Session 2010-11
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The Questions Book

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 1 July 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 Thursday 1 July 2010
(the 'Questions Book')

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 1 July 2010

This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Thursday 1 July 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 Thursday 1 July of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.

For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Thursday 1 July see Part 2 of this paper.

Questions to the Attorney General

1	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Attorney General, which Ministers in the Law Officers' Departments have used an allocated Ministerial car to travel between the Departments and the House of Commons on each day since 21 May 2010.
	(5538)

2	Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Attorney General, whether the Serious Fraud Office plans to increase the resources it uses to investigate and prosecute international corruption; and if he will make a statement.
	(5606)

3	Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Attorney General, how many reports of UK involvement in foreign bribery have been reported by each UK overseas post to the Serious Fraud Office.
	(5610)

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

4	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much each directorate of his Department and its predecessor spent on each type of catering in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
	(5519)

Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what catering facilities for internal meetings have been available in his Department and its predecessors for internal meetings in each year since 1997; how much his Department spent on catering for each internal meeting in the latest period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.

(5520)

6	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will place in the Library a copy of the internal background note relating to each parliamentary question tabled by the hon. Member for Southend West and answered by his Department since June 2010.
	(5526)

7	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much his Department and its predecessors have spent on staff restaurants in each of the last 10 years; where each such restaurant is located; what budgetary support his Department provides for each; on what date each was last refurbished; at what cost; and if he will make a statement.
	(5527)

8	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what files on (a) the Abortion Act 1967 and (b) the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act (i) 1990 and (ii) 2008 his Department has created since July 2008; and if he will make a statement.
	(5528)

9	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which Ministers in his Department have used an allocated Ministerial car to travel between the Department and the House of Commons on each day since 21 May 2010.
	(5547)

10 N	Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which organisation or co-ordinating body will have responsibility for (a) assisting the creation of new businesses and (b) developing the private sector in Yorkshire and the Humber; and if he will make a statement.
	(5163)

11 N	Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which bodies are to have responsibility for (a) inward investment, (b) growth, (c) economic regeneration strategy and (d) cross-boundary infrastructure projects in each region; and if he will make a statement.
	(5164)

12	Angie Bray (Ealing Central and Acton): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which regulations introduced by the previous Government he plans to repeal to reduce the regulatory burden on small retailers; and if he will make a statement.
	(5493)

13	Angie Bray (Ealing Central and Acton): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he plans to take to reduce the regulatory burden on small retailers; and if he will make a statement.
	(5494)

14	Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what account his Department takes of whether companies have anti-corruption procedures in place when deciding whether to provide them with financial support.
	(5613)

Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what (a) information and (b) guidance on the exclusion of companies found guilty of corruption from public tenders following the implementation of the EU Public Procurement Directive 2004/18/EC his Department has given to officials providing overseas trade and investment support for UK companies.

(5614)

16 N	Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment has been made of the likely effects on the number of jobs in corner shops and small convenience stores which do not have a National Lottery terminal of the granting to Camelot of permission to enter the bill payment and mobile telephone top-up market.
	(5298)

17 N	Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment his Department has made of the likely effects on the income of sub-post offices which do not have a National Lottery terminal in circumstances in which Camelot's application to offer post office services through Lottery terminals is granted; and if he will make a statement.
	(5299)

18 N	Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what research he has undertaken on the likely effects on the (a) number of jobs and (b) economy in each region of his proposals to end regional development agencies; and if he will make a statement.
	(5153)

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he has had discussions with the (a) Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change and (b) Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the contribution that green apprenticeships could make to (i) the economy and (ii) tackling climate change; and if he will make a statement.

(5355)

20 N	Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the letter to hon. Members from the Minister of State for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning dated 21 June 2010, which colleges will receive a share of the renewal grant.
	(5019)

21 N	Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the letter to hon. Members from the Minister of State for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning dated 21 June 2010, which colleges will be entitled to apply for a share of the enhanced renewal grant.
	(5020)

22	Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he plans to revise the system by which private higher education institutions are granted degree awarding powers; and what his Department's plans are for private higher education institutions and their ability to award qualifications.
	(5690)

23	Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he plans to allow private for-profit higher education institutions to access Higher Education Funding Council for England funding.
	(5691)

24	Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what representations he has received on allowing private higher education institutions access to the student loans system.
	(5692)

25	Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he plans to change the criteria a higher education institution must meet in order to be classified as a university.
	(5693)

26	Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he plans to review the role of private higher education institutions in the higher education system.
	(5694)

27	Ms Rosie Winterton (Doncaster Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the responsibilities of his proposed local enterprise partnerships will be.
	(5427)

28	Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the address is of the head office of each non-departmental public body for which his Department is responsible.
	(5726)

Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office

29	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many deaths (a) in Southend, (b) in Essex and (c) nationally were attributed to an individual being (i) overweight and (ii) underweight in each of the last five years.
	(5402)

30	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Ministers in his Department have used an allocated Ministerial car to travel between the Department and the House of Commons on each day since 21 May 2010.
	(5540)

31 N	Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many new jobs have been created in the private sector in Leeds North West constituency in each of the last five years.
	(5156)

32 N	Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many new jobs have been created in the public sector in Leeds North West constituency in each of the last five years.
	(5157)

33	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will place a copy in the Library of his Department's report on the usability, cost and quality of Government web sites.
	(5678)

34	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reasons non-departmental public bodies were not included in the Central Office of Information's report on Government on the internet.
	(5699)

35	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the roles and responsibilities are of each Minister in his Department.
	(5754)

36	Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the address is of the head office of each non-departmental public body for which his Department is responsible.
	(5725)

Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

37 N	Rushanara Ali (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many mothers resident in Bethnal Green and Bow constituency received the Health in Pregnancy grant in each year since its introduction.
	(4879)

38	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which Ministers in his Department have used an allocated Ministerial car to travel between the Department and the House of Commons on each day since 21 May 2010.
	(5546)

Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish each assessment made by his Department of the effects of implementation of the proposals in his Budget Statement on (a) public sector employment and (b) private sector employment in the UK in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12, (iii) 2012-13, (iv) 2013-14, (v) 2014-15 and (vi) 2015-16; and if he will make a statement.

(5677)

40	Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many mothers receive child benefit in West Lancashire constituency; and how many children trigger child benefit payments in that constituency.
	(5624)

41	Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many households receive tax credits in West Lancashire constituency.
	(5646)

42	Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many households in receipt of tax credits have an income of over £30,000 in West Lancashire constituency.
	(5647)

43	Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what arrangements are in place for the payment of charges for calls to the 0845 numbers used by HM Revenue and Customs.
	(5363)

44 N	Frank Dobson (Holborn and St Pancras): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the revenue from the financial services sector to be foregone by the Exchequer as a result of the proposed reduction in corporation tax in each financial year to 2015-16.
	(5170)

45	Thomas Docherty (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in (a) Dunfermline and West Fife constituency and (b) Fife local authority were claiming child benefit on the latest date for which figures are available.
	(5773)

46	Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward proposals to close the loopholes used by stamp duty land tax mitigation schemes.
	(5464)

47	Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the revenue foregone by the Exchequer consequent on stamp duty land tax mitigation schemes in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(5465)

48	Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Financial Statement of 22 June 2010, Official Report, columns 166-80, what the evidential basis is for his statement that there are some families receiving £104,000 a year in housing benefit.
	(5703)

49	Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the 2010 Budget, what estimate he has made of the size of the regional growth fund to fund regional capital projects in (a) 2011-12 and (b) 2012-13.
	(5644)

50	Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the address is of the head office of each non-departmental public body for which his Department is responsible.
	(5718)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

51	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which Ministers in his Department have used an allocated Ministerial car to travel between the Department and the House of Commons on each day since 21 May 2010.
	(5539)

52	Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, who the members are of the Faiths Consultative Council; and when it last met.
	(5595)

