Session 2010-11
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The Questions Book

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Monday 14 June 2010

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

Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Monday 14 June 2010
(the 'Questions Book')

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Monday 14 June 2010

This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Monday 14 June 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 Monday 14 June of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.

For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Monday 14 June see Part 2 of this paper.

Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills

1	Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which of his Department's programmes to assist industry are under review.
	(2354)

2	Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many (a) employers and (b) employees received support under the Train to Gain programme in the West Midlands in 2009-10; and how many will receive such support in (i) 2010-11 and (ii) 2011-12.
	(2348)

3	Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Advantage West Midlands; and if he will make a statement.
	(2385)

Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his policy is on the use by Ministers in his Department of cars allocated from (a) his Department's pool and (b) the Government car pool which are manufactured in the UK; whether Ministers in his Department are entitled to request the use of a car manufactured in the UK; and if he will make a statement.

(2414)

5	Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effect of the recent recession on (a) the West Midlands and (b) other regions of England; and what steps he plans to take in the West Midlands to alleviate these effects in areas within his Department's responsibilities.
	(2435)

6 N	Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he expects the joint statement from the EU, USA and Canada on safety and looped blind cords to be made.
	(2405)

7 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans he has to increase the number of engineering apprenticeships in (a) the West Midlands and (b) Coventry.
	(2186)

8 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans he has to increase the number of manufacturing apprenticeships in (a) the West Midlands and (b) Coventry.
	(2187)

9 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans he has to work with small and medium-sized enterprises to ensure that apprenticeship places in (a) the West Midlands and (b) Coventry are filled.
	(2188)

10 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent representations he has received on the level of demand for apprenticeships in (a) engineering and (b) manufacturing.
	(2189)

11	Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the Government's plans are for the social payment network for post offices; and if he will make a statement.
	(2531)

12	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he plans to take to increase take-up of the Export Credits Guarantee Department's £50 million annual underwriting fund for the renewable energy industry.
	(2327)

13	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent discussions his Department has had with the European Commission on its decision to continue multiparty trade agreement negotiations with Peru; and if he will make a statement.
	(2328)

Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which fossil fuel energy projects the Export Credits Guarantee Department is supporting; in which country each projected is situated; which UK companies are in receipt of support; which type of plant is being supported in each case; what the (a) start and (b) completion date is for each project; and how much is being provided to each.

(2330)

15	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what progress has been made on implementation of the Doha Declaration paragraph 31 commitment to reduce or eliminate tariffs and non-tariff barriers on environmental goods and services.
	(2332)

16	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many places on university courses are held by overseas students.
	(2347)

17	Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his most recent assessment is of levels of bank lending to small and medium-sized enterprises in Denton and Reddish constituency; and if he will take steps to increase those levels.
	(2315)

18	Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans he has to enable post offices to offer a wider range of services.
	[R] (2198)

19	Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what evaluation he has made of potential new sources of revenue for post offices; and when he expects to make an announcement on the possible creation of a post office bank.
	[R] (2199)

20	Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June 2010, Official Report, column 137W, on Government departments: reviews, what reviews his Department is undertaking; and what the (a) purpose and (b) timescale of each is.
	(2589)

21	Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his policy is on the provision of support to the creative sector in the North East.
	(2272)

22	Mrs Linda Riordan (Halifax): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what reduction is planned to take place in funding by Yorkshire Forward provided through the single-pot budget (a) in total and (b) in Halifax constituency in 2010-11.
	(2392)

23	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the URL is of each website managed by (a) his Department and (b) each non-departmental public body and agency for which his Department is responsible.
	(2360)

24	Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether the Government plans to investigate Google's data-gathering practices in relation to the recording of information from Wi-Fi networks.
	(2629)

25	Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will review the post office closures implemented in the last three years for the purpose of re-introducing services in those premises.
	(2502)

Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many (a) employers and (b) employees received support from the Train to Gain programme in (i) Hartlepool constituency, (ii) Tees Valley sub-region and (iii) North East region in each year since the programme was introduced; and how many in each category will receive such support in (A) 2010-11 and (B) 2011-12.

(2594)

Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office

27	Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he next expects the UK China Taskforce to meet; and if he will make a statement.
	(2254)

28 N	Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when his Department will publish the results of its investigation into the swine influenza pandemic.
	(2080)

29	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what consideration he has given to the introduction of a revised version of the European Fast Stream for 2010.
	(2326)

30	Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate has been made of the number of people eligible to vote not registered to vote in (a) the County of Greater Manchester, (b) the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport and (c) the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside.
	(2313)

31 N	Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for how many deaths the primary cause of death was recorded as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in each of the last five years.
	(2144)

32	Simon Reevell (Dewsbury): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the (a) nominal and (b) percentage change in youth unemployment in Dewsbury constituency was in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
	(2480)

33	Simon Reevell (Dewsbury): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many retail shops have closed in Dewsbury constituency in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
	(2481)

34	Simon Reevell (Dewsbury): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate has been made of the number of small businesses which have closed in (a) Dewsbury constituency and (b) Kirklees local authority area in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement.
	(2482)

35 N	Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he plans to take to increase the number of central Government job vacancies published online.
	(1605)

36 N	Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what effect the planned freeze on civil service recruitment will have on the civil service fast-stream graduate recruitment programme.
	(1606)

37 N	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the salary is of each civil servant appointed since 1 April 2010 who earns more than £150,000 per annum.
	(1989)

38	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2010, Official Report, column 52W, on non-departmental public bodies, if he will publish the names and addresses of all non-departmental public bodies and agencies in a single location.
	(2267)

39	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the URL is of each website managed by (a) his Department and (b) each non-departmental public body and agency for which his Department is responsible.
	(2361)

40	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the publication under the open data initiative of rail and bus timetables in a machine readable open format.
	(2386)

41 N	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many officials in each (a) department, (b) non-departmental public body and (c) agency with salaries greater than £150,000 declined to have details of their salaries published by his Department.
	(2387)

42	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps are taken to protect the security of the (a) mobile telephone, (b) personal digital assistant and (c) computer equipment issued to staff in No. 10 Downing Street.
	(2593)

Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

43	Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on the use by Ministers in his Department of cars allocated from (a) his Department's pool and (b) the Government car pool which are manufactured in the UK; whether Ministers in his Department are entitled to request the use of a car manufactured in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
	(2417)

44	Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to restrict access to bonus payments in excess of £30,000 per annum for employees of banks in receipt of public funding.
	(2527)

45	Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to reduce bonus payments to (a) employees, (b) directors, (c) chief executives and (d) chairmen of banks in receipt of public funding.
	(2528)

46	Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to reduce the level of value added tax on building repair and maintenance work.
	(2533)

47 N	Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward proposals to put on a statutory basis the concession whereby small business may pay value added tax in three instalments monthly instead of quarterly.
	(2425)

48	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was claimed in research and development tax credits by (a) clean technology companies and (b) green technology companies in 2008-09.
	(2325)

49	Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to assess the effectiveness of operation of the Debt Relief (Developing Countries) Act 2010; and if he will make a statement.
	(2316)

50	Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to increase foreign direct investment in the economy in (a) Redditch and (b) nationally.
	(2633)

