Session 2010-11
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The Questions Book

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Monday 28 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 28 June 2010
(the 'Questions Book')

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Monday 28 June 2010

This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Monday 28 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 28 June of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.

For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Monday 28 June see Part 2 of this paper.

Questions to the Attorney General

1	Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): To ask the Attorney General, how much the Law Officers' Departments spent on catering in each year from 1997 to 2009.
	(4859)

2	Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Attorney General, in relation to how many defendants charged with criminal offences the Crown Prosecution Service has applications for the removal of the jury under Part 7 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 pending.
	(4898)

3 N	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Attorney General, how many Government (a) cars and (b) drivers are allocated to Ministers in the Law Officers' Departments.
	(4548)

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

4	Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the capacity of the private sector to absorb redundancies in the public sector arising from reductions in departmental expenditure limits.
	(4703)

5 N	Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he plans to introduce a programme of retraining for public sector workers made redundant as a result of reductions in departmental expenditure limits.
	(4704)

6 N	Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the planned repayment period was for the proposed loan to Sheffield Forgemasters which was withdrawn on 17 June 2010; and what the total planned repayment amount was, including interest payments.
	(4494)

7 N	Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will publish representations his Department received from individuals or groups on the proposed loan to Sheffied Forgemasters between 7 May and 17 June 2010.
	(4495)

8 N	Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when Sheffield Forgemasters first requested that his Department to provide a loan facility.
	(4496)

9 N	Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he had with Sheffield Forgemasters between 7 May and 17 June 2010 on the proposed £80 million loan facility.
	(4497)

10	Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what funding he intends to allocate to the Automotive Council to implement the recommendations of the recent report of the New Automotive Innovation and Growth Team.
	(4561)

11	Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans he has for the future of the Automotive Council; and if he will make a statement.
	(4562)

12	Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he plans to implement the recommendations of the recent report of the New Automotive Innovation and Growth Team on the Future of the Automotive Industry in the UK.
	(4563)

Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what percentage of (a) cosmetics, (b) biocidal products, (c) food products and (d) human medicines marketed in the UK contained manufactured nanomaterials according to ISO definitions in the latest period for which figures are available; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure that such products are safe for (i) consumers and (ii) the environment.

(4823)

14 N	Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he has made a recent estimate of the monetary value of the trade in food supplements and other health products from the Channel Islands which are imported into the UK.
	(3998)

15 N	Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the target market countries of the UK Trade and Investment Defence and Security Organisation (a) were in 2009-10 and (b) are in 2010-11.
	(4555)

16	Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when his Department last made an estimate of the cost of EU regulations to British businesses.
	(4818)

17	Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much his Department spent on catering in each year from 1997 to 2009.
	(4850)

18 N	Stephen Gilbert (St Austell and Newquay): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2010, Official Report, column 536W, on post offices, where each of the 48 Post Office Essential pilots is located.
	(4371)

19 N	Stephen Gilbert (St Austell and Newquay): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what criteria are being used to evaluate the effectiveness of the Post Office Essential pilots.
	(4372)

20	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 22 June 2010, Official Report, column 190W, on fossil fuels: export credits guarantees, what definition of dirty fossil-fuel energy production his Department uses.
	(4580)

21	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2010, Official Report, column 456W, on environmental protection, what his definition of environmental goods and services his Department uses.
	(4618)

22	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans he has to increase the level of support provided by UK Trade and Investment for UK-based companies that develop and export innovative low carbon technologies.
	(4687)

23	Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assets were owned by the East of England Development Agency in each year since its inception; and what the monetary value was of each of those assets in each of those years.
	(4815)

24	Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of the East of England Development Agency's allocated capital programme expenditure was spent in each year since its inception.
	(4816)

25	Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much funding from the East of England Development Agency was allocated to Harlow in each year since the agency was established; how much of the allocated funding was spent; and on which projects it was spent.
	(4817)

26	Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much the East of England Development Agency has spent on (a) administration and (b) projects in each year since it was established.
	(4870)

27	Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the gross salary and pensions benefits was of the (a) chief executive, (b) deputy chief executive and (c) other executive directors of each regional development agency in each year since their inception; and if he will make a statement.
	(4871)

28	Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much the East of England Development Agency spent on (a) corporate hospitality, (b) alcoholic drinks of each type, (c) food and (d) conference facilities and room hire in each year since it was established.
	(4872)

Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much the East of England Development Agency spent on (a) internal communications and (b) external marketing and advertising in each year since it was established; how many staff it employed in each salary band (i) in internal communications and (ii) external marketing communications and advertising in each of those years; and whether the agency had an internal magazine during this period.

(4873)

30	Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, from which budgets the £200 million in savings from the higher education budget announced by his Department on 24 May 2010 will be made.
	(4592)

31	Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will estimate the effects on expenditure by the higher education sector of the Government's proposal to increase the normal rate of value added tax to 20 per cent.
	(4595)

32	Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his most recent estimate is of the effect on the living costs of students of an increase in the rate of value added tax from 17.5 per cent. to 20 per cent.
	(4894)

33	Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what consideration he has given to the findings of the recent report by the Higher Education Funding Council of England on Student Ethnicity: Profile and Progression of entrants to full-time, first degree study and the achievement gap between white and ethnic minority students.
	(4895)

34	Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle Upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effects of the proposed abolition of One NorthEast on the Passionate People Passionate Places campaign.
	(4711)

35	Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle Upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effects of the proposed abolition of One NorthEast on the the North East Productivity Alliance project.
	(4712)

36	Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West and Royton): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what research and development grants his Department has provided for the development of genetically modified potatoes resistant to late blight since May 1997, including for research into resistance genes and mechanisms.
	(4887)

37	Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West and Royton): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what research and development grants the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council has provided for the development of potatoes resistant to late blight using traditional breeding since May 1997.
	(4888)

38	Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West and Royton): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what research and development grants his Department has provided for the development of genetically modified potatoes resistant to potato cyst eelworm since May 1997.
	(4889)

39	Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West and Royton): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what research and development grants the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council provided for the development of genetically modified potatoes resistant to potato cyst eelworm since May 1997.
	(4890)

40 N	Penny Mordaunt (Portsmouth North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans he has for the future of the Office for Life Sciences; and if he will make a statement.
	(4560)

41	Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much funding will be available from the new Enterprise Capital Fund in (a) England, (b) the North East and (c) Newcastle.
	(4822)

42	Claire Perry (Devizes): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he expects to publish the responses his Department has received to the joint consultation on modernising street trading and pedlar legislation, and on draft guidance on the current regime.
	(4812)

43
N

Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2010, Official Report, column 534W, on departmental mobile telephones, what the (a) purchase cost of the handset, (b) network provider, (c) type of tariff and (c) name of the supplier is in respect of the (i) mobile telephone issued to the Minister of State for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning and (ii) the BlackBerry devices issued to (A) him, (B) the Minister of State for Universities and Science, (C) the Minister of State for Business and Enterprise, (D) the Minister for Employment Relations, Consumer and Postal Affairs and (E) the Parliamentary Secretary for Business, Innovation and Skills.

(4684)

44	Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will bring forward proposals to reduce mobile telephone termination rates; and if he will make a statement.
	(4434)

Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office

45	Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of (a) the size of the adult population and (b) the number of persons registered to vote resident in the (i) Metropolitan Borough of Tameside and (ii) Metropolitan Borough of Stockport.
	(4659)

46 N	Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of non-EU (a) migrants and (b) economic migrants who (i) have arrived to live in the UK and (ii) have emigrated from the UK in each year since 2003.
	(4609)

47	Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the merits of relocating central Government jobs to Great Yarmouth.
	(4717)

48	Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reasons the Royal Standard was not hoisted at Admiralty House on the occasion of the visit of Her Majesty the Queen in June 2010.
	(4542)

49 N	Ian Swales (Redcar): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the most recent estimate is of the number of people in Redcar constituency who earn less than £7,450 per annum.
	(4381)

50 N	Ian Swales (Redcar): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average individual annual income was in Redcar constituency in each of the last five years.
	(4589)

51 N	Ian Swales (Redcar): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many new jobs were created in Redcar constituency in each of the last five years.
	(4590)

52 N	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Government (a) cars and (b) drivers are allocated to Ministers in the Leader of the House's Office.
	(4547)

53	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with the UK Statistics Authority on (a) the publication by his Department of figures relating to non-payroll staff and (b) the application of the provisions of the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 to that publication; and if he will make a statement.
	(4554)

Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

54	Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he plans to take to recoup any shortfall in his predicted savings from renegotiations of contracts with suppliers of goods and services to Government departments.
	(4692)

55 N	Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had on the definition of non-business assets in respect of the application of capital gains tax; and if he will make a statement.
	(4705)

56 N	Mr John Baron (Basildon and Billericay): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expects to reply to the emails of 27 May and 4 June 2010 and to the letter of 8 June 2010 from the hon. Member for Basildon and Billericay on the Ford loan guarantee.
	(4635)

57 N	Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the amount of revenue accruing to the Exchequer that would have been paid in tax by employees in jobs created by the installation of a new press at Sheffield Forgemasters funded by the proposed £80 million Government loan; and if he will make a statement.
	(4498)

58	Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) Protestant, (b) Roman Catholic and (c) non-determined appointees there were in HM Revenue and Customs offices in Northern Ireland in 2009.
	(4528)

59	Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the change to the level of the state pension following the restoration of the link with earnings.
	(4529)

60 N	Yvette Cooper (Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to chart A2 of Budget 2010, HC6, if he will publish charts showing the effect of increases announced in the June 2010 Budget and excluding the effect of measures announced in the March 2010 Budget as a percentage of net income by income distribution for each year to 2015-16.
	(4646)

61
N

Yvette Cooper (Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many individuals to whom the child tax credit is paid in families with two earners have annual incomes of (a) between 0 and £5,000, (b) between £5,001 and £10,000, (c) between £10,001 and £15,000, (d) between £15,001 and £20,000, (e) between £20,001 and £25,000, (f) between £25,001 and £30,000 (g) between £30,001 and £35,000, (h) between £35,001 and £40,000 and (i) over £40,001.

