Session 2010-11
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The Questions Book

Part 2: Oral and Written Questions from
Friday 1 April 2011

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

Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Thursday 31 March 2011
(the 'Questions Book')

Part 2: Oral and Written Questions from
Friday 1 April 2011

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

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

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.

FRIDAY 1 APRIL Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Friday 25 March

1 N	Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made on its consultation on ship-to-ship oil transfers.
	(49963)

Notices given on Monday 28 March

1 N	John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) wholetime firefighter, (b) retained firefighter, (c) fire control room and (d) total posts there were in each Fire and Rescue Service in England on 1 April 2010; and how many posts in each category there were on 1 April 2011.
	[R] (50257)

2 N	Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of inherent passive safety systems in nuclear reactor design.
	(50117)

3 N	Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what information his Department holds on the number of third generation nuclear reactors that are in operation around the world.
	(50258)

4 N	Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether he has assessed the suitability of boiling water nuclear reactors for deployment in the UK.
	(50259)

5 N	Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of boiling water nuclear reactor designs.
	(50260)

6
N

Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of core damage frequency for the (a) GE Hitachi (i) Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor and (ii) Advanced Boiling Water Reactor, (b) Westinghouse AP1000 and (c) Areva European Pressurised Reactor; and what assessment he has made of the implications of those figures for reactor safety.

(50261)

7 N	Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the number of water bill payers in the South West who will receive reduced bills as a result of implementation of the Government's proposals in the Budget; and for how many years such reductions will apply.
	(50118)

Notices given on Tuesday 29 March

1 N	Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, on what date his Department informed (a) local authorities and (b) local enterprise partnerships of the criteria for the establishment of enterprise zones.
	(50580)

2 N	Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many new apprenticeship places will be available as a result of announcements in the 2011 budget in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14 and (d) 2014-15.
	(50581)

3 N	Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much funding he plans to allocate to enterprise zones in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14 and (d) 2014-15.
	(50582)

4 N	Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many apprenticeship starts his Department plans to fund in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14 and (d) 2014-15.
	(50583)

5 N	Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the monetary value was of bids submitted to the first round of the Regional Growth Fund in each (a) Government Office region and (b) local enterprise partnership.
	(50647)

6 N	Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions his Department had with (a) research councils and (b) local authorities before taking its decision on additional capital expenditure at Daresbury, Harwell and Cambridge.
	(50733)

7 N	Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, by what mechanisms superfast broadband will be supplied to enterprise zones.
	(50734)

8
N

Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will request the Office for National Statistics to facilitate public access to the underlying data from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings provided to the Department for Communities and Local Government as the basis for the area cost adjustment calculations in West Sussex, redacting personal data where necessary to assist disclosure.

(50645)

9 N	Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, by what procedure an individual may become an approved researcher to access the data underlying the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings prepared by the Office for National Statistics; and how many applications for such status have been (a) approved and (b) rejected in the last 24 months.
	(50646)

10
N

Matthew Hancock (West Suffolk): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to Table 2.1 on page 42 of Budget 2011, what the estimated cost to the Exchequer is of (a) the reduction of fuel duty by one penny per litre from 23 March 2011, (b) the removal of previously announced above retail prices index increases in fuel duty and (c) the delay of retail prices index increases in each year between 2011-12 and 2015-16.

(50368)

11 N	Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent representations he has received on proposals for (a) a financial activities tax and (b) a financial transactions tax.
	(50524)

12 N	Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with his (a) French and (b) German counterpart on the prospects for (i) a financial activities tax and (ii) a financial transactions tax.
	(50525)

13 N	Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has tasked a team in his Department with investigating the feasibility of a financial activities tax.
	(50526)

14 N	Gregg McClymont (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the opening hours of the Debt Management Telephone Centre unit of HM Revenue and Customs will be on (a) Friday 22 April, (b) Sunday 24 April and (c) Monday 25 April 2011.
	(50450)

15 N	Gregg McClymont (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether staff of the Debt Management Telephone Centre unit of HM Revenue and Customs will be (a) making outbound calls to collect debts and (b) taking incoming calls during its hours of operation on (i) Friday 22 April, (ii) Sunday 24 April and (iii) Monday 25 April 2011.
	(50451)

16 N	Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on the number of children (a) in total and (b) who had been trafficked who went missing from local government care in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
	(50469)

17 N	Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on local authorities which have different levels of council tax within their areas for those in the same council tax band.
	(50383)

18 N	Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will place in the Library a copy of the underlying local wage data used by the last administration as the basis of calculations of the area cost adjustment for West Sussex County Council, anonymising data where necessary to facilitate disclosure.
	(50644)

19 N	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2011, Official Report, column 1227W, on departmental theft, what the policy of his Department is on monitoring (a) (i) eBay, (ii) Amazon and (iii) other online trading sites and (b) (i) Loot and (ii) other classified advertising publications in order to recover stolen property.
	(50527)

20 N	Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate his Department has made of the cost per hour of using the (a) Harrier, (b) GR4 Tornado and (c) Apache in close air support operations.
	(50564)

21 N	Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether bullet-proof vests are available to all UK combat troops in Afghanistan.
	(50382)

22 N	Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the outcomes of the Blueprint drug education research programme.
	(50531)

23 N	Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of children gained five or more A* to C grades at GCSE in English, mathematics, the sciences, a foreign language and a humanity in each year since GCSEs were introduced; and how many of those were (a) eligible and (b) ineligible for free school meals in each such year.
	(50736)

24 N	Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of children gained five or more A* to C grades at GCSE including English and mathematics in each year since GCSEs were introduced; and how many of those were (a) eligible and (b) ineligible for free school meals in each such year.
	(50737)

25
N

Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Oral Statement of 28 March 2011, Official Report, column 65, on post-16 education funding, who carried out the opinion poll cited in support of his policy; on what date it was conducted; how many people were surveyed; if he will place in the Library a copy of the (a) brief for and (b) results of the poll; and if he will make a statement.

(50377)

26 N	Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many written communications his Department has sent to (a) local education authorities and (b) schools since 1 June 2011.
	(50454)

27 N	Mr David Ward (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the basis in legislation is for the establishment of free schools.
	(50643)

28 N	Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on that Department's review of statutory duties placed on local government.
	(50378)

29 N	Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the (a) statutory and (b) parliamentary processes required to be satisfied before any cull of badgers in England can be implemented; what assessment she has made of the minimum time within which such requirements can be completed; and if she will make a statement.
	(50528)

30
N

Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to paragraph 1.156 of Budget 2011, HC 836, how much her Department plans to spend from the public purse on reducing water bills for customers in the South West; from what date this money will be made available; how many people in each demographic group will be eligible for such payments; and from which of her Department's budgets the expenditure will be drawn.

(50380)

31 N	Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much she expects to accrue to the Exchequer from landfill tax receipts arising from disposal in landfill of waste previously fly-tipped on (a) private and (b) public land in the financial year 2010-11.
	(50381)

32 N	Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department provides national guidelines to GPs on the fees they may charge to patients for signing certificates and completing medical forms.
	(50530)

33 N	Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what duties the National Commissioning Board has in respect of medical research.
	(50735)

34 N	Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department has undertaken an audit of or research on the health of hepatitis C patients after they have been classed as natural clearers.
	(50565)

35 N	Chris Skidmore (Kingswood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what (a) management and (b) consultancy costs were incurred by each (i) strategic health authority and (ii) primary care trust in (A) 2006-07, (B) 2007-08, (C) 2008-09 and (D) 2009-10.
	(50563)

36 N	Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) measures and (b) indicators she intends to use to assess the effectiveness of the Government's drugs strategy.
	(50529)

37 N	Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what research her Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the decriminalisation and regulation of drugs which are currently prohibited.
	(50532)

38 N	Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what economic impact assessment her Department undertook on the decision to implement a visa cap.
	(50385)

39 N	Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what meetings (a) she and (b) Ministers in her Department have had with Ministerial colleagues in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills on the decision to implement a visa cap; on what dates such meetings occurred; and who was present at each such meeting.
	(50386)

