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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Monday 15 March 2010
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Monday 15 March 2010
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Monday 15 March of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department. For other Written Questions for answer on Monday 15 March of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Monday 15 March see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 1
N | Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, which British companies were operating in Ethiopia on the latest date for which information is available. | | (322317) | 2
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will place in the Library a copy of the benchmark results of the Civil Service People Survey for his Department and its agencies. | | (322562) | 3
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate has been made of the number of learners with a learning difficulty and/or a learning disability whose education provision will be funded by the Skills Funding Agency in (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11; and if he will make a statement. | | (322361) | 4
| Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what information his Department holds on the number of foreign students who (a) were offered and (b) accepted a place to study a degree course at university in academic year 2009-10; and if he will make a statement. | | (322434) | 5
| Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many students who do not speak English as a first language (a) were offered and (b) accepted a place on a degree course at university for academic year 2009-10; and if he will make a statement. | | (322436) | 6
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he last had discussions with representatives of the insurance industry on the adequacy of the information made available to policy-holders on exclusions applying to insurance cover. | | (322452) | 7
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many officials from his Department are working on plans for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. | | (322510) | 8
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether there are plans to strike medals to commemorate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. | | (322522) | 9
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many letters he has received on the subject of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in the last 12 months. | | (322619) | 10
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to link events to commemorate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee with London 2012 Olympics. | | (322620) | 11
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent discussions he has had with Buckingham Palace on the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. | | (322621) | 12
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps the Department is taking to deter theft from within the Department. | | (322645) | Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office 13
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many women died of ovarian cancer in Merseyside in each year since 1997. | | (322630) | 14
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what consideration she gave to the introduction of changes to the Civil Service Compensation Scheme to apply to new entrants to the Civil Service. | | (322437) | 15
| Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many university graduates with a degree in (a) law, (b) engineering, (c) mathematics and (d) medicine have been in employment at any time since 2005. | | (322433) | 16
| Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the level of unemployment in Glenrothes constituency was in each year since 1997. | | (322402) | 17
| John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many death certificates which mentioned thrombosis have been issued in each of the last five years. | | (322541) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 18
N | Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent representations he has received from the Public and Commercial Services Union on the job security of its members who work for his Department and its agencies. | | (322251) | 19
N | Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the percentage change in the UK's net contribution to the EU budget between 2008-09 and 2010-11. | | (322305) | 20
N | Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 17 July 2008, Official Report, column 629W, on investment income surcharge, what the equivalent figure is for 2008-09. | | (322315) | 21
N | Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much and what proportion of expenditure from the public purse in 2008-09 was spent in each constituent part of the UK. | | (322253) | 22
N | Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of (a) tax revenue and (b) other monies collected by his Department in 2008-09 came from (i) Wales, (ii) Scotland, (iii) Northern Ireland and (iv) England. | | (322254) | 23
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will place in the Library a copy of the benchmark results of the Civil Service People Survey for his Department and its agencies. | | (322563) | 24
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Church Commissioners on the extension of the Grant Funding for the Listed Places of Worship Scheme continuing beyond March 2011; and if he will make a statement. | | (322405) | 25
N | Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons HM Revenue and Customs (a) refused preference for and (b) investigated consignments of imports from Israel under the EU-Israel Trade Agreement in respect of (i) two consignments with commodity code 33079000, refused in August 2009, (ii) one consignment with commodity code 34013000, refused in November 2009 and (iii) one consignment with commodity code 34013000, under investigation. | | (322387) | 26
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to deter theft from within the Department. | | (322656) | 27
| Hywel Williams (Caernarfon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of companies owing unpaid corporation tax of (a) less than £10,000, (b) between £10,001 and £25,000, (c) between £25,001 and £50,000, (d) between £50,001 and £100,000 and (e) more than £100,000 in each region in each of the last five years; and how much in total was owed in each such category. | | (322488) | 28
| Hywel Williams (Caernarfon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the amount of corporation tax owed to HM Revenue and Customs in each of the last five years. | | (322489) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 29
N | Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, in which schools in each local authority area a school rebuilding project is under way under the Building Schools for the Future programme which has not reached financial close. | | (321859) | 30
N | Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, which local authorities (a) have reached financial close for their Building Schools for the Future (BSF) projects, (b) are part of the BSF programme but have not reached financial close and (c) are not part of the programme. | | (321860) | 31
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what representations he has received on the proposals contained in his Department's White Paper, Your child, your schools, our future, to introduce a system for the re-licensing of teachers every five years. | | (322299) | 32
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what his assessment is of the effectiveness of the system for the monitoring and appraisal of teacher performance. | | (322300) | 33
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what his most recent assessment is of the operation of the system of continuous professional development of teachers. | | (322301) | 34