53	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with representatives of local authorities on the effects on levels of employment in local government of likely reductions in central Government funding to local authorities.
	(5675)

54 N	Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he proposes to inform (a) Sheffield City Council and (b) other local authorities of their in-year reductions in grants from his Department.
	(5282)

55	Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many households were provided with assistance in finding or retaining accommodation as an alternative to making a homelessness application in each (a) region and (b) local authority area in England in the last 12 months.
	(5397)

56	Lorely Burt (Solihull): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of homes in the West Midlands which contain asbestos.
	(5524)

57	Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of surplus one and two bed properties in the social sector in West Lancashire constituency.
	(5648)

58	Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 2 June 2010, Official Report, column 29W, on affordable housing: construction, if he will take steps to protect the interests of those with exceptional housing needs in cases where neighbourhoods determine that these needs should not be met.
	(5657)

59	Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his plans are for the future of the (a) Manchester City-Region pilot scheme and (b) proposals for a Combined Authority for Greater Manchester.
	(5619)

60	Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to introduce elected mayors at the district level across Greater Manchester.
	(5673)

61	Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to introduce a city regional mayoral system in greater Manchester.
	(5704)

62	John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the cost was of decorating his Department's building with England flags during the Football World Cup.
	(5508)

63	Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will bring forward proposals to ensure that the views of residents in areas affected by proposed wind farms are taken into account in determining planning applications for such wind farms.
	(5369)

64	Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many of the council houses authorised by the previous administration for construction in 2010-11 (a) have been started, (b) have been completed and (c) are being planned.
	(5394)

65	Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will bring forward proposals to permit local authorities which retain their housing stock to retain (a) rent revenues and (b) Right to Buy proceeds from that stock for the purposes of funding regeneration or new build projects.
	(5395)

66	Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much (a) his Department and (b) its agencies and non-departmental public bodies spent on consultancy fees in 2009.
	(5500)

67	Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many temporary staff are employed by (a) his Department and (b) its agencies and non-departmental public bodies.
	(5501)

68 N	Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department is providing to people who wish to build their own houses; and if he will make a statement.
	(5283)

69 N	Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he expects to announce the replacement of the regional spatial strategy system of planning; and if he will make a statement.
	(5284)

70	Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans he has for the future of the Community Infrastructure Levy.
	(5565)

71	Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the total cost was of communications staff in local government in (a) financial year 1996-97 and (b) the most recent financial year for which figures are available.
	(5761)

72	Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what timetable he has set for the abolition of the Tenant Services Authority.
	(5680)

73	Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his policy is on raising the retirement age for fire-fighters.
	(5707)

74	Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the address is of the head office of each non-departmental public body for which his Department is responsible.
	(5724)

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

75
N

Rushanara Ali (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how many residents of (a) Tower Hamlets, (b) Hackney, (c) Waltham Forest, (d) Newham and (e) Greenwich are employed at the London 2012 Olympics site; what steps his Department is taking to increase local employment opportunities; and how many jobs in the host boroughs he expects to be created by the London 2012 Olympics.

(4880)

76	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, which Ministers in his Department have used an allocated Ministerial car to travel between the Department and the House of Commons on each day since 21 May 2010.
	(5541)

77	Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 23 June 2010, Official Report, column 243W, on Olympic Games 2012: tickets, how many tickets the London Organising Committe of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games will make available for purchase by the Government.
	(5615)

78	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, what the proposed location was of each premises; what local authority rejected each application; and what the grounds of rejection were in each case.
	(5746)

79	Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, if he will hold discussions with the Lawn Tennis Association on increasing participation in tennis by children from state schools.
	(5593)

80	Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what discussions he plans to have with the Northern Ireland Executive on the contribution of Northern Ireland to the London 2012 Olympics.
	(5362)

81 N	Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what the ownership structure is of the Tote; what his timetable is for deciding on the future arrangements for the Tote; what his most recent estimate is of the value of the Tote; and if he will make a statement.
	(5087)

82 N	Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how much the Tote contributed to horse racing (a) including and (b) in addition to Levy payments in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
	(5088)

Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 23 June, Official Report, column 212W, on departmental official cars, how many (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers in his Department have used (i) a car with a dedicated driver, (ii) a car from the Government car pool and (iii) a taxi ordered through a departmental account since 7 May 2010.

(5616)

84	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, whether he plans to publish online the names of all listed buildings in England.
	(5681)

85	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, which buildings have been granted listed building status since 12 May 2010.
	(5682)

86	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how many individual respondents there were to Ofcom's Wholesale Mobile Call Termination Review; when he expects Ofcom to report its recommendations to his Department; and if he will make a statement.
	(5686)

87	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how many listed buildings have been demolished in the last 12 months.
	(5748)

88	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how much funding English Heritage has received from his Department through grant-in-aid in the last 12 months.
	(5749)

89	Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what the address is of the head office of each non-departmental public body for which his Department is responsible.
	(5723)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence

90 N	Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the funding allocated to doubling the Operational Allowance will come from the (a) reserve and (b) defence budget.
	(4264)

91 N	Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 21 June 2010, Official Report, columns 2-3W, on Afghanistan: peacekeeping operations, how much of the remainder of £27 million will be spent on (a) remote vehicles and (b) military working dogs.
	(4386)

92 N	Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 21 June 2010, Official Report, columns 2-3W, on Afghanistan: peacekeeping operations, how many vehicles of each type will be purchased with the £67 million to support the campaign to counter the improvised explosive device threat in Afghanistan.
	(4387)

93	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Ministers in his Department have used an allocated Ministerial car to travel between the Department and the House of Commons on each day since 21 May 2010.
	(5542)

94 N	Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the case of Amantullah Ali, a Pakistani National arrested by British troops in the Basra area in February 2004, what steps are being taken in line with the UK's responsibilities under international conventions to ensure his proper treatment.
	(5285)

95	Nick de Bois (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people resident in (a) the London Borough of Enfield and (b) Enfield North constituency are currently serving in the (i) Army, (ii) Royal Navy and (iii) Royal Air Force.
	(5590)

96	Caroline Dinenage (Gosport): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will commission an assessment of the social and economic effects on Gosport of the proposed transfer of HMS Sultan to South Wales.
	(5359)

Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the two year contract extension awarded by his Department to Purple Food Service Solutions includes a requirement for them to procure British bacon for the armed forces; what discussions he had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the terms of the contract; and if he will make a statement.

(5415)

98	Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on animal testing for the purpose of developing weapons.
	(5503)

99	Kris Hopkins (Keighley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what opportunities are available for hon. Members and Members of the House of Lords to contribute to the Strategic Defence and Security Review.
	(5367)

100	Kris Hopkins (Keighley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which companies manufacture the (a) battlefield clothing and (b) boots worn by British troops serving in Afghanistan.
	(5368)

101	Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what shortfalls in the Clyde safety management arrangements have been identified by the Defence Nuclear Safety Regulator at HMNB Clyde; what steps will be taken to address those shortfalls; and when he expects those shortfalls to have been addressed.
	(5350)

102	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with which private security companies his Department has contracts in Afghanistan.
	(5757)

103	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent representations he has received on alleged human rights abuses involving private military and security companies in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement.
	(5758)

104	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the roles and responsibilities are of the Minister for Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans.
	(5772)

105	Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the address is of the head office of each non-departmental public body for which his Department is responsible.
	(5722)

Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister

106	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether he has used an allocated Ministerial car to travel between his Office and the House of Commons for each day since 21 May 2010.
	(5563)

107	Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what plans he has for the reform of regulations on campaign finance and expenditure by political parties in advance of the proposed referendum on electoral reform.
	(5405)

108	Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what his policy is on the length of time between an order setting the date for a referendum on electoral reform and the date of the poll.
	(5406)

109	Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will bring forward proposals for a minimum threshold for turnout on a referendum on electoral reform in order for its result to be valid.
	(5407)

110	Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether he plans to introduce restrictions on the publication of promotional material by (a) central and (b) local government in the period ahead of a referendum on electoral reform.
	(5471)

111	Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what plans he has to publish information on different voting systems in advance of his proposed referendum on electoral reform.
	(5473)

112	Mrs Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what percentage of armed forces personnel voted in the 2010 general election.
	(5529)

113	Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what his timetable is for the introduction of measures to ensure that voters queuing at polling stations at the close of the poll in general elections are able to cast their votes.
	(5567)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Education

114	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to publish the Sex and Relationships Education Guidance to Schools, issued for consultation in January 2010; and if he will make a statement.
	(5432)

115	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the compatibility of his proposals for sex and relationship education with proposed guidance from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence on sex and relationships education within personal, social, health and economic education; and if he will make a statement.
	(5433)

116

Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which directorate of his Department has responsibility for the (a) formulation and (b) implementation of its policy on (i) sexual and reproductive health education and (ii) personal, social and health education; how many officials in his Department at each pay band are employed in each such directorate; what other posts in his Department each such official has held; and if he will make a statement.

