Session 2010-11
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The Questions Book

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Monday 18 October 2010

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

Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Monday 18 October 2010
(the 'Questions Book')

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Monday 18 October 2010

This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Monday 18 October of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department.

For other Written Questions for answer on Monday 18 October of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.

For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Monday 18 October see Part 2 of this paper.

Questions to the Attorney General

1 N	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Attorney General, whether Ministers and officials in his Department have had discussions with the Metropolitan Police Service on its investigation into telephone hacking and blagging since his appointment.
	(17611)

2 N	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Attorney General, if he will publish each item of correspondence (a) sent and (b) received by Ministers in his Department in respect of the Metropolitan Police Service's investigation into telephone hacking and blagging since his appointment.
	(17612)

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

Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Statement of 14 October 2010, Official Report, columns 505-06, on public bodies reform, whether (a) the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board and (b) the Construction Industry Training Board will retain its statutory power to raise training levies on the engineering industry following transfer to the private sector.

(18178)

4	Andrew Bingham (High Peak): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent estimate he has made of the proportion of homes which have access to (a) a dial-up internet connection, (b) broadband and (c) high-speed broadband in (i) Derbyshire and (ii) High Peak constituency.
	(17870)

5	Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of bibliometric measures in analysing the research performance of universities.
	(17897)

6	Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which officials from his Department attended the fifth annual Internet Governance Forum meeting; and what the outcome was of discussions at that meeting.
	(18020)

7 N	Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will assess the contribution of the Daresbury Science and Innovation Campus to the UK science base; and if he will make a statement.
	(17728)

8	Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment his Department has made of the contribution to (a) the economy and (b) university research of funding for medical research from charitable sources since 2005.
	(17991)

9	Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans he has for the future funding of the Charity Research Support Fund.
	(17992)

10	Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether his Department operates an apprenticeship scheme.
	(17982)

11 N	Richard Harrington (Watford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the monetary value is of guarantees (a) applied for and (b) granted under the Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(17879)

12 N	Richard Harrington (Watford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what funds were (a) bid for and (b) allocated during the most recent bidding round for Enterprise Capital Funds.
	(17880)

13	Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many local enterprise partnerships he expects to be established.
	(17856)

14	Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many local enterprise partnership bids covering (a) all and (b) part of the East of England his Department has received.
	(17860)

15	Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will take steps to ensure that the income from assets held in Great Yarmouth by the East of England Development Agency will be re-allocated to Great Yarmouth for development and regeneration purposes after the Agency is closed.
	(17861)

16 N	Karl McCartney (Lincoln): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will consider the merits of altering the remit of the proposed Grocery Supply Chain Ombudsman to cover investigations of the carbon dioxide emissions incurred by supermarkets in transporting food.
	(17948)

17 N	Ann McKechin (Glasgow North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the monetary value is of the higher education teaching grant for 2010-11; and what the Barnett consequentials are of that grant in respect of the block grant to the Scottish Executive.
	(17735)

18	Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many general further education colleges will be affected by the decision to reclassify them as a part of central Government.
	(18239)

19 N	Ian Mearns (Gateshead): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he has (a) estimated the optimal geographic area to be covered by a local enterprise partnership (LEP), (b) estimated the optimal (i) population and (ii) gross domestic product of an area to be covered by an LEP and (c) estimated the optimal number of LEPs to be established.
	(17946)

20 N	Anne Marie Morris (Newton Abbot): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the likely effects on small and medium-sized enterprises of proposed changes to the compulsory retirement age.
	(17326)

21 N	Anne Marie Morris (Newton Abbot): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his policy is on the provision of support for small and medium-sized enterprises based in coastal towns.
	(17867)

22 N	Anne Marie Morris (Newton Abbot): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will allocate resources to support the development of the skills centre in Newton Abbot constituency to extend training opportunities in skills relevant to the local economy.
	(17868)

23	Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what representations he has received from trade unions on the transfer to local enterprise partnerships of employees from regional development agencies.
	(17968)

24	Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of (a) the role of and (b) the likely effect on the creative industries of proposals to rebalance the economy (i) in favour of industry and (ii) outside London.
	(17969)

25	Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent representations he has received on reforming funding for apprenticeships for persons aged (a) 19 and over and (b) 25 and over; and if he will make a statement.
	(17971)

26	Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of unemployed young people in the North East.
	(18187)

27	Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number of women studying in universities who would make repayments on student loans for 30 years or more after leaving higher education under the proposals in the Browne Review.
	(18188)

28	Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many young people resident in Sunderland entered university or higher education in (a) 1997 and (b) 2010.
	(18189)

29	Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to encourage telecommunications providers to prevent dial-through fraud.
	(18200)

30	Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent estimate he has made of the annual cost to businesses of dial-through fraud.
	(18201)

31 N	Bob Stewart (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans he has to enable further education colleges to offer additional (a) degrees and (b) diploma level courses.
	(17561)

32 N	Bob Stewart (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans he has to reduce the number of non-departmental public bodies involved in the further education sector.
	(17562)

Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office

Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Statement of 14 October 2010, Official Report, columns 505-06, what estimate he has made of the wind up and reorganisation costs in respect of the closure of the non-departmental public bodies, non-Ministerial departments and public corporations referred to in the Statement in each of the next five years.

(18183)

34	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Statement of 14 October 2010, Official Report, columns 505-06, what estimate he has made of the net savings likely to accrue from closure of the non-departmental public bodies, non-Ministerial departments and public corporations referred to in the Statement in each of the next five years.
	(18184)

35	Peter Bottomley (Worthing West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that its activities are compliant with the provisions of Article 29 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on participation in political and public life.
	(17888)

36 N	Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will estimate the annual cost to the public purse of the change in the number of Ministers and Whips drawn from the House of Commons since the dissolution of the previous Parliament.
	(17781)

37	Simon Hart (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made an estimate of the number of public houses in urban areas which have closed in the last 12 months.
	(17872)

38	Gregg McClymont (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what definition of a workless household his Department uses.
	(17958)

39 N	Stephen McPartland (Stevenage): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the five-year mortality rate for females diagnosed with (a) lung cancer and (b) breast cancer was in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
	(17903)

40	Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what process he plans to follow to determine the skills to be offered under the National Citizen Service; and how civil society organisations can contribute to that process.
	(17961)

41	Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many children were living in workless households in Wolverhampton South West constituency in (a) 2005, (b) 2007 and (c) 2010.
	(18005)

42	Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what research his Department has undertaken on the effects of public spending reductions on demand for services provided by the voluntary sector.
	(18081)

Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

43	Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many dual income families with a household income between £43,875 and £87,750 are in receipt of child benefit.
	(17921)

44 N	Sir Alan Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what target HM Revenue and Customs has set for the time taken between receiving an application for a value added tax number and issuing a number; and in what proportion of cases this target has been met in the most recent period for which figures are available.
	(17792)

45 N	Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to answer Question 7903, on accrued rights and public sector pensions, tabled on 7 July 2010.
	(17639)

46 N	Paul Goggins (Wythenshawe and Sale East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many households including one or more higher rate tax payers are in receipt of child benefit in Wythenshawe and Sale East constituency.
	(17551)

47	Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to reduce the amount of tax due to the Exchequer which is not collected; and if he will make a statement.
	(17877)

48	Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the additional revenue that would accrue to the Exchequer if tax collection were (a) 90 per cent., (b) 95 per cent. and (c) 100 per cent. of annual liabilities in 2010-11.
	(17981)

49	Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his proposals to reduce the budget deficit includes an increase in the proportion of tax liabilities collected; and if he will make a statement.
	(17987)

50	Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the number of tax credit recipients who will be affected by the proposed reduction in the disregard of increases in income from £25,000 to £5,000.
	(18233)

51 N	Margot James (Stourbridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to encourage more pensioners to search for competitive offers when converting their pension savings into an annuity.
	(17500)

52 N	Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the (a) number of households in Warrington North constituency that will be affected by the proposed changes in child benefit and (b) proportion of those households which comprise (i) single parents and (ii) couples with only one wage earner.
	(17900)

Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the monetary value of fraudulent claims under the childcare element of working tax credit where parents register children who do not subsequently attend before- and after-school clubs in the latest period for which figures are available; and what steps he is taking to reduce the number of such claims.

