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Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Monday 16 May 2011

Notes:
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+ Indicates a Question not included in the random selection process but accepted because the quota for that day had not been filled.
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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Monday 16 May 2011
(the 'Questions Book')

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Monday 16 May 2011

This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Monday 16 May of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department.

For other Written Questions for answer on Monday 16 May of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.

For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Monday 16 May see Part 2 of this paper.

Questions to the Attorney General
1
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Attorney General, how much each executive agency of the Law Officers' Departments has spent on travel by (a) private hire vehicles, (b) trains, (c) buses, (d) commercial aircraft and (e) private aircraft since May 2010.
(56081)
2
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Attorney General, how much has been spent on travel in respect of (a) each of the Law Officers' Departments executive agencies and (b) the chief executive of each such agency since May 2010.
(56184)
3
Mike Freer (Finchley and Golders Green): To ask the Attorney General, what the name is of each contractor or supplier of (a) mobile telephone and (b) mobile data services to the Law Officers' Departments.
(56068)
4
N 		Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Attorney General, how many representations he has received on the need for a coroner's inquest into the death of Dr David Kelly.
(55906)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
5
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much each executive agency of his Department has spent on travel by (a) private hire vehicles, (b) trains, (c) buses, (d) commercial aircraft and (e) private aircraft since May 2010.
(56080)
6
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, on what date special advisers in his Department last used the Government car pool to travel in an official capacity; and on how many occasions a special adviser in his Department has travelled to their home address using the Government car pool since May 2010.
(56087)
7
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much his Department spent on special advisers' travel by (a) Government car, (b) private hire car, (c) train, (d) bus, (e) commercial aircraft and (f) private aircraft since May 2010.
(56097)
8
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much has been spent on travel in respect of (a) each of his Department's executive agencies and (b) the chief executive of each such agency since May 2010.
(56174)
9
N 		Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will assess the potential effect of changes to higher education tuition fees on the ability of graduates to secure a mortgage.
(55775)
10
Jonathan Evans (Cardiff North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the implications for the university sector of the recent Supreme Court judgment in the case of Brent Borough Council and others v. Risk Management Partners Limited.
(56153)
11
Mike Freer (Finchley and Golders Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the name is of each contractor or supplier of (a) mobile telephone and (b) mobile data services to his Department.
(56054)
12
N 		Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent discussions he has had with (a) universities, (b) charities and (c) businesses on off-quota university places; and if he will make a statement.
(55814)
13
Alison McGovern (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated assessing any correlation between levels of business taxation and private sector investment in (i) research and development and (ii) new technology.
(55987)
14
Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which assets owned by the West Midlands Regional Development Agency his Department has approved for sale; what the value is of each such asset; which further assets his Department plans to sell; and what the estimated monetary value is of those assets.
(56127)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
15
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much each executive agency of his Department has spent on travel by (a) private hire vehicles, (b) trains, (c) buses, (d) commercial aircraft and (e) private aircraft since May 2010.
(56079)
16
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department spent on special advisers' travel by (a) Government car, (b) private hire car, (c) train, (d) bus, (e) commercial aircraft and (f) private aircraft since May 2010.
(56098)
17
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much has been spent on travel in respect of (a) each of his Department's executive agencies and (b) the chief executive of each such agency since May 2010.
(56185)
18
Mr Sam Gyimah (East Surrey): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, by what date he expects his review of the Charities Act 2006 to be completed.
(56126)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
19
Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received from the bingo industry on the relationship between bingo gross profits tax and overall tax revenues from the bingo sector.
(55978)
20
Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the information held by his Department to be used to calculate compensation to be paid to Equitable Life policyholders; and what method is to be used to calculate such compensation.
(56122)
21
Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the implications for the income tax liabilities of Equitable Life policyholders of the receipt of compensation from the public purse in relation to such policies.
(56124)
22
Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expects compensation to be paid to eligible Equitable Life policyholders.
(56191)
23
N 		Mr Alistair Darling (Edinburgh South West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of the total tax take of (a) income and (b) corporation tax was received from the financial services industry in (i) 1979-80, (ii) 1987-88, (iii) 1992-93, (iv) 1997-98, (v) 2001-02, (vi) 2006-07 and (vii) 2009-10.
(55812)
24
N 		Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when HM Revenue and Customs plans to complete its review of the use of vehicle stop and search powers in Northern Ireland.
(55768)
25
N 		Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many complaints HM Revenue and Customs has received on the use of vehicle stop and search powers in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years and how many such complaints have been upheld.
(55769)
26
N 		Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations HM Revenue and Customs received from political parties in Northern Ireland (a) in the 12 months prior to and (b) during its review of vehicle stop and search powers.
(55770)
27
N 		Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many detections HM Revenue and Customs made as a result of the use of vehicle stop and search powers in each of the last five years.
