipt of jobseeker's allowance in (a) each of the last 12 months and (b) each of the last five years. | | (321449) | 6
N | John Howell (Henley): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the proposed new duty to tackle socio-economic inequalities in the Equality Bill is to apply to all local authorities and fire authorities. | | (321006) | 7
N | Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West & Royton): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether guidance was sought from HM Revenue and Customs on the interpretation of the undertaking given by Lord Ashcroft to the Political Honours Scrutiny Committee in respect of the definition of his status as a long-term resident of the UK. | | (321384) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 8
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will set out, with statistical information related as directly as possible to Stroud constituency, the effects on that constituency of his Department's policies and actions since 2000. | | (321477) | 9
N | Mr Angus MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the membership is of the group in HM Revenue and Customs advising on the implementation of the recommendations of the Calman Commission report of changes to tax collection. | | (321298) | 10
N | Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West & Royton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward proposals to place a cap on bankers' bonuses. | | (321385) | 11
N | Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West & Royton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what definition of long-term resident of the UK is used for the purposes of determining a person's tax status; and how many days per year are required to be spent in the UK in order to be eligible for that classification. | | (321406) | 12
N | Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West & Royton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward in the Budget proposals to end non-domiciliary tax status. | | (321407) | 13
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department spent on the relocation of staff from posts in (a) Essex and (b) Castle Point constituency in each of the last five years. | | (321424) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 14
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, if he will set out, with statistical information related as directly as possible to Stroud constituency, the effects on that constituency of the policies and actions of his Department and its predecessors since 2000. | | (321479) | 15
N | Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many mainstream maintained secondary schools entered no pupils for a GCSE in (a) a modern foreign language, (b) history and (c) geography in (i) 2007, (ii) 2008 and (iii) 2009. | | (321218) | 16
N | Robert Key (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, when he plans to reply to Question (a) 312701, (b) 312702 and (c) 312703, on personal, social, health and economic education, tabled by the hon. Member for Salisbury on 19 January 2010. | | (321296) | 17
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many white boys eligible for free school meals finished compulsory schooling in (a) 2003 and (b) 2008. | | (321259) | 18
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much his Department spent on the relocation of staff from posts in (a) Essex and (b) Castle Point constituency in each of the last five years. | | (321435) | 19
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in (i) Essex and (ii) Castle Point constituency have had revenue balances in excess of those predicted in each year since 1997. | | (321437) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 20
N | Mr Crispin Blunt (Reigate): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, in which constituencies the leaflet Tackling Anti-Social Behaviour, ISBN: 978-1-4098-2156-4, was delivered in the month of February 2010. | | (321215) | 21
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proposals he has for the reform of the Housing Revenue Account subsidy scheme; and if he will make a statement. | | (321464) | 22
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will set out, with statistical information related as directly as possible to Stroud constituency, the effects on that constituency of the policies and actions of his Department and its predecessor since 2000. | | (321478) | 23
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much his Department spent on the relocation of staff from posts in (a) Essex and (b) Castle Point constituency in each of the last five years. | | (321434) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 24
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will set out, with statistical information related as directly as possible to Stroud constituency, the effects on that constituency of his Department's policies and actions since 2000. | | (321475) | 25
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much his Department spent on the relocation of staff from posts in (a) Essex and (b) Castle Point constituency in each of the last five years. | | (321433) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 26
N | Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there will be Barnett consequentials for Scotland from the funding for the Armed Forces Home Ownership Scheme in England. | | (321216) | 27
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what part of his Department is to provide the support for operational design presently given by the Defence Academy's Advanced Research and Assessment Group following its closure, with particular reference to operational support for UK intervention in Afghanistan. | | (321472) | 28
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proposals he has for the recruitment and training of linguists following the closure of the research and assessment facility at the Defence Academy. | | (321483) | 29
N | Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what procedures are in place to assist the (a) rehabilitation and (b) re-integration into society of soldiers who are dismissed from the Army due to use of illegal substances. | | (321387) | 30
N | Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the first veteran's identity cards will be issued. | | (321388) | 31
N | Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost of the public purse has been of the Gurkha Settlement Office in Kathmandu since its inception. | | [R] (321262) | 32
N | Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applications for settlement initially refused by the Gurkha Settlement Office have been accepted following re-submission through the Gurkha Army Ex-Servicemen's Organisation. | | [R] (321263) | 33
N | Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what representations he has received from representatives of (a) the Scottish Fishermen's Federation and (ii) Oil and Gas UK on the removal from service of the Nimrod MR2. | | (321368) | 34
