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Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 8 December 2009

Notes:
* Indicates a Question for Oral Answer.
+ Indicates a Question not included in the random selection process but accepted because the quota for that day had not been filled.
[N] Indicates a Question for Written Answer on a named day, i.e. the Member has indicated under S.O. No. 22(4) the day on which he wishes the Question to be answered.
[R] Indicates that a relevant interest has been declared.
 


 

Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Tuesday 8 December 2009
(the 'Questions Book')

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 8 December 2009


This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Tuesday 8 December 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 8 December of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.

For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Tuesday 8 December see Part 2 of this paper.


Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
1
N
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much funding the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) allocated to London Metropolitan University in each of the last five years; what amount was returned to HEFCE in each of those years due to course non-completion; and if he will make a statement.
(304551)
2
N
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what information his Department holds on (a) full-time, (b) part-time, (c) drop-out and (d) course completion rates at London Metropolitan University in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
(304552)
3
N
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking following the consultants' report on the finances of London Metropolitan University in respect of future funding; and if he will make a statement.
(304555)
4
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much his Department and its predecessors have spent on (a) Ministerial photoshoots and (b) production of videos in which Ministers appear in the last three years for which figures are available.
(305510)
5
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much (a) his Department and (b) its agencies spent on (i) alcohol and (ii) entertainment in the last 12 months.
(305545)
6
N
Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many meetings Lord Sugar has had with (a) Baroness Vadera and (b) Lord Davies of Abersoch since being appointed Enterprise Champion.
(305091)
7
N
Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many meetings Lord Sugar has had with officials in his Department since being appointed Enterprise Champion.
(305092)
8
N
Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many times Lord Sugar has visited his Department's premises since being appointed Enterprise Champion.
(305093)
9
N
Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many complaints from consumers Ofcom (a) received and (b) upheld relating to Pipex Homecall and its related companies in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.
(304595)
10
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 his Department received in 2008; and how many of these received a substantive response within 20 days.
(305499)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
11
N
Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what criteria determine the order in which cabinet ministers are listed in the list of Cabinet Ministers on page two of the List of Ministerial Responsibilities, dated October 2009.
(305096)
12
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much her Department has spent on (a) Ministerial photoshoots and (b) production of videos in which (i) the Prime Minister and (ii) other Ministers appear in the last three years for which figures are available.
(305523)
13
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much (a) her Department and (b) its agency spent on (i) alcohol and (ii) entertainment in the last 12 months.
(305544)
14
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many days sickness absence were taken by staff in her Department and its agency in each of the last 12 months for which figures are available; and what the cost to her Department was of such absence.
(305547)
15
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what costs other than staffing costs incurred on the preparation of Government briefing papers had been incurred in respect of the Iraq Inquiry on the latest date for which figures are available.
(305460)
16
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, according to what scale allowances are paid to (a) members of and (b) witnesses called to give oral evidence to the Iraq Inquiry.
(305461)
17
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many officials of each grade are employed to provide support for the Iraq Inquiry during its oral evidence sessions.
(305462)
18
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 her Department received in 2008; and how many of these received a substantive response within 20 days.
(305498)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
19
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many days sickness absence were taken by staff in his Department and its agencies in each of the last 12 months for which figures are available.
(305504)
20
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much (a) his Department and (b) its agencies spent on (i) alcohol and (ii) entertainment in the last 12 months.
(305530)
21
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what expenditure HM Revenue and Customs incurred on advertising Child Trust Funds in 2008-09.
(305557)
22
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his latest estimate is of the cost of (a) developing and (b) publicising the new charter for HM Revenue and Customs.
(305558)
23
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of the introduction of a new independent body to undertake fiscal forecasts on interest rates.
(305559)
24
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what payments the Financial Services Authority has made to (a) College Public Policy and (b) Connect Public Affairs in the last 12 months; for what purposes; and if he will place in the Library a copy of each contract under which such payments were made.
(305429)
25
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what payments Northern Rock has made to FD Public Affairs in the last 12 months; for what purposes; and if he will place in the Library a copy of the contract under which such payments were made.
(305430)
26
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what payments the Crown Estate has made to Political Developments Limited in the last 12 months; for what purposes; and if he will place in the Library a copy of the contract under which such payments were made.
(305431)
27
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what payments the Royal Mint has made to Grayling Political Strategy in the last 12 months; for what purposes; and if he will place in the Library a copy of the contract under which such payments were made.
(305432)
28
N
Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with British banks on allowing their customers to retain the right to continue to use cheques indefinitely; and if he will make a statement.
