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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Thursday 25 March 2010
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 25 March 2010
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Thursday 25 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 Thursday 25 March of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Thursday 25 March see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 1
N | Adam Afriyie (Windsor): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the cost to each research council of fluctuations in the sterling exchange rate in the financial year 2009-10; and how much his Department has allocated to compensate research councils for such fluctuations. | | (323383) | 2
N | Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield, Attercliffe): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many and what proprotion of young people in (a) each Sheffield constituency and (b) the City of Sheffield have entered higher education in each year since 1998. | | (323761) | 3
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether his Department has had discussions with representatives of Manganese Bronze in Coventry on its decision to transfer the manufacture of key components to China. | | (323640) | 4
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what financial assistance his Department provided to Manganese Bronze between 2007 and 2009. | | (323641) | 5
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will meet representatives of Manganese Bronze to discuss the future of the company's manufacturing operations in Coventry. | | (323642) | 6
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his most recent estimate is of the cost to the public purse of the creation of the proposed new UK space agency, including the (a) rebranding of the British National Space Centre and (b) public consultation conducted in 2009 on the civil space sector. | | (324602) | 7
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will issue guidance on his Department's policy on the relocation offshore of departmental jobs to companies bidding for contracts let by his Department. | | (324795) | 8
N | Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the five most expensive hospitality events hosted by his Department and its agencies were in the last three years; and what the (a) cost and (b) purpose was of each. | | (324412) | 9
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether his Department provides subsidised gym facilities for its staff. | | (324569) | 10
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much his Department and its predecessor spent on interior design in relation to office refurbishments undertaken in each of the last five years. | | (324670) | 11
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the cost to his Department was of employing press and media officers in the last 12 month period for which figures are available; and what the cost to his Department was of employing such staff in financial year 1996-97, expressed in current prices. | | (324819) | 12
N | Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent discussions his Department has had with the European Commission Directorate-General of Trade on the inclusion of Mode 4 provision in EU trade agreements. | | (324095) | 13
| Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps the Student Loans Company follows in administering the Disabled Students Allowance in order to ensure that companies supplying specialist equipment to recipients have the capacity to deliver (a) the volume of equipment tendered and (b) ongoing support for the duration of a student's course of study. | | (324700) | 14
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many individuals resident in each constituency (a) in total and (b) aged over 65 years were subject to a bankruptcy order in each quarter between Quarter 2 of 1997 and Quarter 4 of 2009. | | (324486) | 15
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many guarantees for each type of asset have been provided under his Department's Working Capital Scheme in each constituency. | | (324488) | 16
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much funding has been provided under his Department's Capital for Enterprise Fund in each constituency. | | (324489) | 17
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what guarantees have been provided under his Department's Trade Credit Insurance Scheme in each constituency. | | (324490) | 18
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many loans have been provided under his Department's Automotive Assistance Programme in each constituency; and how much has been loaned in total under the scheme in each constituency. | | (324491) | 19
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much each board member of each regional development agency received in (a) expenses, (b) salaries, (c) benefits in kind and (d) pension contributions as a result of their board membership in the last 12 months for which figures are available. | | (324730) | 20
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will bring forward proposals to prevent sales promotions by supermarkets selling alcohol at below cost price. | | (324784) | 21
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Ruislip-Northwood of 10 March 2010, Official Report, column 393W, on departmental accountancy, if he will place in the Library a copy of (a) the accounting officer's letter and (b) the subsequent Ministerial direction. | | (324822) | 22
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for East Worthing and Shoreham of 5 February 2010, Official Report, columns 594-6W, on higher education: free school meals, if he will provide the figures by (a) constituency and (b) local authority. | | (324833) | 23
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much each regional development agency has spent on (a) paintings and (b) other works of art for their offices in the last five years. | | (324828) | 24
N | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what events have been hosted by his Department in each of the last 12 months. | | (324106) | 25
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many Government funded apprenticeship places were available for young people in North West Cambridgeshire constituency in each of the last five years. | | (324754) | 26
| Mr Robert N. Wareing (Liverpool, West Derby): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what percentage of gross domestic product the manufacturing industry generated in (a) 1997 and (b) 2009. | | (324772) | 27
| Stephen Williams (Bristol West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effect on deaf and hearing impaired people of the Learning and Skills Council's decision to reduce funding for adult further education, including qualifications in British Sign Language by £200 million in 2010-11. | | (324734) | 28
| Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many applications for funding under the Small Firms Guarantee scheme have been received by small firms based in (a) Reading East constituency, (b) Berkshire and (c) the South East in each of the last five years. | | (324575) | 29
| Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many grants to small firms based in (a) Reading East constituency and (b) Berkshire under the Small Firms Local Guarantee scheme were between (i) £5,000 and £20,000, (ii) £20,001 and £50,000, (iii) £50,001 and £100,000, (iv) £100,001 and £150,000, (v) £150,001 and £200,000 and (vi) £200,001 and £250,000 in each of the last five years. | | (324576) | Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office 30
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether her Department provides subsidised gym facilities for its staff. | | (324568) | 31
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the five most expensive hospitality events hosted by her Department and its agency were in the last three years; and what the (a) cost and (b) purpose was of each. | | (324655) | 32
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much her Department spent on interior design in relation to office refurbishments undertaken in each of the last five years. | | (324669) | 33
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much her Department and its agency spent on promotional items carrying the Department's branding and logo in the last five years; and what those items were. | | (324718) | 34
N | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many UK-born working age people were employed in the private sector (a) in each year since 1997 and (b) on the most recent date for which data are available. | | (324195) | 35
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of people in each (a) constituency and (b) local authority area lived in households with no-one in full-time employment in (i) 1997 and (ii) the latest year for which figures are available. | | (324534) | 36
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, in how many and what proportion of households in each (a) constituency and (b) local authority area had no-one in full-time employment in (i) 1997 and (ii) the latest year for which figures are available. | | (324540) | 37
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of children in each (a) local authority area and (b) constituency were living in a workless household in (i) 1997, (ii) 2005 and (iii) the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (324541) | 38
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer to the right hon. Member for Ruslip-Northwood of 18 March 2010, Official Report, column 1032W, on the Office of National Statistics, with what frequency each of the desks at each location are staffed; and how many full-time equivalent staff are allocated to staff the desks at each location. | | (324692) | 39
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to key message (iii) on page two of the Review of the Joint Statement on Access to Skills, Trade Unions and Advice, what the one example was of where the Joint Statement has informed a new basic service contract; and which (a) firms and (b) public bodies were involved. | | (324729) | 40
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people were employed in manufacturing in each constituency in each year since 1997. | | (324781) | 41
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance has been issued to the Central Office of Information on Government advertising during a general election campaign. | | (324782) | 42
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many manufacturing enterprises there were in each constituency in each year since 1997. | | (324783) | 43
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the proposed citizen's unique identifier will be linked to the National Identity Register. | | (324815) | 44
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what timetable the Government has set for introducing a statutory register of lobbyists; and whether an impact assessment has been produced. | | (324824) | 45
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost to the public purse of (a) rent, (b) utility bills, (c) council tax payments and (d) other running costs for each Ministerial residence in Admiralty House was in each of the last three years. | | (324725) | 46
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of people in (a) each constituency in the East of England and (b) the UK were unemployed on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (324598) | 47
| Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate has been made of the number of small businesses which have closed in (a) Reading East constituency and (b) Berkshire in each year since 1997. | | (324827) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 48
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what factors were taken into account in setting the level of air passenger duty in respect of journeys to the Caribbean; and if he will make a statement. | | (324736) | 49
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will issue guidance on his Department's policy on the relocation offshore of departmental jobs to companies bidding for contracts let by his Department. | | (324792) | 50
N | Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the five most expensive hospitality events hosted by his Department and its agencies were in the last three years; and what the (a) cost and (b) purpose was of each. | | (324413) | 51
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department provides subsidised gym facilities for its staff. | | (324553) | 52