(18097)

54	Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department undertook an equalities impact assessment in respect of his proposal to withdraw child benefit from households with one higher rate tax-payer; and if he will make a statement.
	(18205)

55 N	Stephen McPartland (Stevenage): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what projects under the private finance initiative are being undertaken in Stevenage constitutency; and what the monetary value is of each such contract.
	(17902)

56	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received on the Financial Services Authority and his Department's report on Reforming OTC derivative markets: A UK perspective, published in December 2009.
	(17854)

57	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department made of the value of the over-the-counter derivative market in each of the last five years.
	(17855)

58	Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many households in Bridgend constituency will be affected by the proposed changes to the administration of child benefit; and if he will make a statement.
	(18210)

59	Priti Patel (Witham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many complaints his Department received in respect of HM Revenue and Customs in each of the last 24 months for which figures are available.
	(18214)

60	Priti Patel (Witham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on how many occasions HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has issued compensatory payments to people in respect of errors made by HMRC in each of the last 24 months for which figures are available; and what the monetary value was of such payments made in each such month.
	(18215)

61	Priti Patel (Witham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many HM Revenue and Customs staff were (a) disciplined and (b) dismissed as a result of (i) errors made by them and (ii) poor performance in another respect in each of the last 24 months for which figures are available.
	(18216)

62	Priti Patel (Witham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff HM Revenue and Customs employed at management grades in each of the last three years; and what the average salary was of such an employee in each such year.
	(18217)

63	Priti Patel (Witham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff HM Revenue and Customs employed in each pay band at each grade on the latest date for which figures are available.
	(18218)

64	Priti Patel (Witham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has for the future (a) structure and (b) staffing of HM Revenue and Customs; and if he will make a statement.
	(18219)

65	Priti Patel (Witham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was paid in bonuses to staff of HM Revenue and Customs in each of the last three years.
	(18220)

66	Priti Patel (Witham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much HM Revenue and Customs paid to external organisations for departmental services in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement.
	(18221)

67	Dr John Pugh (Southport): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which Departments (a) met and (b) did not meet efficiency savings targets agreed with his Department in each of the last three financial years.
	(17985)

68	Dr John Pugh (Southport): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information his Department holds on the extent to which each Department has achieved the annual real reduction in administration expenditure agreed with his Department in the 2007 comprehensive spending review.
	(17986)

69	Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress he has made in establishing a multilateral instrument for tax information exchange with developing countries; and if he will make a statement.
	(17863)

70	Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans HM Revenue and Customs has to support capacity-building projects in respect of the tax collection administrations in developing countries.
	(18023)

71	Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to encourage individuals to allocate a higher proportion of disposable income to savings; and if he will make a statement.
	(17924)

72	Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of people in Wolverhampton South West constituency who will be affected by his proposal to change the eligibility criteria for child benefit.
	(18000)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

73 N	Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what mechanisms will be in place after the closure of the Audit Commission to protect from dismissal by local authorities auditors who make declarations in the public interest as part of an audit report.
	(17550)

74
N

Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities were audited by (a) the district auditor and (b) private companies in each of the last three years; and if he will make an estimate of the monetary value of (i) the accounts audited by each type of auditor and (ii) the cost to the public purse of the work undertaken on such accounts by each type of auditor in each such year.

(17552)

75 N	Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, on what date he was informed of the pension and redundancy liabilities arising from the closure of the Audit Commission.
	(17553)

76
N

Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans he has for changes to the (a) remit and (b) functions of each of his Department's non-departmental public bodies; what his most recent estimate is of the cost to the public purse of (i) pension liabilities, (ii) redundancies, (iii) changes to contracts, (iv) transferring functions and (v) other winding-up costs consequent on implementing such changes in respect of each non-departmental public body; and what estimate he has made of the likely effects on his Department's budget of those changes on each non-departmental public body in each of the next three years.

(17604)

77	Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will review the effectiveness of options for redress available to landlords whose tenants do not uphold their contractual obligations.
	(17809)

78 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many houses he expects to be completed in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012.
	(17302)

79 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of domestic dwellings repossessed in 2009-10.
	(17303)

80 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) public and (b) private sector dwellings have received planning permission for each of the next three years.
	(17304)

81 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many affordable homes he expects to be built by the public sector in the next 12 months.
	(17305)

82	Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will withdraw planning circular 01/2006.
	(17810)

83	Mr Mark Field (Cities of London and Westminster): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he plans to take to reduce levels of regulation applying to new housing developments.
	(18102)

84	Mr Mark Field (Cities of London and Westminster): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proposals to introduce a new homes bonus for developers he is considering; and if he will make a statement.
	(18103)

85	Mr Mark Field (Cities of London and Westminster): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will take steps to increase the level of new house building.
	(18104)

86	Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) privately-owned and (b) social sector homes in (i) Peterborough and (ii) the East of England were vacant in each of the last 12 quarters for which figures are available; and how many of those homes had been vacant for more than six months.
	(17847)

87	Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) flats and (b) houses were built in (i) Peterborough and (ii) the East of England in each of the last five years; and how many such properties of each type were built in the social sector.
	(17848)

88	Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many homes with (a) one, (b) two, (c) three and (d) four or more bedrooms were built in (i) Peterborough and (ii) the East of England in each of the last five years; and how many such homes of each such type were built in the social sector.
	(17849)

89	Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he has made a recent estimate of the (a) number and (b) monetary value of homes which could be built on undeveloped sites in Peterborough which are held in land banks by registered social landlords.
	(17850)

90	Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate has been made of the number of registered social landlords who own undeveloped land in (a) Peterborough and (b) the East of England.
	(17851)

Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many sites the Homes and Communities Agency owns in (a) Peterborough and (b) the East of England; what the area is of each such site; in respect of how many such sites has permission to develop been granted; and what estimate has been made of the number of homes to be built on each such site.

(17853)

92	Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of homes in Peterborough were (a) owner-occupied, (b) privately-rented and (c) socially-rented in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(17862)

93	Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the average density of new housing in (a) Peterborough and (b) the East of England in each of the last 10 years.
	(17869)

94	Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department issues to those wishing to prepare a bid to establish a local enterprise partnership; and what representations he has received from organisations in Norfolk on the processes for establishing such partnerships.
	(17896)

95 N	Penny Mordaunt (Portsmouth North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will bring forward proposals to reduce the level of business rates; and if he will make a statement.
	(17938)

96	Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many applications for judicial review relating to local authority planning consultation activities were made in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(17967)

97	Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance he issues to local authorities on the consultation required as part of the process to determine a planning application which a local authority has sponsored.
	(17970)

98	Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the sites for which Newcastle City Council sought funding as part of its Single Home Improvement Panel application.
	(17984)

99	Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the operation of the Residential Regulatory Tribunal Service in administering regulations on the sale and purchase of mobile homes; and if he will make a statement.
	(18121)

100 N	Anas Sarwar (Glasgow Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what contracts his Department has awarded to voluntary sector organisations in the last two years; and what the monetary value was of each such contract.
	(17609)

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

101	Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what timetable he has set for the sale of the Horserace Totalisator Board.
	(18179)

102	Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what his policy is on steps to protect the interests of smaller commercial radio stations during digital switchover.
	(18128)

103	Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what plans his Department has for the Regional Screen Agency.
	(18129)

104	Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what consideration he has given to the merits of introducing a UK film quota.
	(18130)

105	Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what representations he has received on reform of the Video Recordings Act 1984 to end the requirement of film distributors to receive a classification certificate from the British Board of Film Classification for films in respect of which they wish to accept a voluntary 18 certificate.
	(18131)

106	Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of OFCOM's performance in discharging its duties under the Digital Economy Act 2010; and if he will make a statement.
	(18043)

107	Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, if he will publish the data used by his Department to inform its decisions on the apportionment of costs for the implementation of the notice sending regime under the Digital Economy Act 2010.
	(18044)

108

Jim Dowd (Lewisham West and Penge): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, when he expects to make a decision on the recommendation of English Heritage to list parts of the structure of Sydenham School; and what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on the effect of this decision on the implementation of the Building Schools for the Future project at that school.

(18123)

109 N	Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how many UK ceramic manufacturers have been awarded contracts by his Department to produce ceramic ware for the London 2012 Olympic Games.
	(17787)

110 N	Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, whether contractual requirements have been placed on UK ceramic manufacturers awarded contracts by his Department for the London 2012 Olympic Games to ensure that they manufacture ware in the UK rather than import ware for decoration and repackaging in the UK.
	(17788)

111	Mike Freer (Finchley and Golders Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what his most recent estimate is of the monetary value of each vacant (a) building and (b) parcel of land leased by his Department in each region.
	(18206)

112	Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what steps he has taken to ensure the rapid roll-out of superfast broadband across the country.
	(18222)

113	Nicky Morgan (Loughborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what his most recent estimate is of the cost to the public purse of hosting the teams competing in the London 2012 Olympic Games.
	(17989)

114	Mr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, if he will take steps to ensure that the development of new television channels does not receive public subsidy.
	(18038)

115	Mr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, if he will take steps to ensure Project Canvas does not inhibit the development of new local television companies.
	(18039)

116 N	Anas Sarwar (Glasgow Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what contracts his Department has awarded to voluntary sector organisations in the last two years; and what the monetary value was of each such contract.
	(17608)

117	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what meetings Ministers in his Department have had with (a) Rebekah Brooks, (b) James Murdoch and (c) representatives of News International since 6 September 2010; and if he will make a statement.
	(17852)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence

