Session 2010-11
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The Questions Book

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 17 March 2011

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

Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Thursday 17 March 2011
(the 'Questions Book')

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 17 March 2011

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

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

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

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

Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many officials of each grade in his Department have policy responsibility for dealing with anti-Semitism in UK universities; what sources are available to them to obtain up-to-date information on anti-Semitism in UK universities; what recent reports he has received from officials in his Department on levels of anti-Semitism in UK universities; and if he will make a statement.

[R] (47706)

2	Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, on how many occasions his Department has consulted representatives of small businesses in Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency on the effects of proposed new regulations since his appointment.
	(47588)

3	Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to diversify the economy of areas with high proportions of public sector jobs.
	(47590)

4	Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with how many business organisations in (a) the North East, (b) Teesside and (c) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency his Department has had discussions since his appointment.
	(47594)

5	Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of apprenticeships in (a) England, (b) the North East, (c) Teesside and (d) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency were taken up by women in the last 12 months.
	(47735)

6 N	Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what options he is considering for the disposal of the assets and liabilities of the East of England Development Agency; and on what date after receipt of its assets and liabilities plan he proposes to issue his conclusions.
	(46808)

7 N	Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2011, Official Report, columns 1096-97W, on Arab states: arms trade, what the cost to the public purse has been of hosting each official delegation cited in the Answer.
	(47283)

8 N	Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2011, Official Report, columns 1096-97W, on Arab states: arms trade, which members of the Libyan delegation which attended FIAS '10 also visited Royal Air Force establishments; which establishments they visited; and at what cost to the public purse.
	(47284)

9	Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he plans to publish the design for the Green Investment Bank.
	(47714)

10	Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether his Department has a subscription to the Financial Times Online.
	(47855)

11	Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether his Department's budget includes an allocation of funds for Repayable Launch Investment.
	(47857)

12 N	Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he will announce the proposed division in funding between the allocations of his Department and the Department for Education to the proposed the All-Age Careers Service in 2011-12.
	(47370)

13	Sarah Newton (Truro and Falmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions the Post Office has had with retail banks on the date by which all holders of (a) personal and (b) business accounts at UK retail banks will be able to undertake cash and cheque withdrawal and deposit transactions at Post Office counters.
	(47815)

14 N	Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether receipts from the sale of assets owned by regional development agencies are reflected in the spending plans of his Department for (a) 2012-13 and (b) 2013-14.
	(47416)

15	Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many buildings on his Department's estate were occupied by squatters in each year between 2006 and 2010; and on how many occasions his Department sought interim possession orders to remove squatters from such buildings in each of those years.
	(47618)

16	Dr Sarah Wollaston (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many apprenticeships were created in Totnes constituency in the last 12 months; and what estimate he has made of the number to be created in the next 12 months.
	(47597)

17	Dr Sarah Wollaston (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what support his Department provides to (a) reduce the burden of (i) taxation and (ii) administration on and (b) increase the rates of lending to small rural businesses.
	(47601)

18	Dr Sarah Wollaston (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of apprenticeships in Totnes constituency were taken up by women in the last 12 months.
	(47716)

Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office

Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of people to be employed in the charitable and voluntary sector in (a) England, (b) the North East, (c) Teesside and (d) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency at the end of (i) March 2011 and (ii) each subsequent financial year of the Comprehensive Spending Review period.

(47589)

20 N	Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the memorandum of understanding between his Department and (a) Serco and (b) Capita.
	(47396)

21	Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what occasions his Department has had discussions with the devolved administrations in (a) Scotland, (b) Wales and (c) Northern Ireland on (i) the company chosen to carry out the 2011 Census and (ii) the operation of the census in those regions.
	(47801)

22	Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which companies were shortlisted to carry out the 2011 Census; what criteria were used during the selection process; and if he will make a statement.
	(47804)

23	Bob Stewart (Beckenham): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2011, Official Report, column 1292W, on meetings: public expenditure, what the cost to the public purse under each category of expenditure was of holding Cabinet meetings in (a) Bradford and (b) Derby.
	(47795)

24	Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the potential savings to accrue from abolition of the public bodies scheduled for abolition in the Public Bodies Bill; and what method he has used to make this estimate.
	(47745)

25	Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many statutory instruments relating to the implementation of EU legislation laid before Parliament have not been approved by Parliament in each year since 2001.
	(47620)

26	Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what account the Office for National Statistics took of the proportion of the population who do not follow a religion in preparing the forms for the (a) 2001 and (b) 2011 Census.
	(47621)

27	Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he has for the presentation of data resulting from those who have chosen to write in a religion on their 2011 Census form.
	(47622)

Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

28	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much funding of each type the Exchequer has allocated to Scotland in each year since 1999.
	(47680)

29	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost to the Exchequer of (a) Scottish and (b) Welsh devolution in each year since 1999; and if he will make a statement.
	(47704)

30	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue accrued from the aggregates levy in each of the last four financial years.
	(47834)

31	Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he is reviewing the application of business rates to empty property as part of the Budget process.
	(47719)

32	Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to prevent excessive bank and financial transaction charges on unauthorised overdrafts.
	(47508)

33 N	Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many NHS foundation trusts reported at least one special severance payment form examination to his Department in the last year for which figures are available.
	(47402)

34 N	Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 8 March 2011, Official Report, column 961W, on NHS: redundancy pay, what were the 10 highest value special severance payments examined by his Department regarding NHS foundation trusts in the last year for which figures are available.
	(47405)

35 N	Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 8 March 2011, Official Report, column 961W, on NHS: redundancy pay, how many special severance payments were examined by his Department regarding NHS foundation trusts in the last year for which figures are available.
	(47406)

36	Mr Steve Brine (Winchester): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has considered the merits of raising the tax-free gross income threshold for the Rent a Room scheme.
	(47569)

37	Mr Steve Brine (Winchester): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward proposals to introduce a levy on retail peat-based composts.
	(47769)

38 N	Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what matters officials of HM Revenue and Customs discussed with their Indian counterparts when in Delhi between 29 November and 5 December 2010.
	(47303)

39	Charlie Elphicke (Dover): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will assess for benchmarking purposes the effects of the introduction of the French fuel stabilising price mechanism introduced in 2000.
	(47518)

40	Jonathan Evans (Cardiff North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received on assistance for first-time buyers; and if he will make a statement.
	(47566)

41	Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on the recovery by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) of underpaid income tax where the underpayment was caused by an error or errors made by HMRC; and if he will make a statement.
	(47715)

42 N	Stephen Lloyd (Eastbourne): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many companies have made use of the regional employers national insurance contribution holiday for new businesses since June 2010.
	(47367)

43 N	Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether receipts from the sale of assets owned by regional development agencies are reflected in the spending plans of his Department for (a) 2012-13 and (b) 2013-14.
	(47415)

44	Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal incentives to promote the use of diesel-hybrid vehicles he is considering.
	(47845)

45	Amber Rudd (Hastings and Rye): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when his Department plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Hastings and Rye of 6 December 2010 Ref AR/JA/243 on behalf of constituents Mr and Mrs Gordon.
	(47507)

46	Gavin Williamson (South Staffordshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the sums owed to the Exchequer by football clubs in the Premier League and Football League at the end of the 2009-10 tax year.
	(47595)

Gavin Williamson (South Staffordshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expects to bring forward legislation for a transferable tax allowance for married couples; whether the allowance will be available to (a) couples without children, (b) civil partners and (c) cohabiting couples; and whether HM Revenue and Customs holds information to enable the production of lists of (i) single earner and (ii) dual earner couple households.

