Session 2010-11
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The Questions Book

Part 2: Oral and Written Questions from
Thursday 10 March 2011

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


Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Wednesday 9 March 2011
(the 'Questions Book')

Part 2: Oral and Written Questions from
Thursday 10 March 2011


For Written Questions for answer on the day of issue of this paper, see Part 1 of this paper and the Order Paper.

Questions in this paper are arranged in the following way: date for answer; Oral before Written under each date; date of tabling under each answering date; unstarred and transferred questions followed by answering departments in alphabetical order.


THURSDAY 10 MARCH 

Questions for Oral Answer

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport

*1
Richard Graham (Gloucester): What recent representations he has received on the sustainability criteria in the Renewable Energy Directive related to transport fuels; and if he will make a statement.
(45274)
*2
Mike Freer (Finchley and Golders Green): What recent representations he has received on his proposals for reform of the Blue Badge scheme.
(45275)
*3
Lorely Burt (Solihull): What recent progress he has made on implementation of the high speed rail link between London and Birmingham; and if he will make a statement.
(45276)
*4
Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): What cost-benefit analysis his Department has undertaken of ultra light rail.
(45277)
*5
Amber Rudd (Hastings and Rye): What steps his Department is taking to improve rail transport in the South East.
(45278)
*6
Neil Carmichael (Stroud): What assessment he has made of the role of branch lines on the rail network in stimulating growth and employment.
(45279)
*7
Damian Hinds (East Hampshire): What recent steps he has taken to encourage cycling as a means of transport.
(45280)
*8
Robert Halfon (Harlow): What criteria he proposes to use to determine his Department's spending on local authority major transport schemes.
(45281)
*9
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): What recent representations he has received on the removal of bus service operators grant from free bus services.
(45282)
*10
Stephen Phillips (Sleaford and North Hykeham): What recent representations he has received on consistency in the setting of speed limits in rural areas.
(45283)
*11
Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire): What recent progress he has made on plans to electrify the Midland Main Line.
(45284)
*12
Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): What recent representations he has received on the electrification of rail lines between Cardiff and Swansea and west of Swansea.
(45285)
*13
Laura Sandys (South Thanet): What assessment he has made of the potential for satellite navigation systems to increase the proportion of journeys undertaken by haulage companies using major routes.
(45286)
*14
Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): If he will carry out a risk assessment of his proposals for the re-organisation of the Marine and Coastguard Agency.
(45287)
*15
Charlie Elphicke (Dover): What recent discussions he has had on the future of trust ports.
(45288)
*16
Stephen Timms (East Ham): By what date he expects international passenger rail services on the High Speed 1 route to stop at Stratford International Station.
(45289)
*17
Stephen Mosley (City of Chester): What recent representations he has received on the sustainability criteria in the Renewable Energy Directive related to transport fuels; and if he will make a statement.
(45290)
*18
Nick de Bois (Enfield North): What plans he has to ensure that transport infrastructure is sufficient to meet the anticipated volume of traffic for major sporting events in 2012 and beyond.
(45291)
*19
Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central): What information his Department holds on trends in bus and tram fares.
(45292)
*20
Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East): What representations he has received on planned changes to bus services receiving grants from his Department in the financial year 2011-12.
(45293)

At 11.05 am

Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport

The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.

*1
Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
(45294)
*2
Naomi Long (Belfast East):
(45295)
*3
Margot James (Stourbridge):
(45296)
*4
Alun Michael (Cardiff South and Penarth):
(45297)
*5
Claire Perry (Devizes):
(45298)
*6
Paul Flynn (Newport West):
(45299)
*7
John Mann (Bassetlaw):
(45300)
*8
Nicky Morgan (Loughborough):
(45301)

At 11.15 am

Oral Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities

*1
Ian Murray (Edinburgh South): What recent progress she has made in combating violence against women and girls.
(45302)
*2
Stephen Phillips (Sleaford and North Hykeham): What discussions she has had with Ministerial colleagues on the support available to women trafficked to the UK.
(45303)
*3
Mark Menzies (Fylde): What recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport on discrimination in sport on the grounds of sexual orientation.
(45304)
*4
Stephen Mosley (City of Chester): What recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills on parental leave for maternity and paternity.
(45305)
*5
Simon Hughes (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): What her latest estimate is of the gender pay gap.
(45306)
*6
Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): What recent progress has been made on the strategy to combat trafficking of women and girls.
(45307)
*7
Esther McVey (Wirral West): What recent representations she has received on the regulation of airbrushed images of women in the media.
(45308)
*8
Barry Gardiner (Brent North): What plans she has to support women in balancing their caring responsibilities with work.
(45309)
*9
Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): When she expects to publish plans to allow civil partnerships on religious premises.
(45310)
*10
Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): When she expects Lord Davies to make recommendations on the removal of barriers to women serving on corporate boards.
(45311)

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given between Friday 18 February and Friday 25 February
1
N
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the outcomes were of his Department's expenditure on problems in the musculoskeletal system in 2009-10.
(43286)
2
N
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of variations in levels of expenditure by primary care trusts on problems of the musculoskeletal system; and if he will make a statement.
(43287)

Notices given on Monday 28 February
1
N
Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the implications for UK-wide environmental policy of the introduction of a levy on single-use carrier bags in Wales.
(42534)

Notices given on Wednesday 2 March
1
N
Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much has been paid to each local authority in planning grant in financial year 2010-11.
(44539)

Notices given on Thursday 3 March
1
N
Alun Michael (Cardiff South and Penarth): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he made of the potential energy, economic and environmental effects of construction of a Severn barrage.
(42528)
2
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the likely effects of his Department's plans for local authority funding on private sector companies which hold contracts with the public sector.
(44908)
3
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent representations he has received from individuals and organisations in the West Midlands on the employment and support allowance work capability assessment.
(44909)
4
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many lone parents on income support there were in (a) 1997, (b) 2005 and (c) 2010 in (i) Coventry, (ii) the West Midlands and (iii) nationally.
(44910)
5
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the difference in the pay of high and low earners in the (a) public and (b) private sector.
(44911)
6
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the difference in the pay gaps between men and women in the (a) public and (b) private sector.
(44912)

Notices given on Friday 4 March
1
N
Kwasi Kwarteng (Spelthorne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what mechanism he proposes for the resolution of a dispute over a planning issue between a county council and a borough council under his legislative proposals for the planning system.
(45241)
2
N
Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent estimate he has made of the average waiting time for an inquest in each coroners' district.
(45268)
3
N
Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the longest waiting time was in each coroners' district for an inquest held in the last 12 months for which figures are available; and what the reasons were for the time taken in each case.
(45269)
4
N
Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) inquests into deaths in custody and (b) other inquests requiring a jury are outstanding in each coroners' district; and what the reasons are for the time taken to hold the inquests.
(45270)