40 N	Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much of the £140 million bilateral aid allocated for Sudan in the Bilateral Aid review will be apportioned between north and south Sudan.
	(50732)

41 N	Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, in how many weeks he has spent more than three consecutive days on official business in Northern Ireland since May 2010.
	(50398)

42 N	Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to the Answer of 28 March 2011, Official Report, column 31W, on Members, what criteria his Department used to identify hon. Members who have intimated an issue in Scottish affairs; and which hon. Members have been so identified.
	(50384)

43 N	Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he expects the provisions of the Order on ship-to-ship transfers outside harbour authority waters to enter into force (a) in general and (b) in respect of waters off the Suffolk coast on 1 April 2011; and if he will make a statement.
	(50379)

44 N	Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to bring into force sections of primary legislation within his Department's area of responsibility which are not currently in force.
	(50452)

45 N	Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to announce the funding package for the Mersey Gateway Bridge scheme.
	(50453)

46 N	Margaret Curran (Glasgow East): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what accessible versions for disabled people of the Government Equalities Office consultation on the specific duties under the Equality Act 2010 she plans to produce; and if she will make a statement.
	(50441)

47 N	Margaret Curran (Glasgow East): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, when the Government Equalities Office plans to produce an easy-read accessible version of its consultation on the specific duties under the Equality Act 2010; and if she will make a statement.
	(50442)

48 N	Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of implementing a change to winter fuel allowances to cease making payments to British citizens living abroad.
	(50424)

Notices given on Wednesday 30 March

1	Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many business start-ups there were in Middlesbrough South And East Cleveland constituency in each year of the last Parliament; and how many such start-ups there have been since the May 2010 General Election.
	(50982)

2	Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his policy is on the proposal for data exclusivity for generic drugs in the EU-India Free Trade Agreement.
	(51031)

3	Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his policy is on the inclusion of the manufacture and sale of generic drugs closely modelled on patented US and European products in the proposed EU-India Free Trade Agreement.
	(51032)

4	Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what objectives his Department has set for negotiations on the EU-India Free Trade Agreement.
	(51037)

5	Tristram Hunt (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department plans to take to clarify the Haldane principle.
	(50924)

6	Tristram Hunt (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his Department's strategic research priorities are in respect of the Arts and Humanities Research Council.
	(50925)

7	Tristram Hunt (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, in respect of which Arts and Humanities Research Council projects his Department has allocated funding since May 2010.
	(50926)

8	Tristram Hunt (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what meetings (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have had with the Arts and Humanities Research Council on strategic research priorities in the last 12 months.
	(50927)

9	Henry Smith (Crawley): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he has plans to review the role of sector skills councils in further education.
	(50918)

10	Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to encourage small and medium-sized businesses in Pendle to take on apprentices; what recent representations he has received on this matter; and if he will make a statement.
	(50962)

11	Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans his Department has to increase the standard of career services available to young people; and if he will make a statement.
	(50969)

12	Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether computer systems used by staff in his Department working for (a) the Prime Minister and (b) members of the Cabinet were compromised on any occasions in February 2011.
	(50938)

Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his policy is on the making of bonus payments to officials with responsibility for advising on or initiating the borrowing of funds by public authorities of a proportion of the funds borrowed; and what guidance he has issued to (a) public authorities, (b) Government departments, (c) local authorities and (d) other agencies on this matter.

(51033)

14	Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many of his Department's staff have taken early retirement in each of the last five years; and at what cost to his Department in each such year.
	(50840)

15	Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans his Department has to provide opportunities for the training of community organisers in (a) the London Borough of Bexley and (b) London.
	(50850)

16	Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what targets he has set for the reduction of rates of absence in the public sector.
	(50937)

17	Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent estimate he has made of the number of workless households in Pendle constituency.
	(50963)

18	Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many deaths in the Pendle area were (a) alcohol and (b) drug related in each of the last five years; and how many of those who died were aged (i) under 18, (ii) 18 to 24, (iii) 25 to 40 and (iv) over 40 years.
	(50964)

19	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he consulted the Governor of the Bank of England before announcing his decision to increase the UK's holdings of foreign currency reserves.
	(50810)

20	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the number of agricultural businesses likely to participate in the Enhanced Capital Allowance scheme; and what the average annual worth of the scheme will be to such businesses.
	(50813)

21	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to purchase overseas bonds as part of his policy to increase holdings of foreign currency reserves in any of the next four financial years.
	(50831)

22	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will assess the effects on (a) levels of trade, (b) financial stability and (c) economic growth of an increase in the UK's foreign currency reserves.
	(50832)

23	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what advice on foreign currency holdings he received from the (a) Debt Management Office and (b) Bank of England prior to taking the decision to increase UK holdings in foreign currency reserves.
	(50833)

24	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will assess the effects on the value of sterling of increasing levels of holdings of foreign currencies.
	(50834)

25	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the interest which would accrue to the Exchequer from increasing holdings in foreign currency (a) cash reserves and (b) bonds by £18 billion in the next four financial years.
	(50835)

26	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has for the level of the UK's foreign currency reserve holdings of (a) euros, (b) US dollars and (c) yen in each of the next four financial years.
	(50989)

27	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has for the level of the UK's foreign currency reserves in each of the next four financial years.
	(50990)

28	Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many of his Department's staff have taken early retirement in each of the last five years; and at what cost to his Department in each such year.
	(50841)

29	Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many businesses in (a) Scotland, (b) Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency and (c) East Ayrshire will be affected by the proposed reduction in the rate of corporation tax.
	(50886)

30	Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the savings to businesses in (a) Scotland, (b) Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency and (c) East Ayrshire as a result of the reduction in the rate of corporation tax in each of the next four years.
	(50887)

31	Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of businesses in (a) Scotland, (b) Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency and (c) East Ayrshire which will be affected by the increase of the small and medium-sized enterprise rate of research and development tax credits.
	(50888)

32	Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the monetary value to businesses in (a) Scotland, (b) Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency and (c) East Ayrshire of the increase in the small and medium-sized enterprise rate of research and development tax credits in each of the next four years.
	(50889)

33	Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of businesses in Scotland which will be affected by the change in the lifetime limit for Entrepreneurs' Relief.
	(50890)

34	Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the monetary value to businesses in Scotland of the change in the lifetime limit for Entrepreneurs Relief in each of the next four years.
	(50891)

35	Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what savings he expects to accrue to the Exchequer as a result of his decision to reduce the level of winter fuel allowance in each of the next five years.
	(50986)

36	Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to encourage Crown Dependencies to share more information in respect of potential tax evasion; and what effects he expects such steps to have on the amount of unpaid tax which is recovered.
	(50814)

37	Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will assess the effects of the difference in price between diesel and unleaded petrol on the economic growth potential of the UK; and if he will consider the merits of using the tax and duty regime to level costs of diesel and unleaded petrol.
	(50870)

38	Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will bring forward amendments to the Localism Bill to provide that local authority housing revenue accounts are ring-fenced following the introduction of self-financing arrangements.
	(50817)

Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many homeless people were recorded as (a) residing in bed and breakfast accommodation, (b) residing in hostels and (c) sleeping rough in each of the (i) last three years and (ii) last three quarters; and if he will estimate the (A) number and (B) cost of accommodating such people in each type of accommodation in each local authority in each year to 2014.

(50999)

40	Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to help homeless people.
	(51036)

41	Stephen Mosley (City of Chester): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many homes were available for (a) rent and (b) shared ownership sale by housing associations and housing trusts in (i) City of Chester constituency and (ii) Cheshire West and Chester at the most recent date for which figures are available.
	(50917)

Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the letter from the Minister of State for Housing and Local Government of 16 December 2010 to the Local Government Association on senior pay, what guidance his Department has given to local authorities on the employment of senior staff who are receiving a pension from the Local Government Pension Scheme.

(50804)

Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, purusant to the Answer to the hon. Member for West Bromwich East of 4 March 2011, Official Report, column 638W, on legal opinion, if he will place in the Library a copy of the data for expenditure on legal fees in 2008-09, based on the purchasing records and purchasing ledger data held by his Department for each supplier.

