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Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 5 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 Tuesday 5 April 2011
(the 'Questions Book')

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 5 April 2011

This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Tuesday 5 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 Tuesday 5 April of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.

For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Tuesday 5 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, when the Minister of State for Business and Enterprise last visited Salford in a Ministerial capacity.
(51497)
2
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the principal differences in function are between regional development agencies and local enterprise partnerships.
(51501)
3
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will ensure that the expertise built up by specialists working in One North East is retained in the North East.
(51503)
4
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what public sector job reduction targets have been set for his Department and its non-departmental public bodies for each of the next 24 months; and what steps he plans to take to meet such targets.
(51531)
5
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 29 March 2011, Official Report, column 306W, on local enterprise partnerships (LEPs), what the role of LEPs is in skills and training issues.
(51610)
6
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 23 March 2011, Official Report, column 1119W on regional development agencies: finance, whether he has identified assets which would potentially be suitable for transfer from regional development agencies to the Homes and Communities Agency.
(51623)
7
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 14 March 2011, Official Report, column 150W, on departmental offices, for what reasons he proposes to collect hard evidence relevant to his Department's activities through regional offices; and what consideration he has given to the central collection of such evidence.
(51629)
8
N 		Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Transport on the effects of the (a) frequency and (b) cost of public transport services on (i) commuters and (ii) job seekers in (A) Coventry and (B) the West Midlands.
(51023)
9
N 		Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what support his Department provides to unskilled agency workers in the construction industry aged 16 to 24 to assist them in furthering their careers; and if he will make a statement.
(51024)
10
N 		Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on the effects of reductions in funding for local authorities on the level of private sector contracts with the construction industry; and if he will make a statement.
(51025)
11
N 		Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will assess the contribution of vocational training and apprenticeships to the economy; and if he will make a statement.
(51164)
12
N 		Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he has had recent discussions with private sector training colleges on provision of car mechanic apprenticeships in (a) the West Midlands and (b) nationally.
(51165)
13
N 		Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the number of (a) men and (b) women aged 16 to 24 who are seeking (i) work and (ii) training in the West Midlands; and if he will make a statement.
(51166)
14
Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much his Department has spent on the development of the East London Tech City to date.
(51577)
15
Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent assessment he has made of the development of the East London Tech City initiative; and if he will make a statement.
(51578)
16
Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number of jobs attributable to the East London Tech City initiative.
(51579)
17
Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what financial incentives he plans to put in place to attract investment to the East London Tech City area.
(51580)
18
Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what shared service agreements his Department has with other Government departments.
(51581)
19
Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what machinery of government changes relating to his Department there have been since 12 May 2010.
(51582)
20
Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the staff (a) costs and (b) complement of his Department, its agencies and its associated public bodies over the Spending Review period
(51583)
21
Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the job title is of each member of staff in each division of his Department and paid through his Department's payroll who (a) is on loan from another Government department and (b) has shared responsibilities with another Government department.
(51584)
22
Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many staff from his Department are on loan to other Government departments.
(51585)
23
Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which regulations sponsored by his Department due to be commenced in the next three years are derived from legislation already enacted.
(51586)
24
Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, on what dates (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have met representatives of oil and gas companies to discuss investment in North Sea oil and gas fields since his appointment.
(51590)
25
Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, on what date he or other Ministers in his Department most recently met representatives of the oil and gas industry to discuss investment in North Sea oil and gas fields.
(51592)
26
Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, on what dates he met Ministerial colleagues in HM Treasury to discuss the implications for investment in North Sea oil and gas fields of proposed changes to taxation.
(51601)
27
Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change on the implications for investment in North Sea oil and gas fields of changes to taxation.
(51602)
28
Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many companies have notified his Department of a commitment to locate in the East London Tech City.
(51607)
29
Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the level of investment committed to businesses in the East London Tech City area subsequent to the announcement of the East London Tech City initiative.
(51608)
30
Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which regulations sponsored by his Department implementing EU obligations due to be commenced in the next three years are derived from EU legislation already enacted.