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on the relocation of staff from posts in (a) Essex and (b) Castle Point constituency in each of the last five years. | | (321432) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change 35
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will set out, with statistical information related as directly as possible to Stroud constituency, the effects on that constituency of his Department's policies and actions since 2008. | | (321482) | 36
N | Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent representations he has received from the UK oil refining industry on the Renewable Heat Incentive; and what steps he is taking in response. | | (321295) | 37
N | Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the lowest level of gas storage has been in each week since 1 December 2009. | | (321402) | 38
N | Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 2 December 2009, Official Report, columns 818-9W, on electricity generation: costs, if he will include in the estimated levelised costs associated with 1MW of electricity generated the level of subsidy provided for each different generating technology. | | (321403) | 39
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the total cost to his Department of administering the boiler scrappage scheme. | | (321074) | 40
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much his Department spent on the relocation of staff from posts in (a) Essex and (b) Castle Point constituency in each of the last five years. | | (321431) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 41
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will set out, with statistical information related as directly as possible to Stroud constituency, the effects on that constituency of his Department's policies and actions since 2000. | | (321476) | 42
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department spent on the relocation of staff from posts in (a) Essex and (b) Castle Point constituency in each of the last five years. | | (321430) | 43
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many restaurants in (a) England, (b) Essex and (c) Castle Point constituency were closed for failing to meet food safety and hygiene standards in each of the last five years; and for how long each was closed in each such case. | | (321441) | 44
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the UK's progress towards reaching the EU target to halt biodiversity loss by 2010; and if he will make a statement. | | (321448) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 45
N | Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo on the arrest in January 2010 of Lutu Mabangu. | | (321392) | 46
N | Mr Peter Robinson (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has made an estimate of the amount of money which has been provided by individuals and organisations in the US to dissident Republican terrorist organisations in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years; what steps have been taken with the US administration to prevent any such payments being made; and if he will make a statement. | | (321306) | 47
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department spent on the relocation of staff from posts in (a) Essex and (b) Castle Point constituency in each of the last five years. | | (321429) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 48
N | Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) males and (b) females were diagnosed with (i) syphilis, (ii) gonorrhoea, (iii) chlamydia (uncomplicated), (iv) herpes (first incidence), (v) genital warts (first incidence), (vi) HIV/AIDS, (vii) trichomonas vaginalis and (viii) non-specific urethritis in (A) the Mid-Essex Hospital Trust area and (B) Essex in each of the last three years. | | (321301) | 49
N | Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many newborn babies experienced methadone withdrawal in the latest period for which figures are available; and what treatments are used in the NHS for the symptoms of withdrawal. | | (321304) | 50
N | Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations he has received on the levels of charges made by some general practitioners to their patients for a letter in support of applications for disability living allowance and attendance allowance; if he will bring forward proposals to reimburse people who pay such charges; and if he will make a statement. | | (321217) | 51
N | Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department has issued to clinicians on the use of chlorpromazine hydrochloride for the treatment of patients diagnosed with autism. | | (321393) | 52
N | Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) reviewed on the potential risks to health and other side effects of chlorpromazine hydrochloride prescribed for the treatment of people diagnosed with autism in the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement. | | (321394) | 53
N | Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many fatalities of people diagnosed with autism associated with the use of chlorpromazine hydrochloride and other anti-psychotic medication there were in the last 10 years. | | (321395) | 54
N | Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidelines his Department has issued on medication prescribed for the treatment of people diagnosed with autism; and what guidelines are in force on the use of anti-psychotic medication for people with autistic spectrum disorders. | | (321396) | 55
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will set out, with statistical information related as directly as possible to Stroud constituency, the effects on that constituency of his Department's policies and actions since 2000. | | (321474) | 56
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many health visitors have been employed in each primary care trust in the South East in each year since 1997. | | (321450) | 57
N | Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department provides to NHS hospitals on daily hours of consultant cover in (a) maternity units, (b) paediatric assessment units and (c) accident and emergency departments. | | (321397) | 58
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department spent on the relocation of staff from posts in (a) Essex and (b) Castle Point constituency in each of the last five years. | | (321428) | 59
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion of patients treated by the NHS for drug addiction and resident in (a) Essex and (b) Castle Point constituency were no longer addicted at the end of their treatment in each of the last five years. | | (321439) | 60
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion of the (a) child and (b) adult population resident in (i) Essex and (ii) Castle Point constituency attended an appointment with an NHS dentist in each of the last five years. | | (321440) | 61