(55771)
28
N 		Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse incurred in training HM Revenue and Customs officers in Northern Ireland in the use of vehicle stop and search powers in each of the last five years.
(55772)
29
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much each executive agency of his Department has spent on travel by (a) private hire vehicles, (b) trains, (c) buses, (d) commercial aircraft and (e) private aircraft since May 2010.
(56075)
30
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what date special advisers in his Department last used the Government car pool to travel in an official capacity; and on how many occasions a special adviser in his Department has travelled to their home address using the Government car pool since May 2010.
(56089)
31
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department spent on special advisers' travel by (a) Government car, (b) private hire car, (c) train, (d) bus, (e) commercial aircraft and (f) private aircraft since May 2010.
(56105)
32
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been spent on travel in respect of (a) each of his Department's executive agencies and (b) the chief executive of each such agency since May 2010.
(56177)
33
Mike Freer (Finchley and Golders Green): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the name is of each contractor or supplier of (a) mobile telephone and (b) mobile data services to his Department.
(56062)
34
N 		Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost to his Department was of training for HM Revenue and Customs staff in self-defence techniques in 2010-11; what type of training is provided; and who provides such training.
(55464)
35
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 23 November 2010, Official Report, column 285W, on taxation: land, what research he has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on a land value tax since the Lyons Inquiry into Local Government.
(56129)
36
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to introduce a land value tax; and if he will make a statement.
(56130)
37
N 		Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West and Royton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what evidence his Department has evaluated relating to allegations of UK tax avoidance by (a) Vodafone, (b) Arcadia, (c) Diageo, (d) Shell and (e) Barclays over the last 10 years.
(55623)
38
Priti Patel (Witham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance his Department has given to HM Revenue and Customs on maximising the collection of tax revenues.
(55977)
39
N 		Jacob Rees-Mogg (North East Somerset): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons he deposited the UK's Convergence Programme with the EU on 28 April 2011 prior to its approval by the House on a deferred division on 4 May 2011; and if he will make a statement.
(55729)
40
N 		Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many letters of complaint he has received from the business community on the (a) removal of overdraft facilities and (b) removal of loan facilities to longstanding customers of (i) the Royal Bank of Scotland, (ii) Northern Rock and (iii) other financial institutions in which UK Financial Investments Ltd has a stake in each year since July 2007.
(55905)
41
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when HM Revenue and Customs plans to implement the new arrangements under the EU-Palestine trade agreement to give duty-free access to imports of agricultural produce from the West Bank and Gaza.
(56137)
42
Henry Smith (Crawley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the legal advice he has received on the compatibility of a per plane tax with international law; what steps he plans to take to seek support for such a tax among his international counterparts; what timetable he has set for such action; and what his policy is on the eventual introduction of such a tax.
(56131)
43
Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 25 January 2011 to the hon. Member for Carlisle, Official Report, column 188W, on building and mutual societies, what progress he has made in his consideration of how to modify building society legislation; and if he will make a statement.
(55945)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
44
Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to prevent the sub-letting of council houses by their tenants.
(56148)
45
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much each executive agency of his Department has spent on travel by (a) private hire vehicles, (b) trains, (c) buses, (d) commercial aircraft and (e) private aircraft since May 2010.
(56078)
46
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, on what date special advisers in his Department last used the Government car pool to travel in an official capacity; and on how many occasions a special adviser in his Department has travelled to their home address using the Government car pool since May 2010.
(56082)
47
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much his Department spent on special advisers' travel by (a) Government car, (b) private hire car, (c) train, (d) bus, (e) commercial aircraft and (f) private aircraft since May 2010.
(56099)
48
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much has been spent on travel in respect of (a) each of his Department's executive agencies and (b) the chief executive of each such agency since May 2010.
(56186)
49
Mike Freer (Finchley and Golders Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the name is of each contractor or supplier of (a) mobile telephone and (b) mobile data services to his Department.
(56055)
50
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to review the changes in permitted development rights for small scale houses in multiple occupation (C4 use class); and if he will make a statement.
(56017)
51
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, (a) how many and (b) which local authorities have submitted requests to his Department for additional resources to support newly-settled former Gurkhas.
(56139)
52
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will assess the living conditions of former Gurkhas who have settled in the UK since 2009; and if he will make a statement.
(56159)
53
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will assess the resources required to support newly-settled former Gurkhas; and if he will make a statement.
(56161)
54
N 		Penny Mordaunt (Portsmouth North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to announce the conclusions of his review of statutory duties placed on local government.
(55584)
55
N 		Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans he has for the operation of the localised council tax benefit.
(55773)
56
N 		Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what equality impact assessment he plans to undertake on his proposed changes to council tax benefit.