(51611)
31
Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, for which agencies and non-departmental public bodies his Department was responsible on the date of his appointment; which such bodies have subsequently been (a) closed and (b) identified for closure; what provision for redundancy costs has been made in respect of each such body in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12 and (iiii) 2012-13; and what estimate he has made of the likely savings to the Exchequer from closures of such bodies over the Comprehensive Spending Review period.
(51618)
32
Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what units of his Department in place on the date of his appointment are shared with other Government departments; how many staff at each grade from Executive Officer to Grade 3 are assigned to each such unit; and which departments meet the staff costs of each member of staff in such units.
(51624)
33
Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the (a) job title is and (b) responsibilities are of each member of staff seconded to his Department from the private sector; from which company each is seconded; and who is responsible for meeting the staff costs of each secondee.
(51627)
34
Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he plans to take steps to raise the profile amongst graduates of the process and manufacturing industry.
(51508)
35
N 		Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will bring into force the provision of the Easter Act 1928 fixing the date of Easter.
(51197)
36
N 		Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what methods he plans to use in his Department's equality impact assessment on the changes to English For Speakers of Other Languages funding; and what the name is of each group officials of his Department will consult as part of this process.
(51482)
37
N 		Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to page 26 of the Investing in Skills for Sustainable Growth strategy, what the evidential basis is for the assumption that one student place on the apprenticeships programme is equivalent to three Train to Gain places.
(51483)
38
N 		Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much his Department plans to contribute to funding the apprenticeship places announced in the 2011 Budget; and from which of his Department's budgets such funding will be drawn.
(51484)
39
N 		Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he plans to consult with institutions that provide English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) courses on his Department's equality impact assessment on changes to ESOL course funding.
(51485)
40
N 		Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans he has to fund initial teacher training for teachers in further education colleges.
(51486)
41
N 		Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many meetings Ministers in his Department have had with their counterparts in (a) the Department for Communities and Local Government and (b) HM Treasury since his appointment.
(51328)
42
N 		Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many representations his Department received on the role of the Technology Strategy Board in each month since 1 January 2011; and if he will make a statement.
(51469)
43
N 		Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many representations his Department received on the role and powers of the Office for Fair Access in each month since 1 January 2011; and if he will make a statement.
(51470)
44
N 		Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what meetings (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have had with external organisations on the role of the Higher Education Funding Council in England in each month since 1 January 2011; and if he will make a statement.
(51471)
45
N 		Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many meetings he has had with external bodies to discuss allocation of the higher education budget in each month since 1 January 2011; and if he will make a statement.
(51472)
46
N 		Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many meetings he has had with external bodies to discuss university and business partnerships in 2011-12 and 2012-13 in each month since May 2010; and if he will make a statement.
(51473)
47
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many meetings his Department has had on the creation of a fund to allow the allocation of student places to for-profit institutions since his appointment.
(51548)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
48
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what public sector job reduction targets have been set for his Department and its non-departmental public bodies for each of the next 24 months; and what steps he plans to take to meet such targets.
(51530)
49
N 		Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the proposed Public Data Corporation is to take over the work of the Land Registry.
(51322)
50
Ian Mearns (Gateshead): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many business start-ups in Gateshead constituency there (a) were in each year between June 2005 and May 2010 and (b) have been since May 2010.
(51597)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
51
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Governor of the Bank of England on the short and medium-term valuation of Sterling.
(51535)
52
N 		Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations (a) he, (b) Ministers and (c) officials in his Department received from Statoil or its representatives or agents prior to the 2011 Budget.
(51477)
53
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what public sector job reduction targets have been set for his Department and its non-departmental public bodies for each of the next 24 months; and what steps he plans to take to meet such targets.
(51517)
54
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 28 March 2011, Official Report, column 38W, on tax allowances, what information his Department holds on the distributional effect of tax reliefs and allowances relating to (a) pensions and (b) individual savings accounts.
(51605)
55
N 		Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received from Lord Lawson of Blaby on tax loopholes operated through the Channel Islands.
