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Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 15 September 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.
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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Wednesday 15 September 2010
(the 'Questions Book')

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 15 September 2010

This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 15 September of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department.

For other Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 15 September of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.

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

Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
1
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 6 September 2010, Official Report, column 371W, on internet regulation, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to require internet providers to divulge the contact details of persons who leave derogatory or insulting comments about others on internet sites; what recent representations he has received on this issue; and if he will make a statement.
(15752)
2
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the (a) name and (b) address is of each building (i) leased and (ii) owned by his Department; on what date each property was opened for occupation by his Department; what the estimated book value is of each such property; and if he will make a statement.
(15773)
3
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what UK space projects his Department is (a) fully and (b) partially funding; what plans he has to fund such projects in each of the next five years; and if he will make a statement.
(15774)
4
Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to encourage people to take up his Department's funding for additional apprenticeship places in 2010-11.
(15578)
5
Mark Garnier (Wyre Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if his Department will take steps to (a) simplify and (b) standardise the current system to compensate businesses for the impact of local utilities work.
(15650)
6
Mark Garnier (Wyre Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if his Department will consider the merits of altering the current compensation payment available to businesses payable as a result of the impact of local utilities work, so that utilities companies are required to take into account seasonal business trends as well as general business trends.
(15651)
7
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will make it his policy to implement country-by-country reporting for multi-national companies based in the UK.
(15663)
8
Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to increase (a) entrepreneurial activity and (b) levels of bank lending to businesses in Witham constituency.
(15733)
9
Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what resources his Department provided to assist Lord Sugar in his role as Government Enterprise Champion; and how many days Lord Sugar spent on official duties in this role.
(15734)
10
Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what meetings Ministers in his Department and its predecessors had with representatives of trade unions in each month since May 1997; which unions Ministers met; what discussions took place on each occasion; and if he will make a statement.
(15735)
11
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much funding from the public purse his Department and its predecessors have allocated to each administering organisation for the purpose of (a) job creation and (b) employment training in (i) Copeland constituency and (ii) Cumbria in each year since 1997.
(15593)
12
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent discussions he has had with the Royal Mail on the deletion of county names from the Postcode Address File.
(15755)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
13
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) male and (b) female centenarians there were in each (i) constituency and (ii) region in England and Wales in each of the last three years.
(15637)
14
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) males and (b) females there were aged (i) 99, (ii) 100, (iii) 101, (iv) 102, (v) 103, (vi) 104, (vii) 105 and (viii) 106 years of age in England and Wales in each of the last three years.
(15638)
15
Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of (a) UK nationals, (b) people born in the UK, (c) foreign nationals, (d) non-UK EU nationals and (e) non-EU nationals (i) aged over 16 years and (ii) of working age were in employment in the UK in each of the last eight quarters.
(15718)
16
Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the most recent estimate of the Office for National Statistics is of the population of (a) the UK, (b) England, (c) Scotland, (d) Wales and (e) Northern Ireland in (i) 2020, (ii) 2030, (iii) 2050 and (iv) the most distant date for which an estimate has been made.
(15719)
17
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what (a) legislation and (b) guidance issued by his Department governs the content of publications funded from the public purse.
(15570)
18
Pat Glass (North West Durham): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants employed on the latest date for which figures are available would be entitled to redundancy payments of the value of six and two-thirds years of annual salary on termination of their contracts.
(15584)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
19
Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether an assessment has been made of the likely effects of the miscalculation of tax liabilities under the PAYE system on recipients of means-tested in-work social security benefits.
(15583)
20
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the number of people who will have earnings of below £6,475 in 2010-11.
(15539)
21
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the proportion of the total additional income from the planned increase in the personal tax allowance which will go to people in each income decile.
(15766)
22
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the average amount of additional income to people in each income decile from the planned increase in the personal tax allowance.
(15767)
23
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the proportion of the total additional income from the planned increase in the personal tax allowance which will go to those earning between £6,475 and £7,475.
(15768)
24
N 		John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which (a) Ministers, (b) officials and (c) others represent his Department on the Spending Review Challenge Group.
[R] (15022)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
25
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Bedford of 23 June 2010, Official Report, column 213W, on the Standards Board for England, if he will consider the merits of introducing a power for electors to recall a local councillor.
