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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Wednesday 9 December 2009
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 9 December 2009
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 9 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 Wednesday 9 December of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Wednesday 9 December see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 1
N | Adam Afriyie (Windsor): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what progress has been made on the creation of a national investment corporation; what the remit of the corporation will be; when it will make its first investment; what the criteria for investments will be; and what funding has been allocated for a corporation in (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11. | | (304200) | 2
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much his Department spent on works and refurbishment to offices allocated to Ministers in his Department's buildings in the last 12 months. | | (305693) | 3
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, which conferences held overseas have been attended by civil servants based in his Department since its inception; and what the cost to the public purse was of such attendance at each conference. | | (305865) | 4
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many overseas training courses were attended by his Department's civil servants in the latest period for which figures are available; how many civil servants attended each course; and what the total cost to the public purse was of each course. | | (305885) | 5
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many companies are registered under UK Standard Industry Classification codes for public administration, defence and compulsory social security in the (a) West Yorkshire, (b) Leeds City and (c) Leeds West constituency area. | | (305820) | 6
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many companies are registered under UK Standard Industry Classification codes for real estate, renting and business activities in the (a) West Yorkshire, (b) Leeds City and (c) Leeds West constituency area. | | (305821) | 7
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many companies are registered under UK Standard Industry Classification codes for financial intermediation in the (a) West Yorkshire, (b) Leeds City and (c) Leeds West constituency area. | | (305822) | 8
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department has taken to safeguard manufacturing jobs in Leeds during the economic downturn. | | (305986) | 9
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many small businesses in (a) Leeds and (b) Leeds West constituency have applied for financial assistance under the (i) Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme and (ii) Capital Enterprise scheme since their inception; and how many such applications were granted. | | (305987) | 10
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his most recent assessment is of the effect on the financial services industry in Leeds of the recession; and if he will make a statement. | | (305995) | 11
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many companies are registered under UK Standard Industry Classification codes for fishing in the (a) West Yorkshire, (b) Leeds City and (c) Leeds West constituency area. | | (306115) | 12
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many companies are registered under UK Standard Industry Classification codes for agriculture, hunting and forestry in the (a) West Yorkshire, (b) Leeds City and (c) Leeds West constituency area. | | (306116) | 13
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many companies are registered under UK Standard Industry Classification codes for private households employing staff and undifferentiated production activities of households for own use in the (a) West Yorkshire, (b) Leeds City and (c) Leeds West constituency area. | | (306117) | 14
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many companies are registered under UK Standard Industry Classification codes for other community, social and personal service activities in the (a) West Yorkshire, (b) Leeds City and (c) Leeds West constituency area. | | (306118) | 15
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many companies are registered under UK Standard Industry Classification codes for health and social work in the (a) West Yorkshire, (b) Leeds City and (c) Leeds West constituency area. | | (306119) | 16
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many companies are registered under UK Standard Industry Classification codes for extra-territorial organisations and bodies in the (a) West Yorkshire, (b) Leeds City and (c) Leeds West constituency area. | | (306120) | 17
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many companies are registered under UK Standard Industry Classification codes for education in the (a) West Yorkshire, (b) Leeds City and (c) Leeds West constituency area. | | (306121) | 18
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many companies are registered under UK Standard Industry Classification codes for the manufacturing of machinery and equipment not elsewhere classified in the (a) West Yorkshire, (b) Leeds City and (c) Leeds West constituency area. | | (306128) | 19
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many companies are registered under UK standard industry classification codes for the manufacturing of basic metals and fabricated metal products in the (a) West Yorkshire, (b) Leeds City and (c) Leeds West constituency area. | | (306129) | 20
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many companies are registered under UK standard industry classification codes for the manufacturing of other non-metallic mineral products in the (a) West Yorkshire, (b) Leeds City and (c) Leeds West constituency area. | | (306130) | 21
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many companies are registered under UK standard industry classification codes for the manufacturing of rubber and plastic products in the (a) West Yorkshire, (b) Leeds City and (c) Leeds West constituency area. | | (306131) | 22
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many companies are registered under UK standard industry classification codes for the manufacturing of chemicals, chemical products and man-made fibres in the (a) West Yorkshire, (b) Leeds City and (c) Leeds West constituency area. | | (306132) | 23
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many companies are registered under UK standard industry classification codes for the manufacturing of coke, refined petroleum products and nuclear fuel in the (a) West Yorkshire, (b) Leeds City and (c) Leeds West constituency area. | | (306133) | 24
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many companies are registered under UK standard industry classification codes for the publishing of newspapers in the (a) West Yorkshire, (b) Leeds City and (c) Leeds West constituency area. | | (306134) | 25
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many companies are registered under UK standard industry classification codes for the publishing of books in the (a) West Yorkshire, (b) Leeds City and (c) Leeds West constituency area. | | (306135) | 26
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many companies are registered under UK standard industry classification codes for publishing, printing and reproduction of recorded media in the (a) West Yorkshire, (b) Leeds City and (c) Leeds West constituency area. | | (306136) | 27
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many companies are registered under UK standard industry classification codes for pulp, paper and paper products in the (a) West Yorkshire, (b) Leeds City and (c) Leeds West constituency area. | | (306137) | 28
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many companies are registered under UK standard industry classification codes for wood and wood products in the (a) West Yorkshire, (b) Leeds City and (c) Leeds West constituency area. | | (306138) | 29
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many companies are registered under UK Standard Industry Classification codes for leather and leather products in (a) West Yorkshire, (b) Leeds City and (c) Leeds West constituency area. | | (306139) | 30
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many companies are registered under UK Standard Industry Classification codes for manufacturing of textiles and textile products in (a) West Yorkshire, (b) Leeds City and (c) Leeds West constituency area. | | (306140) | 31
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many companies are registered under UK Standard Industry Classification codes for manufacturing of food products and beverages in (a) West Yorkshire, (b) Leeds City and (c) Leeds West constituency area. | | (306141) | 32
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many companies are registered under UK Standard Industry Classification codes for manufacturing in (a) West Yorkshire, (b) Leeds City and (c) Leeds West constituency area. | | (306142) | 33
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many companies are registered under UK Standard Industry Classification codes for hotels in the (a) West Yorkshire, (b) Leeds City and (c) Leeds West constituency area. | | (306174) | 34
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many companies are registered under UK Standard Industry Classification codes for hotels and restaurants in the (a) West Yorkshire, (b) Leeds City and (c) Leeds West constituency area. | | (306175) | 35
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many companies are registered under UK Standard Industry Classification codes for repair of personal and household goods in the (a) West Yorkshire, (b) Leeds City and (c) Leeds West constituency area. | | (306176) | 36
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many companies are registered under UK Standard Industry Classification codes for retail trade in the (a) West Yorkshire, (b) Leeds City and (c) Leeds West constituency area. | | (306177) | 37
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many companies are registered under UK Standard Industry Classification codes for wholesale trade and commission trade in the (a) West Yorkshire, (b) Leeds City and (c) Leeds West constituency area. | | (306178) | 38
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many companies are registered under UK Standard Industry Classification codes for retail sale of automotive fuel in the (a) West Yorkshire, (b) Leeds City and (c) Leeds West constituency area. | | (306179) | 39
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many companies are registered under UK Standard Industry Classification codes for sale, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles in the (a) West Yorkshire, (b) Leeds City and (c) Leeds West constituency area. | | (306180) | 40
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many companies are registered under UK Standard Industry Classification codes for construction in the (a) West Yorkshire, (b) Leeds City and (c) Leeds West constituency area. | | (306181) | 41
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many companies are registered under UK Standard Industry Classification codes for electricity, gas and water supply in the (a) West Yorkshire, (b) Leeds City and (c) Leeds West constituency area. | | (306182) | 42
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many companies are registered under UK Standard Industry Classification codes for the manufacturing not elsewhere classified in the (a) West Yorkshire, (b) Leeds City and (c) Leeds West constituency area. | | (306183) | 43
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many companies are registered under UK Standard Industry Classification codes for the manufacturing of transport equipment in the (a) West Yorkshire, (b) Leeds City and (c) Leeds West constituency area. | | (306184) | 44
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many companies are registered under UK Standard Industry Classification codes for the manufacturing of electrical and optical equipment in the (a) West Yorkshire, (b) Leeds City and (c) Leeds West constituency area. | | (306185) | 45
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many companies are registered under UK Standard Industry Classification codes for supporting and auxiliary transport activities: activities of travel agencies in the (a) West Yorkshire, (b) Leeds City and (c) Leeds West constituency area. | | (306186) | 46
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many companies are registered under UK Standard Industry Classification codes for freight transport by road in the (a) West Yorkshire, (b) Leeds City and (c) Leeds West constituency area. | | (306187) | 47
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many companies are registered under UK Standard Industry Classification codes for transport, storage and communications in the (a) West Yorkshire, (b) Leeds City and (c) Leeds West constituency area. | | (306188) | 48
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many companies are registered under UK Standard Industry Classification codes for bars in the (a) West Yorkshire, (b) Leeds City and (c) Leeds West constituency area. | | (306189) | 49
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many companies are registered under UK Standard Industry Classification codes for restaurants in the (a) West Yorkshire, (b) Leeds City and (c) Leeds West constituency area. | | (306190) | 50
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many Christmas trees were purchased by his Department and its agencies in each of the last five years; what the cost was of those trees in each year; from where the trees were sourced; what account was taken of the sustainability of the sources of the trees; and by what process the trees were disposed of. | | (305640) | 51
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what redesigns of websites of (a) his Department, (b) its predecessors and (c) its agencies were carried out since 27 June 2007; what the cost to the public purse was of each redesign; and when each redesign was conducted. | | (305952) | 52
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what redesigns of websites operated by UK Trade and Investment have been carried out since 27 June 2007; and what the (a) cost to the public purse and (b) date of completion of each such redesign was. | | (306204) | 53
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what redesigns of websites operated by the Postal Services Commission have been carried out since 27 June 2007; and what the (a) cost to the public purse and (b) date of completion of each such redesign was. | | (306210) | 54
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what redesigns of websites operated by the Office of Fair Trading have been carried out since 27 June 2007; and what the (a) cost to the public purse and (b) date of completion of each such redesign was. | | (306213) | 55
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many plasma screen televisions his Department has purchased since its inception; and what the cost has been of purchasing and installing such screens. | | (306085) | 56
| Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much his Department spent on hotel accommodation for (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) civil servants in each of the last five years. | | (305672) | 57
| Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much UK Trade and Investment has spent on hotel accommodation for its staff in each of the last five years. | | (305710) | 58
| Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much the Office of Fair Trading has spent on hotel accommodation for its officials in each of the last five years. | | (306041) | 59
| Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much the Postal Services Commission has spent on hotel accommodation for its officials in each of the last five years. | | (306045) | 60
| Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he will respond to Question 301335, tabled by the hon. Member for South West Bedfordshire on 19 November 2009, on departmental working practices. | | (305838) | 61
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the (a) energy rating and (b) energy band of each building occupied by his Department and its agencies was in each year for which figures are available. | | (305970) | 62