118	Peter Bottomley (Worthing West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure his Department's activities are compliant with the provisions of Article 27 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with disabilities on work and employment.
	(17889)

119 N	Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what mechanisms are in place to ensure delivery of successful packages sent by families to armed forces personnel serving in Afghanistan; and if he will review delivery sites to the Irish Guards to ensure that packages reach their destination.
	(17899)

120 N	John Glen (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will assess the effect on the capability of any new aircraft carrier of a reduction in Harrier capability.
	(17944)

121	Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 30 April 2008, Official Report, column 484W, on radioactive materials: transport, what the cost of the procurement of new truck cargo heavy duty tractor heads and trailer refurbishment was; and what the unit cost was of the new vehicles.
	(17925)

122	Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 7 January 2008, Official Report, columns 29-30W, on AWE management, what estimate he has made of the cost of each new build project in the Atomic Weapons Establishment Site Development Context Plan at current prices; and what the planned in-service date for each project is.
	(17926)

123	Jason McCartney (Colne Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the remaining £159 million balance from the sale of Chelsea Barracks will be allocated to his Department.
	(17907)

124	Jason McCartney (Colne Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the allocation of the remaining balance from the sale of Chelsea Barracks for expenditure on armed forces' accommodation.
	(17908)

125

Jason McCartney (Colne Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answers of 6 February 2008, Official Report, column 1148W, on Chelsea Barracks: sales, and 29 January 2008, Official Report, House of Lords, WA100, on Army: Chelsea Barracks, when it was decided that the allocation of the final payment from the proceeds of the sale of Chelsea Barracks would be subject to negotiation with HM Treasury.

(17909)

126	Jim McGovern (Dundee West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions his Department has (a) terminated a contract with and (b) considered a bid for a contract from Etal Ltd of Dundee since his appointment; and to whom his Department has awarded contracts since his appointment.
	(18078)

127	Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the (a) value for money and (b) transparency of arrangements for letting subcontracts made by his Department's prime contractors; and if he will make a statement.
	(18045)

128 N	Anne Marie Morris (Newton Abbot): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department pays conservancy costs in respect of seaports used by the Royal Navy.
	(17327)

129	Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what meetings he has had with BAE Systems on the recent (a) grounding of the BAE Systems Hawk T.1 Trainer and (b) temporary suspension of all but non-essential Typhoon aircraft.
	(18013)

130	Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many missions the MQ-9 Reaper has flown in Afghanistan since May 2008; and how many of those missions involved the release of each type of weapon.
	(18015)

131	Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment his Department has made of the safety of the (a) Martin Baker Mk 16A and (b) Martin Baker Mk 10B ejection seat.
	(18016)

132	Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions his Department has had with the US Administration on the UK-US defence export treaty; and if he will make a statement.
	(18017)

133	Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects the Initial Gate for the Trident successor programme to be approved by (a) the Investment Approvals Board and (b) his Department.
	(18018)

134 N	Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what funding his Department has provided to Combat Stress to help former members of the armed forces who are suffering from post-traumatic stress disorders in the latest period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
	(17638)

135 N	Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he plans to take to minimise the loss of expertise in the armed forces resulting from a reduction in service personnel numbers in the next three years.
	(17806)

136 N	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Iraq Medals his Department has awarded since that medal's inception.
	(17934)

137 N	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on public relations consultancy fees since his appointment.
	(17935)

138 N	John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his most recent estimate is of the cost of the Astute-class submarine (a) II, (b) III, (c) IV, (d) V and (e) VI; and whether each estimate has been revised since his appointment.
	(17779)

139 N	John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the production drum beat level is for the Astute-class submarines; and whether that has changed since his appointment.
	(17780)

Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister

140	Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what progress he has made in bringing forward proposals to introduce powers for people to recall their hon. Member; and if he will make a statement.
	(18234)

141	Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether he made an assessment of the findings of the 2007 Gould report on Scottish elections before selecting 5 May 2010 as the date for the proposed referendum on the voting system for election to the House of Commons.
	(18235)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Education

142	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure the teaching profession attracts and retains high-quality candidates.
	(18238)

143	Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many staff his Department plans to (a) recruit and (b) transfer to new duties as a result of the implementation of the proposals for the reform of non-departmental public bodies; and how many redundancies he expects to result from the implementation of these proposals.
	(18190)

144	Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent representations he has received on the adequacy of resources to be provided for disabled children in proposed free schools.
	(18084)

145 N	Nick de Bois (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what sum his Department pays in capital grant to specialist schools following initial designation.
	(17325)

146 N	Nick de Bois (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his policy is on publishing the level of capital grant paid to specialist schools upon initial designation.
	(17374)

147 N	Nick de Bois (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools his Department initially designated as specialist sports colleges as a result of the most recent round of applications.
	(17376)

148 N	Nick de Bois (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools his Department initially designated as specialist schools as a result of the most recent round of applications.
	(17377)

149	Jackie Doyle-Price (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which schools in Thurrock local education authority area have applied to become academies; and if he will make a statement.
	(17874)

150 N	Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions he has had with Liverpool City Council on progress on projects under the Building Schools for the Future programme in Liverpool.
	(17722)

151	John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children (a) were taken into care (excluding respite care), (b) left care and (c) were adopted in each of the last five years; how many were in care on 31 March 2010; and what proportion of children left care through adoption in each of the last five years.
	(18226)

152	John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of children in care were adopted in each of the last five years.
	(18227)

153	Joseph Johnson (Orpington): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effects of implementation of the Academies Act 2010 on core funding for (a) Bromley Music Trust and (b) other independent music services funded through top-slicing of local authority education budgets.
	(18036)

154	Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number and proportion of pupils recorded as having days of unauthorised absence in secondary schools with (a) fewer than 800 pupils, (b) 800 to 1,000 pupils and (c) more than 1,000 pupils in each year since 2000.
	(17891)

155	Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number and proportion of pupils subject to fixed-term exclusions in secondary schools with (a) fewer than 800 pupils, (b) 800 to 1,000 pupils and (c) more than 1,000 pupils in each year since 2000.
	(17892)

156	Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of pupils in (a) stand alone secondary schools and (b) secondary departments of all-through schools have been subject to a (i) permanent and (ii) fixed-term exclusion in each year since 2000.
	(17898)

157	Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average contextual value added score has been for (a) stand alone secondary schools and (b) secondary departments in all-through schools in each year since 2000.
	(17917)

158	Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of pupils at secondary schools with (a) fewer than 800, (b) 800 to 1,000 and (c) more than 1,000 pupils attained five GCSEs, including English and mathematics at A* to C grades in each year since 2000.
	(17918)

159	Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of pupils at (a) stand alone secondary schools and (b) secondary departments of all-through schools attained five GCSEs at A* to C grades in each year since 2000.
	(17919)

160	Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of pupils at secondary schools with (a) fewer than 800, (b) 800 to 1,000 and (c) more than 1,000 pupils have been permanently excluded in each year since 2000.
	(17920)

161	Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the contextual value added score is for secondary schools with (a) fewer than 800 pupils, (b) 800 to 1,000 pupils and (c) more than 1,000 pupils in each year since 2000.
	(18010)

162	Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of pupils at secondary schools with (a) fewer than 800 pupils, (b) 800 to 1,000 pupils and (c) more than 1,000 pupils attained five GCSEs at A* to C grades in each year since 2000.
	(18224)

163	John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans his Department has for the future of the Coventry Butts Street Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency building.
	(18026)

164 N	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the performance of Nottinghamshire County Council Children's Services in respect of at-risk young people.
	(17941)

165 N	Penny Mordaunt (Portsmouth North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support his Department plans to make available to schools seeking to become (a) university technology colleges and (b) technical academies.
	(17375)

166 N	Penny Mordaunt (Portsmouth North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his policy is on home education; and if he will make a statement.
	(17939)

167	David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent representations he has received on the future of the National Virtual School developed by the British Educational Communications and Technology Agency after the Agency is closed.
	(17914)

168	Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department provides funds to primary schools in (a) deprived communities and (b) other areas to promote engagement with universities.
	(17983)

169 N	Anas Sarwar (Glasgow Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what contracts his Department has awarded to voluntary sector organisations in the last two years; and what the monetary value was of each such contract.
	(17607)

170	Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much Ofsted has spent on its learning and skills division in each of the last five years; and what proportion of that expenditure was on on-site inspections.
	(17915)

171	Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether religious schools which become academies are entitled to retain selective admissions criteria.
	(17997)

172	Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has for the refurbishment of (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in Wolverhampton South West constituency.
	(18002)

173	Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether any schools in Wolverhampton South West constituency have applied to become an academy.
	(18004)

174	Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many applications to establish free schools his Department has received from groups in the West Midlands.
	(18006)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change

175	Steve Baker (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many Low Carbon Building Programme grants have been made in respect of wind turbines installed in locations which do not meet the wind speed criteria specified in the programme.
	(18122)