(15545)
26
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he has assessed the merits of a directly-elected mayoral model for the proposed Greater Manchester Combined Authority.
(15540)
27
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to include proposals for direct elections in the proposal for a Greater Manchester Combined Authority.
(15541)
28
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans he has for the future of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority scheme.
(15542)
29
Graham Jones (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his policy is on forcing sale on unsecured debts of less than £25,000; and what assessment he has made of the likely effect this would have on bringing (a) empty and (b) visually-blighted residential properties back into use.
(15655)
30
Mark Lancaster (Milton Keynes North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate he has made of the number of (a) registered and (b) unregistered houses in multiple occupation (i) nationally and (ii) in Milton Keynes.
(15608)
31
Mark Lancaster (Milton Keynes North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of deaths attributable to a fire in an unregistered house in multiple occupation in each of the last five years.
(15609)
32
N 		John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of his Department's in-year budgetary savings for 2010-11 will come from the central Government grant to fire and rescue authorities in England; and if he will make a statement.
[R] (15021)
33
N 		John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent submissions he has received on the future use of the (a) estate and (b) IT system constructed as part of the FiReControl project.
[R] (15023)
34
N 		John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what meetings (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have had on the future use of the (i) estate and (ii) IT system constructed as part of the FiReControl project since 25 May 2010; and which organisations (A) requested and (B) attended such meetings.
[R] (15024)
35
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) letters and (b) emails his Department has received (i) against and (ii) in favour of deleting county names from the Postcode Address File in the last six months.
(15751)
36
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he has had recent discussions with the Association of Traditional Counties on the deletion of county names from the Postcode Address File.
(15753)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport
37
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 September 2010, Official Report, column 309W, on the BBC, what response was received from the chair of the BBC Trust on proposals to make the BBC more accountable to Parliament; if he will place in the Library a copy of the note of the meeting; and if he will make a statement.
(15712)
38
Andrew Bingham (High Peak): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what expenditure the Government Olympic Executive incurred on staff salaries in each of the last five years.
(15538)
39
Andrew Bingham (High Peak): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how much the Government Olympic Executive has paid in bonuses to its employees in each of the last five years.
(15585)
40
Andrew Bingham (High Peak): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what expenditure the Government Olympic Executive has incurred on consultants in each of the last five years.
(15619)
41
Andrew Bingham (High Peak): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how many full-time equivalent staff have worked for the Government Olympic Executive in each of the last five years.
(15620)
42
Andrew Bingham (High Peak): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how many different newspapers (a) were delivered to the Secretary of State's office between 5 June 2009 and 11 May 2010 and (b) have been delivered since 12 May 2010; how many copies of each newspaper were delivered on an average day in each period; and what the total cost of those newspapers was in each month in each period.
(15652)
43
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how much the Horserace Betting Levy Board has spent on external legal advice in each of the last five years.
(15708)
44
Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what recent estimate he has made of the number of people in the London Borough of Bexley who actively participate in sport each week.
(15577)
45
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what the timescale is for the transfer of responsibility for the Royal Parks Agency from his Department to the Mayor of London.
(15548)
46
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, whether his Department has made arrangements to mark St George's Day in 2012.
(15738)
47
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, whether his Department plans to issue a commemorative medal to mark the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
(15739)
48
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had on arrangements to mark St George's Day in 2011.
(15740)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
49
Mr Russell Brown (Dumfries and Galloway): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will review his Department's decision that the Pingat Jasa Malaysia medal may be received but not worn in the UK.
(15758)
50
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in what language UK forces are training Afghan (a) army and (b) police.
(15554)
51
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of Pashtuns serving in the Afghan (a) army and (b) police in Helmand province who originate from that province.
(15555)
52
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what weapons systems UK forces have trained the Afghan army to operate.
(15556)
53
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what vehicles the Afghan army operates; and what vehicles he expects them to operate in 2015.
(15557)
54
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which models of aircraft the Afghan armed forces (a) operate and (b) expect to operate in 2015.
(15558)
55
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects to make a decision on the future of HMS Endurance.
(15653)
56
N 		Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made on reviewing the (a) right of ex-service personnel to wear medals awarded by foreign governments and (b) practice of retrospective awarding of UK general service medals.