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will place in the Library a copy of each item of correspondence between Ministers in his Department and (a) the Federation Against Copyright Theft and (b) the British recorded music industry in the last 12 months. | | (306024) | 63
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of peer-to-peer file sharing of copyrighted material to the UK film industry in each year since 1999; if he will publish his Department's analysis upon which such an estimate is based; and if he will make a statement. | | (306025) | 64
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of peer-to-peer file sharing of copyrighted material to the UK games industry in each year since 1999; if he will publish his Department's analysis upon which such an estimate is based; and if he will make a statement. | | (306026) | 65
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people who shared copyrighted material through peer-to-peer technology in the UK in the latest period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. | | (306027) | 66
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate his Department has made of the number of (a) residential customers and (b) business customers who have unencrypted wireless internet connections in the UK. | | (306028) | 67
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the number of wireless routers in the UK that are protected by (a) WEP, (b) WEP2 and (c) WPA1 encryption; and if he will make a statement. | | (306029) | 68
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether his Department has made an assessment of the likely effects of EU Directive 2000/31/EC on the provisions outlined in the Digital Economy Bill, with particular reference to articles (a) 12, (b) 13, (c) 14, and (d) 15 of the Directive; and if he will make a statement. | | (306030) | 69
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many meetings (a) Ministers and (b) officials have held with representatives from (i) the Federation Against Copyright Theft, (ii) the British recorded music industry and (iii) the Open rights Group in the last 12 months. | | [R] (306114) | Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office 70
N | Adam Afriyie (Windsor): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on how many occasions she has met the Government Chief Scientific Adviser in the course of her official duties in the last 12 months. | | (304731) | 71
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people were diagnosed with breast cancer in (a) Lewes constituency, (b) Sussex, (c) the South East and (d) England in each year since 1997. | | (305610) | 72
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much was spent on works and refurbishment to offices allocated to Ministers in the Leader of the House's Office in her Department's buildings in the last 12 months. | | (305680) | 73
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much her Department spent on works and refurbishment to offices allocated to Ministers in her Department's buildings in the last 12 months. | | (305688) | 74
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much was spent on works and refurbishment to offices allocated to the Prime Minister in the last 12 months. | | (305694) | 75
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which conferences held overseas have been attended by civil servants based in her Department in the last three years; and what the cost to the public purse was of such attendance at each conference. | | (305871) | 76
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many overseas training courses were attended by her Department's civil servants in the latest period for which figures are available; how many civil servants attended each course; and what the total cost to the public purse was of each course. | | (305900) | 77
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many overseas training courses were attended by civil servants working in 10 Downing Street in the latest period for which figures are available; how many civil servants attended each course; and what the total cost to the public purse was of each course. | | (305903) | 78
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Christmas trees were purchased by (a) her Department, (b) No. 10 Downing Street and (c) the Leader of the House's Office in each of the last five years; what the cost was of those trees in each year; from where the trees were sourced; what account was taken of the sustainability of the sources of the trees; and by what process the trees were disposed of. | | (305648) | 79
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what redesigns of websites operated by (a) her Department and (b) its agency have been carried out since 27 June 2007; and what the (i) cost to the public purse and (ii) date of completion of each such redesign was. | | (306172) | 80
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what redesigns of websites operated by the Charity Commission for England and Wales have been carried out since 27 June 2007; and what the (a) cost to the public purse and (b) date of completion of each such redesign was. | | (306193) | 81
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what redesigns of websites operated by the National School of Government have been carried out since 27 June 2007; and what the (a) cost to the public purse and (b) date of completion of each such redesign was. | | (306197) | 82
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what redesigns of websites operated by the UK Statistics Authority have been carried out since 27 June 2007; and what the (a) cost to the public purse and (b) date of completion of each such redesign was. | | (306205) | 83
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the scale of allowance is for members of the Iraq Inquiry. | | (305777) | 84
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many plasma screen televisions her Department has purchased since 2001; and what the cost has been of purchasing and installing such screens in each such year. | | (306078) | 85
| Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much was spent on hotel accommodation for (a) the Prime Minister and (b) No. 10 Downing Street (i) special advisers and (ii) civil servants in each of the last five years. | | (305650) | 86
| Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much her Department spent on hotel accommodation for (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) civil servants in each of the last five years. | | (305667) | 87
| Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much the UK Statistics Authority has spent on hotel accommodation for its staff in each of the last five years. | | (305705) | 88
| Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much the Central Office of Information has spent on hotel accommodation for its staff in each of the last five years. | | (305707) | 89
| Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much the Charity Commission for England and Wales has spent on hotel accommodation for its staff in each of the last five years. | | (305708) | 90
| Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much the National School of Government has spent on hotel accommodation for its officials in each of the last five years. | | (306039) | 91
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if she will discuss with BT improvements to the resilience and security of its telecommunications services to Government departments. | | (305612) | 92
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the (a) energy rating and (b) energy band of each building occupied by her Department and its agencies was in each year for which figures are available. | | (305969) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 93
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department spent on works and refurbishment to offices allocated to Ministers in his Department's buildings in the last 12 months. | | (305691) | 94
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which conferences held overseas have been attended by civil servants based in his Department in the last three years; and what the cost to the public purse was of such attendance at each conference. | | (305874) | 95
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many overseas training courses were attended by his Department's civil servants in the latest period for which figures are available; how many civil servants attended each course; and what the total cost to the public purse was of each course. | | (305904) | 96
N | Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department considers the provision of an interest free loan to be a qualifying benefit for the purpose of tax relief on contributions to an employee benefit trust. | | (305572) | 97
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many interest-free loans have been made from employee benefit trusts in each of the last five years. | | (305760) | 98
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many employee benefit trusts registered with HM Revenue and Customs have only one beneficiary. | | (305761) | 99
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the effects on small and medium-sized enterprises of increasing the value added tax registration threshold to £200,000; and if he will make a statement. | | (305762) | 100
N | Mr David Chaytor (Bury North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many claims for child benefit have been made in each of the last three years. | | (302554) | 101
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the take-up rate of working tax credit is among (a) those also claiming child tax credit and (b) those not claiming child tax credit; and what assessment he has made of the effect upon such take-up rates of implementation of the relevant measures announced in Budget 2009. | | (305741) | 102
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Christmas trees were purchased by his Department and its agencies in each of the last five years; what the cost was of those trees in each year; from where the trees were sourced; what account was taken of the sustainability of the sources of the trees; and by what process the trees were disposed of. | | (305633) | 103
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what redesigns of websites operated by (a) his Department and (b) its agencies have been carried out since 27 June 2007; and what the (i) cost to the public purse and (ii) date of completion of each such redesign was. | | (306171) | 104
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what redesigns of websites operated by the Debt Management Office have been carried out since 27 June 2007; and what the (a) cost to the public purse and (b) date of completion of each such redesign was. | | (306194) | 105
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what redesigns of websites operated by the Government Actuary's Department have been carried out since 27 June 2007; and what the (a) cost to the public purse and (b) date of completion of each such redesign was. | | (306198) | 106
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what redesigns of websites operated by the Crown Estate have been carried out since 27 June 2007; and what the (a) cost to the public purse and (b) date of completion of each such redesign was. | | (306202) | 107
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what redesigns of websites operated by the Public Works Loans Board have been carried out since 27 June 2007; and what the (a) cost to the public purse and (b) date of completion of each such redesign was. | | (306203) | 108
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what redesigns of websites operated by HM Revenue and Customs have been carried out since 27 June 2007; and what the (a) cost to the public purse and (b) date of completion of each such redesign was. | | (306209) | 109
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he made at the time of Budget 2009 of the number of jobs supported as a consequence of his Department's (a) discretionary fiscal policy and (b) quantitative easing measures. | | (305755) | 110
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many plasma screen televisions his Department has purchased since 2001; and what the cost has been of purchasing and installing such screens in each such year. | | (306076) | 111
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what factors the Valuation Office Agency takes into account when making rating asssessments for petrol filling stations; and if he will make a statement. | | (305980) | 112
| Anne Main (St Albans): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department spent on hotel accommodation for (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) civil servants in each of the last five years. | | (305670) | 113
| Anne Main (St Albans): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much the Public Works Loan Board has spent on hotel accommodation for its staff in each of the last five years. | | (305702) | 114
| Anne Main (St Albans): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much the Debt Management Office has spent on hotel accommodation for its staff in each of the last five years. | | (305709) | 115
| Anne Main (St Albans): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much the Crown Estate has spent on hotel accommodation for its officials in each of the last five years. | | (306033) | 116
| Anne Main (St Albans): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much the Government Actuary's Department has spent on hotel accommodation for its officials in each of the last five years. | | (306037) | 117
| Anne Main (St Albans): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much HM Revenue and Customs has spent on hotel accommodation for its officials in each of the last five years. | | (306038) | 118
| Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost of (a) payments under and (b) administration of the Child Trust Fund scheme has been in each year since 2006. | | (305769) | 119
N | Mr Andrew Pelling (Croydon Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with Ministerial colleagues on compensatory steps to reduce the economic effects of transferring further Civil Service posts away from Croydon. | | (304986) | 120
| Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the hon. Member for Hyndburn's constituent Mr Ronald Howes' application for child benefit will be resolved. | | (305759) | 121
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) energy rating and (b) energy band of each building occupied by his Department and its agencies was in each year for which figures are available. | | (305971) | 122
N | Chloe Smith (Norwich North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on co-ordination of progress in the achievement of Public Service Agreement targets by Government departments. | | (304985) | 123
| Chloe Smith (Norwich North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will require Sir John Chadwick to report by a specified date his advice on an ex-gratia payment scheme to Equitable Life policy holders. | | (306048) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 124
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many full-time equivalent teaching assistants there were in (a) maintained nurseries, (b) primary schools, (c) secondary schools, (d) special schools and (e) pupil referral units in each education authority in the South East in each of the last five years. | | (305611) | 125
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much his Department spent on works and refurbishment to offices allocated to Ministers in his Department's buildings in the last 12 months. | | (305690) | 126
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, which conferences held overseas have been attended by civil servants based in his Department in the last three years; and what the cost to the public purse was of such attendance at each conference. | | (305873) | 127
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many overseas training courses were attended by his Department's civil servants in the latest period for which figures are available; how many civil servants attended each course; and what the total cost to the public purse was of each course. | | (305902) | 128
N | Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many young people received funding from the Youth Opportunity Fund and Youth Capital Fund in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (304991) | 129
| Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what guidance his Department issues to (a) primary and (b) secondary schools on educating pupils on tolerance of homosexuality. | | (305699) | 130