176	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent discussions he has had with his US counterpart on drilling in the Arctic Refuge.
	(18237)

177	Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent progress his Department has made on plans for a national roll-out of domestic smart meters; and if he will make a statement.
	(18232)

178	Damian Hinds (East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent estimate he has made of the number and proportion of households in (a) East Hampshire constituency and (b) the county of Hampshire which are in fuel poverty.
	(18191)

179	David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, which body is responsible for the decommissioning of wind farms at the end of their life; and what estimate he has made of the decommissioning cost per mast.
	(17912)

180	David Mowat (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what his Department's policy is on the use of geo-engineering to combat the effects of climate change; and whether his Department has provided funding for any such activities in the past 12 months.
	(18099)

181 N	Anas Sarwar (Glasgow Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what contracts his Department has awarded to voluntary sector organisations in the last two years; and what the monetary value was of each such contract.
	(17606)

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

182	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to bring forward proposals for the reform of the Forestry Commission; and which models of ownership for that organisation she plans to consider.
	(18182)

183	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has commissioned an equality impact assessment of the implications for agricultural workers of the closure of the Agricultural Wages Board for England and Wales.
	(18185)

184

Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what mechanisms will be in place for regulation and oversight of (a) rates of pay for overtime, (b) stand-by duty and night allowance, (c) entitlement to bereavement leave, (d) birth or adoption grant and (e) dog allowance for agricultural workers following the closure of the Agricultural Wages Board for England and Wales.

(18186)

185	Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Statement of 14 October 2010, Official Report, columns 505-06, on public bodies reform, what consideration her Department gave to transferring the Forestry Commission to the private sector.
	(18176)

186	Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Statement of 14 October 2010, Official Report, columns 505-06, on public bodies reform, who will determine the composition of the committee of experts of the Farm Animal Welfare Council.
	(18177)

187	Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to make any changes to subsidy arrangements for farming in the light of the current economic situation.
	(18012)

188	Gareth Johnson (Dartford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her policy is on the measures to retain key services in rural communities.
	(17972)

189	Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to bring forward proposals for food labelling guidelines requiring disclosure of slaughter methods for meat products.
	(18047)

190	Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to publish equality impact assessments undertaken by her Department as part of the comprehensive spending review; and if she will make a statement.
	(18195)

191	Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will assess the merits of bringing forward regulations to require halal slaughtered meat for sale to the public to be clearly labelled as such; and if she will make a statement.
	(18209)

192	Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent estimate she has made of the number of (a) slaughterhouses and (b) slaughterhouses practising halal slaughter.
	(18319)

193 N	Fiona O'Donnell (East Lothian): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent representations she has received on the introduction of a No 4 production code for enriched eggs to differentiate them from eggs produced using conventional cages after 1 January 2012.
	(15428)

194 N	Fiona O'Donnell (East Lothian): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had at EU level on the introduction of a ban on eggs and egg products produced from hens housed in conventional cages after 1 January 2012.
	(15429)

195	Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what geographical circumstances and characteristics of areas of flood risk she plans to take into account in determining financial allocations to local authorities for flood prevention and protection; and if she will make a statement.
	(18115)

196	Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what length of coastline within the Gloucestershire County Council area is to be used as the basis for calculating the sum to be contributed by that local authority to the funding of the Devon and Severn Inshore Fisheries Conservation Area.
	(18116)

197	Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will consider the merits of bringing forward proposals to increase the extent of rights of way in rural areas which cyclists may use; and if she will make a statement.
	(18117)

198	Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what regulations issued by her Department govern the (a) sale and (b) labelling of halal meat; and if she will make a statement.
	(18120)

199 N	Anas Sarwar (Glasgow Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what contracts her Department has awarded to voluntary sector organisations in the last two years; and what the monetary value was of each such contract.
	(17605)

200 N	Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) steps her Department is taking and (b) funding her Department provides to encourage an increase in the grey partridge population.
	(17733)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

201	Peter Bottomley (Worthing West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to ensure its activities are compliant with the provisions of Article 32 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on international co-operation.
	(17885)

202	Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has received on the membership of the UN Security Council.
	(17895)

203	Yvette Cooper (Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken in the UN Human Rights Council to achieve the release of political prisoners in Burma.
	(18236)

204	Chris Evans (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) leadership and (b) political objectives of the Burmese government.
	(17884)

205	Mike Gapes (Ilford South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what budget has been set for travel by Ministers in his Department in 2010-11.
	(18141)

206	Mike Gapes (Ilford South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of Ministerial salaries in his Department in 2010-11.
	(18142)

207	Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans he has to publish equality impact assessments undertaken by his Department as part of the comprehensive spending review; and if he will make a statement.
	(18196)

208	Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the government of China to release from custody the Nobel Peace Laureate, Liu Xiaobo.
	(18202)

209	Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will place in the Library a copy of the Government's bilateral defence co-operation agreement with Brazil; and if he will make a statement.
	(18014)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Health

210

Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Statement of 14 October 2010, Official Report, columns 505-06, on public bodies reform, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of organisational changes required to implement the proposals to reform his Department's non-departmental public bodies; and whether the cost will be allocated to his Department's budget.

(18199)

211 N	Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government has taken in response to Lord Archer's report on the contamination of blood products; and if he will make a statement.
	(17878)

212 N	Nick de Bois (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to ensure that all graduates leaving medical school have a foundation programme training post.
	(17549)

213	Jim Dowd (Lewisham West and Penge): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 11 October 2010, Official Report, column 89W, on social services: learning disability, what timetable he has set for the implementation of the recommendations of the Raising Our Sights report.
	(18204)

214	Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to discuss developing new commissioning arrangements for NHS dentistry with representatives of the dental profession.
	(18223)

215	John Glen (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will assess the contribution of insulin pump therapy use to improving the quality of life of people with type 1 diabetes.
	(17894)

216	John Glen (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to reduce the number of children and young people at high risk of potentially preventable complications of diabetes.
	(17959)

217	John Glen (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to increase the level of use of insulin pumps as a treatment for type one diabetes.
	(17960)

218	Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much (a) the Medical Research Council and (b) the National Institute for Health Research spent on breast cancer research in each year since 2007-08.
	(17990)

219 N	Andrew Griffiths (Burton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will direct the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse to adhere to the guidance on long-term sobriety issued by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence.
	(17730)

220

John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Statement of 14 October 2010, Official Report, columns 505-06, on public bodies reform, how many staff are employed by the Committee on Medical Effects of Air Pollutants; how many such staff will be transferred to (a) his Department and (b) new bodies; how many such staff will be made redundant; and what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of redundancy payments for these staff.

(18143)

221

John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Statement of 14 October 2010, Official Report, columns 505-06, on public bodies reform, how many staff are employed by the Human Genetics Commission; how many such staff will be transferred to (a) his Department and (b) new bodies; how many such staff will be made redundant; and what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of redundancy payments for these staff.

(18144)

222

John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Statement of 14 October 2010, Official Report, columns 505-06, on public bodies reform, how many staff are employed by the Advisory Committee on Borderline Substances; how many such staff will be transferred to (a) his Department and (b) new bodies; how many such staff will be made redundant; and what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of redundancy payments for these staff.

(18145)

223

John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Statement of 14 October 2010, Official Report, columns 505-06, on public bodies reform, how many staff are employed by the Advisory Board on the Regulation of Homeopathic Products; how many such staff will be transferred to (a) his Department and (b) new bodies; how many such staff will be made redundant; and what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of redundancy payments for these staff.

(18146)

224

John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Statement of 14 October 2010, Official Report, columns 505-06, on public bodies reform, how many staff are employed by the Advisory Committee on Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infection; how many such staff will be transferred to (a) his Department and (b) new bodies; how many such staff will be made redundant; and what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of redundancy payments for these staff.

(18147)

225

John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Statement of 14 October 2010, Official Report, columns 505-06, on public bodies reform, how many staff are employed by the Advisory Committeee on Dangerous Pathogens; how many such staff will be transferred to (a) his Department and (b) new bodies; how many such staff will be made redundant; and what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of redundancy payments for these staff.

(18148)

226

John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Statement of 14 October 2010, Official Report, columns 505-06, on public bodies reform, how many staff are employed by the Advisory Committeee on the Safety of Blood, Tissues and Organs; how many such staff will be transferred to (a) his Department and (b) new bodies; how many such staff will be made redundant; and what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of redundancy payments for these staff.

(18149)

227

John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Statement of 14 October 2010, Official Report, columns 505-06, on public bodies reform, how many staff are employed by the Advisory Group on Hepatitis; how many such staff will be transferred to (a) his Department and (b) new bodies; how many such staff will be made redundant; and what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of redundancy payments for these staff.

(18150)

228

John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Statement of 14 October 2010, Official Report, columns 505-06, on public bodies reform, how many staff are employed by the Alcohol Education and Research Council; how many such staff will be transferred to (a) his Department and (b) new bodies; how many such staff will be made redundant; and what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of redundancy payments for these staff.