(47713)

48	Dr Sarah Wollaston (Totnes): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what legal advice he and his colleagues have received on proposals to change the basis of index linking of public sector pensions already in payment, including on amendments to such schemes whose members made a specific contribution in return for index linking in a particular way.
	(47600)

49	Dr Sarah Wollaston (Totnes): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will introduce fiscal measures to assist charities and voluntary organisations to meet the cost of fuel.
	(47776)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

50	Ms Louise Bagshawe (Corby): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) charities and (b) community amateur sports clubs in each local authority area received mandatory rate relief on national non-domestic rates in each of the last three years for which figures are available; and what the cost to the public purse of such relief was in each such year.
	(47586)

51	Ms Louise Bagshawe (Corby): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) charities and (b) community amateur sports clubs received discretionary rate relief on national non-domestic rates in each of the last three years for which figures are available; and what the cost to local authorities of such releif was in each such year.
	(47587)

52	Ms Louise Bagshawe (Corby): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the amount each local authority will collect in national non-domestic rates in each year from 2010-11 to 2013-14.
	(47727)

Ms Louise Bagshawe (Corby): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 6 December 2010, Official Report, column 57W, on non-domestic rates, how much each local authority in England has collected in national non-domestic rates in 2010-11 to date; how much each such authority received in (a) redistributed non-domestic rates, (b) revenue support grant and (c) other grants in that period; and what the net income from such transactions was for each local authority in that period.

(47819)

54 N	Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what information on costs including (a) consultancy, (b) interims, (c) professional services, (d) legal fees and (e) advertising and marketing incurred by public bodies sponsored by his Department is collected centrally.
	(47401)

55 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent steps his Department has taken to encourage citizen participation in local democracy.
	(46865)

56 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent steps his Department has taken to improve community relations between different populations.
	(46866)

57 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent steps his Department has taken to improve facilities for local community use.
	(46867)

58	Jack Lopresti (Filton and Bradley Stoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to assist local organisations to establish Queen Elizabeth II fields.
	(47603)

59 N	Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether receipts from the sale of assets owned by regional development agencies are reflected in the spending plans of his Department for (a) 2012-13 and (b) 2013-14.
	(47414)

60	Christopher Pincher (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his policy is on permitting locally-constituted charities or other groups to manage (a) village playing fields and (b) other local services independently of (i) district and (ii) parish councils.
	(47570)

61	Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will work in partnership with (a) the Self Build Agency and (b) other community organisations to assist those in housing need to build homes.
	(47609)

62	Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the number of plots of land available for self-build projects.
	(47610)

63	Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many buildings on his Department's estate were occupied by squatters in each year between 2006 and 2010; and on how many occasions his Department sought interim possession orders to remove squatters from such buildings in each of those years.
	(47616)

64	Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will take steps to ensure that funding for the housing market renewal pathfinder initiative from New Homes Bonus funding does not take account of demolition in the pathfinder areas.
	(47512)

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

65	Michael Connarty (Linlithgow and East Falkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the benefits to the UK economy of introducing a universal video relay service.
	(47537)

66	Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how many (a) individuals and (b) organisations have made representations to his Department on the proposed merger between News Corporation and BSkyB since the date on which he assumed policy responsibility for the matter.
	(47574)

67 N	Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how many local authorities in England have issued tenders for contracts for the provision of high-speed broadband.
	(47362)

68 N	Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what plans he has for local authorities to issue tenders for contracts for the provision of high-speed broadband in England.
	(47363)

69	Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what plans he has to review the commitments imposed on the BBC relating to local news content; and if he will make a statement.
	(47623)

70	Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, if he will put in place arrangements for guarantees in respect of the independent ownership of Sky News beyond the current proposed 10 year period.
	(47624)

71	Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the effects of his decision on the News Corporation bid for BSkyB on news websites provided by newspapers other than those owned by News Corporation.
	(47787)

72	Mary Macleod (Brentford and Isleworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, if he will meet representatives of the Rugby Football Union, Network Rail and the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames to consider changes to Twickenham railway station ahead of the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
	(47669)

73 N	Fiona O'Donnell (East Lothian): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, when he plans to respond to his Department's consultation on remote gambling; and if he will make a statement.
	(47280)

74 N	Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, whether receipts from the sale of assets owned by regional development agencies are reflected in the spending plans of his Department for (a) 2012-13 and (b) 2013-14.
	(47417)

75	Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, if he will bring forward proposals to regulate the marketing of computer games to children.
	(47515)

76	Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how many buildings on his Department's estate were occupied by squatters in each year between 2006 and 2010; and on how many occasions his Department sought interim possession orders to remove squatters from such buildings in each of those years.
	(47617)

77	Gavin Williamson (South Staffordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how much Arts Council England spent on (a) flowers and (b) receptions and entertainment in 2009-10.
	(47785)

78	Dr Sarah Wollaston (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the effect of his tourism strategy on (a) seaside towns, (b) rural communities and (c) Dartmoor National Park and other areas of outstanding natural beauty.
	(47528)

79	Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had with the BBC Trust on the funding of BBC local radio; and if he will make a statement.
	(47510)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence

80 N	Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the maximum value is of a project which may be authorised by an official of his Department without seeking Ministerial consent; and what the largest such project was in the last three years.
	(47403)

81 N	Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces personnel were subject to detention or incarceration for going absent without leave in 2010; and how many were under the age of 18 at the time of the offence.
	(45481)

82 N	Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) trained strength and (b) in training armed forces personnel went absent without leave in 2010; and how many were under the age of 18.
	(45482)

83 N	Richard Drax (South Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has for the size of the Army following the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan.
	(47350)

84 N	Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Minister in his Department approved the use of special forces in operations in Libya on 4 March 2011.
	(47352)

85 N	Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the unfunded liability in respect of (a) equipment, (b) procurement, (c) support and (d) each other expenditure category in his Department's budget over the next 10 years.
	(47353)

86 N	Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what procedure is followed in his Department for Ministerial clearance for the deployment of UK armed forces.
	(47354)

87	David Mowat (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will bring forward proposals to amend the practice of administering a secondary punishment to military personnel who come into contact with civilian judicial authorities.
	(47524)

88	David Mowat (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will amend his Department's guidance on the wearing of the NATO/International Security Assistance Force medal for operational service in Afghanistan by service personnel who have been awarded the Operational Service Medal for service in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement.
	(47525)

89	Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the average number of Royal Navy ships transiting the Gulf of Aden, the Arabian Sea and the Somali Basin in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(47605)

90	Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the changes to existing UK bases required in order to accommodate troops scheduled to return from Germany under the recommendations of the Strategic Defence and Security Review; and what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of such changes.
	(47606)

91	Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any pilots have been made redundant as a result of the deletion of the Harrier fleet.
	(47607)

92	Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the average number of UK nationals on Royal Navy ships transiting the Gulf of Aden, the Arabian Sea and the Somali Basin in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(47608)

93	Mr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effect of the time taken to pass the initial gate stage on the 2016 start date for construction of the first Trident replacement submarine in 2016.
	(47771)

94	Mr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what measures have been introduced to ensure that the decision on Trident taken at initial gate will ensure the cost effectiveness of the process of renewing the independent nuclear deterrent.
	(47772)

95	Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what consideration he has given to the merits of equipping the aircraft carrier, the Prince of Wales, with catapults and traps to (a) make it compatible with JSF-35C and (b) increase its potential for future sales.
	(47824)

Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects the logistics plan for implementing the reduction in nuclear weapons numbers announced in the Strategic Defence and Security Review to be completed; when it is intended to commence the return of warheads to the Atomic Weapons Establishment for decommissioning; and when the reduction in stockpile size will be complete.