(5436)

117	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what files his Department holds on (a) sexual and reproductive health education and (b) personal, social and health education; and if he will make a statement.
	(5437)

118	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance his Department issues to schools on reducing obesity among persons aged under 16 years; and if he will make a statement.
	(5636)

119	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to prevent bullying and intimidation of Jewish children in schools; what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the Jewish community on this matter; and if he will make a statement.
	(5745)

120	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which Ministers in his Department have used an allocated Ministerial car to travel between the Department and the House of Commons on each day since 21 May 2010.
	(5543)

121	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools have asked to withdraw their name from the list of those which have expressed an interest in becoming an academy.
	(5676)

122	Mrs Jenny Chapman (Darlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to inform Branksome, Hurworth and Longfield schools in Darlington of the decision on the funding to be allocated to them under the Building Schools for the Future programme; and if he will make a statement.
	(5421)

123 N	Frank Dobson (Holborn and St Pancras): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on which date he informed the Secretary of State for Health of the proposed decision not to extend entitlements to free school meals.
	(5165)

124 N	Frank Dobson (Holborn and St Pancras): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his policy is on limiting (a) the number of schools to receive grants, (b) the amount of such grant and (c) the terms of each grant he has the power to award to schools.
	(5167)

125 N	Frank Dobson (Holborn and St Pancras): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the total reserves held by schools in England; and what reserves were held by such schools in each financial year since 1985-86.
	(5168)

126	Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 28 June 2010, Official Report, column 428W, on pupils: Sikhs, by what date he plans to have completed consideration of the law and agreed practice on carrying kirpans in schools.
	(5747)

127	Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will take steps to encourage schools to allow the wearing of medical bracelets by pupils diagnosed with (a) diabetes and (b) allergies; and if he will make a statement.
	(5360)

128	Mr George Mudie (Leeds East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has for the Building Schools for the Future programme in Leeds; and if he will make a statement.
	(5559)

129	Mr George Mudie (Leeds East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will take steps to encourage the continued participation of Parklands Girls School in Leeds in the Building Schools for the Future programme.
	(5560)

130	Mr George Mudie (Leeds East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussionshe has had with representatives of Leeds Local Authority on the future of Parklands Girls School in Leeds.
	(5561)

131 N	Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what evidence his Department has assessed on the effects of no notice detentions on discipline in school.
	(5079)

132 N	Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with organisations representing children who are carers on no notice detentions.
	(5089)

133	Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what period the New Schools Network has been contracted to administer initial inquiries into free schools; and when this contract was awarded to the New Schools Network.
	(5498)

134	Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding his Department has allocated to the New Schools Network; and what period that funding covers.
	(5499)

135	Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what processes apply to the issuing of grants to charities by his Department.
	(5509)

136	Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what processes are in place for competitive tendering of contracts to be let by his Department.
	(5510)

137	Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reasons a contract has been made with an outside organisation to administer initial inquiries about free schools.
	(5511)

138	Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what meetings (a) Ministers and (b) officials of his Department have had with representatives of the New Schools Network since his appointment.
	(5512)

139	Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what tendering process was undertaken in awarding the contract to administer initial inquiries on setting up free schools; and what organisations submitted tenders.
	(5513)

140	Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what processes are in place to ensure value for money from the work being undertaken on behalf of the Department by New Schools Network; and what oversight his Department will have over this work.
	(5514)

141	Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what criteria will be used by the New Schools Network in deciding which applications for free schools merit consideration by his Department.
	(5564)

142	Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information his Department holds on the capacity of the New Schools Network to process initial enquiries about free schools.
	(5566)

143	Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many temporary staff are employed by (a) his Department and (b) the education service.
	(5489)

144	Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the consultancy budget is for (a) his Department and (b) the education service in 2010-11.
	(5502)

145	Chris Skidmore (Kingswood): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils in each decile of the index of multiple deprivation eligible for free school meals gained five GCSEs at grades A* to C, including English and mathematics in each of the last 10 years.
	(5444)

146	Chris Skidmore (Kingswood): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what percentage of pupils in (a) the lowest (i) 10 per cent. and (ii) one per cent. and (b) the highest (A) 10 per cent. and (B) one per cent. of lower super output areas gained five GCSEs at grades A* to C, including English and mathematics in 2009.
	(5445)

147	Chris Skidmore (Kingswood): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils in the (a) bottom and (b) top 10 per cent. of lower super output areas gained five GCSEs at grades A* to C, including English and mathematics, a science and a modern language in 2009.
	(5447)

148	Chris Skidmore (Kingswood): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils resident in the (a) bottom and (b) top 10 per cent. of lower super output areas gained three A grades at A-level in 2009.
	(5448)

149	Chris Skidmore (Kingswood): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) statemented and (b) non-statemented pupils with special educational needs have been given (i) a fixed period exclusion and (ii) a permanent exclusion in each year since 1997.
	(5449)

150	Chris Skidmore (Kingswood): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) statemented and (b) non-statemented pupils with special educational needs have been placed in (i) pupil referral units and (ii) alternative provision in each year since 1997.
	(5451)

151	Chris Skidmore (Kingswood): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) boys and (b) girls eligible for free school meals gained a grade C or above at GCSE in (i) modern languages, (ii) history, (iii) science and (iv) mathematics in each of the last 10 years.
	(5605)

152	Chris Skidmore (Kingswood): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much was spent on (a) refreshments and (b) furnishings in his private office in each year from 2005 to 2010.
	(5623)

153	Chris Skidmore (Kingswood): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils eligible for free school meals obtained (a) three, (b) four and (c) five A grades at A level in each of the last 10 years.
	(5689)

154	Chris Skidmore (Kingswood): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many applications for statements on special educational need have been made in each local authority area in each year since 1997.
	(5708)

155	Chris Skidmore (Kingswood): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many statements on special educational need each local authority area has issued in each year since 1997.
	(5709)

156	Angela Smith (Penistone and Stocksbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to publish the report of the cross-government review of financial support for 16 to 18 year olds commissioned by his Department's predecessor; and if he will make a statement.
	(5453)

157	Angela Smith (Penistone and Stocksbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which Minister in his Department has responsibility for (a) sixth form colleges and (b) 14 to 19 year olds in further education colleges.
	(5454)

158	Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much was spent by the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service on the provision of guardians in care proceedings in each of the last five years; and what proportion of its budget this represents in each such year.
	(5770)

159	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what meetings (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department hd with representatives of the New Schools Network since 12 May 2010.
	(5759)

160	Ms Rosie Winterton (Doncaster Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to (a) rebuild and (b) refurbish secondary schools in Doncaster.
	(5428)

161	Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the teacher to pupil ratio was in each school in Hartlepool constituency in each of the last five years.
	(5411)

162	Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which schools in the area of Hartlepool Borough Council have applied for academy status.
	(5412)

163	Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will take steps to enable foster carers to continue to care for those who have been in foster care after they reach the age of 18; and if he will make a statement.
	(5506)

164	Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his policy is on raising the retirement age for secondary school teachers.
	(5640)

165	Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the address is of the head office of each non-departmental public body for which his Department is responsible.
	(5721)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change

166	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, which Ministers in his Department have used an allocated Ministerial car to travel between the Department and the House of Commons on each day since 21 May 2010.
	(5544)

167 N	Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what support his Department is giving to the development of low-carbon energy projects in Yorkshire and the Humber.
	(4936)

168	Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether he plans to retain the previous Government's target of insulating every home with cavity wall and loft insulation where technically possible by 2015.
	(5342)

169

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 21 June 2010, Official Report, column 56W, on human tissue analysis in UK nuclear facilities inquiry, for what reasons there is currently no publication date for the report of the Redfern Inquiry on examination of tissue taken from individuals who had worked in the nuclear industry.