(14602)
57
N 		Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions military personnel undertook training exercises at each site outside the UK between 2008 and 2010.
(14655)
58
N 		Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate he has made of the average annual cost to the public purse of sending military personnel to train at his Department's bases and affiliated sites in Scotland.
(14656)
59
N 		Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate he has made of the average annual cost to the public purse of sending military personnel to sites outside the UK to undertake training exercises.
(14657)
60
N 		Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions military personnel or officials of his Department were present at weapons testing at each site outside the UK between 2008 and 2010.
(14658)
61
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what briefings Christopher Myers attended during his participation in the visit to Afghanistan in January 2010.
(15756)
62
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what level of security clearance was given to Christopher Myers for the purpose of his participation in a visit to Afghanistan in January 2010.
(15757)
63
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse was of the participation of Christopher Myers in a visit to Afghanistan in January 2010.
(15759)
64
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) letters and (b) emails his Department has received (i) in favour and (ii) against the construction of the Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers in the last six months.
(15760)
65
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what representations he has received on the construction of the Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers in the last six months.
(15761)
66
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what representations he has received on the construction of the Astute class submarines in the last six months.
(15762)
Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister
67
Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how frequently he proposes that constituency boundaries will be reviewed following the changes envisaged in the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill; and if he will make a statement.
(15763)
68
Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what process will be followed to determine proposed changes to the boundaries of parliamentary constituencies.
(15765)
69
Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, by what date he proposes that the calculation of the number of residents of each proposed new parliamentary constituency should be published; and if he will make a statement.
(15770)
70
Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when he expects the three-month consultation period for proposed boundary changes for parliamentary constituencies to begin; and if he will make a statement.
(15771)
71
Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what meetings he has had with professional lobbying organisations in connection with the proposed statutory register of lobbyists since May 2010.
(15662)
72
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what steps will be taken to ensure that people with double electoral registration are prevented from voting twice in the proposed parliamentary voting system referendum.
(15643)
73
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what his most recent estimate is of the number of people who are registered to vote in more than one UK parliamentary constituency.
(15664)
74
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what account he took of levels of people who are registered to vote in more than one UK parliamentary constituency in developing proposals for a uniform electoral quota for constituencies.
(15665)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
75
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the (a) name and (b) address is of each building (i) leased and (ii) owned by his Department; on what date his Department began occupying each such property; what the book value is of each such property; and if he will make a statement.
(15635)
76
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what (a) building and (b) refurbishment projects were undertaken by his Department in each of the last five years; and what the costs were of each such project.
(15636)
77
N 		Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his timetable is for the reallocation of the functions of the Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency.
(15345)
78
N 		Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he expects to announce the number of staff of the Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency that will be retained.
(15346)
79
Pat Glass (North West Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress has been made in establishing an advisory group on the effect of the Academies Act 2010 on funding provision for children with low-incidence special educational needs; and what the names are of the members of the group.
(15769)
80
Pat Glass (North West Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what (a) monitoring and (b) assessment his Department has undertaken of the effect of (i) existing and (ii) new academies on education services for children with low-incidence special educational needs.
(15772)
81
Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many recipients of education maintenance allowance in each constituency receive that allowance (a) as a lone parent, (b) on leaving custody and (c) living away from home.
(15582)
82
Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether students in receipt of education maintenance allowance who are commencing two-year courses in September 2010 will receive the allowance for the duration of the course.
(15713)
83
N 		Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what level of funding is allocated to the Family and Parenting Institute in the currrent financial year; and if he will make a statement.
(15401)
84
Mark Lancaster (Milton Keynes North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the proportion of pupils who took science subjects at GCSE level in 2010 who are studying a science subject at A-level.
(15610)
85
Mark Lancaster (Milton Keynes North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the proportion of pupils who took GCSEs in 2010 who are studying A-levels (a) in England and (b) in Milton Keynes.
(15611)
86
Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to improve sex education in England to reduce the number of (a) unwanted pregnancies and (b) cases of sexually transmitted infections among teenagers.
(15654)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
87
Nick de Bois (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps he is taking to promote the development of carbon capture and storage technologies internationally.
(15720)
88
Joseph Johnson (Orpington): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when he plans to respond to the Committee on Climate Change's second annual report.
