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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Tuesday 24 November 2009
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 24 November 2009
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Tuesday 24 November of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department. For other Written Questions for answer on Tuesday 24 November of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Tuesday 24 November see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 1
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his most recent estimate is of the number of applications for finance made to Student Finance England which are awaiting decision; and if he will make a statement. | | (300917) | 2
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the average time taken to process applications for finance made to Student Finance England for the 2009-10 academic year; and if he will make a statement. | | (300918) | 3
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent representations he has received on the length of time for which Student Finance England has retained the passports of applicants for funding; and if he will make a statement. | | (300919) | 4
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether (a) the Secretary of State and (b) he and other Ministers in his Department have discussed (i) internet piracy, (ii) online file-sharing and (iii) online digital media with David Geffen. | | (301586) | 5
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether (a) the Secretary of State, (b) he and other Ministers in his Department and (c) officials of his Department (i) corresponded with, (ii) telephoned and (c) met officials of EU institutions between April 2008 and April 2009 regarding proposals to regulate the European alternative investment fund management industry. | | (301587) | 6
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many (a) speechwriters, (b) press officers and (c) secretaries are assigned to work for each other Minister in his Department. | | (301588) | 7
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for North Southwark and Bermondsey of 2 November 2009, Official Report, columns 786-7W, on departmental aviation, how much his Department has spent on (a) first and (b) standard class air travel by (i) the Secretary of State, (ii) Ministers in his Department and (iii) departmental officials since 3 October 2008. | | (301605) | 8
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many officials of his Department travelled abroad with the Secretary of State on each foreign visit he has made since his appointment; and at what cost for each visit. | | (301644) | 9
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what changes there have been to artwork installed in (a) the Secretary of State's office, (b) offices of other Ministers and (c) elsewhere in his Department since 3 October 2008. | | (301646) | 10
N | Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many businesses in each location in each region of the country have received assistance from their Regional Development Agency's small business loan fund; and how much on average each such business received. | | (301090) | 11
N | Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent assessment he has made of the merits of increasing the salary threshold at which people are required to make payments towards their student loans. | | (301475) | 12
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department plans to take to assist people who have lost their jobs during the economic downturn to gain skills and qualifications necessary for them to obtain employment. | | (301634) | 13
| Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, on what dates representatives of his Department and its predecessors have met executives of BP plc in each year since 2002. | | (301575) | 14
| Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, on what dates representatives of his Department and its predecessors have met Royal Dutch Shell executives in each year since 2002. | | (301578) | Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office 15
| Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what her Department's policy is on the appointment on 12 month contracts of policy advisers who are not special advisers to assist Ministers; and what guidance the Cabinet Secretary has provided on that matter. | | (301625) | 16
| Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what declarations of political activity have been made by each (a) commissioner and (b) executive director of the Charity Commission. | | (301626) | 17
| Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much was paid in (a) expenses, (b) monies to compensate for tax liability and (c) other remuneration paid to each commissioner of the Charity Commission in the last year for which information is available. | | (301627) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 18
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which projects funded under the private finance initiative have received loans from the (a) European Investment Bank and (b) Infrastructure Finance Unit; what the amount of such loans was; and in how many cases such a loan represented the single largest contribution to the cost of a project. | | (301612) | 19
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what criteria the Valuation Office Agency uses to determine the rateable value of reserved parking spaces. | | (301567) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 20
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, with reference to the Answer of 3 November 2009, Official Report, column 945W, on family courts: guardians, how many cases the Children and Family Care Advisory and Support Services has allocated to self employment guardians in each area in each of the last six months. | | (300570) | 21
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what recent representations he has received on the caseloads of guardians employed by the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service. | | (301006) | 22