51	Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June 2010, Official Report, column 137W, on Government departments: reviews, what reviews his Department is undertaking; and what the (a) purpose and (b) timescale of each is.
	(2576)

52 N	Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with representatives of the aviation industry on the possible impact of a per-plane tax on (a) their levels of business and (b) their competitiveness; and if he will make a statement.
	(2137)

53 N	Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with (a) the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and (b) the Secretary of State for Transport on the likely effect on the aviation industry of the introduction of a per-plane tax, with particular respect to freight carriers; and if he will make a statement.
	(2138)

54 N	Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with Ministers in (a) the Scottish Executive, (b) the Welsh Assembly Government and (c) the Northern Ireland Executive on the likely effect on the business levels and competitiveness of aviation companies in those countries of a per-plane tax.
	(2139)

55 N	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much income tax relief was claimed by self-employed people to meet the costs of training provision in the latest year for which figures are available.
	(1782)

56 N	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many employees claimed a deduction from earnings on expenses that they incurred wholly, exclusively and necessarily for the purposes of training under section 336 of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 in the latest year for which figures are available.
	(1783)

57 N	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much companies claimed in income tax relief to meet the costs of expenditure on training for their employees in the latest year for which figures are available.
	(1784)

58	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the URL is of each website managed by (a) his Department and (b) each non-departmental public body and agency for which his Department is responsible.
	(2356)

59	Mr Mark Williams (Ceredigion): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the number of people in (a) Wales, (b) England, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland likely to be affected by the proposed scheme to compensate Equitable Life policyholders.
	(2266)

Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 10 June 2010, Official Report, column 15WS, on Financial Services Authority (Annual Report), what the breakdown is of the other emoluments and benefits paid to (a) Hector Sants, (b) Sally Dewar and (c) Jon Pain in addition to the salary and performance-related bonus paid to each.

(2565)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

61	Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what individual grants to (a) Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council and (b) each other local authority in the West Midlands he plans to reduce as part of his Department's planned expenditure reductions; and if he will make a statement.
	(2403)

Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his policy is on the use by Ministers in his Department of cars allocated from (a) his Department's pool and (b) the Government car pool which are manufactured in the UK; whether Ministers in his Department are entitled to request the use of a car manufactured in the UK; and if he will make a statement.

(2413)

Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what (a) local authority housing and (b) other housing developments funded from the public purse are under review as a result of the expenditure reduction programme announced for 2010-11; how many houses are to be provided in each such development; how much funding his Department has allocated to each; at what address and in which Parliamentary constituency each is located; and if he will make a statement.

(2434)

64 N	Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the likely change to his Department's capital investment allocation for Sheffield in (a) percentage and (b) cash terms in 2010-11; and if he will make a statement.
	(2140)

65 N	Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the likely change to his Department's aggregate external finance allocation for Sheffield in (a) percentage and (b) cash terms in 2010-11; and if he will make a statement.
	(2141)

66 N	Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to create new community land trusts.
	(2401)

67 N	Stephen Gilbert (St Austell and Newquay): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect of ending the South West regional spatial strategy on active house building in Cornwall.
	(2063)

68 N	Stephen Gilbert (St Austell and Newquay): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what new criteria for housebuilding will be put in place after the ending of regional spatial strategies.
	(2070)

69 N	Stephen Gilbert (St Austell and Newquay): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether the proposed numbers of houses in the eco-town development at St Austell will count towards the total housing need in the mid-Cornwall area.
	(2071)

70 N	Stephen Gilbert (St Austell and Newquay): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the appropriateness of local authority housing targets in Cornwall in light of the ending of the South West regional spatial strategy.
	(2072)

71	Damian Hinds (East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he plans to take to prevent the use of the retrospective planning application process in relation to unauthorised Gypsy and Traveller sites.
	(2324)

72	Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he expects to announce his decision on the Explore Living planning appeal in regard to Brighton Marina; and if he will make a statement.
	(2262)

73	Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June 2010, Official Report, column 137W, on Government departments: reviews, what reviews his Department is undertaking; and what the (a) purpose and (b) timescale of each is.
	(2584)

74	Simon Reevell (Dewsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people in Kirklees local authority area are on the social housing waiting list; and if he will make a statement.
	(2321)

75	Simon Reevell (Dewsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people in Kirklees local authority area were on the social housing waiting list in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
	(2322)

76	Simon Reevell (Dewsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his most recent estimate is of the number of social houses in the Kirklees local authority area which are unoccupied; and if he will make a statement.
	(2323)

77 N	Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will call in planning applications 09/00013/COND10, 09/00014/COND8, 09/00018/COND6, 09/00023/COND10, 09/00023/COND8, 09/00029/COND6 and 09/01301/OUT for decision by his Department on the grounds that they are applications to build on Green Belt land; and if he will make a statement.
	(2404)

78	Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will introduce legislative proposals to enable members of the public in local communities to have the right to buy public houses when they are put up for sale; and if he will make a statement.
	(2512)

79	Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will take steps to ensure provision of business, legal and financial advice and support to members of local communities wishing to run local public houses as a mutual, co-operative or social enterprise; and if he will make a statement.
	(2513)

80	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the (a) name and (b) version is of each computer software package used by his Department to calculate its expenditure on travel.
	(2268)

81	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the URL is of each website managed by (a) his Department and (b) each non-departmental public body and agency for which his Department is responsible.
	(2362)

82	Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will issue revised planning guidance to prevent the development of the best and most versatile farmland in all but exceptional circumstances.
	(2493)

83	Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to bring forward proposals to amend the legislation relating to compulsory purchase orders for local authorities.
	(2276)

84	Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 10 June 2010, on local government savings package, what the evidential basis is for the statement that the Housing and Planning Delivery Grant has been ineffective.
	(2566)

85	Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much Hartlepool Borough Council received from the Housing and Planning Delivery Grant in each year that it was available.
	(2567)

86	Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 10 June 2010, on local government savings package, what incentive schemes he plans to bring forward to replace the Housing and Planning Delivery Grant.
	(2568)

87	Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 10 June 2010, on local government savings package, how much has been provided to Hartlepool constituency from the Working Neighbourhood Fund in each year that it has been in operation.
	(2569)

88	Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 10 June 2010 on local government savings package, on what basis he has concluded that there is only limited evidence the Working Neighbourhood Fund has been effective.
	(2595)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport

Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what his policy is on the use by Ministers in his Department of cars allocated from (a) his Department's pool and (b) the Government car pool which are manufactured in the UK; whether Ministers in his Department are entitled to request the use of a car manufactured in the UK; and if he will make a statement.