(55774)
57
Henry Smith (Crawley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will consider the merits of bringing forward amendments to the Localism Bill on the provision of guidance to local planning authorities on the recognition of the importance of places of worship as part of social infrastructure.
(56132)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport
58
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with (a) the London Organising Commitee of the Olympic Games and (b) the Secretary of State for Health on making the London 2012 Olympics tobacco-free.
(56010)
59
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to ensure the London 2012 Olympics are tobacco free; whether the Olympic athletes' village will be a designated no smoking area; and whether ticketed venues for the London 2012 Olympics will be designated no smoking areas.
(56042)
60
Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, when he plans to announce changes to regulations on the use of B3 machines in bingo clubs.
(55979)
61
Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on bingo taxation.
(55980)
62
Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what his policy is on measures to support the bingo industry; and if he will make a statement.
(55981)
63
Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of text relay services for British Sign Language users.
(56149)
64
Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, whether his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated any cost-benefit analysis of introducing a universal video relay service.
(56150)
65
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, on what date special advisers in his Department last used the Government car pool to travel in an official capacity; and on how many occasions a special adviser in his Department has travelled to their home address using the Government car pool since May 2010.
(56084)
66
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how much his Department spent on special advisers' travel by (a) Government car, (b) private hire car, (c) train, (d) bus, (e) commercial aircraft and (f) private aircraft since May 2010.
(56100)
67
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how much has been spent on travel in respect of (a) each of his Department's executive agencies and (b) the chief executive of each such agency since May 2010.
(56187)
68
Mike Freer (Finchley and Golders Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what the name is of each contractor or supplier of (a) mobile telephone and (b) mobile data services to his Department.
(56056)
69
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills on the effects of any decision on the future of the Tote on levels of employment in the North West.
(56048)
70
N 		Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, if he will make it his policy to publish the minutes of meetings of the Creative Industry Council.
(55810)
71
N 		Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what criteria he proposes to use to decide which organisations will be represented on the Creative Industries Council.
(55833)
72
N 		Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 21 March 2011, Official Report, column 764, on broadcasting, whether he proposes to hold a public consultation in advance of publication of his Communications green paper.
(55834)
73
N 		Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Southend West of 3 May 2011, Official Report, columns 630-1W, on BBC, what the new arrangements are on which his Department is working with the BBC Trust.
(55835)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
74
Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what consideration he has given to the introduction of new safety measures for helicopters operating in Afghanistan.
(56189)
75
Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent reviews his Department has undertaken of the adequacy of safety measures for helicopters operating in Afghanistan.
(56190)
76
N 		Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of armed forces personnel and their dependants who will be affected as a result of changes to public sector pensions uprating; and if he will make a statement.
(55655)
77
N 		Caroline Dinenage (Gosport): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has for the future of RFA Largs Bay.
(55204)
78
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much each executive agency of his Department has spent on travel by (a) private hire vehicles, (b) trains, (c) buses, (d) commercial aircraft and (e) private aircraft since May 2010.
(56077)
79
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date special advisers in his Department last used the Government car pool to travel in an official capacity; and on how many occasions a special adviser in his Department has travelled to their home address using the Government car pool since May 2010.
(56088)
80
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on special advisers' travel by (a) Government car, (b) private hire car, (c) train, (d) bus, (e) commercial aircraft and (f) private aircraft since May 2010.
(56101)
81
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much has been spent on travel in respect of (a) each of his Department's executive agencies and (b) the chief executive of each such agency since May 2010.
(56175)
82
Mike Freer (Finchley and Golders Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the name is of each contractor or supplier of (a) mobile telephone and (b) mobile data services to his Department.
(56057)
83
Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces personnel were serving (a) abroad and (b) in Afghanistan on (i) 6 May 2010 and (ii) 5 May 2011.
(55971)
84
N 		Gordon Henderson (Sittingbourne and Sheppey): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the security situation in the Middle East.
(55503)
85
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what official visits Ministers in his Department have undertaken since their appointment; and what the purpose was of each such visit.
(56158)
86
David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has been made of capability of terrorist organisations to mount an attack on a UK nuclear power plant; and what arrangements are in place to prevent such an attack.
(56152)
Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister
87
Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many armed forces personnel serving (a) abroad and (b) in Afghanistan were registered to vote in (i) total and (ii) each parliamentary constituency in (A) the 2010 general election and (B) the 2011 referendum on the voting system.
(55972)
88
Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many armed forces personnel serving (a) abroad and (b) in Afghanistan (i) were registered for postal voting and (ii) voted using a postal ballot in (A) the 2010 general election and (B) the 2011 referendum on the voting system.
(55973)
89
Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many armed forces personnel serving (a) abroad and (b) in Afghanistan (i) were registered for proxy voting and (ii) voted using a proxy in (A) the 2010 general election and (B) the 2011 referendum on the voting system.
