Session 2010-11
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The Questions Book

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 8 December 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 8 December 2010
(the 'Questions Book')

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 8 December 2010

This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 8 December 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 8 December of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.

For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Wednesday 8 December see Part 2 of this paper.

Questions to the Attorney General

1 N	Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Attorney General, whether (a) the Crown Prosecution Service, (b) Cambridgeshire Constabulary and (c) any other Government department notified the German authorities of an intention to serve a European arrest warrant in respect of Dr Daniel Ubani prior to 12 March 2010.
	(29428)

2
N

Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 25 October 2010, Official Report, column 64W, on European Arrest Warrant: Dr Daniel Ubani, whether the European arrest warrant received by the Serious and Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) on 9 March 2009 was (a) sent to or (b) drawn to the attention of the German authorities by (i) the Crown Prosecution Service, (ii) SOCA, (iii) another Government department and (iv) any other organisation or individual.

(29429)

3
N

Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 25 October 2010, Official Report, column 64W, on European Arrest Warrant: Dr Daniel Ubani, what the minor corrections were which the Serious and Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) requested to the European Arrest Warrant received on 9 March 2009 in respect of Dr Daniel Ubani; and if he will place in the Library a copy of the warrant received by SOCA on (a) 9 March and (b) 12 March 2009.

(29430)

4 N	Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 1 November 2010, Official Report, column 498W, on Daniel Ubani, if he will place in the Library a copy of the German prosecutor's document which suggests that legal proceedings were initiated against Dr Ubani on 12 March 2009.
	(29431)

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

5 N	Gordon Birtwistle (Burnley): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he plans to take to ensure parity of esteem between apprenticeships and university degrees.
	(29221)

6 N	Gordon Birtwistle (Burnley): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will bring forward proposals to establish graduation ceremonies for students who have completed courses in practical skills for the purposes of encouraging parity of esteem between manual and academic achievements.
	(29222)

7 N	Damian Hinds (East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the contribution to tuition fees that would be required of a newly-starting (a) nurse, (b) teacher and (c) social worker who had attended a three year course at a university charging (i) £4,000 and (ii) £6,000 per annum in the first year of their employment.
	(29220)

8 N	Damian Hinds (East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will estimate the average weekly student loan payment for a newly-qualified (a) nurse, (b) teacher and (c) social worker in their first year of employment who had attended a university charging £3,290 per year in tuition fees under the existing student finance system.
	(29300)

9	Pauline Latham (Mid Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effects on the local economy of the student population attending the University of Derby.
	(29541)

10	Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle Upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number of organisations that have taken on apprentices since the publication of the 2009 Office of Government Commerce guidelines on Promoting Skills through Public Procurement.
	(29741)

11	Mrs Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the cost was of (a) electricity and (b) gas supplied to his Department's offices at 1 Victoria Street in each of the last 12 months for which figures are available.
	(29670)

12	Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much funding his Department plans to allocate to the all-age careers service in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13; and how many officials in his Department are working on this policy.
	(29819)

13	Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the oral Statement of 20 October 2010, Official Report, column 961, on the spending review, which 24 public bodies for which the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills is responsible will be abolished.
	(29821)

14	Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to his Department's document, Investing in Skills for Sustainable Growth, paragraph 46, whether he plans to establish a joint learner support fund for both 16-18 year olds and those aged 19 studying in further education and sixth form colleges.
	(29822)

15	Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the rate of completion was for students studying in further education colleges who entered the UK under the student visa programme in the most recent year for which figures are available.
	(29823)

16	Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what new freedoms further education colleges will benefit from in (a) 2011-12 and (b) 2012-13.
	(29824)

Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether the (a) Code of Practice for Scientific Advisory Committees and (b) Principles for the Treatment of Independent Scientific Advice, will apply to scientific advisory committees which are being (a) retained and (b) reconstituted in each ground referred to in the document entitled Public Bodies Reform - Proposals for Change.

(29693)

18	Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what mechanisms will be in place to ensure the independence of scientific advisory committees which are to be reconstituted within departments as committees of experts.
	(29694)

19	Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the evidential basis was for the distinction made between those scientific advisory committees to be (a) retained and (b) reconstituted in the document entitled Public Bodies Reform: Proposals for Change.
	(29695)

20	Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what effects the grounds on which scientific advisory committees have been (a) retained and (b) reconstituted will have on the responsibilities of the chairs of these committee.
	(29696)

21	Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many students from Sunderland entered higher education between 1997 and 2010.
	(29630)

22	Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to encourage private and public sector employers to provide paid internships to recent graduates.
	(29844)

23	Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the extension of eligibility for jobseeker benefits to graduates on unpaid work placements.
	(29845)

24	Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many apprenticeship positions suitable for graduates he expects to be created in each of the next five years as a result of the policies announced in his Department's paper, Investing in Skills for Sustainable Growth.
	(29847)

25	Mr Edward Timpson (Crewe and Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the (a) adequacy and (b) levels of usage of broadband services in Crewe and Nantwich constituency.
	(29532)

Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office

26	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, within what period after the date of tabling he expects his Department to circulate guidance to departments in respect of round robin questions tabled in the House of Lords; under what circumstances guidance is not produced in respect of round robin questions; and if he will make a statement.
	(29835)

27	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of round robin questions to the Government tabled in the House of Lords which have been answered without (a) waiting for and (b) utilising round robin guidance; and if he will make a statement.
	(29836)

28	Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether an examination of the cost of Government-secured intranet communication links formed part of the Government's efficiency savings programme.
	(29786)

Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 30 November 2010, Official Report, column 783W, on corruption: EU law, what guidance is provided to (a) Government departments, (b) business organisations and (c) other contracting authorities to enable them to establish whether an economic operator should be treated as ineligible during the tendering procedure because it has been convicted of the offence of bribery.

(29522)

30	Richard Fuller (Bedford): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will bring forward proposals to repeal the requirement for charities to provide a public notice for street collections as required by the Police, Factories etc (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1916 as amended by section 251 and section 29 of the Local Government Act 1972.
	(29783)

31	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many heroin addicts died of an overdose in each of the last three years.
	(29652)

32	Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many internship opportunities for black, Asian and minority ethnic applicants have been (a) advertised and (b) undertaken in each central government department in the last 12 months.
	(29846)

Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

33	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the merits of implementing the recommendation made by the Walker Review of corporate governance of the UK banking industry on the compulsory disclosure by financial institutions based in the UK of the number of their employees who earn more than £1 million per annum.
	(29559)

34	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue would accrue to the Exchequer over each of the next four financial years were (a) companies prohibited from using derivatives to reduce their tax liabilities and (b) investment companies prevented from changing the currency in which they prepare their accounts.
	(29828)

35
N

Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 30 November 2010, Official Report, column 679W, on health centres: Christchurch, what assessment he has made of the taxpayer interest protected by the outcome of his Department's review of the proposed disposal of the former Saxon Square Health Centre on terms acceptable to the district valuer and the Department for Health.