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what his policy is for the future of the system of continuous professional development of teachers. | | (322302) | 35
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many teachers were employed in state schools in Wolverhampton (a) in 1997 and (b) on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (322631) | 36
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many Sure Start centres have been established on Merseyside; and what assessment he has made of their effectiveness. | | (322632) | 37
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many young people of each sex have participated in apprenticeships of each type since 2000. | | (322635) | 38
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, if he will place in the Library a copy of the benchmark results of the Civil Service People Survey for his Department and its agencies. | | (322570) | 39
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what estimate has been made of the number of learners with a learning difficulty and/or a learning disability whose education provision will be funded by the Young People's Learning Agency in (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11; and if he will make a statement. | | (322358) | 40
N | Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many pupils in schools in (a) the City of Manchester and (b) Manchester Central constituency gained five GCSEs at grades A* to C or equivalent in (i) 1997 and (ii) 2009. | | (322294) | 41
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, whether his Department plans to promote St George's Day in schools in 2010. | | (322600) | 42
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what steps his Department is taking to deter theft from within the Department. | | (322641) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 43
N | Hugh Bayley (City of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average change is in (a) business rate valuations and (b) business rates payable between 2009-10 and 2010-11 taking into account the rate poundage and transitional relief in each local authority area in England. | | (322346) | 44
N | Hugh Bayley (City of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of businesses in England will receive (a) an increase and (b) a reduction in their (i) business rate valuation and (ii) business rates payable taking account of the rate poundage and transitional relief as a result of the most recent revaluation. | | (322347) | 45
N | Hugh Bayley (City of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much on average was paid in business rates in the City of York in 2009-10; and what estimate he has made of the likely average amount to be paid in 2010-11 taking account of transitional relief. | | (322381) | 46
N | Hugh Bayley (City of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many businesses in the City of York were liable to pay business rates in 2009-10; how many such businesses will face (a) an increase and (b) a reduction in (i) their rateable value as a result of the business rates revaluation, (ii) the rates they pay in cash terms in 2010-11 taking into account the rate poundage and transitional relief and (iii) the rates they pay in 2010-11 taking into account the rate poundage and transitional relief and discounting the national average increase in business rates between 2009-10 and 2010-11. | | (322382) | 47
N | Mr Crispin Blunt (Reigate): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2010, Official Report, column 210W, on antisocial behaviour, how many copies of the leaflet on tackling antisocial behaviour were delivered to each local authority listed. | | (322303) | 48
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people were homeless in Sefton in each year since 2000. | | (322637) | 49
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of progress in the provision of affordable sustainable homes; and whether his Department was represented at the EcoBuild exhibition and conference held in London in March 2010. | | (322554) | 50
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will place in the Library a copy of the benchmark results of the Civil Service People Survey for his Department and its agencies. | | (322569) | 51
N | John Howell (Henley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which local authorities have made submissions to his Department for funding under the Bellwin scheme as a result of the recent severe weather conditions. | | (322304) | 52
N | Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the latest go-live date is for the Regional Fire Control Room in London. | | (322374) | 53
N | Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, for what reason the Parliamentary Under-Secretary, the hon. Member for Dewsbury, did not attend the Local Government Association Fire Conference on 10 March 2010; and if he will make a statement. | | (322375) | 54
N | Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will bring forward proposals to end the transfer out of the national housing revenue account (HRA) of HRA surpluses paid for from tenants' rent with effect from 2010-11. | | (322250) | 55
N | Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much the Homes and Communities Agency paid to the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment for its assessment of the Kickstart schemes against its Building for Life criteria. | | (322352) | 56
N | Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2010, Official Report, column 212W, on energy performance certificates, whether quality assurance procedures identified errors relating to the formula used to determine energy ratings for the Energy Performance Certificate Register during the period 18 September 2008 to June 2009; and if he will make a statement. | | (322353) | 57
N | Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2010, Official Report, column 212W, on energy performance certificates, whether he has made an assessment of the effects on customers of the reported errors in the Energy Performance Certificate Register between September 2008 and June 2009; and whether he has made an estimate of the number of incorrect entries in the register made during that period. | | (322354) | 58
N | Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2010, Official Report, column 216W, on tenancy deposit schemes, what mechanisms are in place to ensure the financial viability of tenancy deposit schemes. | | (322355) | 59
N | Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2010, Official Report, column 216W, on tenancy deposit schemes, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of the self-financing aspect of the business models of the private companies under contract to his Department. | | (322356) | 60
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to deter theft from within the Department. | | (322642) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 61
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will place in the Library a copy of the benchmark results of the Civil Service People Survey for his Department and its agencies. | | (322578) | 62
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills on the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. | | (322525) | 63
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much his Department plans to spend on flags for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. | | (322596) | 64
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether members of his Department plan to attend events to commemorate St George's Day 2010 in an official capacity. | | (322598) | 65
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much his Department plans to spend on activities to commemorate St George's Day in 2010. | | (322599) | 66
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department plans to take to commemorate St George's Day in 2010; and how much it plans to spend on such activities. | | (322601) | 67
