Session 2010-11
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The Questions Book

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 15 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 15 July 2010
(the 'Questions Book')

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 15 July 2010

This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Thursday 15 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 15 July of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.

For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Thursday 15 July see Part 2 of this paper.

Questions to the Attorney General

1	Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Attorney General, what information he holds on the time taken by contractors employed by the Law Officers' Departments to pay the invoices of their sub-contractors under prompt payment arrangements; and if he will make a statement.
	(9261)

2	Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): To ask the Attorney General, how many employees of the Law Officers' Departments attended Civil Service Live in (a) 2008, (b) 2009 and (c) 2010; and what estimate he has made of the (i) employee working hours taken up by and (ii) cost to the Law Officers' Departments of such attendance in each such year.
	(9041)

3	Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Attorney General, what steps he has taken to reduce the cost of running the Law Officers' Departments since his appointment.
	(9275)

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

4	Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what information his Department holds on the time taken by contractors employed by it to pay the invoices of their sub-contractors under prompt payment arrangements; and if he will make a statement.
	(9245)

5	Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he plans to take in response to the recommendations in the Business, Innovation and Skills Select Committee's Sixth Report of Session 2009-10, Full speed ahead: maintaining UK excellence in motorsport and aerospace, HC173.
	(9146)

6	Lorely Burt (Solihull): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many (a) current and (b) basic bank account transactions in respect of accounts of high street banks were undertaken over Post Office counters in 2009-10.
	(9160)

7	Lorely Burt (Solihull): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many (a) balance enquiries and (b) cash withdrawals from high street bank accounts were handled by the Post Office ATM network in 2009-10.
	(9335)

8 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent assessment he has made of progress in his Department's review of factors that may be considered by regulators when takeovers are proposed.
	(8632)

9	Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will make an assessment of the likely effects on Wales of his Department's planned spending reductions.
	(8988)

10	Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many employees of his Department and its predecessors attended Civil Service Live in (a) 2008, (b) 2009 and (c) 2010; and what estimate he has made of the (i) employee working hours taken up by and (ii) cost to his Department and its predecessors of such attendance in each such year.
	(9042)

11 N	Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether the 293 colleges he expects to receive capital grant support in 2010-11 will include sixth form colleges.
	(8713)

12 N	Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether the £50 million funding announced by his Department for colleges that have yet to receive significant funding from capital programmes will be available to all sixth form colleges which have not recently received such funding.
	(8764)

13	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he plans to take to increase the number of officials seconded from his Department to the EU institutions.
	(9286)

14
N

Andrew Griffiths (Burton): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 15 June 2010, Official Report, column 391W, on regional development agencies, what activity (a) each regional development agency and (b) the National Secretariat for Regional Development Agencies has undertaken to communicate the benefits of the retention of regional development agencies since the general election to stakeholders; and at what cost to the public purse.

(6839)

15	Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans he has for the future funding of the Graduate Talent Pool.
	(9327)

16	Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his policy is on the future of the National Composite Centre; and if he will make a statement.
	(9334)

17	Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle Upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many local authorities in the North East his Department consulted before the announcement of proposals to abolish One NorthEast.
	(9166)

18	Esther McVey (Wirral West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to assist people aged over 50 years to start new businesses.
	(9163)

19	Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will discuss with the Royal Mail the production of a commemorative stamp to mark the 350th anniversary of the Book of Common Prayer in 2012.
	(9206)

20	Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will review the adequacy of the required minimum level of mental healthcare provision in higher education institutions.
	(9371)

21	Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what guidance he issues to higher education institutions on their compliance with the provisions of the Disability Discrimination Act 2005 in respect of mental health care.
	(9372)

22	Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he has taken to reduce the cost of running his Department since his appointment.
	(9274)

23	Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent assessment he has made of the state of the construction industry; and what steps he plans to take to assist the industry.
	(9277)

24	Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to increase employment in the manufacturing sector; and if he will make a statement.
	(9278)

25	Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the UK's trade in goods deficit was (a) in 1997 and (b) at the latest date for which information is available; and what steps he plans to take to reduce the deficit.
	(9279)

26	Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number of additional businesses able to access credit as a result of the extension of the Enterprise Finance Guarantee.
	(9292)

27	Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he plans to respond to the correspondence of 8 March 2010 from the right hon. Member for Leicester East on his constituent Mr Martin Wheelwright.
	(9290)

Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office

28	Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether academies are considered to be in the private sector for the purposes of compiling the national (a) accounts, (b) economic and (c) labour market statistics.
	(9062)

29	Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information the Department holds on the time taken by contractors employed by his Department to pay the invoices of its sub-contractors under prompt payment arrangements; and if he will make a statement.
	(9262)

30	Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the likely effects on Wales of his Department's planned spending reductions.
	(8992)

31	Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost of (a) venue hire and (b) reimbursement of speakers for the Civil Service Live event was for the event in (i) 2008, (ii) 2009 and (iii) 2010.
	(8983)

32	Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost to the public purse of maintaining the Civil Service Live website has been since its establishment.
	(8984)

33	Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost to the public purse of organising and running Civil Service Live was in (a) 2008, (b) 2009 and (c) 2010.
	(8985)

34	Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many employees of his Department attended Civil Service Live in (a) 2008, (b) 2009 and (c) 2010; and what estimate he has made of the (i) employee working hours taken up by and (ii) cost to his Department of such attendance in each such year.
	(9045)

35	Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what average male life expectancy was in (a) Tottenham Green Ward, Haringey, (b) Northumberland Park Ward, Haringey, (c) Alexandra Ward, Haringey and (d) Queen's Gate Ward, Kensington and Chelsea in (i) 2003 and (ii) the latest period for which figures are available.
	(9105)

36	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of electors were added to the electoral register during the period 1 December 2008 to 1 September 2009 in each local authority area.
	(9185)

37	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many elector records were deleted from the September 2009 electoral register following the second year of non-response to canvass in each local authority area.
	(9186)

38	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people were registered to vote for parliamentary elections in each local authority area in each year since 1997.
	(9193)

39	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many electors there were on the register in each local authority area on (a) 1 September 2009 and (b) 1 December 2009.
	(9198)

40	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many were on the electorate registered in each parliamentary constituency in (a) February 1997, (b) February 2001, (c) December 2004 and (d) February 2010.
	(9199)

41	Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he has taken to reduce the cost of running his Department since his appointment.
	(9365)

Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

42	Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information his Department holds on the time taken by contractors employed by it to pay the invoices of their sub-contractors under prompt payment arrangements; and if he will make a statement.
	(9254)

43	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the effects on tax revenues to the Exchequer of liabilities of companies involved in the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13.
	(9181)

44	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will extend the Listed Places of Worship Grants Scheme beyond March 2011.
	(8970)

45 N	Fiona Bruce (Congleton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward proposals to increase from 40p per mile for the first 10,000 miles the rate at which employees may use their own vehicles tax free.
	(8627)

46	Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his plans are for the future of research and development tax credits.
	(9147)

47	Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of research and development tax credits in encouraging investment by small and medium-sized enterprises in hi-tech industries.
	(9148)

48	Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information his Department holds on which organisations in receipt of Government funding have not had their accounts approved by auditors in each of the last three years.
	(9322)

49	Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance his Department provides to public bodies on provision of funding to organisations with accounts that have not been approved by auditors.
	(9323)

50	Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many employees of his Department attended Civil Service Live in (a) 2008, (b) 2009 and (c) 2010; and what estimate he has made of the (i) employee working hours taken up and (ii) cost to his Department of such attendance in each such year.
	(9040)