Notices given on Monday 7 March
1
N
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether the Export Credits Guarantee Department has received any applications for guarantees in respect of explorations in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo in the last 12 months.
(45465)
2
N
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether the Export Credits Guarantee Department has given guarantees to UK companies in respect of oil exploration in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo in the last 12 months.
(45466)
3
N
Richard Harrington (Watford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the monetary value is of guarantees (a) applied for and (b) granted under the Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme since October 2010.
(45464)
4
N
Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance his Department provides to other Government departments on the minimum monetary value for a procurement project for which a senior responsible owner is required.
(45663)
5
N
Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what training is offered by the National School of Government for senior responsible owners; and how many senior responsible owners have completed such training in each of the last three years.
(45664)
6
N
Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) press officers, (b) internal communications officers, (c) external communications officers, (d) communications strategy officers and (e) officers in other positions with a communications remit his Department employed on the most recent date for which figures are available.
(45537)
7
N
Teresa Pearce (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent discussions his Department has had with (a) employment agencies and (b) other private sector contractors on contingency plans to operate services in the event of industrial action by public sector workers.
(45468)
8
N
Teresa Pearce (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what contingency plans his Department is developing to operate services in the event of industrial action by public sector workers; how many staff of his Department are engaged in such planning; and what the name is of each unit or working group established for this purpose.
(45469)
9
N
Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with industry on the prospect of strengthening the due diligence requirements for companies that are listed on the London Stock Exchange engaged in mineral extraction in developing countries.
(45660)
10
N
Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance his Department provides to other Government departments on the minimum monetary value for a procurement project for which a senior responsible owner is required.
(45662)
11
N
Mr John Baron (Basildon and Billericay): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Basildon and Billericay of 11 January 2011 regarding the hon. Member's constituents Mr Ehren and Mr Maguire.
(45340)
12
N
Stella Creasy (Walthamstow): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which Secretaries of State the Chief Secretary to the Treasury has met to discuss (a) implementation of the departmental business plans and (b) instances when actions stated in such plans as due for completion have not been completed by the due date since November 2010; and on what date each such meeting took place.
(45357)
13
N
Ms Angela Eagle (Wallasey): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much the Exchequer received in duty from fuel sales (a) in the UK and (b) in the Northern Isles, the Inner and Outer Hebrides, the islands of the Clyde and the Isles of Scilly in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
(45462)
14
N
Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with his international counterparts on the effect of global oil prices on the cost of fuel.
(45665)
15
N
Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the effect on the cost of motoring of the January 2011 increase in (a) the standard rate of value added tax and (b) fuel duty.
(45666)
16
N
Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the total revenue accruing to the Exchequer from motoring in each of the last 10 years; and what estimate he has made of the level of such revenue in each of the next five years.
(45672)
17
N
Amber Rudd (Hastings and Rye): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Hastings and Rye of 3 December 2010, reference AR/LS/688, to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, transferred to his Department on 7 January 2011.
(45670)
18
N
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether his legislative proposals to allow petitions for local referenda are intended to allow for a referendum in (a) individual boroughs and (b) individual borough wards.
(45459)
19
N
Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have had with their (i) EU, (ii) NATO and (iii) UN counterparts on the establishment of international frameworks to deal with cyber-attacks.
(45335)
20
N
Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects to take a decision on which aircraft carrier to fit with cats and traps.
(45336)
21
N
Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has to make budgetary savings in addition to those identified in the Strategic Defence and Security Review in each of the next four years.
(45337)
22
N
Stella Creasy (Walthamstow): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, which Secretaries of State he has met to discuss (a) implementation of the departmental business plans and (b) instances when actions stated in such plans as due for completion have not been completed by the due date since November 2010; and on what date each such meeting took place.
(45356)
23
N
John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will place in the Library a copy of the proposal he has received for the Three Valleys Independent Academy, Rotherham.
(45360)
24
N
John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will place in the Library a copy of each (a) letter and (b) email his Department has received of support for the Three Valleys Independent Academy, Rotherham.
(45361)
25
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much his Department has spent on motorcycle or bicycle couriers since his appointment.
(45530)
26
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what meetings each of his special advisers has had with each member of the Parliamentary Lobby since their appointment.
(45531)
27
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much his Department has spent on (a) car, (b) taxi, (c) rail, (d) aeroplane, (e) helicopter, (f) ferry and (g) minibus or coach travel since his appointment.
(45538)
28
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many (a) special advisers and (b) policy advisers work for (i) him and (ii) Ministers in his Department; and what the salary of each is.
(45671)
29
N
Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2011, Official Report, column 520W, on waste management, which stakeholders (a) Ministers and (b) officials have met in connection with the review of waste policies.
(45342)
30
N
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department takes to ensure that imported timber has been obtained from legal sources; and if she will make a statement.
(45364)
31
N
Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what advice he received from the Law Officers' Departments prior to authorising the diplomatic mission to eastern Libya.
(45653)
32
N
Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which (a) individuals and (b) organisations the diplomatic mission to eastern Libya had planned to meet; and what the circumstances were that gave rise to their arrest and detention.
(45654)
33
N
Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, for what reasons members of the diplomatic mission to eastern Libya were issued with (a) multiple identities and (b) false passports.
(45655)
34
N
Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the practice of his Department is in issuing (a) multiple identities and (b) false passports to members of diplomatic missions; and if he will make a statement.
(45659)
35
N
Stephen Twigg (Liverpool, West Derby): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the European Commission on strengthening due diligence reporting for EU-registered companies working in mineral extraction in developing countries.
(45334)
36
N
Teresa Pearce (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department holds on the number of preventable deaths from epilepsy and convulsions amongst people with learning difficulties in the latest period for which figures are available; what steps he plans to take to improve access to epilepsy specialists for people with learning difficulties and epilepsy; and whether he plans to review the provision of health services for people with learning difficulties and epilepsy.
(45661)
37
N
Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions (a) she and (b) Ministers in her Department have had with their EU counterparts on establishing international law in the area of cyber-attack.
(45339)
38
N
Yvette Cooper (Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to publish the report into police leadership commissioned from Peter Neyroud.
(45460)
39
N
Yvette Cooper (Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects her Department's review of the CONTEST programme indicated in its business plan to begin.
(45461)
40
N
Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether ministers in her Department authorised the issue of false passports to members of the diplomatic mission to eastern Libya.
(45656)
41
N
Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has for future funding of the Quilliam Foundation by her Department; and if she will make a statement.
(45344)
42
N
Thomas Docherty (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, what progress the House of Commons Commission has made on plans to erect a memorial to (a) Robert Bradford and (b) Sir Anthony Berry within the House of Commons.
(45529)
43
N
Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support his Department is providing to co-ordinate and support corporate social responsibility programmes of UK businesses operating in the developing world.
(45463)
44
N
Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the likely effect on administration costs of his proposals to assess in full the eligibility of all legal aid claimants.
(45338)
45
N
Stella Creasy (Walthamstow): To ask the Prime Minister, which Secretaries of State he has met to discuss (a) implementation of the departmental business plans and (b) instances when actions stated in such plans as due for completion have not been completed by the due date since November 2010; and on what date each such meeting took place.
(45355)
46
N
Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham): To ask the Prime Minister, what steps he is taking to prevent the closure of the Quilliam Foundation.
(45343)
47
N
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many people normally resident in England live within (a) an hour's and (b) two hours' travel time of the Yorkhill Hospital in Glasgow.
(45345)
48
N
Thomas Docherty (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, on how many occassions he or the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Scotland have attended meetings of COBR or its sub-group to discuss the Government's response to the situation in Libya.
(45532)
49
N
Thomas Docherty (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, on how many occasions he has been collected from a London airport and driven to (a) the Houses of Parliament and (b) Government offices in central London by (i) ministerial car, (ii) private hire vehicle paid for by Government and (iii) hackney cab reimbursed by Government since May 2010.
(45652)
50
N
Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects construction of the Isham bypass to be completed.
(45535)
51
N
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made better to facilitate the adoption by local authorities of residential roads in new housing developments since June 2010.
(45668)
52
N
Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what discussions she has had with Ministerial colleagues on the number of women victims of human traffickers who are subsequently re-trafficked.
(45533)
53
N
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether the Government's legislative proposals for the registration of civil partnerships in religious settings will include protection in law against suits brought against a minister of religion under human rights legislation for refusing to conduct a civil partnership ceremony in a place of worship.
(45667)
54
N
Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason he has laid Statutory Instrument 2011 No. 228 in advance of the publication of reports from the review group led by Professor Malcolm Harrington considering (a) mental health conditions and (b) fluctuating conditions.
(45470)
55
N
Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what representations he has received from autism experts on the assessment process for his proposed personal independence payment.
(45471)
56
N
Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he plans to take to ensure that the needs of people with autism are taken into account when designing the assessment procedure for his proposed personal independence payment.
(45472)
57
N
Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are eligible for disability living allowance; and how many such people he expects to be eligible for his proposed personal independence payment.
(45473)
58
N
Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the likely effect on (a) mental health services, (b) primary care services and (c) employment levels of changes to entitlement for disability living allowance.
(45474)
59
N
Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he plans to take to support people with autism who lose their eligibility for (a) his proposed personal independence payment and (b) disability living allowance.
(45475)
60
N
Gregg McClymont (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will provide additional support to pensioners and other vulnerable customers to assist them in the change to their means of benefit collection from bank giro to collection via Paypoints.
(45362)
61
N
Gregg McClymont (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential effects on pensioners of ending the bank giro contract with the Post Office.
(45363)
62
N
Gregg McClymont (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his most recent estimate is of the cost to the public purse of providing the successor to the Green Giro service through Citibank and Paypoint in each year of the Comprehensive Spending Review period.
(45539)
63
N
Teresa Pearce (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff were employed by (a) the National Benefit Fraud Hotline, (b) the Fraud Investigation Service and (c) Customer Compliance in each of the last five years.
(45467)
64
N
Teresa Pearce (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his Department has set for the maximum time taken for calls referred by the National Benefit Fraud Helpline to (a) the Fraud Investigation Service and (b) Customer Compliance to be (i) allocated to a caseworker and (ii) dealt with and closed.
(45534)
65
N
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assistance is available for people with disabilities to move from jobseekers allowance into paid employment; and if he will make a statement.
(45669)