(4665)

62 N	Yvette Cooper (Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what methodology he uses to estimate the average income of the individual to whom child tax credits are paid in households in receipt of child tax credit with two earners.
	(4666)

63	Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on the future of research and development tax credits for business; and if he will make a statement.
	(4509)

64	Ms Angela Eagle (Wallasey): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to table 48 of the Pre-Budget Forecast prepared by the Office of Budget Responsibility, on what planning assumptions relating to (a) wages and (b) levels of employment in the public sector the projections of the cost of public sector pensions are based.
	(4543)

65	Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Financial Statement of 22 June 2010, Official Report, columns 166-80, what the source was for the statistics on regional private sector jobs generation cited at column 176.
	(4860)

66	Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department spent on catering in each year from 1997 to 2009.
	(4856)

67	Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which ongoing capital projects allocated funding by his Department are under review in each constituency; and what the monetary value is of each such project.
	(4830)

68	Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time employees there were in his Department's Euro Preparations Unit; what the annual budget of the unit was; and to which central Government departments such employees will be redeployed.
	(4831)

69	Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many women in each (a) constituency and (b) local authority received the Health in Pregnancy grant in each year since its inception.
	(4832)

70	Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of people liable to pay inheritance tax in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14, (e) 2014-15 and (f) 2015-16.
	(4833)

71	Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the additional revenue that would be generated in one year if capital gains tax were set at (a) 30 per cent., (b) 35 per cent., (c) 40 per cent., (d) 45 per cent., (e) 50 per cent. and (f) 28 per cent.
	(4834)

72	Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of the total revenue generated by capital gains tax was paid by those who pay income tax at the (a) basic and (b) higher rate in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(4835)

73	Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, in line with what measure of the rate of inflation the annual exempt amount for capital gains tax will rise.
	(4836)

74	Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the income tax personal allowance will be for those aged over 65 years who are in employment in 2011-12.
	(4837)

75	Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many of those aged over 65 years are in (a) full-time and (b) part-time employment.
	(4838)

76	Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the median annual income for those aged over 65 years who are in employment.
	(4839)

77	Richard Fuller (Bedford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps HM Revenue and Customs has taken to improve levels of accuracy in the processing of tax codes.
	(4616)

78	Richard Fuller (Bedford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much HM Revenue and Customs spent on contesting the payment of taxes with probate executors in 2009.
	(4617)

79	Andrew George (St Ives): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to ensure that sufficient UK match funding will be available to enable (a) the delivery of the EU convergence programme and (b) draw down of budgeted EU structural funding.
	(4419)

80	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2010, Official Report, column 482W, on research and development tax credit: environmental protection, if he will bring forward proposals to amend the UK Standard Industrial Classification of Economic Activities to identify clean technology as a separate sector.
	(4619)

81	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the outcomes were of his discussions with G20 counterparts at the recent meeting on energy subsidy reform.
	(4624)

82	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what contribution his Department made to the Joint Report of the International Energy Authority, the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and the World Bank on energy subsidy reform.
	(4685)

83
N

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to lines 37 to 45 of table 2.1 of Budget 2010, HC 61, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) families and (b) children who will be less affluent as a result of his proposals to change tax credits in each year to 2014-15; and what estimate he has made of the average reduction in tax credits in (i) cash and (ii) real terms in each such year.

(4647)

84 N	Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of previously eligible women who will not be entitled to claim health in pregnancy grant under the Government's proposals in each year to 2014-15.
	(4662)

85	Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff were on the payroll of HM Revenue and Customs and its predecessors on (a) 1 May 1990, (b) 1 May 2000 and (c) the most recent date for which figures are available.
	(4508)

86	Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the effects on the number of jobs of the proposed change to the rate of value added tax.
	(4656)

87	Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the administrative cost of processing the proposed changes to the level of earnings disregard for tax credits.
	(4657)

88	Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of persons likely to be affected by the proposal to changes to the level of earnings disregard for tax credits.
	(4658)

89	Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effects of the proposed freeze on child benefit on the likelihood of achieving Government's objective to end child poverty by 2020.
	(4676)

90	Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the 2010 Budget,what assessment he has made of the likely effects of his proposals on the likelihood of achieving Government's objective to end child poverty by 2020.
	(4677)

91	Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the 2010 Budget,what assessment he has made of the likely effects on low-income groups of the proposed changes to housing benefits.
	(4678)

92 N	Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of people in Midlothian constituency affected by the changes to (a) working tax credits and (b) child tax credits announced in the Budget Statement on 22 June 2010.
	(4322)

93	John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what procedures apply to the length of time between a Minister in his Department making a Statement to the House and publication of that Statement on his Department's website; and when the Statement made on (a) 17 June 2010 and (b) 22 June 2010 will be published on the website.
	(4445)

94 N	Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effects on levels of child poverty of the measures announced in his recent Budget in each of the next five years.
	(4295)

95 N	Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what remuneration will be provided to Mr John Hutton for conducting the review of public sector pensions.
	(4288)

96 N	Liz Kendall (Leicester West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many households with annual incomes of over £40,000 are in receipt of child tax credit in (a) England, (b) Leicester and (c) Leicester West constituency.
	(4603)

97 N	Liz Kendall (Leicester West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many households are in receipt of the baby element of child tax credit in (a) England, (b) Leicester and (c) Leicester West constituency.
	(4605)

98	Liz Kendall (Leicester West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the 2010 spending review, what mechanism he intends to use to determine whether capital projects produce a significant economic return.
	(4639)

Liz Kendall (Leicester West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish estimates of the likely effect of direct tax, indirect tax and benefit and tax credit changes announced in Budget 2010 as an absolute amount by income decile by 2012-13, excluding both the effect of the 50 per cent. additional income tax rate and the effect of the increase in employee national insurance contributions introduced in April 2010.

(4642)

100	Liz Kendall (Leicester West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to chart A1 of Budget 2010, whether his Department's analysis of the effect of direct tax, indirect tax and benefit and tax credit changes by income decile includes (a) the 50 per cent. additional rate of income tax and (b) the increase in employee national insurance contributions introduced in April 2010.
	(4643)

101	Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will review the decision of HM Revenue and Customs to relocate jobs held by staff at Havenbridge House in Great Yarmouth to Norwich for the purpose of retaining those jobs in Great Yarmouth.
	(4716)

102	Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what criteria will apply for (a) companies and (b) projects to be eligible to receive support from the planned Green Investment Bank.
	(4746)

103 N	Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Financial Statement of 22 June 2010, Official Report, columns 166-80, what estimate he has made of the percentage change in net income at each level of income distribution as a result of each proposal for changes to benefits in (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15.
	(4649)

104
N

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the tax credit (a) over payments and (b) under payments arising from the Government's proposals to (i) reduce the income disregard from £25,000 to £10,000 for two years in 2011-12 and to £5,000 from 2013-14, (ii) introduce an income disregard of £2,500 for falls in income from 2012-13 and (iii) reduce backdating of new claims and changes of circumstances to one month in 2012-13.

