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Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Friday 1 April 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.
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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Friday 1 April 2011
(the 'Questions Book')

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Friday 1 April 2011

From Monday 4 April 2011, the Questions Book will not be circulated in printed form. It will continue to be available on the Parliamentary Website in both HTML and PDF format at http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/business-papers/commons/question-book/, alongside a new document giving separate notice of questions for oral answer on a future day.

Paper copies will be available to parliamentary users from the Vote Office on request.

This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Friday 1 April 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 Friday 1 April of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.

For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Friday 1 April see Part 2 of this paper.

Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
1
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his policy is on the proposal for data exclusivity for generic drugs in the EU-India Free Trade Agreement.
(51031)
2
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his policy is on the inclusion of the manufacture and sale of generic drugs closely modelled on patented US and European products in the proposed EU-India Free Trade Agreement.
(51032)
3
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what objectives his Department has set for the outcome of negotiations on the EU-India Free Trade Agreement.
(51037)
4
Tristram Hunt (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department plans to take to clarify the Haldane principle in relation to academic research.
(50924)
5
Tristram Hunt (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his Department's strategic research priorities are in respect of the Arts and Humanities Research Council.
(50925)
6
Tristram Hunt (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, in respect of which Arts and Humanities Research Council projects his Department has allocated funding since May 2010.
(50926)
7
Tristram Hunt (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what meetings (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have had with the Arts and Humanities Research Council on strategic research priorities in the last 12 months.
(50927)
8
N 		Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, on what date his Department informed (a) local authorities and (b) local enterprise partnerships of the criteria for the establishment of enterprise zones.
(50580)
9
N 		Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many new apprenticeship places will be available as a result of announcements in the 2011 budget in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14 and (d) 2014-15.
(50581)
10
N 		Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much funding he plans to allocate to enterprise zones in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14 and (d) 2014-15.
(50582)
11
N 		Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many apprenticeship starts his Department plans to fund in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14 and (d) 2014-15.
(50583)
12
N 		Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the monetary value was of bids submitted to the first round of the Regional Growth Fund in each (a) Government Office region and (b) local enterprise partnership.
(50647)
13
N 		Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions his Department had with (a) research councils and (b) local authorities before taking its decision on additional capital expenditure at Daresbury, Harwell and Cambridge.
(50733)
14
Henry Smith (Crawley): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he plans to review the role of sector skills councils in further education.
(50918)
15
Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to encourage small and medium-sized businesses in Pendle constituency to take on apprentices; what recent representations he has received on this matter; and if he will make a statement.
(50962)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
16
Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether computer systems used by staff in his Department working for (a) the Prime Minister and (b) members of the Cabinet were compromised on any occasion in February 2011.
(50938)
17
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his policy is on the making of bonus payments to officials with responsibility for advising on or initiating the borrowing of funds by public authorities proportionate to the funds borrowed; and what guidance he has issued to (a) public authorities, (b) Government departments, (c) local authorities and (d) other agencies on this matter.
(51033)
18
Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many of his Department's staff have taken early retirement in each of the last five years; and what the cost to his Department was in each such year.
(50840)
19
Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans his Department has to provide opportunities for the training of community organisers in (a) the London Borough of Bexley and (b) London.
(50850)
20
Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what targets he has set for the reduction of rates of absence in the public sector.
(50937)
21
Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent estimate he has made of the number of workless households in Pendle constituency.
(50963)
22
Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many deaths in the Pendle area were (a) alcohol- and (b) drug-related in each of the last five years; and how many of those who died were aged (i) under 18, (ii) 18 to 24, (iii) 25 to 40 and (iv) over 40 years.
(50964)
23
N 		Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will request the Office for National Statistics to facilitate public access to the underlying data from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings provided to the Department for Communities and Local Government as the basis for the area cost adjustment calculations in West Sussex, redacting personal data where necessary to assist disclosure.
(50645)
24
N 		Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, by what procedure an individual may become an approved researcher to access the data underlying the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings prepared by the Office for National Statistics; and how many applications for such status have been (a) approved and (b) rejected in the last 24 months.
(50646)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
25
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he consulted the Governor of the Bank of England before announcing his decision to increase the UK's holdings of foreign currency reserves.
(50810)
26
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the number of agricultural businesses likely to participate in the Enhanced Capital Allowance scheme; and what estimate he has made of the average annual monetary value of the scheme to such businesses.
(50813)
27
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to purchase overseas bonds as part of his policy to increase holdings of foreign currency reserves in any of the next four financial years.
(50831)
28
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will assess the effects on (a) levels of trade, (b) financial stability and (c) economic growth of an increase in the UK's foreign currency reserves.
(50832)
29
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what advice on foreign currency holdings he received from the (a) Debt Management Office and (b) Bank of England prior to taking the decision to increase UK holdings in foreign currency reserves.
(50833)
30
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will assess the effects on the value of sterling of increasing levels of UK holdings of foreign currencies.
(50834)
31
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the interest which would accrue to the Exchequer from increasing holdings in foreign currency (a) cash reserves and (b) bonds by £18 billion in the next four financial years.