Notices given on Tuesday 8 March
1
Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Attorney General, what regulations the Law Officers' Departments have repealed between 1 February 2011 and 28 February 2011.
(45985)
2
Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what regulations his Department has repealed between 4 February and 28 February 2011.
(45982)
3
Nicola Blackwood (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to encourage girls to choose science, technology, engineering or mathematics at A level.
(46038)
4
Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent assessment he has made of the availability of credit to new businesses in Montgomeryshire; and what steps he is taking to increase this availability.
(45962)
5
Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how businesses in (a) Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency and (b) the London Borough of Bexley were fined for late filing of accounts with Companies House in the last five years for which figures are available; and in how many such cases the business won an appeal against the fine.
(45955)
6
Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what meetings (a) Minister with responsibility for and (b) officials working on higher education had with representatives of the Libyan government between 2005 and 2010.
(45769)
7
Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the Answers of 30 November 2009, Official Report, columns 557W and 560W, on higher education: radicalism, if he will take steps to collect and hold centrally information on (a) (i) instances and (ii) suspected instances of extremism reported by university staff as taking place on campus and (b) funding received by campus research centres from non-democratic governments.
(45854)
8
Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will take steps to remove public funding for teaching and research from universities which accept donations from individuals and organisations associated with undemocratic regimes with poor records on human rights.
(46052)
9
Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether his Department has (a) had any discussions with and (b) provided any assistance to British universities in securing (i) contracts and (ii) financial support from Libya in the last 10 years.
(46068)
10
Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many research centres in British universities with links to the Middle East his predecessors (a) opened and (b) visited between 2005 and 2010.
(46069)
11
Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether his Department has received any representations on the funding of research centres in British universities by individuals and organisations associated with undemocratic regimes in the Middle East with poor records on human rights; and what assessment he has made of the effect on extremism on university campuses.
(46070)
12
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans his Department has for development and support of the TrustMark scheme; and if he will make a statement.
(45812)
13
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he has had with representatives of TrustMark since May 2010; what meetings officials in his Department have had to discuss the TrustMark scheme; and what further meetings are planned with TrustMark representatives.
(45813)
14
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent discussions he has had with interested parties on, publicly-available specification (PAS91); when he expects PAS91 next to be reviewed; and if he will make a statement.
(45863)
15
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will takes steps to reduce the size of his Department's estate; and if he will make a statement.
(45891)
16
Alison McGovern (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he has made an assessment of the effect on the economy of the North West Regional Development Agency's rural development programme.
(45798)
17
Alison McGovern (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he has made an assessment of the effect on the economy of the North West Regional Development Agency's inward investment support function.
(45799)
18
Alison McGovern (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he has made an assessment of the (a) cost to the public purse and (b) effect on employment levels in the North West of the transfer to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs of responsibility for the North West Regional Development Agency's rural development programme.
(45800)
19
Alison McGovern (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he has made an assessment of the (a) cost to the public purse and (b) effect on employment levels in the North West of the transfer to the Department for Communities and Local Government of the North West Regional Development Agency's European regional development fund management support function.
(45801)
20
Alison McGovern (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he has made an assessment of the (a) cost to the public purse and (b) effect on employment levels in the North West of the transfer to UK Trade and Industry of the North West Regional Development Agency's inward investment support function.
(45802)
21
Stephen McPartland (Stevenage): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what definition his Department uses of Advanced Manufacturing.
(45803)
22
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people have been declared bankrupt in Suffolk in each year since 1997.
(45845)
23
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether universities will be required to produce a separate access agreement with the Office on Fair Access for part-time students; and if he will make a statement.
(46077)
24
Gavin Williamson (South Staffordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much was paid in bonuses to staff by Advantage West Midlands in 2009-10.
(46057)
25
Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has (a) had any discussions with and (b) provided any assistance to British universities in securing (i) contracts and (ii) financial support from Libya in the last 10 years.
(46073)
26
Nicola Blackwood (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the effect on the level of funding for small and medium-sized enterprises if the level of income tax relief in respect of the Enterprise Investment Scheme were raised to (a) 30, (b) 40 and (c) 50 per cent.
(46037)
27
Nicola Blackwood (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to use the taxation system to incentivise (a) research and development and (b) innovation.
(46040)
28
Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the effect on small businesses of the increase in the rate of value added tax.
(45961)
29
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what definition of a contingent liability of the Green Investment Bank his Department uses.
(46061)
30
Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of families (a) in total, (b) in each nation and region and (c) in each constituency who will be affected by the proposed reduction in childcare costs paid through the childcare element of working tax credit.
(46051)
31
Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent representations he has received on foreclosures arising from decisions of (a) RBS Banking Group and (b) other financial institutions in the last 12 months.
(45877)
32
Dr Daniel Poulter (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will assess the merits of introducing a cap of three per cent. over the Bank of England base rate on the interest charged by banks on loans to profitable businesses.
(45884)
33
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many properties sold in (a) Bury St Edmunds constituency and (b) Suffolk County Council area attracted stamp duty land tax levied at (i) zero per cent., (ii) one per cent., (iii) three per cent and (iv) four per cent. in each of the last three years.
(45841)
34
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many temporary national insurance numbers were issued by HM Revenue and Customs in each year since 1997; and what proportion of those numbers were for tax credit purposes.
(45842)
35
Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, by what date he expects his proposals for reform of the rules in respect of contributions to planning decisions by local councillors to take effect.
(45889)
36
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his Department's policy is on measures to avoid compulsory redundancies arising from closure of the Government Office Network; and if he will make a statement.
(45882)
37
Laura Sandys (South Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his policy to support an accreditation scheme to regulate the leasehold-managed accommodation sector.
(45861)
38
Laura Sandys (South Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of regulation of the leasehold-managed accommodation sector.
(45862)
39
Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what regulations his Department has (a) introduced between 4 February and 28 February 2011 and (b) repealed between 2 February and 28 February 2011.
(45978)
40
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 28 February 2011, Official Report, column 26W, on sports: health, what matters were discussed in relation to the issue of whether Team GB should be changed to Team UK; and what decisions were reached.
(45827)
41
Gavin Williamson (South Staffordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how much money the Arts Council provided in grants per head of population to projects in each parliamentary constituency in the Greater London Authority area in 2009-10.
(45804)
42
Gavin Williamson (South Staffordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how much money the Arts Council spent on grants to projects in 2009-10.
(45805)
43
Gavin Williamson (South Staffordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how much Arts Council England spent on administration in 2009-10.
(45856)
44
Gavin Williamson (South Staffordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how much was paid in bonuses to staff by the Arts Council in 2009-10.
(46058)
45
Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) compensation and (b) other support is available to Gurkhas serving in the Army who are injured or disabled as a result of service; and what advice is made available on access to such support.
(45967)
46
Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Gurkhas serving in the Army have sustained noise-induced hearing loss in each of the last five years.
(45968)
47
Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 1 March 2011, Official Report, columns 21-2WS, on armed forces redundancy process, how many of the armed forces personnel to be made redundant have (a) noise-induced hearing loss and (b) other serious injuries or disabilities.
(45969)
48
Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what regulations his Department has repealed between 1 February 2011 and 28 February 2011.
(45984)
49
Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many flying days were lost as a result of (a) adverse weather conditions and (b) other factors at each RAF station in each of the last five years.
(45847)
50
Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2011, Official Report, column 802W, on air force: military bases, if he will place in the Library a copy of the study into the UK Military Emergency Diversion Aerodrome capability.
(45865)
51
Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what military personnel serve on the Secretariat of the National Security Council.
(45870)
52
Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has for restructuring of the armed forces after the date of withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan.
(45871)
53
Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the reduction of expenditure in the defence budget.
(45878)
54
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to improve the assistance given to soldiers to prepare them for life upon return from tours of duty.
(45857)
55
Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has (a) had any discussions with and (b) provided any assistance to British universities in securing (i) contracts and (ii) financial support from Libya in the last 10 years.
(46071)
56
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the operational life is of the (a) L16, (b) L17 and (c) L18 propellant charges used for kinetic energy penetrator ammunition.
(45750)
57
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his most recent estimate is of the projected (a) discounted and (b) undiscounted nuclear decommissioning costs for the seven Astute-class submarines.
(45751)
58
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the shelf life of 120 mm Charm 3 APFSDS L27 rounds.
(46047)
59
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to (a) replace or (b) extend the life of the propellant charge used in kinetic energy penetrator ammunition.
(46048)
60
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has assessed the suitability of the use of the L18 charge together with the L27 propellant charge.
(46049)
61
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will takes steps to reduce the size of his Department's estate; and if he will make a statement.
(45892)
62
Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department (a) has taken and (b) plans to take to encourage the government of Afghanistan to record and report the number of deaths in the conflict in that country in each month.
(45809)
63
Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy to place in the Library at the time of making his quarterly Oral Statement on Afghanistan monthly estimates of the number of fatalities among ISAF-trained Afghan National Army personnel who were `present for duty' independently of ISAF troops and his assessment of the extent to which the number of known fatalities reflects actual fatalities.
(45810)
64
Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy to place in the Library at the time of making his quarterly Oral Statement on Afghanistan cumulative monthly estimates of (a) the number of fatalities among and (b) the number present for duty (i) alongside ISAF troops, (ii) alongside UK troops and (iii) independent of ISAF troops of ISAF-trained Afghan National Army personnel.
(45811)
65
Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will present information on (a) the known number and (b) his estimate of the total number of fatalities among ISAF-trained Afghan National Army personnel who were present for duty alongside ISAF troops at the time of each future quarterly oral statement on Afghanistan.
(45867)
66
Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will present information on (a) the known number and (b) his estimate of the total number of fatalities among ISAF-trained Afghan National Army personnel who were present for duty alongside UK troops at the time of each future quarterly oral statement on Afghanistan.
(45868)
67
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether an early release programme has been established for civilian personnel to be made redundant as a result of the outcome of the Strategic Defence and Security Review.
(45747)
68
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much he expects his Department to save as a result of the commitment in the Strategic Defence and Security Review to save significant amounts from contract re-negotiations with defence industry in each year of the Comprehensive Spending Review period.
(45748)
69
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department expects to save as a result of the commitment in the Strategic Defence and Security Review to reductions in spending on commodities, including substantial savings on food, energy and professional services in each year of the Comprehensive Spending Review period.
(45749)
70
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on the use of receipts from the sale of barracks for improvements to service accommodation.
(45758)
71
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the (a) sale and (b) demolition of Hyde Park Barracks is being considered as part of the rationalisation of the defence estate.
(45759)
72
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions (a) Ministers in his Department and (b) his officials have had on the (i) sale and (ii) demolition of Hyde Park Barracks.
(45760)
73
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the soldiers currently based in Germany will live in existing service accommodation in the UK.
(45765)
74
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's expenditure was on hotel accommodation for (a) officials, (b) Ministers and (c) special advisers in each month since January 2009.
(45766)
75
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department will be required to make any payments to the German government under the North Atlantic Treaty organisation status of Forces Agreement and its supplementary agreement in connection with the vacation of military bases in Germany.
(45767)
76
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the estimated cost to the public purse is associated with maintaining and operating bases in Germany in 2010-11.
(45768)
77
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what contribution (a) he, (b) Ministers in his Department and (c) his Department is making to the Government's Big Society initiative.
(45786)
78
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what new capabilities he expects to be provided to British troops in Afghanistan as a consequence of the £67 million of funding announced on 10 June 2010 by the Prime Minister to help troops counter improvised explosive devices.
(45787)
79
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding he has allocated to counter-improvised explosive device capability in each financial year from 2011-12 to 2014-15.
(45806)
80
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 31 January 2011, Official Report, column 582W, on returning troop costs (Germany), what assessment he has made of the effects of withdrawal of all forces from Germany by 2020 on (a) operational effectiveness and (b) welfare.
(45829)
81
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 31 January 2011, Official Report, column 582W, on returning troop costs (Germany), what estimate he has made of the financial savings from withdrawal of forces from Germany in each of the next 10 years.
(45830)
82
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on travel in each month in the period from January 2009 to March 2010.
(45852)
83
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the cost of soldiers based in (a) Germany and (b) the UK.
(45855)
84
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on capability to counter the use of improvised explosive devices in each financial year from 2000-01 to 2010-11.
(45866)
85
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which barracks his Department is considering for sale or demolition as part of the proposed rationalisation of the defence estate arising from the outcome of the Strategic Defence and Security Review.
(45873)
86
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the new infrastructure which will be required to be built to accommodate troops returning from Germany (a) before 2015 and (b) before 2020.
(45897)
87
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much he expects his Department to save from troops currently based in Germany becoming based in the UK in each financial year from 2015 to 2030.
(45898)
88
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Strategic Defence and Security Review, how much funding he plans to allocate to introducing a new range of medium weight armoured vehicles, including Terrier engineer vehicles and the Scout reconnaissance vehicles.
(45899)
89
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding he plans to allocate to introducing the Future Rapid Effects System Utility Vehicle.
(45900)
90
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Strategic Defence and Security Review, which capabilities to counter explosive ordnance and improvised explosive devices received increased funding from his Department in each year.
(45901)
91
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Strategic Defence and Security Review, which Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance capabilities will receive increased funding from his Department in each year.
