Session 2010-11
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The Questions Book

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 17 November 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 Wednesday 17 November 2010
(the 'Questions Book')

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 17 November 2010


This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 17 November of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department.

For other Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 17 November of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.

For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Wednesday 17 November see Part 2 of this paper.


Questions to the Attorney General
1
Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Attorney General, if he will review the provisions governing the relationship between coroners and police forces to ensure that there is no possibility of a conflict of interests arising.
(24808)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
2
Conor Burns (Bournemouth West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will put in place measures to ensure that the South West benefits from the creation of the Green Investment Bank.
(24894)
3
Tony Cunningham (Workington): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he plans to take to support potential students from West Cumbria who wish to access higher education opportunities.
(24803)
4
Tony Cunningham (Workington): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what support his Department plans to provide to the University of Cumbria to maximise the uptake of higher education by persons resident in harder-to-reach areas of Cumbria.
(24804)
5
Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of the North East region is currently covered by a Local Enterprise Partnership.
(24971)
6
N
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much funding he expects to be provided for higher education institutions through (a) student fees, (b) Higher Education Funding Council for England T-grant and (c) other routes for (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12 and (iii) 2012-13.
(24641)
7
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he last met the First Minister of Scotland; and what matters were discussed at that meeting.
(24781)
8
Mr Charles Kennedy (Ross, Skye and Lochaber): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans the Government has for the funding of the Fulbright Scholarship Programme.
(24769)
9
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the monetary value was of contracts between his Department and its predecessors and (a) Post Office Ltd and (b) Royal Mail in (i) 1997-98 and (ii) each year since 2004-05.
(24901)
10
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which services of his Department and its predecessors have been the subject of a contract awarded following a tender process in which Post Office Ltd submitted a bid since 1997-98.
(24902)
11
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what services provided by his Department and its predecessors were the subject of a contract with Post Office Ltd in 1997-98 and have subsequently become the subject of a contract with another supplier; and what the monetary value was of each such contract in (a) 1997-98 and (b) the latest period for which figures are available in each case.
(24903)
12
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department has taken to identify those of its services that could be provided through the Post Office network.
(24904)
13
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether criteria have been agreed between his Department and Post Office Ltd. to determine the appropriateness of the Post Office Local model for sub post offices; and whether the model will apply to sub post offices with no additional retail business.
(24915)
14
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the merits of an inter business arrangement between Post Office Ltd. and Royal Mail following implementation of provisions of the Postal Services Bill.
(24916)
15
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what (a) guidance and (b) support his Department provides to local authorities (i) to support greater involvement by those authorities in the planning and delivery of Post Office provision and (ii) on outsourcing of council services and functions to the Post Office network.
(25018)
16
David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department has taken to prevent private companies claiming to be licensing authorities in the hairdressing sector in the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
(24800)
17
David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will take steps against private companies which operate bogus licensing arrangements in the hairdressing sector.
(24801)
18
David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his policy is on private companies issuing licences to trade without government backing in competition with existing regulatory bodies created by Act of Parliament.
(24802)
19
Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the likely effects on areas with high levels of public sector employment of not being within the geographical scope of a local enterprise partnership; and if he will make a statement.
(24917)
20
N
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number of funded higher education places available in each year of the Comprehensive Spending Review; and what methodology he plans to use to determine (a) the number of funded higher education places and (b) the allocation of such places between institutions in (i) 2012-13, (ii) 2013-14 and (iii) 2014-15.
(24656)
21
N
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he plans to publish the grant letter to the Higher Education Funding Council for England for 2011-12.
(24657)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
22
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the monetary value was of contracts between his Department and (a) Post Office Ltd and (b) Royal Mail in each year since 2004-05.
(24905)
23
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department has taken to identify those of its services that could be provided through the Post Office network.
(24906)
24
Gregg McClymont (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent discussions he has had with Serco on its provision of services to his Department; and if he will make a statement.
(24817)
25
Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent meetings (a) officials and (b) special advisers in his Department have had with the Director-General of the BBC; and whether pensions were discussed at those meetings.
(25015)
26
Julian Sturdy (York Outer): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the likely effects on the level of financial suport for local voluntary and community groups of the outcomes of the Comprehensive Spending Review.
(25007)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
27
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which (a) benefits, (b) tax credits and (c) pensions paid from the public purse (i) are uprated by the consumer prices index (CPI), (ii) are uprated by the retail price index but will move to the CPI following the implementation of the proposals in the June 2010 Budget and (iii) are uprated by another index but will move to the CPI following the implementation of the proposals in the June 2010 Budget.
(24776)
28
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assumptions he used in respect of levels of long-term unemployment when making his forecast for social security spending in each year to 2015.
(24777)
29
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate of the average monetary cost to the Exchequer of each additional person claiming jobseeker's allowance he used in making his forecast for social security spending in each year to 2015.
(24778)
30
Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals to separate commercial and investment banking.
(25067)
31
N
Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Christchurch of 4 October on Antony Bone.
(24690)
32
N
Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 9 November 2010, Official Report, columns 287-8W, on Revenue and Customs: Christchurch, if he will provide a telephone number for the inquiry centre at Holland House, Bournemouth so that customers can arrange appointments for advice on their tax affairs by telephone.
(24693)
33
Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the proposed reduction to HM Revenue and Customs' budget does not allow a rise in the incidence of tax evasion.
(24968)
34
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department has taken to identify those of its services that could be provided through the Post Office network.
(25025)
35
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which services of his Department have been the subject of a contract awarded in a tender process in which Post Office Ltd submitted a bid since 1997-98.
(25026)
36
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what services provided by his Department were the subject of a contract with Post Office Ltd in 1997-98 and have subsequently become the subject of a contract with another supplier; and what the monetary value was of each such contract in (a) 1997-98 and (b) the latest period for which figures are available.