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many Christmas trees were purchased by his Department in each of the last five years; what the cost was of those trees in each year; from where the trees were sourced; what account was taken of the sustainability of the sources of the trees; and by what process the trees were disposed of. | | (305646) | 131
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what redesigns of websites operated by his Department there have been since 27 June 2007; and what the (a) cost to the public purse and (b) date of completion of each such redesign was. | | (306169) | 132
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what redesigns of websites operated by the Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills there have been since 27 June 2007; and what the (a) cost to the public purse and (b) date of completion of each such redesign was. | | (306214) | 133
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many places were available in each region for people to train as dance teachers in each of the last 10 years. | | (305774) | 134
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many training places were available in each region for (a) music, (b) drama and (c) art teachers in each of the last 10 years. | | (306032) | 135
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what recent estimate he has made of the cost of Becta's learning resources ecosystem project. | | (305711) | 136
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what recent estimate he has made of the cost of the Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency's MyCurriculum initiative. | | (305712) | 137
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many plasma screen televisions his Department has purchased since 2001; and what the cost has been of purchasing and installing such screens in each such year. | | (306074) | 138
| Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, whether any of Ofsted's three regional contractors themselves have contracts for the supply of goods and services to any of the organisations they are contracted to inspect. | | (305810) | 139
| Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, for the inspection of which services and organisations Ofsted is responsible. | | (305812) | 140
| Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what assessment he has made of the experience of each of Ofsted's three regional contractors in respect of each of the services and organisations for which they are contracted to inspect; for how long each has been contracted in each case; and what assessment he has made of their performance. | | (305993) | 141
| Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, with which organisations Ofsted has contracts for the delivery of its services in its (a) North, (b) Midlands and (c) Southern regions. | | (305994) | 142
| Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much his Department spent on hotel accommodation for (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) civil servants in each of the last five years. | | (305669) | 143
| Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much the Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills has spent on hotel accommodation for its officials in each of the last five years. | | (306040) | 144
| Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what his Department's most recent estimate is of the average class size in secondary schools. | | (305771) | 145
| Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what his Department's most recent estimate is of the average class size in primary schools. | | (305772) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 146
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much his Department spent on works and refurbishment to offices allocated to Ministers in his Department's buildings in the last 12 months. | | (305689) | 147
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which conferences held overseas have been attended by civil servants based in his Department in the last three years; and what the cost to the public purse was of such attendance at each conference. | | (305872) | 148
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many overseas training courses were attended by his Department's civil servants in the latest period for which figures are available; how many civil servants attended each course; and what the total cost to the public purse was of each course. | | (305901) | 149
N | Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will review the fire safety provisions and regulations relating to (a) multi-storey hostel, (b) student and (c) key worker housing for the purpose of making further fire safety provisions; and if he will require the owners of such accommodation to conduct their own fire safety checks. | | (305565) | 150
N | Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will require the owners of social housing to inform residents of such housing of the presence of asbestos in their housing and its communal areas. | | (305566) | 151
N | Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to announce his conclusions on his Department's review of the planning rules for houses in multiple occupation. | | (305567) | 152
N | Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to announce the conclusions on his Department's review of the financing of council housing. | | (305568) | 153
N | Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to introduce a general registration scheme for rented housing. | | (305569) | 154
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many Christmas trees were purchased by his Department and its agencies in each of the last five years; what the cost was of those trees in each year; from where the trees were sourced; what account was taken of the sustainability of the sources of the trees; and by what process the trees were disposed of. | | (305645) | 155
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what redesigns of websites operated by (a) his Department and (b) its agencies there have been since 27 June 2007; and what the (i) cost to the public purse and (ii) date of completion of each such redesign was. | | (306170) | 156
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when each regional fire control room will be fully functional; when rent became or will become payable on each regional control room; and what estimate he has made of the rental cost of each regional fire control room over the full period of its lease. | | (305841) | 157
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much had been spent under each budget heading on the FiReControl Project on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (305842) | 158
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the cost has been of establishing and operating each regional fire control room to date; and what the estimated monthly cost of operating each regional fire control room is expected to be over the next 12 months. | | (305843) | 159
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, on what date each regional fire control room lease expires; and what steps he has taken to ensure the continuation of a national network on expiry of the leases. | | (305844) | 160
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many project risks there are on the FiReControl Risk Register; how many are currently rated high or above; and what the nature is of those risks currently rated high or above. | | (305845) | 161
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many plasma screen televisions his Department has purchased since 2001; and what the cost has been of purchasing and installing such screens in each such year. | | (306077) | 162
N | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what funding his Department has allocated for the purposes of meeting new burden costs associated with the implementation of regional fire control centres since 2002; and for what activities such funding has been allocated. | | (305401) | 163
N | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the cost to the public purse was of the report by Mott McDonald on the (a) Future of Fire Service Control Rooms and Communications in England and Wales, April 2000 and (b) Future of Fire and Rescue Service Control Rooms in England and Wales 2003; what the cost, including value added tax has been of all consultants' fees in respect of the FiReControl project; what his most recent estimate is of his Department's total expenditure on such fees in respect of that project; and when he expects all contracts for consultancy services in respect of that project to have ended. | | (305402) | 164
N | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much has been spent on bonuses paid to officials of his Department who have worked on the FireControl Project team in each of the last three years for which figures are available. | | (305403) | 165
N | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much funding his Department allocated to each fire authority in each region for the purposes of meeting (a) new burdens and (b) other costs in respect of the FiReControl Project in each year since 2002. | | (305404) | 166
N | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what (a) staffing, including civil servants, temporary and agency staff, (b) secondment and (c) travel costs his Department had incurred in respect of the national FiReControl project team on the latest date for which figures are available; and what his most recent estimate is of such costs on completion of the project. | | (305405) | 167
| Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much his Department spent on hotel accommodation for (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) civil servants in each of the last five years. | | (305668) | 168
| Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) genuine and (b) bogus fire emergency calls have been received in Leeds North West in each year since 2006. | | (305770) | 169
| Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his most recent estimate is of the number of rough sleepers in (a) Leeds and (b) England. | | (305773) | 170
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to reduce social isolation amongst elderly people. | | (305988) | 171
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to promote best practice by local authorities in the provision of services under the Supporting People programme. | | (305989) | 172
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will assess the effect on the housing market of Government policy on the provision of social care; and if he will make a statement. | | (305991) | 173
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that sheltered housing residents are consulted on any changes proposed by service providers; what sanctions are available to his Department in respect of service providers who do not consult residents prior to taking decisions on changes to service provision; and if he will make a statement. | | (305992) | 174
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he expects the Minister of State for Housing to make a decision on whether First Choice Homes Oldham will be allowed to ballot its tenants on a stock transfer to a Registered Social Landlord. | | (305966) | 175
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much has been spent by (a) the Homes and Communities Agency, (b) the Tenant Services Authority, (c) the National Housing and Planning Advice Unit and (d) his Department on media monitoring since the start of 2009-10. | | (305967) | 176
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much was spent by (a) the Homes and Communities Agency, (b) the Tenant Services Authority, (c) the National Housing and Planning Advice Unit and (d) his Department on media monitoring in each of the last three years. | | (305968) | 177
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent representations has he received from the Local Government Association's Labour Group on council tax. | | (305813) | 178
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the timetable is for the publication of his Department's review into garden and infill development. | | (305814) | 179
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which 50 individual hereditaments in Greater London have the greatest percentage increase in rateable values from the 2005 rating list to the draft 2010 rating list; what the rateable value was in each case (a) before and (b) after revaluation; and what the (i) address and (ii) local billing authority is in each case. | | (305815) | 180
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Welwyn Hatfield of 22 June 2009, Official Report, column 642W, on council housing, if he will place in the Library a copy of the research reports on (a) rent analysis and (b) debt analysis. | | (305818) | 181
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Peterborough of 13 May 2009, Official Report, column 838W, on the Equality Bill, whether local authorities will be compensated under the new burdens principle for the costs to them of implementing the provisions of the Equality Bill. | | (305819) | 182
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what funding (a) his Department, (b) the Government Office for the North East and (c) the North East Assembly has provided to the North East Economic Forum in each year since 2005. | | (305924) | 183
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what mailings and communications the Audit Commission has sent to prospective parliamentary candidates about comprehensive area assessment in the last 12 months; and for what purposes. | | (305925) | 184
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, by what process planning committee members are appointed to each of the development corporations. | | (305926) | 185
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many indicators and datasets councils must submit to his Department as part of the Register of Licensed Houses in Multiple Occupation regime; with what frequency; and for what reasons that data is not included in the National Indicator set. | | (305927) | 186
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much funding, in cash terms, each local authority in England which applied for Bellwin funding in each of the last three years did not receive back in compensation as a result of the 0.2 per cent. grant threshold in the Bellwin fund limiting the amount of compensation that a council receives. | | (305929) | 187
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the yearly revenue to be generated by the Community Infrastructure Levy once operational; and whether such revenue will be classified as tax revenue for the purposes of the national accounting rules. | | (305931) | 188
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many completed Rent to Homebuy transactions there have been to date. | | (305932) | 189
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which local authorities with council housing have not applied for financial support for reduced rent increases for council tenants. | | (305933) | 190
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what consideration he has given to the requirement for the output of domestic lightbulbs to be measured in lumens; and whether the listing of an equivalent luminance in watts in addition to lumens would be permitted. | | (305934) | 191
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what planning guidance is in place in relation to building marinas on (a) protected coastline and (b) adjoining Green Belt land. | | (305935) | 192
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what representations his Department has received from (a) the Royal Town Planning Institute and (b) heritage or conservation groups on the revision of PPS15. | | (305936) | 193
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many households have received financial support under the (a) Mortgage Rescue Scheme and (b) Mortgage Homeowner Support Scheme in each local authority to date. | | (305937) | 194
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his policy to undertake an assessment of the benefits of following the Northern Ireland example of postponing the 2010 business rates revaluation. | | (305938) | 195
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what new burdens placed on local authorities since the adoption of the New Burdens principle have not resulted in associated compensation for councils. | | (305939) | 196
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average yearly running costs of a photocopier in his Department, excluding value added tax and including all service fees and rental costs, was in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (305940) | 197