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much his Department has spent on (a) new flags and (b) flag maintenance in each of the last five years. | | (322603) | 68
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many items of correspondence on the subject of flags his Department has received from members of the public in the last 12 months. | | (322609) | 69
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many World Heritage Sites in the UK have received grants from the Heritage Lottery Fund since the inception of the National Lottery; and what the aggregate monetary value of such grants was. | | (322617) | 70
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to deter theft from within the Department. | | (322643) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 71
| Hugh Bayley (City of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost of providing military security in Northern Ireland was in (a) 1997 and (b) the most recent year for which figures are available (i) in cash terms, (ii) in current prices and (iii) as a percentage of the UK's total defence expenditure. | | (322586) | 72
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding has been allocated to (a) cadet forces and (b) the Territorial Army on Merseyside in 2009-10. | | (322633) | 73
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of the benchmark results of the Civil Service People Survey for his Department and its agencies. | | (322576) | 74
| Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Dunfermline and West Fife of 22 February 2010, Official Report, columns 7-8W, on armed forces: discharges, how many compulsory drug tests the Army has carried out in each quarter since January 2008; and how many positive tests for (a) cocaine, (b) ecstasy and (c) cannabis there were in each such quarter. | | (322535) | 75
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 25 February 2010, Official Report, column 674W, on armed forces: manpower, what the shortfall of (a) reservists and (b) regular (i) medical, (ii) nursing and (iii) paramedic staff was on 1 October in each year since 2002; and if he will make a statement. | | [R] (322550) | 76
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many animals of each species involved in procedures died as a result of those procedures at (a) Porton Down and (b) other establishments for which he is responsible in each of the last five years. | | (322457) | 77
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which staff from his Department have visited Afghanistan in each month since 2007. | | (322515) | 78
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many improvised explosive devices have (a) been defused and (b) exploded in Afghanistan in each month since 2007. | | (322516) | 79
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel have had limbs amputated in the last six months. | | (322518) | 80
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on maintaining its Flickr channel in 2009-10. | | (322526) | 81
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people his Department employs to maintain its social media and social networking sites; and at what cost in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (322529) | 82
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on maintaining its Twitter feeds in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (322530) | 83
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many days absence because of illness there have been in his Department in each month since 1997. | | (322539) | 84
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many press releases his Department has issued in the last 12 months. | | (322555) | 85
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on maintaining its YouTube channel in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (322607) | 86
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had on (a) the funding and (b) the participation of students in officer training corps units at universities; and if he will make a statement. | | (322613) | 87
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with charities working to dispose of landmines. | | (322622) | 88
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of his Department have taken authorised days of absence owing to severe weather in 2010. | | (322623) | 89
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to deter theft from within the Department. | | (322644) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change 90
N | Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will take steps to prevent energy companies changing billing review and assessment periods for small business customers other than on an annual basis; and if he will enforce automatic return to such customers of credit balances above a specified level. | | (322306) | 91
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether he has taken steps to establish a forum for non-governmental organisations to consider issues arising from proposals for the construction of new nuclear plants. | | (322477) | 92
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will bring forward proposals to require energy suppliers to account for expenditure on meeting their carbon emissions reduction targets by reporting savings achieved as tonnes of carbon saved against expenditure in respect of each tariff; and if he will make a statement. | | (322481) | 93
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether he has made an assessment of the merits of withdrawing subsidies from suppliers of Carbon Emissions Reduction Target scheme products in circumstances in which their products are deemed to be dominant in the market. | | (322482) | 94
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether he plans to take steps to ensure that consumers are aware of those services and products which are subsidised under the Carbon Emissions Reduction Target scheme; and if he will make a statement. | | (322483) | 95
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent research his Department has undertaken into the (a) cost-effectiveness of the Carbon Emissions Reduction Target scheme and (b) effectiveness of the administration of that scheme; and if he will make a statement. | | (322484) | 96
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what service standards he plans to include in codes of conduct for the implementation of smart meters. | | (322485) | 97
| Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether trains carrying nuclear waste use the (a) Lea Valley and (b) Barking to Gospel Oak line. | | (322511) | 98
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will place in the Library a copy of the benchmark results of the Civil Service People Survey for his Department. | | (322571) | 99
| Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of the fee accompanying an application for a wind turbine development is provided to the local authority responsible for initial assessment of the application; and if he will make a statement. | | (322440) | 100
N | Mr Peter Robinson (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much funding has been allocated to research into mitigation of the effects of climate change on (a) agriculture and (b) other industries in the last five years. | | (322309) | 101
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 22 February 2010, Official Report, columns 74-5W, on the Totnes Town Transition Group, by what mechanisms the monitoring and evaluation plan will capture evidence of project impacts and promote community dialogue and shared learning; what timetable has been set for completion of that plan; what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of that plan; and what programmes will be funded from the grant of £625,000. | | (322041) | 102
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps his Department is taking to deter theft from within the Department. | | (322646) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 103