(25027)
37
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the monetary value was of contracts between his Department and (a) Post Office Ltd and (b) Royal Mail in (i) 1997-98 and (ii) each year since 2004-05.
(25028)
38
Gregg McClymont (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he last met representatives of staff at HM Revenue and Customs; and what topics were discussed at the meeting.
(24818)
39
Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent meetings (a) officials and (b) special advisers in his Department have had with the Director-General of the BBC; and whether pensions were discussed at those meetings.
(25016)
40
Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he intends to launch the Green Investment Bank; and what funding will be made available to it.
(24858)
41
Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the likely effects of implementation of the proposals in the Comprehensive Spending Review on the number of public sector jobs in the West Lothian local authority area.
(24995)
42
Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to reduce the level of tax avoidance in respect of (a) inheritance tax, (b) capital gains tax, (c) income tax, (d) stamp duty and (e) value added tax; and if he will make a statement.
(24996)
43
Dr Daniel Poulter (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take into account whether destinations for flights have low carbon economies, in his proposals for changes to levels of air passenger duty.
(24770)
44
Dr Daniel Poulter (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the likely effects of increases in the level of air passenger duty on (a) the number of airline routes operating from the UK and (b) the level of carbon dioxide emissions from such flights.
(24772)
45
Dr Daniel Poulter (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the merits of placing time limits on the tax relief offered to micro-breweries.
(25081)
46
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what meetings (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have had with representatives of the (i) British Bankers' Association and (ii) Investment Management Association to discuss (A) the proposed bank levy and (B) taxation of the financial services sector since May 2010; when each such meeting took place; and who was present at each such meeting.
(25009)
47
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what meetings (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have had with representatives of the (i) Hedge Fund Association and (ii) Alternative Investment Management Association since his appointment to discuss the taxation of the financial services sector; when each such meeting took place; and who was present at each such meeting.
(25051)
48
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what meetings (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have had with representatives of the banks which will be affected by the proposed bank levy since his appointment; when each such meeting took place; and who was present at each such meeting.
(25054)
49
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what meetings (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have had with representatives of the Robin Hood Tax campaign to discuss (i) the proposed bank levy and (ii) taxation of the financial services sector since his appointment; when each such meeting took place; and who was present at each such meeting.
(25057)
50
Mr Ben Wallace (Wyre and Preston North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department has allocated for reform of the PAYE system to enable the collection of information about tax and other calculations in real time.
(24864)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
51
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what progress has been made on arrangements to mark Holocaust Memorial Day in 2011; and if he will make a statement.
[R] (25084)
52
Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which local authority must assume a duty to house a household deemed to be in priority need and unintentionally homeless in circumstances in which such a household has not established a previous local connection in excess of six months.
(24853)
53
Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether his Department or its predecessors have provided any funding from the public purse for Cheshire Gypsy and Travellers Voice since 1997.
(25074)
54
Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the average change in social housing rents in (a) North Tyneside, (b) the North East and (c) England as a result of implementation of measures contained in the Comprehensive Spending Review; and if he will make a statement.
(24970)
55
N
Julie Hilling (Bolton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether housing associations will be given flexibility to build new homes for traditional social housing rents in circumstances where they judge application of rents at 80 per cent. of market rate to be inappropriate.
(24295)
56
N
Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will bring forward proposals to require the Planning Inspectorate to refuse appeals from developers of wind farms when there is unanimous community opposition to the proposals.
(24648)
57
N
Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will bring forward proposals to provide for planning for wind farms as part of the Localism Bill.
(24649)
58
N
Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will ensure that the views of local residents are taken into account when plans for the development of wind farms are proposed.
(24650)
59
N
Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will bring forward proposals to require the developer of any wind farm to ensure the developed area is returned to its original state once the development has finished.
(24651)
60
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the monetary value was of contracts between his Department and its predecessors and (a) Post Office Ltd and (b) Royal Mail in (i) 1997-98 and (ii) each year since 2004-05.
(24907)
61
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what services provided by his Department and its predecessors were the subject of a contract with Post Office Ltd in 1997-98 and have subsequently become the subject of a contract with another supplier; and what the monetary value was of each such contract in (a) 1997-98 and (b) the latest period for which figures are available in each case.
(24908)
62
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which services of his Department and its predecessors have been the subject of a contract awarded in a tender process in which Post Office Ltd submitted a bid since 1997-98.
(24909)
63
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department has taken to identify those of its services that could be provided through the Post Office network.
(24910)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport
64
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what the monetary value was of contracts between his Department and (a) Post Office Ltd and (b) Royal Mail in (i) 1997-98 and (ii) each year since 2004-05.
(24911)
65
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what services provided by his Department were the subject of a contract with Post Office Ltd in 1997-98 and have subsequently become the subject of a contract with another supplier; and what the monetary value was of each such contract in (a) 1997-98 and (b) the latest period for which figures are available in each case.
(24912)
66
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, which services of his Department have been the subject of a contract awarded in a tender process in which Post Office Ltd. submitted a bid since 1997-98.
(24913)
67
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what steps his Department has taken to identify those of its services that could be provided through the Post Office network.
(24914)
68
Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what recent meetings special advisers in his Department have had with the Director-General of the BBC; and whether pensions were discussed at those meetings.
(25012)
69
Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what recent assessment he has made of the legacy for the North East of the London 2012 Olympics.
(25071)
70
Ian Murray (Edinburgh South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, whether his Department has undertaken an impact assessment in respect of the economic effects on the Scottish broadcasting sector of the Government's decision not to accept the recommendation by Ofcom that Scottish Television should be classified as a qualified independent producer.