(50805)

Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 8 March 2011, Official Report, column 956W, on translation services, how much the Audit Commission has spent on translation and interpretation costs for (a) Lithuanian, (b) Mandarin, (c) Polish, (d) Spanish, (e) Sora, (f) Farsi and (g) Albanian in each of the last three years; and what the title is of each document translated.

(50875)

Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2011, Official Report, column 736W, on the Government Procurement Card, if he will place in the Library a copy of the Audit Commission Government Procurement Card transaction data supplied to the hon. Member for Lancaster and Fleetwood; and if he will publish with the transaction data a description of each item purchased under (a) level 3 and (b) enhanced transactions.

(50876)

Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much the Audit Commission spent on headhunters and recruitment consultants in the last 36 months; and in each such case (a) for which employment positions, (b) which firms were used and (c) how much was paid from public funds including bonus/reward payments for recruiting an individual.

(50992)

47	Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the total gross cost to the public purse is of the Ordnance Survey's new offices at Adanac Park, Southampton.
	(50993)

Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the cost to the public purse has been of expenditure by his Department on external legal costs in relation to judicial reviews and associated appeals against his Department in relation to unitary legal restructuring since 2008-09; and if he will list each of the legal titles in each such case.

(50994)

49	Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) the non-departmental public bodies for which he is responsible spent on opinion research and opinion polling companies in (i) 2008-09 and (ii) 2009-10; and how much and for what purpose in each such case.
	(50995)

50	Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will list the 10 local authorities with (a) the highest and (b) the lowest council tax collection rates in England in the most recent 12 month period for which figures are available; and what the monetary value of the uncollected council taxes was in each such case.
	(50996)

51	Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will list the 10 local authorities with (a) the highest and (b) the lowest business rate collection rates in England in the most recent 12 month period for which figures are available; and what the monetary value of the uncollected business rates was in each such case.
	(50997)

52	Mr Mark Spencer (Sherwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his Department's policy is on the principle that tenants' rent is only spent on the services provided by the landlord.
	(50847)

53	Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many businesses in Pendle constituency received business rate hardship relief in 2010.
	(50965)

54	Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many businesses in Pendle constituency were (a) eligible for and (b) received small business rate relief in the last year for which figures are available.
	(50966)

55	Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential effects on publicans of business rates on empty properties.
	(50972)

56	Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he has had on the Accredited Construction Details (ACDs) scheme; and when he expects to approve a scheme for ACDs that meets the conditions set out in Approved Document L1A paragraph 5.12a.
	(51029)

57	Conor Burns (Bournemouth West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what (a) discussions he has had and (b) (i) representations and (ii) advice he received on the legality of a Premier League Club taking occupancy of the Olympic Stadium; and if he will publish each item of correspondence and advice he has received on this issue.
	(50878)

58	Conor Burns (Bournemouth West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, whether he has had (a) discussions and (b) correspondence with Newham Council on the long-term use of the Olympic Stadium and its effects on local sports and athletics clubs in the local area.
	(50879)

59	Conor Burns (Bournemouth West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, if he will prepare and publish an impact assessment on the effects on the local area of a Premier League Club taking ownership and residence of the Olympic Stadium.
	(50880)

60	Conor Burns (Bournemouth West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, whether he has undertaken an investigation into the effects on local East London sports clubs of the Olympic Stadium being occupied by a Premier League Club.
	(50881)

61	Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how many of his Department's staff have taken early retirement in each of the last five years; and at what cost to his Department in each such year.
	(50838)

62	Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how much funding his Department has allocated to promoting participation in cricket amongst young people in (a) Pendle Borough Council and (b) Lancashire Council area in each of the last five years.
	(50970)

63	Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions British forces in Afghanistan have been transported by aircraft of foreign states.
	(51028)

64	Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November 2010, Official Report, column 1316W, on HMS Endurance, when he expects to announce a decision on the future of HMS Endurance; and whether he has estimated the cost of repair to the present vessel.
	(50867)

65	Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has initiated the Managing Staff Surpluses Agreement.
	(50882)

66	Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to prevent skill shortages developing within his Department as a consequence of staff seeking voluntary release as part of the reduction in the number of civil servants in his Department.
	(50883)

67	Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding has been allocated to meet the costs of future reductions in the number of civil servants in his Department in each of the next four years.
	(50884)

68	Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff have applied for early release as part of the reduction of civil service numbers in his Department.
	(50885)

69	Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what occasions (a) officials, (b) Ministers and (c) military personnel in his Department met their counterparts from (i) Syria, (ii) Yemen, (iii) Qatar and (iv) Egypt between 2 May 1997 and 1 January 2010.
	(50948)

70	Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what occasions (a) officials, (b) Ministers and (c) military personnel in his Department met their counterparts from (i) Lebanon, (ii) Israel, (iii) Nigeria and (iv) Uzbekistan between 2 May 1997 and 1 January 2010.
	(50949)

71	Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what occasions (a) officials, (b) Ministers and (c) military personnel in his Department met their counterparts from (i) Afghanistan, (ii) Burma, (iii) Rwanda and (iv) Somalia between 2 May 1997 and 1 January 2010.
	(50950)

72	Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what occasions (a) officials, (b) Ministers and (c) military personnel in his Department met their counterparts from (i) Guinea, (ii) Turkey, (iii) United Arab Emirates and (iv) Chad between 2 May 1997 and 1 January 2010.
	(50951)

73	Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what occasions (a) officials, (b) Ministers and (c) military personnel in his Department met their counterparts from (i) Burundi, (ii) Kenya, (iii) Sudan and (iv) Zimbabwe between 2 May 1997 and 1 January 2010.
	(50952)

74	Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what occasions (a) officials, (b) Ministers and (c) military personnel in his Department met their counterparts from Bahrain between 2 May 1997 and 1 January 2010.
	(50953)

75	Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what occasions (a) officials, (b) Ministers and (c) military personnel in his Department met their counterparts from (i) Tunisia, (ii) Libya, (iii) Kuwait and (iv) Saudi Arabia between 2 May 1997 and 1 January 2010.
	(50954)

76	Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what occasions (a) officials, (b) Ministers and (c) military personnel in his Department met their counterparts from (i) Iraq, (ii) Ivory Coast, (iii) Liberia and (iv) Burkina Faso between 2 May 1997 and 1 January 2010.
	(50955)

77	Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what occasions (a) officials, (b) Ministers and (c) military personnel in his Department met their counterparts from (i) Sri Lanka and (ii) Pakistan between 2 May 1997 and 1 January 2010.
	(50956)

78	Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what types of Russian military aircraft have entered (a) UK territorial airspace and (b) airspace controlled by UK air traffic control without permission in the last 10 years; and on what date each such incident took place.
	(50957)

79	Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will assess the effects of the deployment of (a) Typhoon jets to the Mediterranean and (b) Rapier missile batteries to Afghanistan on the UK's capacity to protect its airspace.
	(50959)

80	Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Liverpool Wavertree of 24 March 2011, Official Report, column 1227W, on departmental alcoholic drinks, how much his Department spent on the contents of Ministerial drinks cabinets between 2 May 1997 and 12 May 2010.
	(51035)

81	Julian Sturdy (York Outer): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether depleted uranium has been used by coalition forces in Libya.
	(50940)

82	Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding his Department has provided to Tifly Day Care in London since May 2010.
	(50824)

83	Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding his Department has provided to the Islamic Shakhsiyah Foundation schools in London since May 2010.
	(50825)

84	Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has for the future of the September Guarantee of a funded learning place to all 16 to 17 year-olds by the end of September.
	(51000)

85	Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to increase the number of apprenticeship places for 16 to 18 year-olds.
	(51001)

86	Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress has been made in returning funding to school sport partnerships following the initial withdrawal of that funding in October 2010.
	(51002)

87	John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children's deaths were recorded in an Ofsted significant incident report as resulting from suspected abuse and neglect in (a) 2008, (b) 2009 and (c) 2010.
	(50750)