| Mr Geoffrey Cox (Torridge & West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he expects the guidelines for the selection of marine protection areas to be published; and if he will make a statement. | | (322441) | 104
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many litres of milk a day were imported on average in each of the last five years. | | (322357) | 105
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to tackle noise nuisance. | | (322445) | 106
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will place in the Library a copy of the benchmark results of the Civil Service People Survey for his Department and its agencies. | | (322567) | 107
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how the work of his Department in preparing the Ordnance Survey flood maps first published in April 2010 was funded; and if he will make a statement. | | (322439) | 108
| Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has estimated the effect on (a) the price of animal feed and (b) the population of fish of a reduction in the organic content of organic animal foods to below 90 per cent. following the reclassification of fish as a non-agricultural ingredient; and if he will make a statement. | | (322660) | 109
N | Mr Peter Robinson (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to discuss with the devolved administrations his Department's policy on the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy after 2013. | | (322310) | 110
N | Mr Peter Robinson (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made a recent assessment of the level of the administrative burden on the agriculture industry. | | (322311) | 111
N | Mr Peter Robinson (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to encourage retailers to purchase domestically-produced agricultural products. | | (322312) | 112
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many reptiles were seized by HM Revenue and Customs under the Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species in each year 2000; and how many were seized in each seizure. | | (322454) | 113
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has evidence that the 2007 ban on importation of wild birds into the EU has had an effect on the number of reptiles imported into the EU. | | (322455) | 114
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, who from his Department will be representing the Government at the 15th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties on the Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora in Doha; and if he will make a statement. | | (322456) | 115
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Breeding of Dogs Act 1991. | | (322458) | 116
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many prosecutions there were for offences of each type under the Breeding of Dogs Act 1991 in 2009; and if he will make a statement. | | (322459) | 117
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding his Department provides to local authorities to inspect outbuildings for breeding establishments under the Breeding of Dogs Act 1991. | | (322460) | 118
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the incidence of illegal dog breeding taking place in residential properties and outbuildings. | | (322461) | 119
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent representations he has received from animal welfare charities on backstreet breeding of dogs; and if he will make a statement. | | (322462) | 120
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many prosecutions there have been for dog control offences under the Town and Police Clauses Act 1847 in each year since 1997. | | (322463) | 121
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many prosecutions there have been for dog control offences under the Metropolitan Police Act 1839 in each year since 1997. | | (322464) | 122
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of local authorities' statutory responsibilities for stray dog control under the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005. | | (322465) | 123
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the impact of the dog control provisions in the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 on animal rescue centres. | | (322466) | 124
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent representations he has received from animal welfare charities on stray dog control services. | | (322467) | 125
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent estimate he has made of the total dog population in England; and if he will make a statement. | | (322468) | 126
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking against fishing vessels that do not comply with the provisions of the Incidental Catches of Cetaceans in Fisheries (England) Order 2005. | | (322471) | 127
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many fishing vessels of 12 metres or more in length are using gillnets or entangling nets in compliance with S.I. 2005, No. 17; and what steps his Department is taking to increase the level of compliance of such vessels. | | (322472) | 128
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what research his Department is undertaking on risks posed by fisheries to porpoises and dolphins in UK waters. | | (322473) | 129
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is funding research into possible methods of mitigating cetacean bycatch. | | (322474) | 130
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is funding research into alternative fishing technology with the aim of eliminating cetacean bycatch. | | (322475) | 131
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many reptiles have been imported into the UK in total from (a) within and (b) outside the European Union in each year since 2000. | | (322476) | 132
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to reduce the incidence of avian diseases. | | (322512) | 133
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many members of his Department have taken authorised days of absence owing to severe weather in 2010. | | (322513) | 134
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what education and training resources his Department has made available to local authorities to assist in the implementation of the Animal Welfare Act 2006. | | (322519) | 135
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of dog breeding farms in England. | | (322524) | 136
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent estimate he has made of the number of pit bull terrier type dogs in (a) London and (b) England. | | (322528) | 137
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department has spent on its Pet Passport scheme in each of the last five years. | | (322542) | 138
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to increase the proportion of batteries which are recycled. | | (322544) | 139
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many days absence through illness staff in his Department have had in each month since 1997. | | (322549) | 140
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the incidence of diseases in cattle. | | (322592) | 141
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the incidence of equine diseases. | | (322593) | 142
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the (a) country of export and (b) purpose of importation was of each importation of a species listed in CITES imported from outside the EU in each of the last three years. | | (322597) | 143
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made a recent estimate of the number of globally threatened species present in (a) the UK and (b) the UK Overseas Territories. | | (322611) | 144
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many people his Department employs to maintain its social media and social networking sites; and at what cost in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (322615) | 145
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department spent on biodiversity conservation in (a) England and (b) the UK Overseas Territories in each of the last five years. | | (322616) | 146