(25011)
71
Ian Murray (Edinburgh South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what (a) discussions and (b) correspondence he had with the Secretary of State for Scotland prior to the Government's decision not to accept the recommendation by Ofcom that Scottish Television should be classified as a qualified independent producer.
(25058)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
72
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what preparations his Department has made in respect of the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain; and if he will make a statement.
(24892)
73
Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what British military equipment has been transferred to the Iraqi government in each of the last five years.
(25070)
74
Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has to transfer British military equipment to the Iraqi government.
(25072)
75
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether (a) fleet air arm and (b) Royal Air Force (i) pilots and (ii) other personnel (A) have been trained and (B) will be trained on Rafale aircraft.
(25059)
76
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to use Rafale aircraft as an interim measure until the joint strike fighter aircraft is available for use on the Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers.
(25078)
77
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what language French aircraft crew will use when operating from and within the Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers.
(25080)
78
N
Thomas Docherty (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Edinburgh West of 10 November 2010, Official Report, column 391W, on armed forces: private education, how many service personnel of each rank received financial assistance from his Department through the continuity of education allowance scheme in 2009-10; and what the monetary value was of such assistance provided to service personnel of each rank in that year.
(24636)
Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister
79
Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what recent meetings (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers in his Office have had with the Director-General of the BBC; and whether pensions were discussed at those meetings.
(25013)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
80
Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people claimed education maintenance allowance in each year since its introduction in (a) England, (b) the West Midlands and (c) Coventry.
(24860)
81
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to promote anti-bullying week; and if he will make a statement.
(24866)
82
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent representations he has received on reducing the levels of bullying in schools; what response his Department provided; and if he will make a statement.
(24884)
83
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what research his Department has (a) undertaken and (b) evaluated on the causes of bullying in schools; when his Department last undertook a review of the evidence relating to the causes of bullying in school drawing on (a) UK and (b) international research; and if he will make a statement.
(24885)
84
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has offered assistance to The Big March campaign; and if he will make a statement.
(24886)
85
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions (a) he, (b) Ministers in his Department and (c) officials in his Department have had with the organisers of The Big March campaign; what issues were discussed; and if he will make a statement.
(24887)
86
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has taken steps to promote (a) knowledge of and (b) interest in the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain in schools; and if he will make a statement.
(24888)
87
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what arrangements his Department has made to mark Holocaust Memorial Day in schools in 2011; and if he will make a statement.
[R] (24889)
88
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the study of Kristallnacht is included in the curriculum at secondary school level; and if he will make a statement.
[R] (24890)
89
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent representations he has received on the inclusion of Kristallnacht in the curriculum at secondary school level; and if he will make a statement.
[R] (24891)
90
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils in Birmingham received education maintenance allowance in the last year for which figures are available.
(24865)
91
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans his Department has to provide financial support to young people to encourage them to continue their education past the age of 16.
(24948)
92
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effects of removing education maintenance allowance on disadvantaged young people in Birmingham.
(24949)
93
Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department plans to review its policy on work experience provision for secondary school students.
(25064)
94
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what training his Department plans to provide to non-specialist primary school teachers in respect of (a) physical education and (b) after school clubs after April 2011.
(25029)
95
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what rights of appeal will be given to (a) students and (b) their parents whose applications for financial help under the Government's plans to replace the education maintenance allowance are refused.
(24956)
96
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, who will be responsible for assessing the fitness to practice of teachers in Free schools.
(24957)
97
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what meetings he has had with head teachers to discuss his plans to replace the education maintenance allowance; and who was present at each such meeting.
(24974)
98
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much his Department will allocate to each school and college in Warrington under the Government's plans to replace the education maintenance allowance in the first 12 months of such arrangements.
(24975)
99
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he intends to produce guidance for headteachers and college principals on the criteria which should be used to allocate the money they receive under the Government's plans to replace the education maintenance allowance.
(24976)
100
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the monetary value was of contracts between his Department and its predecessors and (a) Post Office Ltd. and (b) Royal Mail in (i) 1997-98 and (ii) each year since 2004-05.
(24918)
101
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department has taken to identify those of its services that could be provided through the Post Office network.
(24919)
102
Stephen McPartland (Stevenage): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions Ministers in his Department have had with Ministerial colleagues in the Department of Health on the preparation of guidance for schools that clarifies expectations and statutory responsibilities, including the roles and responsibilities of key staff members, on the management by schools of long-term health conditions, such as asthma.
(25055)
103
Paul Maynard (Blackpool North and Cleveleys): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children who attended (a) maintained primary schools, (b) Catholic maintained primary schools, (c) maintained secondary schools and (d) Catholic maintained secondary schools lived in (i) the 10 per cent. most deprived super output areas (SOAs), (ii) the 20 per cent. most deprived SOAs, (iii) the 30 per cent. most deprived SOAs and (iv) the 10 per cent. least deprived SOAs as measured by the Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index in the school year 2009-10.
(24895)
104
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the budget is of his Department's free schools group.
(24756)
105
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department's free schools group provides advice to the public on setting up free schools.
(24757)
106
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what responsibilities he has assigned to (a) the free schools group in his Department and (b) the New Schools Network in respect of free schools.
(24758)
107
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what advice he received from officials in his Department on the New Schools Network prior to awarding it a grant to administer advice on free schools.
(24759)
108
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his Department's policy is on the 14 to 19 diploma.
(24761)
109
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 1 November 2010, Official Report, column 607W, on Building Schools for the Future programme, how many pieces of correspondence his Department received in support of the ending of the Building Schools for the Future programme.
(24810)
110
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will put in place mechanisms for public scrutiny of the financial backing of individuals and organisations who are involved in setting up free schools.
(24812)
111
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reasons he decided not to put the contract eventually awarded to the New Schools Network out to competitive tender.