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average purchase price, excluding value added tax, was of a 500 sheet ream of white A4 photocopier paper by his Department in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (305941) | 198
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the (a) basic salary, (b) bonus structure, (c) employers' pension contribution and (d) benefits in kind are for each commissioner and director, including the Chief Executive, of the Infrastucture Planning Commission; and what their contracted hours per week are in each case. | | (305943) | 199
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many requests were received by local authorities under the Freedom of Information Act in each of the last five years; and how many requests to local authorities under the Freedom of Information Act were responded to within 20 days in each such year. | | (306052) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 200
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much his Department spent on works and refurbishment to offices allocated to Ministers in his Department's buildings in the last 12 months. | | (305687) | 201
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which conferences held overseas have been attended by civil servants based in his Department in the last three years; and what the cost to the public purse was of such attendance at each conference. | | (305869) | 202
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many overseas training courses were attended by his Department's civil servants in the latest period for which figures are available; how many civil servants attended each course; and what the total cost to the public purse was of each course. | | (305898) | 203
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many Christmas trees were purchased by his Department and its agency in each of the last five years; what the cost was of those trees in each year; from where the trees were sourced; what account was taken of the sustainability of the sources of the trees; and by what process the trees were disposed of. | | (305647) | 204
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what redesigns of websites operated by (a) his Department and (b) its agencies have been carried out since 27 June 2007; what the cost to the public purse was of each redesign; and when each redesign was conducted. | | (305954) | 205
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many plasma screen televisions his Department has purchased since 2001; and what the cost has been of purchasing and installing such screens in each such year. | | (306080) | 206
| Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much his Department spent on hotel accommodation for (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) civil servants in each of the last five years. | | (305665) | 207
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will place in the Library a copy of each item of correspondence between Ministers in his Department and (a) the Federation Against Copyright Theft and (b) the British recorded music industry in the last 12 months. | | (306023) | 208
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many meetings (a) Ministers and (b) officials have held with representatives from (i) the Federation Against Copyright Theft, (ii) the British recorded music industry and (iii) the Open Rights Group in the last 12 months. | | [R] (306111) | 209
N | Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the funds to be distributed from the National Lottery to good causes in each year to 2015; and if he will make a statement. | | (305356) | 210
N | Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much has been distributed by the Big Lottery Fund to statutory bodies in each of the last five years. | | (305357) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 211
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many full-time equivalent staff the Defence Nuclear Weapons Regulator has on its establishment; how many of these are inspectors; and how many posts on the Regulator's establishment are vacant. | | (305608) | 212
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many full-time equivalent staff the Defence Estates Byelaws Review Team has on its establishment; and how many posts on the Review Team are vacant. | | (305609) | 213
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on works and refurbishment to offices allocated to Ministers in his Department's buildings in the last 12 months. | | (305685) | 214
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which conferences held overseas have been attended by civil servants based in his Department in the last three years; and what the cost to the public purse was of such attendance at each conference. | | (305868) | 215
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many overseas training courses were attended by his Department's civil servants in the latest period for which figures are available; how many civil servants attended each course; and what the total cost to the public purse was of each course. | | (305897) | 216
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Christmas trees were purchased by his Department and its agencies in each of the last five years; what the cost was of those trees in each year; from where the trees were sourced; what account was taken of the sustainability of the sources of the trees; and by what process the trees were disposed of. | | (305638) | 217
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what redesigns of websites operated by (a) his Department and (b) its agencies have been carried out since 27 June 2007; and what the (i) cost to the public purse and (ii) date of completion of each such redesign was. | | (306164) | 218
| Mr David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Punjabi speaking translators were available to (a) British and (b) coalition forces in (i) Iraq and (ii) Afghanistan in 2004. | | (305846) | 219
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what percentage of flights of (a) miltary aircraft and (b) aircraft chartered by his Department to and from Afghanistan have been delayed by more than six hours in each month since January 2008. | | (305744) | 220
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much and what percentage of his Department's budget was spent on (a) pay, (b) pensions and (c) equipment in each year since 1997. | | (305749) | 221
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what allowances are available to be paid to witnesses called to give oral evidence to the Iraq Inquiry. | | (305776) | 222
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has provided briefing papers to the Iraq Inquiry for its oral evidence sessions. | | (305778) | 223
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, where each regiment of the (a) Royal Artillery, (b) Royal Engineers, (c) Royal Signals and (d) Household Cavalry is stationed. | | (305780) | 224
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, where each battalion of the infantry is stationed. | | (305781) | 225
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many seaborne attacks on coalition forces by armed gangs there were (a) in the Persian Gulf, (b) in the vicinity of Umm Qasr and (c) near the Basra oil terminal in (i) 2008 and (ii) 2009. | | (305782) | 226
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many plasma screen televisions his Department has purchased since 2001; and what the cost has been of purchasing and installing such screens in each such year. | | (306081) | 227
| Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has been made of the use of tactical helicopter landing mats for operational purposes; whether his Department plans to procure them in the near future; and if he will make a statement. | | (305984) | 228
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what decisions have been taken in respect of the (a) repair and (b) replacement of HMS Endurance; what tenders have been sought in respect of damage caused to her; what the cost was of her return to the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement. | | (304687) | 229
| Mr Angus MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what additional expenditure his Department plans for Hebrides Range; whether he plans to locate new equipment at the Range; and what plans he has for the Range's role. | | (305613) | 230
| Mr Angus MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date the oldest missile tracking equipment in use at Hebrides Range was installed. | | (305614) | 231
| Mr Angus MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what maritime vessels are in use for the resupply of St Kilda; and what options for future resupply he is considering. | | (305615) | 232
| Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on hotel accommodation for (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) civil servants in each of the last five years. | | (305664) | 233
N | Willie Rennie (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has paid Rolls-Royce for extending the life of the reactors for the Trident submarines. | | (305482) | 234
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment was made in the best practical environmental options selection study for the Enriched Uranium Project of the merits of the purchase from the US of enriched uranium components for (a) the naval nuclear propulsion programme and (b) the nuclear warhead programme. | | (305748) | 235
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) energy rating and (b) energy band of each building occupied by his Department and its agencies was in each year for which figures are available. | | (305945) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change 236
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much his Department spent on works and refurbishment to offices allocated to Ministers in his Department's buildings in the last 12 months. | | (305684) | 237
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, which conferences held overseas have been attended by civil servants based in his Department since its inception; and what the cost to the public purse was of such attendance at each conference. | | (305866) | 238
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many overseas training courses were attended by his Department's civil servants in the latest period for which figures are available; how many civil servants attended each course; and what the total cost to the public purse was of each course. | | (305895) | 239
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many (a) Ministers and (b) officials from his Department attended the Copenhagen Climate Change Summit; what methods of transport each used to travel (a) to and (b) from the Summit; and whether he has applied carbon offsets to carbon footprint of the collective travel of the UK delegation to the Summit. | | (305847) | 240
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many Christmas trees were purchased by his Department in each year since its establishment; what the cost was of those trees in each year; from where the trees were sourced; what account was taken of the sustainability of the sources of the trees; and by what process the trees were disposed of. | | (305644) | 241
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what redesigns of websites operated by (a) his Department and (b) its predecessors have been carried out since 27 June 2007; and what the (i) cost to the public purse and (ii) date of completion of each such redesign was. | | (306162) | 242
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what redesigns of websites operated by the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets have been carried out since 27 June 2007; and what the (a) cost to the public purse and (b) date of completion of each such redesign was. | | (306208) | 243
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many plasma screen televisions his Department has purchased since its inception; and what the cost has been of purchasing and installing such screens. | | (306086) | 244
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the number of pensioners living in fuel poverty in (a) December 1997 and (b) each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement. | | (305700) | 245
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many claimants received assistance under the Warm Front programme in each of the last three years; how many such claimants were not reimbursed for the full cost of work carried out under the Warm Front scheme in each such year; and if he will make a statement. | | (305701) | 246
| Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much his Department spent on hotel accommodation for (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) civil servants in each year since its establishment. | | (305662) | 247
| Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets has spent on hotel accommodation for its officials in each of the last five years. | | (306042) | 248
| Mr Andy Reed (Loughborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what monitoring process is in place to ensure the quality of work carried out under the Warm Front scheme; and if he will make a statement. | | (305982) | 249
| Mr Andy Reed (Loughborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many companies have been investigated and removed from Government schemes for cavity wall insulation grants in the last five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (306087) | 250
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will assess the susceptibility to fuel poverty of pensioners in sheltered housing accommodation. | | (305990) | 251
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent discussions his Department has had with the European Commission on ensuring that the transmission charging methodology in the UK is in line with the EU Renewables Directive. | | (305735) | 252
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether he has undertaken any research into the effect of the transmission charging regime on cross-border trade. | | (305736) | 253
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the comparative average costs are of transmitting electricity to London from (a) Scotland and (b) Northern Ireland. | | (305737) | 254
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment has been made of the merits of changes to the transmission charging methodology in order to vary charges according to the load factors of a plant. | | (305738) | 255
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether he has made an assessment of the merits of introducing incentives for pumped electricity storage in Scotland. | | (305739) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 256
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department spent on works and refurbishment to offices allocated to Ministers in his Department's buildings in the last 12 months. | | (305686) | 257
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which conferences held overseas have been attended by civil servants based in his Department in the last three years; and what the cost to the public purse was of such attendance at each conference. | | (305867) | 258
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many overseas training courses were attended by his Department's civil servants in the latest period for which figures are available; how many civil servants attended each course; and what the total cost to the public purse was of each course. | | (305896) | 259
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many Christmas trees were purchased by his Department and its agencies in each of the last five years; what the cost was of those trees in each year; from where the trees were sourced; what account was taken of the sustainability of the sources of the trees; and by what process the trees were disposed of. | | (305631) | 260
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what redesigns of websites operated by (a) his Department and (b) its agencies have taken place since 27 June 2007; and what the (i) cost to the public purse and (ii) date of completion of each such redesign was. | | (306163) | 261
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what redesigns of websites operated by the Forestry Commission have taken place since 27 June 2007; and what the (a) cost to the public purse and (b) date of completion of each such redesign was. | | (306199) | 262
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what redesigns of websites operated by the Office of Water Services have taken place since 27 June 2007; and what the (a) cost to the public purse and (b) date of completion of each such redesign was. | | (306211) | 263