(2409)

90	Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had with the (a) Football Association, (b) Football League and (c) Premier League on supporters' trusts.
	[R] (2476)

91	Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, whether he plans to meet representatives of Supporters Direct.
	[R] (2477)

92	Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what funding his Department plans to provide to Supporters Direct in the 2010-11 financial year.
	[R] (2478)

93 N	Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, if he will bring forward proposals to amend the Licensing Act 2003 to prevent last-minute licence reviews of events held once a year; and if he will make a statement.
	(1906)

94	Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June 2010, Official Report, column 137W, on Government departments: reviews, what reviews his Department is undertaking; and what the (a) purpose and (b) timescale of each is.
	(2580)

95	Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how many (a) premises and (b) independent retailers in (i) England, (ii) the East Midlands and (iii) Leicester (A) applied for and (B) were granted (1) alcohol licences and (2) 24-hour alcohol licences in each of the last five years,
	(2570)

Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how many (a) premises and (b) independent retailers in (i) England, (ii) the East Midlands and (iii) Leicester had their licences to sell alcohol revoked (A) for any reason and (B) in circumstances where the persistent sale of alcohol to persons under the age of 18 years had been demonstrated in each of the last five years.

(2574)

97	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what the URL is of each website managed by (a) his Department and (b) each non-departmental public body and agency for which his Department is responsible.
	(2363)

98	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what the (a) name and (b) version is of each computer software package used by his Department to calculate its travel costs.
	(2483)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence

99	Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on the use by Ministers in his Department of cars allocated from (a) his Department's pool and (b) the Government car pool which are manufactured in the UK; whether Ministers in his Department are entitled to request the use of a car manufactured in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
	(2412)

100	Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on his Department's outstanding bills relating to Ascension Island.
	(2532)

101 N	Caroline Dinenage (Gosport): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will review his Department's policy on the wearing of Atlantic Star medals in order to authorise Arctic Convoy veterans of World War II to attach the Arctic Convoy emblems recently presented to them to such medals for wearing in public.
	(2079)

102 N	Caroline Dinenage (Gosport): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) civilian and (b) military staff at HMS Sultan School of Navy Engineering have informed his Department that they will not move to RAF St Athan; and what the estimated cost is of replacing them with equivalent personnel.
	(2205)

103 N	Caroline Dinenage (Gosport): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will estimate the cost of moving HMS Sultan School of Navy Engineering to RAF St Athan in Wales.
	(2206)

104 N	Caroline Dinenage (Gosport): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service families based at HMS Sultan School of Navy Engineering are living in married quarters in Gosport constituency.
	(2207)

105 N	Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what districts in Helmand Province the UK will have lead responsibility for security after General Mills assumes command of Regional Command (South West).
	(2147)

106 N	Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many soldiers of 11 Light Brigade have been (a) killed, (b) very seriously injured and (c) seriously injured during the brigade's operations in Afghanistan.
	(2148)

107	Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June 2010, Official Report, column 137W, on Government departments: reviews, what reviews his Department is undertaking; and what the (a) purpose and (b) timescale of each is.
	(2590)

108	Dr Andrew Murrison (South West Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the monetary value of receipts from the Disposal Services Authority has been in each year since 1993.
	[R] (2349)

109	Dr Andrew Murrison (South West Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the monetary value of receipts from the edisposals service has been in each year for which figures are available.
	[R] (2350)

110	Dr Andrew Murrison (South West Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the nationality was of purchasers of (a) ships, (b) vehicles and (c) aircraft purchased through (i) the Disposal Services Authority and (ii) edisposals, by monetary value of purchase in each year for which figures are available.
	[R] (2351)

111	Dr Andrew Murrison (South West Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the monetary value was of goods sold to (a) Government departments, (b) non-departmental public bodies and (c) other public sector organisations by (i) the Disposal Services Authority and (ii) edisposals in each year for which figures are available.
	[R] (2352)

112	Dr Andrew Murrison (South West Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the annual operating cost of (a) the Disposals Services Authority and (b) edisposals has been in each year for which figures are available.
	[R] (2353)

113	Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) near misses and (b) dangerous incidents involving military aircraft were reported in each year since 2007.
	(2618)

114	Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what AIRPROX incidents have taken place in the last five years; and what the (a) location and (b) aircraft type was in each incident.
	(2619)

115	Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to increase the level of safety of fuels and gases at (a) military bases in the UK and (b) permanent joint operating bases; and if he will make a statement.
	(2620)

116	Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking in response to the safety concerns raised by the Ship Environment Safety Board in their recent report to the Defence Environment and Safety Board.
	(2621)

117	Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the first Nimrod MRA4 will be operational at RAF Kinloss.
	(2622)

118	Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to keep wildlife off the runways at RAF Kinloss.
	(2623)

119	Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many incidents there have been involving wildlife on the runways at RAF Kinloss in each of the last five years.
	(2624)

120	Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he bring forward proposals to review the case for a National Defence Medal; and if he will make a statement.
	(2514)

121	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the URL is of each website managed by (a) his Department and (b) each non-departmental public body and agency for which his Department is responsible.
	(2364)

122	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on the use of drone planes in military operations.
	(2389)

Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister

123	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether he plans to bring forward proposals to amend the parts of the Act of Settlement which discriminate against Roman Catholics.
	(2251)

124 N	Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will review the appropriateness of the time limit applicable to voting rights in general elections to UK citizens resident overseas for 15 years or more.
	(2202)

125	Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what public consultation will take place before proposals are made for the redrawing of electoral boundaries.
	(2314)

126 N	Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 2 June 2010, Official Report, columns 22-23WS, on machinery of Government: departmental organisation, what responsibilities he has in relation to Government policy on the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority.
	(1908)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Education

127	Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions he has had with Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council on participation in the academies programme; and if he will make a statement.
	(2384)

128	Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his policy is on the use by Ministers in his Department of cars allocated from (a) his Department's pool and (b) the Government car pool which are manufactured in the UK; whether Ministers in his Department are entitled to request the use of a car manufactured in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
	(2411)

129 N	Julie Hilling (Bolton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether all local authorities will receive the previously agreed allocation of funding for the (a) Youth Opportunity Fund and (b) Youth Capital Fund for 2010-11.
	(2257)

130	Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June 2010, Official Report, column 137W, on Government departments: reviews, what reviews his Department is undertaking; and what the (a) purpose and (b) timescale of each is.
	(2585)

131	Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding his Department has allocated to further education colleges for 16 to 18 learning in (a) financial year 2010-11 and (b) each of the last five financial years.
	(2269)

132	David Mowat (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the timetable for Key Stage 2 standard assessment tests for academic year 2010-11 will be published; and on what dates he expects those tests to take place.
	(2614)

133	Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the implications for young carers of a policy in schools of no-notice detentions.
	(2436)

134	Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will ensure that any reduction in the level of regulation affecting schools does not put children at risk.
	(2438)

135	Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment was made of the implications for child protection of allowing headteachers to use no-notice detentions.
	(2439)

136	Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his plans are for future funding of Childline.
	(2440)

137	Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent research his Department has commissioned on the number of young carers.
	(2447)

138	Simon Reevell (Dewsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of pupils in the Kirklees local authority area were not offered a place at their (a) first, (b) second and (c) third choice of secondary school in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
	(2503)

139	Simon Reevell (Dewsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many parents in the Kirklees local authority area appealed against the decision on their child's secondary school place in each of the last five years; how many of those appeals were upheld; and if he will make a statement.
	(2504)

140 N	Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children in each local education authority (a) are and (b) are not recorded on the ContactPoint database.
	(2208)

141 N	Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of children of primary school age in each local education authority attend a school other than that of their parents' first choice.
	(2209)

142	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the URL is of each website managed by (a) his Department and (b) each non-departmental public body for which his Department is responsible.
	(2365)

143	David Wright (Telford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Wrockwardine Wood Secondary School in Telford is included in the review of the Building Schools for the Future programme.
	(2506)

144	David Wright (Telford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Phoenix Secondary School in Telford is included in the review of the Building Schools for the Future programme.
	(2507)

145	David Wright (Telford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Lord Silkin Secondary School in Telford is included in the review of the Building Schools for the Future programme.
	(2508)

146	David Wright (Telford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Sutherland Secondary School in Telford is included in the review of the Building Schools for the Future programme.
	(2509)

147	David Wright (Telford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the review of the Building Schools for the Future programme will be concluded.
	(2510)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change

148

Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what his policy is on the use by Ministers in his Department of cars allocated from (a) his Department's pool and (b) the Government car pool which are manufactured in the UK; whether Ministers in his Department are entitled to request the use of a car manufactured in the UK; and if he will make a statement.