(24813)
112
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reasons he decided not to develop a formal funding agreement with the New Schools Network in respect of the services it has been contracted to provide.
(24814)
113
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he had discussions with the Minister for the Cabinet Office on the decisions to (a) award a contract to the New Schools Network without competitive tendering and (b) not to develop a formal funding agreement with the New Schools Network following the award of that contract.
(24815)
114
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will assess the level of independence of the New Schools Network in respect of its delivery of the services he has contracted it to provide.
(24816)
115
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the responsibilities of his Department's Free Schools Group are.
(24966)
116
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people are employed in his Department's Free School Group.
(24967)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
117
N
Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what information his Department holds on the proportion of installed heat pumps which use the refrigerant fluorocarbon gas, R404A.
(24691)
118
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what discussions he has had with Ofgem on its overarching standards of conduct in respect of the requirement not to supply products that are unnecessarily complex or confusing; and if he will make a statement.
(24993)
119
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether his Department monitors the application of (a) exit fees in respect of and (b) penalties applied to energy suppliers' tariffs; and if he will make a statement.
(24994)
120
N
Richard Harrington (Watford): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent steps he has taken to increase levels of energy efficiency; and whether he has assessed the merits of working together with Israel on the development of (a) solar and (b) other renewable energy systems for the purpose of increasing those levels.
(24643)
121
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the monetary value was of contracts between his Department and its predecessors and (a) Post Office Ltd. and (b) Royal Mail in (i) 1997-98 and (ii) each year since 2004-05.
(24920)
122
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps his Department has taken to identify those of its services that could be provided through the Post Office network.
(24921)
123
Ian Mearns (Gateshead): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 22 October 2010, Official Report, columns 923-4W, on fuel poverty: North East, what estimate was made of the number and proportion of households in fuel poverty in the former Tyne Bridge constituency.
(25075)
124
Julian Sturdy (York Outer): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what plans his Department has for the sustainable exploitation of bioenergy resources from the agricultural sector.
(25004)
125
John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the compliance of energy suppliers with Ofgem's overarching standards of conduct in respect of the requirement to not supply products that are unnecessarily complex or confusing; and if he will make a statement.
(24784)
126
John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether Ofgem has made an assessment of the number of energy products on the market that are deemed unnecessarily complex or confusing under its overarching standards of conduct; and if he will make a statement.
(24785)
127
John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether Ofgem makes an assessment of the compliance of new energy products that enter the market with its overarching standards of conduct in respect of the requirement not to supply products that are unnecessarily complex or confusing; and if he will make a statement.
(24786)
128
John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what measure of (a) complexity and (b) confusion Ofgem applies in its assessment of the compliance of energy products with the requirement not to be unnecessarily complex or confusing under its overarching standards of conduct; and if he will make a statement.
(24787)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
129
Karen Bradley (Staffordshire Moorlands): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she plans to take to ensure that the charitable body which succeeds British Waterways attracts sufficient funding to enable it to maintain and operate its waterways network to a fit-for-purpose standard; and if she will make a statement.
(25034)
130
Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent research her Department has (a) undertaken and (b) evaluated on the effects on levels of food waste of supermarket special offers.
(25069)
131
Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made a recent estimate of the quantity of soy imported from Paraguay (a) directly and (b) through a third country (i) raw and (ii) incorporated into a product in the latest period for which figures are available.
(25065)
132
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much her Department plans to spend on scientific research in the next five years.
(25061)
133
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much her Department spent on scientific research in each of the last five years.
(25062)
134
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the monetary value was of contracts between her Department and its predecessors and (a) Post Office Ltd. and (b) Royal Mail in (i) 1997-98 and (ii) each year since 2004-05.
(24922)
135
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what services provided by her Department and its predecessors were the subject of a contract with Post Office Ltd in 1997-98 and have subsequently become the subject of a contract with another supplier; and what the monetary value was of each such contract in (a) 1997-98 and (b) the latest period for which figures are available in each case.
(24923)
136
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which services of her Department and its predecessors have been the subject of a contract awarded in a tender process in which Post Office Ltd submitted a bid since 1997-98.
(24924)
137
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department has taken to identify those of its services that could be provided through the Post Office network.
(24925)
138
Julian Sturdy (York Outer): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps to improve the protection of endangered species of wild birds.
(25005)
139
N
Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many permanent staff employed by Natural England received an annual salary of more than £25,428 in the latest period for which figures are available; and if she will make a statement.
(24292)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
140
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he (a) is taking and (b) plans to take in the next 12 months with his international counterparts to ensure that Hamas accepts the Quartet Principles and joins peace negotiations; and if he will make a statement.
[R] (24869)
141
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he (a) is taking and (b) plans to take to promote (i) Palestinian reconciliation and (ii) full acceptance of the Quartet Principles by all parties in the region; and if he will make a statement.
[R] (24870)
142
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the government of Israel on security threats from Gaza; and if he will make a statement.
[R] (24871)
143
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart during his recent visit to Israel on Israel's security concerns; and if he will make a statement.
[R] (24872)
144
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the extent of Iranian involvement with terrorist groups in (a) Southern Lebanon and (b) Gaza; and if he will make a statement.
[R] (24877)
145
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the recently-introduced sanctions against Iran; and if he will make a statement.
[R] (24878)
146
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the state of the Iranian nuclear programme since September 2010; and if he will make a statement.
[R] (24879)
147
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of Iranian links with militants in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan since September 2010; and if he will make a statement.
[R] (24880)
148
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the political situation in the West Bank since September 2010; and if he will make a statement.
[R] (24881)
149
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effects of the recent visit of the Iranian President to Lebanon on the political situation in Lebanon; and if he will make a statement.
[R] (24882)
150
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the political situation in Gaza since September 2010; and if he will make a statement.