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department spent on interior design in relation to office refurbishments undertaken in each of the last five years. | | (324684) | 53
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will place in the Library a copy of the Chief Secretary to the Treasury's itinerary for his recent official visit to Pakistan. | | (324694) | 54
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost to his Department was of employing press and media officers in the last 12 months for which figures are available; and what the cost to his Department was of employing such staff in the financial year 1996-97, expressed in current prices. | | (324802) | 55
N | Judy Mallaber (Amber Valley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the monetary value is of Government contracts with Cable & Wireless to supply internet services. | | (324101) | 56
N | Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the rate of take-up is of the health in pregnancy grant in each local authority. | | (324107) | 57
N | Willie Rennie (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions officials of UK Financial Investments Ltd have had with representatives of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) on the level of lending by RBS to small businesses. | | (324183) | 58
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): 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 806W, on public expenditure, what the reason is for the base year chosen to calculate savings on expenditure on (a) consultancy and (b) marketing and communications. | | (324478) | 59
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assets are insured under his Department's Guarantee of Asset-Backed Securities. | | (324485) | 60
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Glenrothes of 20 January 2010, Official Report, column 391W, on council tax, whether his Department has estimated the cost of a council tax freeze in (a) year one and (b) year two taking into account council tax benefit savings. | | (324496) | 61
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations HM Revenue and Customs has received on proposals to change the value added tax zero rating for mailed marketing or promotional literature; and if he will make a statement. | | (324785) | 62
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average sale price of (a) a detached house, (b) a semi-detached house, (c) a terraced house, (d) a flat and (e) an average dwelling was in (i) England, (ii) each Government Office region and (iii) each local authority in England in (A) 1996-97 and (B) the latest period for which figures are available. | | (324829) | 63
N | Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to ensure that UK nationals may not be non-domiciled for income tax purposes if evidence shows that to all intents and purposes the UK is their main residence. | | (324333) | 64
N | Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward proposals to reduce the number of days spent in the UK for nationals who were non-domiciled for tax purposes. | | (324334) | 65
N | Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his latest estimate is of the number of UK nationals who are non-domiciled for income tax purposes. | | (324335) | 66
N | Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the loss to the Exchequer arising from UK nationals who are non-domiciled for tax purposes in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (324336) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 67
N | Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield, Attercliffe): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what proportion of 11 year olds achieved Level 4 at Key Stage 2 in (a) English, (b) mathematics and (c) English and mathematics in each Sheffield constituency in each year since 1998. | | (323757) | 68
N | Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield, Attercliffe): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many schools in each Sheffield constituency there were in which fewer than 30 per cent. of pupils achieved five or more GCSEs at grades A* to C including English and mathematics in each year since 1998. | | (323758) | 69
N | Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield, Attercliffe): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what proportion of pupils achieved five or more GCSEs at grades A* to C in each Sheffield constituency in each year since 1998. | | (323759) | 70
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, if he will bring forward proposals for a register of consultants and investigators seeking work from schools and local authorities. | | (324737) | 71
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, if he will issue guidance to school governors on their individual liability in respect of decisions on the employment of staff. | | (324776) | 72
N | Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many surplus places there are in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in each local authority. | | (324180) | 73
N | Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, which local authorities which have over (a) 10 per cent. and (b) 25 per cent. surplus school places. | | (324181) | 74
N | Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, which schools have surplus places; and how many surplus places each has. | | (324182) | 75
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, whether his Department provides subsidised gym facilities for its staff. | | (324567) | 76
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the five most expensive hospitality events hosted by his Department and its agencies were in the last three years; and what the (a) cost and (b) purpose of each such event was. | | (324665) | 77
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much his Department and its predecessor spent on interior design in relation to office refurbishments undertaken in each of the last five years. | | (324671) | 78
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much his Department, its predecessor and its agencies spent on promotional items carrying the Department's branding and logo in the last five years; and what those items were. | | (324719) | 79
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the cost to his Department was of employing press and media officers in the last 12 months for which figures are available; and what the cost to his Department was of employing such staff in the financial year 1996-97, expressed in current prices. | | (324809) | 80
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what recent representations he has received on the introduction of testing of school pupils for colour blindness. | | (324733) | 81
| Mr Ken Purchase (Wolverhampton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the cost was of Ofsted's operations in the last year for which figures are available; and what targets there are for Ofsted to reduce its expenditure in the next three years. | | (324573) | 82
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many primary schools in each (a) local authority area and (b) constituency did not have a male teacher at the latest date for which information is available. | | (324535) | 83
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what proportion of primary school pupils were persistent absentees in each (a) local authority area and (b) constituency in each of the last 10 years. | | (324537) | 84
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what proportion of pupils were persistent absentees in each (a) local authority area and (b) constituency in each of the last 10 years. | | (324538) | 85
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the (a) rate of unauthorised absence and (b) number of day pupils of compulsory age was in each (i) local authority area and (ii) constituency in each of the last 10 years. | | (324539) | 86
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many pupils in (a) comprehensive and (b) independent schools in each constituency were entered for GCSE examinations in (i) physics, (ii) biology and (iii) chemistry in the latest year for which figures are available. | | (324548) | 87
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what proportion of 16 to 18 year old candidates in each constituency entered for level 3 qualifications at least equivalent to one GCE or Applied GCE A level in (a) comprehensive schools, (b) all maintained schools and further education sector colleges and (c) all independent schools achieved three or more A grades at GCE/Applied GCE A level and double awards in (i) 1997 and (ii) the latest year for which figures are available. | | (324549) | 88
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many pupils there were in maintained (a) secondary and (b) primary schools in each (i) constituency and (ii) local authority area in (A) 1997 and (B) 2009. | | (324728) | 89
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many maintained (a) primary and (b) secondary schools there were in each (i) constituency and (ii) local authority area in (A) 1997 and (B) 2009. | | (324731) | 90
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Surrey Heath of 3 March 2010, Official Report, column 1301-2W, on truancy, what the figures for (a) prosecutions and (b) average fines are for each (i) constituency and (ii) local authority area; and if he will make a statement. | | (324760) | 91
| Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much funding has been allocated to each school in (a) Reading East constituency and (b) Berkshire under the Building Schools for the Future Scheme; and when he expects each grant to be paid to the relevant local education authority. | | (324574) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 92
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, who represented his Department at the World Urban Forum in Rio de Janeiro in March 2010; and whether his Department allocated funding to that forum. | | (324605) | 93
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 17 March 2010, Official Report, columns 880-1W, on housing: sustainable development, what the cost to his Department was of the stand at Ecobuild; if he will publish on his Department's website a copy of each speech; and whether he has made an assessment of the implications for his Department's policies of the Ecobuild event. | | (324831) | 94
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will issue guidance on his Department's policy on the relocation offshore of departmental jobs to companies bidding for contracts let by his Department. | | (324794) | 95
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much was spent on translation services by local authorities in (a) Ribble Valley, (b) Lancashire and (c) England in each of the last five years. | | (324420) | 96
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether his Department provides subsidised gym facilities for its staff. | | (324566) | 97
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the five most expensive hospitality events hosted by his Department and its agencies were in the last three years; and what the (a) cost and (b) purpose of each such event was. | | (324666) | 98
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much his Department spent on interior design in relation to office refurbishments undertaken in each of the last five years. | | (324673) | 99
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much his Department, its predecessor and its agencies spent on promotional items carrying the Department's branding and logo in the last five years; and what those items were. | | (324720) | 100
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the cost to his Department was of employing press and media officers in the last 12 month period for which figures are available; and what the cost to his Department was of employing such staff in the financial year 1996-97, expressed in real terms. | | (324810) | 101
N | Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West & Royton): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he has guaranteed to write off the whole of Oldham's outstanding housing debt in the event of the stock transfer ballot being won; when a decision on this matter was taken; and what form that decision took. | | (324267) | 102
N | Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his estimate is of the amount of retrospective business rate payments (a) owed by newly-assessed port companies, (b) paid in full by such companies to date and (c) paid in first instalments under the scheme for paying rates off over eight years; how many companies have (i) paid in full and (ii) paid a first instalment; and what the estimated cost of the deferral scheme is to the public purse. | | (324132) | 103
N | Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will bring forward proposals for a moratorium on issuing of retrospective business rate demands on newly-assessed port companies. | | (324133) | 104
N | Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will bring forward proposals to ensure that fast track and other rating reassessments on port companies which are not completed until after the start of financial year 2010-11 do not include liability for retrospective charges to 2005. | | (324134) | 105
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many residential property sales there were in each local authority area in the last year for which figures are available. | | (324479) | 106
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many households in each constituency have participated in the Homebuy Direct scheme to date. | | (324487) | 107
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many public requests to order disposal have been submitted in the last 24 months; for which properties in each case; and what decision he took in each case. | | (324497) | 108
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, in which of its (a) best value inspection reports, (b) audit letters, (c) comprehensive performance assessment reports and (d) comprehensive area assessment reports the Audit Commission has recommended a local authority to consider introducing alternate weekly collections of household rubbish. | | (324498) | 109
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will place in the Library a copy of (a) the email from the Audit Commission to Southampton City Council of 26 August 2004 on fortnightly rubbish collections and (b) the associated best value inspection report. | | (324499) | 110
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will place in the Library a copy of the Audit Commission's best value inspection report of March 2005 on Wolverhampton City Council. | | (324500) | 111
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of domestic properties sold in each (a) local authority and (b) Government office region were sold at above £325,000 in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (324501) | 112
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what capital projects his Department expects to have in 2010-11; and what the budget for each will be in that year. | | (324502) | 113
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what capital projects the Homes and Communities Agency will have in 2010-11; and what the budget for each is in that year. | | (324503) | 114
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an assessment of the effects of Comprehensive Area Assessment regime on the level of inspection and assessment of local authorities; and what estimate was made of the (a) cost of and (b) savings likely to be generated by that regime prior to its introduction. | | (324504) | 115
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the gross value was of council tax receipts in (a) England, (b) each local authority and (c) each Government office region expressed in (i) cash and (ii) real terms in each year since 1997-98. | | (324505) | 116
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of eligible firms claimed small business rate relief in each local authority billing area in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (324506) | 117
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will bring forward proposals to require local authorities to publish the name, title and full remuneration package of each local authority employee earning over £60,000. | | (324507) | 118
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether the Audit Commission has provided guidance to local authorities on charging for municipal leisure services. | | (324508) | 119
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to place a cap on the maximum salary and remuneration package for the post of chief executive of the Audit Commission. | | (324509) | 120
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether business rate bills for 2005-10 will be subject to transitional relief. | | (324510) | 121
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the (a) address, (b) 2005 rateable value and (c) 2010 rateable value is of each hereditament with a special category code of public houses/pub restaurants (national scheme). | | (324511) | 122
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when the Valuation Office Agency (a) received an application for and (b) made a decision on the fast-track reassessment of Scotline. | | (324512) | 123
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar of 9 February 2010, Official Report, columns 867-8W, on Audit Commission, what the (a) date and (b) purpose was of each meeting of the Audit Commission for which external meeting venues were booked in the last 24 months. | | (324513) | 124
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar of 9 February 2010, Official Report, column 868W, on Audit Commission, for what purposes (a) Lexington Communications and (b) Consolidated Communications were hired by the Audit Commission; what public affairs and lobbying activity each undertook; and what documents and other briefing materials each produced for the Commission. | | (324514) | 125
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar of 9 February 2010, Official Report, columns 870-1W, on Audit Commission, for what reason only 68 per cent. of hotel bookings were made through the Expotel facility; and what proportion of such bookings made through the Expotel facility were for hotels at five stars or above in 2008-09. | | (324608) | 126
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar of 9 February 2010, Official Report, column 870W, on Audit Commission, which senior Audit Commission officials had use of a Government driver in the last 12 months; and on how many occasions in each such case. | | (324609) | 127
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many applications for fast-track reassessment of retrospective business rates the Valuation Office Agency has received to date; and how many weeks the Valuation Office Agency has taken to conduct such reassessment in the case of each (a) completed and (b) uncompleted application to date. | | (324610) | 128
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar of 9 February 2010, Official Report, column 872W, on the Audit Commission, what the purpose was of each of the meetings at Shepherd's of Marsham Street, London; and who attended each. | | (324611) | 129
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar of 9 February 2010, Official Report, columns 870-1W, on the Audit Commission, which bookings for hotels were not made through the Expotel hotel reservations facility in 2008-09; and for what reasons they were not made through the facility. | | (324612) | 130
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether public requests to order disposal apply to (a) Transport for London, (b) the Homes and Communities Agency and (c) regional development agencies. | | (324613) | 131
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to his plans to introduce a definition of houses in multiple occupation into the Use Classes Order, what estimate he has made of the number of additional planning applications likely to result annually. | | (324614) | 132
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of (a) pensioners and (b) children were living in income-deprived households in each (i) local authority and (ii) constituency according to the most recent indices of multiple deprivation data. | | (324615) | 133
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many adults of working age were living in income-deprived households in each (a) local authority area and (b) constituency according to the most recent indices of multiple deprivation data. | | (324616) | 134
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average cost was of a dwelling purchased by a first-time buyer in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) each Government Office Region and (d) each local authority area in (i) 1996-97 and (ii) the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (324617) | 135
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average cost was of (a) a detached house, (b) a semi-detached house, (c) a terraced house, (d) a flat and (e) an average dwelling in (i) England, (ii) Wales, (iii) each Government Office region and (iv) each local authority area in (A) 1996-97 and (B) the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (324618) | 136
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many households in each constituency have received financial support under the Homeowner Mortgage Support Scheme to date. | | (324619) | 137
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the letter of 9 March 2010 from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State to the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority, what consideration Ministers in his Department have given to postponing the opening of the new London Regional Fire Control Room until after the London 2012 Olympics. | | (324620) | 138
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much his Department and its agencies spent on advertising via Google Adwords in the last 12 months for which figures are available; and for what keywords. | | (324699) | 139
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to pages 125 and 126 of the Equality and Human Rights Commission's report on Refugees and asylum seekers: a review from an equality and human rights perspective, whether (a) the Housing Corporation and (b) the Homes and Communities Agency had any role in the provision of accommodation to asylum seekers; and what records his Department holds of the housing associations which (i) provide and (ii) facilitate accommodation for asylum seekers. | | (324732) | 140
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer to Baroness Byford of 18 March 2010, Official Report, House of Lords, column 213WA, on allotments, how many applications to dispose of statutory allotments were (a) submitted, (b) approved and (c) rejected in each local authority area in each year since 1997-98. | | (324779) | 141
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government of 17 March 2010, Official Report, column 279WH, on port business rates, what steps have been taken to improve the Valuation Office Agency's fast-track process following his discussions with Treasury Ministers. | | (324780) | 142
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average business rate charge was in England in (a) real terms in 2010 prices and (b) cash terms in each year since 1997-98 for which figures are available. | | (324786) | 143
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average business rate charge was in each billing authority in (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11 in (i) real terms in 2010 prices and (ii) cash terms. | | (324787) | 144
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar of 10 February 2010, Official Report, column 1023W, on the Audit Commission, for what occasion Roleplay UK was engaged by his Department on each date in 2008 and 2009 given in the Answer; and for what reason in each case. | | (324818) | 145
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar of 5 February 2010, Official Report, column 624W, on the Audit Commission, what the cost to the public purse was of each of the employment tribunal cases, including any settlement payments. | | (324823) | 146
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar of 9 February 2010, Official Report, columns 873-4W, on domestic waste: waste disposal, if he will place in the Library a copy of the Audit Commission's (a) waste management quick guide and (b) draft letter to local authorities on controlled waste regulations guidance. | | (324825) | 147
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar of 5 February 2010, Official Report, columns 624-28W, on the Audit Commission, whether the Audit Commission has made payments to City Inn Westminster in the last five years. | | (324832) | 148
| Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he made of the number of people homeless in Reading East constituency in each year since 1997. | | (324577) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 149
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will issue guidance on his Department's policy on the relocation offshore of departmental jobs to companies bidding for contracts let by his Department. | | (324793) | 150