(5351)

170	Chris Skidmore (Kingswood): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much was spent on (a) refreshments and (b) furnishings in his private office in each year from 2005 to 2010.
	(5621)

171	Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will revise ETSU-R-97 on the assessment and rating of noise from wind farms to bring it into line with current standards.
	(5568)

172 N	Ms Rosie Winterton (Doncaster Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether he is reviewing the decision to allocate £60 million to fund port infrastructure for off-shore wind turbine manufacturing.
	(5152)

173	Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the address is of the head office of each non-departmental public body for which his Department is responsible.
	(5720)

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

174	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an estimate of the number of individuals involved in committing offences related to wildlife crime reported in the last 12 months; and if she will make a statement.
	(5403)

175	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which Ministers in her Department have used an allocated Ministerial car to travel between the Department and the House of Commons on each day since 21 May 2010.
	(5545)

176	Angie Bray (Ealing Central and Acton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department plans to take to promote responsible dog ownership; and if she will make a statement.
	(5491)

177 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to increase the amount of woodland in (a) England and (b) the West Midlands.
	(5081)

178 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to protect ancient woodland in (a) England and (b) the West Midlands.
	(5082)

179 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to protect threatened species in (a) England and (b) the West Midlands.
	(5083)

180 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to encourage biodiversity in (a) England and (b) the West Midlands.
	(5084)

181	Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to page 18 of the Coalition Agreement, what estimate she has made of the cost of conducting the science-led policy of badger control measures in areas with high and persistent levels of bovine tuberculosis.
	(5774)

182	Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to encourage self-sufficiency in food production in the UK.
	(5361)

183	Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to promote the procurement of food produced with the lowest possible greenhouse gas emissions in the public sector.
	(5341)

184 N	Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects to announce her decision on the badger vaccine deployment project in the Stroud area; and what assessment she has made of its likely effectiveness in controlling the spread of bovine tuberculosis.
	(5017)

185 N	Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has (a) commissioned and (b) undertaken a cost-benefit analysis of the effectiveness of (i) badger vaccine deployment projects and (ii) badger culling as a method of controlling the spread of bovine tuberculosis.
	(5018)

186 N	Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Oral Answer to the hon. Member for Westmoreland and Lonsdale of 24 June 2010, Official Report, column 412, what advice she has received on the effect on the spread of (a) bovine tuberculosis and (b) other animal diseases of ending the six-day movement rule.
	(5162)

187 N	Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what timetable she has set for the transfer of responsibility for private drains and sewers to water companies; and if she will make a statement.
	(4737)

188	Stephen Williams (Bristol West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of local authority recycling rates for (a) domestic and (b) commercial food waste in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(5532)

189	Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the address is of the head office of each non-departmental public body for which her Department is responsible.
	(5719)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

190

Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress his Department has made in implementing the provisions of the final declaration of the London Conference on Combating anti-Semitism, with particular reference to (a) establishing an international taskforce of internet specialists to measure anti-semitism online and propose international responses and (b) exposing and isolating (i) governments and (ii) politicians engaging in anti-semitism; and if he will make a statement.

[R] (5434)

191	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on implementation of the provisions of the final declaration of the London Conference on Combating anti-Semitism; what recent representations he has received on this issue; and if he will make a statement.
	[R] (5435)

192	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received of the prohibition on the practice of shechita in New Zealand; and if he will make a statement.
	[R] (5516)

193	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government plans to take to (a) monitor and (b) seek to reduce levels of anti-Semitism overseas; and if he will make a statement.
	[R] (5517)

194	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress has been made on the visit to the UK of Pope Benedict XVI; what recent discussions he has had with his Vatican counterpart on the visit; and if he will make a statement.
	[R] (5518)

195	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which Ministers in his Department have used an allocated Ministerial car to travel between his Department and the House of Commons on each day since 21 May 2010.
	(5548)

196 N	Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on allegations of the proposed expulsion by the government of Israel of Palestinian Members of Parliament, Mohammed Abu Tir, Ahmed Othwan, Mohammed Tutah and Khalid Abu Arafa from their homes in Jerusalem.
	(4337)

197	Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the likely cost to the public purse of the forthcoming visit to the UK by Pope Benedict.
	(5507)

198	Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will place in the Library a copy of the foreign bribery briefing document provided by his Department to outgoing commercial officers.
	(5609)

199	Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his most recent estimate is of the number of his Department's staff who will be seconded to the European External Action Service.
	(5416)

200	Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his most recent estimate is of the likely cost to the public purse of the establishment of the European External Action Service.
	(5417)

201	Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, where each EU embassy of the European External Action Service is located; and what UK diplomatic representation is available at each such location.
	(5418)

202	Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he plans to bring forward proposals for the accountability of the European External Action Service to Parliament; and if he will make a statement.
	(5419)

203	Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, in how many cases before the European Court of Justice (a) the UK and (b) a UK-based company is a party; and how many such cases relate to the implementation of EU legislation.
	(5366)

204

Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 29 June 2010, Official Report, columns 37-8WS, on Foreign and Commonwealth Office programmes, what work in which countries will be stopped as a result of the £560,000 reduction in spending on human rights and democracy; and if he will make a statement.

(5487)

205	Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which projects funded by his Department as part of counter-terrorism and counter-radicalisation programmes in Pakistan will not continue to be funded in financial year 2011-12.
	(5597)

206	Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much funding he expects to be allocated to his Department's counter-terrorism and counter-radicalisation programmes in Pakistan in financial year 2010-11.
	(5598)

207	Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what percentage of his Department's counter-terrorism and counter-radicalisation programmes is projected to be spent in Yemen in 2010-11.
	(5599)

208	Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what percentage of Counter-Terrorism and Radicalisation Programme funding is planned to be spent in (a) Pakistan, (b) Afghanistan, (c) Saudi Arabia and (d) East Africa in 2010-11.
	(5695)

209	Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much is planned to be spent on his Department's Counter-Terrorism and Radicalisation Programme in 2010-11.
	(5696)

210	Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if the Government will take steps to encourage the government of Israel to declare the number, type and location of its nuclear weapons.
	(5470)

211	Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will bring forward proposals to ban the use of private military security companies in combat and combat support in military operations.
	(5352)

212	Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Department's officials in the region on the political situation in Somalia; and if he will make a statement.
	(5424)

213	Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on recognition of Somaliland.
	(5425)

214	Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he plans to attend this year's Ministerial conference of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe.
	(5410)

215 N	David Miliband (South Shields): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress has been made in planning for undertaking the Kandahar operation; what contribution the Afghan government will make to the operation; and if he will make a statement.
	(5085)

216 N	Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what child protection measures are in place to protect children on the Pitcairn Islands from convicted sex offenders.
	(5080)

217	Chris Skidmore (Kingswood): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much was spent on (a) refreshments and (b) furnishings in his private office in each year from 2005 to 2010.
	(5622)