N | Dr Richard Taylor (Wyre Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what powers a primary care trust has to influence the result of the sale of the remaining part of a contract with a private provider of out-of-hours care to a different provider; and what account primary care trusts take of local support for private providers in exercising such powers. | | (321404) | 62
N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the cost to the NHS of (a) emergency and (b) non-emergency treatment of people from Guernsey in each of the last five years. | | (321261) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 63
| Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 22 February 2010, Official Report, columns 329-30W, on asylum, what arrangements are available to asylum claimants, notwithstanding the rules of October 2009, to allow hon. Members to present further evidence supporting the claimant's case where the claimant cannot attend in person for medical reasons. | | (321447) | 64
N | Mr Andrew Pelling (Croydon Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department issues guidance to police forces on the provision of vehicular support to police officers investigating suspected gang-related activity. | | (321260) | 65
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with shopkeepers and representatives of small businesses to identify methods of enhancing the security and safety of their properties and staff. | | (321469) | 66
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with representatives of the security industry on the provision of cheaper and more up-to-date security systems for shops and small business premises. | | (321470) | 67
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much his Department spent on the relocation of staff from posts in (a) Essex and (b) Castle Point constituency in each of the last five years. | | (321427) | 68
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents of harassment in the workplace were reported by employees of (a) police services and (b) his Department in each of the last 10 years. | | (321438) | Questions to the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission 69
N | Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what advice the House of Commons Commission has sought from the Finance and Services Committee on the cost of replacing Bellamy's Bar, the Astor Suite and Bellamy's Clubroom with a day nursery. | | (321400) | 70
N | Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, if the House of Commons Commission will place in the Library a copy of the full business case for the replacement of Bellamy's Bar, the Astor Suite and Bellamy's Clubroom by a day nursery. | | (321401) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice 71
N | Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reason his Department's review into the Graduated Fees Scheme has not been conducted on the originally proposed timetable. | | (320745) | 72
N | Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were eligible for legal aid as a result of their assets being frozen in each of the last five years. | | (320746) | 73
N | Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much and what proportion of the legal aid budget has been spent on terrorism cases in each of the last five years. | | (320747) | 74
N | Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) governors, (b) officers and (c) other staff in the youth secure estate are of each ethnic group. | | (321305) | 75
N | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been (a) convicted of and (b) received the maximum available prison sentence or fine for (i) entering the UK in breach of a deportation order or without leave, (ii) remaining in the UK after leave to enter or remain had expired, (iii) assaulting an immigration officer and (iv) trafficking people for exploitation in each year since 1998. | | (321258) | 76
N | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 1 March 2010, Official Report, column 925W, on crime convictions, how many of the convictions in Table 6 placed in the Library, relating to fraud and forgery in Greater London and England and Wales, were of offenders aged (a) 10 or 11, (b) from 12 to 14, (c) from 15 to 17, (d) from 18 to 20 and (e) 21 years old and more. | | (321303) | 77
N | Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much the Legal Services Commission has paid to (a) Howe and Company and (b) each other company in respect of legal aid for ex-Gurkhas wishing to settle in the UK. | | [R] (321264) | 78
N | Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many ex-Gurkhas had been granted legal aid in respect of their application to settle in the UK on the latest date for which figures are available. | | [R] (321265) | 79
N | Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make it his policy to monitor the standard of legal advice provided to ex-Gurkhas by (a) the Gurkha Army Ex-Servicemen's Organisation and (b) Howe and Company. | | [R] (321266) | 80
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department spent on the relocation of staff from posts in (a) Essex and (b) Castle Point constituency in each of the last five years. | | (321426) | 81
| Mark Williams (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the merits of translating information provided in response to requests made under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Data Protection Act 1998 from (a) English to Welsh and (b) Welsh to English in cases where the request is made by a person who does not have an adequate understanding of the language used in the documents. | | (321442) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 82
| Dr Alasdair McDonnell (Belfast South): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how long on average it took the Northern Ireland Public Prosecution Service to bring a criminal case to court following the submission of papers by the Police Service of Northern Ireland in the last three years. | | (321465) | Questions to the Minister for the Olympics 83
| Stewart Hosie (Dundee East): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, what her official engagements are in March 2010. | | (321458) | 84
| Mr Angus MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, how many (a) emails her Office has responded to and (b) telephone calls her Office has answered from members of the public since 2008. | | (321459) | 85
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Wellingborough of 26 January 2010, Official Report, column 713W, when she plans to provide an update on the lessons learned from her visit to the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics to the All Party Parliamentary Group of Trafficking of Women and Children. | | (321386) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Transport 86
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, if he will set out, with statistical information related as directly as possible to Stroud constituency, the effects on that constituency of the policies and actions of his Department and its predecessors since 2000. | | (321480) | 87