[R] (24883)
151
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, who he met during his recent visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories; if he will place in the Library copies of material supplied to him by the government of Israel and the Palestinian Authority during the visit; and if he will make a statement.
[R] (24946)
152
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent progress has been made in the Middle East peace process; and if he will make a statement.
[R] (24947)
153
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts on the effectiveness of the Iranian sanctions programme; and if he will make a statement.
(24998)
154
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the economic situation in the Palestinian territories since September 2010; and if he will make a statement.
[R] (24999)
155
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of the acquisition of anti-aircraft missiles by Hamas since September 2010; what discussions he has had with the government of Israel on this issue; and if he will make a statement.
(25052)
156
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the extent of arms smuggling into Gaza; what discussions he has had with the government of (a) Israel and (b) Egypt on this issue since September 2010; and if he will make a statement.
(25053)
157
Conor Burns (Bournemouth West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to increase the effectiveness of auditing practices in EU institutions; and what recent discussions he has had with (a) the European Commission and (b) his EU counterparts in the Council of Ministers on that matter.
(24893)
158
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the monetary value was of contracts between his Department and (a) Post Office Ltd and (b) Royal Mail in (i) 1997-98 and (ii) each year since 2004-05.
(24926)
159
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to identify those of its services that could be provided through the Post Office network.
(24927)
160
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what services provided by his Department were the subject of a contract with Post Office Ltd in 1997-98 and have subsequently become the subject of a contract with another supplier; and what the monetary value was of each such contract in (a) 1997-98 and (b) the latest period for which figures are available in each case.
(24929)
161
Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent meetings (a) officials and (b) special advisers in his Department have had with the Director-General of the BBC; and whether pensions were discussed at those meetings.
(25017)
162
Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the BBC on the detention of journalists Annakurban Amanklychev and Sapardurdy Khadzhiev in Turkmenistan.
(24805)
163
Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will hold discussions with the BBC Director General about the custodial conditions of journalists Annakurban Amanklychev and Sapardurdy Khadzhiev detained in Turkmenistan.
(24806)
164
Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to his Pakistan counterpart on the death sentence given to Mrs Asia Bibi.
(24950)
165
Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will discuss with the Burmese government the date of the release of the political prisoners held in Burmese prisons.
(24951)
166
N
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, who will lead the UK delegation to the 2010 Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe summit of heads of state of government in Astana; and whether they will raise concerns about the human rights situation in Kazakhstan at that meeting.
(24637)
167
Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has made representations to the Moroccan government on the recent attacks on Saharawi protestors; and if he will make a statement.
(24767)
168
Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he plans to send a representative to El Aauin in Western Sahara as a result of the recent violent incidents.
(24768)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
169
Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding he has allocated for drug treatment services in (a) England, (b) the West Midlands and (c) Coventry in each of the next five years.
(24861)
170
Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people commenced, but did not complete successfully a treatment programme for drug addiction in each of the last five years.
(24863)
171
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to require primary care trusts to (a) promote and safeguard the health and welfare of carers and (b) ensure that effective procedures exist to identify patients who are carers; and if he will make a statement.
(24873)
172
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he has plans to permit GP consortia to contract out any services relating to their commissioning functions to private companies.
(24289)
173
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, under what conditions applications under the right to request scheme for NHS organisations are granted.
(24290)
174
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the likely effects of EU legislation on the implementation of his proposals for GP commissioning.
(24291)
175
Mike Freer (Finchley and Golders Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on how many occasions natural or herbal remedies have been found to contain (a) heavy metals and (b) undeclared pharmaceutical substances in the last 10 years.
(25008)
176
N
Julie Hilling (Bolton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what processes he plans to put in place to enable patients to raise concerns regarding serious misconduct on the part of their GP following the abolition of primary care trusts; what the process will be for suspending GPs when such concerns are found to be of sufficient (a) merit and (b) importance to warrant suspension; and what arrangements will be put in place to provide care for the patient while investigations are completed.
(24293)
177
N
Julie Hilling (Bolton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, by what processes his Department will ensure (a) probity, (b) quality of service and (c) cost effectiveness when GPs are commissioning services which they also provide; which body will monitor such contracts; and how his Department plans to report to the House on the probity and value for money of such arrangements.
(24294)
178
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the monetary value was of contracts between his Department and (a) Post Office Ltd and (b) Royal Mail in (i) 1997-98 and (ii) each year since 2004-05.
(24928)
179
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what services of his Department have been the subject of a contract awarded in a tender process in which Post Office Ltd submitted a bid since 1997-98.
(24930)
180
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department has taken to identify those of its services that could be provided through the Post Office network.
(24931)
181
Stephen Lloyd (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether primary care trust baseline funding will include an allocation for disabled children's services in 2011-12.
(24963)
182
Stephen McPartland (Stevenage): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether respiratory disease will be included as an improvement area in the NHS outcomes framework.
(25030)
183
Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential contribution of (a) voluntary partnerships with industry and (b) regulation in reducing the incidence of (i) obesity, (ii) alcohol abuse and (iii) tobacco smoking.
(24825)
184
Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the merits of regulating the price of alcohol for the purpose of reducing alcohol consumption; and if he will make a statement.
(24826)
185
Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to reduce the incidence of (a) obesity and (b) alcohol abuse; and what account he plans to take of the views of industry representatives in formulating his Department's policy in these areas.
(24827)
186
Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of health regulations in respect of school meals.
(24896)
187
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the National Diabetes Audit, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the (a) level of glucose control problems and (b) risk of stroke and heart disease amongst people with diabetes.
(25082)
188
Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of his Department contacting all GP practices (a) by letter and (b) by email (i) on the last occasion on which it did so and (ii) in the latest year for which figures are available.
