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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Wednesday 17 March 2010
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 17 March 2010
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 17 March of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department. For other Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 17 March of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Wednesday 17 March see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 1
| Colin Burgon (Elmet): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much was spent on consultants' advice in relation to Remploy in 2008-09; how much has been so spent in 2009-10 to date; which consultants have been engaged in each year; and how much each has been paid to date. | | (322790) | 2
| Lorely Burt (Solihull): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of high street banks on the cost of borrowing for small businesses. | | (322808) | 3
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many businesses employing (a) fewer than 10, (b) between 10 and 50, (c) between 51 and 100, (d) between 101 and 200, (e) between 201 and 300 and (f) over 300 employees have been declared insolvent in (i) Stroud constituency and (ii) Gloucestershire in each year since 1990. | | (322789) | 4
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent representations have been received by his Department on the needs of learners with learning difficulties and disabilities and the strategy document, Skills investment strategy 2010-11; and if he will make a statement. | | (322736) | 5
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number of learners with a learning (a) difficulty and (b) disability who will be entitled to a learning difficulty assessment in (i) 2009-10 and (ii) 2010-11; and if he will make a statement. | | (322737) | 6
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department plans to take to ensure that adult learners with learning (a) difficulties and (b) disabilities are given support to participate in education; and if he will make a statement. | | (322738) | 7
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of education provision for learners with a learning (a) difficulty and (b) disability who have received a learning difficulty assessment in (i) 2009-10 and (ii) 2010-11; and if he will make a statement. | | (322739) | Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office 8
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason promotional stress items are included in the Central Office of Information contract referred to in Contract Notice 2009/S 79-113888; what bodies have purchased promotional stress items through the Central Office of Information in the last three years; and at what cost such items were purchased. | | (322873) | 9
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer to the right hon. Member for Horsham of 25 February 2010, Official Report, column 697W, on civil servants: pay, for what reasons the 32 jobs were advertised only on the internal part of the site. | | (322875) | 10
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 22 February 2010, Official Report, column 155W, on 10 Downing Street: repairs and maintenance, how many purchase orders were issued in relation to the refurbishment of lavatories in 10 Downing Street. | | (322876) | 11
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 22 February 2010, Official Report, column 156W, on Central Office of Information: marketing, what products were purchased from Sweet Concepts Ltd by the (a) British Transport Police, (b) Health and Safety Executive, (c) Home Office, (d) Learning and Skills Council, (e) University for Industry, (f) Royal Air Force, (g) Department of Health and (h) Police Information Technology Organisation. | | (322878) | 12
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 23 February 2010, Official Report, column 16WS, on the UK Statistics Authority (DEL), what the new priorities and in-year pressures were for the UK Statistics Authority that required the £6 million take-up of departmental unallocated provision. | | (322879) | 13
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 8 February 2010, Official Report, column 792W, on the Census, after what time on Census night a guest will be deemed to be an overnight visitor. | | (322880) | 14
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 16 July 2009, Official Report, column 73W, on special advisers, what the cost was to the public purse of (a) National Insurance contributions and (b) other expenditure in respect of special advisers in 2008-09. | | (322881) | 15
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 16 July 2009, Official Report, column 73W, on special advisers, what criteria are used to determine the pay band of a special adviser. | | (322882) | 16
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Horsham of 25 February 2010, Official Report, column 699W, on employment, how many (a) public and (b) private sector employees there were in each constituency in the (i) equivalent period in 1996-97 and (ii) latest period for which figures are available. | | (322883) | 17
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) individuals and (b) organisations have responded to the consultation on the UK Government ICT Strategy. | | (322884) | 18
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which company was awarded the VIP air support contract for the Cabinet Office and Foreign and Commonwealth Office with Prior Information Notice 2008/S 200-265590; on what date that contract notice was dispatched; what estimate she has made of the monetary value of that contract; and for what period that contract has been let. | | (322885) | 19
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what declaration of political activity each member of the Capacitybuilders Campaigning Research Programme Fund selection panel has made. | | (322886) | 20
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what projects have been shortlisted for funding under the Capacitybuilders Campaigning Research Programme Fund; and what the purpose is of each of those projects. | | (322887) | 21
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what methodology the Office for National Statistics uses to estimate the number of people who permanently leave the UK. | | (322888) | 22
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average rate of change was in (a) private and (b) public sector pay, including bonuses, in the last 36 months. | | (322889) | 23