(29437)

36	Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the number of households in Bolton North East constituency in receipt of child benefit who will no longer receive it as a result of his proposed changes.
	(29597)

37	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many visits (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have made to Brussels to discuss European banking regulation since 6 May 2010.
	(29506)

38	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many meetings (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have had with each Crown dependency to discuss banking regulation and tax avoidance since 6 May 2010.
	(29507)

39	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions his Department's officials have had with UK Sport on the taxation of visiting sports professionals since 6 May 2010.
	(29508)

40	Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish his estimate of the number of public and private sector job reductions in (a) Houghton and Sunderland South constituency, (b) Sunderland, (c) the North East of England and (d) England between 2010 and 2015.
	(29551)

41	Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expects to make an announcement on the future of the Low Value Consignment Relief scheme applying to the Channel Islands.
	(29848)

42	Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward proposals to reduce the maximum monetary value eligible for low value consignment relief to £8.
	(29849)

43	Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of UK businesses based on the UK mainland that ship goods to UK mainland customers via the Channel Islands.
	(29850)

44	Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an estimate of the likely effect of the rise in the rate of value added tax in January 2011 on the number of UK-based mail order businesses transferring operations to the Channel Islands.
	(29851)

45	Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department has taken to comply with EU Directive 1983/181 in order to prevent abuse, evasion and avoidance in respect of low value consignment relief.
	(29852)

46	Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the government of (a) Jersey and (b) Guernsey on low value consignment relief; and if he will make a statement.
	(29854)

47	Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what provision will be made for tax credits for pensioners with children when child tax credits are replaced by universal credit for people of working age.
	(29618)

48	Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will encourage banks in receipt of public funds to provide financial support to programmes that promote (a) a savings culture and (b) financial capability amongst young people.
	(29638)

49 N	Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect on the economy of recent adverse weather conditions.
	(29435)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

50	Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to relax the requirements for councils to report separately on trading standards, licensing and environmental health issues in respect of councils operating shared services.
	(29555)

51 N	Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what reserves were held by each (a) local authority and (b) category of local authority in (i) 2009-10 and (ii) 2010-11.
	(29226)

52	Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will assess the effect on the (a) right to remain, (b) rent levels and (c) succession rights of social housing tenants of his proposals for social housing.
	(29643)

53	Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he plans to take to inform (a) local authorities and (b) housing associations on the level of income above which tenants may be required to vacate social housing.
	(29644)

54	Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what provision he plans to make for (a) local authorities and (b) housing associations to collect information on the incomes of social housing tenants under his proposed reforms and what estimate he has made of the likely cost to the public purse of such activity.
	(29645)

55	Mr George Howarth (Knowsley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of Travelling families with children who have no fixed abode.
	(29858)

56	Mr George Howarth (Knowsley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many Travelling families with children were recorded as having a fixed residence in each year since 2001.
	(29859)

57	Mrs Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the cost was of (a) electricity and (b) gas supplied to his Department's offices at Eland House in each of the last 12 months for which figures are available.
	(29669)

58	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans he has for a national register of councillors' interests.
	(29479)

59	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of councillors who sit on both district and county councils.
	(29480)

60	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he has had discussions with Nottinghamshire County Council on the proposed reduction in Supporting People programme funding in the Spending Review period.
	(29608)

61	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the effects of reductions in the Supporting People programme budget.
	(29744)

62	Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much funding from the Working Neighbourhood Fund was granted to organisations and projects in Newcastle Upon Tyne Central constituency in 2009-10.
	(29742)

63	Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many social homes were built in each financial year since 1997-98; and how many are expected to be built during financial years (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12.
	(29853)

64	Gavin Williamson (South Staffordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, on what date his Department plans to bring forward its proposed amendments to planning circular ODPM 01/2006 on Gypsy and Traveller sites.
	(29698)

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

65	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the potential contribution to the economy of the UK hosting the 2017 World Athletics Championship.
	(29483)

66	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how much revenue accrued to the Exchequer from foreign sports professionals visiting the UK in each of the last three years.
	(29509)

67	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what the three highest revenue-generating sports were in 2009; and how much was generated from foreign professionals in those sports visiting the UK in that year.
	(29510)

68	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, which Schools Sports Partnerships (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have visited since 6 May 2010.
	(29517)

69	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, which Olympic sport has the fewest venues for participative competition (a) with and (b) without spectator provision in England; and how many such venues there are.
	(29621)

70	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what venues there are in England for international competition-standard BMX biking.
	(29622)

71	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how many competitive archery venues there are in England.
	(29623)

72	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how many velodromes there are in England.
	(29624)

73	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, which stadiums in England his Department has assessed as being of a standard to host an IAAF World Athletics Championship.
	(29625)

74	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how many people in England participated in each (a) Olympic and (b) Paralympic sport in 2009.
	(29635)

75	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how many athletics tracks suitable for (a) national and (b) international competitors there are in each local authority area in England.
	(29676)

76	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, whether his Department has undertaken a cost-benefit analysis of providing guarantees to UK Athletics for its bid to host the 2017 World Athletics Championship.
	(29746)

77	Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what plans he has to increase the competitiveness of the UK tourist industry.
	(29855)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence

78	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the level of anti-Semitism in the armed forces; and if he will make a statement.
	[R] (29789)

79 N	Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what area in hectares and what proportion of his Department's estate was constituted by airfields (a) in 2008 and (b) on the most recent date for which figures are available.
	(29427)

80	Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what funding his Department has allocated to cyber security matters in each year from 2010-11 to 2014-15; and to which (a) units in his Department and (b) programmes and projects such funding has been allocated.
	(29553)

81	Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many suppliers of (a) equipment, (b) personnel, (c) parts and (d) assembly facilities for the Vanguard-class Trident submarine maintenance project there are in each (i) Government Office region, (ii) local authority area and (iii) parliamentary constituency.
	(29631)

82	Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many suppliers of (a) equipment, (b) personnel, (c) parts and (d) assembly facilities for the L11 5A1 Long Range Rifle are located in each (i) Government Office region, (ii) local authority area and (iii) parliamentary constituency.
	(29655)

83	Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) equipment, (b) personnel, (c) parts and (d) assembly facility suppliers for the Astute-class submarine construction there are in each (i) Government Office region, (ii) local authority area and (iii) parliamentary constituency.
	(29656)

84	Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many suppliers of (a) equipment, (b) personnel, (c) parts and (d) assembly facilities for the SA80 A2 L85 Individual Weapon are located in each (i) Government Office region, (ii) local authority area and (iii) parliamentary constituency.
	(29701)

85	Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what training his Department has provided for (a) fast jet, (b) helicopter and (c) multi-engine pilots overseas by (i) location, (ii) aircraft type, (iii) hours flown and (iv) cost in each of the last five years.
	(29805)

86	Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many passes have taken place at (a) RAF Holbeach, (b) RAF Tain and (c) the Cape Wrath Range by Tornado GR4s taking off from RAF Lossiemouth in each year since 2004.
	(29806)

87	Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the monetary value was of payments made by his Department to (a) Babcock International Group plc, (b) Finmeccanica SpA, (c) QinetiQ Group plc, (d) BAE Systems plc, (e) Hewlett-Packard Company, (f) Rolls-Royce Group plc, (g) EADS NV3, (h) Lockheed Martin Corporation and (i) Thales SA was in each year since 2006.
	(29807)

Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the monetary value was of payments made by his Department to (a) BAE Systems plc, including payments made to BAE Systems/Rockwell Collins Data Link Solutions LLC, (b) Corda Ltd, (c) Detica Group plc, (d) Detica Ltd, Europaams SAS, (e) IFS Defence Ltd, (f) MBDA France, (g) MBDA UK Ltd, (h) Piper Group PLC, (i) SAAB AB (Publ), (j) SAAB AB Gripen, (k) SAAB Barracuda AB, (l) SAAB Bofors Dynamics AB, (m) SAAB Seaeye Ltd and (n) SAAB Training Systems AB in each year since 2006.