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department provides subsidised gym facilities for its staff. | | (324565) | 151
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the five most expensive hospitality events hosted by his Department and its agencies were in the last three years; and what the (a) cost and (b) purpose of each such event was. | | (324667) | 152
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much his Department spent on interior design in relation to office refurbishments undertaken in each of the last five years. | | (324672) | 153
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much his Department and its agencies spent on promotional items carrying the Department's branding and logo in the last five years; and what such items were. | | (324722) | 154
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the cost to his Department was of employing press and media officers in the last 12 month period for which figures are available; and what the cost to his Department was of employing such staff in the financial year 1996-97, expressed in current prices. | | (324811) | 155
N | Robert Key (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, who owns the Chapter House of Westminster Abbey; and who is responsible for its maintenance. | | (324175) | 156
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer to Baroness Warsi of 17 March 2010, Official Report, House of Lords, column 188WA, on Government departments: consultancy services, which public affairs company provided the administrative support to the All-Party Horticultural Working Group with funding from the Royal Parks Agency. | | (324621) | 157
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer to Baroness Warsi of 17 March 2010, Official Report, House of Lords, column 188WA, on Government departments: consultancy services, if he will place in the Library a copy of the stakeholder audit and perception research produced for the Royal Parks Agency. | | (324622) | 158
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Bromley and Chislehurst of 12 October 2009, Official Report, column 270W, on conservation areas: waste disposal, if he will place in the Library a copy of the written advice provided by English Heritage to local authorities on household wheeled refused containers in conservation areas. | | (324528) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 159
| Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the real term change was in the defence budget for (a) 2004-05 and (b) 2006-07 compared with the previous year. | | (324627) | 160
N | Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many soldiers who served with the Royal Irish Regiment transferred to Territorial Army units following disbandment of the Home Service battalions. | | (324108) | 161
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department provides subsidised gym facilities for its staff. | | (324564) | 162
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on interior design in relation to office refurbishments undertaken in each of the last five years. | | (324674) | 163
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department and its agencies spent on promotional items carrying the Department's branding and logo in the last five years; and what such items were. | | (324721) | 164
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to his Department was of employing press and media officers in the last 12 month period for which figures are available; and what the cost to his Department was of employing such staff in the financial year 1996-97, expressed in current prices. | | (324812) | 165
N | Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Gurkha veterans' charities his Department has met to discuss implementation of the Government's policy on the settlement of ex-Gurkhas. | | (324097) | 166
N | Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Gurkha charities have received funding from his Department following the decision to grant ex-Gurkhas UK settlement rights; and how much such funding each of those charities has received. | | (324098) | 167
| Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Gurkha welfare organisations the Cross-Departmental Working Group on Gurkha settlement policy has consulted. | | (324750) | 168
| Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions the Cross-Departmental Working Group on Gurkha settlement policy has met. | | (324751) | 169
| Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, who leads the Cross-Departmental Working Group on Gurkha settlement policy. | | (324752) | 170
N | John Howell (Henley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many complaints have been received by MODern Housing Solutions in respect of its work at RAF Benson in each of the last 24 months. | | (324179) | 171
N | John Howell (Henley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what performance indicators have been set for MODern Housing Solutions in respect of its work on defence properties; and what assessment his Department has made of its performance against these targets in the last 12 months. | | (324184) | 172
N | John Howell (Henley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has been made of the performance of MODern Housing Solutions in relation to its work at RAF Benson in the last 12 months. | | (324185) | 173
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether, when awarding the contract for Provision of Port Agency Services (FLEET/OPS/0020), a requirement was stipulated that the contractor would need to demonstrate that their work would not be exposed to advanced notice of ship and submarine movements globally; and if he will make a statement. | | (324252) | 174
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, by what method and against what criteria his Department evaluated the tender submissions and related documents in respect of the Provision of Port Agency Services (FLEET/OPS/0020); if he will place in the Library a copy of the documentation setting out the criteria; and if he will make a statement. | | (324253) | 175
| Mr Robert N. Wareing (Liverpool, West Derby): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which national military forces receive training in the UK. | | (324646) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change 176
N | Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will meet representatives of the inshore fishing industry to discuss compensation to that industry from offshore wind farm operators. | | (324050) | 177
N | Malcolm Bruce (Gordon): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will take steps to ensure that energy efficiency services provided by energy suppliers under the Carbon Emissions Reduction Target scheme are monitored to ensure maximum (a) cost effectiveness and (b) energy efficiency. | | (324254) | 178
N | Linda Gilroy (Plymouth, Sutton): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the contribution of domestic hot water use to national (a) energy consumption and (b) carbon dioxide emissions. | | (324124) | 179
N | Linda Gilroy (Plymouth, Sutton): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what account has been taken of the role of water efficiency when developing the Home Energy Management Strategy. | | (324125) | 180
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether his Department provides subsidised gym facilities for its staff. | | (324563) | 181
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the five most expensive hospitality events hosted by his Department were since its inception; and what the (a) cost and (b) purpose of each such event was. | | (324668) | 182
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much his Department spent on interior design in relation to office refurbishments undertaken since its inception. | | (324675) | 183
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much his Department has spent on promotional items carrying the Department's branding and logo since its inception; and what those items were. | | (324723) | 184
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the cost to his Department was of employing press and media officers in the last 12 month period for which figures are available; and what the cost to his Department was of employing such staff in the financial year 1996-97, expressed in current prices. | | (324813) | 185
N | Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will break down by budget line of the funds allocated to the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority for the development of a geological disposal facility for highly radioactive nuclear waste for the financial years 2010-15. | | (324265) | 186
N | Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much funding has been (a) allocated to the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority for the development of a geological disposal facility for high level radioactive waste and (b) requested by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority for the same purpose for the financial years 2010-15. | | (324266) | 187
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Peterborough of 3 March 2010, Official Report, column 1205W, on energy: housing, what the cost of the Warm Front pilots cited in the Answer has been to date. | | (324843) | 188
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Peterborough of 3 March 2010, Official Report, column 1205W, on energy: housing, what the cost to the public purse of the Energy Saving Trust's Penistone area project has been to date. | | (324849) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 189
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Minister for Farming and the Environment will reply to the hon. Member for Billericay's letters of 12 January and 15 February 2010 on his constituent Ms F Smith. | | (324129) | 190
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will extend the terms of reference of his Department's consultation on dangerous dogs legislation to include policy on dog breeding. | | (324735) | 191
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will bring forward proposals to extend the number of species covered by the pet travel scheme. | | (324738) | 192
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to reduce the spread of Japanese knotweed. | | (324740) | 193
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to reduce the level of availability of peat-based composts. | | (324741) | 194
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent representations he has received on proposals for large-scale dairy units. | | (324742) | 195
N | Mr Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on what evidence the decision was taken to restrict the eel-fishing season in the Thames; and if he will place in the Library a copy of that evidence. | | (324109) | 196
N | Linda Gilroy (Plymouth, Sutton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change on the role of water efficiency in reducing carbon dioxide emissions. | | (324126) | 197
N | Linda Gilroy (Plymouth, Sutton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with Ofwat on incentives for water efficiency to achieve his Department's water consumption targets; and if he will make a statement. | | (324127) | 198
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department provides subsidised gym facilities for its staff. | | (324562) | 199
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the five most expensive hospitality events hosted by his Department and its agencies were in the last three years; and what (a) the cost and (b) purpose of each such event was. | | (324656) | 200
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department spent on interior design in relation to office refurbishments undertaken in each of the last five years. | | (324676) | 201
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department and its agencies spent on promotional items carrying the Department's branding and logo in the last five years; and what those items were. | | (324712) | 202
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the cost to his Department was of employing press and media officers in the last 12 month period for which figures are available; and what the cost to his Department was of employing such staff in the financial year 1996-97, expressed in real terms. | | (324808) | 203
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to tackle the persecution of badgers since this was set as one of the wildlife crime priorities for 2009-10; and what plans he has to increase the level of protection for badgers. | | (324632) | 204
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether local authorities will be fully refunded for costs incurred in complying with the proposed landfill ban under the new burdens principle. | | (324625) | 205