51	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he plans to take to increase the number of officials seconded from his Department to the EU institutions.
	(9287)

52	Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will discuss with the Royal Mint the striking of a coin to commemorate the 350th anniversary of the Book of Common Prayer in 2012.
	(9205)

53 N	Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his Oral Answer of 8 July 2010, Official Report, column 518, on banking, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that alternatives to the cheque guarantee card are in place; whether he expects such alternatives to be in place by 30 June 2011; and if he will make a statement.
	(8790)

54	Mr Mark Spencer (Sherwood): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his estimate is of the number of people in Scotland who will benefit from the increase in the threshold for payment of the basic rate of income tax.
	(9152)

55	Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of low earners who will not pay income tax in 2011-12 as a result of the measures in the June 2010 Budget.
	(9291)

56 N	Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimates he has made of the cost to the UK economy of (a) absences from work due to allergies and (b) lost production due to allergies.
	(8766)

57 N	Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimates he has made as to the cost of allergies to the UK economy.
	(8767)

Questions to the honourable Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners

58	Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the honourable Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, whether the Church Commissioners plan to discuss with the House of Bishops the preparation of events to mark the 350th anniversary of the Book of Common Prayer in 2012.
	(9203)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

59	Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the time taken by contractors employed by it to pay the invoices of their sub-contractors under prompt payment arrangements; and if he will make a statement.
	(9260)

60 N	Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the (a) number of redundancies and (b) the Government's planned changes in the level of redundancy payments which would be required to make the Government's planned savings in local government expenditure.
	(8558)

61 N	Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Budget Red Book 2010, page 27, section 1.67, when the Government plans to bring forward legislation to cancel backdated business rates bills for newly assessed properties that were split from a larger rateable property.
	(8559)

62 N	Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate he has made of the proportion of local authority staff in the category of (a) employed and (b) contracted out under agreements which have time to run the terms and conditions of which cannot be changed in the next three years.
	(8630)

63	Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many employees of his Department attended Civil Service Live in (a) 2008, (b) 2009 and (c) 2010; and what estimate he has made of the (i) employee working hours taken up and (ii) cost to his Department of such attendance in each such year.
	(9043)

64	Mr Sam Gyimah (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, by what mechanism local authorities may review target figures for the extraction of minerals.
	(9074)

65	Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will meet representatives of Shrewsbury Town Council to discuss (a) the devolution of additional powers and responsibilities from Shropshire Unitary Authority and (b) means of improving value for money of local authority services.
	(9339)

66	Barbara Keeley (Worsley and Eccles South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will take steps to ensure that his Department's Minerals Planning Guidance on peat extraction takes account of the Government's policies on climate change and international commitments on biodiversity.
	(9036)

67	Barbara Keeley (Worsley and Eccles South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will issue guidance to Natural England on its procedures for dealing with applications for peat extraction.
	(9037)

68	Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much was received from port companies under the previous Government's eight-year payment scheme for back-dated business rate demands.
	(9157)

69	Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the amount of erased back-dated business rates which will relate to port companies.
	(9158)

70	Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of vacant properties in the (a) social and (b) private rented sector in Sunderland.
	[R] (9318)

71	Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what decisions he has taken on the future of Housing Market Renewal Initiative funding in Liverpool, Walton constituency; and if he will make a statement.
	(9288)

72	Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what allocation his Department has made for Kickstart funding for the Anfield/Breckfield regeneration area.
	(9289)

73	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much was spent per head by each local authority on electoral registration in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(9196)

74	Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he has taken to reduce the cost of running his Department since his appointment.
	(9276)

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

75	Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what information his Department holds on the time taken by contractors employed by it to pay the invoices of their sub-contractors under prompt payment arrangements; and if he will make a statement.
	(9259)

76	Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how many employees of his Department attended Civil Service Live in (a) 2008, (b) 2009 and (c) 2010; and what estimate he has made of the (i) employee working hours taken up by and (ii) cost to his Department of such attendance in each such year.
	(9044)

77	Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, if he will discuss with the Church of England events to mark the 350th anniversary of the Book of Common Prayer in 2012.
	(9204)

78	Anna Soubry (Broxtowe): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policy on digital radio switchover of the sound quality provided by the current DAB digital radio standard compared to that provided by the FM signal.
	(9159)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence

79	Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the time taken by contractors employed by it to pay the invoices of their sub-contractors under prompt payment arrangements; and if he will make a statement.
	(9258)

80	Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) early service leavers and (b) others have left each of the armed services in each year since 2005.
	(9183)

81 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he plans to take to increase the level of maintenance and refurbishment of armed forces' accommodation.
	(8633)

82 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has for the construction of new service accommodation in the UK.
	(8634)

83 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he plans to take to support families of armed forces personnel.
	(8635)

84 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he plans to take to increase the level of support available to veterans provided by his Department.
	(8636)

85	Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many employees of his Department attended Civil Service Live in (a) 2008, (b) 2009 and (c) 2010; and what estimate he has made of the (i) employee working hours taken up by and (ii) cost to his Department of such attendance in each such year.
	(9055)

86 N	Mrs Helen Grant (Maidstone and The Weald): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what counselling, advice and support services his Department provides for families of military personnel; and if he will make a statement.
	(8569)

87	Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the budget for payments to consultants to his Department is for 2010-11.
	(9209)

88	Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many temporary employees work in (a) his Department and (b) bodies financed from its budget.
	(9210)

89	Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which countries receive military aid from his Department; what the primary purpose of this aid is in each case; and how much has been given to each in each of the last five years.
	(9064)

90 N	Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding his Departent provided for rehabilitation of injured service personnel in (a) Northern Ireland, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) England in the last 12 months.
	(8710)

91 N	Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) army, (b) RAF and (c) Royal Navy personnel are from (i) Strangford constituency and (b) Northern Ireland.
	(8711)

92 N	Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many permanent UK military headquarters there are; where each is located; who has command at each such headquarters; and what the staff is of each.
	(8815)

Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister

93	Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he made of the merits of making the content of the Your Freedom website available in languages other than English.
	(8994)

Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to the Oral Statement of 5 July 2010, Official Report, columns 23-5W, on political and constitutional reform, what account he took of the proposed referendum on the transfer of legislative powers under Part 4 of the Government of Wales Act 2006 to the National Assembly for Wales in his proposals for boundary changes to constituencies.

(8995)

95	Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many employees in his Office attended Civil Service Live in 2010; what estimate he has made of the number of early leavers taken up in such attendance; and how much such attendance cost the Cabinet Office.
	(9059)

96 N	Mr Bernard Jenkin (Harwich and North Essex): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether he plans to bring forward proposals for the abolition or reform of the Electoral Commission.
	(8631)

97	Graham Jones (Hyndburn): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether his proposed review of the boundaries of parliamentary constituencies will contemplate the drawing of constituency boundaries across the existing boundaries of (a) metropolitan and (b) non-metropolitan counties.
	(9165)

98	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what (a) local government and (b) central government databases electoral registration officers may use in undertaking their registration functions.
	(9187)

Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what estimate has been made of the proportion of (a) black and ethnic minority people, (b) students, (c) people living in social housing, (d) unemployed people and (e) low paid people who are on the electoral register; and what assessment has been made of the effects of the introduction of individual voter registration on registration rates for these groups.