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, which secondary schools are in each decile of the numbers of students achieving five GCSEs at grades A* to C including English and mathematics in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (301635) | 23
N | Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many National Challenge schools are academy schools. | | (301250) | 24
N | Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, whether his Department has funded sponsorship funds operated by United Church Schools Trust. | | (301251) | 25
N | Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much his Department has spent on the Sure Start programme in Chorley since the introduction of that programme. | | (301476) | 26
N | Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what his most recent assessment is of the outcomes of the Sure Start programme; and if he will make a statement. | | (301477) | 27
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many children in (a) Tamworth constituency and (b) the Staffordshire local authority area have been identified as gifted and talented since 2007. | | (301591) | 28
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many children in care sat A level examinations, excluding equivalents, in the latest year for which figures are available. | | (301619) | 29
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many pupils who were children in care obtained five GCSEs at grades A* to C in the last three years. | | (301620) | 30
N | Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what discussions he has had with national disability groups on their input to school design and access planning under the Building Schools for the Future programme. | | (301093) | 31
N | Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what involvement there has been for parents of children with disabilities or special educational needs in reviewing the criteria for school new builds under the Building Schools for the Future programme. | | (301094) | 32
N | Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what his policy is on involving (a) parents, (b) children and (c) disability groups in building design criteria for schools which admit children with disabilities and special educational needs; and if he will make a statement. | | (301095) | 33
N | Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what discussions he has had with Partnerships for Schools about the effectiveness of his Department's guidance for adaptations for children with disabilities and special educational needs in implementation of the Building Schools for the Future programme. | | (301096) | 34
N | Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many school new build design proposals under the Building Schools for the Future programme have been subject to revision because of access problems for children with disabilities and special educational needs. | | (301097) | 35
N | Paul Rowen (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many schools have been refurbished through the Building Schools for the Future programme; how many of them were found to have asbestos; and how many had that asbestos removed. | | (301091) | 36
N | Paul Rowen (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much has been spent on refurbishing schools through the Building Schools for the Future programme; how much has been spent dealing with asbestos during such refurbishments; and if he will make a statement. | | (301092) | 37
| Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what proportion of 16 year-olds who had been in custody for more than one year was entered for GCSE examinations in each year since 1997; and what proportion gained five A* to C grades at GCSE in each such year. | | (301603) | 38
| Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what proportion of females of school age in custody gained five GCSEs at grade A* to C in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available. | | (301632) | 39
| Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what his most recent estimate is of the proportion of young offenders who have special educational needs; and what educational provision is available to such young offenders. | | (301633) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 40
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much Tamworth Borough Council spent on sheltered housing in each of the last three years. | | (301615) | 41
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to encourage applications for community grants. | | (301616) | 42
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities applied for funding from his Department to assist with funding for leisure facilities in each of the last five years. | | (301647) | 43
| Tom Levitt (High Peak): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the timetable is for responding to the consultation on part J of the Building Regulations. | | (301641) | 44
| Tom Levitt (High Peak): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will bring forward proposals to require carbon monoxide monitors to be fitted in vehicle garages which are connected to domestic properties. | | (301642) | 45
N | Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much the (a) Homes and Communities Agency and (b) Tenant Services Authority has spent on signage since each was established. | | (301470) | 46
N | Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which of his Department's (a) strategic objectives and (b) public service agreement targets require action from (i) the Tenant Services Authority and (ii) the Homes and Communities Agency. | | (301471) | 47
N | Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many staff the Homes and Communities Agency has had on secondment since its establishment; from which organisations the employees were seconded; and what the cost of each secondment has been. | | (301597) | 48
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) registered social landlord, (b) private and (c) commercial properties have been empty for longer than (i) one, (ii) two, (iii) five and (iv) 10 years. | | (301604) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 49