(24828)
189
Mr Robin Walker (Worcester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which bodies are responsible for enforcing legal requirements in respect of the import of prescription drugs; and whether he plans to review legislation in this area.
(25060)
190
Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many hospital admissions relating to overdoses of illegal drugs there were in (a) England, (b) Sussex and (c) Brighton and Hove in (i) 2005, (ii) 2006, (iii) 2007, (iv) 2008 and (v) 2009.
(25105)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
191
Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she sought submissions from the Advisory Council for the Misuse of Drugs during her Department's 2010 drugs strategy consultation.
(24862)
192
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with the Scout Association on the introduction of charges for Criminal Records Bureau checks; and if she will make a statement.
[R] (24867)
193
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will meet representatives of the Scout Association to discuss the introduction of charges for Criminal Records Bureau checks; and if she will make a statement.
[R] (24868)
194
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent representations she has received from (a) hon. Members, (b) Members of the House of Lords and (c) members of the public on the introduction of charges for Criminal Records Bureau checks for members of the Scout Association; what response she provided; and if she will make a statement.
[R] (24874)
195
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will reverse her decision to introduce charges for Criminal Records Bureau checks for members of the Scout Association; and if she will make a statement.
[R] (24875)
196
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will estimate the likely annual cost to the Scout Association of the payment of charges for Criminal Records Bureau checks; and if she will make a statement.
[R] (24876)
197
N
Ed Balls (Morley and Outwood): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations her Department has received on the piloting of Domestic Violence Protection Orders.
(24644)
198
N
Ed Balls (Morley and Outwood): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations she has received on her proposal to incorporate the Child Exploitation Online Protection centre in the new National Crime Agency.
(24645)
199
N
Ed Balls (Morley and Outwood): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, who will be responsible for the National Police Computer following the implementation of her proposal to establish the National Crime Agency.
(24646)
200
N
Ed Balls (Morley and Outwood): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether there will be a requirement on candidates or parties taking part in the proposed elections for police commissioners to register with the Electoral Commission.
(24647)
201
Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many arrests were made following section 60 stop and searches in each (a) police authority in England and Wales and (b) local authority in London in each of the last five years; and what proportion of such arrests was of a person from a (i) white, (ii) black, (iii) Asian and (iv) other minority ethnic group.
(25086)
202
Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many complaints were made against each police authority on the use of stop and search powers in each of the last five years; and what proportion of such complaints was upheld in each such year.
(25087)
203
Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has for implementation of the cross-Government hate crime action plan; and whether there will be changes to the plan's timetable.
(25063)
204
N
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what response she has given to the family of Jimmy Mubenga to the letter delivered to her Department on 12 November 2010; and if she will make a statement.
(24694)
205
Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people in (a) North Tyneside, (b) the North East and (c) England are subject to an anti-social behaviour order.
(24969)
206
Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects her Department to complete its review of anti-social behaviour orders.
(24973)
207
N
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) visas or equivalent were issued in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
(24642)
208
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the monetary value was of contracts between her Department and (a) Post Office Ltd and (b) Royal Mail in (i) 1997-98 and (ii) each year since 2004-05.
(24932)
209
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what services provided by her Department were the subject of a contract with Post Office Ltd in 1997-98 and have subsequently become the subject of a contract with another supplier; and what the monetary value was of each such contract in (a) 1997-98 and (b) the latest period for which figures are available in each case.
(24933)
210
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which services of her Department have been the subject of a contract awarded in a tender process in which Post Office Ltd submitted a bid since 1997-98.
(24934)
211
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken to identify those of its services that could be provided through the Post Office network.
(24935)
212
Stephen Lloyd (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many regulated procedures were carried out on animals under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 to test the potency of botulinum toxin in 2009.
(24958)
213
Stephen Lloyd (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what strategy her Department plans to adopt to reduce the number of animals used in experiments.
(24959)
214
Henry Smith (Crawley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has plans to review the suitability of non-human primate companies in Mauritius that are designated as breeding and supply establishments to supply non-human primates to the UK for the purposes of scientific research.
(24829)
215
Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many arrests for drug-related offences occurred in (a) England and Wales, (b) Sussex and (c) Brighton and Hove in (i) 2005, (ii) 2006, (iii) 2007, (iv) 2008 and (v) 2009.
(25104)
Questions to the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, representing the House of Commons Commission
216
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 28 June 2010, Official Report, columns 353-4, on motions, what progress the House of Commons Commission has made on placing on the Parliamentary website a sound recording of the debate held on a motion of no confidence in the Government on 28 March 1979; and if he will make a statement.
(25000)
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
217
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 8 November 2010, Official Report, column 26W, on Euromapping 2010, how many officials of each grade attended from his Department; at what cost; whether any official spoke at the launch; and if he will make a statement.
[R] (25001)
218
Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the effects of the outcomes of the G20 Summit in Seoul on levels of international assistance for agricultural development and food security.
(25083)
219
N
Richard Harrington (Watford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps he has taken to increase the level of technical assistance to developing countries in Africa; and whether he has assessed the merits of working together with Israel to provide technical assistance to such countries on climate farming.
(24638)
220
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans he has for consultation on his Department's gender equality action plan.
(25031)
221
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when he plans to publish his Department's gender equality action plan; and if he will make a statement.
(25032)
222
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent representations he has received on his Department's gender equality action plan.
(25033)
223
Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when he expects to announce the timetable for his review of the number of staff of his Department posted to international and multilateral organisations.
(24809)
224
Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent progress has been made on his Department's programmes to reduce the incidence of HIV and AIDS among women in Africa; and if he will make a statement.
(25003)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
225
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on what criteria Nick Hardwick was appointed Chief Inspector of Prisons; and who the other candidates were for that post.
(24989)
226
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he intends to announce his plans to announce the future of each prison establishment; and if he will make a statement.