(304335)
29
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 his Department received in 2008; and how many of these received a substantive response within 20 days.
(305488)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families
30
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much his Department has spent on (a) Ministerial photoshoots and (b) production of videos in which Ministers appear in the last three years for which figures are available.
(305511)
31
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much his Department spent on (a) alcohol and (b) entertainment in the last 12 months.
(305540)
32
David Howarth (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many posts there were for learning support assistants in (a) young offender institutions and (b) secure training centres in England and Wales (i) on the most recent date for which figures are available and (ii) on the same date in each of the last five years; and how many such posts were vacant in each case.
(305394)
33
N
Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, which Pupil Referral Units he has visited since his appointment; and on what date each such visit took place.
(305351)
34
N
Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, which (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in each local authority area he has visited since his appointment; and on what date each such visit took place.
(305352)
35
N
Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many two year olds are receiving the free entitlement to early education; and what plans he has to increase the number of two year olds in receipt of the free entitlement to early education in each of the next three financial years.
(305277)
36
N
Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what funding his Department has allocated to the extension of the free entitlement to early education to two year olds who do not have such an entitlement at present in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11 and (c) 2011-12.
(305278)
37
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 his Department received in 2008; and how many of these received a substantive response within 20 days.
(305497)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
38
N
Mr David Chaytor (Bury North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what funding was allocated by his Department to Bury Metropolitan Borough Council in (a) 2007-08 and (b) 2008-09 in respect of (i) revenue grant and (ii) specific grants; and what the percentage change was on the previous year in each case.
(301920)
39
N
Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he has had with the Local Government Association on the progress of bids submitted under the Sustainable Communities Act 2007.
(304336)
40
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much his Department has spent on (a) Ministerial photoshoots and (b) production of videos in which Ministers appear in the last three years for which figures are available.
(305512)
41
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much (a) his Department and (b) its agencies spent on (i) alcohol and (ii) entertainment in the last 12 months.
(305541)
42
N
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to make a formal response to the Ministerial submission of 2 April 2009 from the Business and Community Safety Forum on the fires in timber-framed constructions; and if he will make a statement.
(304780)
43
N
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he has had with (a) the Chief Fire Officers Association, (b) the Health and Safety Executive, (c) local authorities and (d) the Building Research Establishment on regulation of the construction of timber-framed buildings on construction sites; and if he will make a statement.
(304781)
44
N
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether a business continuity assessment will be included in the comprehensive area assessment in respect of the fire and rescue service in the next assessment period; and if he will make a statement.
(304782)
45
N
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to extend the appointment of Councillor Les Byrom as Chair of the Business and Community Safety Forum; and if he will make a statement.
(304831)
46
John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the purpose is of Integrated Risk Management Plans (IRMPs); what role his Department plays in monitoring and assessing the effectiveness of IRMPs; and if he will make a statement.
(305418)
47
John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to transfer Fire and Rescue Service operational command and control arrangements to regional level in England.
(305419)
48
John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what duties are performed by fire brigade control rooms; and if he will make a statement.
(305420)
49
N
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average sale price of a home in a rural area was in each year since 1997.
(305094)
50
N
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many social homes were (a) built and (b) acquired in rural areas in each year since 1990.
(305274)
51
N
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an estimate of the number of homes in rural areas which have changed ownership in each year since 1997.
(305354)
52
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 his Department received in 2008; and how many of these received a substantive response within 20 days.
(305500)
53
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many buy-to-let mortgages in each region have defaulted on their mortgage repayments in each of the last 10 quarters.
(305561)
54
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many days staff absence as a result of (a) snow and (b) other weather conditions were recorded by local authorities in the last 12 months.
(305563)
55
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities are making facilities available for the recycling of Christmas trees in 2009.
(305564)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
56
N
Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what support (a) his Department and (b) the Regional Development Agency is providing to assist Cumbria's tourism industry to recover from the recent flooding.
(305044)
57
N
Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress has been made in preparations for the sale of the Tote.
(305045)
58
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much his Department has spent on (a) Ministerial photoshoots and (b) production of videos in which Ministers appear in the last three years for which figures are available.
(305513)
59
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much (a) his Department and (b) its agencies spent on (i) alcohol and (ii) entertainment in the last 12 months.
(305543)
60
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many days of sick leave were taken by staff in his Department and its agency in each of the last 12 months for which figures are available; and what the cost to his Department was of such sick leave.
(305556)
61
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 his Department received in 2008; and how many of these received a substantive response within 20 days.
(305496)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
62
N
Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of service veterans who were present at atomic weapons tests in the 1950s and 1960s who have died of conditions connected to their service in each of the last five years.