(15528)
89
Joseph Johnson (Orpington): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps he is taking to promote the development of carbon capture and storage technologies internationally.
(15529)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
90
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will meet representatives of the Jewish community to discuss the effect on that community of proposed EU regulations on labelling kosher meat; and if she will make a statement.
[R] (15754)
91
Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to make information on the quantity of each ingredient listed on food labels more accurate; and if she will make a statement.
(15641)
92
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has had recent discussions with the Marine Stewardship Council on reform of its fishery certification programme and eco-label scheme.
(15546)
93
Damian Hinds (East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations she has received on the effects on people in different (a) income and (b) demographic groups of compulsory water metering.
(15612)
94
Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to bring forward proposals to require water companies to take responsibility for unadopted drains.
(15617)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
95
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on the adoption of a single seat for the European Parliament.
(15721)
96
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much money was allocated to the Human Rights and Democracy Strategic Programme Fund in 2008.
(15645)
97
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much money his Department allocated to the Human Rights and Democracy Strategic Programme Fund in 2009.
(15764)
98
Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will ensure that the appointment of the next UK Permanent Representative to the EU is made subject to a confirmation hearing by the Select Committee on Foreign Affairs.
(15580)
99
Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what criteria he uses to assess the performance of the UK Permanent Representative to the EU against the objectives set for him.
(15602)
100
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the government of Pakistan on the attacks on Ahmadiyya Muslims in Mardan, Pakistan on 3 September 2010; and if he will make a statement.
(15547)
101
Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he plans to take to increase the number of UK nationals working in EU institutions; and if he will make a statement.
(15603)
102
N 		Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on what dates the Dalai Lama last visited the UK; for how long he stayed; where he visited; what the purpose of the visit was; in what manner and by whom he was received by the Government; what advice the Government gave his representatives in the UK on the visit; and if he will make a statement.
(15402)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
103
Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations he has received on the research and development of the Phil Parker Lightning Process.
(15725)
104
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Christchurch of 13 July 2010, Official Report, column 706W, on lobbying, which organisations in receipt of public funds from his Department have made representations (a) directly and (b) indirectly to his Department on policy issues in each of the last five years; and how much each received from his Department in each such year.
(15564)
105
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether (a) he and (b) officials of his Department have discussed with NHS North East the (i) establishment and (ii) funding of Balance North East.
(15566)
106
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether (a) he and (b) officials of his Department have discussed with NHS North West the (i) establishment and (ii) funding of the social enterprise Our Life.
(15567)
107
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department has issued to NHS bodies on the funding of events at conferences held by political parties.
(15568)
108
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what arrangements there are for the regulation of CCTV installations in (a) NHS and (b) private (i) care homes and (ii) hospitals.
(15569)
109
Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent estimate he has made of the number of people in the London Borough of Bexley who have been diagnosed with dementia.
(15579)
110
Margot James (Stourbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of suspects arrested in (a) England and Wales and (b) the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley were diverted to (i) a place of safety and (ii) mental health services in the latest period for which figures are available.
(15630)
111
Margot James (Stourbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of people in (a) England and Wales and (b) the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley who were taken to a place of safety under section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983 went on to receive treatment from mental health services in the latest period for which figures are available.
(15631)
112
Margot James (Stourbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many inmates discharged from prison are in contact with mental health services following their discharge; and how many had such contact in the first (a) week and (b) month following the date of discharge in the latest period for which figures are available.
(15633)
113
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many hospital doctors he expects to be employed by the NHS in each of the next five years; and if he will make a statement.
(15613)
114
James Wharton (Stockton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of NHS hospitals have a spinal surgery unit (a) able to treat and diagnose lower back pain and (b) with rehabilitation expertise.
(15628)
115
James Wharton (Stockton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many specialist spinal surgery units within the NHS are (a) able to treat and diagnose lower back pain and (b) have rehabilitation expertise.
(15629)
116
N 		Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department issues on the presentation of information about abortion services in GP clinics.
(15483)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
117
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what payments to the (a) current and (b) previous chief constable of Essex Police (i) have been made during each of the last three years and (ii) are planned for each of the next two years.