(2410)

149	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much pooled funding is available to support cross-departmental co-operation on building a low carbon economy.
	(2331)

150	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what progress has been made on implementation of the Johannesburg Summit agreement on phasing out energy subsidies which inhibit sustainable development; and if he will make a statement.
	(2334)

151	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much has been spent on underwriting of UK civil nuclear insurance liabilities in the last 10 years.
	(2342)

152

Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much has been spent on research and development for long-term nuclear waste management, site radiological remediation and facility decommissioning through (a) the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, (b) NIREX, (c) the Committee on Radioactive Waste Management and (d) British Nuclear Fuels Ltd in the last 10 years.

(2343)

153	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much the UK paid in contributions to the (a) International Atomic Energy Agency and (b) Euratom Supply Agency in the last 10 years.
	(2344)

154	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much the Government has spent on nuclear projects through the European Commission Joint Research Centre in the last 10 years.
	(2345)

155	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much has been spent on the (a) National Nuclear Laboratory, (b) National Nuclear Academy, (c) Nuclear Institute and (d) Office for Civil Nuclear Security in the last 10 years.
	(2346)

156	Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June 2010, Official Report, column 137W, on Government departments: reviews, what reviews his Department is undertaking; and what the (a) purpose and (b) timescale of each is.
	(2587)

157	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the URL is of each website managed by (a) his Department and (b) each non-departmental public body for which his Department is responsible.
	(2366)

158

Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent discussions (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have had with the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority on the (i) earliest and (ii) latest dates for the proposed national deep-level geological repository for radioactive waste to open to receive waste deposits; and what discussions his Department has had on the operation opening dates of that proposed repository.

(2390)

159	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent discussions (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have had with (i) industry and (ii) local authorities on the location for an underground repository for radioactive waste; and if he will make a statement.
	(2393)

160	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent discussions he has had with families of deceased workers at (a) Harwell and (b) Sellafield nuclear facilities whose tissue was retained for analysis.
	(2448)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

161

Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her policy is on the use by Ministers in her Department of cars allocated from (a) her Department's pool and (b) the Government car pool which are manufactured in the UK; whether Ministers in her Department are entitled to request the use of a car manufactured in the UK; and if she will make a statement.

(2408)

162	Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to protect mackerel stocks in UK waters.
	(2380)

163	Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the (a) volume and (b) monetary value of fish stocks landed by the UK fleet in each year since 2005.
	(2381)

164	Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she had (a) with the government of (i) Norway, (ii) Iceland and (ii) the Faroe Islands and (b) at EU level on fishing quotas in relation to the North Sea.
	(2382)

165	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she plans to take to prevent the importation into the UK of timber obtained from illegal logging.
	(2335)

166 N	Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many investigations have been (a) conducted and (b) completed under the Environment Agency's Restoring Sustainable Abstraction programme to date.
	(1979)

167 N	Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans her Department has for amending or retracting water abstraction licences.
	(1980)

168 N	Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether compensation funds will be available for amending or retracting water abstraction licences for sites not covered by the EU Habitats Directive.
	(1981)

169 N	Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has for improving river quality in England; and if she will make a statement.
	(1982)

170	Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her policy is on nanotechnology; and from what budgets funding is drawn for implementation of that policy.
	(2472)

171	Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much her Department plans to spend on nanotechnology in the next five years.
	(2473)

172	Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has for the future role of nanotechnology in her Department's policies.
	(2474)

173	Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June 2010, Official Report, column 137W, on Government departments: reviews, what reviews her Department is undertaking; and what the (a) purpose and (b) timescale of each is.
	(2582)

174	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the URL is of each website managed by (a) her Department and (b) each non-departmental public body and agency for which her Department is responsible.
	(2367)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

175

Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on the use by Ministers in his Department of cars allocated from (a) his Department's pool and (b) the Government car pool which are manufactured in the UK; whether Ministers in his Department are entitled to request the use of a car manufactured in the UK; and if he will make a statement.

(2416)

176	Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he next expects to review the relationship between the UK and its Overseas Territories; and if he will make a statement.
	(2253)

177	Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June 2010, Official Report, column 100W, on Gibraltar: equality, when he expects Gibraltar to meet its obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights in relation to an equal age of consent.
	(2291)

178	Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June 2010, Official Report, column 98W, on British Overseas Territories: equality, whether all new Overseas Territories constitutions will include explicit provision for freedom from discrimination on the grounds of sexuality.
	(2292)

179	Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he plans to hold an Overseas Territories Consultative Council in 2010.
	(2295)

180	Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many bottles of wine in the Government wine cellar were personal gifts from a serving French President to a serving Prime Minister; and what the estimated monetary value is of each.
	(2297)

181

Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 7 June 2010, Official Report, column 27W, on South America: embassies, for what reason he has no plans for the future of posts in (a) Peru, (b) Colombia, (c) Venezuela, (d) Uruguay and (e) Chile; what budget has been set for each post in each such country in each of the next three years; and if he will make a statement.

(2300)

182	Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June 2010, Official Report, column 96W, on Anguilla, what decision has been reached in the work which has been undertaken with the government of Anguilla on the amount that government may borrow in each of the next three years.
	(2511)

183	Mr Tom Clarke (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what response his Department made to reports of attacks on two Ahmadiyya Muslim mosques in Lahore on 28 May 2010.
	(2490)

184	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he plans to take to increase the number of civil service fast streamers working in European Union institutions.
	(2336)

185	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he plans to take to increase the number of British nationals working in European Union institutions.
	(2337)

186	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what public diplomacy work on climate change is being undertaken by his Department; and if he will make a statement.
	(2338)

187	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to promote a low carbon, high growth global economy; and if he will make a statement.
	(2339)

188	Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of British Embassy bursaries for foreign students to study in the UK in the last 12 months.
	(2263)

189	Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many people were awarded British Embassy bursaries to study in the UK in each of the last 20 years.
	(2264)

190	Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which British embassies operate a bursary scheme for foreign students to study in the UK.
	(2265)

191 N	Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater and West Somerset): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is towards Kashmir; and if he will make a statement.
	(2273)

192	Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer by the Leader of the House of 8 June 2010, Official Report, column 137W, on Government departments: reviews, what reviews are being undertaken by his Department; for what purpose in each case; and on what timescale.
	(2632)