(55974)
90
N 		Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what consideration he has given to bringing forward proposals to ensure that returning officers meet agreed standards in the (a) organisation and (b) timing of election counts; and if he will make a statement.
(55815)
91
David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the average number of disallowed ballot papers was in each electoral area in the May 2011 elections; and what the five most frequent reasons were for disallowing ballots.
(55950)
92
David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether he received any reports of suspension of voting at polling stations in the May 2011 local elections.
(55951)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
93
N 		Geraint Davies (Swansea West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proposals for (a) primary and (b) secondary free schools he has received in each local authority area; and what the (i) proposed start date and (ii) pupil capacity is in each case.
(55836)
94
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 9 May 2011, Official Report, column 966W, on free schools, what school size or capacity has been specified in each application to establish a free school submitted to his Department to date.
(55969)
95
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much his Department spent on special advisers' travel by (a) Government car, (b) private hire car, (c) train, (d) bus, (e) commercial aircraft and (f) private aircraft since May 2010.
(56102)
96
N 		Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of funding allocated to Sefton Council under the Primary Capital Programme for building projects beginning in 2011-12 has been withdrawn; and how many schools in Sefton local authority area have had funding withdrawn for building projects under the Programme.
(55661)
97
Mike Freer (Finchley and Golders Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the name is of each contractor or supplier of (a) mobile telephone and (b) mobile data services to his Department.
(56058)
98
Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what level of qualification the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service requires for those staff it employs to assess cases.
(55976)
99
N 		Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent representations he has received on the number of physics teachers in schools.
(55588)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
100
N 		Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what his policy is on the setting of installer qualification requirements under the Green Deal.
(55656)
101
N 		Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether installers who will be legally responsible for signing off on electrical work under the Green Deal will have to be qualified to Level 3 or above.
(55657)
102
N 		Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what arrangements are in place to ensure that installers who will be legally responsible for signing off on electrical work under the Green Deal are appropriately qualified.
(55658)
103
N 		Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much each wind farm (a) operator and (b) site received in constraints payments in the last two financial years.
(55659)
104
N 		Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether an installer registered under the Green Deal will also be able to act as an assessor under that scheme.
(55663)
105
N 		Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when his Department plans to consult on (a) the specific qualifications requirements for installers working under the Green Deal and (b) the installation works that will be included under the Green Deal funding arrangements.
(55664)
106
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much his Department spent on special advisers' travel by (a) Government car, (b) private hire car, (c) train, (d) bus, (e) commercial aircraft and (f) private aircraft since May 2010.
(56103)
107
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much his Department has spent on private vehicle hire for Ministerial travel (a) in total and (b) in respect of each Minister in his Department since 11 May 2010.
(56121)
108
N 		Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the section of the report to the Radioactive Substances Committee of the OSPAR Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic by the expert panel in relation to radioactive discharges from Sellafield into the Irish Sea since 2008.
(55780)
109
N 		Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of (a) the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority and (b) Nuclear Management Partners on the changes to the levels of (i) alpha-emitting radioactive discharges, (ii) tritium discharges, (iii) beta discharges and (iv) technetium 99 discharges from Sellafield.
(55781)
110
Mike Freer (Finchley and Golders Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the name is of each contractor or supplier of (a) mobile telephone and (b) mobile data services to his Department.
(56060)
111
Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the use of data matching for the purposes of targeting energy efficiency measures at priority households other than pensioners.
(56151)
112
N 		Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether he plans to modify the constraints payments to wind farm operators as part of his plan for electricity market reform.
(55660)
113
N 		Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the effect of the new Green Deal on suppliers of cavity wall insulation; and if he will make a statement.
(55816)
114
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 3 May 2011, Official Report, columns 693-4W, on radioactive waste, what proportion of the high level waste (HLW) inventory is (a) high activity liquor and (b) vitrified HLW; what quantities of HLW and other radioactive waste streams he estimates will be created from the spent fuel from a possible future new build programme; and if he will provide the radiological value for each of the waste volume totals listed in his reply.
(56134)
115
James Wharton (Stockton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much he plans to spend on feed-in tariffs; and how much was planned for expenditure on the scheme under the previous administration.
(55983)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
116
Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent estimate she has made of the average amount of time each day circus animals spend in cages.
(56123)
117
Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what consideration she has given to proposals to require circuses to adopt the minimum standards for keeping animals required of zoos.
(56125)
118
N 		Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department has taken to tackle the sale of unauthorised herbal and homeopathic pet remedies in 2011; and if she will make a statement.
(55286)
119
N 		Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what visits she has undertaken in an official capacity since 1 January 2011.
(55287)
120
N 		Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department has taken to improve the level of animal health and welfare in the (a) farming and (b) pet industry since May 2010.
(55288)
121
N 		Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many voluntary groups in the West Midlands have joined the Big Tree Plant scheme.