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to page 47 of the Office for Government Commerce publication, The State of the Estate in 2009, if he will place in the Library a copy of the documentation produced for staff on his Department's bin the bin initiative. | | (324816) | 206
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what proportion of dwellings have their water charges based on domestic rateable values. | | (324527) | 207
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will place in the Library a copy of each document submitted by Bristol City Council as part of its application to become a waste incentive pilot. | | (324571) | 208
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what organisations supplied goods and services to the Waste and Resources Action Programme in the last 12 months; and what the address is of each supplier. | | (324572) | 209
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Peterborough of 2 March 2010, Official Report, column 1003W, on waste disposal: EU action, if he will place in the Library a copy of each document for the two workshops held on 2 April and 14 September 2009 on the establishment of a Waste Implementation Agency that are held by his Department. | | (324837) | 210
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Peterborough of 2 March 2010, Official Report, column 1003W, on waste disposal: EU action, if he will place in the Library a copy of the Government's response to the questionnaire on the feasibility of establishing a Waste Implementation Agency. | | (324838) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 211
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he raised the issue of Tibet during his recent visit to China. | | (324701) | 212
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will discuss with (a) the Westminster Foundation, (b) the Interparliamentary Union and (c) other international bodies the funding of opposition parties in Sudan prior to the forthcoming election and referendum in that country. | | (324743) | 213
N | Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the five most expensive hospitality events hosted by his Department and its agencies were in the last three years; and what the (a) cost and (b) purpose was of each. | | (324414) | 214
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department provides subsidised gym facilities for its staff. | | (324561) | 215
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department spent on interior design in relation to office refurbishments undertaken in each of the last five years. | | (324677) | 216
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department and its agencies spent on promotional items carrying the Department's branding and logo in the last five years; and what such items were. | | (324713) | 217
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the cost to his Department was of employing press and media officers in the last 12 month period for which figures are available; and what the cost to his Department was of employing such staff in the financial year 1996-97, expressed in real terms. | | (324807) | 218
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which Government contracts have been awarded to Marine Resources and Fisheries Consultants Ltd since January 2008; and what the monetary value of such contracts is. | | (324635) | 219
N | Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the number of bodies in the mass grave recently discovered in La Macarena, Colombia. | | (324176) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 220
N | Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield, Attercliffe): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the (a) out patient and (b) in patient waiting time was for each hospital in Sheffield for each speciality in each year since 1998. | | (323760) | 221
N | Mr Michael Clapham (Barnsley West & Penistone): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent progress his Department has made towards establishing a network of research practitioners for asbestos-related diseases. | | (324093) | 222
N | Mr Michael Clapham (Barnsley West & Penistone): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects his Department to provide updated leaflets with information for those with mesothelioma. | | (324094) | 223
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will provide further guidance to local authorities on the data to be included in national indicators for personalised budgets. | | (324739) | 224
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will issue guidance on his Department's policy on the relocation offshore of departmental jobs to companies bidding for contracts let by his Department. | | (324796) | 225
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department provides subsidised gym facilities for its staff. | | (324560) | 226
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the five most expensive hospitality events hosted by his Department and its agencies were in the last three years; and what (a) the cost and (b) purpose of each such event was. | | (324657) | 227
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department spent on interior design in relation to office refurbishments undertaken in each of the last five years. | | (324678) | 228
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department and its agencies spent on promotional items carrying the Department's branding and logo in the last five years; and what those items were. | | (324714) | 229
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost to his Department was of employing press and media officers in the last 12 month period for which figures are available; and what the cost to his Department was of employing such staff in the financial year 1996-97, expressed in real terms. | | (324806) | 230
N | Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether a recent assessment has been made of the effectiveness of drug and alcohol rehabilitation services in (a) Chorley, (b) Lancashire and (c) primary care trusts in the North West. | | (324102) | 231
N | Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has for the future funding of drug and alcohol rehabilitation services. | | (324103) | 232
N | Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he has made a recent assessment of the level of consistency across the country in criteria used by service providers to determine admittance to drug and alcohol treatment programmes. | | (324104) | 233
N | Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding his Department made available to primary care trusts for drug and alcohol rehabilitation services in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (324105) | 234
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department spent on each programme funded from its centrally-managed budget in each year since 1997-98; and how much his Department plans to spend on each programme it plans to fund from its centrally-managed budget in 2010-11; and how much such planned expenditure on each planned programme is (a) committed and (b) uncommitted. | | (324515) | 235
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients in (a) North West Cambridgeshire constituency, (b) Cambridgeshire Primary Care Trust, (c) Peterborough Primary Care Trust and (d) England were attended to within (i) 10, (ii) 30, (iii) 60 and (iv) 120 minutes of arriving at an accident and emergency unit in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (324594) | 236
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) doctors and (b) nurses were employed in the NHS in each hospital in North West Cambridgeshire constituency (i) in 1997 and (ii) on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (324595) | 237
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he made of the number of patients in (a) North West Cambridgeshire constituency, (b) the Cambridgeshire Primary Care Trust area, (c) the Peterborough Primary Care Trust area and (d) England who were attended to within (i) 10, (ii) 30, (iii) 60 and (iv) 120 minutes of requesting an ambulance in each of the last five years. | | (324596) | 238
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many non-British residents received NHS treatment in North West Cambridgeshire constituency in each of the last 10 years. | | (324688) | 239
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much of the cost of treating non-British residents on the NHS in North West Cambridgeshire constituency was recovered by charging the patient or the insurer in each of the last 10 years. | | (324757) | 240
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the cost to the NHS of treating non-British residents in North West Cambridgeshire constituency in each of the last 10 years. | | (324758) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 241
N | James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions (a) officials and (b) Ministers in his Department have had with (i) Essex Police and (ii) others on the death of Lee Balkwell at Baldwins Farm, Upminster on 18 July 2002; and if he will seek an explanation from Essex Police on why it has not implemented in full the recommendations of the Independent Police Complaints Commission in relation to the investigation of the case. | | (324092) | 242
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will issue guidance on his Department's policy on the relocation offshore of departmental jobs to companies bidding for contracts let by his Department. | | (324791) | 243
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much was spent on translation services by his Department in (a) Ribble Valley, (b) Lancashire and (c) England in each of the last five years. | | (324419) | 244
| Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies on the detention of children of the recent decision in the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Muskhadzhiyeva. | | (324695) | 245
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department provides subsidised gym facilities for its staff. | | (324559) | 246
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the five most expensive hospitality events hosted by his Department and its agencies were in the last three years; and what (a) the cost and (b) purpose of each such event was. | | (324658) | 247
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much his Department spent on interior design in relation to office refurbishments undertaken in each of the last five years. | | (324679) | 248
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much his Department and its agencies spent on promotional items carrying the Department's branding and logo in the last five years; and what those items were. | | (324715) | 249
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost to his Department was of employing press and media officers in the last 12 month period for which figures are available; and what the cost to his Department was of employing such staff in the financial year 1996-97, expressed in real terms. | | (324805) | 250
N | Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate his Department has made of the proportion of people from an ethnic minority background who have been stopped and searched under section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000 since the Act came into force. | | (324128) | 251
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what meetings officials of his Department have had with the (a) Partnership for Action Against Wildlife Crime and (b) UK National Wildlife Crime Unit on reducing the number of illegal badger killings in the last 24 months. | | (324633) | 252
N | Judy Mallaber (Amber Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will request Cable & Wireless to use the Internet Watch Foundation list to block access to known child abuse websites from computers on departmental networks. | | (324099) | 253
N | Judy Mallaber (Amber Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will advise Ministerial colleagues on steps to take to ensure that access to known child abuse sites is not possible from computers on departmental networks. | | (324100) | 254
N | Judy Mallaber (Amber Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what mechanisms he plans to put in place to monitor and ensure compliance with the requirement that any electronic service provider tendering for Government contracts should deploy the list compiled by the Internet Watch Foundation in order to block access to websites known to host images of child sex abuse. | | (324130) | 255