(51167)
56
N 		Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what advice he has received on closing tax loopholes used by British companies in the Channel Islands to avoid paying tax in the UK.
(51168)
57
N 		Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the deadweight cost to the public purse of operating the child benefit system in the latest period for which figures are available.
(49726)
58
N 		Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the likely annual deadweight cost to the public purse of the exemption from national insurance for new businesses setting up outside the South East.
(49727)
59
N 		Mr Brian H. Donohoe (Central Ayrshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when his Department first announced that air passenger duty would be increased by the rate of inflation each year.
(50640)
60
N 		Mr Brian H. Donohoe (Central Ayrshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much income from (a) air passenger duty and (b) the inclusion of aviation in the Emissions Trading Scheme he expects to accrue to the Exchequer in each year to 2015-16.
(50641)
61
N 		Mr Brian H. Donohoe (Central Ayrshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the advice he received on the legality of a per plane duty.
(50642)
62
N 		Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expects the first compensation payments to be made to Equitable Life policyholders.
(51334)
63
N 		Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans HM Revenue and Customs has to introduce the Faster Payments system; and what cost-benefit analysis of the system has been conducted.
(51335)
64
N 		Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much the Exchequer has received from Land Registry operations in each of the last 10 years.
(51321)
65
Andrew Griffiths (Burton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect on the level of unemployment in (a) the UK, (b) each region of England, (c) Scotland, (d) Wales and (e) Northern Ireland of the increases in duty under the beer duty escalator.
(51547)
66
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that changes to the gift aid scheme announced in the 2011 Budget will bring maximum benefit to genuine charities; and what steps he plans to take to prevent diverting resources away from genuine charities.
(51536)
67
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the likely change in the level of charitable donations as a result of the reduction in the level of inheritance tax on donations in each year from 2012-13 to 2015-16.
(51537)
68
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he made of the level of attrition into new avoidance schemes in calculating the revenue he estimates will accrue from the disguised remuneration avoidance measure announced in the 2011 Budget for each year from 2011-12 to 2015-16.
(51538)
69
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the deadweight cost of the change in the rate of the research and development tax credit for small and medium-sized enterprises announced in the 2011 Budget.
(51539)
70
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the deadweight cost of proposed changes to (a) the enterprise investment scheme, (b) venture capital trusts and (c) capital gains tax entrepreneurs' relief announced in the 2011 Budget.
(51540)
71
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the level of revenue which will accrue to the Exchequer from changes in non-domiciled taxation announced in the 2011 Budget.
(51541)
72
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many individuals he expects to be affected by the increase in the capital gains tax entreprenuers' relief lifetime limit in each year to 2015-16.
(51542)
73
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many new businesses he expects to be established as a result of the changes to (a) the enterprise investment scheme, (b) venture capital trusts and (c) capital gains tax entrepreneurs' relief announced in the 2011 Budget.
(51543)
74
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the change in the level of revenue accruing to the Exchequer as a result of companies moving profits outside the UK in response to the changes to controlled foreign company rules announced in the 2011 Budget.
(51544)
75
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the likely change in the level of research and development activity which will result from the tax credit rate increase for small and medium-sized enterprises announced in the 2011 Budget.
(51545)
76
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost to the Exchequer of the reduction in the inheritance tax rate for charitable donations in each year to 2016.
(51546)
77
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the likely change in the level of UK exports directly attributable to measures in the 2011 Budget in each year from 2011-12 to 2015-16.
(51604)
78
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the sums to be invested in UK businesses directly attributable to the measures announced in the 2011 Budget in each year from 2011-12 to 2015-16.
(51606)
79
N 		Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many officials (a) in his Department and (b) of the Financial Services Authority are engaged in policy development in respect of the Solvency II proposals.
(51202)
80
N 		Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made for benchmarking purposes of the size of (a) the UK annuity market and (b) similar product markets in each other EU member state.
(51203)
81
N 		Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on the Solvency II approach to capital for insurers.