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many plasma screen televisions his Department has purchased since 2001; and what the cost to the public purse has been of the purchase and installation of such screens in each such year. | | (306063) | 264
| Kate Hoey (Vauxhall): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proposals he has to identify products from the Israeli settlements in the West Bank and Gaza on labels; and if he will make a statement. | | (305985) | 265
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what public affairs companies the Commission for Rural Communities has engaged in the last three years; at what cost and for what purposes; and if he will place in the Library a copy of the contracts under which such payments were made. | | (305753) | 266
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Meriden of 13 July 2009, Official Report, column 15W, on Waste and Resources Action Programme, if he will undertake an investigation into the appropriateness of the Waste and Resources Action Programme hiring Chelgate public affairs to lobby hon. Members and noble Lords. | | (305831) | 267
| Tom Levitt (High Peak): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what changes he plans to propose to guidelines on town and village greens to prevent their application to land which already has planning permission for development. | | (305743) | 268
| Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department spent on hotel accommodation for (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) officials of his Department in each of the last five years. | | (305663) | 269
| Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much the Forestry Commission has spent on hotel accommodation for its officials in each of the last five years. | | (306036) | 270
| Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much the Office of Water Services has spent on hotel accommodation for its officials in each of the last five years. | | (306044) | 271
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the (a) energy rating and (b) energy band of each building occupied by his Department and its agencies was in each of the last three years. | | (305946) | 272
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his Department's policy is on signing the European Convention for the Protection of Pet Animals; and if he will make a statement. | | (305955) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 273
| 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 Australia; whether he has had recent discussions with the government of Australia on that matter; and if he will make a statement. | | [R] (306092) | 274
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, for what reasons the Government will be holding discussions with Hezbollah; whether there are any preconditions attached to these discussions; who will be attending these discussions on behalf of the Government; and if he will make a statement. | | [R] (306093) | 275
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of the discovery by Israel Defence Forces (IDF) of three explosive devices in the West Bank on Thursday 3 December; whether he (a) has given and (b) plans to give assistance to the IDF to prevent terrorist attacks in Israel; and if he will make a statement. | | [R] (306098) | 276
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received of (a) the number of (i) rockets and (ii) arms held by Hezbollah in Lebanon and (b) the number of militia being trained by Hezbollah in Lebanon; and if he will make a statement. | | [R] (306099) | 277
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received of the number of rockets held by Hezbollah in Lebanon that are capable of reaching (a) Haifa, (b) Tel Aviv and (c) other locations in Israel; and if he will make a statement. | | [R] (306109) | 278
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department spent on works and refurbishment to offices allocated to Ministers in his Department's buildings in the last 12 months. | | (305683) | 279
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which conferences held overseas have been attended by civil servants based in his Department in the last three years; and what the cost to the public purse was of such attendance at each conference. | | (305864) | 280
N | Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what research his Department is undertaking on the viability of the proposed return of the Chagos Islanders to the archipelago; and if he will make a statement. | | (305190) | 281
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many Christmas trees were purchased by his Department and its agencies in each of the last five years; what the cost was of those trees in each year; from where the trees were sourced; what account was taken of the sustainability of the sources of the trees; and by what process the trees were disposed of. | | (305634) | 282
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the estimated total value of alcoholic beverages in the Government Wine Cellar is; what it was in 2008-09; how many bottles of (a) wine, (b) beer, (c) spirits and (d) other alcoholic beverages are held in the cellar; and how many alcoholic beverages from the cellar were consumed in the last year. | | (306112) | 283
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what redesigns of websites operated by (a) his Department and (b) its agencies have taken place since 27 June 2007; and what the (i) cost to the public purse and (ii) date of completion of each such redesign was. | | (306161) | 284
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his Department's policy is on decompression periods for its staff working in Afghanistan. | | (305763) | 285
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he plans to send British personnel to Somalia as part of an EU Security Sector Reform mission. | | (305764) | 286
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many plasma screen televisions his Department has purchased since 2001; and what the cost has been of purchasing and installing such screens in each such year. | | (306066) | 287
| Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department spent on hotel accommodation for (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) civil servants in each of the last five years. | | (305661) | 288
| Mr Andy Reed (Loughborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to support the government of Bermuda in tackling gun crime; and if he will make a statement. | | (305981) | 289
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the (a) energy rating and (b) energy band of each building occupied by his Department and its agencies was in each year for which figures are available. | | (305944) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 290
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department spent on works and refurbishment to offices allocated to Ministers in his Department's buildings in the last 12 months. | | (305682) | 291
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which conferences held overseas have been attended by officials of his Department in the last three years; and what the cost to the public purse was of such attendance at each conference. | | (305863) | 292
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many overseas training courses were attended by officials of his Department in the latest period for which figures are available; how many such officials attended each course; and what the total cost to the public purse was of each course. | | (305894) | 293
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the (a) remit, (b) work programme and (c) membership is of the Ministerial taskforce on dementia research; and if he will make a statement. | | (306046) | 294
N | Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has for the future provision of accident and emergency services in London North central. | | (305191) | 295
N | Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of spending on acute services by his Department in London North central in the next five years. | | (305192) | 296
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) adults and (b) children under 18 years old received opiate substitutes or methadone prescriptions in each year since 2000. | | (305757) | 297
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many residential places were available for drug rehabilitation of under 18-year-olds in England in each year since 2000. | | (306051) | 298
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent progress has been made on increasing the level of access of women to senior positions in the medical profession. | | (305004) | 299
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many Christmas trees were purchased by his Department and its agencies in each of the last five years; what the cost was of those trees in each year; from where the trees were sourced; what account was taken of the sustainability of the sources of the trees; and by what process the trees were disposed of. | | (305649) | 300
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what redesigns of websites operated by (a) his Department and (b) its agencies have taken place since 27 June 2007; and what the (i) cost to the public purse and (ii) date of completion of each such redesign was. | | (306160) | 301
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many plasma screen televisions his Department has purchased since 2001; and what the cost has been of purchasing and installing such screens in each such year. | | (306064) | 302
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what sexual health campaigns (a) directed at students and (b) in the Greater Manchester area his Department is undertaking. | | (305698) | 303
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many requests for funding for protective vests for ambulance personnel have been made to his Department in the last two years. | | (305907) | 304
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what trials of personal protective equipment have been initiated in the ambulance service in the last two years; when each such trial is expected to finish; and when the conclusions of these studies will be published. | | (305908) | 305
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will place in the Library a copy of the terms of reference of the National ambulance service management group. | | (305909) | 306
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what account will be taken of patient safety within the health impact assessment element of the overall impact assessment accompanying the forthcoming consultation on proposals to introduce automatic generic substitution; and whether the health impact assessment will be published within the overall impact assessment. | | (305910) | 307
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the recommendations of the NHS Neonatal Taskforce will be included as indicators in the 2009-10 NHS Operating framework. | | (305911) | 308
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how the new patient right to maximum waiting times proposed for the NHS Constitution will apply to (a) mental health services, (b) consultant-led community mental health teams, (c) psychological therapies for lower level anxiety and depression and (d) psychological therapies for severe mental illnesses. | | (305912) | 309
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the level of implementation of the National Service Framework for mental health; and if he will make a statement. | | (305913) | 310
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how the Government will fulfil those commitments made in the National Service Framework for mental health that have not yet been fully implemented. | | (305914) | 311
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reasons the Choose and Book system does not include mental health services; and in what ways the New Horizons initiative will address this issue. | | (305915) | 312
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, in what way the New Horizons initiative will clarify entitlements to support and treatment for those with mental health problems. | | (305916) | 313
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how his Department is involving service users in designing Payment by Results for mental health. | | (305917) | 314
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations he has received from frontline NHS ambulance trust staff on the issue of body armour in the last two years; and if he will place in the Library a copy of each such representation. | | (305918) | 315
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much debt each NHS trust in England has; and how much each NHS trust in England has spent on debt interest in each of the last three years. | | (305919) | 316
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the assessed value of (a) NHS-owned land and property in England was in each of the last three years and (b) NHS-owned land and property in England is that is currently unoccupied. | | (305920) | 317
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) attendances at accident and emergency departments and (b) emergency admissions to other hospital departments were recorded in each month of each of the last three financial years. | | (305923) | 318
| Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department spent on hotel accommodation for (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) officials of his Department in each of the last five years. | | (305660) | 319
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to paragraph 5.25 of the impact assessment for the Personal Care at Home Bill, what assessment he has made of the extent to which people believe that the state will be the insurer of last resort. | | (305696) | 320
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish the economic modelling used for the Shaping the Future of Care Together consultation. | | (305697) | 321
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent consideration he has given to raising the charges for lower levels of need in order to subsidise free personal care at the critical level. | | (305740) | 322
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to paragraph 5.14 of the impact assessment for the Personal Care at Home Bill; what assessment he has made of the likely effect on small businesses in the care sector if individuals and local authorities do not use money that would have been spent on personal care for other purchases. | | (305742) | 323
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reasons the purposes set out for the Personal Care at Home Bill vary between page two of the impact assessment, paragraph 7.2 of the impact assessment and the human rights section of the relevant explanatory note. | | (305751) | 324
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many representations he has received on paragraphs 5.18 and 5.19 of the impact assessment for the Personal Care at Home Bill. | | (305754) | 325
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to paragraph 5.27 of the impact assessment for the Personal Care at Home Bill, how many times impact assessments conducted by his Department have cited websites. | | (305756) | 326
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to paragraph 5.28 of the impact assessment for the Personal Care at Home Bill, what estimate he has made of the margin at which an individual may run down savings in order to qualify for free personal care; and what estimate he has made of the (a) maximum and (b) minimum numbers of people expected to apply for free personal care. | | (305973) | 327
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how long it took in each case between the completion of an impact assessment relating to each bill sponsored by his Department and first reading of that bill since 1997. | | (305974) | 328
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what (a) factors he took into account and (b) research his Department undertook in determining the scope of his legislative proposals relating to personal care. | | (305975) | 329
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the impact assessment for the Personal Care at Home Bill, what recent assessment he has made of the risk of catastrophic costs being incurred. | | (305976) | 330
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he had with Ministerial colleagues in respect of the formulation of his policy on the provision of free personal care at home. | | (305977) | 331
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to paragraph 6.2 of the impact assessment for the Personal Care at Home Bill, for what reason the distributional effect of providing insurance cover is included in the impact assessment. | | (305978) | 332