88	Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the change in the number of Sure Start children's centres since May 2010.
	(50931)

89	Laura Sandys (South Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make it his policy to allocate funding for the establishment of free schools for children with special educational needs.
	(50933)

90	Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children received free school meals in each ward in the Pendle Borough Council area in the last year for which figures are available.
	(50967)

91	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will estimate the number of agricultural businesses which will receive funding from his Department for the use of low-carbon technology and energy-efficient equipment in each of the next four financial years.
	(50811)

92	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what support his Department plans to provide to agricultural businesses for the uptake of low-carbon technology and energy-efficient equipment in each of the next four financial years.
	(50812)

93	Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 14 March 2011, Official Report, columns 107-8W, on departmental manpower, which specific technologies the Office for Renewable Energy Development covers.
	(50748)

94	Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2011, Official Report, column 1074W, on the solar photovoltaic sector: Brighton, what size of market his Department considers to be relatively small; and if he will make a statement.
	(50749)

95	Jason McCartney (Colne Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment his Department has made of Ofgem's ability to make feed-in tariff payments.
	(50975)

96	Jason McCartney (Colne Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what key performance indicators his Department uses to assess Ofgem's ability to make feed-in tariff payments.
	(50976)

97	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the policy of her Department is on the sale of meat and milk products from the offspring of cloned animals.
	(50921)

98	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will estimate the number of cattle which originate from a cloned parent.
	(50922)

99	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the policy of her Department is on the introduction of a traceability scheme for meat and milk products from the offspring of cloned animals.
	(50923)

100	Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will commission a comparative study of the effects of neonicotinoid pesticides on the grooming behaviour of (a) termites and (b) bees.
	(50755)

101	Nicky Morgan (Loughborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has had discussions with the Environment Agency on ensuring public consultation prior to granting an environmental permit for an incinerator.
	(50961)

102	Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will estimate the proportion of rivers in Lancashire that are free for canoeists and other river users as thoroughfares.
	(50974)

103	Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many British embassies, High Commissions and overseas posts have a dedicated human rights officer; and what proportion of the total number this represents in each such case.
	(50911)

104	Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what provision exists for the consideration of human rights issues at British embassies, High Commissions and overseas posts which do not have a dedicated human rights officer.
	(50912)

105	Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many British embassies, High Commissions and overseas posts have a dedicated trade officer.
	(50913)

106	Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many UK-based staff of his Department work exclusively on human rights issues; and what proportion of the total number of UK-based staff of his Department this represents.
	(50914)

107	Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proportion of the total number of staff of his Department work exclusively on (a) human rights and (b) trade issues.
	(50915)

108	Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many staff of his Department are on secondment to (a) a business organisation and (b) a charitable or non-governmental organisation.
	(50916)

109	Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many of his Department's staff have taken early retirement in each of the last five years; and at what cost to his Department in each such year.
	(50839)

110

Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which overseas offices, departments and places of business funded by his Department excluding embassies and consulates are funded directly or indirectly by (a) his Department only, (b) devolved administrations, (c) local government and (d) non-departmental bodies for which his Department is responsible.

(50958)

111	Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports his Department has received on the detention by Libyan authorities of Iman al-Obaidi; and if he will make a statement.
	(50971)

112	Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the political situation in Haiti following the delay to the announcement of the outcome of the Presidential elections.
	(50973)

113	Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what evidence he has received from Secure English Language Test providers on their adherence to the Common European Framework.
	(50980)

114	Mr Kevin Barron (Rother Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what consideration he has given to the application of state aid in the NHS following the re-establishment of Monitor as an economic regulator.
	(50942)

115	Mr Kevin Barron (Rother Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will provide financial assistance to non-designated NHS organisations and services which do not qualify under EU state aid rules and competition rules.
	(50943)

116	Mr Kevin Barron (Rother Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment has been made of the application of EU competition law to NHS organisations which wish to merge.
	(50944)

117	Mr Kevin Barron (Rother Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of EU competition law on the ability of NHS organisations to provide an integrated care service in cases where the cooperation of two or more NHS organisations is required.
	(50945)

118	Mr Kevin Barron (Rother Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reason there is a difference between the Departmental Expenditure Limits for the NHS (Health) for 2010-11 in the 2010 Spending Review and the 2011 Budget.
	(50946)

119	Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in (a) the UK, (b) England, (c) the North East, (d) Teesside and (e) Middlebrough South and East Cleveland constituency (i) were born and (ii) acquired as a result of an accident severe facial disfigurement.
	(50868)

120	Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations he has received on the manufacture and supply of generic drugs for the treatment of (a) HIV/AIDS and (b) hepatitis.
	(50977)

121	Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations he has received on the potential effects on the pharmaceutical price agreement of the proposed EU-India Free Trade Agreement.
	(51030)

122	Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the change in the level of expenditure which will arise from allocating the functions of primary care trusts to other organisations under his proposals for NHS reform.
	(50836)

123	Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many hospitals in (a) England and (b) Bedfordshire have (i) 24 hour and (ii) 7 day cover for gastrointestinal bleeding.
	(50939)

124	Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department holds on hospitals which have (a) 24 hour and (b) seven day cover in respect of gastrointestinal bleeding.
	(50941)

125	Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations he has received on the potential sale of land owned by South London Healthcare NHS Trust.
	(50752)

126	Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations he has received on the potential restructuring of South London Healthcare NHS Trust.
	(50753)

127	Andrew Griffiths (Burton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information is held centrally on the number of hospitals with multi-disciplinary alcohol care teams.
	(50866)

128	Andrew Griffiths (Burton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department holds on the number of hospitals with a nurse-led alcohol liaison service.
	(50998)

129	George Hollingbery (Meon Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish the most recent advice he has received on the merits of including leprosy in the list of notifiable diseases.
	(50751)

130	Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the monetary cost to his Department in respect of (a) staff salaries and (b) other costs of Monitor has been in each year since its inception; and what estimate he has made of the likely costs in each such case in each of the next five years.
	(50984)

131	Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many health visitors (a) were in post in each region in May 2010 and (b) are in post in each region at the latest date for which figures are available.
	(50987)

132	Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many health visitors (a) were in training in each region in May 2010 and (b) are in training in each region at the latest date for which figures are available.
	(50988)

133	Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the change in the number of walk-in centres since May 2010; what information his Department holds on the number of centres that have (a) reduced and (b) maintained their opening hours during that period; and if he will make a statement.
	(50910)

134	Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many residential drug and alcohol treatment places are available in NHS facilities; and what estimate he has made of the change in the number of such places during the Comprehensive Spending Review period.
	(50919)

135	Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reasons the use of DH Mail email addresses on his Department's website was withdrawn and replaced by a new contact page system.
	(50991)

136	Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to announce whether regulations will be revoked under the Government's one-in, one-out policy as a result of the introduction of a tobacco display ban.
	(50815)

137	Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will assess the capacity of supermarkets to comply with proposals for a tobacco display ban.
	(50816)

138	Mr John Spellar (Warley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on the use of organs from British donors for private transplants paid for by patients from overseas.
	(50844)

139

Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to ensure continuity of funding for organisations which were funded by the Community Fund for conflict resolution and which will now be expected to bid for resources under the Communities against Gangs, Guns and Knives Fund; which such organisations would have expected year three funding for existing projects under the Community Fund; for which such organisations funding under the Communities against Gangs, Guns and Knives Fund is not yet available; what interim arrangements have been put in place; and if she will make a statement.

(50947)

140	Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to publish proposals for the administration of the election of police and crime commissioners in England and Wales.
	(50798)

141	Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what consideration she has given to the implications for police pensions of the recent report of the Independent Public Service Pensions Commission; and if she will make a statement.
	(50754)

142

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, to what extent the findings of the review of Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary into the operational accountability of undercover work conducted by the National Public Order Intelligence Unit and how intelligence activity is authorised in law will be made public; and whether a report with recommendations will be published.