(55289)
122
N 		Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps her Department has taken in respect of horse owners who do not possess a passport for a horse; and if she will make a statement.
(55290)
123
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much each executive agency of her Department has spent on travel by (a) private hire vehicles, (b) trains, (c) buses, (d) commercial aircraft and (e) private aircraft since May 2010.
(56076)
124
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much her Department spent on special advisers' travel by (a) Government car, (b) private hire car, (c) train, (d) bus, (e) commercial aircraft and (f) private aircraft since May 2010.
(56104)
125
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much has been spent on travel in respect of (a) each of her Department's executive agencies and (b) the chief executive of each such agency since May 2010.
(56176)
126
Mike Freer (Finchley and Golders Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the name is of each contractor or supplier of (a) mobile telephone and (b) mobile data services to her Department.
(56061)
127
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what models she has identified for insurance for areas of significant flood risk; what assessment she has made of such models; and if she will make a statement.
(55952)
128
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to respond to Question 51051, on neonicotinoid pesticides tabled on 31 March 2011 for answer on 4 April 2011.
(55970)
129
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effects of reductions in public spending on flood defence on compliance with the Statement of Principles on the provision of flood insurance of July 2008.
(55975)
130
N 		Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent progress has been made on the implementation of the coastal access provisions of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009.
(55585)
131
N 		Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to implement the coastal access provisions of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 following the completion of implementation of the planned sections in Dorset, Norfolk, Kent, Somerset, Durham and Cumbria.
(55586)
132
N 		Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to protect seascapes from adverse effects arising from human activities in the marine environment.
(55587)
133
Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what reent representations she has received from bodies representing local authority regulators on her Department's recently proposed revision of the statutory guidance in respect of the contaminated land regime.
(55984)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
134
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much each executive agency of his Department has spent on travel by (a) private hire vehicles, (b) trains, (c) buses, (d) commercial aircraft and (e) private aircraft since May 2010.
(56074)
135
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on what date special advisers in his Department last used the Government car pool to travel in an official capacity; and on how many occasions a special adviser in his Department has travelled to their home address using the Government car pool since May 2010.
(56083)
136
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department spent on special advisers' travel by (a) Government car, (b) private hire car, (c) train, (d) bus, (e) commercial aircraft and (f) private aircraft since May 2010.
(56106)
137
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much has been spent on travel in respect of (a) each of his Department's executive agencies and (b) the chief executive of each such agency since May 2010.
(56178)
138
Mike Freer (Finchley and Golders Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the name is of each contractor or supplier of (a) mobile telephone and (b) mobile data services to his Department.
(56063)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
139
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many specialist nurses for (a) breast cancer, (b) haemophilia and (c) sickle cell and thalassaemia there were in the latest period for which figures are available.
(56008)
140
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the role of specialist sickle cell and thalassaemia nurses in (a) improving patient experience, (b) improving patient outcomes and (c) reducing costs to the NHS.
(56009)
141
N 		Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost to the NHS was of advertising by Liverpool Primary Care Trust (a) in the Liverpool Echo and (b) on radio related to (i) NHS Healthcheck, (ii) cancer symptoms and (iii) dentistry in the latest period for which figures are available.
(55777)
142
N 		Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been spent on (a) advertising promotions and (b) promotions by Liverpool Primary Care Trust in each of the last five years.
(55778)
143
N 		Frank Dobson (Holborn and St Pancras): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the development of the electronic blood transfusion system at the John Radcliffe Hospital was first initiated.
(55502)
144
N 		Frank Dobson (Holborn and St Pancras): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many operations on NHS patients were carried out by private sector organisations in each year since 2000.
(55665)
145
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much each executive agency of his Department has spent on travel by (a) private hire vehicles, (b) trains, (c) buses, (d) commercial aircraft and (e) private aircraft since May 2010.
(56073)
146
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department spent on special advisers' travel by (a) Government car, (b) private hire car, (c) train, (d) bus, (e) commercial aircraft and (f) private aircraft since May 2010.
(56107)
147
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been spent on travel in respect of (a) each of his Department's executive agencies and (b) the chief executive of each such agency since May 2010.
(56179)
148
N 		Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what clinical studies are required in respect of new high risk implantable devices to be used in surgery; and if he will make a statement.
(55903)
149
N 		Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what evidence of quality and reliability is required before new hip joints, stents and pacemakers are used in surgical procedures in the NHS.
(55904)
150
Mike Freer (Finchley and Golders Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the name is of each contractor or supplier of (a) mobile telephone and (b) mobile data services to his Department.
(56064)
151
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment his Department has made of the productivity of (a) military and (b) NHS hospitals.
(56128)
152
N 		Penny Mordaunt (Portsmouth North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what support and advice his Department gives to people who wish to plan for self-funded care in later life; and if he will make a statement.
(55453)
153
Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of (a) abortions and (b) repeat abortions.