(9190)

100	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many prosecutions there have been for an offence of failure to complete and return an annual electoral registration form in each region in each of the last 10 years.
	(9191)

101	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what guidance is provided to local authority electoral registration officers on their use of telephone calls to increase levels of electoral registration.
	(9192)

102	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education and the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills to encourage sixth formers and university students to register to vote.
	(9194)

103	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of resourcing and funding of electoral services and electoral registration departments in local authorities.
	(9195)

104	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will make an assessment of the implications of the introduction of individual voter registration in Northern Ireland for adoption of individual voter registration in the rest of the UK; and if he will make a statement.
	(9197)

105	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much was spent by the Government on encouraging people to register to vote in each of the last five years; and how much is planned to be spent on this in 2010-11.
	(9200)

106	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, which local authorities (a) used and (b) did not use door to door canvassing for the purpose of electoral registration in their most recent registration exercise.
	(9201)

107	Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what consultation he (a) has had and (b) plans to undertake with residents of (i) the Isle of Wight, (ii) Orkney and Shetland and Western Isles, (iii) Ross, Skye and Lochaber and (iv) elsewhere on his proposals on the equalisation of the size of constituencies.
	(8962)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Education

108	Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether academy schools will continue to have to obtain admitted body status to the Local Government Pension Scheme as a condition of their funding.
	(8979)

109	Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether local authority scrutiny committees may examine the performance or operations of academy schools
	(8980)

110	Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what mechanisms exist for parents to submit complaints about the operation of academy schools.
	(8981)

111	Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions his Department has had with the Charity Commission on proposals to make academy schools exempt charities with no public reporting requirements.
	(9076)

112	Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether arrangements for any redundancies of staff at new academy schools will be covered by a redundancy modification order.
	(9077)

113	Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether (a) schools and (b) local authorities will be required to consult staff and trade unions before plans to transfer schools to academy status are taken forward.
	(9081)

114	Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether (a) individual funding agreements and (b) supplementary funding agreements between him and academy schools will be published on his Department's website.
	(9082)

115	Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to consult parents, governors and school staff on the contents of the new model funding agreement for academy schools.
	(9083)

116	Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how funds for capital spending will be allocated equitably to (a) new academy schools and (b) maintained schools.
	(9097)

117	Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether new academy schools will take responsibility for legal liabilities and cases from the predecessor schools.
	(9098)

118	Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the governing bodies of new academy schools will inherit sole responsibility for private finance initiative or local education partnership contracts previously held by the relevant local authority.
	(9099)

119	Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding has been allocated (a) for provision to schools of academy conversion expenses grants and (b) for other expenses incurred as a result of schools transferring to academies.
	(9100)

120	Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether protection of staffing structures and terms and conditions of employment in new academy schools under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (TUPE) Regulations will remain in place beyond the point of transfer.
	(9101)

121	Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to re-negotiate the funding agreements of existing academy schools if the Academies Bill is passed.
	(9102)

122	Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether new academies will recognise the service of staff in the period before the school obtained academy status for the purposes of calculating redundancy payments.
	(9103)

123	Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether new academy school governing bodies will have powers to alter their articles of association to remove categories of governors from the governing body.
	(9104)

124	Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether new academy schools will be required to have (a) elected parent governors, (b) elected staff governors and (c) local authority nominated governors.
	(9106)

125	Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the provisions of the EU Public Procurement Directive will apply to new academy schools.
	(9225)

126	Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information his Department holds on the time taken by contractors employed by it to pay the invoices of their sub-contractors under prompt payment arrangements; and if he will make a statement.
	(9257)

127 N	Fiona Bruce (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will assess the effects on (a) staff flexibility and (b) school budgets of the operation of the rarely cover procedure in schools; and if he will review the operation of the procedure in order to mitigate such effects.
	(8625)

128 N	Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will meet the principal-designate of Brompton Academy, Gillingham to discuss the Academy's future building programme.
	(8623)

129	Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (The Cotswolds): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance his Department provides to (a) parents and (b) foster parents on disciplining children with behavioural problems.
	(9343)

130	Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (The Cotswolds): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps are taken to ensure that children removed from foster care are (a) enabled to say goodbye to their former foster parents and (b) given an explanation for their removal.
	(9344)

131	Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (The Cotswolds): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many foster parents informed his Department of a decision not to continue as foster parents because of inability to control children in 2009.
	(9345)

132
N

Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether an estimate has been made of costs which will be incurred in the future by local authorities on Building Schools for the Future projects that will not now go ahead; what representations he has received from local authorities on the matter; whether he plans to provide compensation to local authorities for such costs; and if he will make a statement.

(8560)

133 N	Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will ensure that projects already announced under the Primary School Capital Programme continue as planned.
	(8561)

134 N	Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to announce further projects under the Primary School Capital Programme.
	(8562)

135	Thomas Docherty (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the Barnett consequentials of his announcements on the Building Schools for the Future programme.
	(9024)

136 N	Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what criteria will be adopted by the capital review team in assessing projects; and what consultations that team will undertake.
	(8712)

137	Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many employees of his Department and its predecessors attended Civil Service Live in (a) 2008, (b) 2009 and (c) 2010; and what estimate he has made of the (i) employee working hours taken up by and (ii) cost to his Department and its predecessors of such attendance in each such year.
	(9051)

138 N	Stephen Gilbert (St Austell and Newquay): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the significant premium for disadvantaged pupils will be per pupil; and when he plans to make it available.
	(8628)

139 N	Stephen Gilbert (St Austell and Newquay): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the take-up of free school meals in (a) Cornwall and (b) St Austell and Newquay constituency.
	(8629)

140	Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which schools in Warrington have expressed an interest in academy status.
	(9069)

141	Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much was spent on (a) regular education maintenance allowance (EMA) payments and (b) the twice-yearly EMA bonus payments in academic year (i) 2008-09 and (ii) 2009-10.
	(9156)

142	Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the role of school improvement partners.
	(9061)

143	Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has for the reform of Ofsted; and if he will make a statement.
	(9063)

144 N	Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what criteria he plans to use to make his decision on Building Schools for the Future funding for proposed developments at sample schools.
	(8890)

145 N	Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what mechanisms he plans to use in making his decision on Building Schools for the Future funding for proposed developments at sample schools.
	(8891)

146 N	Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he expects to announce his decision on Building Schools for the Future funding for proposed developments at sample schools.
	(8892)

147	Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which headteachers in which schools had a remuneration package of over £120,000 in 2009-10; and what the remuneration package was of each.
	(9333)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change

148	Peter Aldous (Waveney): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what percentage of the UK energy supply comes from renewable generation; and what the equivalent figure is projected to be (a) in each of the next five years and (b) in 2020.
	(9328)

149	Peter Aldous (Waveney): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much renewable energy is planned to be generated in the UK from offshore wind over each of the next five years.
	(9329)

150	Peter Aldous (Waveney): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the potential financial savings to the public purse attributable to steps taken to achieve the 10 per cent. carbon reduction target for Government departments.
	(9332)

151	Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how new academy schools will be classified in the carbon reduction energy efficiency scheme.
	(9224)

152	Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what information his Department holds on the time taken by contractors employed by it to pay the invoices of their sub-contractors under prompt payment arrangements; and if he will make a statement.
	(9256)

153	Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will consider steps to incentivise the production of bioliquids from (a) waste cooking oil and (b) other waste products
	(9368)

154	Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will make it his policy not to support the production of bioliquids from (a) virgin crops and (b) other sustainable sources.
	(9369)

155	Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the contribution of the bioliquids sector to employment opportunities in the renewable energy sector.
	(9392)

156	Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the opportunities for employment arising from the renewable energy industry.
	(9400)

157	Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will make an assessment of the likely effects on Wales of his Department's planned spending reductions.
	(8989)

158	Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether he plans to revise the noise assessment guidance for wind turbines (ETSU-R-97).
	(8993)

159	Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many employees of his Department attended Civil Service Live in (a) 2009 and (b) 2010; and what estimate he has made of the (i) employee working hours taken up and (ii) cost to his Department and its predecessors of such attendance in each such year.
	(9050)

160	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps he plans to take to increase the number of officials seconded from his Department to the EU institutions.
	(9284)

161	Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what discussions he has had with the Chairman and Chief Executive of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) on funding the programme of work set out in the recently published NDA report on nuclear waste management, Geological Disposal: Steps towards implementation.
	(9149)

162	Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when he last made an assessment of the value for money and relevance of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority's Radioactive Waste Management Directorate research and development programme in support of delivery of Managing Radioactive Waste Safely plans.
	(9150)

163

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what cost recovery arrangements the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority is applying to the agreement made in June 2010 with the Nuclear Industry Association on behalf of potential new build operators to undertake initial feasibility studies to investigate (a) consideration of alternative geological disposal facility design options for new build spent fuel, (b) issue associated with centralised spent fuel storage, (c) issues associated with centralised spent fuel packaging and (d) consideration of alternative spent fuel cask designs; and what the monetary value is of the contract.