(15709)
118
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2010, Official Report, column 79W, on police authorities, under what budgetary headings the amount spent on the administration of Essex Police Authority was incurred; and if she will make a statement.
(15710)
119
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2010, Official Report, column 79W, on police authorities, what progress has been made on the implementation of proposals to introduce directly-elected individuals to replace police authorities; and if she will make a statement.
(15711)
120
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department spent on protection and security for (a) Tony Blair, (b) Sir John Major and (c) Baroness Thatcher in each year since 2007.
(15775)
121
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to ensure that parents in immigration detention are not separated from their children.
(15722)
122
Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 6 September 2010, Official Report, column 44W, on deportation: children, which holds and techniques have been used on children by (a) staff in immigration detention centres and (b) UK Border Agency escort providers since January 2009.
(15726)
123
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of people extradited from the UK in the last three years who have subsequently returned to the UK.
(15559)
124
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many persons convicted of terrorist offences were awaiting deportation on the latest date for which figures are available; to which countries; and for how long following the date of conviction each has been awaiting deportation.
(15560)
125
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many proposed extraditions of terrorist suspects have not proceeded for reasons related to rights contained in the European Convention of Human Rights in each of the last three years; and for what reason each did not proceed.
(15561)
126
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many persons convicted of a terrorist offence in each of the last three years had one or more previous convictions (a) in the UK and (b) in overseas jurisdictions.
(15562)
127
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many persons imprisoned for terrorist offences have escaped from (a) control orders and (b) supervised release in each of the last five years.
(15594)
128
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much overtime was paid to police officers working additional hours (a) on days they were scheduled to work and (b) on a scheduled rest day in each of the last three years.
(15607)
129
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign national prisoners (a) were deported in 2009 and (b) have been deported in 2010 to date.
(15644)
130
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) cases regarding extradition from the UK in respect of persons accused of terrorist offences and (b) appeals by persons convicted of terrorist offences in the UK are active before the European Court of Human Rights.
(15703)
131
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many offences of (a) burglary, (b) theft and (c) robbery were detected in each of the last nine years; and in respect of how many such offences suspects were proceeded against in each such year.
(15705)
132
N 		Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many requests for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 relating to cases of alleged miscarriage of justice have been refused by each police authority in each year since the Act's entry into force.
(15427)
133
Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many passport applications were returned to applicants because they (a) used the wrong colour ink or (b) were smiling in their photograph in the most recent period for which figures are available; and what her most recent estimate is of the cost of returning such an application to the applicant.
(15615)
134
Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much each police force spent on advertising (a) on local radio, (b) in local newspapers and (c) in all other publications in the latest year for which figures are available.
(15649)
135
Mr Bernard Jenkin (Harwich and North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff her Department employs to consider (a) departmental and (b) national strategy; what output such staff are required to produce; and if she will make a statement.
(15596)
Questions to the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, representing the House of Commons Commission
136
Mr Bernard Jenkin (Harwich and North Essex): To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, representing the House of Commons Commission, how much the House of Commons Service paid for press cuttings services provided to (a) the House of Commons Library, (b) Select Committees of the House and (c) other officers and bodies of the House (i) in each of the last three months and (ii) in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
(15530)
137
Mr Bernard Jenkin (Harwich and North Essex): To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, representing the House of Commons Commission, what estimate the House of Commons Commission has made of the additional cost to the House Service of (a) interruption to repairs, maintenance works and refurbishments and (b) other activities undertaken in connection with the sittings from 6 to 16 September 2010.
(15531)
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
138
Mr Bernard Jenkin (Harwich and North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many staff his Department employs to consider (a) departmental and (b) national strategy; what output such staff are required to produce; and if he will make a statement.
(15595)
139
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, on what date he informed the Secretary of State for Scotland of proposals to reduce the number of staff his Department employs in Scotland; what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Scotland on this matter; and when he last met the Secretary of State for Scotland.
(15661)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
140
Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what provision is being made in prisons serving North Wales to ensure that rehabilitation, education and support services take into account the fact that many prisoners in such prisons have Welsh as their first language; and if he will make a statement.
(15656)
141
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions resulted in a community sentence in each of the last three years; and what the aggregate length of such sentences was in each such year.
(15552)
142
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many racist incidents were reported in prisons in each of the last three years.