N | Judy Mallaber (Amber Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when his Department's contract with Cable and Wireless for the provision of internet services expires; when he expects the tendering process for its replacement to begin; and what discussions he plans to have with (a) Cable and Wireless and (b) subsequent providers on access to sites identified with child abuse. | | (324269) | 256
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 12 October 2009, Official Report, column 591W, on travelling people, what information his Department holds on those police forces which have adopted targets or policies to recruit Travellers. | | (324532) | 257
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer to Baroness Warsi of 17 March 2010, Official Report, House of Lords, column 190WA, on Houses of Parliament: illegal staff, whether the individual who was the subject of the report to the UK Border Agency worked for the House of Commons Service. | | (324623) | 258
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department and its agencies incurred expenditure on advertising via Google Adwords in the latest year for which figures are available. | | (324624) | 259
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance has been given to local authorities on the extent of geographical areas to which a Designated Public Places Order can be applied. | | (324484) | 260
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Bromley and Chislehurst of 12 October 2009, Official Report, column 521W, what the name is of each underspent project; and what the monetary value was of the underspend in each subsequently transferred to support the Draft Legislative Programme for 2009-10. | | (324529) | 261
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 12 October 2009, Official Report, column 591W, on travelling people, if he will place in the Library a copy of the guidance document on local employment targets for under-represented groups published by the Association of Police Authorities. | | (324530) | 262
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any assessment has been made of the frequency of (a) arson in and (b) theft of household wheeled refuse containers. | | (324726) | 263
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in which local authority and police force areas (a) local authority employees and (b) private companies have been authorised to issue fixed penalty notices under the Community Safety Accreditation scheme. | | (324777) | 264
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding his Department will provide for the national non-emergency number in the next three years. | | (324778) | 265
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many anti-social behaviour orders were issued to people aged (a) under 18 and (b) 18 or more years old in (i) England and (ii) Cambridgeshire in each of the last 10 years. | | (324753) | Questions to the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission 266
N | Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, when the application for planning permission for change of use in connection with the proposed creation of a day nursery at 1 Parliament Street was submitted; and if he will place in the Library a copy of the application. | | (324260) | 267
N | Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what estimate the House of Commons Commission has made of the extent to which charges for places in the proposed day nursery at 1 Parliament Street will meet the costs of its provision; and what the weekly subsidy per place is for which the Commission has budgeted in 2010-11. | | (324261) | 268
N | Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what the estimated gross loss of income to the Refreshment Department is in 2010-11 arising from the closure of its facilities at 1 Parliament Street. | | (324262) | 269
N | Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, when the application for listed building consent in connection with the proposed creation of a day nursery at 1 Parliament Street was submitted; and if he will place in the Library a copy of the application. | | (324263) | 270
N | Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what the closing date is for the receipt of tenders from day nursery operators for the contract to run a day nursery at 1 Parliament Street; and if he will place in the Library a copy of the specification for the contract. | | (324264) | 271
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, how much was paid in subsidy towards (a) food and (b) alcoholic drink in outlets in the House of Commons part of the Parliamentary Estate in the last year for which information is available. | | (324547) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 272
N | Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the five most expensive hospitality events hosted by his Department and its agencies were in the last three years; and what the (a) cost and (b) purpose was of each. | | (324415) | 273
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether his Department provides subsidised gym facilities for its staff. | | (324558) | 274
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much his Department spent on interior design in relation to office refurbishments undertaken in each of the last five years. | | (324680) | 275
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much his Department spent on promotional items carrying the Department's branding and logo in the last five years; and what those items were. | | (324716) | 276
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the cost to his Department was of employing press and media officers in the last 12 months for which figures are available; and what the cost to his Department was of employing such staff in the financial year 1996-97, expressed in current prices. | | (324797) | 277
N | Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2010, Official Report, column 1416W, on international assistance, if he will publish his Department's Health Portfolio Review. | | (324177) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice 278
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much was spent on translation services in the justice system in (a) Ribble Valley, (b) Lancashire and (c) England in each of the last five years. | | (324421) | 279
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department provides subsidised gym facilities for its staff. | | (324557) | 280
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the five most expensive hospitality events hosted by his Department and its agencies were in the last three years; and what (a) the cost and (b) purpose was of each. | | (324659) | 281
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department and its predecessor spent on interior design in relation to office refurbishments undertaken in each of the last five years. | | (324687) | 282
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department, its predecessor and its agencies spent on promotional items carrying the Department's branding and logo in the last five years; and what those items were. | | (324717) | 283
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost to his Department was of employing press and media officers in the last 12 months for which figures are available; and what the cost to his Department was of employing such staff in the financial year 1996-97, expressed in current prices. | | (324798) | 284
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have received custodial sentences which have not been suspended for offences under the Protection of Badgers Act 1992 in each year since 2007; what the length of each such sentence was; on what dates such sentences were handed down; and how much has been received in fine payments for offences under the Act in each year since it came into effect. | | (324492) | 285
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been (a) proceeded against and (b) convicted of offences under the provisions of the Protection of Badgers Act 1992 in each year since 2007. | | (324634) | 286
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 22 March 2010, Official Report, column 20W, on Lionel Crabb, which Departments have retained portions of the records under section 3.4 of the Public Records Act. | | (324259) | 287
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has made a recent estimate of the cost of holding a general election using (a) the existing electoral system and (b) the alternative vote system. | | (324493) | 288
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost to the public purse was of (a) the Independent Commission on the Voting System, (b) the Royal Commission on the Reform of the House of Lords, (c) the production of the White Paper on The House of Lords-Completing the Reform and (d) the production of the White Paper on An Elected Second Chamber. | | (324494) | 289
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the annual running cost of an elected second chamber of (a) 435 and (b) 300 members; and what the estimated cost of transitional arrangements would be in each case. | | (324495) | 290
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate the Land Registry made of the average price of (a) a detached house, (b) a semi-detached house, (c) a terraced house, (d) flat and (e) an average dwelling in (i) 1996-97 and (ii) the most recent period for which figures are available in (A) England, (B) each Government Office region and (C) each local authority area. | | (324536) | 291
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) adults and (b) juveniles in each constituency were convicted of (i) violence against the person, (ii) sexual offences, (iii) robbery, (iv) burglary and (v) theft in each year between 2005 and 2008. | | (324607) | 292
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many residential property transactions there were in each local authority area in England in the last 12 months for which figures are available. | | (324693) | 293
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) custodial institutions and (b) approved premises there are in each constituency or smallest comparable local area for which figures are available. | | (324788) | 294
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Dundee East of 12 March 2010, Official Report, column 545W, on Ministerial policy advisers, what contractors from each company were employed by the Communications Directorate; and what the cost to the public purse was of each contract. | | (324830) | 295
N | Mr Richard Shepherd (Aldridge-Brownhills): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reasons electoral registration officers are not subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. | | (324178) | 296
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate has been made of the number of funerals which were carried out by local authorities in the last 12 months. | | (324482) | 297
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reasons the provisions of the Electoral Administration Act 2005 on signing at polling stations have not been commenced. | | (324483) | 298
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Peterborough of 1 March 2010, Official Report, column 947W, on anti-social behaviour: fixed penalties, what powers representatives of parish councils have to issue penalty notices for disorder; and what changes there have been to parish councils' powers to issue fines or fixed penalty notices since 1997. | | (324840) | 299
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Peterborough of 3 March 2010, Official Report, column 1246W, on general elections, whether any local authority which counted votes on the evening of the 2005 general election was not refunded for the full staff costs of counting on that evening. | | (324842) | 300
N | Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2010, Official Report, column 1012W, on arrest warrants: war crimes, on what date the paper Arrest warrants - universal jurisdiction was placed on his Department's website. | | (324270) | 301
N | Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2010, Official Report, column 1012W, on arrest warrants: war crimes, if he will list all the interested individuals and organisations to which a copy of the paper was sent. | | (324271) | Questions to the Leader of the House 302
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Leader of the House, if she will bring forward proposals to require a Minister of the Crown to present to the House any bill supported in a petition signed by one million or more people eligible to vote. | | (324544) | 303