(24990)
227
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent estimate he has made of his Department's average annual expenditure on rehabilitation in respect of foreign national prisoners.
(24991)
228
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, at what point in a sentence a prisoner's case for day release is considered; and on what criteria such cases are determined.
(24992)
229
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many crimes were committed by prisoners on day release in each of the last three years.
(25079)
230
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the monetary value was of contracts between his Department and its predecessors and (a) Post Office Ltd and (b) Royal Mail in (i) 1997-98 and (ii) each year since 2004-05.
(24936)
231
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department has taken to identify those of its services that could be provided through the Post Office network.
(24937)
232
Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have received (a) degrees and (b) higher education qualifications in each year since 2007.
(25089)
233
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on what date the Victims of Overseas Terrorism Compensation Scheme will begin to operate; and on what date it is likely to make its first payments to victims of overseas terrorism.
(24760)
234
Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to allow political opinion polling to take place in prisons.
(24807)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
235
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the monetary value was of contracts between his Department and (a) Post Office Ltd and (b) Royal Mail in (i) 1997-98 and (ii) each year since 2004-05.
(24938)
236
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps his Department has taken to identify those of its services that could be provided through the Post Office network.
(24939)
Questions to the Prime Minister
237
Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Prime Minister, what recent meetings (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers in his Office have had with the Director-General of the BBC; and whether pensions were discussed at those meetings.
(25014)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
238
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what estimate he has made of the likely reduction in the number of jobs in the public sector in each constituency in Scotland in each of the next five years.
(24782)
239
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the monetary value was of contracts between his Department and (a) Post Office Ltd and (b) Royal Mail in (i) 1997-98 and (ii) each year since 2004-05.
(24940)
240
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps his Department has taken to identify those of its services that could be provided through the Post Office network.
(24941)
241
N
Fiona O'Donnell (East Lothian): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether his Department has undertaken an impact assessment in respect of the Daylight Saving Bill.
(24635)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
242
N
Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans the Government has for future capital funding for the proposed high-speed rail line to the city of Sheffield; and if he will make a statement.
(24288)
243
Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will assess the merits of encouraging the operators of international high speed rail services to include a stop at Stratford International station.
(24830)
244
Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to review performance of the Kent Integrated Franchise in relation to the objectives set out during the bidding process.
(24763)
245
Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which stations operated by Southeastern Railway have received funding for the provision of step-free access from his Department in the last five years; and which stations are due to receive such funding in the next 12 months.
(24764)
246
Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of people in (a) Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency and (b) the London Borough of Bexley who have a 16 to 25 rail card.
(24765)
247
Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has received a new application for funding from Southeastern Railway to provide step-free access at Crayford Station.
(24766)
248
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the monetary value was of contracts between his Department and its predecessors and (a) Post Office Ltd and (b) Royal Mail in (i) 1997-98 and (ii) each year since 2004-05.
(24942)
249
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what services provided by his Department and its predecessors were the subject of a contract with Post Office Ltd in 1997-98 and have subsequently become the subject of a contract with another supplier; and what the monetary value was of each such contract in (a) 1997-98 and (b) the latest period for which figures are available in each case.
(24943)
250
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which services of his Department and its predecessors have been the subject of a contract awarded in a tender process in which Post Office Ltd submitted a bid since 1997-98.
(24944)
251
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department has taken to identify those of its services that could be provided through the Post Office network.
(24945)
252
Gregg McClymont (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will have discussions with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the effects of reductions to the bus subsidies and local government transport grant on the mobility of those seeking work.
(24820)
253
Julian Sturdy (York Outer): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to delegate responsibility for regional transport strategy to local enterprise partnerships.
(25006)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales
254
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps her Department has taken to identify those of its services that could be provided through the Post Office network.
(25023)
255
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the monetary value was of contracts between her Department and (a) Post Office Ltd and (b) Royal Mail in (i) 1997-98 and (ii) each year since 2004-05.
(25024)
Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities
256
Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether her Department has provided funding for the Cheshire, Halton and Warrington Racial Equality Centre since its creation.
(25073)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
257
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the monetary value of non-dependent deductions in housing benefit (a) prior to the June 2010 Budget and (b) in each year of the current Parliament.
(24774)
258
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of people who have been in receipt of jobseeker's allowance for over 12 months also receive housing benefit.
(24775)
259
N
Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he plans to take to ensure that hot water tanks heated by heat pumps comply with health and safety legislation designed to ensure control of legionella in (a) residential homes and (b) Government buildings.
(24692)
260
Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) North Tyneside constituency, (b) the North East and (c) England are in receipt of housing benefit and have been unemployed for 12 months or more.
(24954)
261
Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects a local enterprise partnership for Newcastle, Tyneside and Northumberland to be established.
(24972)
262
N
Julie Hilling (Bolton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Erith and Thamesmead of 19 October 2010, Official Report, column 643W, on child benefit, whether there has been a re-assessment of the changes announced to child benefit in relation to the effects on national insurance credits towards state pension; and if he will make a statement.
(24130)
263
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency, (b) Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk constituency and (c) Scotland have been in receipt of employment and support allowance payments for more than one year.
(24779)
264
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of the number of workless households in (a) Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency, (b) Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk constituency and (c) Scotland.
(24780)
265
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department has taken to identify those of its services that could be provided through the Post Office network.
(25019)
266
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which services of his Department have been the subject of a contract awarded in a tender process in which Post Office Ltd submitted a bid since 1997-98.
(25020)
267
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what services provided by his Department were the subject of a contract with Post Office Ltd in 1997-98 and have subsequently become the subject of a contract with another supplier; and what the monetary value was of each such contract in (a) 1997-98 and (b) the latest period for which figures are available.
