Session 2010-11
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The Questions Book

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Monday 21 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 Monday 21 March 2011
(the 'Questions Book')

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Monday 21 March 2011

This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Monday 21 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 Monday 21 March of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.

For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Monday 21 March see Part 2 of this paper.

Questions to the Attorney General

1	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Attorney General, what arrangements the Law Officers' Departments have in place (a) to reduce levels of and (b) to support staff diagnosed with work-related stress.
	(48296)

2	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Attorney General, how much the Law Officers' Departments provided to each charity they fund in each of the last five years; and how much he has allocated for funding to each such charity in each of the next five years.
	(48297)

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

3	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of UK trade was conducted with (a) Brazil, (b) Russia, (c) India and (d) China in each financial year since 2001-02.
	(48332)

4	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which UK companies has made the largest contribution to the economy of (a) Brazil, (b) Russia, (c) India and (d) China in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(48340)

5	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which foreign-owned companies based in (a) Brazil, (b) Russia, (c) India and (d) China have made the largest contributions to the UK economy in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(48342)

6	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the monetary value was in real terms of UK (a) exports to and (b) imports from (i) China, (ii) India, (iii) Brazil and (iv) Russia in each year since 2007.
	(48358)

7	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the monetary value in real terms of (a) investment in Russia by UK businesses and (b) investment in the UK by Russian businesses in each financial year since 2001-02.
	(48359)

8	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the monetary value in real terms of (a) investment in Brazil by UK businesses and (b) investment in the UK by Brazilian businesses in each financial year since 2001-02.
	(48360)

9	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the monetary value in real terms was of (a) investment in India by UK businesses and (b) investment in the UK by Indian businesses in each year since 2001.
	(48409)

Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what progress has been made on implementing the recommendations of the review by the Office of Fair Trading on the high cost of credit in respect of payday loans; and what progress has been made on establishing an industry-wide statement of practice supporting greater transparency, clarity and simplicity in the short-term loans industry.

(48328)

11	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much his Department has spent on the contents of Ministerial drinks cabinets since 12 May 2010.
	(48413)

12	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much his Department has spent on indoor and outdoor plants and trees since his appointment.
	(48430)

13	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what items with a value of over £100 have been taken without authorisation from his Department since his appointment; and what steps have been taken to recover such items.
	(48450)

14	Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assistance his Department provides to individuals with autism and related conditions who wish to go to university; and what plans he has for such assistance over the Comprehensive Spending Review period.
	[R] (48241)

15 N	Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what (a) hospitality was received and (b) expenses were incurred by each member of the board of UK Trade and Investment in each of the last three years.
	(47983)

16 N	Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which post office branches were under long-term temporary closure on 1 March 2011.
	(47910)

17 N	Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many post office branches were under long-term temporary closure on 1 March 2011; and how many of these were (a) Crown post offices offices, (b) full-time sub-post offices, (c) part-time sub-post offices, (d) franchise branches, (e) satellite branches, and (f) outreach branches.
	(47911)

18 N	Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many post office branches there were on 1 March 2011; and how many of these were (a) Crown post offices, (b) full-time sub-post offices, (c) part-time sub-post offices, (d) franchise branches, (e) satellite branches, (f) outreach branches and (g) under long-term temporary closure.
	(47912)

19
N

Tessa Jowell (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 16 March 2011, Official Report, columns 9-10WS, on the public bodies reform programme, what estimate he has made of the savings to his Department net of costs incurred in the assumption of additional departmental responsibilities to accrue from (a) the abolition of 22 public bodies within his Department's area of responsibility, (b) the merger of five such bodies and (c) the change in function of one such body.

(48136)

Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2011, Official Report, columns 720-2W on trade unions: training, how many courses provided by trade unions received funding from the public purse in each year for which figures are available; what the titles of such courses were; and how much funding was provided for each such course.

(48395)

21	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will estimate the proportion of mothers of children aged between nine and 12 months in each region who were in (a) full-time and (b) part-time work in each of the last five years.
	(48248)

22	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much his Department provided to each charity it funds in each of the last five years; and how much he has allocated for funding to each such charity in each of the next five years.
	(48286)

23	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what arrangements his Department has in place to (a) reduce levels of and (b) support staff diagnosed with work-related stress.
	(48294)

24	Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many funded places there were for each foundation degree course at each higher education institution in each of the last five years; and how many places there will be in each of the next three years.
	(48174)

25	Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 16 March 2011, Official Report, column 439W, on students: fees and charges, when he plans to publish the equality impact assessment on the package of reforms to higher education funding and student finance; and if he will make a statement.
	(48408)

Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office

26	Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he expects to establish a national citizen service for all ages.
	(48327)

27	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department has spent on the contents of Ministerial drinks cabinets since 12 May 2010.
	(48412)

28	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department has spent on indoor and outdoor plants and trees since his appointment.
	(48429)

29	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what items with a value of over £100 have been taken without authorisation from his Department since his appointment; and what steps have been taken to recover such items.
	(48449)

30
N

Tessa Jowell (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 16 March 2011, Official Report, columns 9-10WS, on the public bodies reform programme, what estimate he has made of the savings to his Department net of costs incurred in the assumption of additional departmental responsibilities to accrue from the abolition of eight public bodies within his Department's area of responsibility.