(4651)

105 N	Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the average real terms change per child in 2010 prices of freezing child benefit payments in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13 and (c) 2013-14.
	(4652)

106	Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate has been made of the increase in expenditure of an average earning household in (a) the UK, (b) England, (c) the North East and (d) Newcastle Central constituency as a result of the increase in the rate of value added tax in the 12 months from January 2011 compared with the previous 12 months.
	(4821)

107 N	Amber Rudd (Hastings and Rye): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the level of public sector employment in the borough of Hastings; and if he will include that borough in the districts which are to be part of the three-year scheme to exempt businesses from up to £5,000 of class one employer national insurance contributions.
	(4262)

108	Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with (a) the government of the Isle of Man and (b) the Isle of Man Regulator on the repayment to UK depositors of savings placed with the Kaupthing Singer and Friedlander Bank; and if he will make a statement.
	(4573)

109	Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what mechanism his Department plans to use to assess capital investment projects in the 2010 spending review.
	(4653)

110	Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of his Budget proposals for marginal tax rates on the distribution of personal incomes.
	(4680)

111	Angela Smith (Penistone and Stocksbridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations his Department has received from private sector companies on the decision not to proceed with the loan proposal for Sheffield Forgemasters.
	(4523)

112	Ian Swales (Redcar): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much public sector capital funding his Department allocated to Redcar constituency in each of the last five years.
	(4689)

113 N	Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of exempting sun screen products from value added tax.
	(4420)

114	Mr Phil Woolas (Oldham East and Saddleworth): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 26 May 2010, Official Report, columns 51-2WS, on Equitable Life, what progress he has made on his plans to make fair and transparent payments to Equitable Life policyholders, through an independently designed payment scheme; and if he will make a statement.
	(4510)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

115 N	Rushanara Ali (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether the £41 million funding allocated to the regeneration of the Ocean Estate in Stepney by the Homes and Communities Agency has been included in the Government's review of public expenditure decisions.
	(4149)

116 N	Rushanara Ali (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much funding from the public purse has been allocated to each of the arm's length management organisations in round six of his Department's programme; and if he will make a statement.
	(4150)

117 N	Rushanara Ali (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what inspection rating the Audit Commission has given to each arm's length management organisation since 2001; and if he will make a statement.
	(4151)

118 N	Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what contracts his Department has entered into with external consultants since the Government came into office; and what the (a) name of the consultants, (b) terms of reference of the work, (c) monetary value of the contract and (d) expected date of completion of the work is in each case.
	(3594)

119	Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent guidance he has issued to his Department's executive agencies on the (a) suspension and (b) implementation of programme spending.
	(4418)

120

Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to his Written Ministerial Statement of 10 June 2010, Official Report, columns 15-17WS, on the local government savings package, if he will (a) commission and (b) publish an assessment of the effects on (i) businesses, (ii) economic growth and (iii) employment levels in the North East of the in-year reductions in grant funding to local authorities.

(4539)

121	Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 10 June 2010, Official Report, columns 15-17WS, on the local government savings package, what assessment he has made of the likely effects on the provision of services in Stockton of changes to his Department's funding allocation in 2010-11.
	(4578)

122

Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 10 June 2010, Official Report, columns 15-17WS, on the local government savings package, what estimate he has made of the change to the level of funding allocated by his Department to the Working Neighbourhood Fund in each local authority in 2010.

(4584)

123 N	Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to bring forward plans to change the powers available to local authorities to remove travellers from unauthorised encampments.
	(4323)

124	Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much his Department spent on catering in each year from 1997 to 2009.
	(4852)

125 N	Stephen Gilbert (St Austell and Newquay): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what planning regulations apply to fairgrounds.
	(4380)

126	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what progress he has made on his proposals to give residents the power to instigate local referendums on local issues.
	(4632)

127	Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what consideration he has given to the merits of relaxing the Audit Commission's requirement on local authorities to appoint named auditors; and what assessment he has made of the compatibility of that requirement with his Department's policies on best value.
	(4506)

128	John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department intends to take to increase the number of local authority homes under construction.
	(4417)

129	John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent meetings Ministers in his Department have had with representatives of the think tanks (a) Localis and (b) Policy Exchange.
	(4441)

130	John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to ease restrictions on rent rises for (a) local authorities and (b) housing associations.
	(4442)

131	John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what financial and other support his Department has provided to local authorities that have bid successfully for the establishment of an eco-town or eco-development in their area in the last 12 months.
	(4443)

132	John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent meetings Ministers in his Department have had with representatives of the estate agency industry.
	(4444)

133	John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he intends to take to encourage home ownership among those on low incomes.
	(4446)

134	John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to retain Government schemes to assist low and middle income families to enter the housing market.
	(4447)

135	John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans he has for the future of the (a) Support for Mortgage Scheme, (b) Mortgage Rescue Scheme, (c) Homeowner Mortgage Support Scheme and (d) free national advice line and website.
	(4448)

136	John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will publish in full the report of the Coalfields Regeneration Review.
	(4530)

137	John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Financial Statement of 22 June 2010, Official Report, columns 116-30, how much of the future funding agreed before 24 May 2010 he now plans to allocate to expenditure on housing.
	(4531)

138	John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what items of new furniture and fittings have been purchased for the office of each Minister in his Department since 6 May 2010; and at what cost.
	(4533)

139	John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the effect of proposed changes to the payment of housing benefit on (a) levels of homelessness and (b) demand for affordable housing in each of the next five years.
	(4551)

140	John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, on what dates the members of the Coalfields Regeneration Review group have met since the review was announced.
	(4552)

141	John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will meet the chair of the Coalfields Regeneration Review to discuss the progress of the Review.
	(4600)

142	John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what progress has been made on the Coalfields Regeneration Review; when he expects to receive the report of the Review; and if he will make a statement.
	(4601)

143
N

Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 10 June 2010, Official Report, columns 15-17WS, on the local government savings package, what the in-year change in grant funding from his Department to each local authority is in 2010-11; and what revenue funding his Department has allocated to each local authority for 2010-11.

(4321)

144 N	Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what aspect of Planning Policy Statement 1 on delivering sustainable communities he considered before deciding not to call in the development application to Blackpool Borough Council, reference 09/0740, for determination.
	(4373)

145
N

Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Enviornment, Food and Rural Affairs on the concerns raised by his Department over the loss of versatile agricultural land arising from the development application to Blackpool Borough Council, reference 09/0740, before he decided not to call it in for determination.

(4375)

146
N

Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with representatives of Sport England on that organisation's concerns on the lack of wider assessment of sport and recreation facilities in the development application to Blackpool Borough Council, reference 09/0740, before deciding not to call it in for determination.

(4376)

147 N	Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with representatives of the Campaign to Protect Rural England on that organisation's objections to the development application to Blackpool Borough Council, reference 09/0740, before deciding not to call it in for determination.
	(4377)

148	Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will provide support for the continuation of the Bridging Newcastle Gateshead programme funded by the Pathfinder Budget in the same form as the previous administration.
	(4796)

149	Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he plans to take to ensure (a) local authority and (b) private sector tenants have greater security of tenure.
	(4797)

150	Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he expects the local government finance review to (a) commence and (b) conclude.
	(4896)

151 N	Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much was spent under the Prevent Violent Extremism Next Steps for Communities Programme on (a) Muslim groups, (b) groups from other faiths and (c) groups with no faith affiliation in 2009-10.
	(4379)

152	Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the June 2010 Budget, what his most recent estimate is of the effect on the level of homelessness of the proposed changes to housing benefit; and what estimate he has made of the likely cost to the public purse.
	(4679)

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

153 N	Rushanara Ali (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how many of the affordable homes in the Olympic Village development owned by Triathlon Homes will be made available as social rented homes for people on local housing waiting lists in (a) Tower Hamlets and (b) other host boroughs.
	(4148)

154	Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what the budget is of each current project in Iraq funded by his Department; and if he will make a statement.
	(4781)

155	Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how much his Department spent on catering in each year from 1997 to 2009.
	(4851)

156	Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, if he will consider the merits of (a) loaning and (b) giving back to Greece the Parthenon Marbles; and if he will discuss options for the future of the Parthenon Marbles with the Board of the British Museum.
	(4868)

157	Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for (a) Business, Innovation and Skills and (b) Communities and Local Government on gambling licences and betting shops since his appointment.
	(4593)

158	Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 June 2010, Official Report, column 107W, on betting shops: licensing, how many decisions by local authorities in London to reject gambling premises licence applications have been overturned by local magistrates.
	(4793)

159	Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2010, Official Report, column 490W, on gambling, what records his private office keeps of his engagements with outside interest groups.
	(4805)

160 N	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answers of 8 June 2010, Official Report, column 106W and 21 June 2010, Official Report, column 18W, on S4C: finance, how much funding his Department allocated to S4C in each of the last 10 years; and what the average daily viewing figures for that channel were in each such year.
	(4558)

161	Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, for what reasons the Rwandan Flag was not included in the display of Commonwealth Flags on Horse Guards Parade on the occasion of the official birthday of Her Majesty the Queen.
	(4500)

162	Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to encourage community libraries to provide access to and information on local authority services.
	(4759)

163	Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, if he will encourage libraries located in town centres to match their opening times to those of peak shopping times.
	(4762)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence

164	Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of adding an additional brigade to the army.
	(4553)

165	Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what changes he plans to the procedures governing defence procurement projects; and what assessment he has made of the likely effect of such changes on Defence Equipment and Support at Abbey Wood.
	(4706)

166 N	Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department was reimbursed by the UK Trade and Investment Defence and Security Organisation under the Service Level Agreement in (a) 2008-09 and (b) 2009-10.
	(4556)

167	Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on catering in each year from 1997 to 2009.
	(4853)

168	Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that British troops have the most advanced equipment to detect land mines.
	(4527)

169 N	Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 21 June 2010, Official Report, column 2W, on Afghanistan: peacekeeping operations, what proportion of the increase in the operational allowance will be met from (a) the Government reserve and (b) his Department's core defence budget.
	(4707)

170 N	Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 22 June 2010, Official Report, column 119W, on Afghanistan: peacekeeping operations, what the percentage increase was in (a) new helicopters, (b) armoured vehicles and (c) protected vehicles delivered to Afghanistan in each of the last five years.
	(4708)