(25021)
268
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the monetary value was of contracts between his Department and (a) Post Office Ltd and (b) Royal Mail in (i) 1997-98 and (ii) each year since 2004-05.
(25022)
269
Stephen Lloyd (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are claiming income-based employment and support allowance; and how many of those people cited a mental health condition as their primary reason for claiming.
(24960)
270
Stephen Lloyd (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are claiming income-based employment and support allowance in the support group; and how many of those people cited a mental health condition as their primary reason for claiming.
(24961)
271
Stephen Lloyd (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are claiming income-based employment and support allowance in the work-related activity group; and how many of those cited a mental health condition as their primary reason for claiming.
(24962)
272
Stephen Lloyd (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the removal of mobility allowance for disabled chldren after 84 days in residential care will also apply to children in residential education settings.
(24964)
273
Stephen Lloyd (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether residential schools for disabled children will be classified as care homes for the purposes of the proposed changes to the mobility element of disability living allowance.
(24965)
274
Naomi Long (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the likely effects on those in receipt of carer's allowance of the implementation of his proposal for a universal credit.
(24783)
275
Gregg McClymont (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will assess the effects of reductions in bus subsidies and the local government transport grant on the mobility of individuals seeking work.
(24819)
276
Mary Macleod (Brentford and Isleworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what provisions are in place at Jobcentre Plus centres to assist jobseekers with hearing impairments; and whether interpreters are provided at each such location.
(24953)
277
Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people resident in Livingston constituency with a learning disability who will be affected by the implementation of proposals to remove the mobility component of disability living allowance for those who live in residential care homes; and if he will make a statement.
(24854)
278
Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the likely effects on those who live in residential care homes of the implementation of his proposals to remove the mobility component of disability living allowance from such people; what representations he has received on his proposals; and if he will make a statement.
(24855)
279
Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what consultation he undertook with (a) charities, (b) third sector organisations and (c) other disability organisations prior to his decision to propose the removal of the mobility component of disability living allowance for those who live in residential care homes.
(24856)
280
Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Livingston constituency (a) are in receipt of carer's allowance and (b) were in receipt of carer's allowance in each of the last five years.
(24857)
281
Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to paragraph 15 of his White Paper entitled Universal Credit: welfare that works, what assessment he has made of the likely effects on HM Revenue and Customs of his Department administering the universal benefit; and if he will make a statement.
(24897)
282
Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to paragraph 8 of his White Paper entitled Universal Credit: welfare that works, what steps he plans to take to ensure that no individual will experience a reduction in the benefit they receive as a result of the introduction of universal credit; and if he will make a statement.
(24899)
283
Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to paragraph 14 of his White Paper entitled Universal Credit: welfare that works, when he plans to set out proposals for a new system of financial sanctions to provide greater incentives for people to meet their responsibilities.
(24900)
284
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November 2010, Official Report, columns 941-2W, on private rented housing, what the evidential basis is for the estimate that 30 per cent. of properties will be affordable under the local housing allowance arrangements in 2012.
(25088)
285
Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of his Department's expenditure on welfare payments to illegal immigrants in the last 12 months.
(24952)
286
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of local authority staff employed to administer (a) housing and (b) council tax benefit.
(25035)
287
Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many problem drug users resident in (a) Nottingham, (b) Plymouth and (c) Woverhampton received out-of-work benefits in (i) 2005, (ii) 2006, (iii) 2007, (iv) 2008 and (v) 2009.
(25002)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
288
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans he has for the future of the assets owned by Yorkshire Forward in Bradford following the closure of that agency.
[Transferred] (25056)
289
N
Richard Harrington (Watford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his policy is on British-Israeli scientific co-operation; and if he will make a statement.
[Transferred] (24639)
290
N
Richard Harrington (Watford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) level of co-operation between British and Israeli industry and (b) effects of that co-operation on the British manufacturing and high technology sector.
[Transferred] (24640)
291
Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what progress he has made in supporting the creation and expansion of co-operatives; and what his policy is on the provision of Government support for the establishment of new co-operatives.
[Transferred] (24898)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
292
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will estimate the number of (a) directly-employed and (b) contracted staff of Government departments who are being paid at a rate under £7.85 per hour.
[Transferred] (24811)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
293
Dr Daniel Poulter (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the likely effects of changes to air passenger duty on people with family links to the Caribbean.
[Transferred] (24771)
294
Dr Daniel Poulter (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward proposals for higher rates of air passenger duty for short haul flights within Europe.
[Transferred] (24773)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
295
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 3 November 2010, Official Report, column 818W, on wind power: planning permission, where the 99 proposed onshore wind farms will be located.
[Transferred] (25076)
296
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 3 November 2010, Official Report, column 818W, on wind power: planning permission, for what reasons planning applications do not take wind speed into account; and what the criteria are for assessing planning applications.
[Transferred] (25077)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
297
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to take steps to ensure that Food Northwest continues to receive support following the abolition of the North West Regional Development Agency.
[Transferred] (24762)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
298
Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals on squatting.
[Transferred] (25068)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
299
Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of electric vehicles used by local authorities in (a) England, (b) the West Midlands and (c) Coventry.
[Transferred] (24859)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
300
Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of households in each local authority in each English region likely to be affected by the introduction of the proposed upper limit on benefits entitlement.
[Notice originally given for 18th November 2010] (25092)
301
Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether households in temporary accommodation and in receipt of local housing allowance will be affected by the proposed upper limit on benefit entitlement.
[Notice originally given for 18th November 2010] (25093)
302
Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether households in social housing where rents are set at 80 per cent. of market rents will be affected by the proposed upper limit on benefits entitlement.
[Notice originally given for 18th November 2010] (25094)
303
Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will place in the Library a copy of each response to his Department's consultation document 21st Century Welfare.
[Notice originally given for 18th November 2010] (25096)