(29808)

Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the monetary value was of payments made by his Department to (a) Aerosystems International Ltd, (b) Atlantic Inertial Systems Ltd, (c) BAE Systems (Defence Systems) Ltd, (d) BAE Systems (Hawk Synthetic Training) Ltd, (e) BAE Systems (Operations) Ltd, (f) BAE Systems Australia Ltd, (g) BAE Systems Bofors AB, (h) BAE Systems Defence Ltd, (i) BAE Systems Electronics Ltd, (j) BAE Systems Hagglunds AB, (k) BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc, (l) BAE Systems Information and Electronic Warfare Systems, (m) BAE Systems Integrated System Technologies Ltd, (n) BAE Systems Land Systems (Bridging) Ltd, (o) BAE Systems Land Systems (Munitions and Ordnance) Ltd, (p) BAE Systems Land Systems (Weapons and Vehicles) Ltd, (q) BAE Systems Marine Ltd, (r) BAE Systems National Security Solutions Inc, (s) BAE Systems Pinzgauer Ltd, (t) BAE Systems PLC, (u) BAE Systems Regional Aircraft Ltd, (v) BAE Systems Surface Ships Integrated Support Ltd, (w) BAE Systems Surface Ships Ltd, (x) BAE Systems Surface Ships Maritime Ltd, (y) BAE Systems Surface Ships Portsmouth Ltd, (z) BAE Systems Surface Ships Support Ltd and (aa) BAE Systems (Aviation Services) Ltd in each year since 2006.

(29809)

90 N	Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with the government of (a) China and (b) Russia on cyberattacks.
	(29432)

91	Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to retain HMS Ark Royal as (a) a museum and (b) a training facility.
	(29779)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Education

Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 12 July 2010, Official Report, column 570W, on personal, social, health and economic education, whether he plans to publish the Sex and Relationships Education Guidance to Schools, issued for consultation in January 2010; what assessment he has made of the compatibility of his proposals for sex and relationships education with proposed guidance from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence on sex and relationships education within personal, social, health and economic education; and if he will make a statement.

[R] (29834)

93 N	Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of schools participating in Go Ride schemes; and if he will make a statement.
	(29392)

94	Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of school (a) staff and (b) children affected by an asbestos-related illness in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(29601)

95	Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools he expects to be refurbished in the next five years; and how many such schools he expects to have (a) major refurbishments and (b) essential repairs.
	(29602)

96	Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate he has made of the number of children attending schools with buildings in respect of which (a) dangerous and (b) high levels of asbestos have been identified.
	(29603)

97	Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he plans to take to remove asbestos from (a) primary and (b) secondary school buildings in the next five years.
	(29604)

98	Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has for the removal of asbestos from (a) primary and (b) secondary school buildings where dangerously high levels of asbestos have been identified.
	(29605)

99	Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has for the refurbishment of school buildings in respect of which dangerous levels of asbestos have been found.
	(29606)

100	Mr George Howarth (Knowsley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of children from Travelling families who were not in full-time education in each year since 2001.
	(29856)

101	Mr George Howarth (Knowsley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the educational achievement of children from Travelling families at each key educational stage compared to those of their peers with fixed addresses in each year since 2001.
	(29857)

102	Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to reply to Question 18277, on equality impact assessments, tabled on 14 October 2010 for ordinary written answer.
	(29766)

103	Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his policy is on reinstating the teaching of a modern language as a compulsory GCSE subject.
	(29729)

104	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools were closed due to local elections in (a) 2009 and (b) 2010.
	(29478)

105	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance his Department issues to local authorities on the nomination by political groupings of candidates for school governor posts.
	(29487)

106	Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many enquiries his Department has received from parties interested in setting up free schools to date.
	(29788)

107	Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to reply to Question 22779, on the proposed pupil premium, tabled on 6 November 2010 for ordinary written answer.
	(29609)

108	Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to reply to Question 24438, on funding for family rights helplines, tabled on 13 November for ordinary written answer.
	(29615)

109	Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to reply to Question 26375, on his Department's funding for disabled children's services, tabled on 22 November for ordinary written answer.
	(29616)

110	Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will discuss with Teach First the teaching of financial capability as part of teacher training.
	(29613)

111	Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he last met officials in his Department to discuss the provision of financial education in schools; and if he will make it his policy to meet the relevant officials monthly to ensure that progress is made in teaching financial capability.
	(29636)

112	Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make resources available to schools for teaching financial capability.
	(29637)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change

113	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what his policy is on the use of hydraulic fracturing by the oil and gas industry; and what discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on regulation of the use of hydraulic fracturing.
	(29560)

114 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many homes in (a) the West Midlands, (b) London and the South East, (c) England and (d) the UK received electricity supply from renewable sources in the last year; and if he will make a statement.
	(28874)

115 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent assessment he has made of the UK's capacity to meet the EU renewable energy target for 2010; and if he will make a statement.
	(28875)

116	David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what research on the reduction of the level of the UK's carbon dioxide emissions comparing the costs and benefits of different means of generation and conservation of energy his Department has taken into account in reaching policy decisions on such matters.
	(29787)

117	Mrs Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the cost was of (a) electricity and (b) gas supplied to his Department's offices at 3 Whitehall Place in each of the last 12 months for which figures are available.
	(29675)

118	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many former miners receive (a) concessionary coal and (b) payments in lieu of concessionary coal in Bassetlaw constituency.
	(29500)

119	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent estimate he has made of the number of domestic properties which are heated by (a) air source and (b) ground source heat pumps.
	(29501)

120	Laura Sandys (South Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent reports he has received on the production sharing agreement on exploration and production rights in respect of the Shafag-Asiman gas field in Azerbaijan; and if he will make a statement.
	(29598)

121	Laura Sandys (South Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent reports he has received on progress on the proposed Nabucco pipeline project; and if he will make a statement.
	(29599)

122	Mr Robin Walker (Worcester): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what mechanism he plans to use to determine the technologies which are most cost-effective when refocusing feed-in-tariffs in 2014-15.
	(29562)

123	Mr Robin Walker (Worcester): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps his Department plans to take to introduce the Renewable Heat Incentive from 2011-12 onwards.
	(29596)

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

124	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made representations to the government of New Zealand on the prohibition on the practice of shechita in New Zealand; what response was received; and if she will make a statement.
	[R] (29798)

125	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, 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 welfare of animals in slaughterhouses; what response was given in each case; and if she will make a statement.
	(29804)

126

Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) departmental circulars and (b) other documents her Department has published consequent on the provisions of legislation regulating slaughterhouses in each of the last 10 years; what assessment she has made of the adequacy of enforcement of such legislation; how many persons of each (i) age, (ii) sex and (iii) police force area have been (A) prosecuted and (B) convicted of an offence under the provisions of such legislation in each of the last three years for which figures are available; and if she will make a statement.