193 N	Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his latest assessment is of the political situation in Thailand; and if he will make a statement.
	(2074)

194 N	Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme in ensuring that trade in diamonds does not fund violence.
	(2075)

195 N	Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his latest assessment is of the political situation in Gaza; and if he will make a statement.
	(2077)

196 N	Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Middle East Quartet on securing free access to Gaza for the purposes of providing humanitarian aid, construction material and other non-military supplies.
	(1990)

197 N	Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has received a response from the government of Israel to his statement of 5 June 2010 calling for an end to the closure of Gaza.
	(1991)

198 N	Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the establishment of an international investigation into the interception of the Free Gaza movement flotilla.
	(1992)

199 N	Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the government of Pakistan on religious discrimination in that country and the effects of section 295-C of Pakistan's Penal Code on Ahmadi Muslims.
	(1985)

200 N	Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations the Government has made to the government of Pakistan on the attacks on Ahmadi Muslims in Lahore, Pakistan on 28 May; what response has been received; and if he will make a statement.
	(1986)

201	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will place in the Library a copy of the entries in the Government wine cellar database.
	(2307)

202	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the URL is of each website managed by (a) his Department and (b) each non-departmental public body and agency for which his Department is responsible.
	(2358)

203	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on the use of drone planes in military operations by the governments of other countries.
	(2388)

204	Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he plans to take steps to increase the number of staff from working-class backgrounds recruited to HM Diplomatic Service.
	(2275)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Health

205	Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on the use by Ministers in his Department of cars allocated from (a) his Department's pool and (b) the Government car pool which are manufactured in the UK; whether Ministers in his Department are entitled to request the use of a car manufactured in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
	(2415)

206	Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that money allocated to primary care trusts to support carers goes to carers.
	(2252)

207 N	Caroline Dinenage (Gosport): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the operational status is of the Oncology Clinic at Gosport War Memorial Hospital.
	(2203)

208	Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he plans to take to assist carers; and if he will make a statement.
	(2277)

209	Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people (a) between 18 and 30 years old, (b) between 31 and 40 years old, (c) between 41 and 50 years old, (d) between 51 and 60 years old and (e) over the age of 60 years old were registered as carers in (i) Jarrow constituency, (ii) South Tyneside, (iii) the North East and (iv) England in each year since 1997.
	(2278)

210	Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many carers (a) work full-time and (b) undertake paid work not on a full-time basis in (i) Jarrow constituency, (ii) South Tyneside, (iii) the North East and (iv) England.
	(2279)

211	Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he plans to take under the Sunbeds (Regulation) Act 2010 to (a) prevent children and young people from using unstaffed sunbed salons and (b) ensure the provision of accurate health information on sunbeds; and when he plans to begin the consultation required by that Act.
	(2449)

212 N	Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to reduce the incidence of food poisoning, with particular reference to the incidence during the summer months.
	(2309)

213	Esther McVey (Wirral West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department issues to (a) general practitioners, (b) primary care trusts and (c) NHS trusts on the (i) re-use and (ii) disposal of cloth bandages.
	(2598)

214	Esther McVey (Wirral West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for people assessed as requiring cognitive behavioural therapy.
	(2599)

215	Esther McVey (Wirral West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on the provision of access to (a) talking therapies and (b) cognitive behavioural therapy for those diagnosed with severe mental health problems.
	(2600)

216	Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June 2010, Official Report, column 137W, on Government departments: reviews, what reviews his Department is undertaking; and what the (a) purpose and (b) timescale of each is.
	(2586)

217	Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether it is his policy to ring-fence funding allocated to respite care; and if he will make a statement.
	(2270)

218	Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on the provision of respite care for carers.
	(2271)

219 N	Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when a Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease National Strategy is expected to be (a) completed and (b) implemented in practice.
	(2142)

220 N	Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the NHS spent on treatment of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in each of the last five years.
	(2143)

221 N	Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have been diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
	(2145)

222	Simon Reevell (Dewsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many child and adolescent psychoanalytic psychotherapists have qualified in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
	(2317)

223	Simon Reevell (Dewsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many child and adolescent psychoanalytic psychotherapists worked in each region in the NHS in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
	(2318)

224	Simon Reevell (Dewsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many child and adolescent psychoanalytic psychotherapists he estimates will work in each region of the NHS in each of the next two years; and if he will make a statement.
	(2319)

225	Simon Reevell (Dewsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the quality of adult social care provision in the Kirklees local authority area.
	(2320)

226	Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the NHS spent on (a) all treatments and (b) long-term treatments of alcohol-related illnesses (i) nationally, (ii) in the East Midlands and (iii) in Leicester in each of the last five years.
	(2559)

227	Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many persons aged (a) over 18 and (b) 18 and under were treated for alcohol-related illnesses (i) nationally, (ii) in the East Midlands and (iii) in Leicester in each of the last five years.
	(2560)

228	Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many adults were treated for mental health issues attributable to alcohol misuse (a) nationally, (b) in the East Midlands and (c) in Leicester in each of the last five years.
	(2561)

229	Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many adults have been treated by the NHS for high blood pressure attributable to alcohol misuse (a) nationally, (b) in the East Midlands and (c) in Leicester in each of the last five years.
	(2562)

230	Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) adults and (b) adults aged under 30 who exceeded the recommended maximum for alcohol consumption (i) nationally, (ii) in the East Midlands and (iii) in Leicester in each of the last five years.
	(2563)

231	Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many deaths attributable to alcohol misuse there were (a) nationally, (b) in the East Midlands and (c) in Leicester in each of the last five years.
	(2564)

232	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the URL is of each website managed by (a) his Department and (b) each non-departmental public body and agency for which his Department is responsible.
	(2368)

233	Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to increase the proportion of people screened for early detection and diagnosis of cancers in (a) Hartlepool constituency and (b) the North East region.
	(2274)

Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department

234	Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on the use by Ministers in her Department of cars allocated from (a) her Department's pool and (b) the Government car pool which are manufactured in the UK; whether Ministers in her Department are entitled to request the use of a car manufactured in the UK; and if she will make a statement.
	(2419)

235 N	Damian Collins (Folkestone and Hythe): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will review her Department's recent decision to reduce the number of people employed by the UK Border Agency in Folkestone.
	(1914)

236	Caroline Dinenage (Gosport): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many chief constables have chauffeur-driven cars; and at what total cost to the public purse.
	(2201)

237 N	Caroline Dinenage (Gosport): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the estimated cost of Hampshire Constabulary running the airfield at HMS Daedalus in Lee-on-the-Solent is for 2010-11, identifying separately the cost of employment of the Air Support Unit officers and staff and associated expenses.
	(2204)

238	Charlie Elphicke (Dover): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the budget of the Forensic Science Service (FSS) was in each financial year since 2005-06; and what the projected budget for the FSS is in 2010-11.
	(2282)

239	Charlie Elphicke (Dover): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff were employed by the Forensic Science Service in each financial year since 2005-06.
	(2283)

240	Charlie Elphicke (Dover): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) voluntary and (b) involuntary redundancies there were from the Forensic Science Service in 2009-10.
	(2284)