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department has spent on maintaining its (a) Flickr channel, (b) YouTube channel and (c) Twitter feed in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (322618) | 147
N | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reasons Natural England has declined to consider evidence on damage to the Lymington Marshes RAMSAR site presented by the Lymington River Association; and if he will make a statement. | | (322345) | 148
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to deter theft from within the Department. | | (322647) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 149
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had (a) at EU level, (b) with the US administration and (c) with the Burmese government on the case of Nyi Nyi Aung. | | (322478) | 150
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions at EU level on the export of gems originating in Burma from Asia to Europe. | | (322479) | 151
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the effectiveness of sanctions designed to prevent the export of gems originating in Burma to the EU. | | (322480) | 152
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will place in the Library a copy of the benchmark results of the Civil Service People Survey for his Department and its agencies. | | (322564) | 153
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations the US administration has made to his Department on the subject of the UK's sovereignty in respect of the Falkland Islands; and if he will make a statement. | | (322388) | 154
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will issue a demarche to the US administration about the US Secretary of State's call for talks on sovereignty in respect of the Falkland Islands during her recent visit to Buenos Aires; and if he will make a statement. | | (322389) | 155
| Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the political situation in Gaza. | | (322400) | 156
| Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has had discussions with the government of Bangladesh on recent reports of arrests and forced displacements of Rohingya refugees; if he will request that the government of Bangladesh recognises as refugees those of Rohingya origin who do not have documents; and if he will make a statement. | | (322602) | 157
| Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with the Chinese government on the construction of dams on the Irrawaddy river by the China Power Investment Corporation and Burmese Ministry of Energy; and if he will make a statement. | | (322604) | 158
| Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on action against Rohingya refugees by Bangladesh law enforcement authorities; and if he will make a statement. | | (322605) | 159
| Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has received recent reports on trends in the level of forced labour in Burma; and if he will make a statement. | | (322608) | 160
| Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on deportations from Thailand to Burma of ethnic Karen people; and if he will make a statement. | | (322610) | 161
N | Hon Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what issues he has identified as strategic priorities for the European Union; and if he will make a statement. | | (322295) | 162
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to deter theft from within the Department. | | (322648) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 163
N | Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations he has received from the Royal College of Midwives on maternity services. | | (322252) | 164
| Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average age of death was for people diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy who died in the West Midlands Strategic Health Authority area in the last 12 months. | | (322490) | 165
| Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with representatives of the West Midlands Strategic Health Authority on access to specialist care for people in that region diagnosed with a rare neuromuscular condition. | | (322491) | 166
| Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many whole time equivalent consultant neurologists with a specialism in neuromuscular conditions are employed in the West Midlands Strategic Health Authority area. | | (322584) | 167
| Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many whole time equivalent consultant paediatric neurologists with specialism in neuromuscular conditions are employed in the West Midlands Strategic Health Authority area. | | (322585) | 168
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether Evidence Review Groups are required to complete their assessments within the timetables set by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence for (a) multiple and (b) single technology appraisals. | | (322514) | 169
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence on its Health Technology Appraisal process in respect of rarer cancers. | | (322517) | 170
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS cancer patients have made top-up payments for treatments since the arrangements for such payments were implemented. | | (322520) | 171
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of the end of life criteria used by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence on the level of patient access to treatments for rarer cancers. | | (322523) | 172
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department provides guidance to National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence appraisal committees on the application of its end of life criteria. | | (322527) | 173
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his Department's policy is on access to proton beam therapy for NHS patients; and if he will make a statement. | | (322531) | 174
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many specialist cancer nurses for children and young people are employed by the NHS in each region. | | (322532) | 175
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence to publish its response to the consultation on its response to Sir Ian Kennedy's report on Appraising the Value of Innovation. | | (322594) | 176
| Hazel Blears (Salford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many beds were available in NHS hospitals in Salford in (a) 1997 and (b) the last 12 months for which figures are available. | | (322407) | 177
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been spent on the care and support of people with learning difficulties on Merseyside in each year since 2005. | | (322634) | 178
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been spent on methadone replacement programmes in South Sefton Primary Care Trust in each year since 2000; and how many individuals have received treatment under these programmes. | | (322638) | 179
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will place in the Library a copy of the benchmark results of the Civil Service People Survey for his Department and its agencies. | | (322572) | 180
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what deaf awareness training is provided for NHS staff. | | (322360) | 181
N | Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what percentage of suspected cancer patients resident in (a) the City of Manchester and (b) Manchester Central constituency saw an NHS consultant within two weeks of referral in each year since 1997. | | (322292) | 182
N | Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) doctors and (b) nurses were employed in the NHS in the City of Manchester in (i) 1997 and (ii) 2009. | | (322293) | 183
| Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time for an appointment in hospital was after referral by a general practitioner for suspected cancer cases in each year since 2005; and if he will make a statement. | | (322486) | 184
| Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing Southall): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department holds on the number of patients who used maternity services in London North West district in each of the last five years. | | (322442) | 185
| Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing Southall): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department holds on the number of patients who used accident and emergency services in London North West district in each of the last five years. | | (322443) | 186
| Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing Southall): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will set out, with statistical evidence relating as closely as possible to Ealing Southall constituency, the effects on that constituency of his Department's policies since 1997. | | (322444) | 187
| John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding his Department has allocated to the Venous Thromboembolism Exemplar Network in each of the last three years. | | (322533) | 188
| John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding has been allocated to the National Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Strategy in each of the last five years, excluding funding allocated to the National VTE Commissioning for Quality and Innovation goal. | | (322534) | 189
| John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department has issued on the implementation of the Venous Thromboembolism National Commissioning Goal to (a) strategic health authority managers, (b) primary care trust managers, (c) acute trust managers and (d) other healthcare professionals. | | (322536) | 190
| John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance he has issued to NHS healthcare professionals on the revised 2010 National Venous Thromboembolism Risk Assessment Model on 2 March 2010; and if he will make a statement. | | (322537) | 191
| John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the role of the National Patient Safety Agency will be under the National Venous Thromboembolism Prevention Strategy. | | (322538) | 192
| John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients were diagnosed with (a) deep vein and (b) pulmonary thrombosis in each of the last five years. | | (322543) | 193
| John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding has been allocated to the (a) Healthcare Acquired Infection Reduction Strategy, (b) National Venous Thromboembelism Strategy and (c) National Cervical Cancer Vaccination Programme in each of the last five years. | | (322545) | 194
| John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the role of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges will be in relation to the National Venous Thromboembolism Strategy. | | (322553) | 195
| John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 8 February 2010, Official Report, column 717W, on thrombosis, what format of the electronic version of the National Venous Thromoembolism Risk Assessment Model will take; and if he will make a statement. | | (322659) | 196
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to deter theft from within the Department. | | (322649) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 197
| Hazel Blears (Salford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers were based in Salford in (a) 1997 and (b) the last 12 months for which figures are available. | | (322410) | 198
| Hazel Blears (Salford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) crimes, (b) crimes of domestic burglary and (c) violent crimes there were in Salford in (i) 1997 and (ii) the last 12 months for which figures are available. | | (322411) | 199
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cars were seized in the Merseyside Police Authority area for (a) crushing and (b) disposal by other means in each of the last five years. | | (322629) | 200
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many violent crimes took place on Merseyside in the latest period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. | | (322639) | 201
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers there were in (a) 2000 and (b) 2009. | | (322640) | 202
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will place in the Library a copy of the benchmark results of the Civil Service People Survey for his Department and its agencies. | | (322566) | 203
N | Mr Angus MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many detainees were transferred from Dungavel House to immigration detention in England in (a) 2007-08, (b) 2008-09 and (c) 2009-10. | | (321671) | 204
N | Mr Angus MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether members of any families being detained at immigration removal centres have been detained at different locations in each of the last 12 months. | | (322377) | 205
N | Mr Angus MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the maximum number of children is which may be detained at each immigration removal centre; and how many children were detained at each centre in the last six months. | | (322378) | 206
N | Mr Angus MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times Ministers have signed an authorisation for the detention of a child at an immigration removal centre beyond 28 days in each of the last six months. | | (322379) | 207
N | Mr Angus MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of working days lost by UK Border Agency staff was attributed to stress-related conditions in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (322380) | 208
N | Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost to the public purse was of providing all hon. Members with a pass code for the UK Border Agency MPs' hotline. | | (322348) | 209
N | Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many full-time members of staff work on the UK Border Agency (a) MPs' hotline and (b) public enquiry line. | | (322349) | 210
N | Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications held by the Legacy caseworking team at the UK Border Agency were awaiting allocation to a caseworker on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (322350) | 211
N | Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) mean and (b) median time taken to process an application for further leave to remain was in December 2009. | | (322351) | 212
| Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Peterborough of 24 February 2010, Official Report, column 554W, on powers of entry, which (a) new and (b) amended powers of entry have been created since October 2007. | | (322546) | 213
| Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Peterborough of 24 February 2010, Official Report, column 554W, on powers of entry, which (a) new and (b) amended powers of entry created since October 2007 were not subject to formal consultation with his Department. | | (322547) | 214
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he expects his Department's response to its consultation on EU proposals for a new Directive on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes to be published. | | (322469) | 215
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans the Government has to reduce the frequency of inspections carried out under the Animal (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986. | | (322470) | 216
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Department is taking to deter theft from within the Department. | | (322650) | Questions to the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission 217
N | Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2010, Official Report, column 185W, on nurseries, whether the full business case for the replacement of Bellamy's Bar, the Astor Suite and Bellamy's Clubroom by a day nursery will be submitted to (a) the Finance and Services Committee and (b) the House of Commons Commission before any decision is taken to proceed with the works. | | (322376) | 218
N | Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether the works proposed to convert Bellamy's Bar, the Astor Suite and Bellamy's Clubroom into a day nursery will be subject to competitive tender. | | (322398) | 219
N | Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2010, Official Report, column 185W, on nurseries, if he 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 with the commercially confidential information redacted. | | (322399) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 220
N | Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the Civil Society Challenge Fund operates across the UK. | | (322296) | 221
N | Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many organisations from Northern Ireland have received funding from the Civil Society Challenge Fund since its inception; and how many of these were women's organisations. | | (322297) | 222
N | Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many information seminars on the Civil Society Challenge Fund his Department has held in Northern Ireland since the inception of the Fund. | | (322298) | 223
N | Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much aid his Department provided to Ethiopia (a) to each recipient and (b) through each distributing organisation in each of the last five years. | | (322316) | 224
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will place in the Library a copy of the benchmark results of the Civil Service People Survey for his Department. | | (322568) | 225
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many days absence through sickness staff in his Department have had in each month since 1997. | | (322521) | 226
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent initiatives his Department has funded to improve adult literacy in developing countries. | | (322540) | 227
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many people his Department employs to maintain its social media and networking sites; and at what cost. | | (322552) | 228
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much his Department spent on maintaining its Twitter feed in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (322556) | 229
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many press releases his Department has issued in the last 12 months. | | (322557) | 230
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much his Department spent on maintaining its YouTube channel in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (322558) | 231
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many people have sent an e-card under his Department's Be part of the lift initiative. | | (322581) | 232
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much his Department has spent promoting Fair Trade fortnight. | | (322582) | 233
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent initiatives his Department has funded to improve child literacy in developing countries. | | (322583) | 234
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much his Department spent on maintaining its Flickr channel in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (322595) | 235
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of Oxfam on the earthquakes in (a) Chile and (b) Haiti. | | (322606) | 236
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether he has had recent discussions with the Red Cross on its projects which are in receipt of funding from his Department. | | (322612) | 237
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many members of his Department have taken authorised leave consequent on severe weather in 2010. | | (322614) | 238
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support his Department has given to survivors of the recent earthquake in Chile. | | (322624) | 239
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support his Department has given to survivors of the recent earthquake in Haiti. | | (322625) | 240
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to deter theft from within the Department. | | (322651) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice 241
N | Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will collect and publish re-offending rates for each prison or cluster. | | (322307) | 242
N | Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish the benchmark results of the Civil Service People Survey relating to his Department. | | (322308) | 243
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will place in the Library a copy of the benchmark results of the Civil Service People Survey for his Department and its agencies. | | (322565) | 244
| Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2010, Official Report, column 383W, on the Royal Household, if he will request the Royal Collection to publish an inventory of other uniforms, decorations or related artifacts in its custody relating to (a) HM King Edward VIII or any of his predecessors and (b) foreign monarchs prior to 1937 in the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement. | | (322626) | 245
| Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2010, Official Report, column 383W, on the Royal Household, if he will request the Royal Collection to (a) host an exhibition of uniforms, decorations or related artifacts in its custody, relating to (i) HM King Edward VIII or any of his predecessors and (ii) foreign monarchs prior to 1937 and (b) make these available for display to (A) the Imperial War Museum, (B) the National Army Museum and (c) other comparable museums; and if he will make a statement. | | (322627) | 246
| Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effectiveness of security procedures at prisons in preventing mobile telephones being smuggled in for inmates; and if he will make a statement. | | (322438) | 247
N | Sir John Stanley (Tonbridge & Malling): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his estimate is of the public expenditure cost nationally and locally of implementing the Government's announcement in April 2008 that address information held on the Electoral Register must be reviewed, checked and matched against a national address database. | | (321670) | 248
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to deter theft from within the Department. | | (322652) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 249
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will place in the Library a copy of the benchmark results of the Civil Service People Survey for his Department and its agencies. | | (322573) | 250
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps his Department is taking to deter theft from within the Department. | | (322653) | Questions to the Minister for the Olympics 251
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, if she will place in the Library a copy of the benchmark results of the Civil Service People Survey for the Government Olympic Executive. | | (322580) | Questions to the Prime Minister 252
N | Mr David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 1 March 2010, Official Report, column 861W, when he expects the views of the Intelligence and Security Committee to be published. | | (322313) | 253
N | Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Prime Minister, which constituencies he has visited in the East of England in 2009; and what the date was of each such visit. | | (322383) | 254
| Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East): To ask the Prime Minister, whether he sought to inform the hon. Member for Reading East of his visit to Reading on Monday 1 March in advance of the visit. | | (322487) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland 255
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will place in the Library a copy of the benchmark results of the Civil Service People Survey for his Department. | | (322574) | 256
| Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to the Answer of 24 February 2010, Official Report, column 552W, on the Future Jobs Fund, which projects the Future Jobs Fund is supporting in Scotland, and how many jobs have been provided through each project. | | (322406) | 257