(9151)

164	Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what his policy is on the regulation of cloud seeding; what recent discussions he has had with Ministerial colleagues on cloud seeding; and if he will make a statement.
	(8978)

165	Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will discuss with Ministerial colleagues the introduction in the UK of grid protection measures similar to those in the US Grid Reliability and Infrastructure Defense Bill; and if he will make a statement.
	(9320)

166	Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will seek advice from the US administration on the means of implementing in the UK current proposals for grid protection in the US; and if he will make a statement.
	(9321)

167	Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will take steps to implement the recommendations of the National Audit Office report on Government funding for developing renewable energy technologies, HC35.
	(9373)

168	James Wharton (Stockton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether he plans to require energy companies to display on customers' bills the proportion of the total cost used to subsidise renewable energy generation.
	(9325)

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

169	Peter Aldous (Waveney): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her policy is on the future of the Common Fisheries Policy; and if she will bring forward proposals to (a) give local residents more influence over the future of their fishing industries and (b) end fish discards.
	(9330)

170	Peter Aldous (Waveney): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many fish were discarded for the purpose of meeting EU quotas in 2009.
	(9331)

171	Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information her Department holds on the time taken by contractors employed by it to pay the invoices of their sub-contractors under prompt payment arrangements; and if she will make a statement.
	(9255)

172
N

Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the former Secretary of State's letters to the hon. Member for Ochil and South Perthshire dated 3 February and 19 April 2010, what progress has been made in discussions with the Scottish Executive on the maintenance burdens of access roads 5 and 6 in property owned by her Department in Almondbank, Perthshire.

(8763)

173	Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her policy is on amending the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010 to recognise the concept of end of waste fuel.
	(9370)

174	Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many employees of her Department attended Civil Service Live in (a) 2008, (b) 2009 and (c) 2010; and what estimate she has made of the (i) employee working hours taken up by and (ii) cost to her Department of such attendance in each such year.
	(9046)

175	Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many applications were received for assistance under the hill farm allowance scheme in 2009.
	(9341)

176	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she plans to take to increase the number of officials seconded from her Department to the EU institutions.
	(9282)

177	Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will meet residents of Shrewsbury constituency to discuss the prospect of the construction of a waste incinerator in Shrewsbury.
	(9338)

178	Barbara Keeley (Worsley and Eccles South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to continue to (a) phase out the use of peat by 2020 and (b) reduce the use of peat by 90 per cent. by 2010.
	(9038)

179	Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the total water storage capacity in UK reservoirs was (a) at the latest date for which figures are available, (b) in 2005 and (c) in 2000.
	(9092)

180	Sheryll Murray (South East Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent representations she has received on the location of marine disposal site PLO31 at Rame Head South; and if she will make a statement.
	(9336)

181 N	Mr Alan Reid (Argyll and Bute): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much farmed Atlantic salmon was produced in the UK in each of the last five years; and what proportion was sold under the EU protected Geographical Indication Appellation Regulation for Scottish Farmed Salmon in each such year.
	(8568)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

182	Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information his Department holds on the time taken by contractors employed by it to pay the invoices of their sub-contractors under prompt payment arrangements; and if he will make a statement.
	(9253)

183 N	Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on recognition of the deaths which took place in the Armenian genocide in 1919.
	(6916)

184	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many civil servants from each Government department are on secondment to EU institutions.
	(9281)

185	Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he intends to reply to the letter dated 2 June 2010 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Dr Jill Lovecy.
	(9352)

186	Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking following his meeting with his Libyan counterpart to seek to ensure that Libya grants visas to Metropolitan Police officers to visit Libya to conclude their investigation into the killing of WPC Yvonne Fletcher.
	(9072)

187	Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make it his policy to oppose any proposals to change the name of the English Channel at the next United Nations Conference on the Standardisation of Geographical Names.
	(9096)

188	David Miliband (South Shields): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many Afghan public servants have been killed in each province of Afghanistan in 2010.
	(8963)

189	David Miliband (South Shields): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many people from Afghanistan have been awarded a Chevening scholarship for 2010-11.
	(8964)

190	David Miliband (South Shields): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with President Karzai on the appointment of district governors, with particular reference to Qal'ah-ye Zal following the death of Governor Mohammad Nazils.
	(8965)

191 N	Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what consular assistance his Department provided to (a) Michael Binnington and (b) Luke Atkinson in respect of legal proceedings in Cyprus.
	(8709)

192	Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on the security situation in South Lebanon, with particular reference to (a) recent attacks on United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon patrols in the region and (b) Israeli military activity along the Lebanese border.
	(9066)

193	Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his most recent assessment is of the ability of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon to carry out its peacekeeping duties in accordance with UN Security Council Resolution 1701.
	(9067)

194	Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support a bilateral solution to the situation in Kashmir.
	(9348)

195	Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the government of (a) India and (b) Pakistan on Kashmir.
	(9349)

196	Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) economic and (b) political situation in Kashmir.
	(9350)

197	Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he next plans to visit Yemen.
	(9170)

198	Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the outcome was of the recent visit to Yemen by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State.
	(9171)

199	Mr David Ward (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has discussed with his counterpart in (a) the government of Israel and (b) the Palestinian Authority the evacuation notices served on members of the Palestinian Legislative Council; and if he will make a statement.
	(9075)

200 N	Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he is making to the President of Iran on the death sentences on Ms Sakineh Ashtiani and others convicted for alleged adultery; and if he will make a statement.
	(8624)

201	Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what residential propoerties maintained by his Department have been (a) refurbished and (b) redecorated since the Government came to office; and at what cost in each case.
	(9223)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Health

202	Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department holds on the time taken by contractors employed by it to pay the invoices of their sub-contractors under prompt payment arrangements; and if he will make a statement.
	(9252)

203	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps will be taken in relation to hospitals which do not meet the financial requirements to become a foundation trust.
	(9179)

204	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department plans to take to prevent foundation trusts over-spending their budget following the implementation of the proposals in the White Paper Liberating the NHS.
	(9180)

205 N	Mr John Baron (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to increase the level of take-up of information prescriptions.
	(8637)

206 N	Mr John Baron (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects to publish his Department's implementation plan for the roll-out of information prescriptions; and if he will make a statement.
	(8638)

207	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to remove tobacco displays from the point of sale.
	(8976)

208	Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of his proposed plan to incorporate into his Department the nutrition functions of the Food Standards Agency.
	(9374)

209	Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to consult on his proposals to incorporate into his Department the nutrition functions of the Food Standards Agency.
	(9375)