(47825)

97	Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects to announce the future arrangements for contractor management and operation of the Royal Naval Armaments Depot at Coulport.
	(47826)

98	Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how long the Nimrod R1 will remain operational; what factors were considered in the decision to postpone the retirement of the Nimrod R1; and what plans he has for the future use of the aircraft in theatre.
	(47827)

99 N	Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people were recruited by the Careers Information Office to the (a) RAF, (b) Army and (c) Navy in the City of Kingston upon Hull local authority area in 2009-10.
	(47355)

100 N	Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people were recruited by the Careers Information Office to the (a) RAF, (b) Army and (c) Navy in the West Oxfordshire local authority area in 2009-10.
	(47356)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Education

101	Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has any plans to revise the school admissions code.
	(47781)

102	Neil Carmichael (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure equitable funding of schools (a) within and (b) between local authority areas.
	(47567)

103 N	Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2011, Official Report, column 889W, on sixth form education, what assessments he undertook prior to his decision to reduce the funding for entitlement to 30 funded learning hours.
	(47302)

104	Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much money his Department plans to spend on mobility for disabled children in residential schools in each local authority area in the financial year (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15.
	(47635)

105	Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much his Department spent on mobility for disabled children in residential schools in each local authority area in the latest period for which figures are available, broken down by local authority.
	(47637)

106 N	Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of pupils in Peterborough constituency who will qualify for the pupil premium.
	(46809)

107 N	Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of people resident in the Peterborough local education authority area have been entered for triple science GCSEs since 2001; and if he will make a statement.
	(46863)

108 N	Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children receive (a) free school meals and (b) education maintenance allowance in each local authority ward in (i) Peterborough constituency and (ii) North West Cambridgeshire constituency.
	(46957)

109	Mr Edward Leigh (Gainsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent representations he has received on arrangements for admissions to the Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School; and if he will make a statement.
	(47516)

110	Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent representations he has received on special needs education.
	(47737)

111 N	Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect of changes in the level of local authority funding to Connexions services for 2011-12 on the integration of Connexions and Next Steps services into the All-Age Careers service.
	(47369)

112 N	Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many meetings officials of his Department have had with officials of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills on the implementation of the All-Age Careers Service since November 2010; and at what level each such meeting has taken place.
	(47397)

113 N	Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much of his Department's funding to local authorities for careers advice and guidance activity in 2010-11 is to be transferred to (a) All-Age Careers Service, (b) schools and colleges and (c) other associated bodies in future years.
	(47398)

114 N	Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what arrangements he has made for interim information advice and guidance to young people in connection with Connexions services which have been withdrawn prior to the introduction of the All-Age Careers Service.
	(47399)

115

David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect of the rules on controlled assessment of GCSE courses on disabled children undertaking distance learning who experience difficulties in attending examination centres; and what estimate he has made of the number of such children there were in the latest period for which figures are available.

(47568)

116	Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many buildings on his Department's estate were occupied by squatters in each year between 2006 and 2010; and on how many occasions his Department sought interim possession orders to remove squatters from such buildings in each of those years.
	(47619)

117	Dr Sarah Wollaston (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of pupils in (a) Totnes constituency, (b) South Devon and (c) England qualify for free school meals.
	(47527)

118	Dr Sarah Wollaston (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what consideration he has given to the merits of including music in the English Baccalaureate.
	(47573)

119	Dr Sarah Wollaston (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children in (a) Totnes constituency, (b) South Devon, (c) the South West and (d) England received (i) free school meals and (ii) education maintenance allowance in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(47599)

120 N	Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much his Department provided to the UK Youth Parliament in (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11; how much it plans to make available to the UK Youth Parliament in (i) 2011-12 and (ii) 2012-13; what further plans he has for funding allocations to arrangements for the UK Youth Parliament; and if he will make a statement.
	(47279)

121

Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will estimate the effect on the number of students currently participating in the first year of study and receiving education maintenance allowance who will participate in the second year of the study in (a) Hartlepool constituency, (b) North East of England and (c) England following the ending of education maintenance allowance.

(47513)

122	Nadhim Zahawi (Stratford-on-Avon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many vocational qualifications were available at level (a) 1, (b) 2 and (c) 3 and equivalents to young people in schools and colleges in England in (i) 1997 and (ii) 2010.
	(47790)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change

123	Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether his Department's carbon capture and storage (CCS) competition will take into account the creation of a CCS infrastructure to support industry as well as power generation.
	(47679)

124	Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether he has assessed the likelihood of the occurence of (a) an 8.9 Richter scale earthquake and (b) a subsequent tsunami in proximity of any UK nuclear power installation; and if he will make a statement.
	(47542)

125	Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the contribution to the economy of expenditure on research into cold fusion.
	(47817)

126	Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what criteria his Department plans to use to assess the costs and benefits of the roll-out of smart meters.
	(47634)

127	Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what discussions he has had with (a) the European Commission and (b) his EU counterparts on progress on the cost-benefit analysis on the implementation of smart metering.
	(47636)

128	Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what reports he has received on the progress of the European Commission's Task Force on Smart Grids.
	(47638)

129	Stephen Mosley (City of Chester): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when he expects the Chief Nuclear Inspector to complete his report on the implications of the recent situation in Japan and the lessons to be learned.
	(47674)

130 N	Sheryll Murray (South East Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what consideration he has given to the potential effect on the UK's reputation as an investment destination of potential changes to the qualification criteria for projects already initiated arising from this review of feed-in tariffs.
	(46862)

131
N

Graham Stringer (Blackley and Broughton): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2011, Official Report, column 935W, on carbon emissions: biofuels, which other energy generation technologies he defines as (a) zero-carbon technologies and (b) technologies which if used in domestic buildings would contribute nothing to their carbon emissions if it met the criterion of a minimum greenhouse gas emission saving of 60 per cent. over the use of a fossil fuel.

(47183)

132
N

Graham Stringer (Blackley and Broughton): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2011, Official Report, columns 935-36, on carbon emissions: biofuels, whether he defines biomass as a technology which, if used in domestic buildings, would contribute nothing to their carbon emissions if it met the criterion of a minimum greenhouse gas emission saving of 60 per cent. over the use of a fossil fuel.

(47187)

133	Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many buildings on his Department's estate were occupied by squatters in each year between 2006 and 2010; and on how many occasions his Department sought interim possession orders to remove squatters from such buildings in each of those years.
	(47615)

134 N	Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the Mott MacDonald report, UK Electricity Generating Costs update in determining the commercial viability of offshore wind.
	(46868)

135 N	Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will take steps to ensure that studies of the cost of power generation technologies commissioned by his Department estimate separately the (a) generation and (b) carbon costs associated with such technologies.
	(46869)

136 N	Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether he has made an assessment of the diversity of the range of scientific opinion on climate change that is represented on the Committee on Climate Change.
	(46870)

137 N	Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the likely level of fuel poverty in rural areas in (a) England, (b) Wales and (c) the UK.
	(46871)

138 N	Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent estimate he has made of the cost per megawatt hour, excluding the cost of carbon, of electricity generated from (a) coal, (b) biomass and (c) oil in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(46872)

139	Dr Sarah Wollaston (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent assessment he has made of the level of fuel poverty in rural areas in (a) Totnes constituency, (b) South Devon, (c) the South West and (d) England.
	(47572)

140	Dr Sarah Wollaston (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment his Department has made of the potential for (a) tidal power, (b) wind power and (c) solar power in renewable energy projects in (i) Totnes constituency, (ii) South Devon and (iii) the South West.
	(47598)

141	Dr Sarah Wollaston (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will bring forward proposals to regulate the price of heating oil (a) for rural communities and (b) in general.
	(47802)

142	Dr Sarah Wollaston (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will consider the merits of introducing a domestic heating oil price stabiliser for rural communities.
	(47803)

143	Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will assess the adequacy of plans for UK nuclear power plants to respond to a natural disaster.
	(47509)

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

144	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what financial support her Department plans to provide to habitat restoration projects in each of the next four financial years.
	(47833)

145	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the policy of her Department is on the introduction of a ban on snares.
	(47835)