(305185)
63
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on (a) Ministerial photoshoots and (b) production of videos in which Ministers appear in the last three years for which figures are available.
(305514)
64
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much (a) his Department and (b) its agencies spent on (i) alcohol and (ii) entertainment in the last 12 months.
(305542)
65
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many days of sickness absence were taken by staff in his Department and its agencies in each of the last 12 months for which figures are available; and what the cost to his Department was of such absence.
(305551)
66
N
Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether members of the armed forces attending a medical discharge board are permitted to attend with a (a) nominated colleague, (b) friend and (c) legal adviser; and if he will make a statement.
[R] (305034)
67
N
Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information is made available to the Service Personnel and Veterans Agency on individuals appearing before a medical discharge board; and if he will make a statement.
[R] (305035)
68
N
Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he next plans to review the operation of the medical discharge system for members of the armed forces; and if he will make a statement.
[R] (305036)
69
N
Willie Rennie (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on (a) damages awarded against it and (b) legal costs in respect of cases in the courts relating to a decision of the Army Board under the redress system in respect of which legal proceedings have been completed since 1997.
(305054)
70
N
Willie Rennie (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what equipment over the value of £100,000 his Department has authorised the armed forces to gift to other nations in each of the last five years.
(305055)
71
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 his Department received in 2008; and how many of these received a substantive response within 20 days.
(305501)
72
Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much it has cost his Department to maintain the Army in Northern Ireland in each year since 1979.
(305411)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
73
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much his Department has spent on (a) Ministerial photoshoots and (b) production of videos in which Ministers appear since its inception.
(305515)
74
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much his Department spent on (a) alcohol and (b) entertainment in the last 12 months.
(305539)
75
N
Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, for what reasons the oxygen specification threshold of natural gas was set at 0.2 per cent.; and whether his Department has made an estimate of the effect on the level of use of natural gas of raising that threshold to three per cent.
(305182)
76
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 his Department received in 2008; and how many of these received a substantive response within 20 days.
(305495)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
77
N
Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effect of the proposed provisions of the Private Drains and Sewers Transfer Bill on the drainage contracting industry.
(305348)
78
N
Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what consultation his Department undertook with the drainage contracting industry regarding the transfer of private drains to water companies in 2011.
(305349)
79
N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the financial implications for farming incomes in Wales of the interpretation by (a) the European Court of Auditors and (b) the European Commision of the rules regulating EU agri-environmental schemes.
(305183)
80
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department has spent on (a) Ministerial photoshoots and (b) production of videos in which Ministers appear in the last three years for which figures are available.
(305516)
81
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much (a) his Department and (b) its agencies spent on (i) alcohol and (ii) entertainment in the last 12 months.
(305538)
82
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many days sickness absence were taken by staff in his Department and its agencies in each of the last 12 months for which figures are available; and what the cost to his Department was of such absence.
(305550)
83
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what payments the National Forest has made to Cavendish Communications and Cavendish Public Affairs in the last 12 months; for what purposes; and if he will place in the Library a copy of the contract under which such payments were made.
(305426)
84
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what payments the Waste and Resources Action Programme has made to Fishburn Hedges in the last 12 months; for what purpose; and if he will place in the Library a copy of the contract under which such payments were made.
(305427)
85
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what payments the Environment Agency has made to (a) Four Communications and (b) Bellenden Public Affairs in the last 12 months; for what purposes; and if he will place in the Library a copy of each contract under which such payments were made.
(305428)
86
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what payments British Waterways has made to (a) Four Communications, (b) Cavendish Communications and (c) Atherton Associates in the last 12 months; for what purposes; and if he will place in the Library a copy of each contract under which such payments were made.
(305436)
87
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what payments the Commission for Rural Communities has made to Connect Public Affairs in the last 12 months; for what purposes; and if he will place in the Library a copy of the contract under which such payments were made.
(305437)
88
N
Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he plans to take to give the Fire Service a statutory duty to carry out flood rescues as recommended in the Pitt Report.
(304334)
89
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 his Department received in 2008; and how many of these received a substantive response within 20 days.
(305494)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
90
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received of incidents of anti-semitism in the US; whether he has had recent discussions with the US administration on that matter; and if he will make a statement.
[R] (305396)
91
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress has been made in implementing the Final Declaration of the London conference on combating anti-Semitism, with particular reference to (a) establishing an international taskforce of internet specialists to measure anti-Semitism online and propose international responses and (b) exposing and isolating (i) governments and (ii) politicians engaging in anti-semitism; and if he will make a statement.