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department provides guidance on whether hon. Members and district councillors are included in the definition of `interested parties' or `responsible authorities' in section 13 of the Licensing Act 2003 and in the Licensing Act 2003 (Hearings) Regulations 2005. | | (301073) | 50
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the legacy from the London 2012 Olympics on participation in sport in the West Midlands (a) in general and (b) by children under 14 years old. | | (301589) | 51
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which 10 tourist attractions in England (a) had the most visitors and (b) raised the most revenue in each of the last two years. | | (301590) | 52
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the average expenditure per head by overseas tourists visiting (a) the West Midlands, (b) Birmingham and (c) the Tamworth Borough Council area in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (301650) | 53
N | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many staff of each grade work for his Department at each location on services which it has contracted out; who the contractors and services are provided in each case; what the length of each contract is; and which union recognition agreements are in place with each contractor. | | (301599) | 54
N | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the (a) average and (b) highest non-consolidated performance-related payment was in cash terms for a senior civil servant in his Department in each of the last five years. | | (301600) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 55
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on the eligibility of people with nut allergies for service in the armed forces. | | (301607) | 56
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of service personnel in each armed service who have nut allergies. | | (301608) | 57
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether members of the armed forces with a declared nut allergy are allowed to serve on operations. | | (301609) | 58
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will consider the merits of providing special ration packs for members of the armed forces who have nut allergies. | | (301610) | 59
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what special ration packs are provided to the armed forces to meet specific dietary requirements of service personnel. | | (301611) | 60
N | Willie Rennie (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 12 November 2009, Official Report, columns 702-3W, on Defence Estates: sales, how much of the total receipts accrued in 2007-08 have been allocated for the purposes of improving armed forces accommodation. | | (301481) | 61
N | Willie Rennie (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what sentences were given to servicemen found guilty of theft of armed forces equipment in each of the last 10 years. | | (301593) | 62
N | Willie Rennie (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many weapons for which his Department has responsibility have been recorded as (a) lost and (b) stolen in each of the last 12 years. | | (301594) | 63
N | Willie Rennie (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armoured vehicles of each type were classified as (a) in service, (b) fit for purpose and (c) not in service on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (301595) | 64
N | Willie Rennie (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much had been spent on the submarine dismantling project on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (301596) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change 65
| Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent discussions (a) he and (b) officials in his Department have had with the private sector on Power Factor Correction. | | (301582) | 66
| Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether his Department has undertaken any recent research on Power Factor Correction and carbon dioxide emissions. | | (301583) | 67
| Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps his Department is taking to encourage the installation of Power Factor Correction equipment. | | (301584) | 68
| Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent discussions (a) he and (b) officials in his Department have had with Ofgem on Power Factor Correction. | | (301585) | 69
N | Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much has been allocated to the Low Carbon Buildings Programme in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11, (c) 2011-12, (d) 2012-13 and (e) 2013-14; and (i) what proportion of funding will be for England, (ii) what carbon dioxide emissions reduction is expected to be achieved, (iii) how many properties will be affected and (iv) how many jobs will be created in each of those years. | | (301088) | 70
N | Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much has been allocated to the additional energy efficiency obligation in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11, (c) 2011-12, (d) 2012-13 and (e) 2013-14; and (i) what proportion of funding will be for England, (ii) what carbon dioxide emissions reduction is expected to be achieved, (iii) how many properties will be affected and (iv) how many jobs will be created in each of those years. | | (301089) | 71
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the average grant awarded under the Warm Front scheme was in Tamworth constituency in each of the last three years. | | (301613) | 72
N | Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether his Department has taken steps to help park home residents reduce their (a) carbon dioxide emissions and (b) heating bills. | | (301082) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 73
| Hugh Bayley (City of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of new jobs in rural areas that have been (a) created and (b) lost in each year since 2004 in circumstances directly attributable to the provisions of the Hunting Act 2004. | | (301640) | 74
| Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to establish a marine conservation zone for the Dee estuary. | | (301618) | 75