171	Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will undertake not to seek an update of the Trident D5 system during the period of discussions between China, France, Russia, the UK and the US on future nuclear disarmament following the UN Review of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
	(4794)

172	Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will propose an agreement with the governments of China, France and Russia to exchange and publish aerial and remote sensing photographs of missile sites in each country.
	(4795)

173	Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to dispose of obsolescent and surplus nuclear weapons.
	(4863)

174	Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the fissile material in each of the United Kingdom's 65 non-operational nuclear warheads has been removed from the weapons and stored separately.
	(4904)

175	Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy to support the denuclearisation of the NATO air base at Incirlik.
	(4905)

176	Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the military objectives are of the British Tornado aircraft stationed at Incirlik.
	(4906)

177	Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2010, Official Report, column 470W, on radioactive materials, what security and safety standards apply to the storage and transport of each different class of special nuclear materials.
	(4751)

178	Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the first Airbus 400M will be delivered to the UK; when it will enter service; and what estimate he has made of the unit cost of each aircraft.
	(4596)

179	Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will estimate the cost of cancelling the (a) purchase of the RC-135 Rivet Joint aircraft and (b) Future Rapid Effect System Specialist Vehicles contract.
	(4597)

180	Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons there have been changes to the previously announced timescale for the Astute-class submarine programme.
	(4598)

181	Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what change there has been in the budget allocated to the Astute-class submarine programme since its inception.
	(4669)

182

Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will estimate the cost to the public purse of the (a) Future Family of Light Armoured Vehicles programme, (b) Tactical Reconnaisance Armoured Combat Equipment Requirement programme and (c) Future Rapid Effect System Utility Vehicles programme on the latest date for which figures are available; and how many vehicles were procured under each programme.

(4670)

183	Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the change in the level of value added tax his Department will be required to pay in financial year (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12.
	(4571)

184	Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of members of 16 Air Assault Brigade will have their pay frozen as a result of the decision to freeze the wages of public sector workers.
	(4572)

185 N	Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of members of the armed forces will have their pay frozen as a result of the decision to freeze the wages of public sector workers.
	(4577)

186 N	Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what tests have been carried out on the non-lethal ammunition to be issued to the armed forces.
	(4115)

187	Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has been made of the capacity of small and medium-sized businesses to complete the pre-qualification questionnaire for businesses wishing to tender for defence procurement contracts.
	(4840)

188 N	Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2010, Official Report, column 181W, on France, for what reasons there was no accommodation cost for the Minister; and for what reasons the cost of accommodation for officials was £88.
	(4326)

189

Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2010, Official Report, column 501W, on departmental mobile telephones, what the (a) purchase cost of the handset, (b) network provider, (c) type of tariff and (d) name of the supplier is in respect of the (i) mobile telephone issued to the Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology and (ii) the BlackBerry device issued to the Secretary of State.

(4690)

Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister

190 N	Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether he plans to proceed with his proposal for a 55 per cent. majority requirement to trigger a dissolution of Parliament if it is voted for by more than 50 per cent. but less than 55 per cent. of (a) Members of the House and (b) Members voting.
	(4294)

191	Richard Fuller (Bedford): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will make it his policy to require that all polling stations to be used at the next general election are fully accessible to the disabled.
	(4615)

192	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what progress he has made on proposals to introduce a power for electors to recall their Member of Parliament.
	(4709)

193 N	Alun Michael (Cardiff South and Penarth): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether his proposals to change parliamentary constituency boundaries will apply in the same way to each of the constituent part of the UK.
	(4499)

194 N	Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when he plans to respond to the recommendations of the Youth Citizenship Commission.
	(4588)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Education

195	Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will bring forward proposals to ensure that academy schools meet the same requirements as other schools in respect of the (a) provision of school meals and other food in schools and (b) teaching about food and nutrition.
	(4719)

196	Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the budget is of each current project in Iraq funded by his Department; and if he will make a statement.
	(4783)

197 N	Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what level of kinship care payments are made in each local authority in England.
	(4370)

198 N	Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what contracts his Department has entered into with external consultants since the Government came into office; and what the (a) name of the consultants, (b) terms of reference of the work, (c) monetary value of the contract and (d) expected date of completion of the work is in each case.
	(3597)

199	Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many secondary schools graded as outstanding by Ofsted do not have a sixth form.
	[R] (4518)

200	Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his policy is on the frequency of Ofsted inspections of sixth form colleges graded outstanding; and if he will make a statement.
	[R] (4519)

201	Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to include sixth form colleges in any future review of the Building Schools for the Future programme; and if he will make a statement.
	[R] (4520)

202	Ms Angela Eagle (Wallasey): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect on the provision of (a) homework clubs, (b) breakfast clubs, (c) after school activities and (d) school music of reductions in the levels of area-based grants.
	(4757)

203 N	Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has for the building projects at (a) Chesterfield High School and (b) Crosby High School.
	(4610)

204 N	Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to complete phase two of the Aintree Davenhill School building project.
	(4611)

205	Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much his Department spent on catering in each year from 1997 to 2009.
	(4854)

206	Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the per pupil funding was for (a) primary and (b) secondary pupils in England in each of the last five years.
	(4864)

207	Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has for the future (a) eligibility for and (b) funding available for the provision of free school meals.
	(4865)

208 N	Pat Glass (North West Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he expects to answer Question 2454, on the Building Schools for the Future Programme, tabled on 10 June 2010.
	(4655)

209	Glenda Jackson (Hampstead and Kilburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of teaching posts there will be in free schools.
	(4806)

210	Glenda Jackson (Hampstead and Kilburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, who will be responsible for the provision of services to pupils with special educational needs in free schools; and if he will make a statement.
	(4807)

211	Glenda Jackson (Hampstead and Kilburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to set upper and lower limits for pupil numbers in free schools; and if he will make a statement.
	(4808)

212 N	Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether free schools would be required to give priority in admissions to (a) children with special educational needs and (b) looked-after children under his proposals for such schools.
	(4535)

213 N	Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether a free school would be required to admit a pupil with a statement of special educational needs if the school is named in such a statement under his proposals for such schools.
	(4537)

214 N	Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to bring forward proposals to amend the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 to apply its provisions to free schools.
	(4538)

215 N	Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 15 June 2010, Official Report, column 396W, on departmental reorganisation, what the itemised components are of the cost of re-naming the Department for Education.
	(4324)

216 N	Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 15 June 2010, Official Report, column 396W, on departmental reorganisation, what the reasons are for the difference between the figure given in that Answer and that released in response to a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
	(4325)

217	Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of pupils in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools rated (i) outstanding and (b) other than outstanding by Ofsted are eligible for free school meals.
	(4522)

218	Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of (a) teachers and (b) support staff employed by schools and other education establishments in Colchester constituency will have their pay frozen as a result of the decision to freeze the wages of public sector workers.
	(4566)

219	Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the change in the level of value added tax schools and colleges in Colchester constituency will be required to pay in financial year (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12.
	(4569)

220 N	Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the change in the level of valued added tax local education authorities will be required to pay in financial year (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12.
	(4574)

221 N	Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of (a) teachers and (b) support staff employed by local education authorities will have their pay frozen as a result of the decision to freeze the wages of public sector workers.
	(4575)

222	Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will take steps to include the provision of financial education within the National Curriculum.
	(4767)

223	Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of pupils resident in Streatham constituency who would have been entitled to free school meals had the plan to extend provision been implemented.
	(4517)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change

224	Martin Caton (Gower): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what progress has been made on implementing the Renewable Heat Incentive; and if he will make a statement.
	(4427)

225 N	Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the proportion of the average household energy bill attributable to contributions for production subsidies.
	(4374)

226	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what contribution his Department made to the Joint Report of the International Energy Authority, the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and the World Bank on energy subsidy reform.
	(4686)

227	Liz Kendall (Leicester West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the effects of a EU-wide carbon floor price on the volume of carbon dioxide emissions.
	(4544)

228	Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what his Department's definition is of green as applied to the Green Investment Bank.
	(4747)

229	David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether he plans to take steps to increase the amount of information available to the public about the safety of nuclear waste disposal.
	(4777)

230 N	Sarah Newton (Truro and Falmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether companies will have to repay Carbon Emissions Reduction Target funding in order to qualify for the Renewable Heat Incentive; and if he will make a statement.
	(4451)

231 N	Ian Swales (Redcar): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when he intends to lay before the House the National Planning Policy Statement on the siting of new nuclear power stations.
	(4591)

232 N	Ian Swales (Redcar): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of subsidies to the nuclear industry in each year since 1997.
	(4671)

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

233	Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will undertake an investigation to establish whether mobile telecommunications masts have any effects on populations of honey bees.
	(4819)

234	Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate has been made of the cost to Government departments of the introduction of a policy that all food procured by such departments must meet British standards of production.
	(4421)

235	Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much her Department estimates it will spend on (a) the badger vaccination demonstration projects and (b) bovine tuberculosis vaccination research in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12 and (iii) 2012-13.
	(4742)

236	Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish her Department's assessment of the scientific evidence which was used to decide on a targeted cull of badgers.
	(4743)

237	Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the estimated cost will be to her Department of carrying out a targeted cull of badgers.
	(4744)