[R] (305397)
92
Ms Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the owners of UK fishing vessels who are issued with permits to fish in the waters of Western Sahara are provided with guidance on the status of that area.
(305400)
93
Ms Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on the labelling of produce originating from territories occupied by (a) Morocco and (b) Israel.
(305506)
94
N
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what observations were made by UK representatives of the presidential election in Honduras on 29 November 2009; and what recognition the UK will afford to the government formed by any of the candidates who participated.
(304553)
95
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department has spent on (a) Ministerial photoshoots and (b) production of videos in which Ministers appear in the last three years for which figures are available.
(305517)
96
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much (a) his Department and (b) its agencies spent on (i) alcohol and (ii) entertainment in the last 12 months.
(305537)
97
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many days sickness absense were taken by staff in his Department in each of the last 12 months for which figures are available; and what the cost to his Department was of such absense.
(305554)
98
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the (a) date, (b) location and (c) cost was of each of the last four away days attended by a Minister in his Department; and which Minister attended on each occasion.
(305465)
99
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the (a) date, (b) location and (c) cost was of each of the last four away days held by his Department's Board.
(305467)
100
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the monetary value has been of contracts entered into by his Department in Afghanistan with (a) Afghan and (b) non-Afghan contractors in each year since 2001.
(305468)
101
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has made a recent estimate of the (a) direct and (b) indirect contribution of his Department and its staff to the economy of Afghanistan.
(305469)
102
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 14 July 2009, Official Report, columns 327-30W, on departmental contracts, what services were provided by Crown Agents under its contract for life support services in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement.
(305470)
103
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what projects sponsored by his Department in Afghanistan have had their funding reduced in each year since 2001; and in respect of which such projects his Department plans to reduce its level of funding.
(305471)
104
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what projects sponsored by his Department in Afghanistan have been wound up or discontinued in each year since 2001; and for which projects sponsored by his Department in Afghanistan a date for winding up or discontinuance has been set.
(305472)
105
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many applicants for jobs in his Department have had their applications rejected on national security grounds in each year since 2001.
(305473)
106
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of staff of his Department who (a) have been employed in the Middle East and South Asia in (i) 2008 and (ii) 2009 and (b) will be employed in that area in each of the next five years.
(305474)
107
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has commissioned from (a) within and (b) outside his Department studies of the likely effectiveness of (i) his Department's Know Before You Go campaign and (ii) subsidiary campaigns undertaken since 2001.
(305475)
108
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 14 July 2009, Official Report, columns 320-324W, on departmental contracts, what the purpose was of the contract with Mott MacDonald listed as Basra: Hollyoaks - Additional Protection; when funds under that contract were disbursed; what assessment was made of the benefits to his Department of that expenditure; and if he will make a statement.
(305476)
109
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 14 July 2009, Official Report, columns 320-324W, on departmental contracts, what the purpose was of the contracts worth (a) £103,885 and (b) £131,684, listed as Staff Replacements; when those funds were disbursed to TPS consult; what assessment was made of the benefits to his Department of that expenditure; and if he will make a statement.
(305477)
110
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department spent on gilding in the most recent 12 months for which figures are available.
(305505)
111
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the (a) date, (b) location and (c) cost was of each of the last four Departmental away days that he attended.
(305508)
112
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the tonnage of carbon dioxide emissions arising as a result of his activities undertaken in an official capacity in each year since his appointment.
(305560)
113
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to his statement in the Sunday Times of 6 January 2008, when he expects the planned increase in numbers of diplomatic staff in the Middle East and South Asia to have been completed.
(305571)
114
John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, for what reasons the decision was made to change the corporate services programme from a five- to a three-year programme; and if he will make a statement.
(305416)
115
John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many consultants are employed by his Department's corporate services programme; and what the cost to date of employing consultants within the programme has been.
(305417)
116
N
Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the findings of the UN report on allegations of illegal funding of the FDLR on an international scale; and whether he plans to raise the matter of such allegations in the UN Security Council.
(305089)
117
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 his Department received in 2008; and how many of these received a substantive response within 20 days.
(305502)
118
N
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent meetings he has had with representatives from the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe; and if he will make a statement.
(305276)
119
N
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many UK citizens have (a) given birth whilst abroad and (b) registered a birth at a British embassy in each of the last five years.
(305279)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
120
N
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department holds on the number of patients using accident and emergency services in the London North Central District in each of the last five years.
(304554)
121
N
Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the merits of a national resource allocation system for the provision of free personal care; and if he will make a statement.
(305028)
122
N
Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment has been made of the capacity of local authorities to provide free personal care under the terms of the Personal Care at Home Bill; and if he will make a statement.