(55990)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
154
Mr Aidan Burley (Cannock Chase): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to give a right of redress against enforcement authorities to persons who have been subject to anti-social behaviour in circumstances where complaints of such behaviour have not been addressed appropriately.
(56029)
155
Jackie Doyle-Price (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Thurrock of 14 February 2011.
(56133)
156
Jack Dromey (Birmingham, Erdington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to address gaps in local data on migrant populations.
(55985)
157
Jack Dromey (Birmingham, Erdington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for spouse and partner visas have been denied on the basis that they have not met the English language requirements since 29 November 2010; and what proportion of the total refusals for spouse and partner visas since that date this group represents.
(55986)
158
Jack Dromey (Birmingham, Erdington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to assess the (a) effect on and (b) contribution to (i) health services, (ii) education services and (iii) other services of migrants.
(55988)
159
Jack Dromey (Birmingham, Erdington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to collect data on public opinion on migration following the discontinuation of the Citizenship Survey.
(55989)
160
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much each executive agency of her Department has spent on travel by (a) private hire vehicles, (b) trains, (c) buses, (d) commercial aircraft and (e) private aircraft since May 2010.
(56072)
161
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department spent on special advisers' travel by (a) Government car, (b) private hire car, (c) train, (d) bus, (e) commercial aircraft and (f) private aircraft since May 2010.
(56108)
162
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much has been spent on travel in respect of (a) each of her Department's executive agencies and (b) the chief executive of each such agency since May 2010.
(56180)
163
Mike Freer (Finchley and Golders Green): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the name is of each contractor or supplier of (a) mobile telephone and (b) mobile data services to her Department.
(56065)
164
Greg Hands (Chelsea and Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to announce the results of the review of the visa regime for Serbian and Macedonian nationals visiting the UK.
(56188)
165
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) former Gurkhas and (b) dependants of former Gurkhas have settled in the UK since May 2009.
(56138)
166
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many dogs of each breed were imported for use in laboratory experiments in (a) 2008, (b) 2009, (c) 2010 and (d) 2011 to date.
(56135)
167
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to withhold any certificate of designation for the proposed Marshall Biosciences beagle breeding factory at Grimston, East Yorkshire for the purposes of reducing the use of animals in painful laboratory experiments; and if she will make a statement.
(56136)
168
N 		Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many registered electors are resident in each police authority area.
(55837)
169
N 		Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding her Department has allocated in respect of independent domestic violence advisers in (a) each financial year for which such funding has been available and (b) financial year 2011-12 to date.
(55900)
170
N 		Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, to which local authority areas her Department allocated funding in respect of independent domestic violence advisers in financial year 2010-11 but are no longer in receipt of such funding.
(55901)
171
N 		Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for funding for independent domestic violence advisers (a) her Department has received and (b) have been granted in financial year 2011-12 to date.
(55902)
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
172
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much his Department spent on special advisers' travel by (a) Government car, (b) private hire car, (c) train, (d) bus, (e) commercial aircraft and (f) private aircraft since May 2010.
(56096)
173
Jonathan Evans (Cardiff North): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps he takes to ensure that his Department's bilateral aid is used for the purposes for which it is intended.
(55946)
174
Mike Freer (Finchley and Golders Green): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the name is of each contractor or supplier of (a) mobile telephone and (b) mobile data services to his Department.
(56066)
175
N 		Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, in which overseas countries UK-employed staff of his Department are based; and how many such employees are based in each such country.
(55504)
176
N 		Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much aid his Department provided to Burma in 2009-10; and how much it plans to provide to that country for (a) cross-border humanitarian aid, (b) education and (c) healthcare in each of the next four years.
(55716)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
177
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much each executive agency of his Department has spent on travel by (a) private hire vehicles, (b) trains, (c) buses, (d) commercial aircraft and (e) private aircraft since May 2010.
(56071)
178
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department spent on special advisers' travel by (a) Government car, (b) private hire car, (c) train, (d) bus, (e) commercial aircraft and (f) private aircraft since May 2010.
(56095)
179
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much has been spent on travel in respect of (a) each of his Department's executive agencies and (b) the chief executive of each such agency since May 2010.
(56181)
180
Mike Freer (Finchley and Golders Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the name is of each contractor or supplier of (a) mobile telephone and (b) mobile data services to his Department.
(56067)
181
N 		Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many foreign national prisoners (a) are held in prison and (b) were so held in May 2010; and what steps he is taking to reduce the number of such prisoners.
(55782)
182
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much legal aid relating to the processing of immigration cases for former Gurkhas was paid to each law firm in each of the last five years.
(56160)
183
Esther McVey (Wirral West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 11 May 2011, Official Report, columns 1259-60W, on joint enterprise, what steps he is taking to ensure the prosecution of all those in a gang or group involved in the commission of offences; and if he will conduct a review of the common law practice of joint enterprise.