(48138)

31	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what arrangements are in place in his Department to (a) reduce levels of work-based stress and (b) provide assistance to staff diagnosed with such stress.
	(48199)

32	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much the Department gave to the youth volunteering charity V in each of the last five years.
	(48240)

33	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of children in (a) each region of England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland are in families where one parent is not the child's natural parent.
	(48251)

34	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people the Charity Commission employed in each of the last five years; and how many people he expects it to employ in each of the next five years.
	(48253)

35	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what date the Transitional Fund was (a) opened and (b) closed.
	(48254)

36	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what arrangements his Department has in place to (a) reduce levels of and (b) support staff diagnosed with work-related stress.
	(48293)

37	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department provided to each charity it funds in each of the last five years; and how much he has allocated for funding to each such charity in each of the next five years.
	(48299)

38	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the effects of differing levels of trust within a community on levels of (i) crime and (ii) mental health disorders.
	(48303)

39	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department spent on encouraging people to volunteer in each of the last five years; and how much he expects to spend in each of the next five years.
	(48304)

40	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent representations he has received from (a) Volunteering England and (b) Citizens Advice on the effects on the voluntary sector of recent reductions in public expenditure.
	(48314)

41	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much funding was allocated to Volunteering England in each of the last five years; and how much such funding he plans to allocate in each of the next five years.
	(48344)

42	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has any plans to monitor changes in levels of spending on the voluntary sector by (a) local authorities and (b) each Government department.
	(48465)

Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

43	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the proposals by the UN High Representative for Foreign Affairs for greater investment in North Africa from the European Investment Bank following recent political changes.
	(48335)

44	Steve Baker (Wycombe): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effects of quantitative easing on the cost of borrowing for small businesses and consumers.
	(48407)

45	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department has spent on the contents of Ministerial drinks cabinets since 12 May 2010.
	(48402)

46	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department has spent on indoor and outdoor plants and trees since his appointment.
	(48423)

47	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what items with a value of over £100 have been taken without authorisation from his Department since his appointment; and what steps have been taken to recover such items.
	(48442)

48 N	Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on the application of value added tax to works connected with the retrofitting of derelict domestic properties.
	(48126)

49 N	Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the reductions in public expenditure required to reduce the budget deficit by half over four years.
	(48019)

50	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what arrangements are in place in his Departments to (a) reduce levels of work-based stress and (b) provide assistance to staff diagnosed with such stress.
	(48208)

51	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department provided to each charity it funds in each of the last five years; and how much he has allocated for funding to each such charity in each of the next five years.
	(48273)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

52 N	Peter Aldous (Waveney): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will take steps to increase the efficiency of the planning process for large infrastructure projects.
	(48091)

53	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much his Department has spent on the contents of Ministerial drinks cabinets since 12 May 2010.
	(48406)

54	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much his Department has spent on indoor and outdoor plants and trees since his appointment.
	(48428)

55	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what items with a value of over £100 have been taken without authorisation from his Department since his appointment; and what steps have been taken to recover such items.
	(48448)

56 N	Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he intends to update his Department's guidance to local authorities on the translation of documents; and if he will make a statement.
	(47876)

57 N	Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many new (a) social rented and (b) intermediate tenure properties have been completed in Peterborough constituency in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement.
	(47877)

58
N

Tessa Jowell (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 16 March 2011, Official Report, columns 9-10WS, on the public bodies reform programme, what estimate he has made of the savings to his Department net of costs incurred in the assumption of additional departmental responsibilities to accrue from (a) the abolition of 16 public bodies within his Department's area of responsibility and (b) the change in function of the Homes and Communities Agency.

(48137)

59 N	Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West and Royton): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will take steps to ensure that Oldham Council publishes details of all staff earning over £58,000 a year.
	(47968)

60	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what arrangements are in place in his Department to (a) reduce levels of work-based stress and (b) provide assistance to staff diagnosed with such stress.
	(48247)

61	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much his Department provided to each charity it funds in each of the last five years; and how much he has allocated for funding to each such charity in each of the next five years.
	(48287)

62 N	Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he has taken to reduce the incidence of family breakdown since his appointment.
	(48122)

63 N	Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much money Jephson Housing Association Group has received from the public purse in (a) 2010-11 and (b) each of the last three years.
	(48132)

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

64	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how much his Department has spent on the contents of Ministerial drinks cabinets since 12 May 2010.
	(48405)

65	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how much his Department has spent on indoor and outdoor plants and trees since his appointment.
	(48427)

66	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what items with a value of over £100 have been taken without authorisation from his Department since his appointment; and what steps have been taken to recover such items.
	(48447)

67 N	Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, which private sector organisations (a) his Department and (b) Ofcom consulted to determine the areas which contain critical levels of wireless microphone usage; and if he will make a statement.
	(48127)

68 N	Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential effects of white space devices on the programme making and special events sector; and if he will make a statement.
	(48128)

69 N	Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, whether he has made an assessment of the provisional parameters set by (a) Ofcom and (b) the programme making and special events spectrum band manager to prevent spectrum interference from white space devices; and if he will make a statement.
	(48129)

70
N

Tessa Jowell (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 16 March 2011, Official Report, columns 9-10WS, on the public bodies reform programme, what estimate he has made of the savings to his Department net of costs incurred in the assumption of additional departmental responsibilities to accrue from (a) the abolition of 11 public bodies within his Department's area of responsibility, (b) the merger of eight such bodies and (c) the change in function of three such bodies.