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what discussions he has had with representatives of local authorities on the gritting of roads during the recent severe weather conditions. | | (321011) | 88
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what estimate he has made of the aggregate cost to local authorities in (a) Northamptonshire and (b) England of repairs to local roads as a result of the recent cold weather. | | (321297) | 89
N | Susan Kramer (Richmond Park): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what consideration he has given to the development of the former Eurostar platforms at Waterloo Station for purposes other than for domestic passenger transport. | | (321399) | 90
N | Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what discussions the Marine and Coastguard Agency has had with the Ministry of Defence on (a) the end of service of Nimrod MR2 and (b) a replacement fixed wing long-range search and rescue asset; and if he will make a statement. | | (321299) | 91
N | Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what (a) recent meetings he has had with and (b) representations he has received from representatives of (i) the Scottish Fishermen's Federation, (ii) the shipping industry and (iii) the offshore oil and gas industry on the withdrawal of Nimrod MR2 for search and rescue duties. | | (321300) | 92
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how much his Department spent on the relocation of staff from posts in (a) Essex and (b) Castle Point constituency in each of the last five years. | | (321425) | Questions to the Minister for Women and Equality 93
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, with reference to paragraph 20 on page 15 of the Public Accounts Committee report on the Equality and Human Rights Commission, HC 124, what conclusions the Commission's Accounting Officer has reached in investigating the reasons behind the continued payment of a former staff member three months after the individual had stopped working for the Commission; and what steps are being taken to recover the payment. | | (321390) | 94
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, how many properties are (a) owned and (b) leased by the Equality and Human Rights Commission; what the cost to the Commission was in the latest period for which figures are available; and how many people work at each property. | | (321391) | 95
| Stewart Hosie (Dundee East): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, what her official engagements are in March 2010. | | (321457) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 96
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will set out, with statistical information related as directly as possible to Stroud constituency, the effects on that constituency of the policies and actions of her Department and its predecessor since 2000. | | (321481) | 97
N | Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information her Department holds on the number of jobs under the Personal Accounts Delivery Authority contract for scheme administration services to be based in (a) the UK and (b) each other country. | | (321405) | 98
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of income support claims took longer than the target processing time in each benefit delivery centre in each month of the last two years. | | (321451) | 99
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average time between application and payment was for (a) jobseeker's allowance and (b) income support in each month of the last two years. | | (321452) | 100
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average processing time of applications for (a) new and (b) reassessed housing benefit claims was in (i) the UK and (ii) each of the smallest geographical areas for which figures are available in each of the last five years; and if she will make a statement. | | (321453) | 101
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average processing time of applications for (a) jobseeker's allowance, (b) housing benefit, (c) a crisis loan, (d) a community care grant and (e) a budgeting loan was in (i) each of the smallest geographical areas for which information is available and (ii) the UK in each quarter of the last five years; and if she will make a statement. | | (321454) | 102
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average processing time of applications for (a) jobseeker's allowance and (b) income support was in each benefit delivery centre in each month of the last two years. | | (321455) | 103
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average processing time of incapacity benefit applications was in (a) the UK and (b) each of the smallest geographical areas for which figures are available in each quarter of the last five years; and if she will make a statement. | | (321456) | 104
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of jobseeker's allowance claims took more than 12 days to process in each benefit delivery centre in each month of the last two years. | | (321471) | 105
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2010, Official Report, columns 1028-9W, on employment schemes: young people, which (a) Jobcentre Plus districts, (b) local authorities and (c) constituencies have no Future Jobs Fund jobs; and in which (i) Jobcentre Plus districts, (ii) local authorities and (iii) constituencies elements of the young person's guarantee are (A) available and (B) not available. | | (321467) | 106
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2010, Official Report, columns 1028-9W, on employment schemes: young people, in which (a) Jobcentre Plus districts, (b) local authorities and (c) constituencies the young person's guarantee was not fully available on or after 25 January 2010. | | (321468) | 107
N | Willie Rennie (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department has taken to ensure companies may not end defined benefit schemes for their employees without full consultation. | | (321302) | 108
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much her Department spent on the relocation of staff from posts in (a) Essex and (b) Castle Point constituency in each of the last five years. | | (321423) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 109
N | Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many and what proportion of students from (a) comprehensive and (b) independent schools attended Russell Group universities in (i) 1997, (ii) 2003 and (iii) the most recent year for which figures are available. | | [Transferred] (321389) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 110
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what support his Department is providing to those who cannot open a bank current account because of their credit rating. | | [Transferred] (321466) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 111
N | Ms Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent representations he has received on response times of fire and rescue services. | | [Question Unstarred] (321010) |
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