146	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much revenue accruing from the aggregates levy was disbursed to conservation projects by her Department in each of the last four financial years.
	(47836)

147	Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent meetings she has had on reform of the Common Fisheries Policy.
	(47739)

148	Mr Steve Brine (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she plans to take to ensure that future peat replacement targets are met by the gardening and horticulture industry.
	(47767)

149	Mr Steve Brine (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what consideration she has given to the regulation of the use of peat in horticultural compost.
	(47768)

150	Dan Byles (North Warwickshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the number of dairy farmers who have left the industry in each of the last 10 years.
	(47630)

151	Dan Byles (North Warwickshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the (a) number and (b) average income of (i) farmers and (ii) dairy farmers in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(47631)

152	Dan Byles (North Warwickshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the financial effects on dairy farmers of the inplementation of the provisions of European Clean Water Directive in respect of the storage of slurry.
	(47632)

153	Dan Byles (North Warwickshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the number of dairy cows in England in each of the last 10 years.
	(47633)

154	Dan Byles (North Warwickshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of (a) the average price of a litre of milk in supermarkets, (b) the average price of a litre of milk paid to farmers and (c) the average cost of production of a litre of milk in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(47671)

155	Neil Carmichael (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will estimate the number of woodlands and forest areas in the ownership of the Forestry Commission which do not have public access rights.
	(47775)

156	Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has held with (a) her EU counterparts and (b) the European Commission on EU cotton subsidies.
	(47849)

157 N	Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent representations she has received on the effects on farmers and rural communities of the use of sky lanterns.
	(47313)

158	Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater and West Somerset): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many permissions have been given by the Environment Agency for the conversion of land on the Severn Estuary into wetland in each of the last five years; to whom each such permission was given; on what date; and if she will make a statement.
	(47557)

159	Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to set up an advisory panel on forestry; and if she will make a statement.
	(47628)

160	Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, who will serve on the advisory panel on forestry.
	(47665)

161	Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations she has received on setting up an advisory panel on forestry.
	(47666)

162	Nicky Morgan (Loughborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effect of sparrowhawk breeding on the songbird and racing pigeon population in the UK.
	(47770)

163 N	Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding she has allocated over the period of the Comprehensive Spending Review to reduce the level of illegal trade in animals and animal products.
	(47205)

164 N	Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether receipts from the sale of assets owned by regional development agencies are reflected in the spending plans of her Department for (a) 2012-13 and (b) 2013-14.
	(47418)

165	Christopher Pincher (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of legislation on the use of lead shot; and if she will have discussions with representatives of the shooting community on this issue.
	(47565)

166	Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make it her policy to enable a local authority to apply for inset appointments to alter the designated (a) water and (b) sewerage service provider for the area covered by that authority.
	(47773)

167	Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what provision is available for (a) business and (b) residential consumers to choose the provider of their (i) water and (ii) sewerage services.
	(47774)

168 N	Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many oil spills at (a) residential and (b) commercial properties in each region were reported in each of the last five years.
	(46193)

169	Dr Sarah Wollaston (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures she is taking to promote sustainable farming; and what assessment she has made on the effect this will have on (a) Totnes constituency, (b) South Devon and (c) England.
	(47526)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

170	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on the situation of trade unionists in Venezuela.
	(47558)

171	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the state of religious freedom in Pakistan.
	(47559)

172	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the situation in Yemen; and if he will make a statement.
	(47560)

173	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the situation in Morocco; and if he will make a statement.
	(47561)

174	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his US counterpart on the detention of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay.
	(47562)

175	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the Government's position is on the desertion of Libyan air force personnel to other countries.
	(47760)

176	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what work the Government has conducted through the Commonwealth to relieve the humanitarian situation on the borders of Libya.
	(47761)

177	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterpart in Saudi Arabia on political freedoms in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
	(47762)

178	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the practical consequences of his decision on 7 March 2011 to upgrade the diplomatic status of the Palestinian delegation to the UK.
	(47763)

179	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the government of Cote d'Ivoire on the killing of demonstrators in Abidjan on 3 March 2011.
	(47764)

180	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the removal of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani from a clerical assembly in Iran; and what assessment he has made of the effect of that removal on the political situation in that country.
	(47765)

181	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on what occasions (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have been in contact with (i) Arab League officials and (ii) the Secretary General of the League of Arab States since the beginning of 2011.
	(47766)

182	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will place in the Library a copy of each item of correspondence (a) he received and (b) the BBC World Service has received on proposals to close the BBC Hindi radio service.
	(47789)

183

Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 8 March 2011, Official Report, column 1041W on Lebanon: capital punishment, what information he has received on the fate of each individual sentenced to death for Israeli related spying activities; if he will make representations to the government of Lebanon on each individual; and if he will make a statement.

[R] (47604)

184	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of reports of pro-democracy protests in Iran; what recent discussions he has had with (a) the government of Israel, (b) the Arab League, (c) his EU counterparts and (d) the United Nations Secretary General on this issue; and if he will make a statement.
	[R] (47667)

185

Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent support he has provided to moderate forces in the Palestinian Territories; what recent discussions he has had with (a) the Chancellor of the Exchequer and (b) the Secretary of State for International Development on the provision of funding for moderate forces in the Palestinian Territories; and if he will make a statement.

[R] (47668)

186	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of recent pro-democracy protests in (a) the Middle East and (b) North Africa; what discussions he has had at the United Nations on each such case; and if he will make a statement.
	[R] (47681)

187	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of political movements in Egypt; what recent discussions he has had with the government of (a) Israel, (b) Jordan and (c) Egypt on this issue; and if he will make a statement.
	[R] (47682)

188	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the promotion of democracy in the Middle East; what recent discussions he has had with the Arab League on this issue; what response was received; and if he will make a statement.
	[R] (47683)

189

Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his most recent assessment is of the state of the Middle East peace process; what recent discussions he has had with (a) the government of Israel, (b) the government of Egypt, (c) the government of Jordan, (d) his EU counterparts and (e) the United Nations Secretary General on this issue; and if he will make a statement.

[R] (47684)

190	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he has taken to strengthen links with Israel; what steps he plans to take on this matter in the next six months; and if he will make a statement.
	[R] (47686)

191

Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the political situation in the West Bank; what recent discussions he has had with (a) the government of Israel, (b) the Palestinian Authority, (c) the government of Egypt, (d) the government of Jordan, (e) his EU counterparts and (f) the United Nations Secretary General on this issue; and if he will make a statement.

[R] (47687)

192

Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the economic situation in the Palestinian Territories; what recent discussions he has had with (a) the government of Israel, (b) the Palestinian Authority, (c) the government of Egypt, (d) the government of Jordan, (e) his EU counterparts and (f) the United Nations Secretary General on this issue; and if he will make a statement.

[R] (47688)

193	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Arab League on the Iranian sanctions programme; what response was received; and if he will make a statement.
	[R] (47689)

194

Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the political situation in Gaza; what recent discussions he has had with (a) the government of Israel, (b) the Palestinian Authority, (c) the government of Egypt, (d) the Arab League, (e) the government of Jordan, (f) his EU counterparts and (g) the United Nations Secretary General on this issue; and if he will make a statement.

[R] (47690)

195

Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of Iranian involvement with terrorist proxies; what recent discussions he has had with (a) the government of Israel, (b) the Palestinian Authority, (c) the government of Egypt, (d) the Arab League, (e) the government of Jordan, (f) his EU counterparts and (g) the United Nations Secretary General on this issue; and if he will make a statement.