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department has made an estimate of the average volume of carbon dioxide emissions arising from re-ablement schemes as set out in the Personal Care at Home Bill. | | (305979) | 333
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to paragraph 6.3 of the impact assessment for the Personal Care at Home Bill, how many impact assessments conducted by his Department since 1997 have included mitigation of the general reluctance to pay taxes. | | (305996) | 334
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to paragraph 7.5 of the impact assessment for the Personal Care at Home Bill, what estimate he has made of the differences in levels of informal care provided by different care settings. | | (306020) | 335
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost to the NHS was of the abortion procedures undertaken on non-UK residents in hospitals and clinics in England in 2008. | | (306031) | 336
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many non-UK citizens received gastric band surgery in hospitals and clinics in England and Wales in 2008. | | (306110) | 337
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when his Department's Prevention Strategy will be published; and whether it will include reference to cholesterol as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. | | (306122) | 338
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans his Department has to encourage people to take steps to reduce their cholesterol levels. | | (306123) | 339
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in England have high cholesterol rates; and if he will make a statement. | | (306124) | 340
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effect of high cholesterol on the population. | | (306125) | 341
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effect of raised cholesterol on the cardiovascular health of the population. | | (306126) | 342
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of raised cholesterol as a cause of disability in England. | | (306127) | 343
N | Mike Wood (Batley & Spen): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on trends relating to the (i) age, (ii) sex, (iii) ethnicity and (iv) sexual orientation of (A) crack cocaine users, (B) heroin users and (C) problem drug users in the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement. | | (305406) | 344
N | Mike Wood (Batley & Spen): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will estimate the cost to the public purse of placing every (a) crack cocaine and (b) heroin user receiving NHS treatment in a residential treatment programme. | | (305407) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 345
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the costs of providing policing in Essex were in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement. | | (305823) | 346
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the crime detection rate for Essex police force was in each year since 1996-97. | | (305832) | 347
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions representatives of his Department have had with representatives of Essex Police Authority since May 2008; what issues were discussed; and if he will make a statement. | | [R] (305833) | 348
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when representatives of his Department last visited Essex Police Authority area; what issues were discussed; and if he will make a statement. | | [R] (305834) | 349
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent representations he has received on the reform of police authorities; and if he will make a statement. | | (305835) | 350
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost was of Essex Police Authority in each of the last two years. | | (305836) | 351
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many officers of each rank in Essex Police have voluntarily ceased employment, excluding redundancy, since April 2009. | | [R] (306088) | 352
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many officials of each grade have voluntarily ceased employment, other than through redundancy, in Essex Police Authority since April 2009. | | [R] (306089) | 353
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will request the Chief Constable of Essex Police to compile a report on the (a) number and (b) location of reported anti-Semitic incidents in Essex since December 2008; and if he will make a statement. | | [R] (306094) | 354
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether legal provisions are in place to prevent (a) the preaching of hatred and (b) incitement to commit criminal acts against the Jewish community in England and Wales; what plans he has to increase protection to the Jewish community; and if he will make a statement. | | [R] (306095) | 355
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many officers at each rank were eligible for performance bonuses and special bonuses in Essex Police in each of the last three years; how many at each rank received each type of bonus; what the average payment was for each type of bonus at each rank; and what the maximum payment was for each type of bonus at each rank. | | (306096) | 356
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many officials were eligible for performance bonuses and special bonuses in Essex Police Authority, by civil service band in each of the last three years; how many people received each type of bonus, by civil service band, what the average payment was for each type of bonus, by civil service band; and what the maximum payment was for each type of bonus, by civil service band. | | (306097) | 357
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many officials were eligible for performance bonuses and special bonuses in the Independent Police Complaints Commission by civil service band in each of the last three years; how many people received each type of bonus; what the average payment was for each type of bonus; and what the maximum payment was for each type of bonus. | | (306100) | 358
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will bring forward proposals to require the Independent Police Complaints Commission to inform his Department of the number of recommendations made by the Commission which have been (a) rejected and (b) implemented by the police force to which they are addressed; and if he will make a statement. | | (306101) | 359
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how long on average police authorities have taken to make a response to recommendations of the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) in each of the last three years; what recent discussions he has had with (a) the IPCC and (b) police authorities on this issue; and if he will make a statement. | | (306102) | 360
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will bring forward proposals to require individual police forces to (a) accept, (b) respond to and (c) implement in full recommendations made by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC); and what (i) representations he has received from and (ii) discussions he has had with (A) police forces, (B) the IPCC and (C) members of the public on this issue in the last 12 months. | | (306103) | 361
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will bring forward proposals to monitor the responses of police forces to the findings of the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) which affect them; what recent discussions he has had with the IPCC on this issue; and if he will make a statement. | | (306104) | 362
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the turnover rate of staff of each grade employed by the Independent Police Complaints Commission was in the last six months. | | (306105) | 363
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many employees of each (a) sex and (b) age (i) entered and (ii) left employment of the Independent Police Complaints Commission in each of the last six months. | | (306106) | 364
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much his Department spent on works and refurbishment to offices allocated to Ministers in his Department's buildings in the last 12 months. | | (305692) | 365
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which conferences held overseas have been attended by civil servants based in his Department in the last three years; and what the cost to the public purse was of such attendance at each conference. | | (305875) | 366
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many overseas training courses were attended by his Department's civil servants in the latest period for which figures are available; how many civil servants attended each course; and what the total cost to the public purse was of each course. | | (305905) | 367
N | Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information his Department holds on the reasons given by overseas embassies in the UK for refusing to provide passports to their nationals who are legitimately in the UK; and if he will make a statement. | | (305193) | 368
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Christmas trees were purchased by his Department and its agencies in each of the last five years; what the cost was of those trees in each year; from where the trees were sourced; what account was taken of the sustainability of the sources of the trees; and by what process the trees were disposed of. | | (305639) | 369
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what redesigns of websites operated by (a) his Department and (b) its agencies have taken place since 27 June 2007; and what the (i) cost to the public purse and (ii) date of completion of each such redesign was. | | (306168) | 370
| Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what evidence there is that the policy before 2002 of allowing asylum seekers who had waited more than six months for a decision on their claim to apply for permission to work was a pull factor for asylum seekers to come to the UK; and if he will make a statement. | | (305956) | 371
| Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for permission to work were (a) made by asylum seekers and (b) granted in each year since 2000. | | (305957) | 372
| Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the potential savings that could be made by allowing asylum seekers who have waited more than six months for a decision on their claim to undertake paid work so that they would not be dependent on support from the public purse. | | (305958) | 373
| Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) average and (b) highest non-consolidated performance-related payment was in cash terms for senior civil servants in his Department in each of the last five years. | | (305959) | 374
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many iPOD must devices have been bought by his Department since 2005; and what the cost to the public purse was of buying the devices. | | (305983) | 375
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many plasma screen televisions his Department has purchased since 2001; and what the cost has been of purchasing and installing such screens in each such year. | | (306075) | 376
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what budget he has allocated for pump-priming the provision of community support officers in North Yorkshire in the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement. | | (305848) | 377
| Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much his Department spent on hotel accommodation for (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) civil servants in each of the last five years. | | (305671) | 378
| Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many economic migrants of each profession came to the UK from each country in South America, Central America and Europe in each year since 2006. | | (305768) | 379
| Joan Ryan (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans his Department has to classify mephedrone as a controlled substance under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971; and if he will make a statement. | | (306049) | 380
| Joan Ryan (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment his Department has made of the harm associated with the use of mephedrone; and if he will make a statement. | | (306050) | 381
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) energy rating and (b) energy band of each building occupied by his Department and its agencies was in each year for which figures are available. | | (305972) | 382
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will bring forward proposals to prohibit the possession and supply of the recreational drug mephedrone. | | (306021) | 383
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent meetings he has had with the Advisory Council for the Misuse of Drugs to discuss the recreational drug mephedrone; and if he will make a statement. | | (306022) | Questions to the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission 384
| Kate Hoey (Vauxhall): To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, with reference to the Answer of 15 October 2009, Official Report, columns 1039-40W, on the Speaker, for how many days Mr Speaker's special adviser has worked since his appointment. | | (305839) | 385
| Kate Hoey (Vauxhall): To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether Mr Speaker's special adviser has claimed any expenses for travel since his appointment. | | (305840) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 386
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much his Department spent on works and refurbishment to offices allocated to Ministers in his Department's buildings in the last 12 months. | | (305681) | 387
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which conferences held overseas have been attended by civil servants based in his Department in the last three years; and what the cost to the public purse was of such attendance at each conference. | | (305862) | 388
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many overseas training courses were attended by his Department's civil servants in the latest period for which figures are available; how many civil servants attended each course; and what the total cost to the public purse was of each course. | | (305906) | 389
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to provide medical assistance to those in refugee camps in Gaza. | | (304763) | 390
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance his Department plans to provide to Tamils released from camps in Sri Lanka in December 2009; and with which international charities his Department plans to work to provide such assistance. | | (304764) | 391
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate he has made of the number of Tamils released from camps in Sri Lanka in December 2009. | | (304765) | 392
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to seek to ensure adequate education provision for children in Gaza. | | (304766) | 393
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what redesigns of websites operated by his Department have taken place since 27 June 2007; and what the (a) cost to the public purse and (b) date of completion of each such redesign was. | | (306159) | 394
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what his Department's policy is on decompression periods for staff working in Afghanistan. | | (305779) | 395
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many plasma screen televisions his Department has purchased since 2001; and what the cost has been of purchasing and installing such screens in each such year. | | (306065) | 396
| Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much his Department spent on hotel accommodation for (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) civil servants in each of the last five years. | | (305659) | 397
| Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to counter modern slavery in developing countries. | | (305733) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice 398
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what training judges receive on consistency in sentencing; what steps he (a) has taken in the last three years and (b) plans to take to encourage consistency in sentencing; and if he will make a statement. | | (306107) | 399
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidelines his Department has issued to judges on consistency of sentencing since December 2008; and if he will make a statement. | | (306108) | 400