(48145)

71	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what arrangements are in place in his Department to (a) reduce levels of work-based stress and (b) provide assistance to staff diagnosed with such stress.
	(48213)

72	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how much his Department provided to each charity it funds in each of the last five years; and how much he has allocated for funding to each such charity in each of the next five years.
	(48288)

73 N	John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what advice his Department has received from Ofcom on the testing of white space devices before they are granted licence-exempt access to the spectrum; and if he will make a statement.
	(48130)

74 N	John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of Ofcom on the testing of the recommended operational parameters for unlicensed white space devices set out in Ofcom's Implementing Geolocation consultation; and if he will make a statement.
	(48133)

75	Gavin Williamson (South Staffordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how much funding the 20 largest regularly-funded organisations received from Arts Council England in 2009-10.
	(48272)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence

76	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on the contents of Ministerial drinks cabinets since 12 May 2010.
	(48404)

77	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on indoor and outdoor plants and trees since his appointment.
	(48426)

78	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what items with a value of over £100 have been taken without authorisation from his Department since his appointment; and what steps have been taken to recover such items.
	(48446)

79 N	Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff of his Department have been questioned as part of the inquiry established to determine responsibility for the unauthorised disclosure of the letter from the Secretary of State to the Prime Minister published in the Daily Telegraph on 28 September 2010.
	(47913)

80 N	Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects the inquiry to determine responsibility for the unauthorised disclosure of the letter from the Secretary of State to the Prime Minister published in the Daily Telegraph on 28 September 2010 to report.
	(47914)

81 N	Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made in establishing responsibility for the unauthorised disclosure of the letter from the Secretary of State to the Prime Minister published in the Daily Telegraph on 28 September 2010.
	(47915)

82 N	Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much the inquiry established to determine responsibility for the unauthorised disclosure of the letter from the Secretary of State to the Prime Minister published in the Daily Telegraph on 28 September 2010 has cost to date.
	(47916)

83 N	Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the inquiry established to determine responsibility for the unauthorised disclosure of the letter from the Secretary of State to the Prime Minister published in the Daily Telegraph on 28 September 2010 has reported any interim findings; and if he will make a statement.
	(47917)

84	Mr Frank Roy (Motherwell and Wishaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what development work is being undertaken by UK armed forces in Afghanistan.
	(48365)

85	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what arrangements are in place in his Department to (a) reduce levels of work-based stress and (b) provide assistance to staff diagnosed with such stress.
	(48212)

86	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department provided to each charity it funds in each of the last five years; and how much he has allocated for funding to each such charity in each of the next five years.
	(48289)

87 N	Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Minister in his Department took the decision to refuse access to the Defence Support Group site at Sealand to the hon. Member for Alyn and Deeside; and if he will make a statement.
	(48017)

Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister

Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what decisions were reached at the 1108th meeting of the Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers relating the UK and prisoner voting; if he will publish all documents sent to the Council of Europe from the Government in relation to this matter; who represented the UK Government at this meeting; when he expects the UK's position on prisoner votes next to be discussed by the Committee of Ministers; and if he will make a statement.

(48393)

89	Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether he has notified the Council of Europe of the outcome of Division No. 199 on 10 February 2011, Official Report, columns 584-6; and if he will make a statement.
	(48394)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Education

90 N	Mr John Baron (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when his Department plans to respond to the letters from the hon. Member for Basildon and Billericay of 19 January and 21 February 2011 on Miss Susan McCaffery.
	(47996)

91	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much his Department has spent on the contents of Ministerial drinks cabinets since 12 May 2010.
	(48355)

92	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much his Department has spent on indoor and outdoor plants and trees since his appointment.
	(48425)

93	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what items with a value of over £100 have been taken without authorisation from his Department since his appointment; and what steps have been taken to recover such items.
	(48445)

94 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on what date he plans to inform schools and further education colleges in Coventry of their allocation of discretionary learner support for 2011-12.
	(47378)

95 N	Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many educational psychology posts there were in March 2010; and what estimate he has made of the level of such posts in March 2011.
	(45678)

96	Gloria De Piero (Ashfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data his Department holds on the number and proportion of school pupils with each type of special educational need in (a) Ashfield constituency, (b) Nottinghamshire and (c) England.
	(48411)

97	Mike Gapes (Ilford South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will discuss with the Secretary of State for Transport the traffic implications associated with the establishment of a free school at the Downshall Centre in Ilford.
	(48367)

98	Mike Gapes (Ilford South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what requirements there are for public consultation on the location of free schools.
	(48368)

99	Mike Gapes (Ilford South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on the powers of local authority scrutiny committees to overturn decisions on the location of free schools.
	(48369)

100	Mike Gapes (Ilford South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the salary was of the chief executive of Partnership for Schools in the last year for which figures are available.
	(48370)

101	Mike Gapes (Ilford South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions Partnership for Schools has had with representatives of Redbridge Council on the future of the Downshall Centre in Ilford.
	(48371)

102	Mike Gapes (Ilford South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he last met the chief executive of Partnership for Schools.
	(48372)

103 N	Richard Harrington (Watford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to reduce the administrative burden upon school staff.
	(47474)

104	Gareth Johnson (Dartford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has for the (a) teaching and (b) funding of the post-16 International Baccalaureate diploma.
	(48185)

105	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the adult literacy rate was for each (a) region, (b) local authority area and (c) parliamentary constituency in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(48190)

106	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of (a) pre-natal classes and (b) adult parenting classes in improving child development.
	(48206)

107	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what arrangements are in place in his Department to (a) reduce levels of work-based stress and (b) provide assistance to staff diagnosed with such stress.
	(48211)

108	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information his Department holds on the proportion of (a) seven, (b) 10 and (c) 14 year olds who walk to school.
	(48237)

109	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the status is of the 2007 Children's Plan.
	(48242)

110	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate has been made of the proportion of (a) males and (b) females aged 15 to 16 in each region who have been recorded as experiencing (i) emotional and (ii) behavioural difficulties in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
	(48243)