218 N	Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the purchase by the Burmese government of dual use goods which could be used in the development of nuclear weapons; and whether he has taken steps to ensure that no such dual use goods can be exported to Burma from the (a) UK and (b) EU.
	(5158)

219 N	Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his German counterpart on the alleged breach by Germany of the EU Common Position on Burma through the export to that country of industrial equipment with a potential dual use in a nuclear weapons programme.
	(5160)

220 N	Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of assistance given by North Korea to Burma in the acquisition of nuclear weapons technology.
	(5161)

221	Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the address is of the head office of each non-departmental public body for which his Department is responsible.
	(5717)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Health

222	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he has made a recent estimate of the cost to the economy of illness, economic inactivity and premature death associated with overweight and obesity; what recent discussions (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have had with Ministerial colleagues on that matter; and if he will make a statement.
	(5400)

223	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his most recent estimate is of the rate of (a) obesity and (b) smoking among (i) males and (ii) females in each age group (A) in Southend, (B) in each borough in Essex, (C) in the Metropolitan Police area of London and (D) nationally.
	(5401)

224

Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have had with representatives of the food industry on the effects of the provision of food label information on the (i) salt, (ii) sugar and (iii) fat content of foods on the ability of people to manage their (A) diabetes, (B) heart disease, (C) stroke, (D) obesity and (E) other chronic medical conditions; what recent representations he has received on those matters; what recent discussions he has had with Ministerial colleagues on those matters; and if he will make a statement.

(5462)

225	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made in the number of children in each age group who were classified as (a) overweight and (b) obese (i) in Southend, (ii) in each borough in (A) Essex and (B) Kent, (iii) the Metropolitan Police area of London and (iv) nationally in each of the last five years.
	(5463)

226	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will place in the Library a copy of each document in his Department's file CPO 5/5, Publicity Material and Publications from Anti-Abortion Organisations; and if he will make a statement.
	(5535)

227	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will place in the Library a copy of each document in his Department's file CPO 3/6, Abortion Act 1967, Correspondence between Sir Bernard Braine MP and Minister of Health on matters concerning abortions in NHS hospitals; and if he will make a statement.
	(5536)

228	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will place in the Library a copy of each document in his Department's file CPO 2/10, Abortion (Amendment) Bill Committee Stage Briefing; and if he will make a statement.
	(5537)

229	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which Ministers in his Department have used an allocated Ministerial car to travel between his Department and the House of Commons on each day since 21 May 2010.
	(5549)

230	Angie Bray (Ealing Central and Acton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research into the causes of smoking in young people his Department has evaluated; and if he will make a statement.
	(5492)

231	Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many persons have been diagnosed with Ataxia-Telangiectasia in each of the last 10 years; what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated into this condition; what services are available to assist those diagnosed with the condition; and if he will make a statement.
	(5655)

232	Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost to the public purse has been of the review of the Making It Better Programme in Greater Manchester.
	(5638)

233	Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he plans to take to improve awareness of tuberculosis among (a) health professionals and (b) those most at risk.
	(5457)

234	Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on the amendment of Articles 9 and 10 of the framework convention on tobacco control at the forthcoming conference of the parties to that convention; and if he will make a statement.
	(5365)

235 N	Frank Dobson (Holborn and St Pancras): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the additional cost to NHS trusts of paying hospitals for the treatment of individual patients according to their subsequent re-admission for the same condition.
	(5166)

236	Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects to announce his decision on the allocation of funding to primary care trusts in financial years (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13 and (c) 2013-14.
	(5744)

237 N	Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding his Department has allocated for the implementation of the National Stroke Strategy in 2010-11.
	(5149)

238 N	Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he expects changes to be made to the level of funding for the implementation of the National Stroke Strategy in 2010-11.
	(5150)

239 N	Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department plans to publish an evaluation of the progress made on implementing the National Stroke Strategy.
	(5151)

240	Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department has made an assessment of whether the introduction of the smoking ban in July 2007 affected the incidence of smoking in homes in the presence of children.
	(5466)

241	Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effects of the smoking ban on public houses and private members' clubs.
	(5467)

242	Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to review the smoking ban; and what public consultation will be held as part of that review.
	(5468)

243	Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many temporary staff are employed by (a) his Department and (b) the NHS.
	(5488)

244	Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the budget is of (a) his Department and (b) the NHS for external consultancy advice in 2010-11.
	(5490)

245	Chris Skidmore (Kingswood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the highest 100 salaries of employees and officials of the National Health Service were in 2009-10.
	(5504)

246	Chris Skidmore (Kingswood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent on (a) refreshments and (b) furnishings in his private office in each year from 2005 to 2010.
	(5620)

247

Angela Smith (Penistone and Stocksbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many prescriptions were issued for medicines with botulinum toxin A as the active ingredient in the last three years for which figures are available; and how many such prescriptions were issued (a) by NHS practitioners, (b) privately, (c) under a medicinal product licence by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency and (d) for other indications.

(5455)

248	Mr John Spellar (Warley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he plans to ban the sale of (a) tea and coffee with sugar and (b) cheddar cheese sandwiches in hospitals.
	(5340)

249	Mr John Spellar (Warley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust on the case of Mrs Rose Gibb.
	(5408)

250	Stephen Williams (Bristol West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many prescriptions of (a) individual benzodiazepine drugs and (b) antidepressants were dispensed in the community in 2009.
	(5531)

251	Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the address is of the head office of each non-departmental public body for which his Department is responsible.
	(5716)

Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department

252 N	Rushanara Ali (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department issues to local police forces on the policing of marches and demonstrations by (a) the English Defence League and (b) the British National Party; and if she will make a statement.
	(4882)

253	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many anti-Semitic incidents (a) were recorded in England and Wales in (i) 2008 and (ii) 2009 and (b) have been recorded in 2010 to date; and if she will make a statement.
	(5684)

254	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which Ministers in her Department have used an allocated Ministerial car to travel between her Department and the House of Commons on each day since 21 May 2010.
	(5550)

255	Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects to make a decision on whether the exemption of the exclusion of women asylum seekers who have experienced domestic violence from the no recourse to public funds rule will be extended beyond August 2010.
	(5356)

256	Mr Alan Campbell (Tynemouth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to bring forward legislation to make the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Agency a non-departmental public body.
	(5496)

257	Mr Alan Campbell (Tynemouth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has for the future funding of (a) the ACPO Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service and (b) the National Wildlife Crime Unit.
	(5497)

258	Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much has been provided to fund the City of London Police Overseas Anti-Corruption Unit in each year since 2006; and what her plans are for the future of the unit and its funding.
	(5607)

259	Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions visa bans have been used to prevent people from each country of origin considered to be involved in corruption from travelling to the UK in each of the last five years.
	(5608)

260	Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will place a copy of the Overseas Corruption Assessment drawn up by the City of London Police Overseas Anti-Corruption Unit in the Library.
	(5611)

261	Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department has spent (a) in total and (b) on staff costs on activities to promote equality and diversity in each of the last three years for which figures are available; and how many people her Department employs for that purpose.
	(5525)

262	Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many fines were issued to people who arrived in the UK without proper documentation in each year from 1997 to 2009; and how much was levied in such fines in that period.
	(5600)

263	Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with Interpol about sharing information on lost or stolen UK passports with private businesses.
	(5601)

264	Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate has been made of the number of passports lost or stolen in each year from 1997 to 2009; and what information her Department provided to businesses seeking to check whether a passport had been lost or stolen during that period.
	(5602)

265	Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure compliance with the policy on replacement, reduction and refinement in relation to the use of animals in military research.
	(5505)

266	Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost to the public purse has been of surveillance of Linda and John Catt, identifying separately the cost of (a) logging and (b) analysing the surveillance data; and if she will make a statement.
	(5353)

267	Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many animals were used in the safety testing of shellfish in (a) 2008 and (b) 2009.
	(5534)

268	Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on the deportation of individuals from the UK to Somalia.
	(5426)

269
N

Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle Upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will postpone decisions on applications for asylum in all cases where the applicants were receiving legal aid and assistance from Refugee and Migrant Justice until arrangements have been made for alternative legal aid and assistance to be provided to them; and if she will make a statement.