210	Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he undertook a cost-benefit analysis of his proposal to incorporate into his Department the nutrition functions of the Food Standards Agency.
	(9376)

211	Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with Ministers in the devolved administrations on his proposed plan to incorporate into his Department the nutrition functions of the Food Standards Agency.
	(9377)

212	Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which parts of the nutrition functions of the Food Standards Agency were not located in his Department prior to the establishment of that Agency.
	(9378)

213	Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the openness and transparency with which the Food Standards Agency deals with nutritional issues; and if he will incorporate such principles into the work of his Department's expanded nutrition division.
	(9379)

214	Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the process of decision-making on nutritional issues in the Food Standards Agency; and if he will incorporate such processes in the work of his Department's expended nutrition division.
	(9380)

215	Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the access of representatives of (a) non-governmental organisations and (b) the food industry to senior executives of the Food Standards Agency; and if he will make a statement.
	(9381)

216	Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many staff of each pay band work in the nutrition division of his Department; and how many staff at each pay band he plans to incorporate into that division from the corresponding division of the Food Standards Agency.
	(9382)

217	Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many employees of his Department attended Civil Service Live in (a) 2008, (b) 2009 and (c) 2010; and what estimate he has made of the (i) employee working hours taken up by and (ii) cost to his Department of such attendance in each such year.
	(9052)

218	Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the incidence of alcohol dependency in (a) Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency and (b) the London Borough of Bexley.
	(9025)

219	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans his Department has for the (a) future and (b) future funding of Kingston Hospital.
	(9220)

220	Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been allocated in Stretford and Urmston constituency under the Caring in Confidence programme; how much funding has been allocated to each organisation; how many carers (a) had received such funding as at March 2010 and (b) will have received such funding by March 2011.
	(9342)

221	Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the estimated cost is of (a) abolishing strategic health authorities and primary care trusts and (b) establishing GP commissioning.
	(9213)

222	Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he plans to take to increase the information available to NHS patients to enable them to make choices about their treatment programmes.
	(9214)

223	Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he plans to take to encourage GPs to take part in GP commissioning.
	(9215)

224	Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what financial training and support his Department plans to provide to GPs to manage health budgets.
	(9216)

225	Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how he plans to ensure co-ordination of services under GP commissioning for cancer.
	(9217)

226	Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how he plans to ensure that GPs have the expertise to commission the full range of services needed for complex diseases.
	(9218)

227	Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the most appropriate regional level for specialist commissioning of rare cancers.
	(9219)

228	Ian Mearns (Gateshead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on what conditions food and drinks companies will be engaged to provide funding for new programmes on food and health.
	(9018)

229

Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with (a) people who have attempted suicide, (b) carers of people who have attempted suicide, (c) health professionals and (d) third sector workers on (i) the provision of services, (ii) the effectiveness of services and (iii) the implementation of National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidelines for those who have attempted suicide; and if he will make a statement.

(8961)

230	Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the merits of a (a) national, (b) regional and (c) local mechanism for the (i) provision of information and (ii) evaluation of best practice in respect of services and support available to those who self-harm; and if he will make a statement.
	(9028)

231	Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will allocate funding for research into the effect of (a) the internet and (b) social networking sites on those who self-harm; and if he will make a statement.
	(9029)

232	Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will assess the merits of a cross-departmental Government strategy to reduce the incidence of self-harm, including the provision of (a) training for front-line staff and (b) information and education services; and if he will make a statement.
	(9030)

233	Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of support provided by his Department to third sector organisations assisting people who (a) are suspected to be at the risk of suicide and (b) self-harm; and if he will make a statement.
	(9031)

234	Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will allocate funding to (a) assess the quality and provision of services by primary care trusts to those who self-harm and (b) research the causes of self-harm; and if he will issue guidance to clinicians on the provision of treatment to reduce the incidence of self-harm.
	(9032)

235

Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the guidance issued by his Department to professionals working with incidents of self-harm amongst (a) prisoners, (b) asylum seekers, (c) armed forces veterans, (d) people bereaved by suicide, (e) ethnic minority groups and (f) sexual orientation minority groups; and if he will make a statement.

(9033)

236	Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of incidents of self-harm amongst (a) prisoners, (b) asylum seekers, (c) armed forces veterans, (d) people bereaved by suicide, (e) ethnic minority groups and (f) sexual orientation minority groups in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.
	(9034)

237	Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the standard of services across (a) primary care trusts and (b) local authorities for people who self-harm; and if he will make a statement.
	(9035)

238	Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the merits of establishing a public health strategy on self-harm; and if he will make a statement.
	(9085)

239	Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will discuss with Ministerial colleagues in the devolved administrations the merits of jointly-agreed public health strategy to address self-harm; and if he will make a statement.
	(9086)

240	Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will discuss with Ministerial colleagues in the devolved administrations the merits of research into the effectiveness of the suicide prevention strategies; and if he will make a statement.
	(9088)

241	Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of people who have (a) self-harmed and (b) attempted suicide who have been able to access clinically-trained psychiatric staff when presenting at hospital accident and emergency departments; and if he will make a statement.
	(9089)

242	Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many incidents of self-harm by (a) men and (b) women of each age group there were in each primary care trust in each year since 2000; and if he will make a statement.
	(9090)

243

Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were discharged from hospital following an episode of (a) self-harm and (b) attempted suicide in cases where there has been no (i) psychiatric assessment of their mental state, (ii) needs assessment, (iii) care plan, (iv) follow-through GP appointment and (v) provision for any further service or support; and if he will make a statement.

(9107)

244

Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with (a) people who self-harm, (b) carers of those who self-harm, (c) health service professionals and (d) third sector workers on (i) the provision of services, (ii) the effectiveness of services and (iii) the implementation of National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidelines for those who self-harm; and if he will make a statement.

(9108)

245	Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of training provided to increase the levels of understanding of staff working in hospital accident and emergency departments of self-harm; and if he will make a statement.
	(9109)

246	Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the standard of services for people who attempt suicide provided by (a) primary care trusts and (b) local authorities; and if he will make a statement.
	(9110)

247	Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the level of compliance by primary care trusts with National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidelines on (a) self-harm and (b) suicide; and if he will make a statement.
	(9111)

248	Dr John Pugh (Southport): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his Department's estimate is of the redundancy costs which will arise from the proposed abolition of (a) regional health authorities and (b) primary care trusts.
	(9060)

249	Dr John Pugh (Southport): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate has been made of the net cost to the public purse of implementing all the proposals in the Health White Paper.
	(9084)

250	Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent on the recent Government advertising campaign to encourage people to eat less salt.
	(9326)

251	Iain Stewart (Milton Keynes South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations he has made to the European Commission on the time taken by the European Food Safety Authority to process assessments of the health benefits claimed for food products and supplements.
	(9188)

252	Iain Stewart (Milton Keynes South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of (a) the number of and (b) the costs to businesses of changes to the previously announced timescale for assessing the claims for the health benefits of food products and supplements by the European Food Safety Authority.
	(9189)

253	Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Statement of 12 July 2010, Official Report, columns 661-681, on NHS White Paper, what the expected governance model is for the NHS Commissioning Board.
	(9293)

254	Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Statement of 12 July 2010, Official Report, columns 661-681, on NHS White Paper, what (a) funding and (b) other resources will be provided to local authorities to assist them to agree local strategies with the NHS.
	(9294)

255	Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Statement of 12 July 2010, Official Report, columns 661-681, on NHS White Paper, over what timescale local authorities will be given control over local health improvement budgets.
	(9295)