241	Charlie Elphicke (Dover): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staffed locations of the Forensic Science Service there were in each financial year since 2005-06.
	(2285)

242	Charlie Elphicke (Dover): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the budget for the UK Port Police in (a) the UK and (b) the Port of Dover (i) was in each year from 2007-08 to 2009-10 and (ii) is estimated to be in 2010-11.
	(2286)

243	Charlie Elphicke (Dover): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has for the future of the Port Police.
	(2287)

244 N	Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many annual allocations of certificates of sponsorship were requested by employers for the second year of the points-based system in respect of (a) Tier Two general and (b) Tier Two ICT.
	(1983)

245 N	Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were granted permission (a) in-country and (b) overseas to work in the UK under each category of Tier One and Tier Two of the points-based system in 2009; and how many associated dependants there were of people in each category.
	(1984)

246	Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding for each area under pathfinder neighbourhood agreements (a) has been allocated in 2010-11 to date and (b) is planned to be allocated in the remainder of 2010-11.
	(2391)

247

Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 10 June 2010, on stop-and-search authorisation, Official Report, columns 23-28WS, how many individuals have been charged with offences when stopped under an unlawful section 44 power since 19 February 2001; and what steps she plans to take in respect of those charged and convicted under those powers.

(2475)

248 N	Alan Johnson (Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment the Government has made of the relative accuracy of each of the methods used to measure levels of crime.
	(1603)

249 N	Alan Johnson (Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in how many cases of (a) homicide, (b) rape, (c) sexual assault and (d) serious violence which took place in 2008-09 a sample from the DNA database of an individual who had previously been arrested but not charged with an offence was used in evidence.
	(1604)

250 N	Alan Johnson (Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward proposals to provide a cheaper and more compact alternative to the British passport for travel within the EU.
	(1909)

251 N	Alan Johnson (Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the change has been in the number of incidents of (a) violent crime, (b) burglary, (c) theft and (d) domestic violence between 1997 and the latest date for which information is available.
	(1993)

252 N	Alan Johnson (Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which elements of the proposed £135 million police expenditure reductions (a) were and (b) were not contained in the £545 million of reductions set out in the Policing White Paper published in November 2009.
	(2073)

253	Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many passport applications are known to have gone missing in the post in (a) 2005, (b) 2006, (c) 2007, (d) 2008 and (e) 2009.
	[R] (2197)

254	Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June 2010, Official Report, column 137W, on Government departments: reviews, what reviews her Department is undertaking; and what the (a) purpose and (b) timescale of each is.
	(2591)

255

Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visitor visa applications were received by the UK Visa Application centre in Jakarta in the last 12 months; how many such applications were (a) refused (i) because required supporting documentation was not provided, (ii) although required supporting documentation was provided and (iii) because required financial documentation was not provided, (b) granted with only the supporting documentation required on the application form being provided and (c) granted following the provision of additional financial information; how much income Jakarta Visa Centre received from (A) initial and (B) subsequent applications in the last 12 months for which figures are available; and if she will make a statement.

(2312)

256	Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will encourage police forces in England to make greater use of special constables.
	(2406)

257	Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to improve policing in rural areas.
	(2407)

258 N	Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of recorded crime involved a firearm in 2008-09.
	(2064)

259 N	Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many recorded crimes involving a firearm there were in (a) 2008 and (b) 2009.
	(2065)

260 N	Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of recorded crime involving a firearm involved (a) shotguns, (b) rifles and (c) imitation weapons in 2008-09.
	(2066)

261 N	Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for possession of a firearm were (a) rejected and (b) rejected due to mental health issues in 2008-09.
	(2067)

262 N	Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in how many cases in 2008-09 those owning a firearm and wanting to renew their licence have had it revoked; and of these cases, what number have been related to mental health.
	(2068)

263 N	Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many holders of a licence for the possession of a firearm had their licence (a) revoked and (b) revoked due to mental health issues when seeking to renew their licence in 2008-09.
	(2069)

264	Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many charges of (a) all individuals and (b) individuals under the age of 18 years relating to alcohol-related anti-social behaviour were made (i) nationally, (ii) in the East Midlands and (iii) in Leicester in each of the last five years.
	(2571)

265	Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many anti-social behaviour orders have been issued (a) in total and (b) to individuals under the age of 18 years (i) nationally, (ii) in the East Midlands and (iii) in Leicester in each of the last five years.
	(2572)

266	Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) premises and (b) independent retailers (i) nationally, (ii) in the East Midlands and (iii) in Leicester have been fined for the sale of alcohol to persons under the age of 18 years in each of the last five years.
	(2573)

267	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the URL is of each website managed by (a) her Department and (b) each non-departmental public body and agency for which her Department is responsible.
	(2369)

268	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents of telephone (a) hacking and (b) blagging have been investigated since 6 May 2010.
	(2395)

269	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department takes to protect the (a) electronic and (b) telephonic communications of the royal family.
	(2396)

270	Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many residents of each (a) parliamentary constituency and (b) region have bought an identity card.
	(2615)

271	Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many unaccompanied child asylum seekers were deported to each destination from the UK in each month over the last five years.
	(2630)

272	Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government plans to review arrangements for the removal of unaccompanied child asylum seekers from the UK.
	(2631)

Questions to the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, representing the House of Commons Commission

273	Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, representing the House of Commons Commission, what the cost of administering and processing early day motions was in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(2311)

274	Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many early day motions had (a) between 1 and 5, (b) between 6 and 10, (c) between 11 and 50, (d) between 51 and 100 and (e) over 100 signatures at the end of each of the last five Parliamentary Sessions.
	(2444)

275	Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many early day motions were tabled in each Parliamentary Session since 2000-01.
	(2445)

Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development

276

Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what his policy is on the use by Ministers in his Department of cars allocated from (a) his Department's pool and (b) the Government car pool which are manufactured in the UK; whether Ministers in his Department are entitled to request the use of a car manufactured in the UK; and if he will make a statement.

(2418)

277	Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of his Department's budget is spent through direct payments to the European Union; and what steps he is taking to ensure the value for money of such expenditure.
	(2255)

278	Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether he plans to continue the previous administration's work to publish and disseminate a toolkit on inclusive education for children with disabilities in developing countries.
	(2260)

279	Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions he has had on the replenishment of the Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
	(2616)

280	Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) transparency, (b) accountability and (c) effectiveness of the way (i) the Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and (ii) other multilateral and bilateral global health programmes spend the UK's contributions.
	(2617)

281	Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether he plans to provide funding for an airport on St Helena.
	(2293)

282	Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much aid he plans to provide to each UK Overseas Territory in 2010-11.
	(2294)

283	Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding programmes for galleries and museums in the UK he plans to reduce in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12.
	(2296)

284

Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much his Department has spent on overseas projects for the extraction and transport of fossil fuels through (a) the World Bank Group, (b) the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, (c) the European Investment Bank and (d) other Government-funded financial institutions in the last five years.