(18151)

229

John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Statement of 14 October 2010, Official Report, columns 505-06, on public bodies reform, how many staff are employed by the Appointments Commission; how many such staff will be transferred to (a) his Department and (b) new bodies; how many such staff will be made redundant; and what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of redundancy payments for these staff.

(18152)

230

John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Statement of 14 October 2010, Official Report, columns 505-06, on public bodies reform, how many staff are employed by the Committee on Carcinogenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment; how many such staff will be transferred to (a) his Department and (b) new bodies; how many such staff will be made redundant; and what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of redundancy payments for these staff.

(18153)

231

John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Statement of 14 October 2010, Official Report, columns 505-06, on public bodies reform, how many staff are employed by the Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment; how many such staff will be transferred to (a) his Department and (b) new bodies; how many such staff will be made redundant; and what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of redundancy payments for these staff.

(18154)

232

John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Statement of 14 October 2010, Official Report, columns 505-06, on public bodies reform, how many staff are employed by the Committee on Mutagenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment; how many such staff will be transferred to (a) his Department and (b) new bodies; how many such staff will be made redundant; and what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of redundancy payments for these staff.

(18155)

233

John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Statement of 14 October 2010, Official Report, columns 505-06, on public bodies reform, how many staff are employed by the Committee on the Safety of Devices; how many such staff will be transferred to (a) his Department and (b) new bodies; how many such staff will be made redundant; and what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of redundancy payments for these staff.

(18156)

234

John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Statement of 14 October 2010, Official Report, columns 505-06, on public bodies reform, how many staff are employed by the Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence; how many such staff will be transferred to (a) his Department and (b) new bodies; how many such staff will be made redundant; and what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of redundancy payments for these staff.

(18157)

235

John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Statement of 14 October 2010, Official Report, columns 505-06, on public bodies reform, how many staff are employed by the Expert Advisory Group on AIDS; how many such staff will be transferred to (a) his Department and (b) new bodies; how many such staff will be made redundant; and what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of redundancy payments for these staff.

(18158)

236

John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Statement of 14 October 2010, Official Report, columns 505-06, on public bodies reform, how many staff are employed by the Gene Therapy Advisory Committee; how many such staff will be transferred to (a) his Department and (b) new bodies; how many such staff will be made redundant; and what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of redundancy payments for these staff.

(18159)

237

John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Statement of 14 October 2010, Official Report, columns 505-06, on public bodies reform, how many staff are employed by the General Social Care Council; how many such staff will be transferred to (a) his Department and (b) new bodies; how many such staff will be made redundant; and what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of redundancy payments for these staff.

(18160)

238

John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Statement of 14 October 2010, Official Report, columns 505-06, on public bodies reform, how many staff are employed by the Genetics and Insurance Committee; how many such staff will be transferred to (a) his Department and (b) new bodies; how many such staff will be made redundant; and what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of redundancy payments for these staff.

(18161)

239

John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Statement of 14 October 2010, Official Report, columns 505-06, on public bodies reform, how many staff are employed by the Health Protection Agency; how many such staff will be transferred to (a) his Department and (b) new bodies; how many such staff will be made redundant; and what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of redundancy payments for these staff.

(18162)

240

John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Statement of 14 October 2010, Official Report, columns 505-06, on public bodies reform, how many staff are employed by the Herbal Medicines Advisory Committee; how many such staff will be transferred to (a) his Department and (b) new bodies; how many such staff will be made redundant; and what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of redundancy payments for these staff.

(18163)

241

John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Statement of 14 October 2010, Official Report, columns 505-06, on public bodies reform, how many staff are employed by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority; how many such staff will be transferred to (a) his Department and (b) new bodies; how many such staff will be made redundant; and what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of redundancy payments for these staff.

(18164)

242

John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Statement of 14 October 2010, Official Report, columns 505-06, on public bodies reform, how many staff are employed by the Human Tissue Authority; how many such staff will be transferred to (a) his Department and (b) new bodies; how many such staff will be made redundant; and what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of redundancy payments for these staff.

(18165)

243

John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Statement of 14 October 2010, Official Report, columns 505-06, on public bodies reform, how many staff are employed by the Independent Advisory Group on Sexual Health and HIV; how many such staff will be transferred to (a) his Department and (b) new bodies; how many such staff will be made redundant; and what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of redundancy payments for these staff.

(18166)

244

John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Statement of 14 October 2010, Official Report, columns 505-06, on public bodies reform, how many staff are employed by the Independent Review Panel for the Classification of Borderline Products; how many such staff will be transferred to (a) his Department and (b) new bodies; how many such staff will be made redundant; and what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of redundancy payments for these staff.

(18167)

245

John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Statement of 14 October 2010, Official Report, columns 505-06, on public bodies reform, how many staff are employed by the Independent Review Panel on the Advertising of Medicines; how many such staff will be transferred to (a) his Department and (b) new bodies; how many such staff will be made redundant; and what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of redundancy payments for these staff.

(18168)

246

John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Statement of 14 October 2010, Official Report, columns 505-06, on public bodies reform, how many staff are employed by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisations; how many such staff will be transferred to (a) his Department and (b) new bodies; how many such staff will be made redundant; and what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of redundancy payments for these staff.

(18169)

247

John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Statement of 14 October 2010, Official Report, columns 505-06, on public bodies reform, how many staff are employed by the National Information Governance Board for Health and Social Care; how many such staff will be transferred to (a) his Department and (b) new bodies; how many such staff will be made redundant; and what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of redundancy payments for these staff.

(18170)

248

John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Statement of 14 October 2010, Official Report, columns 505-06, on public bodies reform, how many staff are employed by the National Joint Registry Steering Committee; how many such staff will be transferred to (a) his Department and (b) new bodies; how many such staff will be made redundant; and what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of redundancy payments for these staff.

(18171)

249

John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Statement of 14 October 2010, Official Report, columns 505-06, on public bodies reform, how many staff are employed by the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition; how many such staff will be transferred to (a) his Department and (b) new bodies; how many such staff will be made redundant; and what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of redundancy payments for these staff.

(18172)

250	Damian Hinds (East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what account he plans to take of the (a) age and (b) size of GP-owned premises in his proposals for the future funding of such premises.
	(18207)

251	Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the evidential basis was for his Department's decision to cease to accept blood donations from pesons diagnosed with myalgic encephalomyelitis; and if he will make a statement.
	(17905)

252	Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department plans to remove from storage blood donated by persons diagnosed with myalgic encephalomyelitis.
	(17906)

253	Gareth Johnson (Dartford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS consultants have received bonuses of £35,000 or more in each of the last five years.
	(17893)

254	Gareth Johnson (Dartford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been paid to NHS consultants in bonuses in each of the last five years.
	(17974)

255	Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of patients who suffered a transient ischaemic attack and were at high risk of stroke but were not admitted to a specialist stroke unit in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(18138)

256	Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to increase access to psychological support in stroke units.
	(18203)

257	Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to publish equality impact assessments undertaken by his Department as part of the comprehensive spending review; and if he will make a statement.
	(18193)

258 N	Stephen McPartland (Stevenage): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the (a) procedure and (b) timetable is for approval of the outline business case for phase 4 of the Lister Hospital, Stevenage; and if he will make a statement.
	(17901)

259	Mrs Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent research his Department has (a) commissioned, (b) evaluated and (c) conducted on the potential effects on health of emissions from energy from waste plants.
	(18096)

260	Ian Mearns (Gateshead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish on his Department's website links to information on the signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis for patients and clinicians which has been drawn up by the Rheumatology Futures Group.
	(17966)

261 N	Anne Marie Morris (Newton Abbot): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations he has received on the opening times of minor injury units.
	(17610)

262 N	Anne Marie Morris (Newton Abbot): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations he has received on the adequacy of dementia services available to people living in (a) South Devon and (b) Newton Abbot constituency.
	(17866)

263	Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 15 September 2010, Official Report, columns 1110-11W, on general practitioners: finance, what funding formula the NHS Commissioning Board will use to allocate money to general practitioner consortia.
	(17988)

264	Toby Perkins (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will consider the merits of introducing a comprehensive mental health education programme to address the vulnerability to suicide of those leaving the armed forces.
	(17963)

265	Dr John Pugh (Southport): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which types of clinical service providers funded from the public purse are not subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
	(17975)

266	Dr John Pugh (Southport): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what role he expects Monitor to have in setting tariffs for dentistry.
	(18225)

267	Dr John Pugh (Southport): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with local authorities on their role in ensuring that NHS dental services meet the needs of their users.
	(18228)

268	Dr John Pugh (Southport): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the role of local dental committees will be in the restructured NHS referred to in his Department's White Paper Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS.
	(18229)