238	Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her plans are for the six badger vaccination demonstration projects approved by the previous Government.
	(4745)

239	Tracey Crouch (Chatham and Aylesford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding her Department has allocated to flood defence projects in Kent in (a) 2010-11 and (b) each of the next three financial years.
	(4511)

240	Tracey Crouch (Chatham and Aylesford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress her Department has made in introducing flood alleviation measures for Aylesford.
	(4512)

241	Tracey Crouch (Chatham and Aylesford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will consider the merits of changing her Department's method of flood risk rating from ratio projections to high, medium and low ratings.
	(4513)

242	Tracey Crouch (Chatham and Aylesford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much her Department has spent on flood protection measures in Chatham and Aylesford constituency in each year since 1997.
	(4514)

243	Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much her Department spent on catering in each year from 1997 to 2009.
	(4855)

244 N	Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of levels of biodiversity.
	(4579)

245	Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding her Department has allocated for flood defence projects in each of the next five financial years.
	(4875)

246	Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her EU counterparts on measures to prevent the illegal logging of timber.
	(4876)

247	Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much the Rural Payments Agency spent on (a) advertising, (b) public relations, (c) consultants, (d) bonuses, (e) entertainment and (f) overtime in each of the last five years.
	(4877)

248

Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate has been made of the area of the country in which (a) badger culling measures and (b) other measures would be necessary in order to carry out the science-led approval to bovine tuberculosis control as set out in the Coalition Agreement; in which areas each type of measures would take place; and if she will make a statement.

(4842)

249	Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the cost to her Department of implementing the science-led approach to the control of bovine tuberculosis in each of the next five years.
	(4869)

250 N	Paul Goggins (Wythenshawe and Sale East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what quantity of imported fresh produce was (a) examined and (b) rejected at (i) Heathrow and (ii) Manchester airports in the last (A) six months, (B) 12 months and (C) two years.
	(4640)

251	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what position the EU plans to take at the Rio+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development.
	(4625)

252	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what position the EU plans to take at the Meeting of the Parties to the Caragena Protocol on Biosafety in October 2010.
	(4626)

253	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the European Commission on its review of EU legislation on genetically modified food.
	(4627)

254	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she plans to take (a) to ensure the conservation of whales and (b) to oppose commercial whaling.
	(4630)

255	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the government of Japan on the moratorium on commercial whaling; and if she will make a statement.
	(4631)

256	Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what methodology the Task Force on Farming Regulation will use to assess the environmental impact of the use of chemicals in farming under the current regulatory structure; and if she will make a statement.
	(4748)

257	Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, who will have responsibility for the subject of environmental protection on the Task Force on Farming Regulation; and if she will make a statement.
	(4749)

258	Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information her Department (a) holds and (b) has requested on the effect of pesticides on bee brains and the bee population; and if she will make a statement.
	(4750)

259	Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which regulations affecting farming she has abolished since her appointment.
	(4715)

260	Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West and Royton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what research and development grants her Department has provided for the development of genetically modified potatoes resistant to late blight since May 1997, including for research into resistance genes and mechanisms.
	(4883)

261	Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West and Royton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what research and development grants her Department has provided for the development of potatoes resistant to late blight using traditional breeding since May 1997.
	(4884)

262	Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West and Royton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what research and development grants her Department has provided for the development of genetically modified potatoes resistant to potato cyst eelworm since May 1997.
	(4885)

263	Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West and Royton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what research and development grants her Department has provided for the development of agronomic methods for controlling potato cyst eelworm since May 1997.
	(4886)

264	Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West and Royton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if (a) she and (b) other Ministers in her Department will visit the Sárvári Research Trust's blight resistant potato trials in 2010.
	(4891)

265	Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate has been made of the effect of the proposed increase in value added tax on the water bills of an average earning household in (a) England, (b) the North East and (c) Newcastle Central constituency.
	(4820)

266 N	Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will ensure that representatives of the Northern Ireland Executive will be part of the UK delegation to the Fisheries Council on 29 June 2010; and if she will make a statement.
	(4501)

267	Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what instructions she has given to her negotiating team for the 29 June 2010 meeting of the Fisheries Council on the UK allocations for mackerel; and if she will make a statement.
	(4599)

268	Mr Edward Timpson (Crewe and Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to reduce the administrative burden placed upon farmers by regulations on nitrate vulnerable zones.
	(4802)

269	Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to reduce the amount of unnecessary packaging.
	(4763)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

270	Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 21 June 2010, Official Report, column 37W, on the European Parliament, what further steps he plans to take to raise the question of the European Parliament's seat in Strasbourg.
	(4862)

271	Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department spent on catering in each year from 1997 to 2009.
	(4857)

272	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 15 February 2010, Official Report, column 355W, on EU institutions, if he will discuss with the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills proposals to increase the modern European language skills of students in British universities.
	(4622)

273	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 15 February 2010, Official Report, column 355W, on EU institutions, if he will discuss with the Secretary of State for Education proposals to increase the number of secondary school pupils studying for a modern European language GCSE.
	(4623)

274	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on reform of the United Nations.
	(4633)

275	Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to encourage the drawing up of an international treaty to terminate the production of fissile material; and how many staff in his Department are assigned to work on that proposed treaty.
	(4790)

276	Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on the creation of a Middle East Weapons of Mass Destruction-Free Zone.
	(4902)

277	Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government plans to take to seek to persuade Annex 2 countries to (a) sign and (b) ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty; and how many staff his Department has assigned to undertake work in connection with that Treaty.
	(4903)

278	David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications of the election of the new President of Colombia for UK policy on combating drug trafficking and organised crime in South America.
	(4778)

279	David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to work with African governments to reduce the incidence of piracy off the coast of Somalia.
	(4779)

280	Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the security situation in the Kyrgyz Republic, with particular reference to ethnic violence; and if he will make a statement.
	(4602)

281 N	Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations his Department has made to the Israeli government on the case of Jamal Elshayyal following his detention on the Mavi Marmara.
	(4440)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Health

282	Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects to publish the results of the Health Technology Assessment's pilot study undertaken as part of the UK Lung Cancer Screening Trial; and if he will make a statement.
	(4688)

283	Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the budget is of each current project in Iraq funded by his Department; and if he will make a statement.
	(4784)

284 N	Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what contracts his Department has entered into with external consultants since the Government came into office; and what the (a) name of the consultants, (b) terms of reference of the work, (c) monetary value of the contract and (d) expected date of completion of the work is in each case.
	(3596)

285 N	Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on allowing patients access to drugs recommended by a consultant but not yet evaluated by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence.
	(4581)

286 N	Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent (a) representations he has received and (b) guidance his Department has issued to primary care trusts on the treatment of classic lipoedema in the UK.
	(4534)

287	Tracey Crouch (Chatham and Aylesford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to bring forward proposals for the repeal of section 141 of the Mental Health Act 1983.
	(4515)

288	Tracey Crouch (Chatham and Aylesford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress his Department has made in implementation of the National Dementia Strategy.
	(4738)

289	Tracey Crouch (Chatham and Aylesford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made in recruiting dementia champions in each primary care trust.
	(4739)

290	Tracey Crouch (Chatham and Aylesford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to improve dementia care; and if he will make a statement.
	(4740)

291 N	Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will seek to ensure that any EU legislation on a traffic-light colour coding food labelling system is not mandatory in the UK.
	(4290)

292 N	Mike Gapes (Ilford South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reasons Sir David Varney has resigned as interim Chair of the Barking, Havering and Redbridge NHS Trust; and if he will make a statement.
	(4416)

293	Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what timetable he has set for (a) the publication of the Health White Paper and the related introduction of associated legislative proposals and (b) the introduction of the proposed independent NHS Board.
	(4866)

294 N	Andrew Griffiths (Burton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the (a) number and (b) proportion of people in prison who were methadone users in each year since 1997.
	(3256)

295 N	Andrew Griffiths (Burton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the (a) number and (b) proportion of people leaving prison in each year since 1997 who were methadone users.
	(3257)

296 N	Andrew Griffiths (Burton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have been prescribed methadone in each year since 1997.
	(3258)

297 N	Andrew Griffiths (Burton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the annual cost was of prescribing methadone for one patient in each year since 1997.
	(3259)

298	Glenda Jackson (Hampstead and Kilburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of average waiting times from referral for elective surgery at (a) the Royal Free Hospital, (b) Whittington Hospital, (c) University College London Hospital and (d) St Mary's Hospital, Paddington in the latest period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement
	(4809)

299

Glenda Jackson (Hampstead and Kilburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of average waiting times to be seen at the accident and emergency department at (a) the Royal Free Hospital, (b) Whittington Hospital, (c) University College London Hospital and (d) St Mary's Hospital, Paddington in the latest period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.