(5086)

270 N	Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to implement the recommendations of her Department's review of the sexualisation of young people.
	(5159)

271	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to review the remuneration and conditions of service for police officers; and if she will make a statement.
	(5750)

272	Ms Rosie Winterton (Doncaster Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to announce the outcome of her review of wheel clamping legislation.
	(5430)

273	Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on raising the retirement age for police officers.
	(5641)

274	Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the address is of the head office of each non-departmental public body for which her Department is responsible.
	(5715)

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

275	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, answering for the House of Commons Commission, what materials the Parliamentary Education Service issues to (a) schools and (b) individual pupils; what publications the service plans to issue in the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement.
	(5441)

276	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, answering for the House of Commons Commission, how many (a) males and (b) females in each age group had a Palace of Westminster security pass (i) suspended and (ii) revoked in each year since 2007; and for what reason in each case.
	(5442)

277	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, answering for the House of Commons Commission, how many security passes allowing access to the Parliamentary Estate were issued in each category in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
	(5443)

278	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, answering for the House of Commons Commission, on what date each property on the Commons part of the Parliamentary Estate was opened for occupation by departments of the House; and what the estimated monetary value is of each such property.
	(5450)

279	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, answering for the House of Commons Commission, how much the House of Commons Commission has (a) budgeted and (b) spent on security for the Palace of Westminster since April 2009; and if he will make a statement.
	(5515)

280

Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, answering for the House of Commons Commission, with reference to the Answer of 20 July 2009, Official Report, columns 747-8W, on standing committees: internet, what progress has been made on placing on the Parliament website the transcripts of Standing Committee debates held prior to 1997; and if he will make a statement.

(5522)

281

Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, answering for the House of Commons Commission, by what time on each sitting day the text of (a) the previous day's Official Report, (b) the Summary Agenda and Order of Business, (c) Future Business, (d) the previous day's Votes and Proceedings, (e) Early Day Motions and (f) the Questions Book is scheduled for publication on the Parliamentary (i) intranet and (ii) external website; on what occasions in the last three months each has been late; and if he will make a statement.

(5523)

282	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, answering for the House of Commons Commission, what access is granted to staff of Government departments who hold parliamentary passes to the (a) Palace of Westminster and (b) House of Commons part of the parliamentary estate; and if he will make a statement.
	(5642)

283	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, answering for the House of Commons Commission, under what circumstances a Palace of Westminster pass may be (a) suspended and (b) revoked; and if he will make a statement.
	(5643)

284

Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, answering for the House of Commons Commission, how many complaints have been made about air conditioning facilities in the offices of hon. Members and staff in (a) 1 Parliament Streeet, (b) Norman Shaw North, (c) Norman Shaw South, (d) the Palace of Westminster, (e) 7 Millbank and (f) Portcullus House in each of the last three years.

(5706)

Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development

285	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, from which of his Department's budget lines the additional £200 million of additional aid money for Afghanistan announced on 10 June 2010 will be taken.
	(5414)

286	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which Ministers in his Department have used an allocated Ministerial car to travel between the Department and the House of Commons on each day since 21 May 2010.
	(5551)

287	Ann McKechin (Glasgow North): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the overseas development budget is for 2010-11.
	(5486)

288	Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the address is of the head office of each non-departmental public body for which his Department is responsible.
	(5714)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice

289	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which Ministers in his Department have used an allocated Ministerial car to travel between his Department and the House of Commons on each day since 21 May 2010.
	(5552)

290 N	Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on what date the list of magistrates' courts proposed for closure was presented to the Board of HM Courts Service.
	(5015)

291 N	Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which members of the judiciary were consulted on the decision to publish a list of courts where consultation is to take place over their closure.
	(5016)

292	Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much has been spent on offender management services commissioned by each Director of Offender Management since their inception.
	(5658)

293	Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of the expenditure on services commissioned by each Director of Offender Management since their inception was allocated to (a) voluntary sector and (b) private sector organisations.
	(5659)

294	Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many hours of unpaid work requirements were supervised by (a) the public sector, (b) the private sector and (c) the voluntary sector in each of the last three years.
	(5660)

295	Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison service staff are working in (a) frontline delivery and (b) elsewhere in each establishment on the prison estate in England and Wales.
	(5661)

296	Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) core and (b) non-core staff are employed by each Director of Offender Management.
	(5662)

297	Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the annual costs of staff employed by each (a) Director of Offender Management, (b) regional offender manager and (c) prison area manager were in the latest period for which figures are available in each case.
	(5663)

298	Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the initial plans were for the number of staff required in each Director of Offender Management's office.
	(5667)

299	Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of senior managers in the National Offender Management Service have a background in (a) the Probation Service and (b) the Prison Service.
	(5668)

300	Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many senior managers of grades A to D in the Prison Service are employed by the National Offender Management Service (NOMS); and of these how many are based (a) at NOMS headquarters and (b) elsewhere.
	(5669)

301	Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many probation boards have assumed trust status; and which probation boards have had their application for trust status rejected.
	(5670)

302	Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much was spent on probation services commissioned by each probation trust in the latest year for which information is available; and what proportion of that funding was allocated to (a) the National Probation Service, (b) the voluntary sector and (c) the private sector.
	(5671)

303	Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, who the members are of the Foreign Bribery Strategy Board; and on what dates the Board has met.
	(5612)

304	Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people given custodial sentences of less than 12 months in each of the last two years were convicted of each type of offence.
	(5364)

305	Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of legal aid funding provided by his Department through Shelter UK to support vulnerable families in housing need.
	(5666)

306	Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many foreign national prisoners have been returned to their home countries under the provisions of the Council of Europe Convention on Prisoner Transfer since the inception of the agreement in November 2009.
	(5656)

307	Gordon Henderson (Sittingbourne and Sheppey): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many suppliers were contracted to supply fresh produce to the Prison Service in each year since 2004; and how many of those suppliers were located in the Prison Service area they were contracted to supply.
	(5357)

308	Gordon Henderson (Sittingbourne and Sheppey): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost to the public purse was of purchasing fresh produce for the Prison Service in each year since 2004.
	(5358)

309	Chris Skidmore (Kingswood): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many young offenders with (a) statemented and (b) non-statemented special educational needs have been placed in young offender institutions in each of the last 10 years.
	(5446)

310	Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to improve drug treatment facilities in prisons.
	[R] (5645)

311	Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much time was spent on court time on care hearings in (a) preparation and (b) court in each of the last five years.
	(5762)

312	Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much the Legal Services Commission spent on psychological and psychiatric assessments in care proceedings in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
	(5765)

313	Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much the Legal Services Commission spent on solicitors' and counsels' fees in care proceedings in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
	(5766)

314	Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many care proceedings cases reached the threshold for high cost cases in each of the last five years.
	(5767)

315	Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his policy is on raising the retirement age for prison officers.
	(5639)

316	Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the address is of the head office of each non-departmental public body for which his Department is responsible.
	(5713)

Questions to the Leader of the House

317 N	Mr James Arbuthnot (North East Hampshire): To ask the Leader of the House, with reference to Standing Order No. 152I, what discussions he has had on the establishment of a Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy; and if he will make a statement.
	(5286)

318	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Leader of the House, which Ministers in his office have used an allocated Ministerial car to travel between the Cabinet Office and the House of Commons on each day since 21 May 2010.
	(5553)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

319	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which Ministers in his Department have used an allocated Ministerial car to travel between the Department and the House of Commons on each day since 21 May 2010.
	(5554)

320	Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which Northern Ireland Executive departments will have their levels of funding under the block grant protected.
	(5338)

Questions to the Prime Minister

321	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Prime Minister, what estimate has been made of the cost of him and the Deputy Prime Minister writing to every public sector worker.
	(5674)