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer to the right hon. Member for Horsham of 25 February 2010, Official Report, column 698W, on civil servants: pay, what the (a) job title, (b) department and (c) salary range was of each of the 43 jobs; and which of those jobs was advertised on the public part of the website. | | (322890) | 24
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of national output was contributed by Government spending in each year since 1996. | | (322891) | 25
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December 2009, Official Report, columns 953-6W, on the Census, what estimate she has made of the cost of printing the Census forms; how many Census forms of each type will be printed; and what estimate has been made of average cost of printing a form of each type. | | (322892) | 26
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December 2009, Official Report, columns 953-6W, on the Census, what estimate has been made of the cost of storing the Census forms. | | (322893) | 27
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December 2009, Official Report, column 953W, on the Census, for what reasons the forms for the Census are being printed in March 2010. | | (322894) | 28
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 22 February 2010, Official Report, column 155W, on 10 Downing Street: repairs and maintenance, if she will place in the Library a copy of the departmental guidance on purchase orders. | | (322895) | 29
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December 2009, Official Report, columns 953-6W, on the Census, how many Census forms of each type will be printed in March 2010. | | (322908) | 30
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 8 February 2010, Official Report, column 792W, on the Census, what imputation will be made in relation to overnight visitor data; and whether she has made an estimate of non-compliance with requirements relating to overnight visitors. | | (322909) | 31
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer to the right hon. Member for Horsham of 24 February 2010, Official Report, column 606W, on voluntary organisations: finance, what the value was in cash terms of the reduction and draw down to each of the Office of the Third Sector (OTS) programmes to re-allocate funding to Real Help for Communities Action Plan; and over what period funds from each of those OTS budgets will be drawn down. | | (322910) | 32
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many times (a) Mr Derek Draper and (b) Mr Charlie Whelan has visited the Cabinet Office/Downing Street complex since October 2009. | | (322911) | 33
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer to the right hon. Member for Horsham of 25 January 2010, Official Report, column 655W, on civil servants: surveys, by what means an hon. Member may commission specific analyses from the Office for National Statistics. | | (322912) | 34
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the mean change was in (a) public and (b) private sector productivity in each year since 1997. | | (322913) | 35
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what (a) desks and (b) offices the Office for National Statistics has at UK (i) airports and (ii) ports. | | (322915) | 36
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer to the right hon. Member for Horsham of 24 February 2010, Official Report, column 604W, on departmental computer software, whether the Cabinet Office's IT department permits or facilitates the installation of (a) Firefox, (b) Chrome and (c) Opera on departmental computers for the use of civil servants in her Department and in 10 Downing Street; and what version of Internet Explorer is installed on the computers in 10 Downing Street. | | (322917) | 37
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer to the right hon. Member for Horsham of 9 September 2009, Official Report, column 1951W, on Government departments: buildings, what refurbishment works were undertaken across 70 Whitehall, Downing Street and the Cabinet Office complex in the last 24 months. | | (322919) | 38
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer to the right hon. Member for Horsham of 24 February 2010, Official Report, column 603W, on departmental freedom of information, what target her Department has set to respond to correspondence (a) which makes a request for assistance under section 16 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and (b) correspondence asking about the status of a freedom of information request which has already been submitted. | | (322920) | 39
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 24 February 2010, Official Report, column 602W, on Central Office of Information: contracts, what the (a) nature of the branding work and (b) monetary value of the contracts is in respect of (i) the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and (ii) the National Fraud Authority Development Board. | | (322921) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 40
| Lorely Burt (Solihull): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consideration his Department has given to means of simplifying the tax system in respect of small businesses. | | (322806) | 41
| Lorely Burt (Solihull): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the likely effect on the level of employment of a one percentage point increase in national insurance contributions. | | (322807) | 42
N | Mr David Chaytor (Bury North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of gaming machines in public houses which are not subject to Amusement Machine Licence Duty (AMLD); what representations he has received in respect of the proposal to extend AMLD to include such machines; whether he has (a) sought and (b) received advice from the Gambling Commission on the practical arrangements for regulating such machines; and if he will make a statement. | | (320949) | 43
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer to the right hon. Member for Horsham of 26 February 2010, Official Report, column 803W, on Pre-Budget Report 2009, what estimate he has made of the value in cash terms of expenditure on (a) consultancies and (b) marketing and communications in 2009-10. | | (322877) | 44
N | Ruth Kelly (Bolton West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the performance of stakeholder Child Trust Funds managed by the Official Solicitor or Accountant of Court on behalf of looked-after children. | | (322392) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 45