(4810)

300	Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on Recommendation 6(h) of Lord Archer's report on contaminated blood and blood products.
	(4758)

301	Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion of National Health Service employees in Colchester constituency will have their pay frozen as a result of the decision to freeze the wages of public sector workers.
	(4568)

302	Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the change in the level of value added tax his Department will be required to pay in the financial year (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12.
	(4570)

303 N	Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion of National Health Sevice employees will have their pay frozen as a result of the decision to freeze the wages of public sector workers.
	(4576)

304	Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will require health professionals to record and monitor the number of people with hearing impairment as a result of using personal music players at too high a volume; and if he will make a statement.
	(4768)

305	Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of people in each age group who sought treatment for hearing impairment and loss arising from their use of personal music players in the latest period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
	(4769)

306	Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will require personal music players sold in the UK to have a health notice forming part of the permanent casing warning users of the potential danger to their hearing of playing them too loudly; and if he will make a statement.
	(4770)

307	Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the number of patients who had to wait more than 48 hours to be dispensed medicines after presenting prescriptions to a pharmacy or dispensing doctor in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(4585)

308	Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the cost savings to the NHS attributable to parallel trading in each of the last three financial years.
	(4586)

309	Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he plans to implement any of the recommendations in respect of the pharmacy sector and pharmaceutical wholesalers in the McKinsey Report on NHS efficiency savings.
	(4613)

310	Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the effect on NHS costs of manufacturers' quotas on medicines and drugs and of restrictions on the parallel importation of drugs and medicines in the last three years.
	(4698)

311	Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with pharmaceutical manufacturers on their quotas for the supply of medicines and drugs to the NHS in England.
	(4699)

312	Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on the wholesale and retail pharmaceutical sector of manufacturers' quotas for the supply of medicines and drugs in England.
	(4700)

313	Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the effect on the NHS budget of changes in discounts to pharmacists, hospitals and dispensing doctors by pharmaceutical wholesalers since 1996; and if he will make a statement.
	(4701)

314	Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent by the NHS on translation services in (a) 2008-09 and (b) 2009-10; when his Department last reviewed its level of expenditure on such services; and if he will make a statement.
	(4841)

315	Mr Edward Timpson (Crewe and Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made in establishing the Cancer Drugs Fund.
	(4800)

316	Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will assess the potential effect on the number of visits to GPs by patients of withdrawal of authorisation for certain herbal products following the implementation of the provisions of the EU Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products Directive.
	(4404)

317	Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many herbal products he estimates will be removed from the market following the implementation of the provisions of the EU Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products Directive.
	(4405)

318	Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment has been made of the effect on small businesses of implementation of the EU Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products Directive.
	(4406)

319	Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to assist small and medium-sized businesses adversely affected by the implementation of the EU Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products Directive.
	(4407)

320	Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of NHS IT expenditure in 2009 was on online services accessible to people with an internet browser.
	(4408)

321	Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of NHS IT expenditure in 2009 was spent on software which can only be maintained by the original supplier.
	(4409)

322	Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the NHS has spent on IT projects over three years late in delivery (a) in total and (b) in 2009.
	(4410)

323	Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of NHS IT projects were put out to tender online in 2009.
	(4411)

324	Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the NHS spent on information technology in 2009.
	(4412)

325	Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many empty former psychiatric hospitals there are; and how many of them are in the process of (a) being sold and (b) being sold for the purpose of affordable housing.
	(4413)

326	Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will bring forward proposals to establish an independent appeals process to decide on cases of dispute on whether a herb is a medicine.
	(4414)

327	Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will seek an opt-out for the UK from the provisions of the EU Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products Directive.
	(4415)

328	Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make an assessment of the merits of the sale by the NHS of empty properties which were formerly mental health institutions.
	(4791)

329	Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent on NHS IT projects undertaken by companies with headquarters outside the UK in 2009.
	(4792)

Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department

330 N	Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions her Department has had on setting the date for an Anti-Slavery Day under the Anti-Slavery Day Act 2010.
	(4260)

331	Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 22 June 2010, Official Report, columns 148-9W, on marriage: homosexuality, whether civil wedding and partnership ceremonies conducted on (a) religious and (b) civil premises are now able to include religious readings, music and symbols.
	(4829)

332	Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Preseli, Pembrokeshire of 24 March 2010, Official Report, columns 351-52W, on the UK Border Agency's War Crimes Unit, how many people refused asylum, leave to remain or citizenship on suspicion of war crimes have been removed from the UK in each year since 2004.
	(4824)

333	Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Preseli, Pembrokeshire of 24 March 2010, Official Report, columns 351-52W, on the UK Border Agency's War Crimes Unit, what the country of origin is of those recommended for refusal/exclusion in each year since 2004.
	(4825)

334	Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Preseli, Pembrokeshire of 24 March 2010, Official Report, columns 351-52W, on the UK Border Agency's War Crimes Unit, how many people the Border Agency recommended for refusal/exclusion in each year since 2004 are still in the UK.
	(4826)

335	Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Preseli Pembrokeshire of 24 March 2010, Official Report, columns 351-52W, on the UK Border Agency's War Crimes Unit, how many people were refused citizenship, denied leave to enter/remain, or excluded from the Refugee convention in each year since 2004.
	(4827)

336	Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Preseli Pembrokeshire of 24 March 2010, Official Report, columns 351-52W, on the UK Border Agency's War Crimes Unit, how many people whose cases the Border Agency referred to the Metropolitan Police in each year since 2004 are still in the UK.
	(4828)

337 N	Mike Crockart (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding has been allocated for women with no recourse to public funds to seek refuge from domestic abuse after the end of the pilot period in August 2010.
	(4432)

338 N	Mike Crockart (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many women with no recourse to public funds have taken shelter from domestic abuse in refugee accommodation since the Home Office pilot project started in December 2009.
	(4433)

339 N	Gloria De Piero (Ashfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations she has received on proposals to increase police numbers in Ashfield constituency.
	(4291)

340	Gloria De Piero (Ashfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) police officers and (b) police community support officers Nottingham Constabulary has assigned to Ashfield constituency; and what estimate she has made of the number of each to be assigned there in (i) 2011 and (ii) 2015.
	(4582)

341	Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department provides to the police on participation in television documentaries; and what her policy is on remuneration of police forces for their participation in such documentaries.
	(4524)

342	Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether all UK passports are to contain biometric facial recognition scanned from applicants' photographs.
	(4525)

343	Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make provision for individuals with national identity cards to have their biometric data transferred to their passport before the National Identity Register is erased.
	(4526)

344	Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department spent on (a) advertising, (b) public relations, (c) consultants, (d) Ministerial transport and (e) entertainment in (i) 1997 and (ii) the last 12 months for which figures are available.
	(4507)

345 N	Andrew Griffiths (Burton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the (a) number and (b) proportion of people arrested in each year since 1997 who were methadone users.
	(3255)

346	Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what purposes the £450,000 revenue raised by the identity card scheme has been allocated to date.
	(4672)

347 N	Alan Johnson (Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects to announce the outcome of commercial negotiations with suppliers of second generation biometric passport technology; and what estimate she has made of the likely cost to the public purse of the termination of such contracts.
	(4614)

348 N	Alan Johnson (Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to publish the terms of reference of her Department's consultation on the proposed limits on non-EU economic immigration; which groups and individuals she plans to consult; and whether the responses received will be made public.
	(4673)

349	Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for student visas were refused in the academic year (a) 2009-10, (b) 2008-09 and (c) 2007-08.
	(4594)

350	Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent representations she has received on the average annual amount of time taken by police officers on administrative tasks.
	(4587)

351	Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the UK Border Agency plans to take to publicise the new English language requirement for those making immigration applications as spouses and partners.
	(4799)

352	Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what documents people making immigration applications as spouses and partners will be required to show to demonstrate that they have reached the A1 standard in the English language (a) in the UK and (b) when applying for entry clearance abroad.
	(4803)

353	Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations she has received on the adequacy of teaching and examination facilities for the English language A1 standard examination for immigration purposes; what discussions she has had on the subject; and if she will make a statement.
	(4804)

354	Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been held for 28 days in pre-charge detention since 2005.
	(4861)

355	Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people suspected of offences related to terrorism were held in pre-charge detention for more than 14 days in (a) 2005, (b) 2006, (c) 2007, (d) 2008, (e) 2009 and (f) 2010 to date.
	(4897)

356	Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) people and (b) foreign nationals were subject to a control order in (i) 2005, (ii) 2006, (iii) 2007, (iv) 2008, (v) 2009 and (vi) 2010 to date.
	(4899)

357	Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people suspected of committing offences relating to terrorism have been held for 28 days in pre-charge detention and subsequently convicted of the offence for which they were detained.
	(4900)

358 N	Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the change in the amount of value added tax police forces in England and Wales will be required to pay in the financial year (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12.
	(4564)

359	Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of police officers in Essex will have their pay frozen as a result of the decision to freeze the wages of public sector workers.
	(4565)

360	Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the change in the level of value added tax Essex Policy Authority will be required to pay in the financial year (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12.
	(4567)

361 N	Ian Swales (Redcar): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the (a) cost and (b) length of time spent by police officers on administrative tasks in each year since 1997.
	(4383)

362	Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been referred to the National Referral Mechanism to date; and how many such people were subsequently indentified as victims of human trafficking.
	(4765)

363	Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her most recent estimate is of the likely change to the level of funding allocated by her Department to Leicestershire Constabulary in the next 12 months.
	(4636)

364	Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria will be used to determine reductions to police force budgets in England and Wales.
	(4637)

365	Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, by what mechanism the planned reduction of £135 million funding for police forces will be allocated between police forces in England and Wales.
	(4638)

366 N	Mr David Ward (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason she has prohibited Dr Zakir Abdul-Karim Naik from entering the UK.
	(4234)

367
N

Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 22 June 2010, Official Report, column 146W, on departmental mobile phones, which Ministers in her Department have been issued with a (a) BlackBerry and (b) mobile telephone; and what the (i) purchase cost of the handset, (ii) network provider, (iii) type of tariff and (iv) name of the supplier was in each such case.