[R] (47691)

196	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had on the effectiveness of the Iranian sanctions programme imposed by the international community in meeting its objectives; and if he will make a statement.
	[R] (47692)

197

Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on the presence of al-Qaeda in the Gaza Strip; what recent discussions he has had with (a) the government of Israel, (b) the Palestinian Authority, (c) the government of Egypt, (d) the Arab League, (e) the government of Jordan, (f) his EU counterparts and (g) the United Nations Secretary General on this issue; and if he will make a statement.

[R] (47693)

198

Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the economic situation in Gaza; what recent discussions he has had with (a) the government of Israel, (b) the Palestinian Authority, (c) the government of Egypt, (d) the Arab League, (e) the government of Jordan, (f) his EU counterparts and (g) the United Nations Secretary General on this issue; and if he will make a statement.

[R] (47694)

199	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the situation in Lebanon; what recent discussions he has had with the government of Israel on this issue; and if he will make a statement.
	[R] (47695)

200

Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the Iranian nuclear programme; what recent discussions he has had with (a) the government of Israel, (b) the Palestinian Authority, (c) the government of Egypt, (d) the Arab League, (e) the government of Jordan, (f) his EU counterparts and (g) the United Nations Secretary General on this issue; and if he will make a statement.

[R] (47696)

201

Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on Iranian involvement with Islamist militants; what recent discussions he has had with (a) the government of Israel, (b) the Palestinian Authority, (c) the government of Egypt, (d) the government of Jordan, (e) his EU counterparts, (f) the Arab League and (g) the United Nations Secretary General on this issue; and if he will make a statement.

[R] (47697)

202

Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on levels of arms smuggling into Gaza; what recent discussions he has had with (a) the government of Israel, (b) the Palestinian Authority, (c) the government of Egypt, (d) the Arab League, (e) the government of Jordan, (f) his EU counterparts and (g) the United Nations Secretary General on this issue; and if he will make a statement.

[R] (47698)

203

Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of Syria's nuclear programme; what recent discussions he has had with (a) the government of Israel, (b) the Palestinian Authority, (c) the government of Egypt, (d) the Arab League, (e) the government of Jordan, (f) his EU counterparts and (g) the United Nations Secretary General on this issue; and if he will make a statement.

[R] (47699)

204

Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations (a) he, (b) Ministers in his Department, (c) officials in his Department, (d) HM Ambassador to China and (e) officials in the British Embassy in China have made to the government of China on (i) Chen Guangcheng and (ii) his family; what response was received; and if he will make a statement.

[R] (47700)

205	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of the killing on 11 March of the Fogel family in Itamar; and if he will make a statement.
	[R] (47701)

206	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the contribution of the UK to the Council of Europe.
	(47799)

207	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on Iceland's accession to the EU; and if he will make a statement.
	(47858)

208	Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will investigate reports of Afghan security forces freeing Taliban prisoners for payment or political motives.
	(47791)

209	Richard Drax (South Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of future levels of demand by his Department for assistance from the armed forces for (a) evacuation of UK nationals abroad and (b) assistance to foreign government in civil emergencies; and if he will make a statement.
	(47555)

210	Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether additional financial resources have been allocated to the British Embassy in Japan following the earthquake in that country.
	(47805)

211 N	Kwasi Kwarteng (Spelthorne): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Iranian government on measures to increase the level of stability in the Middle East and the Gulf.
	(47180)

212 N	Kwasi Kwarteng (Spelthorne): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on the plans of the government of Egypt for a democratic settlement in that country.
	(47181)

213 N	Kwasi Kwarteng (Spelthorne): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on the circumstances in which UK armed forces should be committed for the purpose of keeping internal order in another country.
	(47182)

214	Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the political situation in the Middle East; and if he will make a statement.
	(47738)

215	Stephen Mosley (City of Chester): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to assist in the delivery of essential medical supplies to Libya.
	(47629)

216	Mr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to encourage the Iraqi army to allow (a) stationery, (b) beds and (c) other items into Camp Ashraf since December 2010.
	(47843)

217	Mr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of access to medical treatment for residents of Camp Ashraf.
	(47844)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Health

218	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department has been requested by the Commission on Assisted Dying to submit (a) oral and (b) written evidence to its inquiry; and if he will make a statement.
	[R] (47705)

219 N	Mr Richard Bacon (South Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many delay event notices in the National Programme for IT in the Health Service have been issued by (a) Connecting for Health (b) other NHS bodies and (c) BT in relation to the Cerner deployment at North Bristol NHS Trust; and what the value is in each case.
	(46805)

220	Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of proposed charges to recover the costs of meat hygiene inspection on the independent meat industry in (a) Wales and (b) Great Britain.
	(47741)

221	Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of small and medium-sized abattoirs in Wales at risk of closure as a result of proposed charges for the recovery of the cost of meat hygiene inspections.
	(47742)

222	Dan Byles (North Warwickshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many specialty registrars (a) failed to achieve a Certificate of Completion of Training and (b) left the medical profession as a result in each of the last three years.
	(47672)

223	Dan Byles (North Warwickshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many general practice registrars (a) failed to achieve a Certificate of Completion of Training and (b) left the medical profession as a result in each of the last three years.
	(47673)

224	Michael Connarty (Linlithgow and East Falkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect on the health of young people of secondhand tobacco smoke in confined spaces.
	(47538)

225	Michael Connarty (Linlithgow and East Falkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to reduce the level of exposure of children to secondhand tobacco smoke in cars.
	(47539)

226	Michael Connarty (Linlithgow and East Falkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what consideration was given to including lungs in the NHS newborn and infant physical screening programme.
	(47540)

227	Michael Connarty (Linlithgow and East Falkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children were admitted to hospital due to a respiratory condition in (a) England and (b) each primary care trust area in the last year for which figures are available.
	(47541)

228 N	Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the expenditure by (a) Sefton Primary Care Trust and (b) other primary care trusts of the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies grant in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(47278)

229	Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the performance against objectives for productivity in the hospitals of the South London NHS Trust in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(47533)

230	Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent reports he has received on the adequcy of staffing at the hospitals of the South London Healthcare NHS Trust.
	(47535)

231	Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he had with the Scottish Government in relation to the availability of flu vaccine in 2010-11; and what discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the availability of the vaccine in 2011-12.
	(47571)

232	Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he made of the potential to obtain supplies of influenza vaccine from the Scottish Government in 2010-11.
	(47593)

233 N	Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will visit the Anthony Nolan cord blood bank in Nottingham South constituency to discuss an increase in the UK stock of umbilical cord blood.
	(47357)

234	Simon Hart (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of same day admissions for surgical treatment were treated on the day of admission in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(47810)

235	Simon Hart (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of (a) nurses and (b) doctors in the NHS were on (i) sick leave for a period of seven days or more and (ii) maternity or paternity leave in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(47811)

236	Simon Hart (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many non-medical staff in each (a) salary range and (b) category of employment the NHS employed in each year since 2008.
	(47812)

237	Simon Hart (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) consultants and (b) other medical staff the NHS employed in each year since 2008.
	(47813)

238	Simon Hart (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many surgical procedures were cancelled or postponed on the day that they were scheduled to take place in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(47818)

239	Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish the submissions he has received in the course of his Department's recent review of the (a) morbidity and (b) quality of life of those diagnosed with HIV following the administration of contaminated blood products by the NHS.
	(47841)

240	Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) morbidity and (b) quality of life of those diagnosed with HIV following the administration of contaminated blood products by the NHS.
	(47842)

241	Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has for the (a) collection and (b) publication of NHS (i) surgical audit and (ii) clinical outcome data; and what timetable he has set for this exercise.
	(47747)

242	Jack Lopresti (Filton and Bradley Stoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made in (a) the reform of the prescription charging system and (b) the extension of categories of long-term chronic conditions which are exempt from such charges.
	(47678)

243	Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential risks arising from increased journey times to children's heart surgery units.
	(47625)