(305029)
123
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department has spent on (a) Ministerial photoshoots and (b) production of videos in which Ministers appear in the last three years for which figures are available.
(305518)
124
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many days sickness absence were taken by staff in his Department and its agencies in each of the last 12 months for which figures are available; and what the cost to his Department was of such absence.
(305555)
125
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what payments the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has made to (a) Weber Shandwick Public Affairs and (b) Citigate Public Affairs in the last 12 months; for what purposes; and if he will place in the Library a copy of each contract under which such payments were made.
(305421)
126
N
Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions (a) Ministers and (b) officials of his Department had with their counterparts in (i) the Northern Ireland Executive, (ii) the Scottish Executive and (iii) the Welsh Assembly Government on the discontinuance of reciprocal health arrangements between the NHS and (A) Guernsey and (B) Jersey with effect from 1 April 2009; and if he will make a statement.
(304529)
127
N
Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions (a) Ministers and (b) officials of his Department have had with their counterparts in the Scottish Executive on the discontinuance of reciprocal health arrangements between the NHS and the Isle of Man with effect from 1 April 2010; and if he will make a statement.
(304832)
128
N
Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether a care home requires a valid planning consent in order to comply with the national minimum standards for care homes set out by his Department.
(305350)
129
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 his Department received in 2008; and how many of these received a substantive response within 20 days.
(305503)
130
Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he plans to refer the CyberKnife robotic radiosurgery system to the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence for evaluation.
(305392)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
131
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much his Department has spent on (a) Ministerial photoshoots and (b) production of videos in which Ministers appear in the last three years for which figures are available.
(305519)
132
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much (a) his Department and (b) its agencies spent on (i) alcohol and (ii) entertainment in the last 12 months.
(305536)
133
N
Mr Adam Holloway (Gravesham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which colleges have had their licences to sponsor students under Tier 4 of the points-based immigration system (a) revoked and (b) suspended.
(305056)
134
N
Mr Adam Holloway (Gravesham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Epsom and Ewell of 5 November 2009, Official Report, columns 1139-40W, on immigration controls, what action has been taken in respect of the 280 students whose sponsor under Tier 4 had had their licence revoked or suspended up to 16 October 2009.
(305057)
135
N
Mr Adam Holloway (Gravesham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals who do not work for his Department, its executive agencies, or sponsored non-departmental public bodies, had applied for a voluntary national identity card on the latest date for which figures are available.
(305275)
136
N
Mr Adam Holloway (Gravesham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many civil servants have been investigated for possible links to violent extremism in each year since 2001.
(305347)
137
N
Mr Adam Holloway (Gravesham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children have been stopped and searched in each year since 2001; and how many of these procedures have taken place under Section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000.
(305355)
138
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) date, (b) location and (c) cost was of each of the last four away days attended by a Minister in his Department; and which Minister attended on each occasion.
(305463)
139
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) date, (b) location and (c) cost was of each of the last four away days held by his Department's Departmental Board.
(305464)
140
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost to the public purse has been of legal proceedings relating to the deportation of foreign nationals in each year since 1997.
(305466)
141
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Newark of 30 November 2009, Official Report, column 476W, on the DNA and fingerprint database, what foreign intelligence agencies have received DNA and fingerprint information from the UK (a) by making a request for mutual legal assistance in criminal matters and (b) through intelligence channels via Interpol, Europol or similar organistations in the last five years.
(305478)
142
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 30 November 2009, Official Report, column 474W, on deportation, from what budget the cost of legal proceedings relating to the deportation of foreign nationals on grounds of national security are met; and how much such proceedings have cost in each year since 1997.
(305479)
143
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Mid Sussex of 2 December 2009, Official Report, column 752W, on immigration controls, which educational institutions have (a) been granted sponsor licences since the inception of the points-based immigration system and (b) had their licences revoked.
(305480)
144
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) date, (b) location and (c) cost was of each of the last four Departmental away days that he attended.
(305507)
145
N
Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2009, Official Report, column 213W, on overseas students, when he expects the review of approval criteria to be completed; who is leading the review; and whether external organisations have been consulted as part of the review.
(305088)
146
N
Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he plans to announce who has been chosen to conduct the special investigation of animal testing at Wickham Laboratories; and when he expects this investigation to be completed.
(305090)
147
Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his most recent estimate is of the cost to his Department of crime caused by alcohol misuse in each region in the last five years.
(305399)
148
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 his Department received in 2008; and how many of these received a substantive response within 20 days.