(50835)
32
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has for the level of the UK's foreign currency reserve holdings of (a) euros, (b) US dollars and (c) yen in each of the next four financial years.
(50989)
33
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has for the level of the UK's foreign currency reserves in each of the next four financial years.
(50990)
34
Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many of his Department's staff have taken early retirement in each of the last five years; and what the cost to his Department was in each such year.
(50841)
35
N 		Matthew Hancock (West Suffolk): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to Table 2.1 on page 42 of Budget 2011, what the estimated cost to the Exchequer is of (a) the reduction of fuel duty by one penny per litre from 23 March 2011, (b) the removal of previously announced above retail prices index increases in fuel duty and (c) the delay of retail prices index increases in each year between 2011-12 and 2015-16.
(50368)
36
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many businesses in (a) Scotland, (b) Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency and (c) East Ayrshire will be affected by the proposed reduction in the rate of corporation tax.
(50886)
37
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the savings to businesses in (a) Scotland, (b) Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency and (c) East Ayrshire as a result of the reduction in the rate of corporation tax in each of the next four years.
(50887)
38
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of businesses in (a) Scotland, (b) Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency and (c) East Ayrshire which will be affected by the increase of the small and medium-sized enterprise rate of research and development tax credits.
(50888)
39
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the monetary value to businesses in (a) Scotland, (b) Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency and (c) East Ayrshire of the increase in the small and medium-sized enterprise rate of research and development tax credits in each of the next four years.
(50889)
40
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of businesses in Scotland which will be affected by the change in the lifetime limit for entrepreneurs' relief.
(50890)
41
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the monetary value to businesses in Scotland of the change in the lifetime limit for entrepreneurs' relief in each of the next four years.
(50891)
42
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what savings he expects to accrue to the Exchequer as a result of his decision to reduce the level of winter fuel allowance in each of the next five years.
(50986)
43
N 		Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent representations he has received on proposals for (a) a financial activities tax and (b) a financial transactions tax.
(50524)
44
N 		Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with his (a) French and (b) German counterpart on the prospects for (i) a financial activities tax and (ii) a financial transactions tax.
(50525)
45
N 		Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has tasked a team in his Department with investigating the feasibility of a financial activities tax.
(50526)
46
N 		Gregg McClymont (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the opening hours of the Debt Management Telephone Centre unit of HM Revenue and Customs will be on (a) Friday 22 April, (b) Sunday 24 April and (c) Monday 25 April 2011.
(50450)
47
N 		Gregg McClymont (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether staff of the Debt Management Telephone Centre unit of HM Revenue and Customs will be (a) making outbound calls to collect debts and (b) taking incoming calls during its hours of operation on (i) Friday 22 April, (ii) Sunday 24 April and (iii) Monday 25 April 2011.
(50451)
48
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to encourage Crown dependencies to share more information in respect of potential tax evasion; and what effects he expects such steps to have on the amount of unpaid tax which is recovered.
(50814)
49
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will assess the effects of the differential in price between diesel and unleaded petrol on the economic growth potential of the UK; and if he will consider the merits of using the tax and duty regime to equalise the price at the pump of diesel and unleaded petrol.
(50870)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
50
Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will bring forward amendments to the Localism Bill to provide that local authority housing revenue accounts are ring-fenced following the introduction of self-financing arrangements.
(50817)
51
N 		Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on the number of children (a) in total and (b) who had been trafficked who went missing from local government care in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
(50469)
52
N 		John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) wholetime firefighter, (b) retained firefighter, (c) fire control room and (d) total posts there were in each Fire and Rescue Service in England on 1 April 2010; and how many posts in each category there were on 1 April 2011.
[R] (50257)
53
Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many homeless people were recorded as (a) residing in bed and breakfast accommodation, (b) residing in hostels and (c) sleeping rough in each of the (i) last three years and (ii) last three quarters; and if he will estimate the (A) number of and (B) cost of accommodation of such people in each type of accommodation in each local authority in each year to 2014.
(50999)
54
Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to assist homeless people.
(51036)
55
Stephen Mosley (City of Chester): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many homes were available for (a) rent and (b) shared ownership sale by housing associations and housing trusts in (i) City of Chester constituency and (ii) Cheshire West and Chester at the most recent date for which figures are available.
(50917)
56
Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the letter from the Minister of State for Housing and Local Government of 16 December 2010 to the Local Government Association on senior pay, what guidance his Department has given to local authorities on the employment of senior staff who are receiving a pension from the Local Government Pension Scheme.
(50804)
57
Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, purusant to the Answer to the hon. Member for West Bromwich East of 4 March 2011, Official Report, column 638W, on legal opinion, if he will place in the Library a copy of the data for expenditure on legal fees in 2008-09, based on the purchasing records and purchasing ledger data held by his Department for each supplier.
(50805)
58
Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 8 March 2011, Official Report, column 956W, on translation services, how much the Audit Commission has spent on translation and interpretation costs for (a) Lithuanian, (b) Mandarin, (c) Polish, (d) Spanish, (e) Sora, (f) Farsi and (g) Albanian in each of the last three years; and what the title is of each document translated.