(50738)

143

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether those conducting the review of Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary into the operational accountability of undercover work conducted by the National Public Order Intelligence Unit and how intelligence activity is authorised in law have had any direct involvement in the deployment of undercover police officers within protest groups under the auspices of (a) the Association of Chief Police Officers, (b) the National Public Order Intelligence Unit, (c) each police force which provided the undercover officers whose authorities are under investigation and (d) any other police force or organisation.

(50739)

144

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2011, Official Report, column 429W, on asylum: housing, how many of the homes provided to people seeking asylum by local authority consortia under contracts with the UK Border Agency were (a) in the private rented sector, (b) in accommodation owned or managed by local authorities and (c) in accommodation owned or managed by registered social landlords in each of the last five years; and if she will make a statement.

(50740)

145

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2011, Official Report, column 429W, on asylum: housing, what contingency plans are in place to house people seeking asylum in circumstances where all accommodation provided by local authorities or local authority consortia under contracts with the UK Border Agency is already taken up; and if she will make a statement.

(50741)

146

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 31 January 2011, Official Report, column 647W, on asylum: housing, what discussions her Department has held to date with providers of accommodation to people seeking asylum in order to establish (a) the number of families likely to be subject to a physical move, (b) the extent to which this could involve disruption for school age children and (c) the mitigation that can be put in place around this; whether any further discussions are planned; and whether the outcomes of such discussions will be made public.

(50742)

147

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 31 January 2011, Official Report, column 647W, on asylum: housing, what related services and other duties the providers of accommodation to people seeking asylum through contracts with the UK Border Agency provide to those they house; what procedures and guidelines are in place to ensure that such duties are met; and if she will make a statement.

(50743)

148

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the average number of times a person or family seeking asylum and housed in accommodation provided through contracts with the UK Border Agency was obliged to move home during the period that such accommodation was provided in the latest period for which figures are available; and if she will make a statement.

(50744)

149

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the terms of reference are of the review by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary into the operational accountability of undercover work conducted by the National Public Order Intelligence Unit and how intelligence activity authorised in law will (a) include and (b) exclude; and when the full terms of reference will be announced.

(50745)

150

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the terms of reference of the review of Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary into the operational accountability of undercover work conducted by the National Public Order Intelligence Unit (NPOIU) and how intelligence activity is authorised in law will consider (a) undercover officers acting as agent provocateurs, (b) undercover officers engaging in sexual misconduct , (c) potential breaches of international and European rules on policing, (d) the relationship between the NPOIU and the corporate sector and (e) the role of UK undercover police officers abroad.

(50746)

151

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, to whom the review of Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary into the operational accountability of undercover work conducted by the National Public Order Intelligence Unit and how intelligence activity is authorised in law will report; and if she will make a statement to the House at the conclusion of the review.

(50747)

152	Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of work undertaken by HM Inspectors of Constabulary on the policing of protests; and whether she has assessed the effectiveness of the scrutiny of police actions conducted by that body.
	(50928)

153	Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the level of funding of the National Public Order Intelligence Unit since October 2010.
	(50929)

154	Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what arrangements are in place to scrutinise the accounts of the National Public Order Intelligence Unit.
	(50930)

155	Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding the National Public Order Intelligence Unit received from (a) police forces and (b) her Department in each year since 1999.
	(50932)

156	Laura Sandys (South Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the statement of 22 March 2011, Official Report, columns 855-872, what definition of (a) low risk countries and (b) high risk students her Department uses.
	(50800)

157	Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police (a) investigations and (b) raids there were in relation to human trafficking offences in each local authority area in the South West in each of the last five years.
	(50983)

158

Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 15 March 2011, Official Report, column 233W, on immigrants: English language, when verification of the mapping of prospective providers of secure English language tests in relation to conference with the Common European Framework of Reference (a) begin and (b) conclude; who has been appointed as independent expert; and if she will publish the terms of employment of that expert.

(50802)

159

Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 15 March 2011, Official Report, column 233W, on immigrants: English language, whether her Department has any plans to investigate the historical adherence of the secure English language test providers to the Common European Framework Reference; and if she will make a statement.

(50803)

160	Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what his policy is on the provision of generic drugs for the treatment of HIV/AIDS in developing countries; and what his policy is on the (a) international trade and (b) intellectual property issues involved in the supply of such drugs.
	(51034)

161	Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many of his Department's staff have taken early retirement in each of the last five years; and at what cost to hisDepartment in each such year.
	(50842)

162	Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of his Department's budget is spent on projects to protect biodiversity; and what plans he has for future spending on projects of this type.
	(50960)

163	Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of his Department's commitment to agriculture and food security made at the G8 L'Aquila Summit has been disbursed to date; and under what budget headings it has been spent.
	(50873)

164	Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans his Department has for the use of the remaining funds from its commitment to agriculture and food security made at the G8 L'Aquila Summit before the 2012 deadline.
	(50874)

165	Conor Burns (Bournemouth West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has plans to bring forward proposals to regulate unqualified and uninsured will writers.
	(50877)

166	Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many applications for legal aid from residents in (a) Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency and (b) the London Borough of Bexley were granted in each of the last three years.
	(50848)

167	Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the reoffending rate was for (a) male offenders, (b) female offenders and (c) female offenders housed in a women's rehabilitation centre in the last year for which figures are available.
	(50978)

168	Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the funding allocation was for restorative justice schemes in (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11; and what level of funding he has allocated for such schemes in 2011-12.
	(50979)

169	Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many of his Department's staff have taken early retirement in each of the last five years; and at what cost to his Department in each such year.
	(50837)

170	Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Prime Minister, how much was spent on the acquisition of new Government cars in the last Parliament; and how much has been spent on such purchases since May 2010.
	(50981)

171	Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will assess the merits of standardising the age at which a person is considered an adult for the purposes of (a) concessionary travel fares, (b) taxation rates for clothing, (c) purchasing cigarettes, (d) driving, (e) concessionary entertainment rates and (f) other purposes.
	(50869)

172	Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the implementation in Scotland of his proposals for Independent Savings Accounts for looked after children.
	(50828)

173	Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on establishing enterprise zones in Scotland.
	(50894)

174	Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has been made of the effects on rail fares of the development of the Northern Hub.
	(50827)

175	Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many of his Department's staff have taken early retirement in each of the last five years; and at what cost to hisDepartment in each such year.
	(50843)

176	Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what compensation was paid to rail trangulations by each of the train operating companies operating the delay and pay scheme in each of the last two years for which figures are available.
	(50823)

177	Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department has budgeted for the costs of tendering for the West Coast rail franchise.
	(50871)

178	Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department has budgeted for the costs of tendering for the Greater Anglia franchise.
	(50872)

179	Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which organisations have been consulted by his Department's review group assessing the feasibility and safety of proposed changes to the motorcycle test.
	(50822)

180	Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the (a) Association of Chief Police Officers and (b) Association of Chief Police Officers Scotland on proposals for alterations to the motorcycle test.
	(50829)

181	Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, who the members are of his Department's review group to assess the feasibility and safety of the changes proposed for the motorcycle test.
	(50830)

182	Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department's review group assessing the feasibility and safety of the proposals to change the motorcycle test will report.
	(50893)

183	Mrs Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what consultation his Department undertook with representatives of the motorcycling industry when formulating its Local Transport White Paper, Creating Growth, Cutting Carbon: Making Sustainable Local Transport Happen.
	(50920)

184	Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency over the age of 80 years received winter fuel allowance payments in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(50826)

185	Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many residents in Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency were in receipt of out-of-work benefits for more than (a) one and (b) five years on the latest date for which figures are available.
	(50849)

186	Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that adults who are on the autistic spectrum have access to advocacy services to assist with applications for welfare benefits.
	(50892)

187	Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many resident people in Warrington North constituency aged (a) under and (b) over 80 years receive winter fuel allowance.
	(50985)

188	Naomi Long (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners in Northern Ireland he estimates are affected by the administrative error identified by the National Pension Centre concerning the additional pension component of the State Pension.
	(50845)

189	Naomi Long (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the nature is of the administrative error that the National Pension Centre has identified concerning the additional pension component of the State Pension.
	(50846)