(29837)

127	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her policy is on the mandatory reporting of carbon dioxide emissions by companies registered in the UK.
	(29557)

128	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent representations she has received on the (a) effectiveness and (b) operation of the Hunting Act 2004.
	(29825)

129	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the (a) Prime Minister and (b) Deputy Prime Minister on her Department's plans to bring forward legislation to repeal the Hunting Act 2004.
	(29826)

130	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to bring a bill before Parliament to repeal the Hunting Act 2004.
	(29827)

131 N	Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the Scottish Executive on issues relating to the ownership and burdens of roads 12, 18 and 19 in the Almondbank complex consequent on the proposed closure of Marine Scotland: Science in March 2011.
	(29391)

132 N	Gordon Birtwistle (Burnley): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she plans to take to reduce the number of badger culls.
	(28549)

133 N	Gordon Birtwistle (Burnley): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress she has made on the development of a bovine TB vaccination for badgers.
	(28550)

134 N	Gordon Birtwistle (Burnley): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what tests her Department carries out to ensure that badgers culled to prevent the spread of bovine tuberculosis carry the virus.
	(28687)

135 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the (a) Prime Minister and (b) Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change on the introduction of mandatory carbon reporting for businesses under section 85 of the Climate Change Act 2008.
	(28768)

136	Sajid Javid (Bromsgrove): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress her Department has made on reducing the regulatory burden on farmers.
	(29699)

137	Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater and West Somerset): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much the Environment Agency spent on the new sea defences in Minehead in 2010-11; and what such expenditure is planned for 2011-12.
	(29724)

138	Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater and West Somerset): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the (a) land acquisition cost and (b) total cost is of the project to flood Steart Peninsula; and if she will make a statement.
	(29725)

139	Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater and West Somerset): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reasons the Environment Agency has undertaken its development of Steart Peninsula; what progress has been made on the project to date; and if she will make a statement.
	(29726)

140	Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater and West Somerset): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what Natural England's policy is on common land in England; what common land at what locations Natural England has worked on in the last three years; and if she will make a statement.
	(29727)

141	Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater and West Somerset): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Butterfly Conservation Society is contracted by (a) Natural England and (b) English Nature.
	(29818)

142	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent representations she has received on the cost to businesses of applying for registration under the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals Regulation.
	(29489)

143	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the effect on pure metal importers of the implementation of the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals Regulation.
	(29490)

144	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with her EU counterparts on odour emissions from mushroom composting.
	(29502)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

145	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on changes in prices for (a) food and (b) fuel in Iran; and if he will make a statement.
	[R] (29799)

146	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the government of (a) Austria and (b) Germany on permission for refuelling of Iranian planes; and if he will make a statement.
	[R] (29800)

147	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received from Arab states on the acquisition of atomic weapons by Iran; and if he will make a statement.
	[R] (29801)

148	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in Arab states on the acquisition of atomic weapons by Iran; and if he will make a statement.
	[R] (29802)

149	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of casulaties in the forest fire in Haifa and the Carmel Forest, Israel; whether any British casualties have been recorded; and if he will make a statement.
	[R] (29839)

150	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will seek to publish in the Official Report the text of his Chanukah message to the Jewish community; and if he will make a statement.
	[R] (29842)

151	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his counterpart in Japan on Japanese policy on whaling in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary.
	(29558)

152	Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effects of implementing the proposals to remove UN peacekeepers from the Democratic Republic of Congo on the political situation in the region.
	(29716)

153
N

Mr William Cash (Stone): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proposals for Treaty amendment consequent on the meeting of the European Council on 28 and 29 October 2010 have been (a) made to and (b) discussed in (i) COREPER (ii) the Council of Ministers and (iii) the European Council; what the content is of such proposals; on what dates further discussion of such proposals is planned in each such body; what timetable has been set for (A) ratification and (B) implementation of Treaty amendments; if he will deposit the text of such proposals in the House for scrutiny by the European Scrutiny Committee under the powers of Standing Order No. 143; and if he will make a statement.

(29390)

154	Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on human rights in Iran.
	(29610)

155	Pauline Latham (Mid Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with representatives of the African Union on the likely effects on the international obligations of Uganda of enacting the Press and Journalist Amendment Bill in that country.
	(29542)

156	Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will publish the letter of 25 November 2010 sent by the UK and other ambassadors in Lithuania concerning the growing manifestations of anti-Semitism in Lithuania.
	(29665)

157	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which foreign counties have not been visited by a Minister from his Department in the last three years.
	(29477)

158	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many of his Department's staff based abroad used (a) economy class tickets and (b) low-cost airlines to travel to and from the UK in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(29485)

159	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information his Department holds on the use by British Council staff of economy tickets for travel to and from the UK in the last three years.
	(29486)

160	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports on the effectiveness of the BBC World Service he received from British embassies and High Commissions in (a) 2009 and (b) 2010.
	(29492)

161	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether Ministers in his Department have received unfavourable comment from their foreign counterparts on the operation of the BBC World Service since 6 May 2010.
	(29493)

162	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many people have access to electronic information sent to his Department's London offices by British embassies and High Commissions.
	(29518)

163	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the security of electronic information sent by diplomats.
	(29519)

164	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many eavesdropping attempts against British embassies have been recorded in the last five years.
	(29520)

165	Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will discuss with his Albanian counterpart the provision of assistance to those affected by floods in Shkodra, Northern Albania.
	(29607)

166 N	Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Japanese government on its whaling activities in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary; and if he will make a statement.
	(29434)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Health

167	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 6 September 2010, Official Report, columns 228-9W, on abortion, when he expects to write to the hon. Member for Southend West; and if he will make a statement.
	[R] (29840)

168 N	Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the contribution cycling makes to children's health; and if he will make a statement.
	(29393)

169	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on the sale and labelling of products containing material from cloned animals or the offspring of cloned animals; and what advice he has received on the matter from the Food Standards Agency.
	(29646)

170	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on proposals made by the European Commission on a moratorium on the cloning of animals for food production; and what advice he has received from the Food Standards Agency on the matter.
	(29647)

171	Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funding his Department plans to allocate to the Aiming High for Disabled Children programme in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13 and (c) 2013-14.
	(29715)

172 N	Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reason his Department did not accept the district valuer's assessment of his Department's liability in respect of its leasehold interest in the former health centre premises at Saxon Square, Christchurch.
	(29394)

173 N	Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he has taken to bring the empty leasehold premises at Saxon Square, Christchurch back into use; what steps he plans to take to (a) rectify the dilapidations and (b) market the premises; and if he will make a statement.
	(29395)

174	Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which consumer groups he has met since his appointment.
	(29790)

175	Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which (a) food and food-related companies and (b) trade associations he has met since his appointment.
	(29791)

176	Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many meetings he has had with health ministers in the devolved administrations since his appointment.
	(29792)

177	Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the incorporation into his Department of the nutrition functions of the Food Standards Agency.
	(29793)

178	Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many open meetings he has held to discuss nutrition policy since his Department assumed responsibility for the nutrition functions of the Food Standards Agency.
	(29794)

179	Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the extent of any (a) duplication of functions, (b) policy overlap and (c) additional regulation in respect of nutrition policy since his Department assumed responsibility for the nutrition functions of of the Food Standards Agency.
	(29795)

180	Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations his Department has received on the marketing, advertising and promotion of food and drink high in fat, salt or sugar in the non-broadcast media.
	(29796)

181	Richard Fuller (Bedford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of foundation house officers have dropped out of courses (a) FHO1 and (b) FHO2 in each year since 2005.
	(29782)

182	Richard Fuller (Bedford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department has conducted any research into the reasons why some foundation house officers do not complete their foundation training.
	(29861)

183	Pauline Latham (Mid Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the incidence of and mortality rates from malignant melanoma.
	(29544)

184	Jason McCartney (Colne Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made on improving the provision of specialist neuromuscular physiotherapy for people with muscular dystrophy and related neuromuscular conditions; and if he will make a statement.
	(29737)

185	Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle Upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent consideration he has given to the recommendations of the report Raising our sights: services for adults with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities.
	(29736)

186	Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle Upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has for the implementation of regulations requiring (a) tobacco to be removed from display in shops and (b) the ending of sale of tobacco from vending machines.
	(29738)

187	Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle Upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what consideration he gave to the draft National Strategy for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Asthma in England prior to his Department's publication of (a) his Department's White Paper on Liberating the NHS and (b) Transparency in Outcomes framework; and if he will make a statement.
	(29739)

188	Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle Upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to publish the national clinical strategy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
	(29740)

189

Stephen McPartland (Stevenage): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to improve the standards of management of asthma in the NHS; what recent assessment he has made of the extent to which standards of asthma management vary between primary care trusts areas; what statistics his Department holds on emergency hospital admissions for asthma-related conditions in each primary care trust area in the last three years; and if he will make a statement.