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many fires have been reported in schools in each year since 2005. | | (322414) | 46
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many fires in schools have been classed as arson in each year since 2005. | | (322415) | 47
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many fatalities and injuries have there been in fires in schools in each year since 2005. | | (322416) | 48
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what estimate his Department has made of the average cost to the public purse of a school fire in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (322417) | 49
N | Ruth Kelly (Bolton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, which local authorities (a) ensure that the full £100 Child Trust Fund annual payments for looked-after children are put in their individual account and (b) have used all or part of these payments for other purposes. | | (322391) | 50
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what steps he is taking to minimise the risks to children arising from their use of the internet. | | (322814) | 51
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that recent reforms to child protection systems are (a) implemented and (b) resourced in full in Nottinghamshire. | | (322871) | 52
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what his Department's policy is on helping children affected by domestic abuse through (a) training professionals to consider the needs of the children involved and (b) provision of support services for children and families affected. | | (322918) | 53
| Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2010, Official Report, column 1173W, on free school meals: Leeds, how many of the 1,180 students eligible for free school meals as at January 2009 in Leeds North West constituency regularly received school meals during that period. | | (322813) | 54
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, whether he plans to bring forward proposals for the protection of children in suspected cases of domestic violence. | | (322832) | 55
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, whether he plans to allocate funding for the continuous professional development of teachers for the purposes of implementing the proposals in his Department's White Paper, Your child, your schools, our future. | | (322833) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 56
N | Mr David Chaytor (Bury North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of young people under the age of 19 years are living in supported housing schemes; and what the maximum weekly housing benefit payable to such people is. | | (320880) | 57
| John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when his Department's headquarters was last reviewed for compliance with the Public Records Acts; and what the results were of that review. | | (322839) | 58
| John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much his Department spent on (a) agency fees and (b) salaries of agency staff recruited to work at its headquarters (i) in each financial year since 2004-05 and (ii) in 2009-10 in the latest period for which figures are available; and how many agency staff his Department employed at each grade or equivalent at its headquarters in each year since 2004-05. | | (322840) | 59
| John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether his Department undertakes equality and diversity monitoring of agency staff recruited to work at its headquarters. | | (322841) | 60
| Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he intends to announce the Disabled Facilities Grants allocation for Hyndburn Borough Council for the year 2010-11. | | (322812) | 61
N | Mr Paul Truswell (Pudsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he expects to publish the guidance to local authorities on National Policy Statements referred to by Baroness Andrews on 18 November 2008, Official Report, House of Lords, column 1019. | | (322394) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 62
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Armed Forces' Pay Review Body: Service Medical and Dental Officers: Supplement to the 38th Report 2009, what the shortfall was in regular service (a) medical officers and (b) orthopaedic and trauma surgeon officers for the (i) Royal Navy, (ii) Royal Air Force and (iii) Army, on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (322865) | 63
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what timetable has been set for signing the search and rescue helicopter contract with Soteria Consortium. | | (322843) | 64
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his most recent estimate is of the cost to the public purse of the Nimrod MR2 modification programme announced in March 2009. | | (322845) | 65
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which items of equipment procured since 2001 and made available to operations in Afghanistan were procured as part of his Department's core equipment programme. | | (322846) | 66
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, at what locations his Department's officials are based together with (a) Army, (b) Navy and (c) Royal Air Force staff. | | (322847) | 67
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many civilian staff are employed principally to operate his Department's White Fleet of vehicles. | | (322848) | 68
| Robert Key (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the fast jet test and evaluation advice available at RAF Coningsby is provided in-house. | | (322787) | 69
| Robert Key (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons the provision of the fast jet test and evaluation advice was transferred from Boscombe Down Airfield to RAF Coningsby. | | (322788) | 70
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions his Department has had with Group 4 Securicor on its proposals to have outsourced to the private security industry those services which are detailed in the unprinted paper reported to the House by the Defence Committee on 10 February 2010; and if he will make a statement. | | (322507) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change 71
| Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent estimate he has made of the number of households in fuel poverty in Leeds North West constituency. | | (322834) | 72