(2340)

285	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what progress his Department has made on developing guidance with the multilateral development banks to screen development expenditure for climate risks; and if he will make a statement.
	(2341)

286 N	Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when he expects the target of 0.7 per cent. of gross national income to be allocated to development aid to be met.
	(2146)

287	Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June 2010, Official Report, column 137W, on Government departments: reviews, what reviews his Department is undertaking; and what the (a) purpose and (b) timescale of each is.
	(2581)

288	Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what his policy is on supporting developing countries to achieve good governance.
	(2446)

289 N	Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment his Department has made of the effects of tropical storm Agatha in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador.
	(2076)

290 N	Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what his latest assessment is of the humanitarian situation in Gaza; and if he will make a statement.
	(2078)

291	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the URL is of each website managed by (a) his Department and (b) each non-departmental public body and agency for which his Department is responsible.
	(2370)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice

292	Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his policy is on the use by Ministers in his Department of cars allocated from (a) his Department's pool and (b) the Government car pool which are manufactured in the UK; whether Ministers in his Department are entitled to request the use of a car manufactured in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
	(2420)

293	Hazel Blears (Salford and Eccles): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to ensure the provision of a courthouse in Salford.
	(2200)

294	Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many complaints made by children about the quality or quantity of the food in Feltham Young Offenders' Institution were received in the last 12 months.
	(2491)

295	Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many children of each (a) sex, (b) race and (c) age have been (i) remanded to and (ii) received into Medway Secure Training Centre in each year since it opened.
	(2499)

296	Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many men had been released after serving an indeterminate sentence for public protection on the latest date for which figures are available.
	(2500)

297	Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) women and (b) men who served an indeterminate sentence for public protection remain under supervision.
	(2501)

298	Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) men and (b) women have been received into prison each year on indeterminate sentences for public protection (IPPs) since IPPs were introduced.
	(2609)

299	Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many victims of rape in England and Wales whose cases resulted in a conviction in each of the last five years were aged (a) under 18 and (b) under 25 years at the time of the attack.
	(2497)

300	Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which probation services Ministers in his Department have visited since their appointment.
	(2192)

301	Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which prisons each of the Ministers in his Department has visited since their appointment.
	(2193)

302	Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of integrated offender management schemes in reducing levels of re-offending.
	(2194)

303	Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much funding he has allocated to commence new integrated offender management schemes in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12; and how many such schemes he expects will commence in each of those years.
	(2195)

304	Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what integrated offender management schemes were operating in England and Wales as at 1 May 2010.
	(2196)

305	Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many men of (a) between 15 and 17, (b) between 18 and 20 and (c) over 20 years were sentenced to custody by courts in Wales in the last 10 years.
	(2505)

306 N	Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prosecutions there have been under section 127(1)(a) of the Communications Act 2003; and if he will make a statement.
	(1905)

307 N	Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect on the provision of services to those appearing before mental health tribunals of recent changes in civil legal aid; and if he will make a statement.
	(1913)

308	Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June 2010, Official Report, column 137W, on Government departments: reviews, what reviews his Department is undertaking; and what the (a) purpose and (b) timescale of each is.
	(2592)

309	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the URL is of each website managed by (a) his Department and (b) each non-departmental public body and agency for which his Department is responsible.
	(2371)

310	Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what powers he has in relation to (a) recommending and (b) amending minimum life sentences for offenders convicted of murder.
	(2305)

311	Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his plans are for the future of the Sentencing Guidelines Council; and if he will make a statement.
	(2310)

Questions to the Leader of the House

312	Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Leader of the House, if he will discuss with the authorities of both Houses provision for combining the publication of ministerial answers to written questions asked in the House of Lords and the House of Commons.
	(2280)

313	Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Leader of the House, if he will make provision for online submission of petitions to the House.
	(2281)

314	Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Leader of the House, what discussions he has had with the House authorities on necessary long-term work to the Palace of Westminster; and if he will publish advice he has received on this matter.
	(2298)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

315	Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what his policy is on the use by Ministers in his Department of cars allocated from (a) his Department's pool and (b) the Government car pool which are manufactured in the UK; whether Ministers in his Department are entitled to request the use of a car manufactured in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
	(2421)

316	Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June 2010, Official Report, column 137W, on Government departments: reviews, what reviews his Department is undertaking; and what the (a) purpose and (b) timescale of each is.
	(2579)

317	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the URL is of each website managed by (a) his Department and (b) each non-departmental public body for which his Department is responsible.
	(2372)

Questions to the Prime Minister

318	Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Prime Minister, when he next plans to visit the North East; and if he will make a statement.
	(2355)

319	Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Prime Minister, which Secretary of State is responsible for responding to the Second and Third Reports of the West Midlands Regional Committee of Session 2009-10, HC 421 and HC 528; and when he expects those responses to be made.
	(2424)

320	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Prime Minister, whether (a) Andy Coulson and (b) Jonny Oates (i) have been subject to postive vetting and (ii) will have access to situation reports from military commanders.
	(2306)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland

321	Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what his policy is on the use by Ministers in his Department of cars allocated from (a) his Department's pool and (b) the Government car pool which are manufactured in the UK; whether Ministers in his Department are entitled to request the use of a car manufactured in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
	(2422)

322	Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June 2010, Official Report, column 137W, on Government departments: reviews, what reviews his Department is undertaking; and what the (a) purpose and (b) timescale of each is.
	(2578)

323	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the URL is of each website managed by his Department.
	(2373)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport

324	Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much he plans to allocate to the (a) extension and (b) future development of the Midland Metro through Dudley to Brierley Hill.
	(2383)

325	Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his policy is on the use by Ministers in his Department of cars allocated from (a) his Department's pool and (b) the Government car pool which are manufactured in the UK; whether Ministers in his Department are entitled to request the use of a car manufactured in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
	(2423)

326	Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff were employed by the Government Car Service (a) on 6 May 2010 and (b) at the latest date for which information is available.
	(2441)

327	Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many vehicles the Government Car Service has disposed of since the Government came into office.
	(2442)

328	Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) make, (b) model and (c) place of manufacture was of each car (i) purchased and (ii) leased by the Government Car Service since 6 May 2010; and how much each cost to purchase or lease.
	(2443)

329 N	Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to improve traffic flows at the Canford Bottom roundabout on the A31.
	(2402)

330	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of progress in discussions at EU level on the development of mandatory sustainability criteria for biofuels.
	(2333)

331	Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to review the regional funding allocations for highway schemes made in 2005.
	(2534)

332 N	Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has considered the responses to his Department's speed limit consultation of December 2009, with particular reference to 20mph zones; and if he will produce a revised speed limit circular in accordance with the proposals in the consultation.
	(1987)

333 N	Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to bring into force each of those provisions of the Traffic Management Act 2004 which have not yet been brought into force.
	(1988)

334	Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will assess the merits of allowing the private sponsorship of road signs; and if he will make a statement.
	(2308)

335	John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made by the working group convened by his Department to consider the respective legal advice received by the Department and trade unions on applying the national minimum wage to seafarers working on non-UK registered vessels travelling between UK ports; and if he will make a statement.
	[R] (2261)

336	Mrs Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of unadopted roads in (a) St Albans, (b) Hertfordshire and (c) England.
	(2259)

337	Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June 2010, Official Report, column 137W, on Government departments: reviews, what reviews his Department is undertaking; and what the (a) purpose and (b) timescale of each is.
	(2583)