(45902)
92
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much he expects his Department to save as a result of the commitment in the Strategic Defence and Security Review to rationalise wider equipment holdings in each year of the Comprehensive Spending Review period.
(45903)
93
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions his Department has had with its (a) US and (b) NATO counterparts on sharing surveillance capabilities.
(45904)
94
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the surveillance needs of the UK (a) now, (b) in 2015 and (c) in 2020; and what plans he has to meet these needs.
(45905)
95
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Strategic Defence and Security Review, how much funding he has allocated to introducing protected support vehicles to replace unprotected versions that are no longer suitable.
(45906)
96
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much he expects his Department to save as a result of the commitment in the Strategic Defence and Security Review to creating a cost-effective training environment in each year of the Comprehensive Spending Review period.
(45907)
97
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Strategic Defence and Security Review what steps he has taken to enhance simulated training to produce a more efficient and cost-effective training environment.
(45908)
98
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what equipment will be (a) sold (b) decommissioned and (c) deleted as a result of the commitment in the Strategic Defence and Security Review to rationalise wider equipment holdings.
(45909)
99
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to his Department will be of installing a catapult on the new aircraft carrier in each year of the Comprehensive Spending Review period.
(45910)
100
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what level of reduction in the planned number of Joint Strike Fighter aircraft he expects to arise as a result of the outcome of the Strategic Defence and Security Review.
(45911)
101
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much he expects his Department to save as a result of the commitment in the Strategic Defence and Security Review to reduce the role of the VC-10 transport/tanker aircraft to undertake air-to-air refuelling in each of the Comprehensive Spending Review period.
(45912)
102
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what new capabililties he plans to purchase using the funding allocated to cyber security by the Strategic Defence and Security Review.
(45913)
103
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, who sits on the UK Defence Cyber Operations Group; how many times the Group has met since its creation; what the agenda was for each meeting; and what executive powers the Group has.
(45914)
104
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding he has allocated to implementing the commitment in the Strategic Defence and Security Review to significantly enhance special forces capability in each year of the Comprehensive Spending Review period.
(45915)
105
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has for the New Employment Model announced in the Strategic Defence and Security Review; what assessment he has made of the likely effects of the implementation of the Model on (a) former and (b) current service personnel; what timetable he has set for the introduction of the Model; and whether the introduction of the Model will have any consequences for his Department's budget.
(45916)
106
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has for the allocation of funding for cyber security announced in the Strategic Defence and Security Review; and what capability benefits will result from this expenditure.
(45917)
107
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much he expects his Department to save as a result of the commitment in the Strategic Defence and Security Review to reductions in the civilian workforce and non-front line service personnel in each year of the Comprehensive Spending Review period.
(45918)
108
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much he expects his Department to save as a result of the commitment in the Strategic Defence and Security Review to reductions in spend on media and communications in each year of the Comprehensive Spending Review period.
(45919)
109
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR), how much his Department will bear the risk of the capability gaps that will arise as a result of the outcome of the SDSR.
(45920)
110
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much he expects his Department to save as a result of the commitment in the Strategic Defence and Security Review to rationalise his Department's estate including the sale of surplus land and buildings and associated running cost reductions and running cost savings across the estate in each year of the Comprehensive Spending Review period.
(45921)
111
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much he expects his Department to save as a result of the commitment in the Strategic Defence and Security Review to a revised approach to managing and delivering infrastructure services across his Department's estate in each year of the Comprehensive Spending Review period.
(45922)
112
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much he expects his Department to save as a result of the commitment in the Strategic Defence and Security Review to efficiencies and improvements in military training, including the increased use of simulators for air-crew and Army live firing in each year of the Comprehensive Spending Review period.
(45923)
113
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much he expects his Department to save as a result of sale of the (a) Defence Support Group, (b) Marchwood Sea Mounting Centre and (c) Defence stake in the telecommunications spectrum in each year of the Comprehensive Spending Review period.
(45924)
114
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions (a) he, (b) Ministers in his Department and (c) officials in his Department have had with representatives of the defence industry on the honouring provisions in contracts to which his Department is party.
(45989)
115
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 16 February 2011, Official Report, column 805W, on nuclear weapons, what estimate he has made of the likely level of savings to the public purse in (a) submarine production, (b) the nuclear warhead, (c) supporting infrastructure and (d) efficiency savings at the Atomic Weapons Establishment in each of the next 10 years.
(46025)
116
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many obligations in contracts with private sector providers have not been met as a consequence of the time taken to announce the composition of the equipment programme following the Strategic Defence and Security Review.
(46026)
117
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what capability gaps he has identified resulting from the outcome of the Strategic Defence and Security Review.
(46027)
118
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the oral statement of 15 February 2011, Official Report, columns 815-6W, on armed forces (redundancies), which Minister in his Department is responsible for ensuring that no further army personnel receive notification of redundancy by email.
(46083)
119
Mr Frank Roy (Motherwell and Wishaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what type of helicopter was used in the recent mission to transport diplomats to Benghazi, Libya; and when the helicopter was allowed to return to its original basing point.
(45807)
120
Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what regulations his Department has repealed between 27 January and 28 February 2011.
(45979)
121
Nicola Blackwood (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to encourage girls to choose science, technology, engineering or mathematics at GCSE level.
(46039)
122
Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many parents of children in age group (a) 5 to 11 and (b) 12 to 16 were fined as a result of their children not attending school in each local education authority in each of the last five years.
(46050)
123
Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many primary schools did not have a road safety officer in the latest period for which figures are available.
(45754)
124
Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, at how many primary schools one or more access points from the street is not lit by public street lighting.
(45879)
125
Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many primary schools in England are situated on roads where the speed limit is the national speed limit.
(45880)
126
Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the cost to the public purse was of the regional structure of the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service in 2009-10.
(46029)
127
Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the percentage change in costs of the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service was in hiring agency staff (a) between 2007-08 and 2008-09 and (b) between 2008-09 and 2009-10.
(46030)
128
Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what reports he has received of Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service managers allocating cases to practitioners without the consent of that employee.
(46031)
129
Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what account Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service managers take of (a) children's needs and (b) practitioners' skills when allocating cases to practitioners.
(46032)
130
Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service has negotiated a workload agreement with relevant trade unions.
(46033)
131
Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the suitability of the use of e-mail by Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service managers to allocate cases to practitioners.
(46034)
132
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether CAFCASS employees can participate in the CAFCASS professional Google group forum.
(45822)
133
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what was spent by Cafcass on agency social work staff in 2009-10.
(45823)
134
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what was spent by Cafcass in engaging self-employed children's guardians in 2009-10.
(45824)
135
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the retention rate was of (a) employees and (b) self-employed children's guardians by Cafcass in (i) 2004-05 and (ii) 2009-10.
(45825)
136
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much Cafcass has spent on (a) self-employed children's guardians and (b) hiring agency staff in each of the last two financial years.
(45826)
137
Dr Daniel Poulter (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will introduce an education funding formula with the purpose of supporting schools in rural areas.
(45885)
138
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what policy outcomes to promote growth in environmentally friendly industries his Department has developed following the Green Breakfast meeting with ministerial colleagues hosted by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs on 8 March 2011; and if he will make a statement.
(46055)
139
Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent assessment he has made of the security of liquefied natural gas operations.
(45960)
140
Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent assessment he has made of the use of biomass in his Department's renewable energy strategy.
(46028)
141
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will benchmark the UK's performance on the use of solar photovoltaics against other EU member states.
(45788)
142
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the effects of his announcement on 7 February 2011 on the number of companies participating in the solar photovoltaics market; and if he will make a statement.
(45789)
143
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the potential of the usage of solar photovoltaics on brownfields to (a) increase economies of scale on the manufacturing and installation industries and (b) achievement of carbon reduction targets.
(45790)
144
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of the UK's renewable energy mix he expects to come from solar photovoltaics generation in (a) 2011, (b) 2015, (c) 2020, (d) 2025 and (e) 2030.
(45791)
145
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what projection he has made of the level of take-up of solar photovoltaics for the feed-in tariff scheme in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12.
(45858)
146
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what timetable he has set for the fast track review of the feed-in-tariff for solar photovoltaics.
(45970)
147
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether any (a) Government departments and (b) non-departmental public bodies derive revenue from electricity feed-in tariffs.
(46060)
148
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support her Department is providing for the establishment of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services.
(45794)
149
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment has been made of the health effects of the use of recycled card in food packaging.
(45796)
150
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent research her Department has (a) evaluated and (b) commissioned on levels of pain and distress experienced during the slaughter process by animals (a) not stunned and (b) stunned prior to slaughter.
(45971)
151
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her policy is on requiring the stunning of animals prior to slaughter.
(45972)
152
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what policy outcomes to enhance sustainable development her Department has developed following the Green Breakfast meeting with ministerial colleagues she hosted on 8 March 2011; and if she will make a statement.
(46054)
153
Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what regulations her Department has repealed between 3 February and 28 February 2011.
(45980)
154
Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her Department 's policy is on the use of powers of guidance and direction in sections 15 and 16 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006.
(45756)
155
Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on how many occasions her Department's and Natural England's Technical Advice Customers Group has met since 1 January 2008.
(45757)
156
Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her Department's poicy is on the (a) openness and (b) transparency of the process for designation of marine protected areas.
(45872)
157
Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions (a) Ministers, (b) the Permanent Secretary and (c) the Chief Scientific Advisor to her Department had with Natural England on the practice of Natural England in (i) assuring the quality of its evidence and advice to her Department and (ii) recording and retaining audit trails of evidence and advice provided to her Department.
(45986)
158
Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance her Department has issued to Natural England on (a) good practice in the (i) provision of advice and evidence and (ii) measures for the recording of evidence and analysis provided to her Department and (b) the process for designation of marine protected areas.
(45987)
159
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much her Department spent on biodiversity conservation in (a) England and (b) the UK Overseas Territories.
(45990)
160
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent estimate she has made of the number of globally-threatened species present in (a) the UK, (b) England and (c) the UK Overseas Territories in each of the last five years.
(45991)
161
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department plans to launch Round 18 of the Darwin Initiative; and whether a proportion of that fund will be reserved for the UK Overseas Territories.
(45992)
162
Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to transfer private sewers to water companies; and if she will make a statement.
(46076)
163
Julian Sturdy (York Outer): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what criteria she proposes to use to determine membership of the Forestry Expert Review Panel.
(45755)
164
Julian Sturdy (York Outer): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps she has taken in relation to whaling; and if she will make a statement.
(45864)
165
Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to publish a TB eradication programme for England.
(45849)
166
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, in which countries BBC World Service radio broadcasts of programmes in the English language are not accessible.
(45876)
167
Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department has (a) had any discussions with and (b) provided any assistance to British universities in securing (i) contracts and (ii) financial support from Libya in the last 10 years.
(46074)
168
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will takes steps to reduce the size of his Department's estate; and if he will make a statement.
(45894)
169
Paul Maynard (Blackpool North and Cleveleys): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what negotiations there have been between his Department and the government of Japan on bilateral aviation agreements since May 1997; and what discussions Ministers and officials in his Department have had with their Japanese counterparts on the matter during visits to Japan since May 2010.
(45993)
170
Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many English language tests were delivered by the British Council in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
(45816)
171
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will assess the effects on human health of mineral oils present in food packaging.
(45795)
172
Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much each of the sector primary care trusts in London has spent on consultancy services since their inception.
(46079)
173
Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much NHS London and its sector primary care trusts has spent on consultancy services in financial year 2010-11.
(46080)
174
Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of people entitled to a free annual eye test used their entitlement in the last 12 month period for which figures are available.
(45958)
175
Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost to the public purse was of blood collection from donation to usage in each of the last five years.
(45959)
176
Simon Hart (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the proportion of his Department's expenditure on tackling childhood obesity in 2010-11 to be spent on sport or physical recreation.
(45869)
177
Stephen McPartland (Stevenage): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what respite care his Department provides for parents of disabled and violent children.
(46042)
178
Stephen McPartland (Stevenage): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to reduce the incidence of misuse by adults of ritalin prescribed for children with ADHD as a recreational drug.
(46044)
179
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many mental health nurses mental health trusts have recruited for the purposes of treating ex-service personnel in the last six months; and if he will make a statement.
(45881)
180
Dr Daniel Poulter (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress he has made in implementing the recommendations of the review of the Working Time Directive undertaken by Medical Education England in respect of encouraging junior doctors to participate in leadership and management training.
(45988)
181
Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to ensure that people diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis are referred to a specialist at an appropriate time in respect of diagnosis and follow-up appointments and during flare-ups.
(46021)
182
Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the need for co-ordination between local authorities, the National Health Service and social care services to ensure that services for people diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis are fully integrated.