(29620)

190	Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what contracts his Department has entered into for the provision of consultancy services since May 2010; and what the monetary value is of each such contract.
	(29730)

191	Mrs Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost was of (a) electricity and (b) gas supplied to his Department's offices at Richmond House in each of the last 12 months for which figures are available.
	(29674)

192	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the proportion of expansion in NHS activities that will be contracted to the private sector by 2015.
	(29481)

193	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department issues on the number of cycles of in vitro fertilisation treatment available to couples through the NHS.
	(29488)

194	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many heroin addicts were (a) admitted to hospital for a drug-related health issue and (b) under GP supervision in each of the last three years.
	(29651)

195	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress his Department has made on establishing the National Spinal Cord Injury Strategy Board.
	(29666)

196	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what NHS medical facilities there are for the treatment of spinal cord injuries for residents of Bassetlaw.
	(29667)

197	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the capability of the NHS to treat people with spinal cord injuries.
	(29668)

198	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many births there were at Bassetlaw Hospital in each of the last 10 years; and how many such births required consultant intervention.
	(29743)

199	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on how many occasions he has received representations from non-executive directors of (a) Bassetlaw Primary Care Trust, (b) Doncaster Primary Care Trust and (c) Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust on stroke treatment in the last 12 months.
	(29745)

200	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on what date a national support team most recently visited (a) Doncaster and (b) Bassetlaw hospital concerning infant mortality; and for what reason in each case.
	(29780)

201 N	Sheryll Murray (South East Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of the running costs of Liskeard Community Hospital was paid to the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) provider in each year from 2005 to 2009; and what estimate he has made of the proportion of running costs that will be paid to the PFI provider in (a) 2010 and (b) 2011.
	(27629)

202	Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many care homes have been rated poor quality since 2000; how many of those have closed; and how many of those which had closed have subsequently re-opened.
	(29546)

203	Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which NHS medical facilities have implemented the (a) Toolkit for High Quality Neonatal Services and (b) Quality Standards in Specialist Neonatal Care from the 2011-12 NHS Operating Framework.
	(29548)

204	Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to reply to Question 26376, on funding of disabled children's services, tabled on 22 November 2010 for ordinary written answer.
	(29611)

205
N

David Tredinnick (Bosworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he has made an assessment of the communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament concerning the Report on the experience acquired as a result of the application of the provisions of Chapter 2a of Directive 2001/83/EC, as amended by Directive 2004/24/EC, on specific provisions applicable to traditional herbal medicinal products, with particular reference to page 10, paragraph 5; and if he will make a statement.

(29352)

206 N	Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 1 December 2010, Official Report, column 911W, on health services: weather, what temporary measures have been necessary.
	(29169)

207 N	Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 1 December 2010, Official Report, column 911W, on health services: weather, whether strategic health authorities have identified operational issues in their area through daily winter reporting; and in respect of which hospital trusts local winter plans have been escalated to mitigate operational issues.
	(29170)

208	Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether decisions made by mental health tribunals on sectioned patients are binding on those (a) clinicians and (b) clinical institutions that are responsible for their welfare and treatment; and if he will make a treatment.
	(29688)

Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department

209	Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of visa applications were (a) rejected on initial application and (b) allowed in each category of appeal following initial rejection in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(29654)

210 N	Fiona Bruce (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress she has made on the timetable for the introduction of the Freedom Bill; and if she will make a statement.
	(29436)

211	Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police on the effects on that police force of proposed reductions in police grants to Greater Manchester Police Authority in 2011-12.
	(29634)

212	Richard Fuller (Bedford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to end the detention of women in immigration removal centres.
	(29784)

213	Susan Elan Jones (Clwyd South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many offences in which gold was (a) stolen and (b) unlawfully traded through cash for gold shops were reported in each of the last five years.
	(29554)

214 N	Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost was of IT equipment purchased by or on behalf of the Government in respect of the identity cards scheme; what was done with that equipment when she decided to end that scheme; and how much such equipment will be deployed for other purposes in government.
	(28769)

215 N	Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on the recycling and redeployment of new or nearly-new IT equipment which is no longer needed for the purpose for which it was purchased; and if she will make a statement.
	(28770)

216	Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average annual salary is of staff in the Mail Messenger Service in her Department's headquarters.
	(29677)

217	Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will place in the Library a copy of her Department's Properties Group's business case for the outsourcing of the mail and messenger service.
	(29678)

218	Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department's Properties Group has made a business case for retaining an in-house mail and messenger service.
	(29679)

219	Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has provided information to Anne's Gate Properties in respect of staff in her Department's mail messenger service; and if she will make a statement.
	(29680)

220	Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department has provided to its trade unions side on staff in the Mail Messenger Service in the last six months; whether all information provided to private companies on such staff has been provided to the trade union side; and if she will make a statement.
	(29681)

221	Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what dates the Director and Head of Unit in her Department's properties group met her Department's Mail Messenger Service staff and their representative unions in the last six months.
	(29682)

222	Mrs Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost was of (a) electricity and (b) gas supplied to her Department's offices at 2 Marsham Street in each of the last 12 months for which figures are available.
	(29673)

223	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cross-departmental Ministerial meetings there have been on issues related to tackling drugs since her appointment.
	(29473)

224	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police authorities have indicated to her Department that they may implement Regulation A19 of the Police Pensions Regulations 1987 in the last three months.
	(29474)

225	Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people entering the UK under the student visa programme enrolled to study for a period of less than three months in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(29820)

226	Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the change in the number of front-line (a) police community support officers and (b) police officers in Northumbria in the Comprehensive Spending Review period.
	(29549)

227	Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cyber attacks against targets in the UK have been recorded since 2000; what the nature was of each such attack; and from what (a) IP address and (b) country each such attack originated.
	(29552)

228	Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects to sign the proposed agreement with Albania on exchange of dactyloscopic data.
	(29600)

229

Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy that staff of the UK Border Agency should register the occasions when they use (a) first class rail and (b) air travel at fares other than the cheapest available in an official capacity in the last financial year; and what hotel accommodation was used in an official capacity by each member of staff of the UK Border Agency in the last financial year.

(29747)

230	Bob Stewart (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent representations she has received on reintroducing passport renewal for a period of less than 10 years.
	(29633)

Questions to the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission

231
N

Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, what estimate has been made of the likely cost of the House of Commons tour guide training programme in 2010-11; what the duration of the course for each trainee is; what arrangements are in place for payment of trainees; and what the cost is of employing tour guides to substitute for those under training.