(51204)
82
N 		Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on consumer prices of implementation of the capital requirements under consideration in the Solvency II process.
(51205)
83
N 		Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the decisions on Solvency II proposals in the Council of Ministers will be subject to (a) unanimous consent of member states, (b) agreement via qualified majority voting or (c) another form of decision-making; and if he will make a statement.
(51327)
84
N 		Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the effect on child benefit payments in real terms in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13 and (c) 2013-14 of freezing such payments at the existing level.
(51073)
85
N 		Alison McGovern (Wirral South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what projection for business planning purposes HM Revenue and Customs has made of the number of 16 to 24 year-olds in employment in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14, (d) 2014-15, (e) 2015-16 and (f) 2016-17.
(51071)
86
N 		John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to sell the Government's stake in (a) Northern Rock, (b) Bradford and Bingley, (c) RBS and (d) Lloyds TSB Bank.
(51320)
87
N 		John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate UK Financial Investments Ltd has made of the monetary value of each of the financial institutions in which it has a stake.
(51324)
88
N 		John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has for the future mutual status of Northern Rock.
(51487)
89
N 		John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on using proceeds from any future sale of the stake UK Financial Investments Ltd holds in UK financial institutions for payment of the national debt.
(51488)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
90
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he has received any representations on (a) the purchase by Newcastle City Council of the Northern Rock Tower and (b) the effect of that purchase on the market for office space in Newcastle upon Tyne.
(51498)
91
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which tax increment financing projects are being monitored by his Department.
(51502)
92
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what public sector job reduction targets have been set for his Department and its non-departmental public bodies for each of the next 24 months; and what steps he plans to take to meet such targets.
(51528)
93
N 		Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will encourage local authorities to offer rate relief to voluntary community organisations.
(50639)
94
N 		Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will work with the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) Review Group to examine alternative reforms to achieve long term sustainability of the LGPS.
(51478)
95
N 		Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, for what reasons the funding raised by additional employee contributions to the Local Government Pension Scheme will not be used to improve the financial security of the scheme.
(51479)
96
N 		Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to produce a new Fire and Rescue Services National Framework following the expiry of the Framework for 2008-11; and if he will make a statement.
(51317)
97
N 		Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what consideration he has given to the establishment of a Greater Peterborough enterprise zone; and if he will make a statement.
(51318)
98
Ian Mearns (Gateshead): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much funding his Department allocated to Gateshead Council in each of the last five years.
(51593)
99
Ian Mearns (Gateshead): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what account he took in his Department's business planning processes for future years of the use of former regional development agency assets; and what the net financial effect is of the use of such assets.
(51594)
100
Henry Smith (Crawley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will assess the potential benefits to the Crawley Borough Council area of the New Homes Bonus.
(51617)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport
101
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, if he will have discussions with the British Library on plans to display the Lindisfarne gospels in the North East of England.
(51504)
102
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what public sector job reduction targets have been set for his Department and its non-departmental public bodies for each of the next 24 months; and what steps he plans to take to meet such targets.
(51527)
103
N 		John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, whether domestic cleaning contracts for the occupied Royal palaces are paid for from the grants-in-aid paid to the Monarchy for upkeep of occupied Royal palaces.
(51474)
104
David Mowat (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had on the future regulation of power line telecommunications devices; and if he will make a statement.
(51507)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
105
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what public sector job reduction targets have been set for his Department and its non-departmental public bodies for each of the next 24 months; and what steps he plans to take to meet such targets.
(51526)
106
David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many litres of Avgas the armed forces used in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
(51549)
107
David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has for the future use of Avgas by the armed forces; and if he will make a statement.
(51550)
108
David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of aircraft fuel used by the Royal Air Force is Avgas.
(51596)
109
N 		Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on the use of depleted uranium weapons; and how that policy (a) is applied to and (b) will apply in operations in Libya.
(51481)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
110
N 		Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport on the use of school facilities for sport.