(50875)
59
Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2011, Official Report, column 736W, on the Government Procurement Card, if he will place in the Library a copy of the Audit Commission Government Procurement Card transaction data supplied to the hon. Member for Lancaster and Fleetwood; and if he will publish with the transaction data a description of each item purchased under (a) level 3 and (b) enhanced transactions.
(50876)
60
Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much the Audit Commission spent on headhunters and recruitment consultants in the last 36 months; and in each such case (a) for which employment positions the services were sought, (b) which firms were used and (c) how much was paid from public funds, including bonus or reward payments for recruiting an individual.
(50992)
61
Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the total gross cost to the public purse is of the Ordnance Survey's new offices at Adanac Park, Southampton.
(50993)
62
Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the cost to the public purse has been of expenditure by his Department on external legal costs in relation to judicial reviews and associated appeals against his Department in relation to unitary legal restructuring since 2008-09; and if he will list each of the legal titles in each such case.
(50994)
63
Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) the non-departmental public bodies for which he is responsible spent on opinion research and opinion polling companies in (i) 2008-09 and (ii) 2009-10; and how much and for what purpose in each such case.
(50995)
64
Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which 10 local authorities had (a) the highest and (b) the lowest council tax collection rates in England in the most recent 12 month period for which figures are available; and what the monetary value of the uncollected council taxes was in each such case.
(50996)
65
Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which 10 local authorities had (a) the highest and (b) the lowest business rate collection rates in England in the most recent 12 month period for which figures are available; and what the monetary value of the uncollected business rates was in each such case.
(50997)
66
N 		Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on local authorities which have different levels of council tax within their areas for those in the same council tax band.
(50383)
67
Mr Mark Spencer (Sherwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his Department's policy is on the principle that a tenant's rent is only spent on the services provided by the landlord.
(50847)
68
Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many businesses in Pendle constituency received business rate hardship relief in 2010.
(50965)
69
Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many businesses in Pendle constituency were (a) eligible for and (b) received small business rate relief in the last year for which figures are available.
(50966)
70
Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential effects on publicans of the charging of business rates on empty properties.
(50972)
71
N 		Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will place in the Library a copy of the underlying local wage data used by the last administration as the basis of calculations of the area cost adjustment for West Sussex County Council, anonymising data where necessary to facilitate disclosure.
(50644)
72
Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he has had on the Accredited Construction Details (ACDs) scheme; and when he expects to approve a scheme for ACDs that meets the conditions set out in Approved Document L1A, paragraph 5.12a.
(51029)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport
73
Conor Burns (Bournemouth West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what (a) discussions he has had and (b) (i) representations and (ii) advice he received on the legality of a Premier League football club taking occupancy of the Olympic Stadium; and if he will publish each item of correspondence and advice he has received on this issue.
(50878)
74
Conor Burns (Bournemouth West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, whether he has had (a) discussions and (b) correspondence with Newham Council on the long-term use of the Olympic Stadium and the effects of such use on local sports and athletics clubs in the local area.
(50879)
75
Conor Burns (Bournemouth West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, if he will (a) prepare and (b) publish an impact assessment on the effects on the local area of a Premier League football club taking ownership and residence of the Olympic Stadium.
(50880)
76
Conor Burns (Bournemouth West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, whether he has undertaken an investigation into the effects on East London sports clubs of the Olympic Stadium being occupied by a Premier League football club.
(50881)
77
Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how many of his Department's staff have taken early retirement in each of the last five years; and what the cost to his Department was in each such year.
(50838)
78
Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how much funding his Department has allocated to promoting participation in cricket amongst young people in the (a) Pendle Borough Council and (b) Lancashire Council area in each of the last five years.
(50970)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
79
N 		Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2011, Official Report, column 1227W, on departmental theft, what the policy of his Department is on monitoring (a) (i) eBay, (ii) Amazon and (iii) other online trading sites and (b) (i) Loot and (ii) other classified advertising publications in order to recover stolen property.
(50527)
80
Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions British forces in Afghanistan have been transported by aircraft of foreign states since 2001.
(51028)
81
N 		Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate his Department has made of the cost per hour of using the (a) Harrier, (b) GR4 Tornado and (c) Apache in close air support operations.
(50564)
82
N 		Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether bullet-proof vests are available to all UK combat troops in Afghanistan.
(50382)
83
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November 2010, Official Report, column 1316W, on HMS Endurance, when he expects to announce a decision on the future of HMS Endurance; and whether he has estimated the cost of repair to the present vessel.
(50867)
84
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has initiated the Managing Staff Surpluses Agreement.
(50882)
85
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to prevent skill shortages developing within his Department as a consequence of staff seeking voluntary release as part of the reduction in the number of civil servants in his Department.
(50883)
86
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding has been allocated to meet the costs of future reductions in the number of civil servants in his Department in each of the next four years.
(50884)
87
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff have applied for early release as part of the reduction of civil service numbers in his Department.
(50885)
88
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what occasions (a) officials, (b) Ministers and (c) military personnel in his Department met their counterparts from (i) Syria, (ii) Yemen, (iii) Qatar and (iv) Egypt between 2 May 1997 and 1 January 2010.