190	Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the terms of reference are of the review of sickness absence at work announced by his Department on 17 February 2011.
	(50934)

191	Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which stakeholders will be consulted as part of the review of sickness absence at work announced by his Department on 17 February 2011.
	(50935)

192	Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects the review of sickness absence at work announced by his Department on 17 February 2011 to report.
	(50936)

193	Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans his Department has for processing disability assessments for young disabled people; and if he will make a statement.
	(50968)

MONDAY 4 APRIL
Questions for Oral Answer

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

*1	Mr Dave Watts (St Helens North): What recent assessment he has made of the likely change in the provision of services by local authorities as a result of reductions in the level of Government funding to such authorities.
	(50339)

*2	Jason McCartney (Colne Valley): What assessment he has made of the potential benefits to Kirklees district of the New Homes Bonus.
	(50340)

*3	Mark Pawsey (Rugby): What assessment he has made of the potential benefits to Rugby of the New Homes Bonus.
	(50341)

*4	Julie Hilling (Bolton West): What assessment he has made of the likely effect on the community and voluntary sectors of reductions in the level of Government funding for local authorities.
	(50342)

*5	Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): What assessment he has made of the equity of the distribution of Government funding for local authorities.
	(50343)

*7	Stephen Gilbert (St Austell and Newquay): What plans his Department has to establish trusts to assist communities in providing homes for local people.
	(50345)

*8	Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): What steps his Department is taking to support home ownership and first-time buyers.
	(50346)

*9	Mr Edward Leigh (Gainsborough): If he will bring forward proposals to increase the powers of local authorities to tackle unauthorised development.
	(50347)

*10	Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington): What assessment he has made of the potential effect on levels of homelessness of the proposed changes to rules on the changes in the treatment of tenancies in under-occupied social housing.
	(50348)

*11	Richard Graham (Gloucester): What assessment he has made of the potential benefits to Gloucester of the New Homes Bonus.
	(50349)

*12	David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale): What steps his Department is taking in respect of levels of pay of senior staff in local authorities.
	(50350)

*13	Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): What steps his Department is taking to protect green spaces from development.
	(50351)

*14	Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East): What assessment he has made of the potential effect on regions in England of the New Homes Bonus.
	(50352)

*15	Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): What assessment he has made of the likely effects of reductions in Government funding on the number of people employed by local authorities in 2011-12.
	(50353)

*16	Simon Hughes (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): What steps his Department is taking to support home ownership and first-time buyers.
	(50354)

*17	Alec Shelbrooke (Elmet and Rothwell): What recent representations he has received on local authority funding for leisure facilities.
	(50355)

*18	Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): What recent representations he has received on the levels of remuneration for local government executives.
	(50356)

*19	Christopher Pincher (Tamworth): What change in Band D council tax he expects (a) on average in local authorities in England and (b) in Tamworth borough between 2010-11 and 2011-12.
	(50357)

*20	Caroline Nokes (Romsey and Southampton North): What plans he has for the future of rules governing the use of section 106 monies collected by local authorities.
	(50358)

*21	Robert Halfon (Harlow): What recent estimate he has made of the average change to council tax bills for households in (a) Harlow, (b) Epping Forest and (c) Essex between 2010-11 and 2011-12.
	(50359)

*22	David Rutley (Macclesfield): What mechanisms his Department is using to achieve efficiency savings in its budget for 2011-12.
	(50360)

*24	Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): What estimate his Department has made of the likely number of new social housing starts between May 2010 and April 2015.
	(50362)

*25	Jane Ellison (Battersea): What steps his Department is taking to increase the flexibility of access to shared ownership schemes for first-time buyers.
	(50363)

At 3.15 pm

Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

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

*1	Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
	(50329)

*2	Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale):
	(50330)

*3	John Mann (Bassetlaw):
	(50331)

*4	Tony Baldry (Banbury):
	(50332)

*5	Duncan Hames (Chippenham):
	(50333)

*6	Damian Hinds (East Hampshire):
	(50334)

*7	Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington):
	(50335)

*8	Charlie Elphicke (Dover):
	(50336)

*9	Mark Lancaster (Milton Keynes North):
	(50337)

*10	Karen Lumley (Redditch):
	(50338)

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Wednesday 23 March

1 N	Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 15 March 2011, Official Report, columns 284-5W, on roads: snow and ice, whether he has informed local authorities of their allocations; and how much has been allocated to each local authority.
	(49640)

Notices given on Thursday 24 March

1 N	Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much from the sum announced in the 2011 Budget for costs of road maintenance arising from adverse weather conditions is to be paid to each highway authority.
	(49894)

Notices given on Monday 28 March

1 N	Graham Stringer (Blackley and Broughton): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will ask the United Kingdom Accreditation Service to accredit the leakage rates of fluorocarbons from heat pumps supplied by the heat pump industry.
	(50291)

2 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential effects on the economy of reductions in Royal Air Force service personnel.
	(50292)

3 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken in response to the recommendations of his Department's report, SDSR: Lessons Identified; and if he will make a statement.
	(50293)

4 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made towards achieving the non-frontline savings identified in the Strategic Defence and Security Review; and if he will make a statement.
	(50294)

5 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has for the deployment of helicopters to Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement.
	(50295)

7 N	Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West and Royton): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding the UK committed to spend as a result of each international conference on (a) climate change and (b) poverty in the last 10 years; and how much such funding has been spent in each case.
	(50072)

Notices given on Tuesday 29 March

1
N

Graham Stringer (Blackley and Broughton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effects of implementing the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer in respect of the production and use of hydrofluorocarbons on the heat pump industry; and on what date she expects hydrofluorocarbons to be phased out from the heat pump industry.

(50328)

2 N	Kwasi Kwarteng (Spelthorne): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue he expects to accrue to the Exchequer in each year from value added tax on pilot training.
	(50470)

3 N	Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, if he will bring forward proposals to allow venues that currently do not have a television licence to receive one at no charge solely for the purposes of showing via a television receiver the broadcast of the Royal Wedding on 29 April 2011.
	(50455)

4 N	Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many passenger rail services on High Speed One will run between London and points east of (a) Ashford and (b) Faversham under the new timetable for Southeastern passenger rail services.
	(50579)

Notices given on Wednesday 30 March

1 N	Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the likely effect of flexible tenancies on older people and the disabled.
	[Question Unstarred] (50361)

2 N	Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Attorney General, what guidance is provided to the Crown Prosecution Service on the prosecution of men who use prostitutes who subsequently report to the police that such people might have been trafficked.
	(51006)

3 N	Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what responsibilities the Director of Fair Access has to assess a higher education institution's access agreement with reference to specific courses deemed most likely to encourage social mobility.
	(50855)

4
N

Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the capacity of the Director of Fair Access to (a) fulfill his statutory duty to protect the academic freedom of higher education institutions and (b) adhere to his Department's guidance that the Director should ensure that each such institution is making sustained progress towards a more balanced and representative student body.

(50857)

5 N	Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to ensure differentiation in the level of tuition fees between higher education institutions whilst protecting the autonomy of those institutions.
	(50858)

6 N	Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he or his officials have had with the chief executive of each regional development agency (RDA) on their proposals for the disposal of assets held by each such RDA.
	(50901)

7 N	Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what meetings (a) he and (b) his officials have had with (i) Ministers and (ii) officials in the (A) the Department for Communities and Local Government and (B) HM Treasury on the options for the disposal of the assets owned by the regional development agencies.
	(50905)

8 N	Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what research his Department has undertaken on measures to evaluate for the purposes of taxation the monetary value of domestic properties.
	(50819)

9 N	Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what reports he has received that some petrol stations have not reduced the price of fuel following his Budget Statement on 23 March 2011.
	(51008)

10 N	Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many security incidents were recorded by the Security and Business Continuity directorate in HM Revenue and Customs in each year since 2007.
	(51015)

11 N	Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff were employed in the Security and Business Continuity directorate in HM Revenue and Customs in each year since 2007.
	(51016)

12 N	Mrs Anne Main (St Albans): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with banking institutions for which he is responsible on planned expenditure on corporate hospitality in (a) 2011 and (b) 2012.
	(50853)

13
N

Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will introduce legislative proposals to provide that expressions of interest in the provision of public services under his proposed community right to challenge may not be accepted from groups with extreme political or social agendas; and if he will take steps to assist relevant authorities in identifying and excluding such groups from the bidding process.