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of abandoned animals. | | (301648) | 76
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of animals acquired as domestic pets and abandoned after the Christmas period in (a) 2007 and (b) 2008. | | (301649) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 77
| Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the status is of negotiations between the EU and Colombia on a free trade agreement; and if he will make a statement. | | (301570) | 78
| Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on what dates representatives of his Department have met executives of BP plc in each year since 2002. | | (301576) | 79
| Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on what dates representatives of his Department have met Royal Dutch Shell executives in each year since 2002. | | (301579) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 80
| John Cummings (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what mechanisms are in place to monitor the use of each smokeless tobacco product which is (a) legally and (b) illegally available. | | (301621) | 81
| John Cummings (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he plans to take steps to seek to reduce the health effects of tobacco products on those adults who continue to use them. | | (301622) | 82
| John Cummings (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will commission a full scientific review of the effects on health of tobacco products which are (a) smoked and (b) not smoked for the purposes of developing his Department's planned tobacco control strategy; and if he will make a statement. | | (301623) | 83
| John Cummings (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what subjects he plans to include in his Department's tobacco control strategy. | | (301624) | 84
| Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of progress on the risk-sharing scheme for provision of multiple sclerosis disease-modifying drugs. | | (301571) | 85
| Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his most recent estimate is of the cost to date of the risk-sharing scheme for the provision of multiple sclerosis disease-modifying drugs; and what estimate he has made of the total cost of the scheme over its projected lifespan. | | (301580) | 86
| Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the operation of the risk-sharing scheme for the provision of multiple sclerosis disease-modifying drugs. | | (301581) | 87
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to improve access to GP services in Staffordshire. | | (301602) | 88
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the number of hospital beds available within the region served by the Scarborough and North East Yorkshire NHS Trust whilst Bridlington Hospital is being refurbished. | | (300571) | 89
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the risk of a hip replacement being required for those who have a history of jogging on concrete or other hard surfaces; and if he will make a statement. | | (300574) | 90
N | Paul Rowen (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many primary care trusts (a) provided information on inflammatory arthritis to GPs in the last 12 months and (b) plan to provide such information in the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement. | | (301115) | 91
N | Paul Rowen (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of primary care trust funding levels for treatment of musculoskeletal conditions in 2008-09. | | (301116) | 92
N | Paul Rowen (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent research his Department has evaluated on the causes of myalgic encephalomyelitis. | | (301252) | 93
| Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to increase the level of access to clinical trials for patients with (a) lung and (b) other types of cancer; and if he will make a statement. | | (301628) | 94
| Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he made of the finding of the National Lung Cancer Audit for 2007 that only 51 per cent. of lung cancer patients receive any form of active treatment; and if he will make a statement. | | (301629) | 95
| Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to encourage an increase in the number of people in the thoracic surgical workforce in the NHS. | | (301630) | 96
| Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to assist the Lung Cancer Awareness Month initiative. | | (301631) | 97
N | Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence plans to issue clinical guidelines for the management of pain in sickle cell disease. | | (301081) | 98
| Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 2 November 2009, Official Report, column 672W, on biofuels: air pollution, if he will estimate the levels of (a) mortality and (b) morbidity arising from additional emissions of (i) between 1.7 and 6.3 kt of fine particles and (ii) between 1.3 and 7.6 kt of coarser particles consequent upon achieving the biomass targets set out in the renewable energy strategy. | | (301637) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 99
| Hugh Bayley (City of York): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the amount of police time spent on the policing of hunting and related activities in each year since 2000. | | (301639) | 100
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what mass of paper his Department recycled in each of the last five years. | | (301564) | 101
N | Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to undertake a review of the accreditation arrangements for institutions wishing to bring international students to the UK. | | (301083) | 102
N | Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which institutions (a) have had an application to join the sponsor register refused and (b) have been removed from the register of licensed sponsors since 31 March 2009. | | (301084) | 103
N | Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many student visa applications have been (a) granted and (b) refused in Pakistan since the introduction of the Tier 4 immigration rules; and what the average time from submission of application to decision has been in each month since the rules were introduced. | | (301085) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 104
N | Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the time taken between the commitment and delivery of funds was in respect of each pledge made by his Department in each of the last five years. | | (301474) | 105
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what mass of paper his Department recycled in each of the last five years. | | (301565) | 106
N | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the (a) average and (b) highest non-consolidated performance-related payment was in cash terms for a senior civil servant in his Department in each of the last five years. | | (301598) | 107
N | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many staff of each grade work at each location on services which his Department has contracted out; what the (a) contractors and (b) services provided are in each case; what the length of each contract is; and what union recognition agreements are in place with each contractor. | | (301601) | 108
N | Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what reports he has received of sexual and gender-based violence against Tamil women in the camps of northern Sri Lanka; and if he will make a statement. | | (301087) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice 109
| Hugh Bayley (City of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions there have been for offences under the Hunting Act 2004 at courts in Yorkshire in each year since the Act entered into force. | | (301638) | 110
N | Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish the results of his Department's investigation into the release of a prisoner on remand by mistake from HM Prison Chelmsford on 16 October 2009. | | (301132) | 111
| Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he expects the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman and Her Majesty's Coroner to complete their investigations into the self-inflicted death of the prisoner transferred to HM Prison Pentonville, following a court appearance, in the week before an inspection, and held there during the inspection before being returned to HM Prison Wandsworth. | | (301568) | 112
N | Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his most recent estimate is of the average cost of legal aid in respect of an asylum case. | | (301473) | 113
N | Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of cells in each prison in England and Wales were unoccupied on the most recent dates for which figures are available; and for what reasons such cells are not in use. | | (301249) | 114
N | Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the budget of the Office for Criminal Justice Reform was in each year since it was created; and what its budget is expected to be in each of the next five years. | | (301478) | 115
N | Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what projects the Office for Criminal Justice Reform has funded in each year since it was created; and how much funding was provided for each such project. | | (301479) | 116
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what mass of paper his Department recycled in each of the last five years. | | (301566) | 117
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the rate of youth reoffending was in each local authority area in each year since 1997. | | (301318) | 118
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost to his Department was of community sentences for those aged (a) under 18 years old and (b) 18 to 21 years old; and if he will make a statement. | | (301319) | 119
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many young people aged (a) under 18 and (b) 18 years old received a (i) community rehabilitation order, (ii) supervision order, (iii) community punishment order, (iv) attendance centre order, (v) curfew order, (vi) reparation order, (vii) action plan order and (viii) referral order in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (301320) | 120
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department has spent on youth offending teams since their inception. | | (301321) | 121
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many first time entrants into the criminal justice system there were in each local authority area in each year since 1997. | | (301480) | 122
| Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoner transfer applications his Department has received in respect of Libyan prisoners in the UK since 17 November 2008. | | (301572) | 123
| Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether officials in his Department took a minute or other record of the telephone calls between Sir Mark Allen, Senior Consultant at BP, and him in (a) October 2007 and (b) November 2007. | | (301573) | 124
N | Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress has been made towards developing a bilingual version of the Libra IT system; and if he will make a statement. | | (301482) | 125
N | Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department has spent on translating summonses into Welsh in each month since January 2009; and if he will make a statement. | | (301483) | 126
N | Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many requests there have been for summonses to be translated into Welsh in each month since January 2009; and if he will make a statement. | | (301484) | 127
N | Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much (a) has been spent and (b) is expected to be spent on developing a bilingual version of the Libra IT system; and if he will make a statement. | | (301485) | Questions to the Minister for the Olympics 128
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, how many new sporting facilities are to be created in (a) the West Midlands and (b) Staffordshire arising from the London 2012 Olympics. | | (301614) | Questions to the Prime Minister 129
| Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre): To ask the Prime Minister, on what dates (a) he, (b) his predecessor and (c) officials of the Prime Minister's Office met executives of BP plc in each year since 2002. | | (301574) | 130
| Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre): To ask the Prime Minister, on what dates (a) he, (b) his predecessor and (c) officials of the Prime Minister's Office have met Royal Dutch Shell executives in each year since 2002. | | (301577) | Questions to the Solicitor General 131
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Solicitor General, on what dates the Crown Prosecution Service received (a) the report of the review, (b) the draft report and (c) the notes of interviews with police officers between the end of Mr Eddie Gilfoyle's trial and the time they were disclosed to the defence for Mr Gilfoyle's appeal in 1995. | | (301569) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Transport 132
N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how much his Department has spent on (a) consultancy fees and (b) other aspects of the Intercity Express programme to date. | | (301245) | 133
N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what his policy is on the (a) promotion and (b) facilitation by his Department of the reopening of closed railway (i) lines and (ii) stations. | | (301246) | 134
N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the (a) fastest, (b) average and (c) slowest journey times between (i) London and Edinburgh, (ii) Edinburgh and Aberdeen and (iii) London and Aberdeen following the introduction of the new Intercity Express trains; and if he will provide the same information in respect of existing journey times. | | (301247) | 135
N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 9 November 2009, Official Report, columns 56-8W, on railways: standards, if he will provide a table showing the number of trains cancelled by each train operating company in each of the last five years given as a percentage of all trains scheduled to run; and if he will provide the same information in respect of peak hour trains in London and the South East. | | (301248) | 136
N | Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 November 2009, Official Report, column 639W, on Thameslink: Rolling Stock, when he expects to (a) announce the preferred bidder and (b) place the final order for the Thameslink rolling stock programme. | | (300312) | 137
N | Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Lewes of 26 October 2009, Official Report, column 12W, on rolling stock: procurement, by what date he expects to publish the updated rolling stock plan. | | (301048) | 138
N | Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 5 November 2009, Official Report, column 1103W, on the Integrated Transport Smartcard Organisation: finance, how much his Department and its agencies have spent on (a) pilots, (b) design studies, (c) development, (d) consultants and (e) equipment relating to the Integrated Transport Smartcard Organisation in each of the last 10 years. | | (301472) | 139
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what the reasons were for the closing off of one lane on the southbound carriageway of the M18 motorway on 24 October 2009, north and south of junction six; and what work was undertaken on that carriageway on that date. | | (300572) | 140
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what the purpose is of fixed cameras on the M5 motorway. | | (300573) | 141
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, if he will make it his policy to oppose any proposals from the European Commission which would require existing vehicles to use daytime running lights. | | (300575) | 142
N | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 2 November 2009, Official Report, column 632W, on departmental pay, when the next equal pay review for each bargaining unit will be held. | | (301151) | 143
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what (a) conclusions were reached and (b) recommendations were made by the International Maritime Organisation Sub-Committee on Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes and Containers in respect of the safe transit of containers by sea at its meetings on 21 to 25 September 2009; and what steps the Government plans to take in consequence. | | (301606) | 144
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, when his Department next plans to review the national contingency plan for marine pollution from shipping and offshore installations. | | (301636) | Questions to the Minister for Women and Equality 145
N | Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, what recent discussions she has had with the Equalities and Human Rights Commission concerning transparency in respect of (a) opening the Commission's board meetings to the public and (b) publication of the Commissioners' register of interests; and if she will make a statement. | | (301005) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 146
| Tom Levitt (High Peak): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will bring forward proposals to ensure that equipment sold for the sustained burning of fuel carries (a) a warning of the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning and (b) a recommendation for a carbon monoxide monitor. | | (301643) | 147
N | Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will assess the merits of introducing an automatic callback request feature for callers to her Department's telephone helplines to minimise the cost to callers. | | (301086) | Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office 148
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much matched funding her Department has provided to the Grassroots Endowment Challenge since its inception. | | [Transferred] (301617) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 149
| Peter Bottomley (Worthing West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the outcome was of the Prime Minister's question-and-answer session with members of the Mumsnet forum on 16 October 2009; to what categories of asylum seeker the inflationary increases referred in the Prime Minister's discussion do not apply; what the change in the weekly amount of support to a single adult asylum seeker aged 25 years is; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (301645) |
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