256	Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Statement of 12 July 2010, Official Report, columns 661-681, on NHS White Paper, what estimate he has made of expenditure on local health improvement budgets for 2010-11; and what the forecast expenditure is for (a) 2011-12 and (b) 2012-13.
	(9296)

257	Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Statement of 12 July 2010, Official Report, columns 661-681, on NHS White Paper, what his estimate is of the cost of abolishing primary care trusts and strategic health authorities.
	(9297)

258	Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Statement of 12 July 2010, Official Report, columns 661-681, on NHS White Paper, what (a) funding and (b) other resources will be provided to GPs to enable them to undertake commissioning.
	(9298)

259	Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Statement of 12 July 2010, Official Report, columns 661-681, on NHS White Paper, what arrangements there will be for the NHS Commissioning board to report to (a) him and (b) the Permanent Secretary of his Department.
	(9299)

260	Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Statement of 12 July 2010, Official Report, columns 661-681, on NHS White Paper, how members of the NHS Commissioning Board will be appointed; what their remuneration will be; and how many days per month they will be expected to work.
	(9300)

Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department

261	Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the time taken by contractors employed by it to pay the invoices of their sub-contractors under prompt payment arrangements; and if she will make a statement.
	(9251)

262
N

Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) prosecutions were brought and (b) convictions there were under section 72 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 for sexual crimes committed against children outside the UK in each year since the Act came into force; and whether her Department has made an assessment of the length of the sentences given in relation to the maximum available sentence.

(8563)

263 N	Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign travel orders have been issued under section 114 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 since the Act came into force.
	(8564)

264 N	Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many football banning orders have been issued under the Football (Disorder) Act 2000 in each year since 2005.
	(8565)

265 N	Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures her Department has put in place to provide information and training for police forces about the availability and effect of the Foreign Travel Order.
	(8567)

266 N	Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been prevented from taking up posts involving contact with vulnerable persons as a result of information disclosed in a Criminal Records Bureau check in each of the last 10 years; and how many of those were (a) volunteers and (b) applying for a paid position.
	(6545)

267	Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the likely effects on Wales of her Department's planned spending reductions.
	(8991)

268	Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many employees of her Department attended Civil Service Live in (a) 2008, (b) 2009 and (c) 2010; and what estimate she has made of the (i) employee working hours taken up by and (ii) cost to her Department of such attendance in each such year.
	(9053)

269	Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were (a) cautioned, (b) charged and (c) given a penalty notice for disorder for selling alcohol to people under the age of 18 years in each London borough in each of the last five years.
	(9026)

270 N	Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on steps to counter illegal immigration.
	(8714)

271	Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will meet the Chairman of the Police Federation to discuss Government assistance to police forces to secure the arrest of the killer of WPC Yvonne Fletcher.
	(9337)

272	Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the budget for consultants to her Department is for 2010-11.
	(9208)

273	Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many temporary employees are working in (a) her Department and (b) other bodies financed from its budget.
	(9211)

274 N	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effects on the level of service provided by front line policing of the proposed reductions in numbers of police civilian staff.
	(8847)

275 N	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the average proportion of police force funding spent as (a) capital and (b) revenue in each of the last 10 years.
	(8848)

276 N	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers were employed (a) in total and (b) in each police authority area (i) on the latest date for which figures are available and (ii) in each of the last 13 years; and what estimate she has made of the likely number of police officers in each such area in each of the next four years.
	(8849)

277 N	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the effects on levels of (a) crime and (b) civil disobedience of changes in the level of unemployment.
	(8850)

278	Mr Jack Straw (Blackburn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 5 July 2010, Official Report, columns 385-6W, what role (a) the National Statistician and (b) the UK Statistics Authority will have in the review of crime statistics.
	(9280)

279 N	Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) interruptions in service and (b) major faults in her Department's IT systems used to administer visa applications in Pakistan have been recorded in each of the last five years; and if she will make a statement.
	(8888)

280	Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the salary is of the (a) chief constable and (b) deputy chief constable of each police force in England and Wales.
	(9174)

281	Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what payments other than salary payments were made to each (a) chief constable and (b) deputy chief constable in each police force in England and Wales in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(9265)

282	Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) police constables, (b) sergeants, (c) inspectors, (d) police community support officers and (e) support staff there are in each police force in England and Wales.
	(9266)

283	Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many days sick leave were taken by (a) police constables, (b) sergeants, (c) inspectors, (d) police community support officers and (e) support staff in each police force in England and Wales in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(9267)

284	Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many persons were (a) dismissed and (b) suspended on full pay from each police force in England and Wales in each of the last two years.
	(9268)

285	Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many hand-held IT devices are in use in each police force in England and Wales.
	(9269)

286	Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much overtime was undertaken in each police force in England and Wales in the latest period for which figures are available; and what the cost was to each force.
	(9270)

287	Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what procurement procedures each police force in England and Wales uses.
	(9271)

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

288	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether any farms from which eggs are sourced for the House's catering outlets practise beak-trimming.
	(8974)

289	Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, representing the House of Commons Commission, for what reasons the railings in New Palace Yard were painted during a period when the House was sitting; and for what reasons such work was not scheduled to be carried out during the summer recess.
	(9093)

290	Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, representing the House of Commons Commission, for what reasons the cabling work was undertaken in the underground car park during a period when the House was sitting; and for what reasons such work was not scheduled to be carried out during the summer recess.
	(9094)

291	Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, representing the House of Commons Commission, when the refurbishment of the ventilation system for the underground car park is scheduled to (a) begin and (b) be completed.
	(9095)

Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development

292	Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what information his Department holds on the time taken by contractors employed by it to pay the invoices of their sub-contractors under prompt payment arrangements; and if he will make a statement.
	(9250)

293	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to increase access to safe water in developing countries.
	(8971)

294	Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many employees of his Department attended Civil Service Live in (a) 2008, (b) 2009 and (c) 2010; and what estimate he has made of the (i) employee working hours taken up by and (ii) cost to his Department of such attendance in each such year.
	(9047)

295	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps he plans to take to increase the number of officials seconded from his Department to the EU institutions.
	(9283)

296	Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what projects his Department sponsors in Kashmir; and how much it spent in Kashmir in the last 12 months.
	(9347)

297 N	Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many meetings he has had with (a) the President of the World Bank, (b) the Head of the Global Fund and (c) the UN Relief Co-ordinator on organisational reform and future funding from his Department since 7 May 2010; and on what dates.
	(8889)

298	Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much aid his Department gave to Yemen in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(9167)

299	Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which projects in Yemen his Department was funding on 1 January 2010.
	(9168)

300	Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when he next plans to visit Yemen.
	(9169)

301 N	Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what his policy is on the provision of aid to Haiti; what recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts on this issue; and if he will make a statement.
	(8626)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice

302	Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on the time taken by contractors employed by it to pay the invoices of their sub-contractors under prompt payment arrangements; and if he will make a statement.
	(9249)

303 N	Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements in identifying and assessing sex offenders who commit sexual crimes against children overseas.
	(8566)

304 N	Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions for offences relating to (a) financial, (b) physical and (c) sexual abuse, where the offender was not a family member but working in a voluntary capacity with the victim there were between 1995 and 2005.
	(6517)

305	Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (The Cotswolds): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many foster parents have been (a) investigated for, (b) charged with and (c) convicted of child cruelty offences in each of the last five years.
	(9346)

306	Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the likely effects on Wales of his Department's planned spending reductions.
	(8990)

307	Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many employees of his Department attended Civil Service Live in (a) 2008, (b) 2009 and (c) 2010; and what estimate he has made of the (i) employee working hours taken up by and (ii) cost to his Department of such attendance in each such year.
	(9054)