269	Dr John Pugh (Southport): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what role health and wellbeing boards will have in ensuring that NHS dental services meet the needs of their users.
	(18230)

270	Dr John Pugh (Southport): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what arrangements he plans to put in place to ensure effective co-operation between the NHS Commissioning Board and local health and wellbeing boards.
	(18231)

271	Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many hospital bed days were accounted for by patients with (a) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and (b) all respiratory diseases in (i) Bolton South East constituency and (ii) England in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(18132)

272	Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many hospital admissions there were for (a) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and (b) all respiratory diseases in (i) Bolton South East constituency and (ii) England in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(18133)

273	Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department holds on the stage at which chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is diagnosed in the UK; and what information it holds for benchmarking purposes on the stage of diagnosis in other EU member states.
	(18134)

274	Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to include a lung function test within the NHS Healthcheck.
	(18135)

275	Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the number of (a) emergency hospital admissions and (b) inpatient bed days that could be saved by improving the rate of early diagnosis for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
	(18136)

276	Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of regional variations in the prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
	(18137)

277 N	Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his Department's strategy is for reducing the number of deaths resulting from lung diseases; and if he will make a statement.
	(17786)

278 N	Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding his Department allocated to NHS speech and language services in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(17951)

279 N	Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people aged (a) 18 and under (b) 19 to 40, (c) 40 to 60 and (d) over 60 years were seen by NHS speech and language services in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(17952)

280 N	Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many finished consultant episodes there were in NHS facilities in the last 12 months.
	(17953)

281 N	Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to improve preventative health care in respect of oesophageal cancer.
	(17954)

282	Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Statement of 14 October 2010, Official Report, columns 505-06, on public bodies reform, what the functions of the Advisory Board on the Registration of Homeopathic Products are; which of these functions are to be retained; and which bodies he proposes to have responsibility for fulfilling these functions.
	(18292)

283	Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Statement of 14 October 2010, Official Report, columns 505-06, on public bodies reform, what the functions of the Genetics and Insurance Committee are; which of these functions are to be retained; and which bodies he proposes to have responsibility for fulfilling these functions.
	(18293)

284	Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Statement of 14 October 2010, Official Report, columns 505-06, on public bodies reform, what the functions of the Expert Advisory Group on Aids are; which of these functions are to be retained; and which bodies he proposes to have responsibility for fulfilling these functions.
	(18294)

285	Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Statement of 14 October 2010, Official Report, columns 505-06, on public bodies reform, what the functions of the General Social Care Council are; which of these functions are to be retained; and which bodies he proposes to have responsibility for fulfilling these functions.
	(18295)

286	Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Statement of 14 October 2010, Official Report, columns 505-06, on public bodies reform, what the functions of the Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence are; which of these functions are to be retained; and which bodies he proposes to have responsibility for fulfilling these functions.
	(18296)

287	Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Statement of 14 October 2010, Official Report, columns 505-06, on public bodies reform, what the functions of the Health Protection Agency are; which of these functions are to be retained; and which bodies he proposes to have responsibility for fulfilling these functions.
	(18297)

288	Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Statement of 14 October 2010, Official Report, columns 505-06, on public bodies reform, what the functions of the Gene Therapy Advisory Committee are; which of these functions are to be retained; and which bodies he proposes to have responsibility for fulfilling these functions.
	(18298)

289	Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Statement of 14 October 2010, Official Report, columns 505-06, on public bodies reform, what the functions of the Independent Advisory Group on Sexual Health and HIV are; which of these functions are to be retained; and which bodies he proposes to have responsibility for fulfilling these functions.
	(18299)

290	Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Statement of 14 October 2010, Official Report, columns 505-06, on public bodies reform, what the functions of the Herbal Medicines Advisory Committee are; which of these functions are to be retained; and which bodies he proposes to have responsibility for fulfilling these functions.
	(18300)

291	Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Statement of 14 October 2010, Official Report, columns 505-06, on public bodies reform, what the functions of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority are; which of these functions are to be retained; and which bodies he proposes to have responsibility for fulfilling these functions.
	(18301)

292	Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Statement of 14 October 2010, Official Report, columns 505-06, on public bodies reform, what the functions of the Advisory Committee on the Safety of Blood, Tissues and Organs are; which of these functions are to be retained; and which bodies he proposes to have responsibility for fulfilling these functions.
	(18302)

293	Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Statement of 14 October 2010, Official Report, columns 505-06, on public bodies reform, what the functions of the Advisory Group on Hepatitis are; which of these functions are to be retained; and which bodies he proposes to have responsibility for fulfilling these functions.
	(18303)

294

Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Statement of 14 October 2010, Official Report, columns 505-06, on public bodies reform, what the functions of the Independent Review Panel for the Classification of Borderline Products are; which of these functions are to be retained; and which bodies he proposes to have responsibility for fulfilling these functions.

(18304)

295	Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Statement of 14 October 2010, Official Report, columns 505-06, on public bodies reform, what the functions of the Advisory Committee on Borderline Substances are; which of these functions are to be retained; and which bodies he proposes to have responsibility for fulfilling these functions.
	(18305)

296	Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Statement of 14 October 2010, Official Report, columns 505-06, on public bodies reform, what the functions of the Independent Review Panel on the Advertising of Medicines are; which of these functions are to be retained; and which bodies he proposes to have responsibility for fulfilling these functions.
	(18306)

297

Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Statement of 14 October 2010, Official Report, columns 505-06, on public bodies reform, what the functions of the Committee on Mutagenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment are; which of these functions are to be retained; and which bodies he proposes to have responsibility for fulfilling these functions.

(18307)

298	Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Statement of 14 October 2010, Official Report, columns 505-06, on public bodies reform, what the functions of the Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment are; which of these functions are to be retained; and which bodies he proposes to have responsibility for fulfilling these functions.
	(18308)

299	Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Statement of 14 October 2010, Official Report, columns 505-06, on public bodies reform, what the functions of the Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants are; which of these functions are to be retained; and which bodies he proposes to have responsibility for fulfilling these functions.
	(18309)

300

Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Statement of 14 October 2010, Official Report, columns 505-06, on public bodies reform, what the functions of the Committee on Carcinogenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment are; which of these functions are to be retained; and which bodies he proposes to have responsibility for fulfilling these functions.

(18310)

301	Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Statement of 14 October 2010, Official Report, columns 505-06, on public bodies reform, what the functions of the Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens are; which of these functions are to be retained; and which bodies he proposes to have responsibility for fulfilling these functions.
	(18311)

302	Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Statement of 14 October 2010, Official Report, columns 505-06, on public bodies reform, what the functions of the Committee on the Safety of Devices are; which of these functions are to be retained; and which bodies he proposes to have responsibility for fulfilling these functions.
	(18312)

303	Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Statement of 14 October 2010, Official Report, columns 505-06, on public bodies reform, what the functions of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisations are; which of these functions are to be retained; and which bodies he proposes to have responsibility for fulfilling these functions.
	(18313)

304	Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Statement of 14 October 2010, Official Report, columns 505-06, on public bodies reform, what the functions of the Appointments Commission are; which of these functions are to be retained; and which bodies he proposes to have responsibility for fulfilling these functions.
	(18314)

305	Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Statement of 14 October 2010, Official Report, columns 505-06, on public bodies reform, what the functions of the Alcohol Education and Research Council are; which of these functions are to be retained; and which bodies he proposes to have responsibility for fulfilling these functions.
	(18315)

306	Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Statement of 14 October 2010, Official Report, columns 505-06, on public bodies reform, what the functions of the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition are; which of these functions are to be retained; and which bodies he proposes to have responsibility for fulfilling these functions.
	(18316)

307	Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Statement of 14 October 2010, Official Report, columns 505-06, on public bodies reform, what the functions of the National Information Governance Board for Health and Social Care are; which of these functions are to be retained; and which bodies he proposes to have responsibility for fulfilling these functions.
	(18317)

308	Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Statement of 14 October 2010, Official Report, columns 505-06, on public bodies reform, what the functions of the National Joint Registry Steering Committee are; which of these functions are to be retained; and which bodies he proposes to have responsibility for fulfilling these functions.
	(18318)

309 N	Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many community treatment orders were made under the Mental Health Act 1983 in respect of people in each ethnic group in the last five years.
	(17782)

310 N	Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many compulsory inpatient admissions were made under the Mental Health Act 1983 in respect of people in each ethnic group in the last five years.
	(17783)

311 N	Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients in each ethnic group were in contact with secondary mental health services in the last five years.
	(17784)

312	Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what financial support his Department has provided to (a) Brighton and Hove City Council and (b) NHS services in Brighton and Hove for the support of carers in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(18173)

313	Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the role (a) the Carers Centre for Brighton and Hove and (b) other voluntary organisations have in supporting carers.
	(18174)

Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department

314	Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been (a) arrested, (b) charged, (c) prosecuted and (d) convicted in relation to offences of trafficking for sexual exploitation under sections 57 to 60 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003.
	(17976)

315	Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been (a) arrested, (b) charged, (c) prosecuted and (d) convicted in relation to offences related to slavery, servitude or forced or compulsory labour under section 71 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009.
	(17977)

316	Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been (a) arrested, (b) charged, (c) prosecuted and (d) convicted in respect of offences of trafficking under section 31 of the UK Border Act 2007 committed (i) in and (ii) outside the UK.
	(17978)

317	Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been (a) arrested, (b) charged, (c) prosecuted and (d) convicted in respect of offences of trafficking for labour and other exploitation under section 4 of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants) Act 2004 committed (i) in and (ii) outside the UK.
	(17979)

318	Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been (a) arrested, (b) charged, (c) prosecuted and (d) convicted in respect of offences under section 53A of the Sexual Offences Act 2003.
	(17980)

319 N	Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what date her Department received an application for the arrest of Dr Daniel Ubani under the European Arrest Warrant procedure.
	(17732)

320

Peter Bottomley (Worthing West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to implement the Government's obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities set out in (a) Article 15 on freedom from torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, (b) Article 16 on freedom from exploitation, violence and abuse, (c) Article 18 on liberty of movement and nationality and (d) Article 22 on respect for privacy.