(56014)
184
N 		Mr David Nuttall (Bury North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to hold a public consultation as part of the review of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme.
(55941)
185
David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been convicted on more than one occasion for offences related to violent crime in each region in each of the last five years.
(56007)
186
David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the conviction rate for each type of sexual offence was in each region in each of the last five years.
(56012)
187
David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people who were released from prison having served a sentence for burglary were subsequently convicted of a similar offence (a) in total and (b) in each region in each of the last five years.
(56013)
188
David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people who were released from prison were subsequently convicted for offences related to violent crime (a) in total and (b) in each region in each of the last five years.
(56015)
189
David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people who were released from prison were subsequently convicted of a sexual offence (a) in total and (b) in each region in each of the last five years.
(56016)
190
David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average length of sentence handed down by the courts was for each type of sexual offence in each region in each of the last five years.
(56018)
Questions to the Leader of the House
191
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Leader of the House, how much his office spent on special advisers' travel by (a) Government car, (b) private hire car, (c) train, (d) bus, (e) commercial aircraft and (f) private aircraft since May 2010.
(56109)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
192
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, on what date special advisers in his Department last used the Government car pool to travel in an official capacity; and on how many occasions a special adviser in his Department has travelled to their home address using the Government car pool since May 2010.
(56090)
193
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much his Department spent on special advisers' travel by (a) Government car, (b) private hire car, (c) train, (d) bus, (e) commercial aircraft and (f) private aircraft since May 2010.
(56094)
194
Mike Freer (Finchley and Golders Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the name is of each contractor or supplier of (a) mobile telephone and (b) mobile data services to his Department.
(56049)
Questions to the Prime Minister
195
N 		Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Prime Minister, for what reason letters are sent from his office to hon. Members giving information which cannot be true.
(55783)
196
N 		Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Prime Minister, what responsibility he takes for replies sent to letters from hon. Members from his Office purportedly signed by individuals who do not exist.
(55784)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
197
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, on what date special advisers in his Department last used the Government car pool to travel in an official capacity; and on how many occasions a special adviser in his Department has travelled to their home address using the Government car pool since May 2010.
(56085)
198
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much his Department spent on special advisers' travel by (a) Government car, (b) private hire car, (c) train, (d) bus, (e) commercial aircraft and (f) private aircraft since May 2010.
(56093)
199
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much his Office has spent on private vehicle hire for Ministerial travel (a) in total and (b) for each Minister in his Department since 11 May 2010.
(56112)
200
Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made of the merits and demerits of the Calman Commission process; and if he will make a statement.
(56145)
201
Mike Freer (Finchley and Golders Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the name is of each contractor or supplier of (a) mobile telephone and (b) mobile data services to his Department.
(56050)
202
N 		Ann McKechin (Glasgow North): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, on what date he most recently met representatives of the Scottish oil and gas industry; and what the outcome was of those discussions.
(55662)
203
Ann McKechin (Glasgow North): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to the Answer of 9 May 2011, Official Report, column 948W, on offshore industry, what proportion of pre-tax profits in the oil and gas sector in 2011 he estimates can be attributed to the (a) oil and (b) gas sector.
(56011)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
204
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to issue guidance to airport operators on the effects on the environment of extended use of de-icing products in periods of severe weather.
(56019)
205
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has assessed the effects on the environment of extended use of de-icing products on airport runways during severe weather since December 2010.
(56020)
206
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance his Department has provided to (a) local authorities and (b) rail companies on who is responsible for clearing snow and ice from areas around railway stations, depots and maintenance and operational facilities.
(56021)
207
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he last met (a) Network Rail and (b) representatives of train operating companies to discuss the implications of the Independent Review of Winter Resilience.
(56022)
208
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress he has made on his Department's response to the European Commission ruling that the UK must amend its bilateral air service agreements with Russia; and if he will make a statement.
(56023)
209
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department expects to publish the speed camera data it has collected from local authorities.
(56024)
210
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made on his Department's review of traffic signs policy.
(56025)
211
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects the delivery of his Department's investment programme for the strategic road network to (a) begin and (b) be completed.
(56026)
212
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects the consolidation of support mechanisms for low and ultra-low emission vehicle research and development to be complete.
(56027)
213
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made on delivering the second round of funding to successful bidders to the Plugged-In Places pilot scheme for electric vehicles.
(56028)
214
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, by what date he expects the distribution of the second tranche of smartcard grants to deliver smart and integrated ticketing schemes in the 10 largest urban areas in England to be complete.
(56030)
215
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what process his Department has put in place to assess transport schemes on which Ministerial decisions are required in respect of their greenhouse gas emissions; and when his Department next plans to review and revise its process.