111	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate has been made of the proportion of children under 15 in each region who have (a) used cannabis and (b) been sexually active in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
	(48244)

112	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding his Department has provided to Sure Start in each year since its inception; and how much he has allocated to the programme in each of the next five years.
	(48252)

113	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of schools in each region are participating in his Department's extended schools programme.
	(48255)

114	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much his Department and its predecessors have provided to each charity it funds in each of the last five years; and how much he has allocated for funding to each such charity in each of the next five years.
	(48290)

115	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated into development in childhood and well-being.
	(48300)

116	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated research on childhood friendship bonds.
	(48308)

117	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of children were looked after in each local authority area in each of the last three years.
	(48309)

118	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has made an estimate of the number of schools which offer parenting classes to their pupils.
	(48310)

119	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support his Department provides to parents who are considering (a) having and (b) adopting a baby.
	(48311)

120	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what research into early years education his Department is providing funding.
	(48313)

121	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to deliver parenting classes within the school curriculum.
	(48463)

122
N

Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 16 March 2011, Official Report, columns 9-10WS, on the public bodies reform programme, what estimate he has made of the savings to his Department net of costs incurred in the assumption of additional departmental responsibilities to accrue from the abolition of 11 public bodies within his Department's area of responsibility.

(48141)

123 N	Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on what date (a) officials in his Department first identified and (b) he was first made aware of the difficulties in the operation of the IT system for monitoring and answering Parliamentary Questions and letters from hon. Members.
	(48045)

124
N

Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what consideration his Department gave to informing (a) Mr Speaker's office, (b) the Leader of the House's office, (c) the Table Office and (d) hon. Members of the effects on the time taken to respond to questions and letters from hon. Members of the difficulties his Department has encountered in the operation of the IT system for monitoring and answering such material.

(48046)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change

125 N	Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when he plans to respond to the recommendations of the report by the Committee on Climate Change on the fourth carbon budget.
	(48125)

126	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of his departmental stationery comes from recycled or sustainable sources.
	(48329)

127	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether his Department has installed motion-sensitive energy-saving lighting in its estate; and what plans he has for the installation of such lighting.
	(48330)

128

Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what meetings (a) he, (b) Ministers and (c) senior officials in his Department have had with the staff, agents or representatives of (i) Shell, (ii) BP, (iii) Anglo Siberian Oil Company, (iv) Gazprom Neft/Sibneft Oil Group, (v) Chevron Texaco, (vi) Esso/Exxon, (vii) Total, (viii) Gulf Oil and (ix) Mobil since his appointment; and on what date each such meeting took place.

(48331)

129	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, on how many occasions he has travelled by London Underground on official business since his appointment.
	(48350)

130	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much his Department has spent on the contents of Ministerial drinks cabinets since 12 May 2010.
	(48354)

131	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much his Department has spent on indoor and outdoor plants and trees since his appointment.
	(48431)

132	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what items with a value of over £100 have been taken without authorisation from his Department since his appointment; and what steps have been taken to recover such items.
	(48444)

133 N	Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will extend his Department's review of the implications of the situation concerning nuclear power stations in Japan to include consideration of the (a) costs and (b) timetable for new nuclear build in the UK.
	(48018)

134	Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many installations of (a) up to 50KW, (b) 51 KW to 1MW, (c) 1MW to 2MW, (d) 2MW to 3MW, (e) 3MW to 4MW and (f) 4MW to 5MW are participating in the feed-in tariff scheme.
	(48181)

135	Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 15 March 2011, Official Report, column 296W, on renewable energy: feed-in-tariffs, if he will place in the Library details of the feed-in-tariff schemes in the 51 non-departmental public bodies receiving a revenue from feed-in-tariffs.
	(48325)

136
N

Tessa Jowell (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 16 March 2011, Official Report, columns 9-10WS, on the public bodies reform programme, what estimate he has made of the savings to his Department net of costs incurred in the assumption of additional departmental responsibilities to accrue from the abolition of three public bodies within his Department's area of responsibility.

(48148)

137	Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will estimate the proportion of wind turbines installed in the UK which use direct drive technology derived from rare earth metals; and if he will make a statement.
	(48186)

138	Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the environmental effects of the manufacture of direct drive technology for use in wind turbines; and if he will make a statement.
	(48187)

139 N	Sheryll Murray (South East Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will ensure that projects in receipt of funding or in development under the feed-in tariff are not subject to any changes in the level of support they receive arising from the outcome of the feed-in tariff review.
	(47907)

140	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what arrangements are in place in his Department to (a) reduce levels of work-based stress and (b) provide assistance to staff diagnosed with such stress.
	(48210)

141	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much his Department provided to each charity it funds in each year since its inception; and how much he has allocated for funding to each such charity in each of the next five years.
	(48291)

142	Mr Robin Walker (Worcester): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate his Department made of the number of properties which would be affected by roll-out of the planned Renewable Heat Incentive before the recent announcement of its revision; and what estimate it has made of the number of households which will be affected by the new scheme.
	(48245)

143	Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps he is taking to ensure sufficient supply chain capacity to meet his targets for the construction of offshore wind power installations.
	(48184)

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

144	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much her Department has spent on the contents of Ministerial drinks cabinets since 12 May 2010.
	(48353)

145	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much her Department has spent on indoor and outdoor plants and trees since her appointment.
	(48424)

146	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what items with a value of over £100 have been taken without authorisation from her Department since her appointment; and what steps have been taken to recover such items.
	(48443)

147	Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to consult fishing communities on the future of the fishing industry.
	(48271)