(17886)

321	Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the merits of body-worn video and camera kit by police officers when gathering evidence; and if she will make a statement.
	(18211)

322	Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward proposals to create a right of appeal in respect of the rulings of the Investigatory Powers Tribunal.
	(18021)

323	Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward proposals to establish further accountability mechanisms in respect of the Investigatory Powers Tribunal.
	(18022)

324	Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to make the unlawful use of (a) intrusive surveillance, (b) directed surveillance and (c) covert human intelligence sources a criminal offence.
	(18024)

325 N	Andrew Griffiths (Burton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many passports are being held at the embassy in (a) Islamabad and (b) Abu Dhabi pending return to visa applicants.
	(17729)

326 N	Richard Harrington (Watford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward proposals to amend the definition in legislation of anti-social behaviour in order to ensure more effective use of police time.
	(17881)

327 N	Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will assess the merits of introducing legislative proposals for a right of appeal against seizure and removal of vehicles under Section 59 of the Police Reform Act 2002.
	(17725)

328	Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 12 October 2010, Official Report, column 303W, on immigration: Bulgaria, if she will assess the likely effect on levels of immigration of the extension by the government of Bulgaria of passport entitlement to citizens of Ukraine and Belarus.
	(18181)

329	Mark Lancaster (Milton Keynes North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the crime detection rate was (a) nationally and (b) in each basic command unit of Thames Valley Police in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(18140)

330	Alun Michael (Cardiff South and Penarth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate she has made of the average annual cost to a police authority of (a) recruiting a special constable, (b) reimbursing travel and expenses incurred by a special constable and (c) training a special constable.
	(17956)

331	David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent representations she has received on the application process for tourist visas to the UK for those living in China.
	(17911)

332 N	Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what requirement there is for British passport holders to have their passports checked and scanned on (a) leaving and (b) entering the UK; and if she will make a statement.
	(17717)

333 N	Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will estimate the total passenger volumes which would have been achieved under the e-Borders programme to date without carrier exemptions.
	(17724)

334 N	Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect on the e-Borders programme of the absence of an agreement at EU level on passenger data requirements for journeys within the EU.
	(17734)

335 N	Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what meetings Ministers in her Department have held with representatives of Raythen to discuss the e-Borders programme since the inception of that programme.
	(17778)

336 N	Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to tackle human trafficking into Northern Ireland; and what mechanism she has put in place to ensure the effectiveness of police operations against such trafficking.
	(17803)

337 N	Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of female genital mutilation have been reported to UK police in each year since 2003.
	(17789)

338 N	Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of girls resident in the UK who have been taken overseas to undergo female genital mutilation in each of the last three years.
	(17790)

339	Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the cost of (a) the election of police commissioners and (b) establishing police and crime panels.
	(18009)

340	Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many failed asylum seekers were evicted from domestic properties in Wolverhampton South West constituency before deportation from the UK in the last 12 months.
	(17993)

341	Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of her Department's progress against its objective to complete outstanding decisions on legacy asylum cases by 2011.
	(17994)

342	Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers who are the subject of legacy cases are resident in Wolverhampton South West constituency.
	(17995)

343	Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers who applied for asylum in the last 12 months are resident in Wolverhampton South West constituency.
	(18001)

344	Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many anti-social behaviour orders have been (a) made and (b) breached in respect of those resident in Wolverhampton South West constituency in each of the last five years.
	(18003)

345	Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many offences involving (a) knives and (b) firearms were recorded in Wolverhampton South West constituency in 2009-10.
	(18007)

Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development

346	Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Statement of 14 October 2010, Official Report, columns 505-06, on public bodies reform what the technical functions performed by the Commonwealth Development Corporation are; and what consideration was given to transfering it to the private sector.
	(18175)

347	Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether he plans to publish findings of the review of health care on Saint Helena.
	(18212)

348	Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when he expects the review of health care on Saint Helena to be concluded.
	(18213)

349	Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans he has to publish equality impact assessments undertaken by his Department as part of the comprehensive spending review; and if he will make a statement.
	(18194)

350 N	Anne Marie Morris (Newton Abbot): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent representations he has received on the payment of pensions to officials of the Government who worked in Zimbabwe prior to independence.
	(17718)

351	Toby Perkins (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, on the sale of pesticides by UK companies to cotton farmers in India.
	(17964)

352 N	Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans his Department has to increase the level of funding provided to refugees from Burma who are in camps in Thailand.
	(17791)

353	Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, to which organisations his Department has granted aid funding to assist recovery following the recent floods in Pakistan.
	(17996)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice

354	Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of the legal aid budget in (a) England and Wales and (b) Wales was spent on the 10 per cent. of cases which resulted in the greatest cost to the public purse in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(17876)

355	Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will bring forward proposals for regulation of claims management companies.
	(18125)

356	Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will bring forward proposals to restrict advertising by personal injury lawyers.
	(18126)

357	Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will bring forward proposals to regulate the payment of referral fees to claims management companies by solicitors.
	(18127)

358

Peter Bottomley (Worthing West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to implement the Government's obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities set out in (a) Article 12 on equal recognition before the law, (b) Article 13 on access to justice, (c) Article 14 on liberty and security of the person, (d) Article 21 on freedom of expression and opinion and access to information and (e) Article 22 on respect for privacy.

(17887)

359 N	Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether provisions exist under the terms of the 2007 Unified Civil Contract for legal aid services for the extension of the contract; and whether his Department has made provision for financial redress to those affected by extension beyond the terms specified in the contract.
	(17940)

360 N	Andrew Griffiths (Burton): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State of 27 July 2010, Official Report, column 208WH, what estimate he has made of the maximum reasonable travel time required to travel by public transport to a county court.
	(17731)

361	Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to publish equality impact assessments undertaken by his Department as part of the comprehensive spending review; and if he will make a statement.
	(18197)

362	Alun Michael (Cardiff South and Penarth): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of employing and training Probation Service offender managers in (a) England and Wales and (b) each probation area in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
	(17955)

363	Alun Michael (Cardiff South and Penarth): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department spent on training probation officers in 2009-10.
	(17957)

364

Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of prisoners granted permission to give media interviews in each year since 1997; on what date permission was granted in each case; to which prisoners such permission was given; for which offences each had been convicted; and what the cost to the public purse of processing the interview request was in each case.

(18208)

365	Gavin Shuker (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much funding his Department allocated to HM Courts Service in Bedfordshire in 2009-10; and what estimate he has made of the level of funding for that service in Bedfordshire in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12.
	(18025)

366	Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to review guidelines on grant of pre-trial bail to those accused of (a) serious domestic violence and (b) rape of a partner.
	(17916)

367 N	Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with Ministerial colleagues on drug addiction services in prisons.
	(17932)

368 N	Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what restorative justice pilot schemes his Department (a) is operating and (b) has recently completed.
	(17933)

369 N	Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the likely (a) additional expenditure incurred by or (b) savings to HM Courts Service in implementing the results of its review of court services in providing for (i) paid and (ii) unpaid personnel (A) to travel to a new place of work and (B) to stay at their present place of work.
	(17949)

370 N	Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the likely (a) costs of and (b) savings in expenditure on maintenance arising from the retention in the HM Courts Service estate of magistrates' courts not proposed for closure as part of his Department's review.
	(17950)

371	Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what arrangements are in place to inform (a) victims of crime, (b) their families and (c) police officers about family and victim impact statements.
	(18008)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

372	Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what funding he has allocated to the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission for (a) 2011-12 and (b) 2012-13; and if he will make a statement.
	(17807)

373	Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which service has responsibility for (a) directing and (b) leading intelligence policy in Northern Ireland.
	(17808)

374	Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 11 October 2010, Official Report, column 516W, on the intelligence services, on what date each meeting at Ministerial level was held in the last 12 months; and who attended each such meeting.
	(18080)

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

375

Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): To ask the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what assessment the Electoral Commission has made of the level of funding required for a public information campaign in respect of the proposed referendum on the electoral system for the House of Commons on a day when national or local elections (a) are and (b) are not scheduled to take place.