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department spent on works and refurbishment to offices allocated to Ministers in his Department's buildings in the last 12 months. | | (305695) | 401
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which conferences held overseas have been attended by civil servants based in his Department in the last three years; and what the cost to the public purse was of such attendance at each conference. | | (305870) | 402
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many overseas training courses were attended by his Department's civil servants in the latest period for which figures are available; how many civil servants attended each course; and what the total cost to the public purse was of each course. | | (305899) | 403
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent progress has been made on increasing the level of access of women to senior positions in the legal profession. | | (305002) | 404
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what provisions in rules of court permit physiotherapists to appear as expert witnesses in cases involving low-value personal injury claims in road traffic accidents. | | (305828) | 405
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Christmas trees were purchased by his Department and its agencies in each of the last five years; what the cost was of those trees in each year; from where the trees were sourced; what account was taken of the sustainability of the sources of the trees; and by what process the trees were disposed of. | | (305630) | 406
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will list the redesigns of websites operated by (a) his Department and (b) its agencies since 27 June 2007; and what the (i) cost to the public purse and (ii) date of completion of each such redesign was. | | (306165) | 407
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many plasma screen televisions his Department has purchased since 2001; and what the cost has been of purchasing and installing such screens in each such year. | | (306079) | 408
N | Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to bring forward proposals to apply to academy schools the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. | | (305408) | 409
N | Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what percentage of the prison population undertakes employment-related activities; whether he has made a recent estimate of the annual average number of hours spent by prisoners on such activities; and what recent assessment he has made of the merits of such activities. | | (305409) | 410
| Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department spent on hotel accommodation for (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) civil servants in each of the last five years. | | (305666) | 411
| Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to respond to Question 301329, tabled by the hon. Member for South West Bedfordshire on 19 November 2009, on departmental working practices. | | (305837) | 412
| Chloe Smith (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he will provide the response to his Department's consultation on supporting people with pleural plaques launched in July 2008. | | (306047) | Questions to the Leader of the House 413
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Leader of the House, which conferences held overseas have been attended by civil servants based in her Office in the last three years; and what the cost to the public purse was of such attendance at each conference. | | (305861) | 414
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Leader of the House, how many overseas training courses were attended by her Office's civil servants in the latest period for which figures are available; how many civil servants attended each course; and what the total cost to the public purse was of each course. | | (305893) | 415
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Leader of the House, how many plasma screen televisions her Office has purchased since 2001; and what the cost has been of purchasing and installing such screens in each such year. | | (306084) | 416
| Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Leader of the House, how much her Office spent on hotel accommodation for (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) civil servants in each of the last five years. | | (305658) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 417
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much his Department spent on works and refurbishment to offices allocated to Ministers in his Department's buildings in the last 12 months. | | (305678) | 418
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which conferences held overseas have been attended by civil servants based in his Department in the last three years; and what the cost to the public purse was of such attendance at each conference. | | (305858) | 419
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many overseas training courses were attended by his Department's civil servants in the latest period for which figures are available; how many civil servants attended each course; and what the total cost to the public purse was of each course. | | (305890) | 420
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many Christmas trees were purchased by his Department and its agencies in each of the last five years; what the cost was of those trees in each year; from where the trees were sourced; what account was taken of the sustainability of the sources of the trees; and by what process the trees were disposed of. | | (305637) | 421
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what redesigns of websites operated by (a) his Department and (b) its agencies have taken place since 27 June 2007; and what the (i) cost to the public purse and (ii) date of completion of each such redesign was. | | (306166) | 422
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many plasma screen televisions his Department has purchased since 2001; and what the cost has been of purchasing and installing such screens in each such year. | | (306069) | 423
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent assessment he has made of the level of activity of dissident Republicans in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement. | | (305849) | 424
| Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much his Department spent on hotel accommodation for (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) civil servants in each of the last five years. | | (305656) | Questions to the Minister for the Olympics 425
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, which conferences held overseas have been attended by civil servants based in her Department since its inception; and what the cost to the public purse was of such attendance at each conference. | | (305855) | 426
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, how many overseas training courses were attended by her Office's civil servants in the latest period for which figures are available; how many civil servants attended each course; and what the total cost to the public purse was of each course. | | (305887) | 427
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, how many Christmas trees were purchased by her Office in each year since its was established; what the cost was of those trees in each year; from where the trees were sourced; what account was taken of the sustainability of the sources of the trees; and by what process the trees were disposed of. | | (305643) | 428
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, what redesigns of websites operated by her Office have taken place since 27 June 2007; and what the (a) cost to the public purse and (b) date of completion of each such redesign was. | | (306196) | 429
| Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, how much her Office spent on hotel accommodation for (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) civil servants in each of the last five years. | | (305653) | 430
| Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, how many arrests have been made of illegal immigrants working on the Olympic site since construction began. | | (305745) | 431
| Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, what checks the Government makes to ensure that employees working on the Olympic site are entitled to work in the UK. | | (305746) | 432
| Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, whether any companies working on the Olympic site have been fined for the employment of illegal immigrants since construction began. | | (305747) | Questions to the Prime Minister 433
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Prime Minister, which conferences held overseas have been attended by civil servants based in 10 Downing Street in the last three years; and what the cost to the public purse was of such attendance at each conference. | | (305876) | 434
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Prime Minister, when the purdah period in advance of a general election will commence in respect of Government announcements; and if he will make a statement. | | (305752) | 435
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Prime Minister, what the (a) dates, (b) locations and (c) cost to the public purse have been of each meeting of the Cabinet held outside London since 27 June 2007. | | (306113) | 436
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Prime Minister, what redesigns of websites operated by his Office have taken place since 27 June 2007; and what the (a) cost to the public purse and (b) date of completion of each such redesign was. | | (306191) | 437
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Prime Minister, how much 10 Downing Street spent on transcription services to each supplier in (a) 2007-08, (b) 2008-09 and (c) 2009-10 to date. | | (305824) | 438
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Prime Minister, what transcripts have been provided for 10 Downing Street by Global Lingo since March 2009; what each transcript's date of production was; and what the cost was to the public purse of each transcript. | | (305825) | 439
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Prime Minister, on what contractual basis Global Lingo provide transciption services to 10 Downing Street. | | (305826) | 440
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Prime Minister, what system was in place for the provision of transcripts of 10 Downing Street events before March 2009. | | (305827) | 441
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Prime Minister, when he last spoke to Tony Blair about official business. | | (305830) | 442
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Prime Minister, how many plasma screen televisions his Office has purchased since 2001; and what the cost has been of purchasing and installing such screens in each such year. | | (306083) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland 443
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much his Department spent on works and refurbishment to offices allocated to Ministers in his Department's buildings in the last 12 months. | | (305674) | 444
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, which conferences held overseas have been attended by civil servants based in his Department in the last three years; and what the cost to the public purse was of such attendance at each conference. | | (305857) | 445
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many overseas training courses were attended by his Department's civil servants in the latest period for which figures are available; how many civil servants attended each course; and what the total cost to the public purse was of each course. | | (305889) | 446
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many Christmas trees were purchased by his Department in each of the last five years; what the cost was of those trees in each year; from where the trees were sourced; what account was taken of the sustainability of the sources of the trees; and by what process the trees were disposed of. | | (305632) | 447
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what redesigns of websites held by his Department have taken place since 27 June 2007; what the cost to the public purse was of each redesign; and when each redesign was conducted. | | (305953) | 448
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many plasma screen televisions his Department has purchased since 2001; and what the cost has been of purchasing and installing such screens in each such year. | | (306070) | 449
| Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much his Department spent on hotel accommodation for (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) civil servants in each of the last five years. | | (305655) | 450
| Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when he last visited Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre on official business. | | (305734) | Questions to the Solicitor General 451
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Solicitor General, how much the Law Officers' Departments spent on works and refurbishment to offices allocated to Law Officers in the last 12 months. | | (305675) | 452
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Solicitor General, which conferences held overseas have been attended by civil servants based in the Law Officers' Department in the last three years; and what the cost to the public purse was of such attendance at each conference. | | (305854) | 453
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Solicitor General, how many overseas training courses were attended by civil servants in the Law Officers' Departments in the latest period for which figures are available; how many civil servants attended each course; and what the total cost to the public purse was of each course. | | (305886) | 454
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Solicitor General, how many Christmas trees were purchased by the Law Officers' Departments in each of the last five years; what the cost was of those trees in each year; from where the trees were sourced; what account was taken of the sustainability of the sources of the trees; and by what process the trees were disposed of. | | (305642) | 455
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Solicitor General, what redesigns of websites operated by (a) the Law Officers' Departments and (b) its agency have taken place since 27 June 2007; and what the (i) cost to the public purse and (ii) date of completion of each such redesign was. | | (306173) | 456
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Solicitor General, what redesigns of websites operated by the Crown Prosecution Service have taken place since 27 June 2007; and what the (a) cost to the public purse and (b) date of completion of each such redesign was. | | (306201) | 457
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Solicitor General, what redesigns of websites operated by the Serious Fraud Office have taken place since 27 June 2007; and what the (a) cost to the public purse and (b) date of completion of each such redesign was. | | (306206) | 458
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Solicitor General, how many plasma screen televisions the Law Officers' Departments have purchased since 2001; and what the cost has been of purchasing and installing such screens in each such year. | | (306073) | 459
| Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Solicitor General, how much the Law Officers' Departments spent on hotel accommodation for (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) civil servants in each of the last five years. | | (305652) | 460
| Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Solicitor General, how much the Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office has spent on hotel accommodation for its staff in each of the last five years. | | (305703) | 461
| Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Solicitor General, how much the Serious Fraud Office has spent on hotel accommodation for its staff in each of the last five years. | | (305704) | 462
| Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Solicitor General, how much the Crown Prosecution Service has spent on hotel accommodation for its officials in each of the last five years. | | (306034) | Questions to the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission 463
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what redesigns of websites operated by the Electoral Commission have taken place since 27 June 2007; and what the (a) cost to the public purse and (b) date of completion of each such redesign was. | | (306192) | 464
| Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, how much the Electoral Commission has spent on hotel accommodation for its staff in each of the last five years. | | (305706) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Transport 465
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how much his Department spent on works and refurbishment to offices allocated to Ministers in his Department's buildings in the last 12 months. | | (305679) | 466
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, which conferences held overseas have been attended by civil servants based in his Department in the last three years; and what the cost to the public purse was of such attendance at each conference. | | (305860) | 467
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how many overseas training courses were attended by his Department's civil servants in the latest period for which figures are available; how many civil servants attended each course; and what the total cost to the public purse was of each course. | | (305892) | 468
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how many Christmas trees were purchased by his Department and its agencies in each of the last five years; what the cost was of those trees in each year; from where the trees were sourced; what account was taken of the sustainability of the sources of the trees; and by what process the trees were disposed of. | | (305635) | 469
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what redesigns of websites operated by (a) his Department and (b) its agencies have taken place since 27 June 2007; and what the (i) cost to the public purse and (ii) date of completion of each such redesign was. | | (306158) | 470
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what redesigns of websites operated by the Office of Rail Regulation have taken place since 27 June 2007; and what the (a) cost to the public purse and (b) date of completion of each such redesign was. | | (306212) | 471
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what information his Department holds on the number of pirate attacks that have been recorded in each region of the world in each year since 2006. | | (305775) | 472
| Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how many exemptions have been granted on medical grounds to licensed tax drivers from the requirement under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 to carry guide dogs with their owners. | | (305960) | 473
| Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what steps he is taking to encourage licensing authorities to ensure that the requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 for licensed taxi drivers to carry guide dogs with their owners are monitored and enforced. | | (305961) | 474
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how many plasma screen televisions his Department has purchased since 2001; and what the cost has been of purchasing and installing such screens in each such year. | | (306067) | 475
| Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, when the business expenses incurred by senior civil servants in his Department will be published on his Department's website. | | (305947) | 476
| Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what bonuses were paid to each agency chief executive within his responsibility in the last two years for which figures are available. | | (305948) | 477
| Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what the total amount of bonuses paid to members of the senior civil service in his Department was in (a) 2008 and (b) 2009. | | (305949) | 478
| Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what the total basic pay bill was of members of the senior civil service within his Department in (a) 2008 and (b) 2009. | | (305950) | 479
| Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what the mean average percentage pay increase for members of the senior civil service in his Department was in 2009. | | (305951) | 480
| Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, whether the hours during which tariffs may be charged for motorists' use of the Dartford-Thurrock Crossing are (a) determined by a European Union directive and (b) constrained for the purposes of congestion management; and if he will make a statement. | | (305758) | 481
| Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how much the Office of Rail Regulation has spent on hotel accommodation for its officials in each of the last five years. | | (306043) | 482
| Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of unlicensed taxis operating in (a) England and (b) Leeds North West constituency. | | (305765) | 483
| Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how much direct government funding has been allocated to public transport schemes in (a) Merseyside, (b) Manchester and (c) West Yorkshire since 2006. | | (305766) | 484
| Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how much transport spending per person by (a) his Department and (b) its agencies there was on (i) light rail, (ii) heavy rail, (iii) bus and (iv) roads in (A) Yorkshire and Humber and (B) London in each year since 2005. | | (305767) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales 485
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much his Department spent on works and refurbishment to offices allocated to Ministers in his Department's buildings in the last 12 months. | | (305673) | 486
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, which conferences held overseas have been attended by civil servants based in his Department in the last three years; and what the cost to the public purse was of such attendance at each conference. | | (305856) | 487
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many overseas training courses were attended by his Department's civil servants in the latest period for which figures are available; how many civil servants attended each course; and what the total cost to the public purse was of each course. | | (305888) | 488
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many Christmas trees were purchased by his Department in each of the last five years; what the cost was of those trees in each year; from where the trees were sourced; what account was taken of the sustainability of the sources of the trees; and by what process the trees were disposed of. | | (305636) | 489
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what redesigns of websites operated by (a) his Department and (b) its agencies have taken place since 27 June 2007; and what the (i) cost to the public purse and (ii) date of completion of each such redesign was. | | (306167) | 490
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many plasma screen televisions his Department has purchased since 2001; and what the cost has been of purchasing and installing such screens in each such year. | | (306071) | 491
| Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much his Department spent on hotel accommodation for (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) civil servants in each of the last five years. | | (305654) | Questions to the Minister for Women and Equality 492
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, how much the Government's Equalities Office spent on works and refurbishment to offices allocated to Ministers in the Office in the last 12 months. | | (305676) | 493
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, which conferences held overseas have been attended by civil servants based in her Department since its inception; and what the cost to the public purse was of such attendance at each conference. | | (305853) | 494
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, what recent progress has been made on reducing the pay gap between men and women. | | (305001) | 495
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, what recent progress has been made on increasing the level of access of women to senior positions in the banking profession. | | (305003) | 496
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, how many Christmas trees were purchased by the Government Equalities Office in each year since its establishment; what the cost was of those trees in each year; from where the trees were sourced; what account was taken of the sustainability of the sources of the trees; and by what process the trees were disposed of. | | (305641) | 497
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, what redesigns of websites operated by her Office have taken place since 27 June 2007; and what the (a) cost to the public purse and (b) date of completion of each such redesign was. | | (306195) | 498
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, how many plasma screen televisions the Government Equalities Office has purchased since its inception; and what the cost has been of purchasing and installing such screens in each such year. | | (306082) | 499
| Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, how much the Government Equalities Office spent on hotel accommodation for (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) civil servants in each of the last five years. | | (305651) | 500
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, how much the Government and Equalities Office spent on (a) cut flowers and (b) pot plants in 2008-09. | | (306090) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 501
N | Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether people who provide full-time care for a member of their family are eligible for income support. | | (304688) | 502
N | Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people resident in (a) Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey constituency, (b) the Highlands, (c) Scotland and (d) England and Wales have received attendance allowance in each of the last five years. | | (304689) | 503
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much her Department spent on works and refurbishment to offices allocated to Ministers in her Department's buildings in the last 12 months. | | (305677) | 504
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which conferences held overseas have been attended by civil servants based in her Department in the last three years; and what the cost to the public purse was of such attendance at each conference. | | (305859) | 505
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many overseas training courses were attended by her Department's civil servants in the latest period for which figures are available; how many civil servants attended each course; and what the total cost to the public purse was of each course. | | (305891) | 506
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what redesigns of websites operated by (a) her Department and (b) its agencies have taken place since 27 June 2007; and what the (i) cost to the public purse and (ii) date of completion of each such redesign was. | | (306157) | 507
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many plasma screen televisions her Department has purchased since 2001; and what the cost has been of purchasing and installing such screens in each such year. | | (306068) | 508
| Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much her Department spent on hotel accommodation for (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) civil servants in each of the last five years. | | (305657) | 509
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the costs of establishing the Personal Accounts Delivery Authority will be met from charges made in respect of the proposed personal accounts scheme. | | (305962) | 510
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to announce her decision on the (a) level of and (b) mechanisms for making charges in respect of the proposed personal accounts scheme. | | (305963) | 511
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what research her Department has (a) commissioned and (b) undertaken on the economies of scale which will be generated by funds under management in personal accounts. | | (305964) | 512
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the monetary value of the funds likely to be managed through the proposed personal accounts scheme. | | (305965) | Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office 513
N | Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to reduce the burden of regulation on charities. | | [Question Unstarred] (304988) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 514
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Bromley and Chislehurst of 22 June 2009, Official Report, column 662W, on council tax: valuation, whether the council tax banding support tool will be linked with the Valuation Office Agency's Geographical Information System; and whether the tool utilises (a) dwellingcode and value significant code data and (b) analysis derived from the Automated Valuation Model. | | [Transferred] (305750) | 515
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the Valuation Office Agency's special category code is for (a) ports and (b) firms within ports; and whether this coding has changed as a result of the changes made to business rates on ports. | | [Transferred] (305816) | 516
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 16 October 2009, Official Report, column 1123W, on housing: valuation, when the code of practice, Valuations for Right to Buy, Right to Acquire and Equity Sharing of Social Housing was (i) first produced and (ii) last updated; and if he will place in the Library a copy of the methodology used by the Valuation Office Agency when calculating the financial value of the potential for further development. | | [Transferred] (305817) | 517
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what methodology the Valuation Office Agency uses for valuing electric car charging points for business rates. | | [Transferred] (305928) | 518
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has been made of the likely effect on the housing market of the lowering of the threshold for stamp duty. | | [Transferred] (305930) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 519
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what procedures the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service has in place for handling complaints received regarding the accuracy of its reports; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (305829) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 520
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many calls were made to the 999 emergency number in each of the last three years; how many calls were dropped by the system in each of the last three years; what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the 999 emergency system; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (305922) | 521
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the rate of migration of Travellers to the United Kingdom from the Republic of Ireland; and whether any assessment has been made of the effect of the new criminal trespass laws in the Republic in affecting migration patterns. | | [Transferred] (305942) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 522
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what redesigns of websites operated by the Food Standards Agency have taken place since 27 June 2007; and what the (a) cost to the public purse and (b) date of completion of each such redesign was. | | [Transferred] (306200) | 523
| Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the Food Standards Agency has spent on hotel accommodation for its officials in each of the last five years. | | [Transferred] (306035) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice 524
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what (a) representations he has received from and (b) discussions he has had with police forces on sentencing policy since December 2008; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (306091) | Questions to the Solicitor General 525
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Solicitor General, what redesigns of websites operated by the Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office have been carried out since 27 June 2007; and what the (a) cost to the public purse and (b) date of completion of each such redesign was. | | [Transferred] (306207) | Questions to the Minister for Women and Equality 526
N | Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, what research the Government Equalities Office is undertaking on the level of discrimination by caste and descent against Dalit peoples resident in the UK. | | [Transferred] (305189) |
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