(50948)
89
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what occasions (a) officials, (b) Ministers and (c) military personnel in his Department met their counterparts from (i) Lebanon, (ii) Israel, (iii) Nigeria and (iv) Uzbekistan between 2 May 1997 and 1 January 2010.
(50949)
90
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what occasions (a) officials, (b) Ministers and (c) military personnel in his Department met their counterparts from (i) Afghanistan, (ii) Burma, (iii) Rwanda and (iv) Somalia between 2 May 1997 and 1 January 2010.
(50950)
91
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what occasions (a) officials, (b) Ministers and (c) military personnel in his Department met their counterparts from (i) Guinea, (ii) Turkey, (iii) United Arab Emirates and (iv) Chad between 2 May 1997 and 1 January 2010.
(50951)
92
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what occasions (a) officials, (b) Ministers and (c) military personnel in his Department met their counterparts from (i) Burundi, (ii) Kenya, (iii) Sudan and (iv) Zimbabwe between 2 May 1997 and 1 January 2010.
(50952)
93
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what occasions (a) officials, (b) Ministers and (c) military personnel in his Department met their counterparts from Bahrain between 2 May 1997 and 1 January 2010.
(50953)
94
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what occasions (a) officials, (b) Ministers and (c) military personnel in his Department met their counterparts from (i) Tunisia, (ii) Libya, (iii) Kuwait and (iv) Saudi Arabia between 2 May 1997 and 1 January 2010.
(50954)
95
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what occasions (a) officials, (b) Ministers and (c) military personnel in his Department met their counterparts from (i) Iraq, (ii) Ivory Coast, (iii) Liberia and (iv) Burkina Faso between 2 May 1997 and 1 January 2010.
(50955)
96
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what occasions (a) officials, (b) Ministers and (c) military personnel in his Department met their counterparts from (i) Sri Lanka and (ii) Pakistan between 2 May 1997 and 1 January 2010.
(50956)
97
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what types of Russian military aircraft have entered (a) UK territorial airspace and (b) airspace controlled by UK air traffic control without permission in the last 10 years; and on what date each such incident took place.
(50957)
98
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will assess the effects of the deployment of (a) Typhoon jets to the Mediterranean and (b) Rapier missile batteries to Afghanistan on the UK's capacity to protect its airspace.
(50959)
99
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Liverpool, Wavertree of 24 March 2011, Official Report, column 1227W, on departmental alcoholic drinks, how much his Department spent on the contents of Ministerial drinks cabinets between 2 May 1997 and 12 May 2010.
(51035)
100
Julian Sturdy (York Outer): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether depleted uranium munitions have been used by coalition forces in Libya.
(50940)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
101
N 		Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the outcomes of the Blueprint drug education research programme.
(50531)
102
Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding his Department has provided to Tifly Day Care in London since May 2010.
(50824)
103
Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding his Department has provided to the Islamic Shakhsiyah Foundation schools in London since May 2010.
(50825)
104
Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has for the future of the September Guarantee of a funded learning place to all 16 to 17 year-olds.
(51000)
105
Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to increase the number of apprenticeship places for 16 to 18 year olds.
(51001)
106
Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress has been made in returning funding to school sport partnerships following the initial withdrawal of that funding in October 2010.
(51002)
107
N 		Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of children gained five or more A* to C grades at GCSE in English, mathematics, the sciences, a foreign language and a humanity in each year since GCSEs were introduced; and how many of those were (a) eligible and (b) ineligible for free school meals in each such year.
(50736)
108
N 		Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of children gained five or more A* to C grades at GCSE including English and mathematics in each year since GCSEs were introduced; and how many of those were (a) eligible and (b) ineligible for free school meals in each such year.
(50737)
109
John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children's deaths were recorded in an Ofsted significant incident report as resulting from suspected abuse and neglect in (a) 2008, (b) 2009 and (c) 2010.
(50750)
110
N 		Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Oral Statement of 28 March 2011, Official Report, column 65, on post-16 education funding, who carried out the opinion poll cited in support of his policy; on what date it was conducted; how many people were surveyed; if he will place in the Library a copy of the (a) brief for and (b) results of the poll; and if he will make a statement.
(50377)
111
Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the change in the number of Sure Start children's centres since May 2010.
(50931)
112
Laura Sandys (South Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make it his policy to allocate funding for the establishment of free schools for children with special educational needs.
(50933)
113
Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children received free school meals in each ward in the Pendle Borough Council area in the last year for which figures are available.
(50967)
114
N 		Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many written communications his Department has sent to (a) local education authorities and (b) schools since 1 June 2010.
(50454)
115
N 		Mr David Ward (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the basis in legislation is for the establishment of free schools.
(50643)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
116
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will estimate the number of agricultural businesses which will receive funding from his Department for the use of low-carbon technology and energy-efficient equipment in each of the next four financial years.
(50811)
117
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what support his Department plans to provide to agricultural businesses for the uptake of low-carbon technology and energy-efficient equipment in each of the next four financial years.