148	Dan Byles (North Warwickshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has estimated the total domestic food production capacity of the UK measured in terms of the proportion of the population it would feed.
	(48364)

149	Duncan Hames (Chippenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which Ministers have attended each of her monthly breakfasts for the designated green ministers in each Department.
	(48249)

150	Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2011, Official Report, column 1140W, on shale gas, if Ministers in her Department will meet the Environment Agency to discuss its preparedness for on-shore drilling for shale gas and coal bed methane using hydraulic fracturing.
	(48326)

151	Mr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department plans to take during the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of Ministers of the EU towards reform of the Common Agricultural Policy.
	(48214)

152	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what arrangements are in place in her Department to (a) reduce levels of work-based stress and (b) provide assistance to staff diagnosed with such stress.
	(48209)

153	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much her Department provided to each charity it funds in each of the last five years; and how much she has allocated for funding to each such charity in each of the next five years.
	(48292)

154
N

Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 16 March 2011, Official Report, columns 9-10WS, on the public bodies reform programme, what estimate she has made of the savings to her Department net of costs incurred in the assumption of additional departmental responsibilities to accrue from (a) the abolition of 24 public bodies within her Department's area of responsibility and (b) the change in function of seven such bodies.

(48142)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

155 N	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when his Department was contacted by International Rescue Corps about the provision of support in Japan following the recent tsunami.
	(47969)

156 N	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, to which British aid organisations he has (a) granted and (b) refused permission to work in Japan since the tsunami.
	(47970)

157 N	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether Ministers in his Department were consulted on the decision not to give permission to International Rescue Corps to work in Japan following the tsunami.
	(47971)

158 N	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on what occasions International Rescue Corps has been approved by his Department to work in disaster areas.
	(47972)

159 N	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what contingency arrangements he (a) has and (b) plans to put in place to (i) provide consular support for and (ii) assist with the evacuation of British nationals in Japan.
	(47973)

160	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on what dates he has spoken directly with the US Secretary of State since his appointment.
	(48270)

161	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken on reform of the UN Security Council; and if he will make a statement.
	(48333)

162	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on how many occasions Ministers in his Department have met Ministers in the government of (a) Brazil, (b) Russia, (c) India and (d) China since May 2010.
	(48334)

163	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department had with charter flight brokers on arrangements for the evacuation of UK citizens from Libya on (a) 20 February 2011 and (b) 21 February 2011.
	(48336)

164	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, at what (a) date and (b) time the decision was made to convene the COBR meeting which took place on 24 February 2011 at 10.00 am.
	(48337)

165	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with which of his EU counterparts he has discussed the request from the Egyptian authorities for an asset freeze; and on what date each such discussion took place.
	(48339)

166	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many British nationals he estimates are resident in (a) Brazil, (b) Russia, (c) India and (d) China.
	(48341)

167	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken to promote human rights in India; and if he will make a statement.
	(48362)

168	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department has spent on the contents of Ministerial drinks cabinets since 12 May 2010.
	(48352)

169	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department has spent on indoor and outdoor plants and trees since his appointment.
	(48422)

170	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what items with a value of over £100 have been taken without authorisation from his Department since his appointment; and what steps have been taken to recover such items.
	(48441)

171 N	Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has (a) made and (b) received representations on reports of deportations of UK journalists from Yemen on 14 March 2011.
	(47908)

172 N	Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has discussed with his counterpart in Bahrain the implications of the deployment in that country of military forces under the auspices of the Gulf Co-operation Council.
	(47909)

173	Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his US counterpart on (a) sale of weapons to drugs gangs in Mexico and (b) importing of illegal drugs.
	(48390)

174 N	Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on (a) permitting and (b) promoting the provision by Government agencies of technical support to overseas countries seeking (i) information on and (ii) control over their domestic population.
	(47982)

175 N	Frank Dobson (Holborn and St Pancras): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of the civilian operation to evacuate UK nationals from Libya.
	(47997)

176	John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 15 March 2011, Official Report, column 270W, on the BBC World Service, how many representations overseas UK embassies have received on the reductions in the BBC World Service.
	(48363)

177	Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the forthcoming UK Chairmanship of the Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers; what programmes, conferences and activities he has planned for the UK Chairmanship; and if he will make a statement.
	(48392)

178	Mr Frank Roy (Motherwell and Wishaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his most recent assessment is of the human rights situation in Darfur.
	(48366)

179	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what arrangements are in place in his Department to (a) reduce levels of work-based stress and (b) provide assistance to staff diagnosed with such stress.
	(48207)

180	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department provided to each charity it funds in each of the last five years; and how much he has allocated for funding to each such charity in each of the next five years.
	(48274)

181
N

Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 16 March 2011, Official Report, columns 9-10WS, on the public bodies reform programme, what estimate he has made of the savings to his Department net of costs incurred of the assumption of additional departmental responsibilities to accrue from (a) the abolition of three public bodies within his Department's area of responsibility and (b) the change in function of two such bodies.