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Leader of the House, if she will bring forward proposals to require a debate to be held in the House on the subject matter of a petition signed by 100,000 or more people eligible to vote. | | (324545) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 304
N | Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the five most expensive hospitality events hosted by his Department and its agencies were in the last three years; and what the (a) cost and (b) purpose was of each. | | (324416) | 305
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether his Department provides subsidised gym facilities for its staff. | | (324556) | 306
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much his Department spent on interior design in relation to office refurbishments undertaken in each of the last five years. | | (324681) | 307
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much his Department spent on promotional items carrying the Department's branding and logo in the last five years; and what such items were. | | (324708) | 308
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the cost to his Department was of employing press and media officers in the last 12 months for which figures are available; and what the cost to his Department was of employing such staff in the financial year 1996-97, expressed in real terms. | | (324799) | Questions to the Minister for the Olympics 309
N | Charlotte Atkins (Staffordshire Moorlands): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, how much freight is planned to be transferred by water to the main Olympic site in each of the next 12 months. | | (323340) | 310
N | Charlotte Atkins (Staffordshire Moorlands): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, what plans she has for development of the wharf at the main Olympic site. | | (323341) | Questions to the Prime Minister 311
N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Prime Minister, on what date Charlie Whelan first attended his morning meetings at Downing Street; and how many such meetings he has attended since that date. | | (324187) | 312
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to the contribution of the Chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee of 18 March 2010, Official Report, column 997, on Intelligence and Security Committee, if he will hold discussions with the Chairman on whether the Committee's staff have had their own careers put in jeopardy; and if he will make a statement. | | (324282) | 313
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Prime Minister, which staff in Downing Street work on policy relating to trade unions. | | (324542) | 314
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Prime Minister, how many meetings he has had with representatives of Unite in the last 12 months. | | (324543) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland 315
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether his Department provides subsidised gym facilities for its staff. | | (324555) | 316
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the five most expensive hospitality events hosted by his Department were in the last three years; and what (a) the cost and (b) purpose of each was. | | (324660) | 317
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much his Department spent on interior design in relation to office refurbishments undertaken in each of the last five years. | | (324682) | 318
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much his Department spent on promotional items carrying the Department's branding and logo in the last five years; and what such items were. | | (324709) | 319
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the cost to his Department was of employing press and media officers in the last 12 months for which figures are available; and what the cost to his Department was of employing such staff in the financial year 1996-97, expressed in real terms. | | (324800) | Questions to the Solicitor General 320
| Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Solicitor General, on what date the Serious Fraud Office guidelines on corporate prosecutions (a) were published and (b) became effective. | | (324570) | Questions to the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission 321
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, how many allegations of electoral malpractice have been reported to the Electoral Commission by police in each of the last 10 years. | | (324546) | 322
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Chicester of 15 January 2008, Official Report, column 1084W, on political parties: finance, what stage the Electoral Commission's research into the operation of the political levy and political fund has reached; and whether the Electoral Commission has met (a) the Certification Officer for Great Britain and (b) the Northern Ireland Certification Officer in the course of its research. | | (324626) | 323
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what timetable the Electoral Commission has set for the publication of its guidance on counting ballots on general election night; and if the Electoral Commission will make it its policy to ensure that counting on general election night is the expected norm. | | (324724) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Transport 324
N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, on what dates he discussed matters relating to National Express with the hon. Member for North Tyneside since 1 January 2009. | | (324188) | 325
N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, if he will place in the Library a copy of each (a) email and (b) letter received by his Department from the hon. Member for North Tyneside on National Express. | | (324189) | 326
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what estimate he has made of (a) the number of passengers on and (b) the income derived from rail journeys between Cheltenham and Swindon in each of the last five years. | | (324820) | 327
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with (a) First Great Western, (b) the South West Regional Development Agency and (c) the European Commission on the provision of additional funding for the redoubling of the Swindon to Kemble line. | | (324834) | 328
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, if he will publish the (a) correspondence and (b) notes of discussions between his Department and the right hon. Member for Tyneside North on the operation by National Express of the East Coast Rail subsidiary franchise in 2009. | | (324603) | 329
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, if he will issue guidance on his Department's policy on the relocation offshore of departmental jobs to companies bidding for contracts let by his Department. | | (324789) | 330
N | Mr Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what progress his Department has made on amending the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions Order 2002 in order to enable the installation of portable pedestrian crossings at road works. | | (324110) | 331
| Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, whether he discussed with the Secretary of State for Health the potential health implications of the use of body scanners at airports. | | (324697) | 332
| Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, if he will make it his policy to collect through his Department's surveys of licensing authorities data on the number of taxi and private hire drivers with exemptions from statutory duties to carry guide and other assistance dogs. | | (324698) | 333
N | Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, for what reasons no environment impact assessment was produced ahead of the consultation on the High Speed Two Exceptional Hardship schemes; and if he will make a statement. | | (324255) | 334
N | Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, for what reasons Buckinghamshire County Council has not been included on the list of consultees for the consultation on the High Speed Two Exceptional Hardship scheme. | | (324256) | 335
N | Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, on what date his Department plans to respond to the participants in the consultation on the High Speed Two Exceptional Hardship Scheme. | | (324257) | 336
N | Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what meetings (a) he, (b) Ministers in his Department and (c) his officials have had with interested parties on the three alternative routes for High Speed Two through the Chilterns; what the (i) purpose and (ii) outcome was of each such meeting; and if he will place a copy of the minutes of each such meeting in the Library. | | (324258) | 337
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what advice he has (a) sought and (b) received on the compatibility of the conduct of his Department's High Speed Two Exceptional Hardship Scheme consultation with guidance on the conduct of consultations during an election period. | | (324601) | 338
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, whether his Department provides subsidised gym facilities for its staff. | | (324554) | 339
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what the five most expensive hospitality events hosted by his Department and its agencies were in the last three years; and what (a) the cost and (b) purpose of each was. | | (324661) | 340
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how much his Department spent on interior design in relation to office refurbishments undertaken in each of the last five years. | | (324683) | 341
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how much his Department and its agencies spent on promotional items carrying the Department's branding and logo in the last five years; and what such items were. | | (324710) | 342
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what the cost to his Department was of employing press and media officers in the last 12 months for which figures are available; and what the cost to his Department was of employing such staff in the financial year 1996-97, expressed in real terms. | | (324801) | 343
N | Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what his most recent assessment is of the likely date for returning the East Coast Main Line franchise to the private sector. | | (324131) | 344
N | Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how many jobs were lost (a) directly and (b) indirectly as a result of the failure of National Express's East Coast Main Line franchise. | | (324193) | 345
N | Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what his estimate is of the financial effects on the economy of the failure of National Express's East Coast Main Line franchise. | | (324194) | 346
| Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, on what date in June 2009 the Secretary of State was approached by the right hon. Member for North Tyneside on the issue of penalties to be levied against National Express; who first raised the issue; what record was made of the approach; and on what date the Permanent Secretary of his Department was informed that the meeting had taken place. | | (324606) | 347
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what contractual obligations apply to the contract for the A13/A1089 in Thurrock held by Connect Plus Group for cleaning and collecting rubbish and litter from the highways and its embankments; how performance against those obligations is monitored; and if he will make a statement. | | (324268) | 348
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what the cost was of providing Ministerial cars in each of the last five years. | | (324821) | 349
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Peterborough of 15 March 2010, Official Report, column 621W, on the Traffic Commissioners, how many heavy goods licences have been amended or revoked following representations from local authorities in the last 12 months. | | (324826) | 350
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, whether the Urban Challenge Fund will use funding from the Transport Innovation Fund; and how much funding will be provided to the Transport Innovation Fund. | | (324480) | 351
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Peterborough of 3 March 2010, Official Report, column 1192W, on automatic number plate recognition, if he will place in the Library copies of the request and approval documents relating to each of the local authorities using automatic number plate recognition for civil parking and civil traffic enforcement. | | (324835) | 352