(50812)
118
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 14 March 2011, Official Report, columns 107-8W, on departmental manpower, which specific technologies the Office for Renewable Energy Development covers.
(50748)
119
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2011, Official Report, column 1074W, on the solar photovoltaic sector: Brighton, what size of market his Department considers to be relatively small; and if he will make a statement.
(50749)
120
Jason McCartney (Colne Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment his Department has made of Ofgem's ability to make feed-in tariff payments.
(50975)
121
Jason McCartney (Colne Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what key performance indicators his Department uses to assess Ofgem's ability to make feed-in tariff payments.
(50976)
122
N 		Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of inherent passive safety systems in nuclear reactor design.
(50117)
123
N 		Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what information his Department holds on the number of third generation nuclear reactors that are in operation around the world.
(50258)
124
N 		Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether he has assessed the suitability of boiling water nuclear reactors for deployment in the UK.
(50259)
125
N 		Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of boiling water nuclear reactor designs.
(50260)
126
N 		Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of core damage frequency for the (a) GE Hitachi (i) Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor and (ii) Advanced Boiling Water Reactor, (b) Westinghouse AP1000 and (c) Areva European Pressurised Reactor; and what assessment he has made of the implications of those figures for reactor safety.
(50261)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
127
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 sale of meat and milk products from the offspring of cloned animals.
(50921)
128
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will estimate the number of cattle which originate from a cloned parent.
(50922)
129
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 traceability scheme for meat and milk products from the offspring of cloned animals.
(50923)
130
N 		Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on that Department's review of statutory duties placed on local government.
(50378)
131
N 		Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the (a) statutory and (b) parliamentary processes required to be satisfied before any cull of badgers in England can be implemented; what assessment she has made of the minimum time within which such requirements can be completed; and if she will make a statement.
(50528)
132
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will commission a comparative study of the effects of neonicotinoid pesticides on the grooming behaviour of (a) termites and (b) bees.
(50755)
133
Nicky Morgan (Loughborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has had discussions with the Environment Agency on steps to ensure public consultation prior to granting an environmental permit for an incinerator.
(50961)
134
N 		Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to paragraph 1.156 of Budget 2011, HC 836, how much her Department plans to spend from the public purse on reducing water bills for customers in the South West; from what date this money will be made available; how many people in each demographic group will be eligible for such payments; and from which of her Department's budgets the expenditure will be drawn.
(50380)
135
N 		Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the number of water bill payers in the South West who will receive reduced bills as a result of implementation of the Government's proposals in the Budget; and for how many years such reductions will apply.
(50118)
136
Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will estimate the proportion of rivers in Lancashire that are free for use as thoroughfares for canoeists and other river users.
(50974)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
137
Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many and what proportion of British (a) embassies, (b) High Commissions and (c) other overseas posts have a dedicated human rights officer.
(50911)
138
Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what provision exists for the consideration of human rights issues at British embassies, High Commissions and overseas posts which do not have a dedicated human rights officer.
(50912)
139
Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many British embassies, High Commissions and overseas posts have a dedicated trade officer.
(50913)
140
Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many UK-based staff of his Department work exclusively on human rights issues; and what proportion of the total number of UK-based staff of his Department this represents.
(50914)
141
Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proportion of the total number of staff of his Department work exclusively on (a) human rights and (b) trade issues.
(50915)
142
Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many staff of his Department are on secondment to (a) a business organisation and (b) a charitable or non-governmental organisation.
(50916)
143
Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many of his Department's staff have taken early retirement in each of the last five years; and what the cost to his Department was in each such year.
(50839)
144
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which overseas offices, departments and places of business funded by his Department, excluding embassies and consulates, are funded directly or indirectly by (a) his Department only, (b) devolved administrations, (c) local government and (d) non-departmental bodies for which his Department is responsible.
(50958)
145
Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports his Department has received on the detention by Libyan authorities of Iman al-Obaidi; and if he will make a statement.
(50971)
146
Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the political situation in Haiti following the time taken to announce the outcome of the Presidential elections.
(50973)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
147
N 		Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department provides national guidelines to GPs on the fees they may charge to patients for signing certificates and completing medical forms.
(50530)
148
Mr Kevin Barron (Rother Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what consideration he has given to the application of state aid in the NHS following the re-establishment of Monitor as an economic regulator.
(50942)
149
Mr Kevin Barron (Rother Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will provide financial assistance to non-designated NHS organisations and services which do not qualify under EU state aid rules and competition rules.
(50943)
150
Mr Kevin Barron (Rother Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment has been made of the application of EU competition law to NHS organisations which wish to merge.
(50944)
151
Mr Kevin Barron (Rother Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of EU competition law on the ability of NHS organisations to provide an integrated care service in cases where the cooperation of two or more NHS organisations is required.
(50945)
152
Mr Kevin Barron (Rother Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reason there is a difference between the Departmental Expenditure Limits for the NHS (Health) for 2010-11 in (a) the 2010 Spending Review and (b) the 2011 Budget.
(50946)
153
Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in (a) the UK, (b) England, (c) the North East, (d) Teesside and (e) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency (i) were born with and (ii) acquired as a result of an accident a severe facial disfigurement.