(305493)
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
149
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much his Department has spent on (a) Ministerial photoshoots and (b) production of videos in which Ministers appear in the last three years for which figures are available.
(305520)
150
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much his Department spent on (a) alcohol and (b) entertainment in the last 12 months.
(305535)
151
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 his Department received in 2008; and how many of these received a substantive response within 20 days.
(305492)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
152
N
Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to respond to his Department's consultation on debt management schemes.
(305188)
153
N
Mr David Chaytor (Bury North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent research he has commissioned to assess changes in the distribution of payments in respect of personal injury litigation between (a) insurers, (b) solicitors, (c) claimants and (d) defendants since the 1996 Woolf Report on Access to Justice; and if he will make a statement.
(301919)
154
N
Mr David Chaytor (Bury North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent research he has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the consequences of the introduction of a fixed costs regime in personal injury litigation with regard to road traffic accidents; and if he will make a statement.
(301921)
155
N
Mr David Chaytor (Bury North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent research he has commissioned on models of funding for personal injury litigation.
(303354)
156
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department has spent on (a) Ministerial photoshoots and (b) production of videos in which Ministers appear in the last three years for which figures are available.
(305521)
157
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much (a) his Department and (b) its agencies spent on (i) alcohol and (ii) entertainment in the last 12 months.
(305534)
158
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many days of sick leave were taken by staff in his Department and its agencies in each of the last 12 months for which figures are available; and what the cost to his Department was of such sick leave.
(305553)
159
N
Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what gender-sensitive policies and procedures his Department has introduced for women in the criminal justice system in the last five years.
(304443)
160
David Howarth (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what percentage of juveniles imprisoned for breach of (a) bail and (b) statutory orders had previously been looked after in each of the last three years.
(305393)
161
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what payments the Legal Services Commission has made to Positif Politics Ltd in the last 12 months; for what purposes; and if he will place in the Library a copy of the contract under which such payments were made.
(305422)
162
N
Mrs Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) Ministers, (b) officials, (c) representatives of local authorities and (d) (i) invited and (ii) non-invited members of the public attended the deliberative event of 28 November on rights and responsibilities and a written constitution.
(303991)
163
N
Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reasons the evaluation of the Youth Justice Board's intensive fostering scheme has not been completed in accordance with the original timetable; what estimate he has made of the effects on the costs of the evaluation of its extended duration; and when he expects the outcomes of the evaluation to be published.
(305353)
164
N
Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Health on the implications for the Isle of Man of the decision to cancel the reciprocal agreement between the NHS and the Isle of Man with effect from 1 April 2010; and if he will make a statement.
(305186)
165
N
Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he had discussions with the Secretary of State for Health on the implications for (a) Jersey and (b) Guernsey of the cancellation of the reciprocal agreement between each island and the NHS from 1 April 2009 prior to the decision to cancel the agreement; and if he will make a statement.
(305187)
166
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many requests for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 received by his Department in 2008 received a substantive response within 20 days.
(305570)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
167
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much his Department has spent on (a) Ministerial photoshoots and (b) production of videos in which Ministers appear in the last three years for which figures are available.
(305522)
168
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much his Department spent on (a) alcohol and (b) entertainment in the last 12 months.
(305533)
169
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many days sickness absence were taken by staff in his Department in each of the last 12 months for which figures are available; and what the cost to his Department was of such absence.
(305546)
170
N
Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, on how many occasions illicit alcoholic beverages have been found in the Sperrin unit of HM Prison Magilligan in the last five years.
(305000)
171
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 his Department received in 2008; and how many of these received a substantive response within 20 days.
(305491)
172
Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much compensation has been paid out to those affected by terrorist activity in Northern Ireland in each year since 1979.
(305412)
173
Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the policing budget in Northern Ireland has been in each year since 1979.
(305413)
174
Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether a member of the Stevens Inquiry team has been awarded a payment in respect of a work-related stress condition while working in Northern Ireland.
(305481)
Questions to the Prime Minister
175
N
Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Prime Minister, what records are archived on the premises of 10 Downing Street.
(304999)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
176
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much his Department has spent on (a) Ministerial photoshoots and (b) production of videos in which Ministers appear in the last three years for which figures are available.
(305524)
177
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much his Department spent on (a) alcohol and (b) entertainment in the last 12 months.
(305532)
178
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many days sickness absence were taken by staff in his Department in each of the last 12 months for which figures are available; and what the cost to his Department was of such absence.
(305548)
179
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 his Department received in 2008; and how many of these received a substantive response within 20 days.
(305490)
Questions to the Solicitor General
180
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Solicitor General, how much has been allocated in the Crown Prosecution Service budgets for (a) London and (b) each of its 42 regional offices for the employment of agency staff in each of the last three years.