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Peterborough of 3 March 2010, Official Report, column 1192W, on automatic number plate recognition, whether a privacy impact assessment was undertaken in relation to the use of automatic number plate recognition for civil parking and civil traffic enforcement. | | (324836) | 353
N | Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how much it has cost the public purse to run the railway services on the East Coast Main Line in each month since 13 December 2009. | | (324190) | 354
N | Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what his estimate is of the likely cost to the public purse of the failure of National Express's East Coast Main Line franchise. | | (324191) | 355
N | Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, on what occasions the Secretary of State has (a) met and (b) spoken with Richard Bowker since 3 October 2008. | | (324192) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales 356
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether his Department provides subsidised gym facilities for its staff. | | (324552) | 357
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the five most expensive hospitality events hosted by his Department was in the last three years; and what (a) the cost and (b) purpose was of each. | | (324663) | 358
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much his Department spent on interior design in relation to office refurbishments undertaken in each of the last five years. | | (324685) | 359
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much his Department spent on promotional items carrying the Department's branding and logo in the last five years; and what such items were. | | (324711) | 360
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the cost to his Department was of employing press and media officers in the last 12 months for which figures are available; and what the cost to his Department was of employing such staff in the financial year 1996-97, expressed in real terms. | | (324803) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 361
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will issue guidance on her Department's policy on the relocation offshore of departmental jobs to companies bidding for contracts let by her Department. | | (324790) | 362
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was spent on translation services by her Department in (a) Ribble Valley, (b) Lancashire and (c) the UK in each of the last five years. | | (324418) | 363
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department provides subsidised gym facilities for its staff. | | (324551) | 364
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the five most expensive hospitality events hosted by her Department and its agencies were in the last three years; and what the (a) cost and (b) purpose was of each. | | (324664) | 365
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much her Department spent on interior design in relation to office refurbishments undertaken in each of the last five years. | | (324686) | 366
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost to her Department was of employing press and media officers in the last 12 months for which figures are available; and what the cost to her Department was of employing such staff in the financial year 1996-97, expressed in real terms. | | (324804) | 367
N | Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what mechanisms are in place to ensure the compliance with health and safety requirements of workers from EU member states working in the UK. | | (324096) | 368
N | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the annual (a) gross and (b) net cost to the public purse of uprating the basic state pension in line with earnings from 2010-11. | | (324196) | 369
N | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the (a) annual and (b) cumulative (i) gross and (ii) net cost to the public purse of uprating the basic state pension in line with earnings from 2010-11. | | (324197) | 370
N | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the additional annual (a) gross and (b) net cost to the public purse of uprating the basic state pension in line with earnings from 2010-11 up to the latest future date for which information is available. | | (324198) | 371
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many jobs in each employment sector (a) were originally expected to be created by Future Job Fund funding and (b) are expected to be created as a result of successful bids for such funding. | | (324516) | 372
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an estimate of the number of former claimants of jobseeker's allowance who have become self-employed in each (a) constituency and (b) smallest geographical area for which figures are available in each year since 1997. | | (324531) | 373
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much her Department spent on out-of-work benefits, including council tax benefit and housing benefit paid to households claiming out-of-work benefits, in each (a) constituency and (b) local authority area in (i) 1997, (ii) 2005 and (iii) the latest year for which figures are available. | | (324533) | 374
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of children were living in a household dependent on out-of-work benefits in each (a) constituency and (b) local authority area in (i) 1997, (ii) 2005 and (iii) the latest year for which figures are available. | | (324839) | 375
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people of working age in each (a) local authority area and (b) constituency were claiming an out-of-work benefit in (i) 1997, (ii) 2005 and (iii) the latest year for which figures are available. | | (324841) | 376
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many funerals received funding from the Social Fund in each of the last three years; and what assessment her Department has made of trends in the cost of funerals. | | (324481) | 377
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people receive pension credit in each local authority area in the East of England; and what the average weekly payment was in the East of England in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (324593) | 378
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made a recent estimate of the number of disabled people resident in each local authority area who have moved into work in each of the last five years. | | (324600) | 379
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many court orders the Child Support Agency has sought for the recovery of outstanding payments from non-resident parents in each of the last 10 years. | | (324689) | 380
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many cases were processed by the Child Support Agency in each of the last 10 years. | | (324690) | 381
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) each local authority area in the East of England and (b) the UK were in receipt of (i) basic state pension and (ii) pension credit in the latest period for which figures are available; and how much on average was received in pension credit in each area in that period. | | (324691) | 382
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people received (a) jobseeker's allowance, (b) income support and (c) incapacity benefit in North West Cambridgeshire constituency in each of the last 10 years; and if she will make a statement. | | (324755) | 383
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much the Child Support Agency was owed by non-resident parents on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (324756) | 384
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions her Department has had with (a) Ministers and (b) officials in the Department for Communities and Local Government on the renaming of council tax benefit as council tax rebate. | | (324744) | 385
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions her Department has held with the Local Government Association on the renaming of council tax benefit as council tax rebate. | | (324745) | 386
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the potential number of additional claimants who will claim council tax benefit when it is renamed council tax rebate. | | (324746) | 387
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what advice her Department issued to local authorities on renaming council tax benefit as council tax rebate. | | (324747) | 388
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department has taken to draft legislation to facilitate the renaming of council tax benefit as council tax rebate; and when she expects to lay such legislation before Parliament. | | (324748) | 389
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of local authorities whose IT systems are able to facilitate the renaming of council tax benefit as council tax rebate; and how many local authorities have informed her Department that their IT systems are unable to facilitate this change. | | (324749) | 390
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Oral Answer to the hon. Member for New Forest West of 15 March 2010, Official Report, column 607, on council tax benefit, what practical issues other than IT systems her Department has identified as barriers to renaming council tax benefit as council tax rebate; what steps her Department is taking to tackle those issues; and if she will make a statement. | | (324773) | 391
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Oral Answer to the hon. Member for New Forest West of 15 March 2010, Official Report, column 607, on council tax benefit, what assessment she has made of the changes required to local authority IT systems to update the change of name; and if she will make a statement. | | (324774) | 392
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Oral Answer to the hon. Member for New Forest West of 15 March 2010, Official Report, columns 607-8, on council tax benefit, what surveys her Department has undertaken of local authorities to assess the capacity of their IT systems to facilitate the renaming of council tax benefit as council tax rebate. | | (324775) | 393
N | Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of recipients of the state second pension whose entitlement includes years past 2002 when they were in receipt of incapacity benefit; how much extra state second pension is paid per week per recipient in respect of such years; and what estimate she has made of the expenditure on such accrued rights in 2009-10. | | (324417) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 394
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, who will represent the UK at the Brussels Forum 2010. | | [Transferred] (324604) | Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office 395
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent estimate she has made of the level of long-term unemployment in North West Cambridgeshire constituency. | | [Transferred] (324597) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 396
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Chorley of 26 January 2010, Official Report, column 673, on council tax, what estimate he has made of the cost of a council tax freeze in England net of savings from council tax benefit payments. | | [Transferred] (324817) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 397
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many staff work for the Civil Service in the English Regions programme. | | [Transferred] (324550) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change 398
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many green jobs have been created in each constituency since June 2007. | | [Transferred] (324850) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 399
N | Ann Coffey (Stockport): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to assist the food industry in the current economic climate. | | [Question Unstarred] (324059) | 400
N | Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will review the effectiveness of legislation on gangmasters. | | [Question Unstarred] (324055) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice 401
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeal tribunals relating to disability living allowance took place in each of the smallest administrative areas for which figures are available in each of the last five years. | | [Transferred] (324599) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Transport 402
N | Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, if he will (a) rule out a national satellite-based road pricing scheme and (b) end all funding in respect of road pricing and road pricing demonstration projects. | | [Transferred] (324186) |
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