(50868)
154
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations he has received on the manufacture and supply of generic drugs for the treatment of (a) HIV/AIDS and (b) hepatitis.
(50977)
155
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations he has received on the potential effects on the pharmaceutical price agreement of the proposed EU-India Free Trade Agreement.
(51030)
156
Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the change in the level of expenditure which will arise from allocating the functions of primary care trusts to other organisations under his proposals for NHS reform.
(50836)
157
Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many hospitals in (a) England and (b) Bedfordshire have (i) 24-hour and (ii) seven-day cover for gastrointestinal bleeding.
(50939)
158
Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department holds on hospitals which have (a) 24-hour and (b) seven-day cover in respect of gastrointestinal bleeding.
(50941)
159
Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations he has received on the potential sale of land owned by South London Healthcare NHS Trust.
(50752)
160
Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations he has received on the potential restructuring of South London Healthcare NHS Trust.
(50753)
161
Andrew Griffiths (Burton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information is held centrally on the number of hospitals with multi-disciplinary alcohol care teams.
(50866)
162
Andrew Griffiths (Burton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department holds on the number of hospitals with a nurse-led alcohol liaison service.
(50998)
163
George Hollingbery (Meon Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish the most recent advice he has received on the merits of including leprosy in the list of notifiable diseases.
(50751)
164
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the monetary cost to his Department in respect of (a) staff salaries and (b) other costs of Monitor has been in each year since its inception; and what estimate he has made of the likely costs in each such case in each of the next five years.
(50984)
165
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many health visitors (a) were in post in each region in May 2010 and (b) are in post in each region at the latest date for which figures are available.
(50987)
166
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many health visitors (a) were in training in each region in May 2010 and (b) are in training in each region at the latest date for which figures are available.
(50988)
167
Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS walk-in centres there were (a) in May 2010 and (b) on the latest date for which figures are available; what information his Department holds on the number of centres that have (a) reduced and (b) maintained their opening hours during that period; and if he will make a statement.
(50910)
168
Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many residential drug and alcohol treatment places are available in NHS facilities; and what estimate he has made of the change in the number of such places during the Comprehensive Spending Review period.
(50919)
169
Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reasons the use of DH Mail email addresses on his Department's website was withdrawn and replaced by a new contact page system.
(50991)
170
N 		Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what duties the National Commissioning Board has in respect of medical research.
(50735)
171
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to announce whether regulations will be revoked under the Government's one-in, one-out policy as a result of the introduction of a tobacco display ban.
(50815)
172
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will assess the capacity of supermarkets to comply with proposals for a tobacco display ban.
(50816)
173
N 		Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department has undertaken an audit of or research on the health of hepatitis C patients after they have been classed as natural clearers.
(50565)
174
N 		Chris Skidmore (Kingswood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what (a) management and (b) consultancy costs were incurred by each (i) strategic health authority and (ii) primary care trust in (A) 2006-07, (B) 2007-08, (C) 2008-09 and (D) 2009-10.
(50563)
175
Mr John Spellar (Warley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on the use of organs from British donors for private transplants paid for by patients from overseas.
(50844)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
176
N 		Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) measures and (b) indicators she intends to use to assess the effectiveness of the Government's drugs strategy.
(50529)
177
N 		Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what research her Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the decriminalisation and regulation of drugs which are currently prohibited.
(50532)
178
N 		Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what economic impact assessment her Department undertook on the decision to implement a visa cap.
(50385)
179
N 		Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what meetings (a) she and (b) Ministers in her Department have had with Ministerial colleagues in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills on the decision to implement a visa cap; on what dates such meetings occurred; and who was present at each such meeting.
(50386)
180
Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to ensure continuity of funding for organisations which were funded by the Community Fund for conflict resolution and which will now be expected to bid for resources under the Communities against Gangs, Guns and Knives Fund; which such organisations would have expected year three funding for existing projects under the Community Fund; for which such organisations funding under the Communities against Gangs, Guns and Knives Fund is not yet available; what interim arrangements have been put in place; and if she will make a statement.
(50947)
181
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to publish proposals for the administration of the election of police and crime commissioners in England and Wales.
(50798)
182
Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what consideration she has given to the implications for police pensions of the recent report of the Independent Public Service Pensions Commission; and if she will make a statement.
(50754)
183
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, to what extent the findings of the review of Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary into the operational accountability of undercover work conducted by the National Public Order Intelligence Unit and how intelligence activity is authorised in law will be made public; and whether a report with recommendations will be published.
(50738)
184
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether those conducting the review of Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary into the operational accountability of undercover work conducted by the National Public Order Intelligence Unit and how intelligence activity is authorised in law have had any direct involvement in the deployment of undercover police officers within protest groups under the auspices of (a) the Association of Chief Police Officers, (b) the National Public Order Intelligence Unit, (c) each police force which provided the undercover officers whose authorities are under investigation and (d) any other police force or police organisation.
(50739)
185
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2011, Official Report, column 429W, on asylum: housing, how many of the homes provided to people seeking asylum by local authority consortia under contracts with the UK Border Agency were (a) in the private rented sector, (b) in accommodation owned or managed by local authorities and (c) in accommodation owned or managed by registered social landlords in each of the last five years; and if she will make a statement.