(51319)
111
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what public sector job reduction targets have been set for his Department and its non-departmental public bodies for each of the next 24 months; and what steps he plans to take to meet such targets.
(51529)
112
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 14 March 2011, Official Report, column 47W, on education maintenance allowance, what steps he plans to take to (a) monitor the effect of the replacement of education maintenance allowance with a targeted support payment and (b) evaluate any difference in effect between the two schemes.
(51628)
113
N 		Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of closing the Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency.
(50456)
114
N 		Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the cost of transferring staff working on the National Curriculum Assessment at the Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency into his Department.
(50457)
115
N 		Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to avoid compulsory redundancies among staff working at the Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency.
(50458)
116
N 		Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate has been made of the likely level of savings that will arise from transferring responsibilities from the Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency to the Standards and Testing Agency.
(51026)
117
N 		Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with what frequency payments to those awarded 16 to 19 bursaries will be made.
[R] (51315)
118
N 		Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many further education college and sixth form cafeterias he has visited in 2011.
[R] (51316)
119
N 		Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to consult on the development of a discretionary fund for 16 to 19 student finance.
[R] (51325)
120
Ian Mearns (Gateshead): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many young people in further education received education maintenace allowance at the higher level in (a) Gateshead, (b) the North East and (c) England in each year from 2006 to 2010.
(51588)
121
Ian Mearns (Gateshead): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many young people entered formal post-16 education in (a) further education colleges and (b) school sixth forms in each of the last five academic years.
(51591)
122
Ian Mearns (Gateshead): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children received free school meals in each ward in the Gateshead Borough Council area in the last year for which figures are available.
(51603)
123
Ian Mearns (Gateshead): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools in each region he has visited since May 2010.
(51620)
124
Angela Smith (Penistone and Stocksbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to his Statement of 28 March 2011, Official Report, column 51, on post-16 education funding, what plans he has to allow further education and sixth form colleges to access information on students enrolling in September 2011 who were in receipt of free meals whilst in compulsory schooling; and if he will make a statement.
(51505)
125
N 		Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 8 March 2011, Official Report, columns 1009-11W, on departmental procurement, what process was used to determine the value of the contract with Professors Wiliam, Pollard and James for an expert panel for the National Curriculum review; and who was involved in the appointment process of the expert panel.
(51329)
126
N 		Elizabeth Truss (South West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of GCE A-level students were entered for GCE A-level (a) chemistry, (b) geography, (c) French, (d) German and (e) Spanish in (i) comprehensive schools, (ii) selective schools, (iii) independent schools and (iv) sixth form colleges (A) nationally and (B) in each local education authority in the most recent period for which figures are available.
(51114)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
127
N 		Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether any (a) special advisers, (b) parliamentary assistants and (c) Ministers' spouses or partners took part in the green trade mission to the US.
(51475)
128
N 		Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the (a) names and (b) job titles are of the members of the green trade mission to the US.
(51476)
129
N 		Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how the members of the green trade mission to the US from private sector companies were selected.
(51480)
130
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what public sector job reduction targets have been set for his Department and its non-departmental public bodies for each of the next 24 months; and what steps he plans to take to meet such targets.
(51525)
131
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will consult the Environment Agency on the potential implications of seismic tremors for onshore drilling for unconventional gases.
(51621)
132
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many staff from which organisations have been seconded to his Department to work on electricity market reform.
(51622)
133
N 		Sheryll Murray (South East Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will assess the effect of the fast-track review of the feed-in tariff scheme on farmers in Cornwall who have signed contracts with solar photovoltaic developers.
(51116)
134
N 		Sheryll Murray (South East Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will discuss with the banking industry future funding for solar photovoltaic developers affected by the outcome of the fast-track review of the feed-in tariff scheme.
(51117)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
135
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to repeal rules prohibiting the sale of meat and milk products from the offspring of cloned animals.
(51534)
136
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what public sector job reduction targets have been set for her Department and its non-departmental public bodies for each of the next 24 months; and what steps she plans to take to meet such targets.