322	Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Prime Minister, whether he raised the matter of extent of respect for human rights in the Russian Federation in bilateral conversations with President Medvedev during the recent G8/G20 summit.
	(5458)

323	Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Prime Minister, whether he raised the case of the ongoing second trial of Mikhail Khodorkovsky in bilateral discussions with President Medvedev during the recent G8/G20 summit.
	(5459)

324	Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Prime Minister, whether he raised the issue of the murder of Alexander Litvinenko and the extradiction of Andrei Lugovoi to the UK in his bilateral discussions with President Medvedev at the recent G8/G20 Summit.
	(5460)

325	Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith): To ask the Prime Minister, whether he plans to attend the UN Millennium Development Goals meeting to be held in New York from 20 to 22 September 2010.
	(5710)

326	Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 10 June 2010, Official Report, columns 32-4WS, on special advisers, when he next expects to update the information.
	(5650)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland

327	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, which Ministers in his Department have used an allocated Ministerial car to travel between the Department and the House of Commons on each day since 21 May 2010.
	(5555)

328	Ann McKechin (Glasgow North): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he has had recent discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the effects of the taxation regime for the computer games industry on the industry in Scotland.
	(5339)

Questions to the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

329	Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what plans the Electoral Commission has to publish information on different voting systems in advance of his proposed referendum on electoral reform.
	(5472)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport

330	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps his Department has taken to reduce the number of people who drive (a) while using a mobile telephone, (b) without wearing a seat belt, (c) while disqualified and (d) without insurance; and if he will make a statement.
	(5440)

331	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which Ministers in his Department have used an allocated Ministerial car to travel between the Department and the House of Commons on each day since 21 May 2010.
	(5556)

332	Charlie Elphicke (Dover): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost was of providing (a) Secretaries of State, (b) Ministers of State and (c) Parliamentary Under Secretaries of State in his Department with (i) cars with a dedicated driver from the Government car service and (ii) cars from the Government car pool from May 1997 to May 2010.
	(5604)

333	Charlie Elphicke (Dover): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which (a) Secretaries of State, (b) Ministers of State and (c) Parliamentary Under Secretaries of State in his Department were allocated a car from the Government car pool during the period from May 1997 to May 2010.
	(5687)

334	Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of (a) road humps and (b) other traffic calming measures as a means of reducing road traffic accidents; and if he will make a statement.
	(5588)

335 N	Barbara Keeley (Worsley and Eccles South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his policy is on continuation of the Lane Gain project for junctions 12 to 15 on the M60.
	(4152)

336	Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish each item of correspondence between Ministers in his Department and the Mayor of London on the budget for Transport for London since his appointment.
	(5456)

337	Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of levels of overcrowding on commuter rail services into (a) London, (b) Birmingham, (c) Manchester, (d) Bristol, (e) Leeds and (f) Sheffield.
	(5533)

338	Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward proposals to reduce the national speed limit.
	(5469)

339

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information he has received from (a) International Nuclear Services (INS) and (b) his Dutch counterpart on 28 canisters of vitrified high level radioactive waste from Sellafield being found on arrival on the INS nuclear transport ship Atlantic Osprey in Vlissingen in March to be out of position within the holding channels of the transport flask; and if he will commission an investigation into the safety of transport of spent nuclear fuel and nuclear waste in UK coastal waters.

(5343)

340	Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which organisation has lead responsibility for overseeing the implementation of contingency plans covering nuclear transport ships in UK territorial waters that run into difficulties.
	(5344)

341	Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what specific risk assessment matrices for incidents involving radioactive cargoes have been developed by the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency.
	(5345)

342	Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what expertise is available to the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency to draw up contingency plans covering nuclear transport ships in UK territorial waters which run into difficulties at sea.
	(5346)

343	Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what emergency planning exercises involving (a) UK ports and (b) coastal local authorities with scenarios involving ships with radioactive materials cargoes that find themselves in distress in UK territorial waters needing emergency port facilities have taken place in the last 10 years.
	(5347)

344	Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what restrictions are placed on ships carrying radioactive cargoes in the English Channel in respect of the distance they must remain from shore; and what notification is given to local authorities on the English south coast that ships carrying radioactive materials are sailing through the English Channel.
	(5348)

345	Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what expertise is available to the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency in (a) counter pollution and (b) salvage operations in cases of a ship carrying radioactive cargo in UK territorial waters in which the cargo has to be salvaged after an accident or operational problems.
	(5349)

346	Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will hold discussions with the International Maritime Organisation about measures to increase anti-piracy security for cruise ships.
	(5594)

347	Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the merits of putting a legal limit on the number of passengers who can travel in a train carriage.
	(5603)

348 N	Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to bring forward proposals to delegate the powers to control the placing of stop signs in the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2002 to (a) local highway authorities and (b) parish councils; and if he will make a statement.
	(5155)

349 N	Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to seek a review of senior management pay at Network Rail.
	(4921)

350 N	Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency takes to ensure the accuracy of addresses on its driving licence database.
	(4922)

351	Angela Smith (Penistone and Stocksbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to offer bus services operator grant for the provision of local bus services in (a) 2011-12 and (b) 2012-13.
	(5452)

352	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he next expects to meet the Chief Executive of the Highways Agency to discuss the work of the agency.
	(5751)

353	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many call handlers are employed to operate the Highways Agency Information Line; and how many calls the line has received in the last 12 months.
	(5752)

354	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government plans to take to reduce litter on motorways; and if he will make a statement.
	(5753)

355	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the roles and responsibilities are of the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport.
	(5755)

356	Ms Rosie Winterton (Doncaster Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect on the economy of not proceeding with (a) planned improvements to White Rose Way in Doncaster and (b) the Feningley and Rossington Route Regeneration Scheme to Doncaster.
	(5429)

357	Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the address is of the head office of each non-departmental public body for which his Department is responsible.
	(5712)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales

358	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, which Ministers in her Department have used an allocated Ministerial car to travel between the Department and the House of Commons on each day since 21 May 2010.
	(5557)

359	Mr Wayne David (Caerphilly): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the average cost to the public purse of the Secretary of State's overnight accommodation on visits to Cardiff has been in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(5423)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

360
N

Rushanara Ali (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many families resident in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets are in receipt of (a) housing benefit, (b) housing benefit of over £250 per week for a one bedroom property, (c) housing benefit of over £290 per week for a two bedroom property, (d) housing benefit of over £340 per week for a three bedroom property and (e) housing benefit of over £400 per week for a property with four or more bedrooms.

(4881)

361	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which Ministers in his Department have used an allocated Ministerial car to travel between the Department and the House of Commons on each day since 21 May 2010.
	(5558)

362	Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to enable disabled people the right to request flexible working.
	(5596)

363	Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many private rented sector householders whose rent exceeds the 30th percentile and are in receipt of housing benefit rent allowance are (a) above the state retirement age and (b) of working age with dependants in each local authority area in England.
	(5396)

364	Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which organisations which deliver the Flexible New Deal programme in Birmingham have been informed since the Government came into office that their contracts are to be changed or terminated; and what changes will be made to each contract.
	(5637)

365	Mr Alan Campbell (Tynemouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the planned Public Sector Pensions Review will consider whether to remove the index link from teachers' pensions.
	(5495)

366	Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his estimate is of the number of private sector tenants in West Lancashire constituency whose local housing allowance will be reduced from its current level in each year from 2011-12 to 2014-15; and what his estimate is of the average amount of reduction for such a tenant in each of those years.
	(5589)

367	Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners receive (a) the basic state pension and (b) pension credit in West Lancashire constituency.
	(5625)

368	Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his estimate is of the number of lone parents in receipt of jobseeker's allowance in West Lancashire constituency.
	(5626)

369	Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his estimate is of the extent of over-occupation in social sector housing in West Lancashire constituency in households where the main tenant is in receipt of housing benefit.
	(5627)

370	Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his estimate is of the number of non-dependants living in households where the main occupier is in receipt of housing benefit in West Lancashire constituency.
	(5628)

371	Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his estimate is of the number of (a) pensioners, (b) people of working age in work, (c) people of working age and unemployed, (d) social sector tenants and (e) private sector tenants receiving housing benefit in West Lancashire constituency.
	(5630)

372	Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many lone parents there are in West Lancashire constituency.
	(5631)

373	Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Sure Start maternity grants were made to mothers for their second or subsequent child in West Lancashire constituency in 2009-10.
	(5632)

374

Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many local housing allowance recipients in West Lancashire constituency are receiving (a) over £400 per week for a four or five bedroom property, (b) over £340 per week for a three bedroom property, (c) over £290 per week for a two bedroom property and (d) over £200 per week for a one bedroom property.