(50740)
186
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2011, Official Report, column 429W, on asylum: housing, what contingency plans are in place to house people seeking asylum in circumstances where all accommodation provided by local authorities or local authority consortia under contracts with the UK Border Agency is already taken up; and if she will make a statement.
(50741)
187
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 31 January 2011, Official Report, column 647W, on asylum: housing, what discussions her Department has held to date with providers of accommodation to people seeking asylum in order to establish (a) the number of families likely to be subject to a physical move, (b) the extent to which this could involve disruption for school age children and (c) the mitigating measures that can be put in place; whether any further discussions are planned; and whether the outcomes of such discussions will be made public.
(50742)
188
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 31 January 2011, Official Report, column 647W, on asylum: housing, what related services and other duties the providers of accommodation to people seeking asylum through contracts with the UK Border Agency provide to those they house; what procedures and guidelines are in place to ensure that such duties are met; and if she will make a statement.
(50743)
189
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the average number of times a person or family seeking asylum and housed in accommodation provided through contracts with the UK Border Agency was obliged to move home during the period that such accommodation was provided in the latest period for which figures are available; and if she will make a statement.
(50744)
190
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the terms of reference are of the review by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary into the operational accountability of undercover work conducted by the National Public Order Intelligence Unit and how intelligence activity authorised in law will (a) include and (b) exclude; and when the full terms of reference will be announced.
(50745)
191
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the terms of reference of the review of Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary into the operational accountability of undercover work conducted by the National Public Order Intelligence Unit (NPOIU) and how intelligence activity is authorised in law will consider (a) undercover officers acting as agent provocateurs, (b) undercover officers engaging in sexual misconduct , (c) potential breaches of international and European rules on policing, (d) the relationship between the NPOIU and the corporate sector and (e) the role of UK undercover police officers abroad.
(50746)
192
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, to whom the review of Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary into the operational accountability of undercover work conducted by the National Public Order Intelligence Unit and how intelligence activity is authorised in law will report; and if she will make a statement to the House at the conclusion of the review.
(50747)
193
Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of work undertaken by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary on the policing of protests; and whether she has assessed the effectiveness of the scrutiny of police actions conducted by that body.
(50928)
194
Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the level of funding of the National Public Order Intelligence Unit since October 2010.
(50929)
195
Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what arrangements are in place to scrutinise the accounts of the National Public Order Intelligence Unit.
(50930)
196
Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding the National Public Order Intelligence Unit received from (a) police forces and (b) her Department in each year since 1999.
(50932)
197
Laura Sandys (South Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the statement of 22 March 2011, Official Report, columns 855-872, what definition of (a) low-risk countries and (b) high-risk students her Department uses.
(50800)
198
Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police (a) investigations and (b) raids there were in relation to human trafficking offences in each local authority area in the South West in each of the last five years.
(50983)
199
Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 15 March 2011, Official Report, column 233W, on immigrants: English language, when verification of the mapping of prospective providers of secure English language tests in relation to conference with the Common European Framework of Reference will (a) begin and (b) conclude; who has been appointed as the independent expert; and if she will publish the terms of employment of that expert.
(50802)
200
Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 15 March 2011, Official Report, column 233W, on immigrants: English language, whether her Department has any plans to investigate the historical adherence of the secure English language test providers to the Common European Framework Reference; and if she will make a statement.
(50803)
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
201
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what his policy is on the provision of generic drugs for the treatment of HIV/AIDS in developing countries; and what his policy is on the (a) international trade and (b) intellectual property issues involved in the supply of such drugs.
(51034)
202
Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many of his Department's staff have taken early retirement in each of the last five years; and at what cost to his Department in each such year.
(50842)
203
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of his Department's budget is spent on projects to protect biodiversity; and what plans he has for future expenditure on projects of this type.
(50960)
204
N 		Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much of the £140 million bilateral aid allocated for Sudan in the Bilateral Aid review will be apportioned between north and south Sudan.
(50732)
205
Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of his Department's commitment to agriculture and food security made at the G8 L'Aquila Summit has been disbursed to date; and under what budget headings it has been spent.
(50873)
206
Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans his Department has for the use of the remaining funds from its commitment to agriculture and food security made at the G8 L'Aquila Summit before the 2012 deadline.
(50874)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
207
Conor Burns (Bournemouth West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has plans to bring forward proposals to regulate unqualified and uninsured will writers.
(50877)
208
Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many applications for legal aid from residents in (a) Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency and (b) the London Borough of Bexley were granted in each of the last three years.
(50848)
209
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the reoffending rate was for (a) male offenders, (b) female offenders and (c) female offenders housed in a women's rehabilitation centre in the last year for which figures are available.
(50978)
210
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the funding allocation was for restorative justice schemes in (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11; and what level of funding he has allocated for such schemes in 2011-12.
(50979)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
211
N 		Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, in how many weeks he has spent more than three consecutive days on official business in Northern Ireland since May 2010.