(51524)
137
N 		Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on what date she expects the Independent Panel on Forestry to hold its first meeting; and on what dates the Panel's subsequent meetings are scheduled to take place.
(51170)
138
N 		Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information her Department holds on the number and proportion of UK listed companies which have reported on their greenhouse gas emissions in accordance with her Department's guidance in 2009-10.
(51330)
139
N 		Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will require the forestry panel to publish agendas in advance of its meetings.
(51331)
140
N 		Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many utility companies offer concessionary schemes for surface water drainage charges for community organisations; and how many community organisations are using such schemes.
(50638)
141
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her policy is on the introduction of compulsory microchipping for dogs.
(51495)
142
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her policy is on the permanent identification of dogs.
(51496)
143
N 		Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects the Health and Safety Executive's Chemicals Regulation Directorate Advisory Committee on Pesticides to complete its review of the report by Buglife on the effects of neonicotinoid pesticides; and if she will publish the review upon completion.
(51074)
144
N 		Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will (a) suspend existing outdoor approvals for the use of neonicotinoid pesticides and (b) commission a review of the use of systemic pesticides and sub-lethal effects on invertebrates.
(51075)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
145
Sir Peter Bottomley (Worthing West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the damage caused to (a) the environment and (b) natural life following the collision of MS Olivia with Nightingale Island on 16 March 2011; what (i) equipment and (ii) personnel he plans to send to Nightingale and Inaccessible Islands; what bird life he has assessed as being at risk in the region; and if he will make a statement on any assistance he plans to send to the population of Tristan da Cunha in respect of the crisis.
(51516)
146
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 22 March 2011, Official Report, column 961W, on USA: visits, what information his Department holds on the involvement of the embassies of other countries to the United States in facilitating visitor tours of the White House for their nationals.
(51499)
147
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what public sector job reduction targets have been set for his Department and its non-departmental public bodies for each of the next 24 months; and what steps he plans to take to meet such targets.
(51523)
148
N 		Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will assess the effects of financial sanctions on Libya on Libyan students who are living and studying in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
(51162)
149
N 		Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will hold discussions with banks to ensure that Libyan students who are living and studying in the UK are not disadvantaged as a result of financial sanctions on Libya; and if he will make a statement.
(51163)
150
N 		Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he had discussions with his Italian counterpart on the (a) physical condition and (b) human rights of refugees from North Africa who have arrived in Lampedusa in the last three months; and whether he has had discussions with his EU counterparts on (i) resettlement capacity, (ii) resettlement programmes, (iii) assessment of needs, (iv) resources for the processing of applications and resettlement needs, (v) resources for (A) children, (B) women at risk of physical, sexual or psychological violence or exploitation, (C) survivors of torture, (D) people with urgent medical or other special needs and (E) disabled people and (vi) integration support and services for resettlement in respect of refugees from North Africa; and if he will make a statement.
(51326)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
151
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 28 March 2011, Official Report, column 187W, on health services: freedom of information, what steps he is taking to prevent any potential misuse by private and voluntary providers of healthcare of information secured from public sector competitiors under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
(51573)
152
N 		Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department has any plans to amend the NHS Constitution to include a right of patients to have access to drugs and therapies recommended by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence; and if he will make a statement.
(51463)
153
N 		Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much and what proportion of the NHS research budget was spent on research into surgical procedures in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
(51464)
154
N 		Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the progress of the National Office for Clinical Research Infrastructure in removing barriers to research and innovation within the NHS; and if he will make a statement.
(51465)
155
N 		Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans his Department has to encourage the innovative use of medical technologies in the NHS.
(51467)
156
N 		Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, by what mechanism his Department proposes to measure progress on the Quality Innovation Productivity and Prevention agenda; and if he will make a statement.
(51468)
157
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects the outcome of the pilot studies on accident and emergency and urgent care centre nomenclature in (a) East Lancashire, (b) Manchester and (c) Salisbury to be published.