(46022)
183
Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department plans to encourage the sharing of good practice in rheumatoid arthritis services by different groups of commissioners; and if he will make a statement.
(46023)
184
Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that GP consortia have the appropriate skills and knowledge to commission services for people diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis which develop their ability to self-care and manage their pain on a day-to-day basis.
(46024)
185
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of walk-in centres and polyclinics in the London Borough of Harrow in meeting patient need; and if he will make a statement.
(46078)
186
Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time is for cataract treatment (a) in each region and (b) as measured by the OECD; and if he will make a statement.
(45850)
187
Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time is for cataract surgery for a second eye; and what information his Department holds for international benchmarking purposes on the average such waiting time in other OECD countries.
(45851)
188
Heather Wheeler (South Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department spent on problems of the musculoskeletal system in (a) 2008-09 and (b) 2009-10; and if he will make a statement.
(45895)
189
Heather Wheeler (South Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much (a) his Department and (b) the NHS spent on problems of the musculoskeletal system in each cost category in 2009-10.
(45896)
190
Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the merits of establishing a health research agency as recommended by the Academy of Medical Sciences review on the regulation and governance of health research.
(45752)
191
Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the merits of establishing key performance indicators for research activity in the next NHS Operating Framework as recommended by the Academy of Medical Sciences review on the regulation and governance of health research.
(45753)
192
Gavin Williamson (South Staffordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his Department's annual spend per head of population was in (a) Dudley primary care trust area and (b) Wolverhampton primary care trust area in the most recent financial year for which figures are available.
(46059)
193
Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what regulations her Department has repealed between 3 February and 28 February 2011.
(45981)
194
Nicola Blackwood (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects to publish new guidelines for immigration judges; and if she will make a statement.
(46035)
195
Nicola Blackwood (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects to appoint a permanent Chief Executive of the UK Border Agency.
(46036)
196
Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of Dyfed Powys Police Authority's Air Support Service.
(45963)
197
Nick de Bois (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to ensure that regional variations of youth victimisation are included in future statistical reports published by her Department on the victimisation of children aged 10 to 15 years.
(45953)
198
Ben Gummer (Ipswich): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential effects on levels of community cohesion of reductions in funding for refugee integration programmes.
(45886)
199
Ben Gummer (Ipswich): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has for future funding for the integration of refugees after they are granted limited leave to remain.
(45887)
200
Ben Gummer (Ipswich): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the likely effect on the budgets of (a) other Government departments and (b) local authorities of the cessation of her Department's funding for refugee integration.
(45888)
201
Ben Gummer (Ipswich): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the likely effect of recent events in countries of North Africa and the Middle East on numbers of applications for asylum in the UK.
(45952)
202
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what policy the Criminal Records Bureau has on who may use the title Ms in applications for a Criminal Records Bureau check.
(45761)
203
Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Justice on the effects of proposed court closures on the time taken by police officers to search for and transport individuals who have failed to attend court.
(45808)
204
Laura Sandys (South Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will consider the merits of a selective regularisation scheme for British overseas citizens who have no access to (a) settlement and (b) citizenship under the Immigration rules.
(45859)
205
Laura Sandys (South Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of British overseas citizens who have no avenue to full British citizenship or settlement under the Immigration rules; and how many such British overseas citizens come from each country of origin.
(45860)
206
Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what evidence she gathers from providers of secure English language tests to ensure their adherence to the Common European Framework.
(45814)
207
Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many student visas included the requirement for the applicant to have passed a secure English language test in the last 12 months; and how many such tests were administered by each provider.
(45815)
208
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what policy outcomes to promote sustainable development overseas his Department has developed following the Green Breakfast meeting with ministerial colleagues hosted by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs on 8 March 2011; and if he will make a statement.
(46056)
209
Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether his Department has (a) had any discussions with and (b) provided any assistance to British universities in securing (i) contracts and (ii) financial support from Libya in the last 10 years.
(46075)
210
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were sentenced to unpaid work as a condition of a supervision order in England and Wales in 2009-10; how many such sentences involved individual placements; and how many such sentences involved additional conditions.
(45964)
211
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average hourly cost to the public purse is of supervising an individual on unpaid work (a) Mondays to Fridays (i) during the day and (ii) during the evening, (b) on Saturdays and (c) on Sundays in respect of (A) group and (B) individual placements.
(45965)
212
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average hourly pay rate is of supervisors of unpaid work in (a) London and (b) the rest of England and Wales.
(45966)
213
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many employment tribunal cases were heard in each region between 2008 and 2010.
(46020)
214
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will takes steps to reduce the size of his Department's estate; and if he will make a statement.
(45893)
215
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much was paid by his Department to ClearSprings for the provision of bail beds between 2007 and the termination of the contract.
(45817)
216
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether ClearSprings was required to make any payments to his Department for breach of contract in the period from 2007 to 2010.
(45818)
217
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many complaints were received by his Department about the conduct of the ClearSprings bail bed contract in the period from 2007 to 2010.
(45819)
218
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many complaints received by his Department about the ClearSprings bail bed contract related to (a) the behaviour of residents and (b) lack of supervision in the period from 2007 to 2010.
(45820)
219
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many persons who were resident in ClearSprings properties during its contract to supply bail beds to the Ministry of Justice were arrested between 2007 and 2010.
(45821)
220
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of people convicted of encouraging violent behaviour involving the use of a knife under the Knives Act 1997 received a (a) fine and (b) custodial sentence of (i) less than six months, (ii) between six and 12 months, (iii) between 12 and 18 months and (iv) between 18 and 24 months in (A) Suffolk, (B) Bedfordshire, (C) Cambridgeshire, (D) Essex, (E) Hertfordshire and (F) Norfolk in each year since the Act was introduced.
(45843)
221
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were found guilty of offences relating to the illegal sale and marketing of knives in (a) Suffolk, (b) Bedfordshire, (c) Cambridgeshire, (d) Essex, (e) Hertfordshire and (f) Norfolk in each year since 1997.
(45844)
222
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many court orders were issued for the repossession of homes in (a) Bury St Edmunds constituency and (b) Suffolk County Council area in each year since 1997.
(45846)
223
Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of provision for 18 to 20 year old young offenders in the secure estate; and if he will make a statement.
(45762)
224
Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has any plans to assign any existing capacity within the young adult young offender institution secure estate for use by all adults.
(45763)
225
Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which young adult young offender institutions have been assigned to the adult secure estate in each of the last three years.
(45764)
226
Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his policy is on young adult offenders in the secure estate.
(45853)
227
Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Prime Minister, whether his Office has (a) had any discussions with and (b) provided any assistance to British universities in securing (i) contracts and (ii) financial support from Libya in the last 10 years.
(46072)
228
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Prime Minister, what the roles and responsibilities are of each member of civilian staff employed at Chequers.
(45831)
229
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Prime Minister, how much has been spent on refurbishment at Chequers since his appointment.
(45832)
230
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Prime Minister, what the cost to the public purse has been of the purchase of (a) red wine, (b) white wine, (c) champagne and (d) fortified wine for use at Chequers; on how many occasions each type of alcohol has been served since his appointment; and if he will make a statement.
(45833)
231
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2011, Official Report, columns 610-1W, on visits, what criteria he proposes to use in determining the (a) justification of costs and (b) value to taxpayers of overseas visits.
(45828)
232
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, pursuant to his Answer of 3 February 2011, Official Report, column 510W, on pay: staff, which actual compliance roles were used as comparators to determine the salary range for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority's new compliance officer.
(45793)
233
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, what the cost to the public purse was of recruitment consultancy services used for the recruitment of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority's incoming compliance officer.
(45797)
234
Angie Bray (Ealing Central and Acton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what measures are in place to ensure that vehicles entering the UK comply with the legal requirement to register with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency within six months.
(45976)
235
Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent representations he has received on flight timetables for pilots.
(46053)
236
Paul Maynard (Blackpool North and Cleveleys): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the date is of the most recent bilateral aviation agreement between the UK and (a) Brazil, (b) the Russian Federation, (c) India, (d) China and (e) Indonesia.
(45874)
237
Paul Maynard (Blackpool North and Cleveleys): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will place in the Library a copy of each of the most recent tests for local knowledge administered to coastguards working at maritime rescue co-ordination centres.
(45875)
238
Dr Daniel Poulter (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure drivers of light and heavy goods vehicles registered overseas are prosecuted to the full extent of the law for motoring offences committed in England and Wales.
(45883)
239
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on how many occasions rail services between Norwich and London Liverpool Street were more than (a) 15 minutes, (b) 30 minutes and (c) one hour late in arriving at their final destination in each year since 2007.
(45834)
240
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the complaints received by each railway operator concerning its services on the Norwich to London railway line in each of the last 10 years.
(45835)
241
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on how many occasions trains or rolling stock used on the Norwich to London railway line failed reportable safety inspections in (a) 2007, (b) 2008, (c) 2009 and (d) 2010; and what information his Department holds on instances of employees (i) operating trains and (ii) managing infrastructure on the Norwich to London railway line without the appropriate safety certificate or authorisation in each such year.
(45836)
242
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many road traffic (a) accidents and (b) fatalities there were in (i) Bury St Edmunds constituency and (ii) Suffolk in each year since 1997.
(45837)
243
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the most recent traffic flow data are for each section of the A14.
(45838)
244
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding his Department has allocated to each local authority for road improvement in each year since 1997.
(45839)
245
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many road traffic (a) accidents and (b) fatalities there have been on the A14 in Suffolk involving drivers aged under 21 years in each year since 1997.
(45840)
246
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions she has had with the (a) Welsh Assembly Government and (b) Secretary of State for Transport on electrification of the Cheltenham to Maesteg railway line; and if she will make a statement.
(45792)
247
Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what regulations his Department has repealed between 8 February 2011 and 28 February 2011.
(45983)
248
Nicola Blackwood (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what definition of reasonable job offer his Department will use in determining whether a person in receipt of jobseeker's allowance should continue to be entitled to housing benefit.
(46041)
249
Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what charges will be levied under the planned charging regime for the future child support scheme against (a) a parent with care and (b) a non-resident parent in receipt of jobseeker's allowance who has been unable to agree a voluntary family-based agreement.
(46062)
250
Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many parents called the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission Options Service in 2009-10; how many went on to make or change a private maintenance arrangement; how many went on to make Child Support Agency (CSA) arrangements; and how many made neither a private arrangement nor a CSA arrangement.
(46063)
251
Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) non-resident parents and (b) parents with care called the Child Maintenance Options Service in the last 12 months.
(46064)
252
Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many referrals were made by the Child Maintenance Options Service to its face-to-face service in the last 12 months; what the criteria for referral were; and how many face-to-face interviews took place.
(46065)
253
Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in what percentage of Child Support Agency cases which have a positive maintenance liability is the weekly maintenance liability (a) less than £5, (b) between £5 and £10, (c) between £10 and £20, (d) between £20 and £30, (e) between £30 and £40, (f) between £40 and £50 and (g) £50 or above.
(46066)
254
Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of maintenance direct cases dealt with by the Child Support Agency (CSA) in 2009-10 reverted to the CSA's normal collection service during the course of the year at the request of the parent with care.
(46067)
255
Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will put in place support for people with autism who lose eligibility for a personal independence payment or disability living allowance to take into account the challenges of adults with autism trying to access social care services.
[R] (45977)
256
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will bring forward proposals to amend the provisions of the Welfare Reform Bill which require people diagnosed with autism and in receipt of disability living allowance to undergo a face-to-face interview.
(45975)
257
Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) men and (b) women resident in (i) Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency and (ii) the London Borough of Bexley applied for a Social Fund crisis loan in the last five years for which figures are available; and in how many such cases a Social Fund crisis loan was granted.
(45954)
258
Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) men and (b) women resident in (i) Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency and (ii) the London Borough of Bexley defaulted on Social Fund crisis loan repayments in the last five years for which figures are available; and what the total monetary value of such defaults was.
(45956)
259
Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was paid in total to (a) men and (b) women resident in (i) Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency and (ii) the London Borough of Bexley in Social Fund crisis loans in the last five years for which figures are available; and what the average payment was in each such case.
(45957)
260
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 26 July 2010, Official Report, column 778W, on energy, when his Department expects to begin data-sharing with energy suppliers as part of the Warm Home discount scheme.
(45746)
261
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will takes steps to reduce the size of his Department's estate; and if he will make a statement.
(45890)
262
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many workplaces registered an (a) accident or (b) incident with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in each year since 2000; and when an unannounced inspection had last been carried out by HSE officials in those workplaces for which such information is available.
(45973)
263
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent (a) submissions and (b) representations he has received which propose an alternative workplace inspection model to the unannounced inspection model used by the Health and Safety Executive; and if he will make a statement.
(45974)
264
Stephen McPartland (Stevenage): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department takes to assist into employment those with learning difficulties at the point at which they leave school.
(46043)
265
Stephen McPartland (Stevenage): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many investigations of individuals suspected of benefit fraud have taken more than nine months in the latest period for which figures are available.
(46045)
266
Stephen McPartland (Stevenage): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy to apply a means test to winter fuel payments to UK citizens living outside the UK.
(46046)
267
Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has for the future of the disability benefits system for children aged under 16 years.
(45848)