(29405)

Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development

232	Nicola Blackwood (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV.
	(29764)

233	Pauline Latham (Mid Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions he has had with industry specialists on private sector solutions to energy infrastructure issues in developing countries.
	(29543)

234	Mrs Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the cost was of (a) electricity and (b) gas supplied to his Department's offices at 1 Palace Street in each of the last 12 months for which figures are available.
	(29672)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice

235	Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 8 November 2010, Official Report, columns 59-60W, on departmental communications, if he will publish an itemised account of the amount spent by the Information Commissioner's Office on (a) internal and (b) external communications in each year from 2000-01 to 2009-10.
	(29612)

236	Simon Hart (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect on the average length of time a case is in the family courts of litigants choosing to represent themselves; and if he will make a treatment.
	(29691)

237 N	Karl McCartney (Lincoln): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people of each sex were (a) prosecuted and (b) convicted for domestic abuse offences in (i) Lincolnshire and (ii) England and Wales in (A) 2008-09 and (B) 2009-10.
	(29433)

238	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has received representations from Nottinghamshire police on the consequences for them of closing (a) Retford and (b) Worksop court.
	(29476)

239	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of prisoners released in each of the last three years have re-offended.
	(29484)

240	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners convicted of each category of offence (a) detained in Ranby Prison and (b) normally resident in Bassetlaw constituency have served their sentence but not been released.
	(29498)

241	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many claims handlers have (a) been refused registration and (b) had their registration rescinded by the Claims Management Regulator in 2010 to date.
	(29499)

242	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many British prisoners detained in each foreign country were repatriated to UK prisons between 6 May 2010 and 6 December 2010.
	(29504)

243	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions there were for drug offences in the (a) six months to 6 May 2010 and (b) six months from 6 May 2010.
	(29505)

244	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many benefit recipients received a criminal conviction in 2009.
	(29514)

245	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of prisoners released in each of the last three years are in employment.
	(29515)

246	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many heroin addicts were (a) in prison and (b) convicted of a criminal offence in each of the last three years.
	(29649)

247	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of those serving a community sentence have re-offended in each of the last three years.
	(29697)

248	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in what circumstances a fine imposed by a magistrates' court may be written off.
	(29521)

249	Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his policy is on the use of funding provided through the civil legal aid scheme to bring cases against (a) current and (b) former members of the armed forces.
	(29683)

250	Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has assessed the potental effects of his proposed reforms to legal aid funding on the contract between Public Interest Lawyers and the Legal Service Commission; and if he will make a statement.
	(29684)

251	Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeal cases relating to bereavement benefit have been heard in each of the last three years; and how many such appeals (a) with legal representation, (b) with legal representation funded by legal aid and (c) without legal representation were upheld.
	(29563)

252	Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeal cases relating to carer's allowance have been heard in each of the last three years; and how many such appeals (a) with legal representation, (b) with legal representation funded by legal aid and (c) without legal representation were upheld.
	(29564)

253	Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeal cases relating to child support have been heard in each of the last three years; and how many such appeals (a) with legal representation, (b) with legal representation funded by legal aid and (c) without legal representation were upheld.
	(29565)

254	Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeal cases relating to discrimation on grounds of religion or belief have been heard in each of the last three years; and how many such appeals (a) with legal representation, (b) with legal representation funded by legal aid and (c) without legal representation were upheld.
	(29566)

255	Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeal cases relating to discrimation on grounds of sexual orientation have been heard in each of the last three years; and how many such appeals (a) with legal representation, (b) with legal representation funded by legal aid and (c) without legal representation were upheld.
	(29567)

256	Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeal cases relating to age discrimination have been heard in each of the last three years; and how many such appeals (a) with legal representation, (b) with legal representation funded by legal aid and (c) without legal representation were upheld.
	(29568)

257	Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeal cases relating to managed migration have been heard in each of the last three years; and how many such appeals (a) with legal representation, (b) with legal representation funded by legal aid and (c) without legal representation were upheld.
	(29569)

258	Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeal cases relating to asylum have been heard in each of the last three years; and how many such appeals (a) with legal representation, (b) with legal representation funded by legal aid and (c) without legal representation were upheld.
	(29570)

259	Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeal cases relating to entry clearance have been heard in each of the last three years; and how many such appeals (a) with legal representation, (b) with legal representation funded by legal aid and (c) without legal representation were upheld.
	(29571)

260	Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeal cases relating to family visit visas have been heard in each of the last three years; and how many such appeals (a) with legal representation, (b) with legal representation funded by legal aid and (c) without legal representation were upheld.
	(29572)

261	Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeal cases relating to child benefit lone parent allowances have been heard in each of the last three years; and how many such appeals (a) with legal representation, (b) with legal representation funded by legal aid and (c) without legal representation were upheld.
	(29573)

262	Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeal cases relating to tax credits have been heard in each of the last three years; and how many such appeals (a) with legal representation, (b) with legal representation funded by legal aid and (c) without legal representation were upheld.
	(29574)

263	Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeal cases relating to the Compensation Recovery Unit have been heard in each of the last three years; and how many such appeals (a) with legal representation, (b) with legal representation funded by legal aid and (c) without legal representation were upheld.
	(29575)

264	Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeal cases relating to (a) housing and (b) council tax have been heard in each of the last three years; and how many such appeals (i) with legal representation, (ii) with legal representation funded by legal aid and (iii) without legal representation were upheld.
	(29576)

265

Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeal cases relating to (a) pensions credit, (b) health in pregnancy grant, (c) incapacity benefit, (d) employment support allowance and (e) disability working allowance have been heard in each of the last three years; and how many such appeals (i) with legal representation, (ii) with legal representation funded by legal aid and (iii) without legal representation were upheld.

(29577)

266	Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeal cases relating to income support have been heard in each of the last three years; and how many such appeals (a) with legal representation, (b) with legal representation funded by legal aid and (c) without legal representation were upheld.
	(29578)

267	Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeal cases relating to industrial death benefit have been heard in each of the last three years; and how many such appeals (a) with legal representation, (b) with legal representation funded by legal aid and (c) without legal representation were upheld.
	(29579)

268	Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeal cases relating to attendance and disability living allowances have been heard in each of the last three years; and how many such appeals (a) with legal representation, (b) with legal representation funded by legal aid and (c) without legal representation were upheld.
	(29580)

269	Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeal cases relating to vaccine damage have been heard in each of the last three years; and how many such appeals (a) with legal representation, (b) with legal representation funded by legal aid and (c) without legal representation were upheld.
	(29581)

270	Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeal cases relating to the Social Fund have been heard in each of the last three years; and how many such appeals (a) with legal representation, (b) with legal representation funded by legal aid and (c) without legal representation were upheld.
	(29582)

271	Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeal cases relating to severe disablement benefits and allowances have been heard in each of the last three years; and how many such appeals (a) with legal representation, (b) with legal representation funded by legal aid and (c) without legal representation were upheld.
	(29583)

272	Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeal cases relating to retirement pension have been heard in each of the last three years; and how many such appeals (a) with legal representation, (b) with legal representation funded by legal aid and (c) without legal representation were upheld.
	(29584)

273	Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeal cases relating to maternity benefits and allowances have been heard in each of the last three years; and how many such appeals (a) with legal representation, (b) with legal representation funded by legal aid and (c) without legal representation were upheld.
	(29585)

274	Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeal cases relating to jobseeker's allowance have been heard in each of the last three years; and how many such appeals (a) with legal representation, (b) with legal representation funded by legal aid and (c) without legal representation were upheld.
	(29586)