(50398)
212
Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many of his Department's staff have taken early retirement in each of the last five years; and at what cost to his Department in each such year.
(50837)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
213
N 		Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to the Answer of 28 March 2011, Official Report, column 31W, on Members, what criteria his Department used to identify hon. Members who have intimated an issue in Scottish affairs; and which hon. Members have been so identified.
(50384)
214
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the implementation in Scotland of his proposals for Independent Savings Accounts for looked after children.
(50828)
215
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on establishing enterprise zones in Scotland.
(50894)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
216
Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has been made of the effects on rail fares of the development of the Northern Hub.
(50827)
217
Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many of his Department's staff have taken early retirement in each of the last five years; and at what cost to his Department in each such year.
(50843)
218
N 		Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made on its consultation on ship-to-ship oil transfers.
(49963)
219
N 		Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he expects the provisions of the Order on ship-to-ship transfers outside harbour authority waters to enter into force (a) in general and (b) in respect of waters off the Suffolk coast on 1 April 2011; and if he will make a statement.
(50379)
220
Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what compensation was paid to rail passengers by each of the train operating companies operating the delay and pay scheme in each of the last two years for which figures are available.
(50823)
221
Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department has allocated to the costs of tendering for the West Coast rail franchise.
(50871)
222
Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department has allocated to the costs of tendering for the Greater Anglia franchise.
(50872)
223
N 		Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to bring into force sections of primary legislation within his Department's area of responsibility which are not currently in force.
(50452)
224
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which organisations have been consulted by his Department's review group assessing the feasibility and safety of proposed changes to the motorcycle test.
(50822)
225
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the (a) Association of Chief Police Officers and (b) Association of Chief Police Officers Scotland on proposals for alterations to the motorcycle test.
(50829)
226
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, who the members are of his Department's review group to assess the feasibility and safety of the changes proposed for the motorcycle test.
(50830)
227
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department's review group assessing the feasibility and safety of the proposals to change the motorcycle test will report.
(50893)
228
Mrs Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what consultation his Department undertook with representatives of the motorcycling industry when formulating its Local Transport White Paper, Creating Growth, Cutting Carbon: Making Sustainable Local Transport Happen.
(50920)
229
N 		Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to announce the funding package for the Mersey Gateway Bridge scheme.
(50453)
Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities
230
N 		Margaret Curran (Glasgow East): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what accessible versions for disabled people of the Government Equalities Office consultation on the specific duties under the Equality Act 2010 she plans to produce; and if she will make a statement.
(50441)
231
N 		Margaret Curran (Glasgow East): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, when the Government Equalities Office plans to produce an easy-read accessible version of its consultation on the specific duties under the Equality Act 2010; and if she will make a statement.
(50442)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
232
Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency over the age of 80 received winter fuel allowance payments in the latest period for which figures are available.
(50826)
233
Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many residents in Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency were in receipt of out-of-work benefits for more than (a) one and (b) five years on the latest date for which figures are available.
(50849)
234
N 		Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of implementing a change to winter fuel allowances to cease making payments to British citizens living abroad.
(50424)
235
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that adults who are on the autistic spectrum have access to advocacy services to assist with applications for welfare benefits.
(50892)
236
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people resident in Warrington North constituency aged (a) under and (b) over 80 years receive winter fuel allowance.
(50985)
237
Naomi Long (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners in Northern Ireland he estimates are affected by the administrative error identified by the National Pension Centre concerning the additional pension component of the State Pension.
(50845)
238
Naomi Long (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the nature is of the administrative error that the National Pension Centre has identified concerning the additional pension component of the State Pension.
(50846)
239
Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the terms of reference are of the review of sickness absence at work announced by his Department on 17 February 2011.
(50934)
240
Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, who will be consulted as part of the review of sickness absence at work announced by his Department on 17 February 2011.
(50935)
241
Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects the review of sickness absence at work announced by his Department on 17 February 2011 to report.
(50936)
242
Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans his Department has for processing disability assessments for young disabled people; and if he will make a statement.
(50968)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
243
Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many business start-ups there were in Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency in each year of the last Parliament; and how many such start-ups there have been since the May 2010 general election.
[Transferred] (50982)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
244
N 		Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much he expects to accrue to the Exchequer from landfill tax receipts arising from disposal in landfill of waste previously fly-tipped on (a) private and (b) public land in the financial year 2010-11.
[Transferred] (50381)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport
245
N 		Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, by what mechanisms superfast broadband will be supplied to enterprise zones.
[Transferred] (50734)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
246
Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans his Department has to increase the standard of career services available to young people; and if he will make a statement.
[Transferred] (50969)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
247
Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what evidence she has received from Secure English Language Test providers on their adherence to the Common European Framework.
[Transferred] (50980)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
248
Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much was spent on the acquisition of new Government cars in the last Parliament; and how much has been spent on such purchases since May 2010.
[Transferred] (50981)
249
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will assess the merits of standardising the age at which a person is considered an adult for the purposes of (a) concessionary travel fares, (b) taxation rates for clothing, (c) purchasing cigarettes, (d) driving, (e) concessionary entertainment rates and (f) other purposes.
[Transferred] (50869)
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