(17875)

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

376	Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, how many (a) permanent and (b) temporary staff the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority employs in each pay band.
	(17890)

377	Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, what the average amount paid by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority to each hon. Member receiving payments for (a) mortgage interest and (b) rent has been in each month since May 2010.
	(18098)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport

378	Nigel Adams (Selby and Ainsty): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to implement the recommendations of the July 2010 interim report of the Winter Resilience Review; and what plans he has to publish a guide on rights and liabilities in respect of the clearing of snow and ice.
	(18019)

379	Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent representations he has received on the eligibility of higher rate taxpayers for concessionary bus passes.
	(18085)

380 N	Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to review the effectiveness of the MOT test system.
	(17719)

381 N	Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the MOT test system was last reviewed; what the outcome was of that review; and if he will make a statement.
	(17720)

382 N	Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have had with representatives of the motor industry to discuss a review of the MOT test system.
	(17721)

383	John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the public spending required in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013 to develop the proposed HS2 high speed rail link from London to Birmingham.
	(18011)

384	Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what alternatives to the Intercity Express Programme are under evaluation by his Department.
	(17927)

385	Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects the order for new trains for the Thameslink route to be placed.
	(17928)

386	Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will estimate the number of additional posts for train drivers to be created as a result of the Thameslink programme.
	(17929)

387	Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many construction workers are employed on the Thameslink programme; and how many construction posts are expected to be (a) created during and (b) sustained throughout the remaining phases of the programme.
	(17930)

388	Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will estimate the number of (a) additional peak-time passengers to be transported and (b) passenger hours to be saved as a result of the completion of the Thameslink programme.
	(17931)

389	Gareth Johnson (Dartford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) deaths and (b) serious injuries have occurred on roads in Dartford constituency in each of the last five years.
	(17973)

390	Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to publish equality impact assessments undertaken by his Department as part of the comprehensive spending review; and if he will make a statement.
	(18198)

391	David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will introduce a mechanism to ensure that drivers of foreign registered vehicles in the UK contribute towards road maintenance costs.
	(17913)

392	David Mowat (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many incidents attended by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency have involved sky lanterns in the last 12 months; and on how many such occasions a (a) lifeboat and (b) helicopter was requested.
	(18089)

393
N

Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions (a) he has had with the Highways Agency and (b) the Highways Agency has had with local businesses on the siting of additional traffic lights on the roundabout at junction 9 of the M5; what assessment he has made of the potential benefit of the proposed traffic management scheme; what the cost to the public purse is of this scheme; and if he will make a statement.

(17723)

394	Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) deaths and (b) serious injuries have occurred on roads in Pendle constituency in each of the last five years.
	(18192)

395 N	Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on methods to mitigate the effects of wind turbines on air traffic control systems.
	(17726)

396 N	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the cost to the Highways Agency of cable theft in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement.
	(17936)

397 N	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Highways Agency staff have been (a) injured and (b) killed while collecting litter from motorways and trunk roads in each of the last five years.
	(17937)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales

398

Simon Hart (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions she has had with (a) ministerial colleagues, (b) the Welsh Assembly Government and (c) the Boundary Commission for Wales on reviewing the boundaries of National Assembly for Wales constituencies; and what implications the outcome of the referendum on further powers for the National Assembly for Wales will have on the outcomes of that review.

(17910)

399 N	Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when she was informed of the proposal of the Identity and Passport Service to consult on the future of the Newport Passport Office.
	(17727)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

400	Steve Baker (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will bring forward proposals to amend existing regulations governing the safe use of asbestos cement in line with the evidence cited in Health and Safety Commission Paper HSC/06/55.
	(18118)

401	Steve Baker (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will commission an inquiry into the appropriateness of the health and safety precautions in force in respect of asbestos cement.
	(18119)

402	Steve Baker (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people resident overseas received winter fuel allowance in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(18139)

403	Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many single income families with a household income between £43,875 and £50,000 are in receipt of child benefit in respect of (a) one child, (b) two children, (c) three children and (d) four or more children.
	(17922)

404	Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many single income families with a household income between £43,875 and £50,000 reside in Wales.
	(17923)

405	Miss Anne Begg (Aberdeen South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on what occasions since his appointment his Department has released to the media figures from each source on the number of people who have never been in employment.
	(17873)

406

Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 13 September 2010, Official Report, columns 821-22W, on social security benefits: appeals, what the cost to the public purse was of rejection of the 31,600 claims for employment support allowance made between October 2008 and June 2009 which were subsequently allowed on appeal.

(17962)

407	Mr Aidan Burley (Cannock Chase): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether those paying tax at the higher rate will continue to be eligible for widowed parent's allowance in 2013.
	(17864)

408	Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent representations he has received on the payment of basic state pensions to higher rate taxpayers.
	(18086)

409	Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent representations he has received on the payment of winter fuel allowance to higher rate taxpayers.
	(18087)

410	Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the median household income was of a family in (a) social rented sector, (b) private rented sector and (c) owner-occupied accommodation in the East of England (i) before and (ii) after housing costs in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(17865)

411

Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 13 October 2010, Official Report, column 338W, on employment schemes: Peterborough, how many people in Peterborough constituency completed (a) Community Task Force, (b) Routes Into Work and (c) Young Person's Guarantee Work Focused training programmes the latest period for which figures are available.

(18180)

412 N	Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households in the Warrington weather station areas received cold weather payments in the financial year 2009-10.
	(17904)

413	Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of convictions for (a) housing benefit and (b) council tax benefit fraud as a result of local authority fraud investigations in each of the last five years.
	(18088)

414	Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will assess the merits of ring-fencing the funding allocated to local authorities for the detection of (a) housing benefit and (b) council tax benefit fraud.
	(18100)

415	Ian Mearns (Gateshead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in the Gateshead Metropolitan Council area are in receipt of housing benefit; and how many are (a) not of working age, (b) in work and (c) not in work.
	(17965)

416	Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 27 July 2010, Official Report, column 1137W, when he plans to report the results of his Department's review of the way housing benefit for supported accommodation is assessed.
	(18114)

417	Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect on provision of (a) homeless hostels, (b) women's refuges and (c) other homeless services of (i) his proposed changes to housing benefit and (ii) his proposed cap on benefit payments.
	(18124)

418 N	Bob Stewart (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure health and safety regulations do not have unintended consequences which deter individuals from participating in voluntary groups; and if he will make a statement.
	(17548)

419 N	Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made a recent estimate of the number of households which will be affected by the planned cap on total benefit payments (a) nationally, (b) in London, (c) in Lambeth borough and (d) in Streatham constituency.
	(17785)

420	Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assistance his Department has provided to residents of Wolverhampton South West constituency who have been made redundant in the last 12 months.
	(17998)

421	Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to assist residents in Wolverhampton South West constituency who are in receipt of jobseeker's allowance to secure employment.
	(17999)

422	James Wharton (Stockton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of incapacity benefit claimants claim (a) on the grounds of multiple illnesses or conditions and (b) for a single condition.
	(18105)

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

423	Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will provide funding for research on the relationship between retrovirals and myalgic encephalomyelitis.
	[Transferred] (18037)

Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

424	Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent representations he has received on the cost of administering child benefit.
	[Transferred] (18079)

425	Simon Hart (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what mechanisms are in place to assist people who have been affected by fraudulent land banking schemes.
	[Transferred] (17871)

426	Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress has been made on his plans to publish details of all new Government spending over £25,000 from November 2010.
	[Transferred] (18101)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

427	Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the appropriate amount of land to be set aside for use as allotment land for each category of population density; and if he will make a statement.
	[Transferred] (18046)

428 N	Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of service personnel normally resident in (a) Scotland, (b) Wales, (c) Northern Ireland and (d) each region of England have been granted housing by a local authority upon discharge from the armed forces in each of the last five years.
	[Transferred] (17804)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence

429
N

Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the statement of 6 July 2010, Official Report, columns 175-178, on the treatment of detainees, and the Prime Minister's letter to the Right hon. Sir Peter Gibson of the same date, what separate arrangements his Department has made to address allegations relating to military detention operations in Iraq and Afghanistan after 2003; and if he will make a statement.

[Transferred] (17945)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Education

430 N	Ian Mearns (Gateshead): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Oral Answer from the Deputy Prime Minister of 21 July 2010, Official Report, column 341, when he expects to make arrangements to meet hon. Members from Gateshead Borough to discuss the future of schools in Gateshead following changes to the Building Schools for the Future programme.
	[Transferred] (17947)


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