(51598)
158
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps are being taken in the NHS in the (a) North West and (b) South West to standardise the definition of (a) accident and emergency and (b) urgent care centre for the purposes of assisting commissioners and creating clarity for patients; and if he will make a statement.
(51599)
159
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were diagnosed with HIV-related tuberculosis in (a) England, (b) the Brighton and Hove primary care trust area and (c) East Sussex Downs and Weald primary care trust area in the latest period for which figures are available.
(51630)
160
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the contribution of collaborative tuberculosis and HIV services to reducing rates of co-infection.
(51631)
161
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to ensure that relevant commissioning expertise will be available for the provision of integrated tuberculosis and HIV services by GP consortia under his proposed new structures for the NHS.
(51632)
162
N 		Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what provisions he plans to make to provide for adequate low-volume services for (a) inflammatory bowel disease and (b) other chronic conditions.
(51462)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
163
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what public sector job reduction targets have been set for her Department and its non-departmental public bodies for each of the next 24 months; and what steps she plans to take to meet such targets.
(51522)
164
N 		Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what powers she plans to give the Electoral Commission in relation to the funding of election campaigns by (a) political party and (b) independent candidates for posts of police and crime commissioner in England and Wales.
(51169)
165
N 		Michael Connarty (Linlithgow and East Falkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) women and (b) children were deported to eastern European countries outside the EU in each year since 2000; and how many of those deported were victims of human trafficking.
(51198)
166
N 		Michael Connarty (Linlithgow and East Falkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) asylum seekers and (b) victims of human trafficking were deported to eastern European countries outside the EU in each year from 2000 to 2005.
(51199)
167
N 		Michael Connarty (Linlithgow and East Falkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what factors were taken into account in assessing whether a woman had been trafficked into the UK in the period from 2000 to 2005.
(51200)
168
N 		Michael Connarty (Linlithgow and East Falkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff of her Department were trained to identify victims of trafficking in the period from 2000 to 2005.
(51201)
169
N 		John Cryer (Leyton and Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she last met the Deputy Prime Minister to discuss funding for police services.
(50761)
170
N 		Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many university students who entered the UK on study visas in each of the last three years were enrolled on (a) science and (b) humanities courses.
(51333)
Questions to the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission
171
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 28 March 2011, Official Report, column 11W, on location, who the intended user is of each unit of sleeping accommodation.
(51609)
172
N 		Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, what the post is of each person employed in the House of Commons Service with a salary higher than that of an hon. Member.
(51072)
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
173
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what public sector job reduction targets have been set for his Department and its non-departmental public bodies for each of the next 24 months; and what steps he plans to take to meet such targets.
(51521)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
174
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what public sector job reduction targets have been set for his Department and its non-departmental public bodies for each of the next 24 months; and what steps he plans to take to meet such targets.
(51520)
175
N 		Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many laws have been repealed since May 2010.
(51332)
176
N 		Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he next expects to meet staff representatives to discuss the future of the Land Registry.
(51323)
177
Ian Mearns (Gateshead): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many applications for legal aid from residents in (a) Gateshead constituency and (b) Gateshead Borough were granted in each of the last three years.
(51572)
178
Mr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department has taken to disseminate its recent guidance on the law in respect of squatting.
(51595)
Questions to the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
179
Laura Sandys (South Thanet): To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, if he will request the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority to publish the highest amount claimed by an hon. Member for staff costs over the financial year 2010-11.
(51619)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
180
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, to what extent (a) regional input into transport policy and (b) funding decisions on projects in regions are devolved in England.
(51500)
181
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what public sector job reduction targets have been set for his Department and its non-departmental public bodies for each of the next 24 months; and what steps he plans to take to meet such targets.
(51519)
182
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 28 March 2011, Official Report, column 98W, on ports, for what purposes the proceeds from the proposed sale of the Port of Dover will be used.
(51625)
183
N 		Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Oral Answer of 10 March 2011, Official Report, column 1053, on the European Aviation Safety Agency, what his policy is on lowering flight time limitations as a result of the proposed European Aviation Safety Agency legislation.