(5634)

375

Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his estimate is of the number of social sector tenants in West Lancashire constituency whose housing benefit payments will be reduced from their current levels in each year from 2011-112 to 2014-15; what his estimate is of the average reduction in benefit of such people; what estimate has been made of the effects of such reductions on the local authority's housing revenue; and what assessment has been made of the effect of the reductions on new build in the social sector.

(5635)

376	Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are in receipt of (a) disability living allowance, (b) incapacity benefit and (c) employment and support allowance in West Lancashire constituency.
	(5649)

377	Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the number of people who will have been on jobseker's allowance for over 12 months in West Lancashire constituency in 2013; and how many of them are lone parents.
	(5688)

378	Nick de Bois (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners resident in (a) the London Borough of Enfield and (b) Enfield North constituency are in receipt of (i) the basic state pension and (ii) pension credit.
	(5591)

379	Clive Efford (Eltham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his contribution of 28 June 2010, Official Report, column 609, what estimate he has made of the number of elderly people in receipt of housing benefit who are in properties that are deemed to be too large for their needs.
	(5521)

380 N	Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects the Health and Safety Executive to publish its report on the collapse of a crane on to flats at Chandlers Wharf, Liverpool; and if he will make a statement.
	(5154)

381	Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his estimate is of the number of new claimants for housing benefit that will be awarded over (a) £1,100, (b) £1,000, (c) £900, (d) £800 and (e) £700 per week from November 2010 as a result of implementation of the measures announced in the March 2010 Budget.
	(5679)

382	Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect on life expectancy of members of each socio-economic group of raising the retirement age.
	(5617)

383	Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the likely saving to the public purse due to reductions in the sums allocated to fund temporary private sector accommodation as a result of setting local housing allowance rates at the 30th percentile of local rents for each year for April 2012 for which figures are available.
	(5618)

384	Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate has been made of the proportion of landlords with properties for rent at below the 30th percentile of the market who let to housing benefit claimants.
	(5697)

385	Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many housing benefit claimant households are in properties valued at above the (a) 30th percentile and (b) medium local rent in each local market rental area.
	(5700)

386	Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) households and (b) people it is estimated will be affected by the change in setting levels of local housing allowance to the 30th percentile of local rents.
	(5701)

387	Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the level is of local housing allowance in each of the broad market rental areas; at what levels they will be set in each area when rates are set at the 30th percentile of local rents; and if he will make a statement.
	(5702)

388	Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many cases reported to the National Benefit Fraud Hotline in (a) Stafford constituency, (b) Staffordshire and (c) the West Midlands have resulted in action being taken against claimants in the last three years.
	(5705)

389

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what research his Department has undertaken on the number of people receiving incapacity benefit who are receiving it contrary to the benefit rules; what evidence was used to decide on the Government's target to reduce the number of incapacity benefit claimants by one-fifth; and if he will make a statement.

(5354)

390	Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects to publish his formal response to the consultation on the acceptance and advertising of vacancies in the adult entertainment industry by Jobcentre Plus.
	(5562)

391	Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 21 June 2010, Official Report, column 72W, on employment and support allowance (ESA), how many of the 425,770 ESA claimants live (a) in the UK, (b) in Thirsk and Malton constituency and (c) abroad.
	(5685)

392	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will extend the terms of reference of his Department's review into public sector pensions to include the pension arrangements of Government special advisers.
	(5760)

393	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects his Department's review into public sector pensions to (a) commence and (b) be completed; what remuneration will be provided to Mr John Hutton for undertaking the review; what secretarial support he will be provided with; and if he will make a statement.
	(5771)

394

Ms Rosie Winterton (Doncaster Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people resident in (a) Doncaster Central constituency, (b) Doncaster local authority area and (c) Yorkshire and the Humber have found employment through the Future Jobs Fund since 2008; and what estimate he has made of the number of people aged between 18 and 24 years resident in each area who will no longer be entitled to assistance under the Jobs Guarantee in the 12 months after the ending of the Fund.

(5431)

395	Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the address is of the head office of each non-departmental public body for which his Department is responsible.
	(5711)

Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office

396	Nick de Bois (Enfield North): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many new businesses have been started in (a) London, (b) the London Borough of Enfield and (c) Enfield North constituency in each year since 2005.
	[Transferred] (5592)

Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

397	Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his estimate is of the level of (a) 50th percentile rents in 2010-11 and (b) 30th percentile rents in 2011-12 for (i) one, (ii) two, (iii) three, (iv) four and (v) five bedroom properties in West Lancashire constituency.
	[Transferred] (5629)

398	Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many health in pregnancy grants were made in West Lancashire constituency in 2009-10.
	[Transferred] (5633)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

399	Simon Reevell (Dewsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with his departmental officials on proposals to introduce a minimum separation distance between large wind turbines and occupied dwellings; and if he will make a statement.
	[Transferred] (5664)

400	Simon Reevell (Dewsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to bring forward measures to introduce a minimum separation distance between large wind turbines and occupied dwellings; and if he will make a statement.
	[Transferred] (5665)

Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister

401	Mrs Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of steps taken to expedite postal votes from service personnel in Afghanistan during the 2010 general election.
	[Transferred] (5530)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Education

402	Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much local authorities spent on residential assessments in care proceedings in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
	[Transferred] (5763)

403	Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much local authorities spent on psychiatrists' and psychologists' fees in care proceedings in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
	[Transferred] (5764)

404	Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much was incurred in costs by local authority legal departments in representing the authority in care proceedings in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
	[Transferred] (5768)

405	Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much was spent by local authorities on fostering children subject to care proceedings in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
	[Transferred] (5769)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

406	Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will discuss with the First Minister the question of whether to hold a public inquiry into the decision to release Mr Al-Megrahi on compassionate grounds, in light of Mr Al-Megrahi still being alive.
	[Transferred] (5683)

407	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 India and Pakistan to participate more fully in international negotiations on nuclear security.
	[Transferred] (5404)

408	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he plans to introduce legislation to regulate private military and security companies.
	[Transferred] (5756)

Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development

409	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether all of the £200 million of additional aid money he announced on 10 June 2010 will be programmed under the authority of the Secretary of State for International Development alone.
	[Transferred] (5413)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice

410	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prosecutions there have been of people of each sex in each age group in (a) England and Wales, (b) Essex and (c) Southend for the offence of driving while using a hand-held mobile telephone since the creation of that offence.
	[Transferred] (5438)

411	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average fine levied on a person convicted of an offence under section (a) 14(3) and (b) 41D of the Road Traffic Act 1988 was in the last 12 months.
	[Transferred] (5439)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

412	Lorely Burt (Solihull): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many deaths from mesothelioma there have been in the West Midlands in the last five years.
	[Transferred] (5422)

413	Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many deaths there have been from mesothelioma in (a) Bolton and (b) Greater Manchester in the last 20 years.
	[Transferred] (5672)

414	Esther McVey (Wirral West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to tackle unemployment among those over 50 years old; and if he will make a statement.
	[Transferred] (5420)


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