244	Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what opportunity hospital trusts had to (a) comment on and (b) suggest corrections to the assessments undertaken by Sir Ian Kennedy in respect of children's heart surgery units before the options for consultation were finalised.
	(47626)

245	Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the merits of co-locating services for treatment and follow-on care of children's heart surgery patients.
	(47627)

246	David Mowat (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he plans to make a decision on the recommendations from the Co-operation and Competition Panel on regional health commissioning in the North West following the complaint from Hanover Healthcare; and if he will make a statement.
	(47523)

247 N	Sheryll Murray (South East Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department is taking steps to reduce regional variations in the number of people on the NHS Organ Donor Register; and if he will make a statement.
	(46861)

248 N	Sheryll Murray (South East Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of 16 to 20 year-olds are on the NHS Organ Donor Register.
	(46864)

249	Christopher Pincher (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department funds research into histiocytosis.
	(47828)

250	Christopher Pincher (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he plans to increase his Department's funding allocation for specialist care for children with brain tumours during the current Parliament.
	(47831)

251	Christopher Pincher (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans (a) his Department and (b) each agency or non-departmental public body for which it is responsible plans to raise awareness of histiocytosis amongst (a) health practitioners and (b) the wider public.
	(47832)

252 N	Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he plans to use the provisions of the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 to transfer employees of primary care trusts to local GP consortia.
	(47404)

253 N	Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the merits and demerits of requiring patients to make appointments with GPs through call centres; and if he will make a statement.
	(47368)

254	Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department has (a) conducted and (b) commissioned which supports the proposition that the privatisation of healthcare providers will increase performance and healthcare provision.
	(47850)

255	Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department has (a) conducted and (b) commissioned which supports the proposition that establishing an independent commissioning board will increase performance and healthcare provision in the NHS.
	(47851)

256	Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential contribution of the existing framework of primary care trusts, strategic health authorities and other organisations to achieving the Government's aims for efficiency, accountability and quality in the NHS.
	(47852)

257	Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to paragraph 2.22 of his Department's White Paper, Equality and Excellence: liberating the NHS, Cm 7881, July 2010, if he will make an assessment of personal health budget pilots and their effect on welfare provision.
	(47853)

258	Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will re-introduce an 18-week waiting time target for cataract treatment; and if he will make a statement.
	(47611)

259	Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many buildings on his Department's estate were occupied by squatters in each year between 2006 and 2010; and on how many occasions his Department sought interim possession orders to remove squatters from such buildings in each of those years.
	(47614)

260	Dr Sarah Wollaston (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were diagnosed with epilepsy in (a) Totnes constituency, (b) South Devon and (c) England in each of the last 10 years.
	(47743)

261	Dr Sarah Wollaston (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent steps his Department has taken to increase the provision of (a) cancer services and (b) mental health services in South Devon.
	(47796)

Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department

262 N	Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions in the last 12 months the Independent Safeguarding Authority has used its powers under the Policing and Crime Act 2009 to provide information to the police.
	(47184)

263 N	Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been barred from regulated activity relating to children by the Independent Safeguarding Authority who have not been subject to investigation or prosecution by police forces.
	(47185)

264 N	Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been barred from regulated activity relating to children by the Independent Safeguarding Authority who have not received a relevant criminal conviction.
	(47186)

265	Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will introduce a formal time limit on the detention of children in Tinsley House Immigration Removal Centre.
	(47782)

266	Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will introduce a formal time limit for children to be housed in open accommodation and pre-departure accommodation facilities.
	(47783)

267

Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in how many cases where children were cared for in fostering arrangements or by another parent while their parent was in immigration detention the UK Border Agency has information on whether the child's care arrangements gave rise to child protection concerns which were identified by children's services; and of such cases in how many instances were child protection concerns identified.

(47784)

268	Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that children and families do not become destitute as a result of their progress through the new family returns process.
	(47797)

269

Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many families have been separated when one parent is held in immigration detention while their children or spouses stay in the community for the purposes of immigration control; and how many such families were single parent families where the parent detained was the primary or sole care giver in each of the last five years.

(47798)

270	Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, who is carrying out the review into whether the UK should opt in to the European Directive on Human Trafficking; and what consultations have been carried out as part of the review.
	(47837)

271	Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects the review into whether the UK should opt in to the European Directive on Human Trafficking to be concluded.
	(47838)

272	Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of human trafficking have been reported in Northern Ireland in each of the last 10 years; and how many convictions for human trafficking offences in Northern Ireland there have been in that period.
	(47839)

273	Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many representations she has received in support of the UK opting into the European Directive on Human Trafficking.
	(47840)

274 N	Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the compliance of her Department's consultation on the closure of Newport Passport Office with the Government's code of practice on consultation.
	(47400)

275	Charlie Elphicke (Dover): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of road fuel tankers stolen in each calendar month since January 2010.
	(47517)

276	Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how information on the effect on child welfare of the new return process will be (a) collected and (b) analysed.
	(47778)

277	Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information the UK Border Agency holds on (a) the health and welfare of children in immigration cases and (b) the effects of their separation from their parents has in such cases.
	(47779)

278	Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the UK Border Agency is taking to safeguard child welfare in cases of families separated by immigration detention.
	(47780)

279	Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether travel documentation has been obtained for all the families who have participated in the family return conferences to date, including the pilots.
	(47788)

280	Ian Lavery (Wansbeck): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has any plans to undertake a study of internet bullying and electronic harassment of individuals in England and Wales.
	(47729)

281	Ian Lavery (Wansbeck): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on trends in the incidence of harassment by electronic means.
	(47730)

282 N	Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the average change in the net income for police officers in Wales and England in (a) 2011-12 and (b) 2012-13.
	(47364)

283 N	Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has conducted (a) an equality impact assessment and (b) a risk assessment on the effects of proposed reductions in police numbers in England and Wales in the next two years.
	(47365)

284 N	Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of the budget of police authorities in England and Wales was allocated to remuneration for shift work in anti-social hours in 2010-11.
	(47366)

285	Jack Lopresti (Filton and Bradley Stoke): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to permit the sharing of the outcome of Criminal Records Bureau checks in cases where a similar body has carried out a recent check.
	(47800)

286	Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much she has allocated for assistance to victims of domestic violence in each financial year from 2011-12 to 2014-15.
	(47726)

287	Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many fixed penalty notices were issued for (a) consumption of alcohol and (b) selling alcohol to under-age people in each police force area in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(47596)

288	Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were (a) injured and (b) killed as a result of knife crime offences in each police force area in England and Wales in each year since 1997.
	(47677)

289	Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many instances of vandalism were reported in each police force area in England and Wales in each year since 1997.
	(47792)

290	Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) traffic enforcement officers, (b) traffic wardens and (c) council parking attendants were operating in each police force area in England and Wales in each year since 1997.
	(47793)

291	Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the ratio of police to public was in each police force area in England and Wales in each year since 1997.
	(47794)

292	Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the UK Border Agency consultation on the student immigration system.
	(47732)

293	Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department held on the identity to be used by Mr Avi Benayahu for entering the UK prior to his entry; and if she will make a statement.
	(47514)

294 N	Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many criminal records checks have been received and processed by her Department in each year since 2005.
	(47371)

295	Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many buildings on her Department's estate were occupied by squatters in each year between 2006 and 2010; and on how many occasions her Department sought interim possession orders to remove squatters from such buildings in each of those years.
	(47613)

296	Dr Sarah Wollaston (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of levels of (a) violent crime and (b) domestic violence in South Devon in each of the last three years.
	(47530)

297	Dr Sarah Wollaston (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has for future numbers of front line police officers in England.
	(47848)

Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development

298	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what payments his Department plans to make to Marie Stopes International for (a) abortion, (b) family planning and (c) other reproductive health services in the next 12 months; what assessment he has made since June 2010 of the value for money of such expenditure; and if he will make a statement.
	[R] (47707)

299

Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what payments his Department plans to make to the International Planned Parenthood Federation for (a) abortion, (b) family planning and (c) other reproductive health services in the next 12 months; what assessment he has made since June 2010 of the value for money of such expenditure; and if he will make a statement.