308	Mr George Howarth (Knowsley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which organisations are contracted to provide facilities for carrying out community sentences given by courts; and if he will publish the evaluation carried out by his Department on the programmes provided by each such organisation.
	(9272)

309	Mr George Howarth (Knowsley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what research from (a) internal and (b) external sources his Department has (i) commissioned and (ii) evaluated on the effectiveness of sentences of less than six months.
	(9383)

310	Mr George Howarth (Knowsley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer to the right hon. Member for Delyn of 6 July 2010, Official Report, columns 171-4W, on prison sentences, in respect of how many of the offences listed in the Answer the available sentences have been reviewed by the Sentencing Guidelines Council.
	(9384)

311	Mr George Howarth (Knowsley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with (a) the Law Officers, (b) the Chancellor of the Exchequer and (c) the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the use of sentences of less than six months.
	(9385)

312	Mr George Howarth (Knowsley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with (a) the Lord Chief Justice, (b) the Sentencing Council for England and Wales, (c) the Crown Prosecution Service and (d) representatives of criminal justice non-governmental organisations on the use of sentences of less than six months.
	(9386)

313	Mr George Howarth (Knowsley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer to the right hon. Member for Delyn of 6 July 2010, Official Report, columns 171-4W, on prison sentences, which of the offences listed in the Answer for which custodial sentences of six months or fewer were given he is considering for community-based sentences.
	(9387)

314	Mr George Howarth (Knowsley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent advice he has received on the appropriateness of community sentences; and if he will make a statement.
	(9388)

315	Esther McVey (Wirral West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what mechanism exists for detained mental health patients to choose their legal representation.
	(9162)

316	Esther McVey (Wirral West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department has taken to assist detained mental health patients to contact solicitors and to reduce the time taken for such patients to have access to legal services.
	(9164)

317 N	Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent representations he has received on the imprisonment of Michael Binnington at Edmunds Hill Prison; and if he will make a statement.
	(8768)

318 N	Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent representations he has received on the imprisonment of Luke Atkinson at Wandsworth Prison; and if he will make a statement.
	(8769)

319 N	Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will review the case of (a) Michael Binnington and (b) Luke Atkinson.
	(8770)

320	Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the status is of the proposed rebuilding of court premises in Sunderland; and if he will make a statement.
	(9264)

321	Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his Department's budget for consultants is for 2010-11.
	(9212)

322	Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will direct his proposed review of legal aid to consider whether a proportion of the legal aid budget should be made available to assist victims and witnesses in cases of violent and serious crime; and if he will make a statement.
	(9091)

323	Mr Jack Straw (Blackburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of the prison population in England and Wales was comprised of prisoners sentenced to (a) six months imprisonment or less and (b) between six and 12 months on the latest date for which information is available.
	(8982)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

324	Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what information his Department holds on the time taken by contractors employed by it to pay the invoices of their sub-contractors under prompt payment arrangements; and if he will make a statement.
	(9244)

325	Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many employees of his Department attended Civil Service Live in (a) 2008, (b) 2009 and (c) 2010; and what estimate he has made of the (i) employee working hours taken up by and (ii) cost to his Department of such attendance in each such year.
	(9056)

Questions to the Prime Minister

326	Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will place in the Library a copy of the agenda for the most recent meeting of the National Security Council.
	(9172)

327	Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Prime Minister, who attended the most recent meeting of the National Security Council.
	(9173)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland

328	Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what information his Department holds on the time taken by contractors employed by it to pay the invoices of their sub-contractors under prompt payment arrangements; and if he will make a statement.
	(9248)

329	Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Deputy Prime Minister on the implementation in Scotland of plans to equalise the size of constituencies in Scotland.
	(9222)

330	Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many employees of his Department attended Civil Service Live in (a) 2008, (b) 2009 and (c) 2010; and what estimate he has made of the (i) employee working hours taken up by and (ii) cost to his Department of such attendance in each such year.
	(9057)

331 N	Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what meetings he had with each Ministerial colleague between 30 May and 22 June 2010; and what matters were discussed at each such meeting.
	(8771)

332 N	Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, which organisations he met between 30 May and 22 June 2010 to discuss the (a) state of the economy in Scotland and (b) effects on Scotland of the June 2010 Budget.
	(8772)

333 N	Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when he last met trades union representatives of employees at (a) Rosyth and (b) Clyde shipyards to discuss the shipbuilding industry in Scotland.
	(8773)

334	Mr Mark Spencer (Sherwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent assessment he has made of the relationship between the Government and the Scottish Executive under the devolution settlement.
	(9153)

335	Mr Mark Spencer (Sherwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions he has had with CBI Scotland on the condition of the Scottish economy.
	(9154)

336	Mr Mark Spencer (Sherwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps the Government plans to take to support access to high-speed broadband in Scotland.
	(9155)

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

337	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what guidance the Electoral Commission has provided to electoral registration officers on means of increasing electoral registration rates among groups with low rates.
	(9184)

Questions to the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority

338

Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, what recent discussions the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority has had on the date on which he will first answer Questions for oral answer on the committee's responsibilities; and if he will make a statement.

(9391)

339
N

Mr Richard Bacon (South Norfolk): To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, how many claims by hon. Members were received by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) on (a) 23 June 2010, (b) 24 June 2010, (c) 25 June 2010, (d) 28 June 2010, (e) 29 June 2010, (f) 30 June 2010, (g) 1 July 2010, (h) 2 July 2010, (i) 5 July 2010 and (j) 6 July 2010; what the total monetary value was of claims for which IPSA completed payment on each such day; and what the average administrative cost to IPSA was per transaction, including all expenditure by IPSA since its inception.

(7730)

340 N	Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, what further consideration has been given for claims by hon. Members to be made on paper with all supporting evidence.
	(8639)

341 N	Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, what the average length of time taken by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority is from receipt to payment of a claim by an hon. Member.
	(8640)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport

342	Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the time taken by contractors employed by it to pay the invoices of their sub-contractors under prompt payment arrangements; and if he will make a statement.
	(9243)

343	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what criteria will be used for taking decisions arising from his independent review of the procurement of new rolling stock on (a) the East Coast Main Line and (b) the West Coast Main Line; and if he will make a statement.
	(9178)

344	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what factors he plans to take into account in determining the level of the annual Network Rail grant.
	(9182)

345	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to achieve agreement at EU level on reducing aviation emissions.
	(8973)

346 N	Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what reductions in his Department's transport-related grant expenditure in South Yorkshire are planned in 2010-11.
	(8557)

347 N	Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has taken steps to examine the feasibility of establishing an airport in the Thames Estuary.
	(8811)

348	Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the likely effects on Wales of his Department's planned spending reductions.
	(8986)

349	Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many employees of his Department attended Civil Service Live in (a) 2008, (b) 2009 and (c) 2010; and what estimate he has made of the (i) employee working hours taken up by and (ii) cost to his Department of such attendance in each such year.
	(9048)

350	Graham Jones (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress he has made on the Bury to Rawtenstall rail extension project.
	(9161)

351	Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects the roadworks north of junction 10 of the M1 to be completed; and if he will make a statement.
	(9073)

352	Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many automatic number plate recognition cameras operated by his Department and its agencies there are in East Yorkshire constituency.
	(9078)

353	Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how the security of data collected by automatic number plate recognition cameras operated by his Department and its agencies is protected.
	(9079)

354	Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department and its agencies have spent on the installation of automatic number plate recognition cameras to date.
	(9080)