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps his Department is taking to deter theft from within the Department. | | (322654) | Questions to the Solicitor General 258
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Solicitor General, what steps each Law Officers' Department is taking to deter theft from within it. | | (322661) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Transport 259
| Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to encourage the transport of freight by rail. | | (322628) | 260
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what estimate he has made of the effect on the cost of off-peak rail travel in the London Borough of Bexley of the implementation of the Oyster pay-as-you-go agreement. | | (322453) | 261
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, if he will place in the Library a copy of the benchmark results of the Civil Service People Survey for his Department and its agencies. | | (322577) | 262
N | Mr Lee Scott (Ilford North): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2010, Official Report, column 1196W, on roads: tolls, when the most recent discussions referred to in the Answer took place. | | (321965) | 263
N | Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, which constituencies each Minister in his Department visited in 2009; and on what date each such visit took place. | | (322384) | 264
N | Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, from which budget the Luton Dunstable busway funding announced on 10 March 2010 will come. | | (322385) | 265
N | Sir John Stanley (Tonbridge & Malling): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, pursuant to the contribution by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State of 6 January 2010, Official Report, column 99WH, on what date he expects to announce the outcome of his full review of Southeastern's timetable early in 2010. | | (321672) | 266
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to deter theft from within the Department. | | (322655) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales 267
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will place in the Library a copy of the benchmark results of the Civil Service People Survey for his Department. | | (322575) | 268
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps the Department is taking to deter theft from within the Department. | | (322657) | Questions to the Minister for Women and Equality 269
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, if she will place in the Library a copy of the benchmark results of the Civil Service People Survey for the Government Equalities Office. | | (322579) | 270
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, what discussions the Government Equalities Office (GEO) has had with the Treasury on its response to the recommendation of the recent Public Accounts Committee report on the Equality and Human Rights Commission on clear guidelines to the Commission on (a) how future business cases should demonstrate the achievement of value for money and (b) at what point the GEO expects to be brought into these decisions; and when she expects the Treasury Minute in response to the report to be issued. | | (322344) | 271
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, what steps the Government Equalities Office is taking to deter theft from within the Office. | | (322662) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 272
N | Ms Celia Barlow (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent representations she has received on provision of Jobcentre Plus services through the private sector. | | (321770) | 273
| Hazel Blears (Salford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of children in Salford who have been lifted out of poverty since 1997. | | (322408) | 274
| Hazel Blears (Salford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Salford have been assisted into work through the New Deal since 1997. | | (322409) | 275
N | Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons her Department's decision of 8 October 2009 to grant income support in respect of the case with reference NINO YX220262A with effect from 12 August 2008 has not been implemented; and when she expects that decision to be implemented. | | (322314) | 276
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of children in postcode areas L20, L21 and L22 were living in poverty in each year since 2000. | | (322636) | 277
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans she has to send to Jobcentre Plus outreach advisers into selected areas of high unemployment; what areas will be selected; and what the budget is for this plan. | | (322359) | 278
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her Department's consultation on Supporting people into work: the next stage of housing benefit reform, what her Department's (a) original estimate was and (b) most recent estimate is of the effect on the overall level of expenditure on housing benefit of the introduction of local housing allowance. | | (322559) | 279
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 23 February 2010, Official Report, columns 50-68WS, on departmental expenditure limits, whether her Department made a request for resources 4 as part of its supplementary estimate. | | (322560) | 280
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2010, Official Report, column 1313W, on departmental consultants, what the monetary value of contracts was held by (a) her Department and (b) its (i) agencies and (ii) non-departmental public bodies with external recruitment consultants for the recruitment of temporary and permanent staff in each of the last three years. | | (322561) | 281
| Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information her Department holds on the number of people with (a) language difficulties, (b) disabilities and (c) learning difficulties who have been in employment in Montgomeryshire at any one time since 2005; and if she will make a statement. | | (322435) | 282
| Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) Fife and (b) Scotland receive local housing allowance. | | (322401) | 283
| Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) men and (b) women in (i) Glenrothes, (ii) Scotland and (iii) the UK qualify for the full basic state pension. | | (322404) | 284
N | Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department has taken to obtain the support of businesses for its work to assist young people into employment. | | (321788) | 285
N | Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason tenants aged over 25 years may not as of right receive housing benefit for shared accommodation for amounts less than the sole tenancy amounts they would be entitled to if that is their choice; and if she will make a statement. | | (322386) | 286
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to deter theft from within the Department. | | (322658) | 287
N | Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what her most recent estimate is of the number of people aged between 60 and 64 years old claiming the higher rate care component of disability living allowance on the grounds of terminal illness. | | (322291) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 288
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many birds in how many seizures were seized by HM Revenue and Customs under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species in each year since 2000. | | [Transferred] (322551) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 289
N | Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many 18 to 25 year olds are claiming jobseeker's allowance or other benefits. | | [Question Unstarred] (321787) | 290
| Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the operation of local housing allowance; and if she will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (322403) |
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