(15553)
143
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Garston and Halewood of 26 July 2010, Official Report, columns 684-86W, on convictions, what assessment he has made of the reason for the trends in conviction rates for (a) theft and (b) burglary in a dwelling between 2001 and 2008.
(15563)
144
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many defendants have breached their bail conditions in the last three years; and how many were remanded in custody as a result.
(15565)
145
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much HM Courts Service has spent on the maintenance of Keighley Magistrates' Court sitting at Bingley Magistrates' Court in each of the last five years.
(15571)
146
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the operating costs were under each category of expenditure of operating Keighley Magistrates' Court sitting at Bingley Magistrates' Court in the latest period for which figures are available.
(15572)
147
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the average cost to the public purse of recruiting and training new magistrates in the latest period for which figures are available.
(15573)
148
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of defendants changed a plea before trial at (a) magistrates' courts and (b) the Crown Court in the latest period for which figures are available.
(15574)
149
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average cost to the public purse of (a) issuing and (b) executing a warrant for the arrest of a defendant absent from court was in the latest period for which figures are available.
(15575)
150
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people breached bail conditions (a) once, (b) between two and five and (c) on more than five occasions in each of the last five years; and how many people in each category were subsequently remanded in custody.
(15606)
151
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of sentences for a second offence in (a) magistrates' courts and (b) the Crown Court were handed down to run concurrently with another sentence in the latest period for which figures are available.
(15702)
152
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of convictions for criminal offences in each of the last nine years was attributable to convictions for offences of (a) burglary, (b) theft and (c) robbery.
(15704)
153
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect on the level of attendance in court of (a) defendants, (b) witnesses and (c) police officers of his proposals to close magistrates' courts.
(15706)
154
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the likely (a) savings to and (b) maintenance costs foregone by HM Courts Service arising from the closure of each magistrates' court proposed in his Department's consultation.
(15707)
155
Margot James (Stourbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people with addresses in (a) the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley and (b) the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall are (i) in prison, (ii) on probation and (iii) in secure accommodation.
(15632)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
156
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the remit is of the funding review of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission; how the review will carry out its work; and if he will make a statement.
(15634)
157
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what provisions of the St. Andrews Agreement govern the transfer of intelligence material to the Northern Ireland Executive.
(15666)
158
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent progress has been made towards a resolution for savers affected by the current situation of the Presbyterian Mutual Society.
(15667)
Questions to the Prime Minister
159
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Prime Minister, whether Government facilities have been made available to Tony Blair since June 2007; and if he will make a statement.
(15639)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
160
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made of the reasons for which the rate of worklessness in Scotland is rising at a faster rate than the equivalent figure across the UK.
(15640)
161
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, on what date he wrote to (a) the Scottish Government, (b) the Scottish Trades Union Congress and (c) the Confederation of British Industry to suggest that it participates in a second jobs summit.
(15658)
162
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with (a) the Scottish Trades Union Congress, (b) the Confederation of British Industry, (c) the Federation of Small Businesses and (d) the Scottish Chambers of Commerce on unemployment trends in Scotland.
(15659)
163
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many (a) public and (b) private sector jobs he expects to be (i) lost and (ii) created in Scotland during the course of the present Parliament.
(15660)
Questions to the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
164
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater and West Somerset): To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, how many responses the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority received to the invitation to tender for which Calyx (UK) was shortlisted; what the criteria were for the contract; and what the specification was for the system.
(15727)
165
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater and West Somerset): To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, how many staff members have been supplied to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority by Govgap since May 2010; and at what cost to the Authority.
(15728)
166
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater and West Somerset): To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, how much each member of the communications team of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority receives in (a) salary and (b) benefits.
(15729)
167
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater and West Somerset): To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, how much the Director of Communications for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority will receive in (a) salary and (b) benefits in 2010-11.
(15730)
168
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater and West Somerset): To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, pursuant to the Answer to Question 14306, on changes to the rules and procedures of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, how many changes there have been to the rules and procedures implemented by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority since its inception; and what the changes were which were made to the expenses scheme in July 2010.
(15731)
169
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater and West Somerset): To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, how much Apex Communications was paid for its work in establishing the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority; and what its remit was.