[R] (47708)

300	Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions he had with the government of Vietnam on his Department's bilateral aid to that country prior to deciding to end such bilateral aid.
	(47520)

301	Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what consultation he has had with (a) multilateral organisations active in and (b) other bilateral donors to Vietnam on the ending of his Department's bilateral aid programme to Vietnam; and on what date each such consultation took place.
	(47521)

302	Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, in which year he expects his Department's bilateral aid programme to Vietnam to close; and what arrangements have been made for phasing the closure over a period of time.
	(47522)

303	Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, in which year his Department's bilateral aid programme in Cameroon will be closed; and what arrangements he has made for phasing in the closure of that programme.
	(47563)

304	Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will publish the operational plans for each country receiving bilateral aid from his Department.
	(47564)

305	Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which International Labour Organisation projects on (a) anti-trafficking, (b) forced labour and (c) child labour his Department funded in the last four years.
	(47639)

306

Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, in which year his Department's bilateral aid programme with Niger will close; what arrangements he has made for phasing in the closure of that programme; what discussions he had with (a) the government of Niger, (b) multilateral organisations and (c) other bilateral donors to that country prior to his decision on the future of the programme; and on what dates.

(47640)

307

Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, in which year his Department's bilateral aid programme with Lesotho will close; what arrangements he has made for phasing in the closure of that programme; what discussions he held with (a) the government of Lesotho, (b) multilateral organisations and (c) other bilateral donors to that country prior to his decision on the future of the programme, and on what dates; and what proportion of the official development assistance received by Lesotho his Department's bilateral aid comprised in the latest period for which figures are available.

(47641)

308

Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, in which year his Department's bilateral aid programme with Gambia will close; what arrangements he has made for phasing in the closure of that programme; what discussions he held with (a) the government of Gambia, (b) multilateral organisations and (c) other bilateral donors to that country prior to his decision on the future of the programme, and on what dates; and what proportion of the official development assistance received by Gambia his Department's bilateral aid comprised in the latest period for which figures are available.

(47642)

309

Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, in which year his Department's bilateral aid programme with Cambodia will close; what arrangements he has made for phasing in the closure of that programme; what discussions he held with (a) the government of Cambodia, (b) multilateral organisations and (c) other bilateral donors to that country prior to his decision on the future of the programme, and on what dates; and what proportion of the official development assistance received by Cambodia his Department's bilateral aid comprised in the latest period for which figures are available.

(47643)

310

Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions he held with (a) the government of Cameroon, (b) multilateral organisations and (c) other bilateral donors to that country prior to his decision on the future of the bilateral aid programme, and on what dates; and what proportion of the official development assistance received by Cameroon his Department's bilateral aid comprised in the latest period for which figures are available.

(47644)

311

Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, in which year his Department's bilateral aid programme with Burundi will close; what arrangements he has made for phasing in the closure of that programme; what discussions he held with (a) the government of Burundi, (b) multilateral organisations and (c) other bilateral donors to that country prior to his decision on the future of the programme, and on what dates; and what proportion of the official development assistance received by Burundi his Department's bilateral aid comprised in the latest period for which figures are available.

(47645)

312

Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, in which year his Department's bilateral aid programme with Indonesia will close; what arrangements he has made for phasing in the closure of that programme; what discussions he held with (a) the government of Indonesia, (b) multilateral organisations and (c) other bilateral donors to that country prior to his decision on the future of the programme, and on what dates; and what proportion of the official development assistance received by Indonesia his Department's bilateral aid comprised in the latest period for which figures are available.

(47646)

313	Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to his Department's press release of 3 February 2011, on aid to Somalia, by what means his Department plans to help up to 45,000 people into jobs in that country.
	(47721)

314	Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on the merits of the recognition of Somaliland as an independent state.
	(47722)

315	Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to his Department's press release of 3 February 2011, on aid to Somalia, with which organisations his Department plans to work to deliver aid to that country.
	(47723)

316	Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to his Department's press release of 3 February 2011, on aid to Somalia, what proportion of the proposed increase in his Department's aid for Somalia he estimates will be spent in (a) Somaliland, (b) Puntland and (c) southern Somalia.
	(47724)

317 N	Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support his Department has provided to World Bank social protection programmes in each of the last three years.
	(46299)

318 N	Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much his Department expects to have spent on social protection in 2010-11; and what budgetary allocation has been made for 2011-12.
	(46300)

319 N	Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions he has had on (a) the outcome of his Department's recent evaluation of cash transfers and (b) the potential implications of such findings for his Department's policies on this issue.
	(46374)

320 N	Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether his Department is taking steps to support the development of social protection systems in developing countries to address the potential effects of (a) recent and (b) future increases in food prices.
	(47281)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice

321 N	Sir Alan Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the estates directorate of his Department will notify Acklington Parish Council of its conclusions on the transfer of land at Acklington for a children's play area; and when he plans to respond to the letter from the right hon. Member for Berwick-upon-Tweed of 10 January 2011 on this matter.
	(47301)

322	Michael Connarty (Linlithgow and East Falkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what facilities his Department provides for British Sign Language users to access legal services.
	(47536)

323 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he has taken to improve the working of family courts.
	(46806)

324 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he has taken to minimise any adverse effect on a child arising from participation in court proceedings.
	(46807)

325	Charlie Elphicke (Dover): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether theft of a dog is a crime; and what the sentencing guidelines are in connection with such an offence.
	(47519)

326	Charlie Elphicke (Dover): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will bring forward proposals to reduce the (a) time taken in, (b) complexity and (c) cost of boundary dispute resolution procedures; and if he will make a statement.
	(47556)

327	Charlie Elphicke (Dover): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has considered the merits of resolution of boundary disputes through mediation by and agreement between qualified surveyors.
	(47584)

328	Charlie Elphicke (Dover): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will assess the implications for his Department's policies of the outcome of the case of Huntley and another vs Armes [2010] EWCA Civ 396.
	(47585)

329	Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of applications to become a Justice of the Peace were successful in the last three years for which figures are available.
	(47534)

330

Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many tribunal (a) chairs and (b) members have been recruited by the Tribunal Service in Scotland since May 2010 for the purposes of (i) assisting in reducing the backlog of appeals against refusal of employment and support allowance and (ii) dealing with anticipated appeals which may arise from the transfer of claimants from incapacity benefit to employment and support allowance in the next two years.

(47744)

331	Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the outturn expenditure was for each probation trust in 2009-10.
	(47731)

332 N	Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many contact orders under section 8 of the Children Act 1989 issued to fathers in respect of their children were issued in response to the breach of an existing contact order in each year since 2000.
	(47358)

333 N	Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many contact orders under section 8 of the Children Act 1989 were issued to fathers in respect of their children in each year since 2000.
	(47359)

334 N	Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) parents and (b) fathers applied to court in respect of (i) one breach and (ii) three or more breaches of a contact order issued under section 8 of the Children Act 1989 in each year since 2000.
	(47360)

335 N	Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many contact orders under section 8 of the Children Act 1989 were issued in response to the breach of an existing contact order in each year since 2000.
	(47361)

336	Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders were found guilty of (a) drunk and disorderly behaviour and (b) drunk and aggravated behaviour in each police force area in England and Wales in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(47675)

337	Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) arrests and (b) convictions for drink-driving resulted in custodial sentences in each police force area in each year since 1997.
	(47676)

338	Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the potential savings to his Department of removing the posts of (a) Chief Coroner, (b) Deputy Chief Coroner, (c) Medical Adviser to the Chief Coroner and (d) Deputy Medical Adviser to the Chief Coroner.
	(47725)