(50899)

14 N	Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what legislative and other provisions provide that religious organisations which will win contracts to deliver public services under his proposed community right to challenge do not discriminate in the provision of such services.
	(50900)

15 N	Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what representations he has received on the implementation of the local levy for flood defences for the likelihood of triggering a referendum under the provisions of the Localism Bill.
	(51017)

16 N	Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of any potential relationship between the armed opposition to the Libyan government and combatants who have previously fought against coalition forces in Iraq.
	(50896)

17 N	Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of any potential relationship between the armed opposition to the Libyan government and terrorist group proscribed (a) in the UK and (b) overseas.
	(50897)

18 N	Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of any potential relationship between the armed opposition to the Libyan government and persons who (a) are fighting and (b) have previously fought against NATO forces in Afghanistan.
	(50898)

19 N	Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what constitutional powers he would adopt were the Prime Minister prevented from exercising his functions and duties.
	(51005)

20 N	Mr David Ward (Bradford East): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of a general election held in 2015 under (a) the first past the post system and (b) the alternative vote system.
	(50799)

21 N	Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students in (a) England, (b) the West Midlands, (c) Dudley borough and (d) enrolled at Dudley College who started courses in the academic year 2010-11 received education maintenance allowance at a rate of (i) £30, (ii) £20 and (iii) less than £20 a week.
	(50801)

22
N

Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the statement of 28 March 2011, Official Report, columns 51-53, on post-16 education funding, what estimate he has made of the number of students (a) in the West Midlands, (b) in Dudley Borough and (c) enrolled at Dudley College who will be eligible for (i) the 16 to 19 bursary and (ii) the additional post-16 bursary of £1,200.

(50809)

23 N	Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his policy is on the (a) funding and (b) availability of places to study for the International Baccalaureate in maintained schools and colleges.
	(50856)

24 N	Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will assess the likely effects on quality of education of proposed reductions in teaching assistant pay in Cumbria.
	(50861)

25 N	Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of students in Blackpool who were in receipt of education maintenance allowance in academic year 2010-11 who will be ineligible for the new bursary scheme for students aged 16 to 19 in academic year 2012-13.
	(50902)

26 N	Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the administrative burden on (a) school sixth forms and (b) further education colleges of the operation of the new bursary scheme for students aged 16 to 19.
	(50903)

27 N	Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with representatives of (a) the Association of Colleges, (b) the Association of School and College Leaders, (c) the 157 Group and (d) others on the administration of his Department's bursary scheme for students aged 16 to 19.
	(50904)

28 N	Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect on the number of women studying part-time of his decision that the liability to repay student loans commences prior to the completion of the course.
	(51009)

29 N	Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reasons he has determined that part-time students should be liable to begin repaying their student loans before they have completed their course.
	(51010)

30
N

Elizabeth Truss (South West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of students were entered for A-level (a) English literature, (b) history, (c) further mathematics, (d) biological sciences and (e) physics in (i) comprehensive schools, (ii) selective schools, (iii) independent schools and (iv) sixth form colleges (A) nationally and (B) in each local education authority area in the last year for which figures are available.

(50851)

31 N	Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will bring forward proposals to ensure that the paper industry is not adversely affected by his policies on climate change and energy usage.
	(50859)

32 N	Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent assessment he has made on the progress of the mitigation research programme for the Raytheon radar.
	(51011)

33 N	Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether he expects the mitigation research programme for the Raytheon radar to be completed by the target date of summer 2011.
	(51012)

34 N	Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans his Department has to support the development of export markets for UK dairy producers (a) in the Far East and China and (b) elsewhere.
	(50862)

35 N	Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the political situation in Syria.
	(51013)

36 N	Frank Dobson (Holborn and St Pancras): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which hospital projects exceeding £50 million (a) started and (b) were completed in each such year since 1997.
	(50756)

37 N	Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will undertake an impact assessment in respect of proposals to discontinue night sisters in NHS hospitals.
	(50860)

38 N	Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children in households receiving working-age benefits have been prescribed Ritalin in each year from 1997 to 2010.
	(51038)

39 N	Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children were prescribed Ritalin to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in each year from 1997 to 2010.
	(51039)

40 N	Kwasi Kwarteng (Spelthorne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has for the future role of private healthcare providers in the NHS following implementation of his proposed structural reforms.
	(50757)

41 N	Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what public opinion surveys are commissioned by (a) his Department and (b) the NHS Information Centre; and if he will ensure the continuation of these surveys.
	(51018)

42 N	Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what mechanisms he plans to put in place for (a) GP consortia and (b) foundation trusts at risk of financial failure; and if he will make a statement.
	(51019)

43 N	Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he plans to put in place any (a) criteria and (b) limits on performance-related payments to GP consortia.
	(51020)

44 N	Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his most recent estimate is of the cost to (a) the public purse and (b) dental practices of the Care Quality Commission registration process for dental practitioners.
	(51014)

45 N	Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimates she has made of the cost to the public purse of electing a police and crime commissioner for the (a) South Wales, (b) Gwent, (c) Dyfed Powys and (d) North Wales police authorities.
	(50806)

46 N	Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to issue proposals for regulating the funding of election campaigns for police and crime commissioners in England and Wales.
	(50807)

47 N	Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to (a) launch and (b) fund public information campaigns in (i) England and (ii) Wales on the proposed supplementary voting system to be used where an election of a police and crime commissioner has three or more candidates.
	(50808)

48 N	Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many overseas visits each select committee has made in the course of the present Parliament; and what cost to the House Service each committee has incurred on such visits.
	(50820)

49 N	Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what humanitarian aid his Department is providing to the people of the Ivory Coast.
	(50863)

50 N	Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much aid his Department has provided to Gaza in each of the last five years.
	(50895)

51 N	Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Hyndburn of 29 March 2011, Official Report, columns 155-6, on prison service (resources), how much was spent in each (a) prison service establishment and (b) region in (i) 2009-10 and (ii) 2010-11; and what the funding settlement is for 2011-12.
	(50906)

52
N

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Hyndburn of 29 March 2011, Official Report, columns 155-6, on prison service (resources), what the complemented staffing numbers were in (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11; and what estimates his Department has made of the change in complemented staffing numbers in each (i) region and (ii) Prison Service establishment in 2011-12.

(50907)

53
N

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Hyndburn of 29 March 2011, Official Report, columns 155-6, on prison service (resources), how many Prison Service staff were employed in (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11; and what estimates he has made of the likely number of redundancies among Prison Service staff in each (i) region and (ii) Prison Service establishment in 2011-12.