(48139)

182 N	Stephen Twigg (Liverpool, West Derby): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had on the role of the United Nations in protecting civilians in Côte d'Ivoire.
	(47995)

183 N	Stephen Twigg (Liverpool, West Derby): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had on the Commonwealth's role in the promotion of democratisation in the Kingdom of Swaziland.
	(48088)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Health

184 N	Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many clinical staff in (a) NHS foundation trusts and (b) each such trust were suspended on the most recent date for which figures are available .
	(47906)

185	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department has spent on the contents of Ministerial drinks cabinets since 12 May 2010.
	(48401)

186	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department has spent on indoor and outdoor plants and trees since his appointment.
	(48421)

187	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what items with a value of over £100 have been taken without authorisation from his Department since his appointment; and what steps have been taken to recover such items.
	(48440)

188	Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many hospital accident and emergency departments in each strategic health authority did not meet the target of treating 98 per cent. of patients within four hours in each of the last six quarters in which the target was applied.
	(48295)

189	Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many hospital accident and emergency departments in each strategic health authority have met the target to treat 95 per cent. of patients within four hours in each quarter since the target was reduced from 98 per cent.
	(48298)

190	Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients (a) in each primary care trust area in the South West and (b) in each strategic health authority area were not treated within 18 weeks of referral in each quarter since January 2009.
	(48302)

191 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent steps his Department has taken to improve the provision of (a) cancer services and (b) mental health services in the West Midlands.
	(47287)

192	Gloria De Piero (Ashfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many operations were carried out in Ashfield constituency in each of the last five years.
	(48343)

193 N	Jim Dobbin (Heywood and Middleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, in which areas his Department is undertaking pilot studies on the distribution through pharmacies of the morning after pill to girls aged 13 and over.
	(47974)

194	Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Brighton, Kemptown of 16 February 2011, Official Report, column 860W, on genito-urinary medicine, on what date he plans to publish a new sexual health strategy.
	(48175)

195
N

Jacob Rees-Mogg (North East Somerset): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) on the availability of stiripentol; whether he has received the draft guidance from (NICE) on the availability of stiripentol for the treatment of epilepsy; if he will direct (NICE) to develop separate guidelines on the availability of stiripentol; and if he will make a statement.

(48014)

196	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of (a) men and (b) women in each socio-economic decile who are (i) overweight and (ii) obese.
	(48191)

197	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what arrangements are in place in his Department to (a) reduce levels of work-based stress and (b) provide assistance to staff diagnosed with such stress.
	(48205)

198	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department provided to each charity it funds in each of the last five years; and how much he has allocated for funding to each such charity in each of the next five years.
	(48275)

199	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of women in each region aged between 15 and 19 gave birth in each of the last five years.
	(48301)

200	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of patients treated for mental health disorders in NHS facillities received (a) drugs, (b) psychological therapy, (c) mindfulness meditation and (d) a combination of such approaches in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(48305)

201	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment has been made of potential links between low birth rate and levels of (a) obesity, (b) stress and (c) mental illness in (i) childhood and (ii) later life.
	(48306)

202	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent estimate has been made of addiction rates in each region for (a) alcohol, (b) tobacco and (c) controlled substances.
	(48307)

203	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what help and support the NHS offers couples considering parenthood.
	(48464)

204
N

Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 16 March 2011, Official Report, columns 9-10W, on the public bodies reform programme, what estimate he has made of the savings to his Department net of costs incurred in the assumption of additional departmental responsibilities to accrue from (a) the abolition of 30 public bodies within his Department's area of responsibility and (b) the change in function of one such body.

(48140)

205	Mr Ben Wallace (Wyre and Preston North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether donations made by charities to an NHS trust will be regarded as part of their income under his proposals for NHS reform; and whether such donations will result in a corresponding reduction in the central government funding allocated to the trust.
	(48410)

Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department

206	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of (a) Brazilian, (b) Russian, (c) Indian and (d) Chinese nationals resident in the UK.
	(48338)

207	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department has spent on the contents of Ministerial drinks cabinets since 12 May 2010.
	(48398)

208	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department has spent on indoor and outdoor plants and trees since her appointment.
	(48420)

209	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what items with a value of over £100 have been taken without authorisation from her Department since her appointment; and what steps have been taken to recover such items.
	(48439)

210	Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made in implementing the recommendations of the joint thematic review on the management of gang issues published in June 2010.
	(48346)

211 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of levels of violent crime in the West Midlands in each of the last three years.
	(47376)

212	Gloria De Piero (Ashfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what research her Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on any relationship between levels of street lighting and levels of crime.
	(48238)

213 N	Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect of changes to funding allocation to the Metropolitan Police Authority budget on (a) police numbers and (b) Safer Neighbourhood teams in the London Borough of Southwark.
	(47304)

214 N	Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers are assigned to duties in the London Borough of Southwark; and how many she expects there to be in (a) 2011-12 and (b) 2012-13.
	(47305)

215
N

Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 16 March 2011, Official Report, columns 9-10WS, on the public bodies reform programme, what estimate she has made of the savings to her Department net of costs incurred in the assumption of additional departmental responsibilities to accrue from (a) the abolition of three public bodies within her Department's area of responsibility and (b) the merger of two such bodies.

(48135)

216	Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to respond to the statement by the Human Rights Commissioner of the Council of Europe on Overuse of the European Arrest Warrant: a threat to human rights.
	(48391)

217	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what arrangements are in place in her Department to (a) reduce levels of work-based stress and (b) provide assistance to staff diagnosed with such stress.
	(48204)

218	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the proportion of children aged under 15 in England who have used cannabis in the last 12 months.
	(48250)

219	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department provided to each charity it funds in each of the last five years; and how much she has allocated for funding to each such charity in each of the next five years.
	(48276)

220 N	Anas Sarwar (Glasgow Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to increase sharing of criminal records files with other EU member states.
	(48089)

221 N	Anas Sarwar (Glasgow Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to use funds available through the EU criminal justice programme for the purposes of building a European criminal records information system.
	(48090)

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

222	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, what arrangements are in place in the House of Commons Service to (a) reduce levels of work-based stress and (b) provide assistance to staff diagnosed with such stress.
	(48201)

Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development

223	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much his Department has spent on the contents of Ministerial drinks cabinets since 12 May 2010.
	(48396)

224	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much his Department has spent on indoor and outdoor plants and trees since his appointment.
	(48419)

225	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what items with a value of over £100 have been taken without authorisation from his Department since his appointment; and what steps have been taken to recover such items.
	(48438)

226 N	Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what information his Department holds on (a) the countries that are recipients of remittances from people in the UK, (b) the monetary value of remittances from the UK to each country and (c) the number of people who send remittances abroad.
	(48047)

227 N	Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the (i) income levels of people who send remittances from the UK and (ii) proportion of individuals' incomes that comprise remittances.
	(48048)

228	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what arrangements are in place in his Department to (a) reduce levels of work-based stress and (b) provide assistance to staff diagnosed with such stress.
	(48203)

229	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much his Department provided to each charity it funds in each of the last five years; and how much he has allocated for funding to each such charity in each of the next five years.
	(48277)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice

230	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department has spent on indoor and outdoor plants and trees since his appointment.
	(48418)

231	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what items with a value of over £100 have been taken without authorisation from his Department since his appointment; and what steps have been taken to recover such items.
	(48437)

232	Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress has been made on developing options for a public consultation on the better regulation of bailiffs; and if he will make a statement.
	(48345)

233
N

Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 16 March 2011, Official Report, columns 9-10W, on the public bodies reform programme, what estimate he has made of the savings to his Department net of costs incurred in the assumption of additional departmental responsibilities to accrue from (a) the abolition of 11 public bodies within his Department's area of responsibility, (b) the merger of four such bodies and (c) the change in function of four such bodies.

(48147)

234	Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reasons prisons do not receive enquiries by email; when the decision was taken that prisons could not be contacted by email; and if he will review the merits of this position.
	(48466)

235	Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 16 March 2011, Official Report, column 463W, on prisoners: mass media, which (a) external and (b) internal stakeholders were consulted on the production of PSI 37/2010.
	(48467)

236	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what arrangements are in place in his Department to (a) reduce levels of work-based stress and (b) provide assistance to staff diagnosed with such stress.
	(48202)

237	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department provided to each charity it funds in each of the last five years; and how much he has allocated for funding to each such charity in each of the next five years.
	(48278)

238 N	Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he has taken to reduce the incidence of family breakdown since his appointment.
	(48123)

239 N	Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many former Prison Service staff worked for the Prison and Probation Ombudsman in (a) 2005, (b) 2006, (c) 2007, (d) 2008, (e) 2009 and (f) 2010.
	(45347)

240 N	Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Prison Service staff were seconded from the Prison Service to the Prison and Probation Ombudsman in (a) 2005, (b) 2006, (c) 2007, (d) 2008, (e) 2009 and (f) 2010.
	(45348)

241 N	Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 22 November 2010, Official Report, columns 125-8W, on secure training centres: restraint techniques, what the nature was of the minor injuries that resulted from the use of control and restraint procedures in each young offender institute juvenile unit in each month since April 2008.
	(45358)

242 N	Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 22 November 2010, Official Report, columns 125-6W, on secure training centres: restraint techniques, what the nature was of the serious injuries that resulted from the use of control and restraint procedures in each young offender institute juvenile unit in each month since April 2008.
	(45359)

243	James Wharton (Stockton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate has been made of the cost to the public purse incurred in the implementation of his planned reforms to the coronial system.
	(48182)

Questions to the Leader of the House

244	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Leader of the House, how much his Office provided to each charity it funds in each of the last five years; and how much he has allocated for funding to each such charity in each of the next five years.
	(48279)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

245	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much his Department has spent on the contents of Ministerial drinks cabinets since 12 May 2010.
	(48397)

246	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much his Department has spent on indoor and outdoor plants and trees since his appointment.
	(48417)

247	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what items with a value of over £100 have been taken without authorisation from his Department since his appointment; and what steps have been taken to recover such items.
	(48436)

248	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what arrangements are in place in his Department to (a) reduce levels of work-based stress and (b) provide assistance to staff diagnosed with such stress.
	(48200)

249	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much his Department provided to each charity it funds in each of the last five years; and how much he has allocated for funding to each such charity in each of the next five years.
	(48280)

Questions to the Prime Minister

250	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Prime Minister, on what dates he has spoken directly with the President of the United States since his appointment.
	(48269)

251	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Prime Minister, how much 10 Downing Street has spent on the contents of his drinks cabinets since 11 May 2010.
	(48399)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland

252	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much his Department has spent on indoor and outdoor plants and trees since his appointment.
	(48416)

253	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what items with a value of over £100 have been taken without authorisation from his Department since his appointment; and what steps have been taken to recover such items.
	(48435)

254	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what arrangements are in place in his Department to (a) reduce levels of work-based stress and (b) provide assistance to staff diagnosed with such stress.
	(48198)

255	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much his Department provided to each charity it funds in each of the last five years; and how much he has allocated for funding to each such charity in each of the next five years.
	(48281)

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

256	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what arrangements are in place in the Electoral Commission to (a) reduce levels of work-based stress and (b) provide assistance to staff diagnosed with such stress.
	(48196)

257	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, how much the Electoral Commission provided to each charity it funds in each of the last five years; and how much he has allocated for funding to each such charity in each of the next five years.
	(48282)

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

258	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, what arrangements are in place in the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority to (a) reduce levels of work-based stress and (b) provide assistance to staff diagnosed with such stress.
	(48197)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport

259	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department has spent on indoor and outdoor plants and trees since his appointment.
	(48415)