(4546)

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

368	Diana R. Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, answering for the House of Commons Commission, if the House of Commons Commission will consider the merits of providing access to BBC and ITV regional television news services via the Parliamentary network.
	(4754)

369	Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, answering for the House of Commons Commission, how many officers of the House are paid salaries at a level higher than that of hon. Members.
	(4536)

370 N	Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, answering for the House of Commons Commission, how much the House of Commons Service has spent on (a) staff costs and (b) other costs in respect of each select committee in the most recent year for which figures are available.
	(4583)

Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development

371	Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support his Department plans to provide for education in developing countries which have experienced conflict and natural disasters to achieve progress towards the education Millennium Development Goal.
	(4752)

372	Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the timetable is for the Ministerial review of his Department's Education for All: Education Strategy for 2010-15.
	(4753)

373	Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many staff are employed full-time by his Department in the (a) water, sanitation and hygiene, (b) health and (c) education sectors; and if he will provide a breakdown of staff numbers by country offices.
	(4683)

374	Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much his Department spent on catering in each year from 1997 to 2009.
	(4858)

375	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2010, Official Report, column 557W, on developing countries: fossil fuels, if he will take steps to end support for fossil fuel extraction and transport projects by multilateral development banks.
	(4620)

376	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans he has to assist vulnerable and developing countries to support an ambitious global climate change deal.
	(4628)

377	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much his Department has spent through the International Monetary Fund on overseas projects for the extraction and transport of fossil fuels in the last five years.
	(4629)

378	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support his Department is giving to (a) sustainable forestry management projects and (b) projects to reduce emissions from deforestation and degradation in Peru.
	(4668)

379 N	Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Government's aid programmes on maternal health and women's rights.
	(4000)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice

380	Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the budget is of each current project in Iraq funded by his Department; and if he will make a statement.
	(4782)

381	Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent representations he has received on the (a) length of time spent in prison by Gary Critchley relative to his sentence and (b) safety of Gary Critchley's conviction; and if he will review the case of Gary Critchley.
	(4901)

382 N	Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with the authorities in (a) Jersey and (b) Guernsey on progress in implementing the EU (i) Food Supplements Directive and (ii) Nutrition and Health Claims Regulation.
	(3999)

383	Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much has been spent on the recent refurbishments of Ammanford Magistrates' Court.
	(4713)

384	Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) magistrates' courts and (b) county courts are under consultation for closure in (i) rural 50 and (ii) rural 75 constituencies.
	(4874)

385	Mr Mark Field (Cities of London and Westminster): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the criteria are for the appointment of the new Chairman of the Copyright Tribunal.
	(4718)

386	Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of cases likely to be transferred to (a) Tameside Magistrates' Court, (b) Stockport Magistrates' Court and (c) Manchester Magistrates' Court following the proposed closure of other magistrates' courts in the Greater Manchester area.
	(4660)

387	Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the extent of spare capacity in the magistrates' court system.
	(4661)

388	Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions for rape there were in (i) Haringey and (ii) London in each year since 2005.
	(4893)

389	Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate has been made of the financial impact on (a) members of the public, (b) members of the legal profession and (c) the police in attending courts following the closure of local courts.
	(4771)

390	Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what arrangements will be made for payment of travel expenses for people who have to travel further to court after the closure of local courts.
	(4772)

391	Ian Swales (Redcar): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many of those sentenced to prison for a term of six months served (a) six months, (b) three months or less, (c) six weeks or less and (d) none of that sentence in each of the last five years.
	(4675)

Questions to the Leader of the House

392 N	Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Leader of the House, if he will introduce a scheme to pay for extended travel by (a) all hon. Members and (b) Opposition frontbench spokespersons.
	(4292)

393 N	Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Leader of the House, how much was paid for extended travel by (a) hon. Members, (b) hon. Members of each of the three largest parties and (c) hon. Members who were frontbench spokespersons for Opposition parties in each year of the 2005 to 2010 Parliament.
	(4293)

394

Ian Paisley (North Antrim): To ask the Leader of the House, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for South Antrim of 23 June 2010, Official Report, column 291, what the scope is of the Prime Minister's re-examination of the arrangements for those who have been elected to the House to attend the House without having taken the Oath or Affirmation of Allegiance; whether he plans to examine possible revisions to the Oath and Affirmation; and if he will make a statement.

(4521)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

395 N	Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will discuss with the Chancellor of the Exchequer steps to reduce the difference in the per capita level of public expenditure between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK.
	(4261)

Questions to the Prime Minister

396

Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Prime Minister, what recent discussions he has had with (a) the President of the United States, (b) the Chairman of BP and (c) others on the effect on pension funds in the UK of trends in the BP share price; what assessment he has made of the effect on such funds of those trends; and what his policy is on protecting pension funds invested in that company.

(4702)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland

397	Ann McKechin (Glasgow North): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions he has had with the Electoral Commission on its report on unregistered voters in Scotland.
	(4452)

398	Ann McKechin (Glasgow North): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps his Department plans to take to reduce the number of unregistered voters in Scotland in response to the recent report by the Electoral Commission; and what discussions he plans to hold with electoral registration officers in Scotland on the matter.
	(4453)

399	Ann McKechin (Glasgow North): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the computer games industry in Scotland on the prospects for that industry.
	(4454)

400	Ann McKechin (Glasgow North): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport on the future of the computer games industry in Scotland.
	(4455)

401	Ann McKechin (Glasgow North): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions he has had with the (a) Chancellor of the Exchequer and (b) Chief Secretary to the Treasury on the fossil fuel levy; and what his plans are for the release to Scotland of funding allocated under the scheme.
	(4456)

402	Ann McKechin (Glasgow North): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether Ministers in his Department (a) have had recent discussions and (b) plan to have discussions with representatives of (i) the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations and (ii) Scottish local authorities on the ending of the Future Jobs Fund.
	(4457)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport

403	Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on a moratorium on construction on disused rail lines.
	(4422)

404	Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his policy is on the re-opening of closed rail lines; and which closed lines have been identified for re-opening since May 2010.
	(4423)

405	Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his policy is on funding local railway improvements; and if he will make a statement.
	(4424)

406	Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward proposals to reduce passenger fares through changes to franchise agreements with train operating companies.
	(4425)

407	Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will instruct the Office for Rail Regulation to undertake a review of the affordability of (a) walk-on fares and (b) advanced purchase national rail fares.
	(4426)

408	Gavin Barwell (Croydon Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to inform Croydon and Lewisham councils of his decision on their joint bid for credit for their private finance initiative street lighting scheme.
	(4545)

409 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has received on the proposed high speed rail link between London and Birmingham.
	(4284)

410 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has received on the proposed high speed rail link between London and Birmingham from residents or organisations in Coventry.
	(4285)

411 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he plans to take to consult residents in the West Midlands on the proposed high speed rail link between London and Birmingham.
	(4286)

412 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his most recent assessment is of the environmental effects in the West Midlands of the proposed high speed rail link between London and Birmingham; and when an environmental impact assessment will be published.
	(4287)

413 N	Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has for the Thornton to Switch Island relief road project.
	(4612)

414	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2010, Official Report, column 560W, on electric vehicles, if he will bring forward proposals for a national charging network for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles.
	(4621)

415	Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the merits of the future high speed rail project including a line linking Birmingham with the East Midlands and Sheffield.
	(4435)

416	Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the proposals for a high speed rail network set out in the previous Government's White Paper of March 2010.
	(4436)

417	Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what reviews he has commissioned since taking up his post.
	(4437)

418	Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects construction of phase one of the proposed north-south high speed rail network to commence.
	(4438)

419	Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the rail improvement schemes (a) between Liverpool and Leeds and (b) around Sheffield are for which funding was announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Budget Statement of 22 June 2010; how much each such scheme will cost; and if he will make a statement.
	(4439)

420 N	Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether fixed speed cameras are still to be installed on the M1 between junctions 25 and 28.
	(4069)

421	Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the percentage change in traffic levels (a) on English roads and (b) on roads in each county within England was in each year since 1997, taking 1997 levels as the baseline.
	(4428)

422	Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate was made of the cost to the economy of road congestion in the North West in the latest year for which figures are available.
	(4429)

423	Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's most recent estimate is of average city centre to city centre journey times by (a) road and (b) rail between London and (i) Manchester, (ii) Sheffield and (iii) Leeds.
	(4430)

424	Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on the economy of transporting one tonne of freight by rail instead of by road.
	(4431)

425 N	Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost to the public purse was of the replacement of the streetlights on the A5 between junction 9 of the M1 and Flamstead.
	(4378)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales

426	Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if she will publish the advice she has received in relation to the wording of the forthcoming referendum on primary law-making powers for the National Assembly for Wales.
	(4789)

427
N

Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to the Answer of 7 June 2010, Official Report, column 12W, on departmental mobile telephones, what the (a) purchase cost of the handset, (b) network provider, (c) type of tariff and (d) name of the supplier is in respect of the mobile telephone issued to (i) the Secretary of State and (ii) the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State.