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the number of domestic consumer electronics products which qualify for the Carbon Emissions Reduction Target; what estimate he has made of the reduction in the volume of carbon dioxide emissions as a result of the number of domestic consumer electronics products in the scheme; and if he will make a statement. | | (322866) | 73
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will bring forward proposals to require all Carbon Emissions Reduction Target (CERT) measures to be branded to inform consumers of their indirect contribution through bill payments to the cost of CERT measures; and if he will make a statement. | | (322867) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 74
| Ms Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the UN Security Council has been briefed on the human rights situation in occupied Western Sahara by the UN Secretary General's special envoy on Western Sahara. | | (322786) | 75
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on the treatment of persons with connections to the Christian community in Morocco; and whether any UK citizens have been (a) deported and (b) threatened with deportation from Morocco in the last six months. | | (322045) | 76
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the government of Nigeria on violence in the vicinity of Jos. | | (322102) | 77
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the Christian community from Jos. | | (322103) | 78
N | Chris McCafferty (Calder Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the outcomes were of the 54th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women; and if he will make a statement. | | (322591) | 79
N | Martin Salter (Reading West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether any of his officials were present at meetings attended by Lord Ashcroft and the right hon. Member for Richmond (a) between 28 March and 3 April 2007 in Belize, Brazil, the Falkland Islands, Iceland, Panama, and the Turks and Caicos, (b) on 18 and 19 June 2007 in Syria, (c) between 15 and 17 February 2008 in the United Arab Emirates, (d) between 13 and 15 May 2008 in Egypt, (e) between 20 and 23 October 2008 in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia and Georgia, (f) between 2 and 4 November 2008 in Israel, (g) between 15 and 17 March 2009 in Cuba, (h) on 21 October 2009 in the USA, (i) on 26 and 27 October 2009 in Qatar and (j) between 30 November and 2 December 2009 in China and Hong Kong. | | (322508) | 80
| Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the consideration by the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development of Israel's application for membership. | | (322896) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 81
| Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what obligation (a) strategic health authorities and (b) primary care trusts have in respect of NHS guidance on the provision of three cycles of in-vitro fertilisation treatment to NHS patients. | | (322809) | 82
| Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many primary care trusts provide up to three cycles of in-vitro fertilisation treatment to NHS patients. | | (322810) | 83
| Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many strategic health authority regions provide three cycles of in-vitro fertilisation treatment to NHS patients. | | (322811) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 84
| Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of asylum cases arising since 2007 have been determined by his Department within six months in (a) 2007, (b) 2008 and (c) 2009. | | (322835) | 85
| Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what changes in staffing levels at the UK Border Agency have been made to handle the caseload of (a) legacy asylum cases and (b) standard asylum applications since 2007. | | (322836) | 86
| Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum legacy cases arising in (a) 2007, (b) 2008 and (c) 2009 the UK Border Agency is dealing with in (i) Glasgow North East constituency, (ii) the City of Glasgow and (iii) Scotland. | | (322869) | 87
| Mr Chris Mullin (Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number of Turkish citizens who have entered the UK under the terms of the Ankara Agreement; and if he will make a statement. | | (322863) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 88
| Mr Eddie McGrady (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to seek to improve the humanitarian situation in Sri Lanka. | | (322864) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice 89
N | Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with the Legal Services Commission on the provision of legal aid to firms representing former Gurkha soldiers. | | (322320) | 90
N | Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much legal aid has been paid to Howe and Co. for the provision of immigration advice to former Gurkha soldiers. | | (322321) | 91
N | Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much on average has been paid in legal aid for each case in which Howe and Co. has represented former Gurkha soldiers. | | (322322) | 92
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether individuals with a past conviction for an offence of buggery are required to declare the conviction when applying to work with a charity involved with vulnerable people after the offence is (a) spent and (b) deleted; and if he will make a statement. | | (322868) | 93
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make it his policy to record centrally the number of closed visits made on the prison estate. | | (322861) | 94
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has issued guidance in respect of its virtual court pilot scheme on whether a person who appears in court over a video link from a prison or a police station may be held to be in contempt of court. | | (322862) | 95
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make it his policy to collate at national level the (a) quantity and (b) type of illicit drugs seized in prisons in England and Wales. | | (322870) | 96
N | Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2010, Official Report, columns 383-4W, on trade unions, if he will place in the Library a copy of the secondment agreement between his Department and the PCS trade union. | | (322745) | 97
N | Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2010, Official Report, columns 383-4W, on trade unions, how many of the days staff of his Department and its agencies spent on trade union activity were spent in respect of each individual trade union recognised by his Department and its agencies in the last 12 months. | | (322746) | 98
N | Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which trade unions have been authorised under section 30 of the Access to Justice Act 1999. | | (322747) | 99
| Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much funding he plans to allocate for the purpose of extending Victim Support services to all victims and witnesses bringing anti-social behaviour cases in magistrate's courts. | | (322842) | 100
N | Ruth Kelly (Bolton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what percentage of Child Trust Funds managed by the Official Solicitor or Accountant of Court on behalf of looked-after children have been re-allocated to a different provider following concerns about investment performance. | | (322393) | Questions to the Leader of the House 101
N | John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask the Leader of the House, when she plans to answer Question (a) 311222, (b) 311223, (c) 311224, (d) 311225 and (e) 311226, on public duty costs allowance, tabled on 12 January 2010. | | (322735) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Transport 102
N | Mr David Chaytor (Bury North): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how many vehicles were exempt from vehicle excise duty as a result of having been first registered prior to January 1973 in each of the last five years. | | (320879) | 103
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what recent representations he has received on the effectiveness of the operation of the East Coast Main Line route; and if he will make a statement. | | (322793) | 104
| Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, when he expects to announce his decision on whether to proceed with the proposed Pennine Reach bus service. | | (322815) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales 105
N | Mr Dai Havard (Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with (a) the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change and (b) Welsh Assembly Government Ministers on the effect on the UK Government's waste and sustainability strategy of the proposed construction of a 50MW, open grate, waste-to-energy incinerator near Merthyr Tydfil fuelled by non-recyclable waste and the likely effect of the importation of such fuel stock by sea to proposed receiving and transfer stations located at Welsh ports. | | (322323) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 106
N | Mr David Chaytor (Bury North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people under the age of 19 years who are not in employment, education or training are living in supported housing schemes; what assessment she has made of the effects of housing benefit levels on the prospects of such people obtaining employment; and if she will make a statement. | | (320878) | 107
N | Mr John Horam (Orpington): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what her policy is on the provision of (a) information and (b) information leaflets on (i) attendance allowance and (ii) other welfare benefits in (A) post offices, (B) libraries and (C) other public places. | | (322255) | 108
N | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what requirements apply to people found to have committed benefit fraud to repay money defrauded; and what mechanisms are in place to recover the money in such cases. | | (322731) | 109
N | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many fraudulent benefit claims were detected in each of the last five years; how many such cases resulted in (a) administrative penalties, (b) cautions, (c) prosecutions and (d) convictions in each of these years; and how many of those convicted received a (i) custodial sentence, (ii) community sentence and (iii) discharge in each of these years. | | (322732) | 110
N | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what sanctions are available to her Department with respect to people found to have committed benefit fraud; and how many and what percentage of people found to have committed benefit fraud received each type of sanction in each of the last five years. | | (322733) | 111
N | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether a claimant who has committed benefit fraud is required to repay the sum defrauded before making a further claim for benefit. | | (322734) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 112
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to respond to the petition on SAR Chivenor presented to the Prime Minister on 25 February 2010. | | [Transferred] (322844) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 113
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what resources his Department provides for therapeutic services for children who have experienced abuse. | | [Transferred] (322872) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 114
| Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment he has made of the effects on the level of domestic violence of restraining orders made under section 12 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004. | | [Transferred] (322838) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice 115
| Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people received a caution for an offence under section (a) 1 and (b) 5 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 in each police force area in 2008. | | [Transferred] (322837) | 116
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer to the right hon. Member for Horsham of 25 February 2010, Official Report, column 664W, on public sector: disclosure of information, in respect of which of the 57 requests to the Unlocking Service which have been accepted the data requested has been released. | | [Transferred] (322874) | 117
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer to the right hon. Member for Horsham of 25 February 2010, Official Report, column 664W, on public sector: disclosure of information, for what reasons each request was given the status of (a) resolved, (b) unresolved and (c) part resolved. | | [Transferred] (322916) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales 118
N | John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions he has had with Welsh Assembly Government Ministers on preparations for the construction work on the Defence Training College at St Athan. | | [Question Unstarred] (321811) |
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