(50908)

54 N	Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much funding he plans to allocate for female offender rehabilitation centres in each year of the Comprehensive Spending Review period.
	(51003)

55 N	Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average cost to the public purse was of the accommodation of a (a) male offender, (b) female offender and (c) female offender in a women's rehabilitation centre in the last year for which figures are available.
	(51004)

56 N	Mr John Spellar (Warley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeals concerning incapacity benefit claims were awaiting listing by the Tribunals Service in the latest period for which figures are available; and what the average time was from the admission of an appeal to the case being heard by a tribunal in the last year for which figures are available.
	(50854)

57 N	Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Prime Minister, on which occasions he has met the First Minister of (a) Wales, (b) Scotland and (c) Northern Ireland since his appointment.
	(50852)

58 N	Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made in awarding a contract for sub-surface signalling on the London Underground.
	(51007)

59 N	Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, to which public libraries his Department has sent hard copies of the consultation documents on the proposals for High Speed Two.
	(50821)

60 N	Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for which benefits a household with a child who is prescribed Ritalin qualifies.
	(51021)

61 N	Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many children qualified for disability living allowance as a result of being prescribed Ritalin in each year from 1997 to 2010.
	(51022)

62 N	Stephen McPartland (Stevenage): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2011, Official Report, column 575W, on social security benefits: fraud, if he will estimate the number of investigations of individuals suspected of benefit fraud which have taken more than nine months in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(50818)

TUESDAY 5 APRIL
Questions for Oral Answer

Oral Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister

*1	Esther McVey (Wirral West): What progress he has made on establishing a Commission on a Bill of Rights.
	(50758)

*2	Tony Baldry (Banbury): What progress he has made on establishing a Commission on a Bill of Rights.
	(50759)

*3	Stephen Pound (Ealing North): When he expects to bring forward legislation on the enfranchisement of prisoners.
	(50760)

*4	John Cryer (Leyton and Wanstead): When he last met the Secretary of State for the Home Department to discuss funding for police services.
	(50761)

*5	Mr John Spellar (Warley): What meetings he has scheduled in his official capacity for Friday 6 May 2011.
	(50762)

*6	Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent): When he expects to bring froward proposals on the funding of political parties.
	(50763)

*7	Ian Murray (Edinburgh South): What recent estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of holding a UK-wide referendum.
	(50764)

*8	Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): What steps he is taking to increase the completeness and accuracy of the electoral register.
	(50765)

*9	Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): What progress he has made on preparations for the referendum on the use of the alternative vote system for elections to the House of Commons.
	(50766)

*10	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): Whether his proposals for the recall of elected representatives will apply to local councillors.
	(50767)

At 2.45 pm

Topical Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister

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

*1	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
	(50768)

*2	Stephen Pound (Ealing North):
	(50769)

*3	Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood):
	(50770)

*4	Elizabeth Truss (South West Norfolk):
	(50771)

*5	Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak):
	(50772)

*6	Duncan Hames (Chippenham):
	(50773)

*7	Michael Connarty (Linlithgow and East Falkirk):
	(50774)

*8	Stephen Twigg (Liverpool, West Derby):
	(50775)

*9	John Robertson (Glasgow North West):
	(50776)

*10	Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine):
	(50777)

At 3.00 pm

Oral Questions to the Attorney General

*1	Jack Dromey (Birmingham, Erdington): When he expects the Crown Prosecution Service to publish its public policy statement on the prosecution of cases involving human trafficking.
	(50788)

*2	Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): What steps the Crown Prosecution Service is taking to increase the prosecution rate for child trafficking offences.
	(50789)

*3	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): What steps the Crown Prosecution Service plans to take to achieve its planned expenditure reductions over the Comprehensive Spending Review period.
	(50790)

*4	Alison McGovern (Wirral South): How many specialist rape prosecutors the Crown Prosecution Service employed in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(50791)

*5	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): What recent representations he has received on the effect on prosecution rates of the provision of specialist domestic violence services.
	(50792)

*6	Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): What steps he is taking to ensure that people recognised as trafficked under the National Referral Mechanism procedure are not prosecuted for criminal offences related to their trafficking.
	(50793)

*7	Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): What steps the Crown Prosecution Service is taking to increase the rate of conviction for rape offences.
	(50794)

*8	Mr Tom Clarke (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill): What progress the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Serious Fraud Office have made on guidance on the prosecution of cases under the Bribery Act 2010.
	(50795)

*9	Mr David Hanson (Delyn): What steps the Crown Prosecution Service is taking to encourage victims of human trafficking engage with the criminal justice system.
	(50796)

*10	Nia Griffith (Llanelli): When he expects the Crown Prosecution Service to publish its public policy statement on the prosecution of cases involving human trafficking.
	(50797)

At 3.15 pm

Oral Questions to the honourable Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners and the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

*1	Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon): To ask the honourable Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, what representations the Church of England has made on the death of Shahbaz Bhatti in Pakistan.
	(50778)

*2	Mr David Nuttall (Bury North): To ask the honourable Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, whether the Church Commissioners plan to encourage the flying of the St George Cross flag by churches on St George's Day.
	(50779)

*3	Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): To ask the honourable Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, what estimate the Church Commissioners have made of the number of (a) clergy and (b) laity who joined the Church of England from the Roman Catholic Church in the last 10 years.
	(50780)

*4	Fiona Bruce (Congleton): To ask the honourable Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, what recent representations the Church Commissioners have received on the role of the Church of England in education.
	(50781)

*5	Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the honourable Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, what recent discussions the Church Commissioners have had with Ministers on the future of the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme.
	(50782)

*6	Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the honourable Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, what representations the Church of England has made on the death of Shahbaz Bhatti in Pakistan.
	(50783)

*7	Greg Hands (Chelsea and Fulham): To ask the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what research the Electoral Commission has commissioned and evaluated on the enfranchisement in other countries of their non-residents.
	(50784)

*8	Sir Alan Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed): To ask the honourable Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, what consultation the Church Commissioners have undertaken on the future of the Zurbarán paintings in Auckland Castle.
	(50785)

*9	Richard Graham (Gloucester): To ask the honourable Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, what plans the Church of England has to mark St George's Day.
	(50786)

*10	Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): To ask the honourable Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, what assessment the Church Commissioners have made of the potential contribution of Church of England schools to social cohesion between faith communities and between ethnic groups.
	(50787)

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Wednesday 23 March

1 N	Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of women who will have their state pension age increased by 18 months or more as a result of his proposed change in the state pension age for women.
	(49643)

2 N	Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the average monetary value of pension payments which will not be paid to women born between December 1953 and October 1954 as a result of his proposed change in the state pension age for women.
	(49644)

Notices given on Thursday 24 March

1 N	Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the deadweight cost to the public purse of operating the child benefit system in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(49726)

2 N	Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the likely annual deadweight cost to the public purse of the exemption from national insurance for new businesses setting up outside the South East.
	(49727)

Notices given on Tuesday 29 March

1 N	Mr Brian H. Donohoe (Central Ayrshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when his Department first announced that air passenger duty would be increased by the rate of inflation each year.
	(50640)

2 N	Mr Brian H. Donohoe (Central Ayrshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much income from (a) air passenger duty and (b) the inclusion of aviation in the Emissions Trading Scheme he expects to accrue to the Exchequer in each year to 2015-16.
	(50641)

3 N	Mr Brian H. Donohoe (Central Ayrshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the advice he received on the legality of a per plane duty.
	(50642)

5 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will encourage local authorities to offer rate relief to voluntary community organisations.
	(50639)

6 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of closing the Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency.
	(50456)

7 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the cost of transferring staff working on the National Curriculum Assessment at the Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency into his Department.
	(50457)

8 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to avoid compulsory redundancies among staff working at the Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency.
	(50458)

Notices given on Wednesday 30 March

1 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many utility companies offer concessionary schemes for surface water drainage charges for community organisations; and how many community organisations are using such schemes.
	[Transferred] (50638)

2 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Transport on the effects of the (a) frequency and (b) the cost of public transport services on (i) commuters and (ii) job seekers in (A) Coventry and (B) the West Midlands.
	(51023)

3 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what support his Department provides to unskilled agency workers in the construction industry aged 16 to 24 to assist them in furthering their careers; and if he will make a statement.
	(51024)

4 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on the effects of reductions in funding for local authorities on the level of private sector contracts with the construction industry; and if he will make a statement.
	(51025)

5 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate has been made of the likely level of savings that will arise from transferring responsibilities from the Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency to the Standards and Testing Agency.
	(51026)

6 N	John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of passengers travelled by (a) private car, (b) bus, (c) rail and (d) air transport in each year since 2000.
	[R] (50864)

7 N	John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the change in the real terms cost of a passenger journey by (a) private car, (b) bus, (c) rail and (d) air since 2000.
	[R] (50865)

TUESDAY 26 APRIL Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Wednesday 30 March

1 N	Andrew Griffiths (Burton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many women did not have a breast scan until more than one year after their 50th birthday in (a) 2009 and (b) 2010; and how many such women were subsequently diagnosed with breast cancer.
	(51027)

2 N	Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to tender a replacement contract for the provision of emergency towing vessels.
	(50909)


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