(4710)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

428	Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many individuals resident in West Worcestershire and in receipt of housing benefits (a) are on the housing waiting list for accommodation with more bedrooms than their current accommodation and (b) occupy accommodation with more bedrooms than residents.
	(4449)

429	Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many individuals resident in West Worcestershire are in receipt of housing benefit (a) in total, (b) of over £280 per week for a one bedroom property and (c) of over £400 per week for a four bedroom property or larger.
	(4450)

430 N	Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons the retail price index each September is used as the basis for calculating the increase in public service pension in the next financial year.
	(4403)

431	Miss Anne Begg (Aberdeen South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when his Department plans to rename council tax benefit as council tax rebate.
	(4540)

432	Miss Anne Begg (Aberdeen South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress his Department has made towards renaming council tax benefit as council tax rebate.
	(4541)

433 N	Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what contracts his Department has entered into with external consultants since the Government came into office; and what the (a) name of the consultants, (b) terms of reference of the work, (c) monetary value of the contract and (d) expected date of completion of the work is in each case.
	(3595)

434 N	Yvette Cooper (Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the monetary value of each benefit to be paid by his Department (a) under current uprating rules and (b) uprated in line with the consumer price index in each year to 2015-16.
	(4664)

435 N	Yvette Cooper (Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the average payment under the additional state pension if it were uprated in line with the (a) retail price index and (b) consumer price index in each year to 2015-16.
	(4667)

436 N	Ms Angela Eagle (Wallasey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Financial Statement of 22 June 2010, Official Report, columns 116-30, what estimate he has made of the savings arising from each measure announced in respect of each disability benefit in the next five years.
	(4502)

437 N	Ms Angela Eagle (Wallasey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the savings which would accrue from the uprating of the additional state pension in line with the Consumer Price Index (a) over the period of the Office for Budget Responsibility's forecasts and (b) in each successive five-year period to 2050.
	(4504)

438 N	Ms Angela Eagle (Wallasey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to uprate the additional state pension in line with the consumer price index.
	(4505)

439 N	Ms Angela Eagle (Wallasey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people he expects to receive the additional state pension (a) in 2010-11, (b) in each of the next five years and (c) in each successive five year period to 2050.
	(4557)

440

Natascha Engel (North East Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of child maintenance cases with an assessment and payment schedule were fully compliant in the 12 months to the end of March 2010; and what proportion of such cases (a) resulted in payments of (i) 50 per cent. or more and (ii) less than 50 per cent. of the child maintenance due and (b) were wholly non-compliant.

(4755)

441	Natascha Engel (North East Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much in child maintenance arrears is owed in each constituency.
	(4756)

442	Natascha Engel (North East Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent research (a) his Department and (b) its agencies have (i) commissioned and (ii) undertaken on the use and application of the rules on departures and variations.
	(4773)

443	Natascha Engel (North East Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost to the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission was for each £1 of child maintenance arrears collected in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(4774)

444	Natascha Engel (North East Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications to the Child Support Agency for a departure or variation were by (a) a non-resident parent and (b) parents with care in the last three years; and how many such applications were (i) granted and (ii) rejected.
	(4775)

445 N	Paul Goggins (Wythenshawe and Sale East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people resident in each ward of Wythenshawe and Sale East constituency are in receipt of disability living allowance; and if he will make a statement.
	(4641)

446

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Financial Statement of 22 June 2010, Official Report, columns 166-80, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) pensioners, (b) those of working age in work, (c) those of working age out of work, (d) social sector tenants and (e) private sector tenants in receipt of housing benefit who will not receive the benefit as a result of the proposed reforms to the benefit in (i) 2011-12, (ii) 2012-13, (iii) 2013-14 and (iv) 2014-15.

(4608)

447 N	Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of children living in poverty, reckoning in the proposed increase in value added tax, (a) before housing costs and (b) after housing costs in each year to 2014-15.
	(4644)

448 N	Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of children in measured income poverty (a) before housing costs and (b) after housing costs in each year to 2014-15.
	(4645)

449 N	Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of women who will not now be entitled to claim Sure Start maternity grant under the Government's proposals in each year to 2014-15.
	(4663)

450

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people likely to be affected by the proposed reform of housing benefit where (a) local housing allowance is set at the 30th percentile of local rents, (b) previous freezes on uprating are reversed and the link with prices and deductions for non-dependents is maintained, (c) working age entitlements are limited to reflect the size of the family for those on the social rented sector, (d) housing benefit is linked to consumer price indexation rather than to local housing allowance, (e) the level of housing benefit awarded is reduced to 90 per cent. after 12 months of claiming jobseeker's allowance and (f) a maximum limit for local housing allowance is introduced for each property size in each year from 2011-12 to 2014-15.

(4693)

451	Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the likely change in the number of private homes available for rent to local authority tenants as a result of recent reforms to housing benefit in each year from 2011-12 to 2014-15.
	(4695)

452

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of local authority tenants in receipt of housing benefit whose level of housing benefit is likely to decrease in each year from 2011-12 to 2014-15; how much on average will be lost per week; and what assessment he has made of the likely effect on (a) local authorities and (b) the construction of new local authority housing.

(4696)

453

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to Budget 2010, HC 61, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) pensioners, (b) those of working age (i) in work and (ii) out of work, (c) local authority tenants and (d) private sector tenants in receipt of housing benefit who will receive less housing benefit in (A) cash and (B) real terms in each year from 2011-12 to 2014-15; and how much on average will be foregone per week in each such category.

(4697)

454	Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will publish the most recent full dataset of rents used to calculate local housing allowance for each broad rental market area.
	(4813)

455	Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the (a) number of private sector tenants whose local housing allowance will be reduced and (b) average per week reduction in the level of local housing allowance paid to each for each broad rental market area in each year from 2011-12 to 2014-15.
	(4814)

456	John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on the effect on the level of demand for affordable housing of reductions to housing benefit in each of the next five years.
	(4532)

457 N	Liz Kendall (Leicester West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households received the Sure Start maternity grant for a second child in (a) England, (b) Leicester and (c) Leicester West constituency in the latest year for which figures are available.
	(4604)

458 N	Liz Kendall (Leicester West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households are in receipt of disability living allowance in (a) England, (b) Leicester and (c) Leicester West constituency.
	(4606)

459
N

Liz Kendall (Leicester West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households receive housing benefit of more than (a) £250 per week for a one bedroom property, (b) £290 per week for a two bedroom property, (c) £340 per week for a three bedroom property and (d) £400 per week for a four bedroom property in (i) England, (ii) Leicester and (iii) Leicester West constituency.

(4607)

460	Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were paid more than £100,000 per year in housing benefit in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(4674)

461 N	Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the pension credit minimum income guarantee is to be revised in line with the basic state pension increase in (a) 2012-13 and (b) subsequent years.
	(4648)

462 N	Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what forecast the Office for Budget Responsibility has made of those unemployed (a) for less than six months, (b) between six and 12 months, (c) between 12 and 24 months and (d) over 24 months in each year from 2010.
	(4650)

463 N	Mrs Anne McGuire (Stirling): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many families in (a) England, (b) Scotland and (c) Wales are in receipt of housing benefit in excess of £100,000 per year.
	(4634)

464	Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the effect on the number of staff employed in Jobcentre Plus offices of the changes to benefit entitlement proposed in the 2010 Budget HC61.
	(4654)

465 N	Ian Swales (Redcar): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Redcar constituency are claiming the state pension.
	(4382)

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

466	Angela Smith (Penistone and Stocksbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what representations he has received from private sector companies in relation to the review of the proposed loan to Sheffield Forgemasters.
	[Transferred] (4776)

Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office

467	Mr Edward Timpson (Crewe and Nantwich): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to introduce a National Citizen Service.
	[Transferred] (4801)

Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

468 N	Ms Angela Eagle (Wallasey): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate (a) the savings in each year of the Office of Budget Responsibility forecasts arising from the adoption of the consumer price index as the basis for indexation of public sector pensions and (b) such savings in each successive five-year period to 2050.
	[Transferred] (4503)

469	Gregg McClymont (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to introduce value added tax on aircraft fuel.
	[Transferred] (4559)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Education

470	Glenda Jackson (Hampstead and Kilburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will review the level of London area cost uplifts for post-16 education and training in (a) Greater London and (b) the London Borough of Brent.
	[Transferred] (4811)

Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department

471	Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been prosecuted for an offence of fraud in connection with lying on immigration or citizenship application forms about participation in war crimes.
	[Transferred] (4798)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice

472	Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people charged with human trafficking offences were subsequently prosecuted in the last 12 months.
	[Transferred] (4764)

473	Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Poppy Project bed days were unused in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.
	[Transferred] (4766)


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