(305414)
181
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Solicitor General, how much the Crown Prosecution Service in (a) London and (b) each of its 42 regional offices spent on expenses for witnesses in cases that were adjourned or abandoned in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
(305415)
182
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Solicitor General, what professional qualifications or skills are required of a Crown Prosecution Service area business manager.
(305439)
183
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Solicitor General, how much the Crown Prosecution Service (a) spent and (b) allocated for the purposes of equality and diversity services in each of the last five years.
(305440)
184
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Solicitor General, how much the Crown Prosecution Service spent on transporting to and from court at all stages prior to the conclusion of a trial defendants who had been arrested under bench warrants not backed for bail in each of the last five years.
(305441)
185
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Solicitor General, how many diversity and equality managers have been employed by the Crown Prosecution Service in (a) London and (b) each of its 42 regional offices in each of the last five years; and at what cost such managers were employed in each such year.
(305442)
186
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Solicitor General, how many cases were prosecuted by each of the 42 regional Crown Prosecution Service offices in each of the last five years.
(305443)
187
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Solicitor General, how many cases were discontinued by the Crown Prosecution Service at (a) committal and (b) a later stage for reasons of (i) a lack of preparation and (ii) delay in each of the last five years; and how many cases were dismissed by (A) magistrates' courts and (B) Crown courts for those reasons in each of those five years.
(305445)
188
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Solicitor General, how many disciplinary rulings have been made against Crown Prosecution Service staff in (a) London and (b) each of its 42 regional offices in each of the last five years.
(305446)
189
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Solicitor General, how many Crown Prosecution Service staff have been (a) dismissed for cause and (b) made redundant in (i) London and (ii) each of its 42 regional offices in each of the last five years.
(305447)
190
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Solicitor General, how many Crown Prosecution Service staff in (a) London and (b) each of its 42 regional offices took more than 10 days of sick leave in each of the last five years.
(305448)
191
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Solicitor General, how many senior Crown Prosecution Service staff at grades above level D are High Court advocates; and at how many court sessions such staff advocated in court in each of the last five years.
(305449)
192
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Solicitor General, how many and what proportion of staff employed by the Crown Prosecution Service in (a) London and (b) each of its 42 regional offices are designated as frontline staff.
(305450)
193
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Solicitor General, how many (a) solicitors, (b) barristers and (c) non-legal staff are employed by the Crown Prosecution Service in (i) London and (ii) each of its 42 regional offices.
(305451)
194
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Solicitor General, how many and what proportion of cases which went to a contested trial resulted in convictions in each of the last five years.
(305452)
195
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Solicitor General, what the (a) longest, (b) shortest and (c) average time taken from charge to final disposal was in each case prosecuted under terrorism legislation in respect of which legal proceedings have been completed in each of the last five years.
(305453)
196
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Solicitor General, what the outcome was of each case in respect of which legal proceedings have been completed which was prosecuted under terrorism legislation in each of the last five years.
(305454)
197
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Solicitor General, in how many cases prosecuted in each of the last five years the Crown Prosecution Service opposed bail; and in how many such cases in respect of which legal proceedings have been completed bail was not granted.
(305455)
198
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Solicitor General, how many consultations the Crown Prosecution Service has initiated in each of the last five years; what the cost was of each such consultation; how many external consultants were contracted to provide services in respect of each such consultation; and what changes to prosecution policy were made as a consequence of each such consultation.
(305456)
199
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Solicitor General, how many complaints of bullying, harassment or discrimination on grounds of (a) sexual orientation, (b) race, (c) disability and (d) gender were made against Crown Prosecution Service staff in (i) London and (ii) each of the 42 regional offices in each of the last five years; and how many such complaints are unresolved.
(305457)
200
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Solicitor General, how much was spent by Crown Prosecution Service staff in (a) London and (b) each of its 42 regional offices on (i) travel and (ii) subsistence in each of the last five years.
(305458)
201
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Solicitor General, how many days of sick leave were taken by Crown Prosecution Service employees (a) on average and (b) in total in (i) London and (ii) each of the 42 regional offices in each of the last five years; and what estimate she has made of the average cost per head to her Department of such leave (A) in total and (B) at each location in each such year.
(305459)
202
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Solicitor General, how many and what proportion of staff employed by the Crown Prosecution Service in (a) London and (b) each of its 42 regional offices are from black and minority ethnic groups; and whether a comparative estimate has been made of the proportion of the population comprised of people from black and minority ethnic groups in each such area.