(15732)
170
Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, how much was paid to Apex Communications for services provided to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) since its inception; how many hours work were carried out by Apex Communications; what the (a) commencement and (b) concluding date was of the contract with Apex Communications; and what mechanism was used to select Apex Communications to provide communications services for IPSA.
(15723)
171
Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, how many errors by staff of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority in processing claims have been recorded since its inception.
(15724)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
172
Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has received from Southeastern Railway on changes to rail fares on the Integrated Kent Franchise from January 2011.
(15576)
173
Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent representations he has received on the use of advanced imaging technology in airports; and if he will make a statement.
(15581)
174
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he expects the Dee Harbour Revision Order to be approved by his Department by the end of 2010.
(15642)
175
N 		Nicky Morgan (Loughborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what criteria his Department uses to assess the condition of roads.
(15343)
176
N 		Nicky Morgan (Loughborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has been made of the (a) value for money, (b) environmental impact and (c) associated labour costs of materials used to maintain roads in Leicestershire.
(15344)
177
Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what meetings Ministers in his Department and its predecessors had with representatives of trade unions in each month since May 1997; which unions Ministers met on each occasion; what discussions took place; and if he will make a statement.
(15736)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
178
Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the monetary value was of the discretionary housing payments allocated to each local authority in each year from 2008-09 to 2010-11; and what estimate he made of how much of that allocation each local authority spent in each such year.
(15614)
179
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many non-UK residents have been prosecuted for fraudulent benefit claims in each of the last three years.
(15604)
180
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of the level of disability poverty.
(15550)
181
Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate has been made of the number of households affected by the proposed increase in non-dependent deductions (a) in total, (b) in Stretford and Urmston constituency, (c) which include one or more pensioners and (d) which include one or more children under the age of 18 years.
(15544)
182
Gareth Johnson (Dartford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were prosecuted for fraudulent claims for jobseeker's allowance in each of the last three years; and how many of those had addresses in Dartford constituency.
(15717)
183
Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether, under his proposals for medical examinations for claimants of disability benefits, evidence will be accepted from the claimant's (a) occupational therapist, (b) speech therapist, (c) physiotherapist, (d) orthopaedic consultant and (e) any other relevant therapist or consultant at relevant hearings.
(15657)
184
Ian Mearns (Gateshead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are in receipt of housing benefit in Gateshead borough; and how many are (a) not of working age, (b) in work and (c) not in work.
(15646)
185
Ian Mearns (Gateshead): 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 Gateshead borough in each year since 2000.
(15647)
186
Ian Mearns (Gateshead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Gateshead borough are in receipt of (a) disability living allowance, (b) incapacity benefit and (c) employment support allowance.
(15648)
187
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has assessed the merits of bringing forward proposals for a means test for disability living allowance; and if he will make a statement.
(15618)
188
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what account his Department takes of (a) geographical and (b) individual circumstances in determining the criteria for the employment training grants it funds.
(15714)
189
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what correspondence he received from the Chancellor of the Exchequer on future reductions in spending on employment and support allowance between April 2011 and March 2015; and if he will make a statement.
(15668)
190
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on future budgetary allocations for benefits in advance of the Spending Review; and if he will make a statement.
(15716)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
191
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans he has to streamline the employment tribunal system.
[Transferred] (15737)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
192
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to tackle discrimination against Ahmadiyya Muslims in the UK.
[Transferred] (15549)
193
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Eltham of 27 May 2010, Official Report, column 290, what the evidential basis was for his statement on the number of houses (a) a local authority and (b) a registered social landlord can construct for a given amount of money.
[Transferred] (15715)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
194
Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of teenagers who become pregnant in England.
[Transferred] (15616)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
195
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how frequently prisoners in Broadmoor are assessed for their suitability to return to a prison environment.
[Transferred] (15605)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
196
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the remit is of the Special Immigration Appeals Commission.
[Transferred] (15551)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
197
N 		David Cairns (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with Ministers in the Northern Ireland Executive on proposals for changes to legislation regulating parades in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement.
[Question Unstarred] (14515)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
198
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the effect on private sector pension liabilities of the planned change in uprating from the consumer prices index to the retail prices index.
[Transferred] (15543)
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