260	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what items with a value of over £100 have been taken without authorisation from his Department since his appointment; and what steps have been taken to recover such items.
	(48434)

261	Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many calls Swansea coastguard station received during hours of (a) daylight and (b) darkness in each month of 2010.
	(48177)

262	Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the Welsh Assembly Government on arrangements for collection of Severn Crossing tolls after the end of the current concession.
	(48178)

263	Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has any plans to transfer responsibility for the collection of tolls on the Severn Crossing to the Welsh Assembly Government after the end of the current concession.
	(48179)

264	Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether revenue from tolls on the Severn Crossing will be hypothecated for any purpose after the end of the current concession.
	(48180)

265	Duncan Hames (Chippenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect on the time taken to make stops at intermediary stations on the Great Western Main Line of the introduction of the Intercity Express Programme fleet.
	(48189)

266	Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much was paid to the London Midland franchise in subsidy in each year since 2007; and what premium payment his Department received in each such year.
	(48239)

267
N

Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 16 March 2011, Official Report, columns 9-10W, on the public bodies reform programme, what estimate he has made of the savings to his Department net of costs incurred in the assumption of additional departmental responsibilities to accrue from (a) the abolition of six public bodies within his Department's area of responsibility and (b) the change in function of one such body.

(48146)

268	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what arrangements are in place in his Department to (a) reduce levels of work-based stress and (b) provide assistance to staff diagnosed with such stress.
	(48195)

269	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department provided to each charity it funds in each of the last five years; and how much he has allocated for funding to each such charity in each of the next five years.
	(48283)

270 N	Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, by what date he expects Central Bedfordshire Council to have received additional funding to repair potholes on roads in its area; and how much it will receive.
	(48131)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales

271	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much her Department has spent on indoor and outdoor plants and trees since her appointment.
	(48414)

272	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what items with a value of over £100 have been taken without authorisation from her Department since her appointment; and what steps have been taken to recover such items.
	(48432)

273	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what arrangements are in place in her Department to (a) reduce levels of work-based stress and (b) provide assistance to staff diagnosed with such stress.
	(48194)

274	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much her Department provided to each charity it funds in each of the last five years; and how much she has allocated for funding to each such charity in each of the next five years.
	(48284)

Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities

275
N

Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 16 March 2011, Official Report, columns 9-10W, on the public bodies reform programme, what estimate she has made of the savings to the Government Equalities Office net of costs incurred in the assumption of additional departmental responsibilities to accrue from (a) the abolition of 11 public bodies within the Office's area of responsibility and (b) the change in function of one such body.

(48144)

276	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what arrangements are in place in her Department to (a) reduce levels of work-based stress and (b) provide assistance to staff diagnosed with such stress.
	(48193)

277	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how much the Government Equalities Office provided to each charity it funds in each year since its inception; and how much she has allocated for funding to each such charity in each of the next five years.
	(48285)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

278	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department has spent on the contents of Ministerial drinks cabinets since 12 May 2010.
	(48400)

279	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department has spent on indoor and outdoor plants and trees since his appointment.
	(48403)

280	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what items with a value of over £100 have been taken without authorisation from his Department since his appointment; and what steps have been taken to recover such items.
	(48433)

281 N	Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what measures will be in place to ensure that small and medium-sized enterprises that win Work Programme contracts are not put at a financial disadvantage as a result of the time taken for payments to be made under the payment-by-results scheme.
	(48020)

282	Michael Connarty (Linlithgow and East Falkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will discuss with the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport the potential assistance of a universal video relay service to British Sign Language users in finding and maintaining employment.
	(48246)

283 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) Coventry and (b) the West Midlands receive the higher rate mobility component of disability living allowance.
	(47377)

284 N	Margaret Curran (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether (a) statutory sick pay and (b) employment and support allowance claimed for the first six months of an illness be treated as earnings when calculating earnings disregard for the purposes of his proposed universal credit.
	(48015)

285 N	Margaret Curran (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether any extra support offered to disabled people in receipt of universal credit will be available to those who (a) live alone and (b) do not have a carer.
	(48016)

286 N	Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many children in each electoral ward of the Peterborough City Council area lived in households in receipt of means-tested benefits in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(47664)

287	Margot James (Stourbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether existing disability living allowance claimants aged over 65 years will be eligible for the personal independence payment.
	(48356)

288	Margot James (Stourbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to support the mobility needs of people aged over 65 years with disabilities.
	(48357)

289	Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what period of time people eligible for employment and support allowance (ESA) will receive additional transitional payments where their incapacity benefit payments are more than their newly-assessed ESA rate.
	(48188)

290	David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect of the introduction of universal credit on equality between men and women.
	(48176)

291
N

Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 16 March 2011, Official Report, columns 9-10W, on the public bodies reform programme, what estimate he has made of the savings to his Department net of costs incurred in the assumption of additional departmental responsibilities to accrue from (a) the abolition of three public bodies within his Department's area of responsibility, (b) the merger of one such body and (c) the change in function of two such bodies.

(48143)

292	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what arrangements are in place in his Department to (a) reduce levels of work-based stress and (b) provide assistance to staff diagnosed with such stress.
	(48192)

293	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the drop out rate was for each of the Future Jobs Fund pilot schemes.
	(48312)

294 N	Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he has taken to reduce the incidence of family breakdown since his appointment.
	(48121)

Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

295	Mr Robin Walker (Worcester): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate (a) the cost to the public purse of reducing duty on beers and ciders with an ABV of less than 2.5 per cent. and (b) the fiscal effects of extending this reduction to beers and ciders with an ABV of up to four per cent.
	[Transferred] (48183)


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