339	Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the potential savings to his Department arising from the abolition of the Youth Justice Board for England and Wales.
	(47740)

340	Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many interim possession orders were issued by each county court in England and Wales in each year since 2007.
	(47717)

341	Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prosecutions for breaching interim possession orders there were in each year since 2007.
	(47718)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

342	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had since May 2010 with (a) the First Minister and (b) the Deputy First Minister on steps taken by the Northern Ireland Executive to combat anti-Semitism in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement.
	[R] (47685)

343	Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent progress he has made on the establishment of a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement.
	(47728)

Questions to the Prime Minister

344	Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Prime Minister, how many (a) individuals and (b) organisations have made representations to 10 Downing Street on the proposed merger between News Corporation and BSkyB since his appointment.
	(47575)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport

345 N	Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what criteria he applied to the selection of interested parties who were invited to the launch of his Department's High Speed 2 consultation; and for what reasons members of anti-High Speed 2 action groups who had registered to attend were not invited.
	(47282)

346 N	Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions (a) he and (b) officials in his Department have had with the management of First Group on the (i) First Great Western franchise and (ii) the exercise of the 2013 break clause in the franchise agreement.
	(47395)

347	Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the effect of rising oil prices on the take-up of hybrid vehicles.
	(47846)

348	Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has had made of the likely level of carbon dioxide emissions over the lifetime of a hybrid car compared to that of a petrol or diesel car.
	(47847)

349	Christopher Pincher (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people (a) have applied for the Exceptional Hardship Fund (EHS) associated with High Speed Two and (b) have been approved for the EHS in (i) the UK and (ii) Tamworth constituency to date.
	(47829)

350	Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what responsibilities he has for trust ports.
	(47720)

351	Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many buildings on his Department's estate were occupied by squatters in each year between 2006 and 2010; and on how many occasions his Department sought interim possession orders to remove squatters from such buildings in each of those years.
	(47612)

Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities

352	Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what guidance (a) the Government Equalities Office and (b) the Equality and Human Rights Commission issues on the practice of businesses offering discounts to persons based on their nationality.
	(47854)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

353	Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of small and medium-sized businesses in Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency which employed apprentices in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(47591)

354	Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of workless households in (a) the North East, (b) Teesside and (c) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency which will no longer be workless following implementation of his proposed welfare reforms.
	(47592)

355	Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) England, (b) the North East, (c) Teesside and (d) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency claimed housing benefit in each of the last 10 years.
	(47736)

356	Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many winter fuel payments were made to households in (a) England, (b) the North East, (c) Teesside and (d) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency in each of the last 10 years.
	(47746)

357	Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to reduce the number of staff in the employment service in Sheffield in the next three years; and what information on this his Department has made available to hon. Members.
	(47710)

358	Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) (i) compulsory and (ii) voluntary redundancies and (b) early releases his Department intends to implement in (A) Sheffield and (B) Yorkshire and the Humber in the next three years.
	(47711)

359

Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information his Department has given to staff of his Department in (a) Sheffield and (b) Yorkshire and the Humber in relation to (i) the non-filling of existing vacancies, (ii) compulsory redundancy and (iii) voluntary redundancy, severance or early release; and if he will make a statement.

(47712)

360	Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of providing childcare support to lone parent households where the youngest child turns five and the parents become subject to work search requirements in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13 and (c) 2013-14.
	(47733)

361	Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many additional lone parent households he estimates will require wraparound child care after work search requirements are extended to parents where the youngest child turns five in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13 and (c) 2013-14.
	(47734)

362 N	Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to ensure that those with variable mental health conditions are not penalised for missing a work-focussed interview.
	(47275)

363 N	Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he is taking steps to ensure that small and medium-sized enterprises can compete for contracts under the work programme.
	(47276)

364 N	Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an estimate of the proportion of work programme contracts which will awarded to small and medium-sized enterprises.
	(47277)

365	Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has undertaken on the effects of the provisions of the Welfare Reform Bill on those diagnosed with cancer; what consultation he has had on this matter; and if he will make a statement.
	(47806)

366	Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with the Social Development Minister in the Northern Ireland Executive on (a) the Welfare Reform Bill and (b) proposals to introduce charging for child maintenance services.
	(47807)

367	Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the Social Security Advisory Committee's response to the consultation on his proposed changes to disability living allowance.
	(47808)

368	Sarah Newton (Truro and Falmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in each postcode area of Truro and Falmouth constituency were paid benefits of each type by girocheque in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(47816)

369 N	Teresa Pearce (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of compatibility with regulations on the National Minimum Wage of the requirement for jobseekers to undertake work experience placements under the Work Programme.
	(47351)

370	Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to ensure that the proposed changes to disability living allowance do not have an adverse effect on claimants diagnosed with autism.
	(47786)

371	Christopher Pincher (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to exempt those diagnosed with autism from compulsory disability living allowance personal interviews.
	(47830)

372	Mel Stride (Central Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will bring forward proposals to retain or reinstate arrangements for housing benefit to be paid direct to private landlords.
	(47602)

373	Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department made of the level of in-work poverty.
	(47709)

374	Dr Sarah Wollaston (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) Totnes, (b) the South West and (c) England receive the higher rate mobility component of disability living allowance.
	(47529)

375	Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to ensure that people with evidence of autism will not be required to have face-to-face assessments to determine eligibility for disability living allowance.
	(47511)

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

376	Margot James (Stourbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what minimum UCAS tariff score he is setting for entrants to university, in line with the recommendation made by Lord Browne in his review.
	[Transferred] (47531)

377	Margot James (Stourbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what number and proportion of UCAS applicants were accepted and enrolled onto university courses with (a) less than 80 UCAS tariff points and (b) no UCAS tariff points in (i) 2006-07, (ii) 2007-08, (iii) 2008-09 and (iv) 2009-10.
	[Transferred] (47532)

Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office

378	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what date each section of the Charities Act 2006 currently in force was brought into force; how many sections have not yet been brought into force; and if he will make a statement.
	[Transferred] (47702)

379	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he has to bring sections 45 to 66 of the Charities Act 2006 into force; what recent representations he has received on this matter; and if he will make a statement.
	[Transferred] (47703)

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

380 N	Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what research her Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the effects on animal welfare of zero-grazed dairy herds; and if she will make a statement.
	[Question Unstarred] (47198)

381 N	John Howell (Henley): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had on reform of the Common Agricultural Policy; and if she will make a statement.
	[Question Unstarred] (47213)

382 N	Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had on reform of the Common Agricultural Policy; and if she will make a statement.
	[Question Unstarred] (47203)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Health

383	Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of the cost of complying with proposed charges for recovery of the cost of meat hygiene inspection he estimates will be met by (a) the abattoir and (b) customers.
	[Transferred] (47777)

384	Christopher Pincher (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he has any plans to introduce an age limit for the purchase of energy drinks containing high levels of caffeine.
	[Transferred] (47554)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice

385	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what reports he has received on progress in negotiations for the EU to become a signatory to the European Convention on Human Rights.
	[Transferred] (47809)

386	Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were convicted of carrying a knife in a public place in each police force area in each year since 1997.
	[Transferred] (47820)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport

387

Dan Byles (North Warwickshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential effects of the European Renewable Energy Directive's target of 10 per cent. biofuel use for road transport by 2020 on (a) European wheat prices, (b) the total amount of agricultural land required for the production of the amount of biofuel required to meet this target and (c) the pump price of (i) diesel and (ii) petrol in the UK.

[Transferred] (47670)

388	Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will assess the progress of the development of infrastructure in the North East to support low-carbon vehicles.
	[Transferred] (47856)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

389	Sarah Newton (Truro and Falmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, by what date he expects a direct debit payment facility on the Post Office card account to have been enabled.
	[Transferred] (47814)


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