338	Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with Network Rail in respect of its planned reduction in expenditure of £100 million in 2010-11; and what the outcome was of those discussions.
	(2301)

339	Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what correspondence his Department has had with Network Rail officials on how Network Rail plans to reduce its expenditure by £100 million in 2010-11; and if he will place in the Library a copy of each such item of correspondence.
	(2302)

340	Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the likely effect on the number of jobs in the rail industry of the planned £100 million expenditure reductions by Network Rail in 2010-11.
	(2303)

341	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the URL is of each website managed by (a) his Department and (b) each non-departmental public body and agency for which his Department is responsible.
	(2374)

342	Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance his Department provides to local authorities on assessing the suitability of section 19 permit holders in the provision of home-to-school transport; and if he will make a statement.
	(2479)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales

343	Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what her policy is on the use by Ministers in her Department of cars allocated from (a) her Department's pool and (b) the Government car pool which are manufactured in the UK; whether Ministers in her Department are entitled to request the use of a car manufactured in the UK; and if she will make a statement.
	(2398)

344	Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions she has had with Ministers and officials of the Ministry of Justice on the siting of a prison in North Wales.
	(2250)

345	Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June 2010, Official Report, column 137W, on Government departments: reviews, what reviews her Department is undertaking; and what the (a) purpose and (b) timescale of each is.
	(2577)

346	Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what her most recent estimate is of the number of pensioners living in poverty in Wales.
	(2397)

347	Owen Smith (Pontypridd): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what meetings she has had with the Wales Trades Union Congress since her appointment.
	(2596)

348	Owen Smith (Pontypridd): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what meetings she has had with CBI Wales since her appointment.
	(2597)

349	Owen Smith (Pontypridd): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what meetings she has had with the Federation of Small Businesses Wales since her appointment.
	(2601)

350	Owen Smith (Pontypridd): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what meetings she has had with the Welsh Local Government Association since her appointment.
	(2602)

351	Owen Smith (Pontypridd): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what meetings she has had with the First Minister of Wales since her appointment; and what was discussed at those meetings.
	(2603)

352	Owen Smith (Pontypridd): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many times she has met with the Deputy First Minister of Wales since her appointment; and what was discussed in those meetings.
	(2604)

353	Owen Smith (Pontypridd): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what meetings she has had with the Welsh Assembly Minister for Heritage since her appointment.
	(2605)

354	Owen Smith (Pontypridd): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what meetings she has had with the Welsh Assembly Government Minister for Rural Affairs since her appointment.
	(2606)

355	Owen Smith (Pontypridd): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what meetings she has had with the Welsh Assembly Government Deputy Minister for Housing since her appointment.
	(2607)

356	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the URL is of each website managed by her Department.
	(2357)

Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities

357	Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what her policy is on the use by Ministers in the Government Equalities Office of cars allocated from (a) its pool and (b) the Government car pool which are manufactured in the UK; whether Ministers in that Office are entitled to request the use of a car manufactured in the UK; and if she will make a statement.
	(2399)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

358	Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his policy is on the use by Ministers in his Department of cars allocated from (a) his Department's pool and (b) the Government car pool which are manufactured in the UK; whether Ministers in his Department are entitled to request the use of a car manufactured in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
	(2400)

359	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Government plans to adhere to the targets for abolishing child poverty contained in the Child Poverty Act 2010; and if he will make a statement.
	(2258)

360	Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what advice he has received from his Department on the (a) efficiency and (b) cost-effectiveness of the Future Jobs Fund; and if he will publish all such advice received.
	(2299)

361	Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his policy is on training Jobcentre Plus personal advisers on the circumstances and needs of lone parents under the Single Work Programme.
	(2492)

362	Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has for the Jobcentre Plus Access to Work programme.
	(2494)

363	Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has for the Jobcentre Plus Rapid Response Service.
	(2495)

364	Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his policy is on reform of the Social Fund.
	(2496)

365	Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have been in receipt of carer's allowance in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK in each year since the allowance's inception.
	(2394)

366 N	Mr Adam Holloway (Gravesham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his policy is on the provision of support for people who are unable to work as a result of disability.
	(1852)

367	Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of voluntary job clubs in helping people into employment.
	(2256)

368	Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June 2010, Official Report, column 137W, on Government departments: reviews, what reviews his Department is undertaking; and what the (a) purpose and (b) timescale of each is.
	(2588)

369	Jacob Rees-Mogg (North East Somerset): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have been assessed for employment and support allowance at Flowers Hill, Brislington, Bristol; and how many such people had their applications for that allowance rejected following work capability assessments.
	(2304)

370 N	Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects to (a) commence and (b) complete the reassessment of those in receipt of incapacity benefit; and what recent changes to this timetable there have been.
	(1907)

371	Jim Sheridan (Paisley and Renfrewshire North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to publish a response to the accessing compensation consultation; and what steps the Government plans to take to ensure that people who are injured or made ill by their work obtain the compensation to which they are entitled.
	(2529)

372	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the URL is of each website managed by (a) his Department and (b) each non-departmental public body and agency for which his Department is responsible.
	(2359)

373	Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employment and support allowance claimants who have been found fit for work (a) are in employment, (b) are in receipt of each type of benefit and (c) are of unknown status.
	(2625)

374	Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if his Department will take steps to track and monitor claimants who apply for the employment and support allowance and are found fit to work; and for what reasons these claimants are not currently tracked and monitored.
	(2626)

375	Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what (a) policies and (b) practices are in place to ensure that vulnerable people who apply for employment and support allowance who are found fit for work receive benefits to which they are entitled.
	(2627)

376	Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what changes he plans to make to the employment and support allowance system; and if he will make a statement.
	(2628)

Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office

377 N	Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, who the members are of the National Security Council.
	[Transferred] (2149)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

378	Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of air conditioning systems operating at over 250 kilowatts had been inspected for energy efficiency by 4 January 2009; and what proportion of such systems operating at over 12 kilowatts had been inspected on the most recent date for which figures are available.
	[Transferred] (2610)

379	Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of arrangements for local authority trading standards officers to monitor the inspection of the energy efficiency of air conditoning systems.
	[Transferred] (2611)

380	Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the average cost to businesses of compliance with the arrangements for inspecting the energy efficiency of air conditoning systems.
	[Transferred] (2612)

381	Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the likely reduction in emissions from the use of air conditioning systems arising from full compliance with regulations for their inspection.
	[Transferred] (2613)

382	Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will bring forward proposals to freeze the back-rating of business rates in respect of port businesses.
	[R] [Transferred] (2498)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport

383	Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how many independent retailers have had their licence to sell alcohol revoked in (a) England, (b) the East Midlands and (c) Leicester in each of the last five years.
	[Transferred] (2575)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Health

384	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he plans to develop a GM-free food labelling scheme similar to schemes in operation in Germany and Austria; and if he will make a statement.
	[Transferred] (2437)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport

385	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the merits of designating electric vehicle charging points as regulated assets.
	[Transferred] (2329)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales

386	Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much has been returned to the Exchequer in payments via the housing revenue account subsidy scheme by local authorities in Wales in each financial year since 1997; and if she will make a statement.
	[Transferred] (2530)


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