355	Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will issue guidance to local authorities and Transport for London on the implementation of his policy not to fund additional speed cameras; and if he will make a statement.
	(9087)

356	Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects the M1 motorway to be free of roadworks between junctions 1 and 32; and if he will make a statement.
	(9113)

357	Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the estimated cost to the public purse is of the forthcoming Vehicle and Operator Services Agency nine-week campaign of spot checks of vehicle loads.
	(9114)

358	Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to require that his Department is consulted on any proposals to introduce average speed camera checks; and if he will make a statement.
	(9202)

359	Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much has been spent on Crossrail from (a) the public purse and (b) private sources to date; and what estimate his Department has made of the annual expenditure from each source until completion.
	(9071)

360 N	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2010, Official Report, column 373W, on Retford railway station: parking, what record was made of the meeting of 24 March 2010 at his Department attended by the hon. Member for Bassetlaw on rail services to Retford and car parking at Retford station.
	(8910)

361 N	Mr Mark Spencer (Sherwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has for the future funding of the Hucknall Inner Relief Road.
	(7089)

362 N	Mr Mark Spencer (Sherwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent reports he has received on the safety record of the A614 in Nottinghamshire.
	(7090)

363	Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many MOT testing stations for taxis or private hire vehicles there are in each local authority area in England and Wales.
	(9273)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales

364	Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what information her Department holds on the time taken by contractors employed by it to pay the invoices of their sub-contractors under prompt payment arrangements; and if she will make a statement.
	(9247)

365	Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many employees of her Department attended Civil Service Live in (a) 2008, (b) 2009 and (c) 2010; and what estimate she has made of the (i) employee working hours taken up by and (ii) cost to her Department of such attendance in each such year.
	(9058)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

366	Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information his Department holds on the time taken by contractors employed by it to pay the invoices of their sub-contractors under prompt payment arrangements; and if he will make a statement.
	(9246)

367	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost of training (a) employment advisers and (b) customer service managers for Jobcentre Plus was in each of the last five years.
	(8977)

368	Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the average change in the level of private pensions of increasing them in line with the consumer price index in 2011-12.
	(9221)

369	Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the likely effects on Wales of his Department's planned spending reductions.
	(8987)

370	Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the proposed 12-month limit on full housing benefit for claimants of jobseeker's allowance is to operate only over the period of the claim for that allowance.
	(9366)

371	Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employees of his Department attended Civil Service Live in (a) 2008, (b) 2009 and (c) 2010; and what estimate he has made of the (i) employee working hours taken up by and (ii) cost to his Department of such attendance in each such year.
	(9049)

372

Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of claimants of local housing allowance in (a) England and (b) Doncaster make an additional payment to cover the difference between benefit received and rent paid; and what estimate he has made of the average weekly payment made by such claimants in the latest period for which figures are available.

(8966)

373	Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of claimants of housing benefit in (a) England and (b) Doncaster (i) are claimants of jobseeker's allowance and (ii) have claimed jobseeker's allowance for 12 months or more.
	(8967)

374	Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households receive housing benefit of more than (a) £250 per week for a one bedroom property, (b) £290 per week for a two bedroom property, (c) £340 per week for a three bedroom property and (d) £400 per week for a four bedroom property in Doncaster.
	(8968)

375	Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households receive housing benefit of more than (a) £53 per week for a one room property, (b) £74.79 per week for a one bedroom property, (c) £90 per week for a two bedroom property, (d) £97.81 per week for a three bedroom property and (e) £132.33 per week for a four bedroom property in Doncaster.
	(8969)

376	Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of housing benefit recipients in (a) England and (b) Doncaster receive a higher sum in benefit payments than the level of rent they pay; and what estimate he has made of the average level of excess weekly benefit received by such people in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(9207)

377	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he plans to take to increase the number of officials seconded from his Department to EU institutions.
	(9285)

378	Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effects of proposed changes to housing benefits on the number of people moving home in each year from 2011-12 to 2014-15.
	(9389)

379	Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effects of proposed changes to the level of housing benefit announced in the June 2010 Budget on levels of homelessness in each year from 2011-12 to 2014-15.
	(9390)

380	Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Warrington North constituency receive (a) state pension, (b) pension credit and (c) winter fuel allowance.
	(9068)

381	Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Warrington North constituency receive (a) incapacity benefit, (b) disability living allowance and (c) employment and support allowance.
	(9070)

382	Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects to reply to the letter dated 11 June 2010 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr B. E. Gareth, transferred to his Department from the Department of Health.
	(9351)

383	Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many children were living in workless households in Great Yarmouth constituency in (a) 1997, (b) 2009 and (c) 2010.
	(9175)

384	Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Great Yarmouth constituency have been in receipt of out-of-work benefits for (a) over six months, (b) over 12 months and (c) over five years.
	(9176)

385	Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many children were living in poverty (a) before housing costs and (b) after housing costs in the Great Yarmouth constituency in each year since 2000.
	(9177)

386	Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of applicants for employment and support allowance (a) in each category of disability and (b) (i) with and (ii) without representation who were deemed ineligible as a result of the work capability assessment obtained the allowance on appeal in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(9301)

387	Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of reductions in expenditure in (a) carer's allowance and (b) carer premium in relation to all benefits as a result of changing the disability living allowance system in the first four years of the operation of the new rules.
	(9302)

388	Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an evaluation of the effects of changes to the disability living allowance system on the amount of benefits paid to carers.
	(9303)

389	Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department takes to obtain information on what happens to applicants for employment and support allowance who are deemed ineligible as a result of the work capability assessment.
	(9304)

390	Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what reviews his Department is undertaking into the efficacy and appropriateness of work capability assessments.
	(9305)

391	Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what representations he has received from representatives of disability groups on the proposal in the June 2010 Budget (a) to introduce medical assessments for disability living allowance and (b) to amend other aspects of the allowance.
	(9340)

392	Stephen Mosley (City of Chester): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many residents of City of Chester constituency have been claiming disability living allowance for (a) less than one year, (b) between one and five years and (c) over five years.
	(9263)

393	Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are in receipt of housing benefit in (a) Sunderland and (b) Houghton and Sunderland South constituency; and how many are (i) not of working age, (ii) in work and (iii) not in work.
	[R] (9319)

394 N	Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners in Mid Sussex constituency receive (a) the basic state pension and (b) pension credit.
	(8812)

395 N	Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of lone parents in receipt of jobseeker's allowance in Mid Sussex constituency.
	(8813)

396 N	Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): 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 Mid Sussex constituency.
	(8814)

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

397	Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent assessment he has made of the extent of availability of broadband services in Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency; and if he will make a statement.
	[Transferred] (9027)

Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office

398	Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether military aid overseas is being considered as part of the Strategic Security and Defence Review.
	[Transferred] (9065)

399 N	Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent estimate he has made of the number of working days lost due to allergies in the UK.
	[Transferred] (8765)

Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

400	James Wharton (Stockton South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to undertake a trial of an accelerated development zone.
	[Transferred] (9324)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Education

401 N	Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding his Department has provided for the Bedfordshire and Luton Education Business Partnership (BLEBP) in each financial year since the partnership was established; for what purposes such funding has been provided; and what assessment he has made of BLEBP's effectiveness in fulfilling such purposes.
	[Transferred] (8791)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Health

402	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has for the further regulation of tobacco vending machines.
	[Transferred] (8975)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport

403	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to encourage agreement at global level on reducing aviation emissions.
	[Transferred] (8972)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

404	Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants of each (a) component and (b) level of disability living allowance there are in (i) England, (ii) Wales and (iii) Carmarthen East and Dinefwr constituency.
	[Transferred] (9367)


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