(305485)
203
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Solicitor General, how many employment tribunals are considering cases relating to Crown Prosecution Service staff.
(305509)
Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Transport
204
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how much his Department has spent on (a) Ministerial photoshoots and (b) production of videos in which Ministers appear in the last three years for which figures are available.
(305525)
205
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how much (a) his Department and (b) its agencies spent on (i) alcohol and (ii) entertainment in the last 12 months.
(305531)
206
N
Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how many buses were subject to (a) pre-notified and (b) un-notified safety inspections by the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency in each of the last five years; and what proportion of these were issued with (i) immediate and (ii) suspended prohibition notices.
(304686)
207
N
Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, if he will place in the Library a copy of each report of research projects conducted by (a) his Department, (b) the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency and (c) the Traffic Commissioner on safety risks to the public in respect of the bus industry in the last 10 years.
(304783)
208
N
Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how much funding his Department allocated through the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency for the monitoring of performance in relation to bus services in each of the last three years; and how much funding he plans to allocate for such purposes in each of the next three years.
(304784)
209
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how many requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 his Department received in 2008; and how many of these received a substantive response within 20 days.
(305489)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales
210
N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what changes to senior officials in his Department there have been during his present appointment as Secretary of State.
(305095)
211
N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many posts at each grade in his Department are unfilled.
(305184)
212
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much his Department has spent on (a) Ministerial photoshoots and (b) production of videos in which Ministers appear in the last three years for which figures are available.
(305526)
213
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much his Department spent on (a) alcohol and (b) entertainment in the last 12 months.
(305529)
214
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many days sickness absence were taken by staff in his Department in each of the last 12 months for which figures are available; and what the cost to his Department was of such absence.
(305549)
215
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 his Department received in 2008; and how many of these received a substantive response within 20 days.
(305487)
Questions to the Minister for Women and Equality
216
Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, for what reasons year-on-year the running costs of the Government Equalities Office have increased since its inception.
(305398)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
217
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much her Department has spent on (a) Ministerial photoshoots and (b) production of videos in which Ministers appear in the last three years for which figures are available.
(305527)
218
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much (a) her Department and (b) its agencies spent on (i) alcohol and (ii) entertainment in the last 12 months.
(305528)
219
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many days sickness absence were taken by staff in her Department and its agencies in each of the last 12 months; and what the cost to her Department was of such absence.
(305552)
220
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 her Department received in 2008; and how many of these received a substantive response within 20 days.
(305486)
221
N
Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she expects to reply to the letter of 3 November 2009 from the hon. Member for Walsall North concerning a constituent.
(304960)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
222
Mr James Arbuthnot (North East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many applications for licences to sell alcohol by a person who had previously held a licence were refused in each of the last three years because he or she had served alcohol to a person who was inebriated.
[Transferred] (305395)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
223
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what payments the Carbon Trust has made to Grayling Political Strategy in the last 12 months; and what (a) representations his Department has received from and (b) discussions it has had with Grayling Political Strategy on the Carbon Trust in that period.
[Transferred] (305433)
224
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what payments the Energy Saving Trust has made to Positif Politics Ltd in the last 12 months; and what (a) representations his Department has received from and (b) discussions it has had with Positif Politics Ltd on the Energy Saving Trust in that period.
[Transferred] (305434)
225
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what payments the Energy Saving Trust has made to Stratagem in the last 12 months; and what (a) representations his Department has received from and (b) disussions it has had with Stratagem on the Energy Saving Trust in that period.
[Transferred] (305435)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
226
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what payments the Food Standards Agency has made to Stratagem in the last 12 months; for what purposes; and if he will place in the Library a copy of the contract under which such payments were made.
[Transferred] (305425)
227
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what payments the Food Standards Agency has made to Edelman in the last 12 months; for what purposes; and if he will place in the Library a copy of the contract under which such payments were made.
[Transferred] (305438)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
228
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what percentage of road traffic cases which proceeded to trial did so under section 172 of the Road Traffic Act in each of the last five years.
[Transferred] (305444)
229
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what payments the Solicitors Regulation Authority has made to Lexington in the last 12 months; for what purposes; and if he will place in the Library a copy of the contract under which such payments were made.
[Transferred] (305424)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
230
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what payments the Criminal Justice Inspection has made to Stratagem in the last 12 months; for what purposes; and if he will place in the Library a copy of the contract under which such payments were made.
[Transferred] (305423)
Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Transport
231
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what guidance his Department has issued to local authorities on (a) contingency plans in the event of snow and (b) the stockpiling of road grit.
[Transferred] (305562)

 
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