275	Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeal cases relating to industrial injuries disablement benefit have been heard in each of the last three years; and how many such appeals (a) with legal representation, (b) with legal representation funded by legal aid and (c) without legal representation were upheld.
	(29587)

276	Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeal cases relating to home responsibilities protection have been heard in each of the last three years; and how many such appeals (a) with legal representation, (b) with legal representation funded by legal aid and (c) without legal representation were upheld.
	(29632)

277	Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) remands in custody for under 18 year-olds and (b) court-ordered secure remands were for a period of seven days or fewer between April 2009 and March 2010.
	(29776)

278	Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of children remanded in custody were looked-after in the most recent 12 month period for which information is available.
	(29815)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

279	Mrs Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the cost was of (a) electricity and (b) gas supplied to his Department's offices at 11 Millbank in each of the last 12 months for which figures are available.
	(29671)

Questions to the Prime Minister

280	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will seek to publish in the Official Report the text of his Chanukah message to the Jewish community; and if he will make a statement.
	[R] (29797)

281	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Prime Minister, what meetings he has had on the UK Athletics bid to host the 2017 world athletics championship in the last two months.
	(29482)

282	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Prime Minister, when he last (a) met, (b) spoke to and (c) corresponded with Andrew Cook.
	(29491)

283	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Prime Minister, on which dates he has attended Ministerial meetings on tackling drugs since 6 May 2010.
	(29516)

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

284	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what steps the Electoral Commission is taking on the registration of homeless people to vote.
	(29494)

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

285	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, how many site visits were carried out by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority in October and November 2010.
	(29495)

286	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, how many hon. Members have been refused advance loans by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority to date.
	(29496)

287	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, how much the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority spent on each type of office rental in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(29497)

288

Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, by what means the post of Director of Communications at the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority was advertised; who was responsible for drawing up the shortlist of candidates for that role; how many people were included on the shortlist of candidates; who sat on the interview panel; and on what date the appointment took effect.

(29685)

289	Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, if he will place in the Library a copy of the (a) application form and (b) supporting documentation for the person appointed as Director of Communications for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority.
	(29686)

290

Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, with which media organisations (a) the Director of Communications, (b) staff in the communications section and (c) other staff in the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority communicated in the two weeks prior to the publication on 2 December 2010 of information on hon. Members' expenses.

(29687)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport

291	Clive Efford (Eltham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) meetings and (b) discussions he had with train operating companies during the winter weather of November and December 2010; and if he will make a statement.
	(29626)

292	Clive Efford (Eltham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he (a) took and (b) plans to take to monitor the performance of (i) Network Rail and (ii) train operating companies during the winter weather of November and December 2010; and if he will make a statement.
	(29627)

293	Clive Efford (Eltham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what sanctions are open to him to use against (a) train operating companies and (b) Network Rail in the event that he determines that they failed to fulfil their contractual obligations during the winter weather of November and December 2010; and if he will make a statement.
	(29628)

294	Clive Efford (Eltham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) meetings and (b) discussions he has had with the Mayor of London during the winter weather of November and December 2010; and if he will make a statement.
	(29629)

295	Matthew Hancock (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average (a) death, (b) injury and (c) personal injury rate from road traffic accidents was per mile of (i) trunk A-roads, (ii) all A-roads and (iii) all roads in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(29540)

296 N	Julie Hilling (Bolton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether a rail service between Preston and Manchester via Chorley and Bolton will be maintained following electrification of the Manchester to Newton-le-Willows line.
	(28697)

297 N	Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the effects of speed humps on ambulance services.
	(28551)

298 N	Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the effects of speed humps on vehicle suspension systems.
	(28552)

299	Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects to reply to Question 20169, on the cap on rail fares, tabled on 25 October 2010.
	(29767)

300	Stephen McPartland (Stevenage): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward proposals to require train operating companies to introduce a compensatory scheme to those passengers unable to access a seat on their journey.
	(29639)

301	Stephen McPartland (Stevenage): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will review the level of overcrowding on First Capital Connect passenger rail services between Stevenage and Kings Cross; and if he will make a statement.
	(29640)

302	Stephen McPartland (Stevenage): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward proposals to ensure that rail passengers are entitled to a seat in return for the fare paid; and if he will make a statement.
	(29641)

303	Stephen McPartland (Stevenage): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward proposals to provide a statutory definition of overcrowding on rail passenger services; and if he will require train operating companies to take steps to reduce overcrowding on their services.
	(29642)

304	Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will encourage UK airports serving international flights to locate or relocate to regions of the country with lower than average snowfall.
	(29728)

305	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many collisions involving a motor vehicle there have been on the A1 at Elkersley in 2010 to date.
	(29475)

306	Stephen Metcalfe (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the financial effects on the economy of closures of the M25.
	(29717)

307	Stephen Metcalfe (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to improve junctions 30 and 31 of the M25; what recent representations he has received on the junctions; and if he will make a statement.
	(29718)

308	Stephen Metcalfe (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to improve the road network in South Essex; what recent representations he has received on that part of the road network; and if he will make a statement.
	(29719)

309	Stephen Metcalfe (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to improve the A13 between Stanford-le-Hope and junctions 30 and 31 of the M25; what recent representations he has received on that part of the road network; and if he will make a statement.
	(29720)

310	Stephen Metcalfe (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to consult local residents on a new Lower Thames Crossing; when he expects such consultation to take place; and if he will make a statement.
	(29721)

311 N	Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much Network Rail has paid to companies in the private sector since 2002.
	(29406)

312	Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects the first cascaded rolling stock from Thameslink services to be in use by rail operating companies in Greater Manchester.
	(29765)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

313

Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what legal advice his Department has sought from the Attorney General on the compatibility of his Department's proposed removal of the mobility component of disability living allowance from long-stay residents of local authority-funded care homes or colleges from October 2012 with the Government's international obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child; and if he will make a statement.

(29556)

314

Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what legal advice his Department has sought from the Attorney General on the compatibility of his Department's proposed removal of the mobility component of disability living allowance from long-stay residents of local authority-funded care homes or colleges from October 2012 with the Government's statutory equality duties; and if he will make a statement.

(29561)

315	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the effects of his Department's proposed changes in the payment of housing benefit on levels of rent arrears in (a) Glasgow North East constituency, (b) Glasgow, (c) Scotland, (d) England, (e) Wales, (f) Northern Ireland and (g) the UK from 2012 onwards.
	(29595)

316

Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the effects of his Department's proposed (a) restriction of payments of local housing allowance to the 30th percentile, (b) removal of housing benefit from recipients of jobseeker's allowance of 12 months' duration and (c) cap on the amount of housing benefit paid annually on levels of rent arrears.

(29692)

317	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the effects on support services for the disabled of his Department's proposed changes to housing benefit.
	(29731)

318	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the effects on educational attainment by pupils in schools of his Department's proposed changes to housing benefit.
	(29732)

319	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the change in the number of private sector properties capable of being rented at the level of local housing allowance payments or below consequent on his Department's proposed changes to housing benefit.
	(29733)

320	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the change in the levels of household overcrowding of his Department's proposed changes to housing benefit.
	(29734)

321	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the effects on levels of mental health and wellbeing of recipients of the mobility component of disability living allowance in local authority-funded nursing homes and colleges of his Department's proposed removal of the mobility component from October 2012.
	(29735)

322	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the cost to the public purse of administering (a) disability living allowance in (i) 2011-12 and (ii) 2012-13 and (b) his Department's proposed personal independence payment in (A) 2013-14 and (B) 2014-15.
	(29829)

323	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the cost to the public purse of (a) disability living allowance in 2010-11 and (b) his Department's proposed personal independence payment in (i) 2013-14 and (ii) 2014-15.
	(29830)

324	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people who will see their incomes (a) rise and (b) fall on introduction of the proposed personal independence payment in (i) 2013-14 and (ii) 2014-15.
	(29831)

325	Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what role local authorities will play in administering the proposed Universal Credit; and if he will make a statement.
	(29653)

326
N

Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average eligible rent for claimants of housing benefit (a) in receipt of passport benefit, (b) not in receipt of passport benefit, (c) of working age, (d) of pension age, (e) in a regulated private tenancy and (f) in a deregulated private sector tenancy and (i) claiming and (ii) not claiming local housing allowance was in (A) April 2007 and (B) November 2008.