MONDAY 14 MARCH 

Questions for Oral Answer

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence

*1
Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): What recent assessment he has made of the security situation in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement.
(45696)
*2
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): What recent assessment he has made of the potential role of UK armed forces in North Africa.
(45697)
*3
Paul Maynard (Blackpool North and Cleveleys): What recent progress his Department has made on its consultation on the Defence Industrial, Security and Technology Policy Green Paper.
(45698)
*4
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): What assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of proposals for further regulation of the international trade in arms; and if he will make a statement.
(45699)
*5
Julie Hilling (Bolton West): How much of the sum allocated by his Department to Trident replacement concept phase has been transferred from its budget for the assessment phase.
(45700)
*6
David Mowat (Warrington South): What recent representations he has received on the acceptance by licensed premises of his Department's Form 90 as a means of identification.
(45701)
*7
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): What progress he has made on the implementation of the Trident replacement programme.
(45702)
*8
Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire): What recent assessment he has made of progress in the reform of NATO.
(45703)
*9
Robert Halfon (Harlow): What his policy is on cyber security in the defence estate; and if he will make a statement.
(45704)
*10
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): What progress his Department has made on the Joint Search and Rescue Harmonisation project; and if he will make a statement.
(45705)
*11
Mr Alan Reid (Argyll and Bute): What plans he has for the future of RAF Machrihanish; and if he will make a statement.
(45706)
*12
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (The Cotswolds): What his policy is on cyber security in the defence estate; and if he will make a statement.
(45707)
*13
Laura Sandys (South Thanet): What resources his Department has allocated to strategic planning in 2010-11.
(45708)
*14
Gordon Henderson (Sittingbourne and Sheppey): If he will assess the merits of placing currently un-required defence equipment in reserve.
(45709)
*15
Toby Perkins (Chesterfield): What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his Department's contribution to the operation to evacuate UK nationals from Libya; and if he will make a statement.
(45710)
*16
Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): What steps he is taking to enhance the role of the armed forces in conflict prevention.
(45711)
*17
Mr John Baron (Basildon and Billericay): What recent assessment he has made of the security situation in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement.
(45712)
*18
Thomas Docherty (Dunfermline and West Fife): What assessment he has made of the likely date for HMS Illustrious to return to service; and if he will make a statement.
(45713)
*19
Stuart Andrew (Pudsey): What recent assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of the security situation in the Middle East and North Africa.
(45714)
*20
Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): What recent representations he has received on the implications for airfields on the defence estate of the outcome of the Strategic Defence and Security Review; and if he will make a statement.
(45715)
*21
Mr Mark Williams (Ceredigion): What recent discussions he has had on the Military Covenant with veterans' charities.
(45716)
*22
Ms Louise Bagshawe (Corby): What recent representations he has received on the provision of equipment for Operation Herrick; and if he will make a statement.
(45717)
*23
Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): What assessment he has made of potential regional variations in redundancies from the armed forces.
(45718)
*24
Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): By what date he expects his Department's Reserve Forces study to be completed.
(45719)
*25
Dr Daniel Poulter (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich): What recent assessment he has made of the security situation in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement.
(45720)

At 3.15 pm

Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence

The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.