(51115)
184
N 		John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of passengers travelled by (a) private car, (b) bus, (c) rail and (d) air transport in each year since 2000.
[R] (50864)
185
N 		John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the change in the real terms cost of a passenger journey by (a) private car, (b) bus, (c) rail and (d) air since 2000.
[R] (50865)
186
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many motorcycle examiners have worked with the Transport Research Laboratory on trials of the proposed new motorcycle test since June 2010.
(51574)
187
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many submissions he has received since June 2010 from (a) motorcycle trainers and (b) provisional motorcycle licence holders on (i) the national network of multi-purpose test centres and (ii) a single motorcycle test event; and what arrangements he has made for representation of the views of motorcycle trainers and provisional motorcycle licence holders on the Motorcycle Test Review Working Group.
(51575)
188
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the name is of each current and former member of the Motorcycle Test Review Working Group.
(51576)
189
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many trials of the proposed new motorcycle test the Transport Research Laboratory has conducted on the public highway since June 2010; at what location in each case; and how many more such trials he expects to be conducted before the proposals for a single motorcycle test event are put out to public consultation.
(51587)
190
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total monetary value is of the contract between his Department and the Transport Research Laboratory for the trial of a new motorcycle test; how many motorcycle examiners are required to work on the trial at each stage; and what estimate he has made of the total number of working hours motorcycle examiners will have spent on the trial at its conclusion.
(51589)
191
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member of Ceredigion of 23 June 2010, Official Report, columns 245-46W, on motorcycles: driving tests, what the location is of each multi-purpose test centre; how many are (a) leased and (b) publicly-owned; what the length of each lease agreement is; what the break options in each case are; and what estimate he has made of the likely cost to the public purse of termination in each such case.
(51600)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
192
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what public sector job reduction targets have been set for his Department and its non-departmental public bodies for each of the next 24 months; and what steps he plans to take to meet such targets.
(51518)
193
N 		Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of women who will have their state pension age increased by 18 months or more as a result of his proposed change in the state pension age for women.
(49643)
194
N 		Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the average monetary value of pension payments which will not be paid to women born between December 1953 and October 1954 as a result of his proposed change in the state pension age for women.
(49644)
195
N 		Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department has recovered from payments of fraudulent claims for (a) jobseeker's allowance and (b) employment and support allowance in each of the last two years.
(51336)
196
Mr Mark Field (Cities of London and Westminster): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will assess the potential savings to the Exchequer of means testing the winter fuel allowance such that no one with an income of more than £35,000 is entitled to claim the benefit.
(51506)
197
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress is being made on implementing the recommendations of the Harrington Review into workplace capability assessments; and if he will make a statement.
(51532)
198
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether any workplace capability assessments have been conducted on existing incapacity benefit claimants in the Sunderland area in place of personal capability assessments to date.
(51626)
199
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 14 March 2011, Official Report, column 125W, on the Independent Living Fund, when his Department plans to launch its consultation on the Independent Living Fund; whom it plans to consult; and what issues it plans to consult on.
(51533)
200
N 		Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what (a) guidance and (b) training his Department provides to staff on eligibility and processing of interim claims under the Social Security (Payment on Account, Overpayments and Recovery) Regulations 1988 in respect of delayed crisis loans.
(51076)
201
N 		Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether advice and information on Sure Start Maternity Grants for second and third children is still being provided to eligible mothers.
(51077)
202
N 		Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Sure Start Maternity Grants were awarded in respect of second and third children in (a) March 2011 and (b) March 2010.
(51078)
203
N 		Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his Department's policy was on payment of more than three crisis loans in one year to a claimant prior to the implementation of the cap on the number of awards from April 2011.
(51079)
Questions to the Attorney General
204
N 		Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Attorney General, when he expects the Crown Prosecution Service to publish its public policy statement on the prosecution of cases involving human trafficking.
[Question Unstarred] (50797)
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