(29407)

327	Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much (a) local housing allowance and (b) housing benefit on average was paid to recipients in each type of housing tenure in Edinburgh East constituency in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(29533)

328

Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of (a) housing benefit and (b) local housing allowance recipients in (i) local authority, (ii) housing association and (iii) private sector housing in Edinburgh East constituency were also in receipt of (A) jobseeker's allowance and (B) employment and support allowance in the latest period for which figures are available.

(29534)

329	Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Edinburgh East constituency receive local housing allowance.
	(29535)

330	Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the median income was of a household in (a) the social rented sector, (b) the private rented sector and (c) owner-occupied accommodation in Edinburgh East constituency (i) before and (ii) after housing costs in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(29536)

331	Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many recipients of (a) housing benefit and (b) local housing allowance in Edinburgh East constituency share their tenancy with a non-dependant in respect of whom a deduction is made from their entitlement.
	(29537)

332	Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many recipients of local housing allowance who have been in receipt of jobseeker's allowance for more than 12 months live in Edinburgh East constituency.
	(29538)

333	Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in receipt of disability living allowance and aged between 25 and 35 years are resident in Edinburgh East constituency; and how many of these are also in receipt of (a) housing benefit and (b) local housing allowance.
	(29539)

334

Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the median income was of a household in (a) the social rented sector, (b) the private rented sector and (c) owner-occupied accommodation in (i) South Lanarkshire and (ii) Rutherglen and Hamilton West constituency (A) before and (B) after housing costs in the latest period for which figures are available.

(29524)

335	Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the number of tenants in each type of tenancy tenure who are under-occupying their property in (a) South Lanarkshire and (b) Rutherglen and Hamilton West constituency; and how many of these are in receipt of (i) housing benefit and (ii) local housing allowance.
	(29528)

336

Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of (a) housing benefit and (b) local housing allowance recipients in (i) South Lanarkshire and (ii) Rutherglen and Hamilton West constituency in (A) the private sector and (B) other housing were also in receipt of (1) jobseeker's allowance and (2) employment and support allowance in the latest period for which figures are available.

(29529)

337	Sajid Javid (Bromsgrove): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) Worcestershire and (b) Bromsgrove constituency were in receipt of housing benefit of more than £400 per week in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(29700)

338	Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of pensioners aged (a) between 60 and 65, (b) between 65 and 70, (c) between 70 and 75, (d) between 75 and 80 and (e) 80 years or above live in relative poverty; and if he will make a statement.
	(29778)

339	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many benefit recipients are recorded as having a drug addiction; and what proportion of these have a dual diagnosis.
	(29511)

340	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many benefit recipients are recorded as being alcoholic.
	(29512)

341	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many benefit recipients have received treatment for mental health problems in the last 12 months.
	(29513)

342	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many heroin addicts were in receipt of benefits in each of the last three years.
	(29650)

343	Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 2 December 2010, Official Report, column 1005W, on new businesses: Bradford, what plans he has for (a) funding, (b) eligibility and (c) delivery of the new enterprise allowance.
	(29750)

344	Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects to reply to Question 19837 on benefit claims, tabled on 24 November 2010 for ordinary written answer.
	(29614)

345	Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to pass the real-time earnings data collected for calculation of Universal Credit to (a) local authorities and (b) other public bodies.
	(29617)

346	Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether any Universal Credit payments attributable to official error will be recoverable from recipients as debts.
	(29619)

347	Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will discuss with the Minister for the Cabinet Office the provision of financial support through the Big Society Bank to enable smaller third sector organisations to participate in the Work Programme.
	(29648)

Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office

348	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many EU nationals have entered the UK for the purposes of employment since 6 May 2010.
	[Transferred] (29503)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

349	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department has taken to combat anti-Semitism since July 2010; what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of these steps; and if he will make a statement.
	[R] [Transferred] (29814)

350	Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will publish his Department's impact analysis on the social effects of implementing the Government's policy on flexible social housing tenancy.
	[Transferred] (29545)

351

Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will publish his Department's analysis of the effects of the implementation of the Government's policy to localise and reduce council tax benefit by 10 per cent. on (a) Sunderland City Council, (b) other local authorities in the North East and (c) local authorities in England.

[Transferred] (29550)

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

352	Alison McGovern (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, whether he plans to bring forward proposals to provide for library membership from birth.
	[Transferred] (29690)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Education

353

Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November 2010, Official Report, column 920W, on the Children, Schools and Families Act 2010, if he will place in the Library a copy of each document on each file on Clauses 11 to 14 of the Children, Schools and Families Bill of Session 2009-10 that relates to (a) sex education and (b) general PSHE policy; and if he will make a statement.

[R] [Transferred] (29841)

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

354	Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater and West Somerset): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her policy is on the power of local authorities to charge fees in relation to rights of way applications.
	[Transferred] (29722)

355	Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater and West Somerset): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding her Department provides to local authorities in order to enable them to fund rights of way applications; and if she will make a statement.
	[Transferred] (29723)

356	Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what powers local authorities have to designate land within their ownership and for the use of the public as town or village greens.
	[Transferred] (29843)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Health

357	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many slaughterhouses were closed in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available; and for what reason in each case.
	[Transferred] (29803)

358	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many slaughterhouses are registered in each county; and how many were so registered in (a) 1980, (b) 1983, (c) 1987, (d) 1992, (e) 1997, (f) 2001, (g) 2005 and (h) 2008.
	[Transferred] (29838)

359	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many incidents of food poisoning caused by campylobacter contamination there were in each of the last five years.
	[Transferred] (29832)

360	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on reducing the incidence of food poisoning caused by contamination by the campylobacter bacterium.
	[Transferred] (29833)

Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department

361	Richard Fuller (Bedford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many months of medicine her Department provides to those diagnosed with HIV or AIDS at each immigration detention centre upon removal from the UK.
	[Transferred] (29785)

362	Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the likely effects of an immigration cap on businesses in (a) Sunderland, (b) the North East and (c) England.
	[Transferred] (29547)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice

363	Richard Fuller (Bedford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average length of waiting time is for a Tribunal Service hearing for those appealing benefits claims.
	[Transferred] (29781)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport

364	Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will assess the merits of introducing equivalent security arrangements for airline pilots at airports to those in place for hon. Members on the parliamentary estate.
	[Transferred] (29689)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales

365 N	Dr Hywel Francis (Aberavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the timetable for electrification of the Great Western main line.
	[Question Unstarred] (28261)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

366	Amber Rudd (Hastings and Rye): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the Minister for Housing plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Hastings and Rye of 25 October 2010 reference AR/BW/0008, on housing benefit.
	[Transferred] (29860)


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