*1
Jack Dromey (Birmingham, Erdington): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
(45721)
*2
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge):
(45722)
*3
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West):
(45723)
*4
Alun Michael (Cardiff South and Penarth):
(45724)
*5
Mr Mark Williams (Ceredigion):
(45725)
*6
Robert Halfon (Harlow):
(45726)
*7
Mr Charles Kennedy (Ross, Skye and Lochaber):
(45727)
*8
Mr Aidan Burley (Cannock Chase):
(45728)
*9
Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent):
(45729)
*10
Dr Daniel Poulter (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich):
(45730)

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Thursday 3 March
1
N
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of individuals barred under the Vetting and Barring scheme also have a criminal record for sex offences.
(44964)

Notices given on Friday 4 March
1
N
Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effects on access to justice for lower income groups of his Department's proposed changes to the civil litigation costs regime.
(45266)
2
N
Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what research his Department has undertaken on the effects of its proposed civil litigation costs regime on the propensity of individuals to make a legitimate claim for compensation in personal injury cases.
(45267)

Notices given on Monday 7 March
1
N
John Cryer (Leyton and Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which further education institutions in the London Borough of Waltham Forest provide courses in English for speakers of other languages; and how many learners are registered at each institution.
(45673)
2
N
John Cryer (Leyton and Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his estimate is of the requirement for English for speakers of other languages courses in (a) Leyton and Wanstead constituency, (b) the London Borough of Waltham Forest and (c) Greater London.
(45674)
3
N
John Cryer (Leyton and Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people in (a) Leyton and Wanstead constituency and (b) the London Borough of Waltham Forest are eligible for a level of fee remission for English for speakers of other languages courses.
(45675)
4
N
John Cryer (Leyton and Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his assessment is of the effect of English for speakers of other languages courses funded from the public purse on (a) the contribution to the economy by those whose first language is not English and (b) levels of community cohesion.
(45676)
5
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he plans to take to encourage local authorities to increase the provision of family-sized affordable homes.
(45367)
6
N
Frank Dobson (Holborn and St Pancras): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment has been made of the level of Arctic ice melt in the summer of 2011 in comparison to the summer of 2010.
(45365)
7
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her Japanese counterpart on whaling.
(45508)
8
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of primary care-led commissioning.
(45366)
9
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the likely effects of structural reorganisation on (a) service delivery in the NHS, (b) the efficiency of the NHS and (c) quality improvement in the NHS; and if he will make a statement.
(45405)
10
N
Frank Dobson (Holborn and St Pancras): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what requirement there is for NHS hospitals to set charges for the treatment of private patients at a level which results in a surplus over the cost of the treatment.
(45540)
11
N
John Cryer (Leyton and Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of learners in receipt of fee remission for English for Speakers of Other Languages courses are in receipt of benefits.
(45677)
12
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help people move from jobseekers' allowance into secure employment.
(45368)

Notices given on Tuesday 8 March
1
N
Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what regulations affecting business have been removed by his Department in the last 10 months.
(45932)
2
N
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will publish an equality impact assessment on the decision to increase the cap on student fees to (a) £6,000 and (b) £9,000; and if he will make a statement.
(45994)
3
N
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he plans to regulate the number of part-time students studying degrees at each higher education institution; and if he will make a statement.
(45995)
4
N
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will list the income received by each university from each research council in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
(45996)
5
N
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many staff were employed by the Technology Strategy Board in each of the last three years; how many he expects to be employed in each of the next three years; and if he will make a statement.
(45997)
6
N
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many individual businesses received funding from the Technology Strategy Board in each of the last three years; how many he expects to receive funding in each of the next three years; and if he will make a statement.
(45998)
7
N
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many successful actions the Companies Investigation Branch brought against firms for failure to fully declare overseas subsidiaries under the provisions of the Companies Act 2006 in (a) 2009, (b) 2010 and (c) 2011 to date.
(45942)
8
N
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many investigations the Companies Investigation Branch conducted into firms suspected of failure to fully declare overseas subsidiaries under the provisions of the Companies Act 2006 in (a) 2009, (b) 2010 and (c) 2011 to date.
(45943)
9
N
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department and its agencies are taking to enforce the provisions of the Companies Act 2006 in respect of declaration of overseas subsidiaries.
(45944)
10
N
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of enforcement mechanisms for the provisions of the Companies Act 2006 on the declaration of overseas subsidiaries.
(45945)
11
N
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether his Department is taking steps to increase transparency in the declaration of overseas subsidiaries by UK businesses.
(45946)
12
N
Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what regulations his Department has repealed between 2 February 2011 and 28 February 2011.
(46017)
13
N
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of operational charities receive funding from the public purse.
(45933)
14
N
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) charities and (b) operational charities with two or more employees receive funding from the public purse.
(45934)
15
N
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the effect on charities and voluntary groups of the ending of transitional relief on gift aid.
(45999)
16
N
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has any plans to revise the rate of tax relief on mileage allowance set by HM Revenue and Customs.
(45947)
17
N
Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the percentage change in his Department's grant to each precepting fire and rescue authority is between 2010-11 and 2011-12.
(46018)
18
N
Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, with reference to Ofcom's supplementary written evidence to the Public Accounts Committee on expenditure 2009-10, with which companies the £1.8 million expenditure on outsourcing special events was spent; and what services were provided to Ofcom as a result of such expenditure.
(45770)
19
N
Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 11 February 2011, Official Report, column 472W, on Ofcom: consultants, what services Ofcom's £6.7 expenditure in 2009-10 on consultancy professional specialist was spent; which companies provided each such service; how many hours each such provider worked on the provision of such services; and what estimate he has made of the number of staff involved in provision of such services.
(45771)
20
N
Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, with reference to Ofcom's supplementary written evidence to the Public Accounts Committee on expenditure 2009-10, with which companies the (a) £0.8 million expenditure on legal non-policy and (b) £0.6 million on legal policy was spent; and what services were provided to Ofcom as a result of such expenditure.
(45773)
21
N
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2011, Official Report, column 611W, on broadband: public expenditure, what assessment he has made of the effects on the pilot project in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland of restrictions on the use of BT's Ducts and Poles.
(45951)
22
N
Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much expenditure his Department (a) allocated to science and technology research in each of the last five years and (b) plans to allocate to science and technology research in each of the next five years.
(45928)
23
N
Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the likely effect of the implementation of the measures in the Strategic Defence and Security Review on the (a) size, (b) capability and (c) deployability of the Royal Marines; and if he will make a statement.
(46019)
24
N
Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to purchase helicopters for the RAF.
(45930)
25
N
Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the UK's fast jet capability; and if he will make a statement.
(45931)
26
N
Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what notice his Department proposes to give to service personnel whose ships are to be transferred under his proposed changes to port-basing.
(45925)
27
N
Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the unit cost to the public purse of relocating to the UK families of Army personnel stationed in Germany.
(45926)
28
N
Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects to make an announcement on the port-basing of ships and submarines.
(46000)
29
N
Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what timetable his Department has set for the relocation to the UK of service families resident in Germany.
(46001)
30
N
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Oral Statement of 15 February 2011, Official Report, columns 815-6, on armed forces (redundancies), when he expects his Department's investigation into the sacking of 38 Army personnel by email to conclude; and whether he expects to publish its conclusions.
(46084)
31
N
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Oral Statement of 15 February 2011, Official Report, columns 815-6, on armed forces (redundancies), what role (a) he and (b) other Ministers in his Department is taking in the investigation into the sacking of 38 Army personnel by email.
(46085)
32
N
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Oral Statement of 15 February 2011, Official Report, columns 815-6, on armed forces (redundancies), what arrangements have been put in place to ensure that the correct procedure is followed to notify Army personnel facing redundancy; and who is responsible for the implementation of such a procedure.
(46086)
33
N
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Oral Statement of 15 February 2011, Official Report, columns 815-6, on armed forces (redundancies), how many of his Department's staff are taking part in the investigation into the circumstances relating to the sacking by email of 38 Army personnel.
(46087)
34
N
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what dates he discussed the recent diplomatic mission to eastern Libya with the (a) Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and (b) Prime Minister.
(45936)
35
N
Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to announce his Department's budget for the FRANK service for 2011-12.
(45929)
36
N
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2011 to Question 38560, what the (a) name and (b) location is of the leasehold public forest estate in Kettering constituency.
(45927)
37
N
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to his Israeli counterpart in relation to the midnight arrest of Naji Tamimi on 7 March 2011.
(46088)
38
N
Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effects of humanitarian conditions in the Abyei region of Sudan on prospects for resolution of the status of the region.
(45774)
39
N
Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on the burning of villages in the Abyei region of Sudan.
(45775)
40
N
Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received of the judgment by the Permanent Court of Arbitration on the borders of the Abyei region of Sudan.
(45776)
41
N
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many appliance use reviews have been provided by the NHS since the introduction of such reviews.
(45937)
42
N
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS stoma care nursing posts were funded through industry support in each of the last 10 years; and what estimate he has made of the value to the NHS of this support.
(45938)
43
N
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients were diagnosed with bowel cancer in each of the last 10 years.
(46002)
44
N
Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of the evidential basis of the RAND Europe Study, Assessing the Impacts of Revising the Tobacco Products Directive.
(46082)
45
N
Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were subject to a discretionary bar by the Independent Safeguarding Authority in (a) 2009 and (b) 2010.
(46006)
46
N
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate has been made of the level of savings arising from the closure of the UK Border Agency office in Glasgow in 2010-11.
(46003)
47
N
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has any plans to open an office of the UK Border Agency to process claims relating to asylum seekers resident in Scotland in (a) Glasgow, (b) Edinburgh and (c) Aberdeen.
(46004)
48
N
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of opening an office in Scotland to process claims relating to asylum seekers.
(46005)
49
N
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the level of savings to the public purse as the result of the closure of the UK Border Agency office in Glasgow in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14, (d) 2014-15 and (e) 2015-16.
(46081)
50
N
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent representations her Department has received from (a) police organisations, (b) medical professionals and (c) others on legislation on the sale, ownership and use of BB guns.
(45940)
51
N
Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will assess trends in the number of cautions issued by police officers in Lewisham and Croydon during the police payment-by-results pilots in those boroughs undertaken by the Ministry of Justice.
(46012)
52
N
Pauline Latham (Mid Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment he has made of the outcome of his Department's funding for humanitarian work in Pakistan following the floods in that country.
(46010)
53
N
Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2011, Official Report, column 942W, on legal aid: prisoners, if he will direct the Legal Services Commission to break down expenditure on judicial reviews between practice areas.
(45772)
54
N
Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will monitor trends in the issue of fixed penalty notices during the duration of the payment-by-results pilots in Lewisham and Croydon.
(46011)
55
N
Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will assess the potential effect of reductions in rates of benefit on re-offending and conviction rates during the payment-by-results pilots in Lewisham and Croydon.
(46013)
56
N
Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the likely effect of reductions in Probation Service budgets on reoffending rates in Lewisham and Croydon during the payment-by-results pilots.
(46014)
57
N
Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the likely effect of reductions in probation, police and court budgets in Lewisham and Croydon on rates of (a) arrest and (b) conviction over the next two years.
(46015)
58
N
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Prime Minister, when he was informed of the intention to send a diplomatic mission to eastern Libya.
(45935)
59
N
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to his contribution of 7 March 2011, Official Report, column 716, on the Scotland Bill, whether BB guns fall within the definition of air weapons which the Scottish Parliament will have the power to ban under the provisions of the Scotland Bill.
(45941)
60
N
Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the costs and benefits that would arise from the introduction of double deck passenger trains on the West Coast Mainline.
(45939)
61
N
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, by what date he expects his Department's report on potential measures to reduce the congestion caused by road incidents to be published; and what the reason is for the time taken to publish the report.
(46007)
62
N
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what timetable he has set for the process of consultation and communication on the introduction of a road user charging scheme for heavy goods vehicles.
(46008)
63
N
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what work his Department has undertaken on (a) consultation and (b) communication with road users on the introduction of a road user charging scheme for heavy goods vehicles.
(46009)
64
N
Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what regulations the Government Equalities Office has (a) introduced and (b) repealed between 2 February and 28 February 2011.
(46016)

TUESDAY 15 MARCH 
Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Tuesday 1 March
1
N
Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to consult on the implementation of the transport elements of the Renewable Energy Directive.
(44405)
2
N
Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what date the UK will transpose into UK law the sustainability criteria for biofuels as set out in the Renewable Energy Directive.
(44406)

Notices given on Monday 7 March
1
N
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what audits his Department has carried out of primary care trusts (PCTs) which received Government funding ring-fenced for the provision of improved access to psychological therapy (IAPT) services to determine whether such PCTs removed funding from non-IAPT services which were to have been replaced by IAPT.
(45476)
2
N
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the role of improved access to psychological therapies as (a) an addition to and (b) a substitute for existing mental health services; and if he will make a statement.
(45477)
3
N
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance he issued to primary care trusts on continued commissioning of non-improved access to psychological therapy (IAPT) services when IAPT services were introduced; and if he will make a statement.
(45478)
4
N
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what range of therapies his Department expects to be included within the designation of improved access to psychological therapy.
(45479)
5
N
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the extent to which pre-existing mental health services have been discontinued on the grounds that improved access to psychological therapy has superseded them; and which services have been discontinued.
(45480)

Notices given on Tuesday 8 March
1
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what humanitarian assistance his Department has provided to the Democratic Republic of Congo in each of the last three years.
(45777)
2
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent steps his Department has taken to promote economic development in Gaza and the West Bank.
(45778)
3
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent steps his Department has taken to encourage other governments to provide emergency service personnel to developing countries following a natural disaster.
(45779)
4
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent steps his Department has taken to increase public awareness of the incidence and consequences of global poverty.
(45780)
5
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent steps his Department has taken to encourage the development of employment opportunities in Iraq.
(45781)
6
N
John Glen (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government plans to take to consider the needs of people with autism when designing the assessment procedure for the proposed personal independence payment.
(45948)
7
N
John Glen (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will ensure that all personal independence payment assessors have the requisite multi-disciplinary knowledge to assess the needs of people with autism.
(45949)

WEDNESDAY 16 MARCH 

Questions for Oral Answer

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales

*1
Stuart Andrew (Pudsey): What recent discussions she has had with (a) Ministerial colleagues and (b) the Welsh Assembly Government on Big Society initiatives in Wales.
(45731)
*2
Jonathan Lord (Woking): What assessment she has made of the outcome of the referendum on devolving primary law-making powers to the National Assembly for Wales.
(45732)
*3
Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): What recent discussions she has had with Ministerial colleagues on expenditure on broadband projects in Wales.
(45733)
*4
Simon Hart (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire): What assessment she has made of the outcome of the referendum on devolving primary law-making powers to the National Assembly for Wales.
(45734)
*5
Karen Lumley (Redditch): What recent discussions she has had with Ministerial colleagues on measures to attract inward investment to Wales.
(45735)
*6
David Mowat (Warrington South): What recent representations she has received on the mechanism for calculating the block grant settlement for the Welsh Assembly.
(45736)
*7
John Howell (Henley): What recent discussions she has had with Ministerial colleagues on measures to attract inward investment to Wales.
(45737)
*8
Mr Mark Williams (Ceredigion): What assessment she has made of the effect on the Welsh economy of recent trends in the cost of fuel.
(45738)
*9
Neil Carmichael (Stroud): What recent discussions she has had with the Welsh Assembly Government on upland farming in Wales.
(45739)
*10
Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): What recent discussions she has had with Ministerial colleagues and Ministers in the Welsh Assembly Government on energy policy in Wales.
(45740)
*11
Jessica Morden (Newport East): What recent estimate she has made of the number of jobs to be lost in the public sector in Wales as a result of the reductions in public expenditure in 2011-12.
(45741)
*12
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): What recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Transport of electrification of the rail network in south Wales.
(45742)
*13
David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): What assessment she has made of the outcome of the referendum on devolving primary law-making powers to the National Assembly for Wales.
(45743)
*14
Nia Griffith (Llanelli): What discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the future of the Environment Agency's national laboratory services located in Wales.
(45744)
*15
Martin Caton (Gower): What discussions she has had with Ministers in the Welsh Assembly Government on the implications for the economy of west Wales of the Government's proposed programme of rail electrification.
(45745)

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Wednesday 2 March
1
N
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many of those who received treatment at the Glasgow Children's Heart Surgery Unit were normally resident in England in the last three years.
(44864)

Notices given on Tuesday 8 March
1
N
Kwasi Kwarteng (Spelthorne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to increase the efficiency of the planning process for large infrastructure projects.
(45782)
2
N
Kwasi Kwarteng (Spelthorne): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has for the future of the Environment Agency.
(45950)
3
N
Stuart Andrew (Pudsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department has plans to review the list of chronic illnesses which entitle sufferers aged under 18 years or over 60 years to free prescriptions.
(45785)
4
N
Kwasi Kwarteng (Spelthorne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to endure that primary care trusts provide funding for patients to obtain access to drugs with orphan drug status.
(45784)
5
N
Kwasi Kwarteng (Spelthorne): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to reduce road congestion.
(45783)

THURSDAY 17 MARCH 
Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Monday 7 March
1
N
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces personnel were subject to detention or incarceration for going absent without leave in 2010; and how many were under the age of 18 at the time of the offence.
(45481)
2
N
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) trained strength and (b) in training armed forces personnel went absent without leave in 2010; and how many were under the age of 18.
(45482)

MONDAY 21 MARCH 
Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Monday 7 March
1
N
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many educational psychology posts there were in March 2010; and what estimate he has made of the level of such posts in March 2011.
(45678)
2
N
Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many former Prison Service staff worked for the Prison and Probation Ombudsman in (a) 2005, (b) 2006, (c) 2007, (d) 2008, (e) 2009 and (f) 2010.
(45347)
3
N
Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Prison Service staff were seconded from the Prison Service to the Prison and Probation Ombudsman in (a) 2005, (b) 2006, (c) 2007, (d) 2008, (e) 2009 and (f) 2010.
(45348)
4
N
Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 22 November 2010, Official Report, columns 125-8W, on secure training centres: restraint techniques, what the nature was of the minor injuries that resulted from the use of control and restraint procedures in each young offender institute juvenile unit in each month since April 2008.
(45358)
5
N
Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 22 November 2010, Official Report, columns 125-6W, on secure training centres: restraint techniques, what the nature was of the serious injuries that resulted from the use of control and restraint procedures in each young offender institute juvenile unit in each month since April 2008.
(45359)

WELSH GRAND COMMITTEE 

THURSDAY 10 MARCH 

[sitting at Westminster]

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change 

*1
Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): What recent discussions he has had on future use of tidal power in the Severn Estuary.
(42519)
*2
David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): What plans he has for the provision of nuclear power in Wales; and if he will make a statement.
(42520)
*4
Hywel Williams (Arfon): What account was taken of his Department's policy on the delivery of offshore wind farms in the decision on the applicability of the UK Ports Fund to Wales.
(42522)
*5
Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire): What consultation and collaboration on energy policy his Department has undertaken with the Welsh Assembly Government.
(42523)
*6
Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): What discussions he has had on the effects in Wales of the discontinuance of the Infrastructure Planning Commission.
(42524)
*7
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): What steps he is taking to promote development of renewable energy projects in Wales.
(42525)
*8
Stuart Andrew (Pudsey): What plans he has for the provision of nuclear power in Wales; and if he will make a statement.
(42526)
*9
Paul Flynn (Newport West): What plans he has to develop marine energy in Welsh waters.
(42527)
*11
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): What discussions he has had with the First Minister on improving the energy efficiency of the least energy-efficient homes in Wales.
(42529)
*12
Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East): What consideration he has given to alternative methods of energy production including wave and tidal power in Wales for the purposes of tackling increasing energy costs and demand.
(42530)
*14
Jessica Morden (Newport East): What plans he has for tidal power in the Severn Estuary; and if he will make a statement.
(42532)
*15
Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent): What recent discussions he has had with the Welsh Assembly Government on the provision of training and skills development programmes in the energy sector in Wales; and if he will make a statement.
(42533)
*17
Simon Hart (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire): What steps he plans to take to support communities affected by the development of onshore wind energy projects in Wales.
(42535)
*18
Mr Wayne David (Caerphilly): What discussions he has had on the relationship between the Infrastructure Planning Commission and the Welsh Assembly Government in relation to major energy projects; and if he will make a statement.
(42536)
*19
Jonathan Evans (Cardiff North): What assessment he has made of the merits of reform of the electricity market.
(42537)
*20
Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside): What recent assessment he has made of security of supply in electricity generation; and if he will make a statement.
(42538)
*21
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): What recent representations he has received on changes to the feed-in tariff regime.
(42539)