(56031)
216
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance his Department issues on the appraisal of transport projects in respect of their greenhouse gas emissions; and when his Department next plans to review and revise such guidance.
(56032)
217
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an estimate of the change in annual road fatalities that would arise from reducing the number of MoT tests a new vehicle would require to a test after four years and every two years thereafter.
(56033)
218
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has calculated the potential change in revenue for the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency which would arise from reducing the number of MoT tests a new vehicle would need to a test after four years and every two years thereafter.
(56034)
219
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has carried out an impact assessment on his proposals to reduce the number of tests required under the MoT testing regime.
(56043)
220
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will estimate the change in greenhouse gas emissions as a result of introducing incrementally staggered fares for public transport.
(56044)
221
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has carried out a cost-benefit analysis on introducing public transport fares that are incrementally staggered according to the time of travel.
(56045)
222
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) train and (b) bus operating companies have reached an agreement with his Department to offer fares that are staggered incrementally in price according to times of travel.
(56046)
223
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made on developing the (a) scope and (b) objectives of a road user charging system.
(56047)
224
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much each executive agency of his Department has spent on travel by (a) private hire vehicles, (b) trains, (c) buses, (d) commercial aircraft and (e) private aircraft since May 2010.
(56070)
225
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what date special advisers in his Department last used the Government car pool to travel in an official capacity; and on how many occasions a special adviser in his Department has travelled to their home address using the Government car pool since May 2010.
(56086)
226
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department spent on special advisers' travel by (a) Government car, (b) private hire car, (c) train, (d) bus, (e) commercial aircraft and (f) private aircraft since May 2010.
(56092)
227
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made on his proposals to reform aviation security regulation.
(56113)
228
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department plans to commence its development of measures to reduce road congestion caused by incidents.
(56114)
229
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department plans to implement its proposal to rationalise the number of its local authority funding streams.
(56115)
230
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department plans to implement its proposals that the benefits of low carbon proposals in transport projects should be fully recognised.
(56116)
231
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assistance his Department has provided to (a) local authorities and (b) the Highways Agency on preparations for the clearance of trunk and local roads providing access to airports during times of severe weather conditions.
(56117)
232
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has assessed the feasibility of producing airline performance information during severe weather conditions as recommended in the Independent Review of Winter Resilience; and whether he has discussed such a proposal with the Civil Aviation Authority.
(56118)
233
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has taken steps to (a) monitor and (b) advise rail operators on the allocation of small quantities of salt to treat (i) platforms, (ii) depots, (iii) signal boxes and (iv) car parks during severe weather conditions.
(56119)
234
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what advice (a) his Department and (b) the Office of Rail Regulation offers to rail operators needing small quantities of salt during periods of high demand.
(56120)
235
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much has been spent on travel in respect of (a) each of his Department's executive agencies and (b) the chief executive of each such agency since May 2010.
(56182)
236
Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with representatives of First Great Western on the future of the Great Western franchise beyond 2013.
(56140)
237
Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has for the Great Western franchise beyond 2013.
(56141)
238
Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the Welsh Assembly Government on future rail franchise agreements involving Welsh and cross-border rail lines.
(56142)
239
Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what payments his Department has made to First Great Western in each year since the company became the franchise holder for the Great Western Main Line; and what the total net subsidy to that company has been during that period.
(56143)
240
Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had on the inclusion of language requirements in the tendering process for rail franchises which include Wales.
(56144)
241
N 		Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential role of targets in achieving reductions in deaths and serious injuries on roads.
(55811)
242
N 		Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, in what year his Department first established targets for reductions in the numbers killed or seriously injured on roads.
(55813)
243
Mike Freer (Finchley and Golders Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the name is of each contractor or supplier of (a) mobile telephone and (b) mobile data services to his Department.
(56051)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales
244
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much her Department spent on special advisers' travel by (a) Government car, (b) private hire car, (c) train, (d) bus, (e) commercial aircraft and (f) private aircraft since May 2010.
(56091)
245
Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether her Department will lead on the proposal for a process for Wales similar to the Calman Commission on devolution funding.
(56146)
246
Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions she had had on the proposal for a process for Wales similar to the Calman Commission on devolution funding.
(56147)
247
Mike Freer (Finchley and Golders Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the name is of each contractor or supplier of (a) mobile telephone and (b) mobile data services to her Department.
(56052)
Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities
248
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how much the Government Equalities office spent on special advisers' travel by (a) Government car, (b) private hire car, (c) train, (d) bus, (e) commercial aircraft and (f) private aircraft since May 2010.
(56110)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
249
Neil Carmichael (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has been monitoring the number of fit notes issued by GPs; and if he will assess trends in the number of such notes being issued.
(56154)
250
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much each executive agency of his Department has spent on travel by (a) private hire vehicles, (b) trains, (c) buses, (d) commercial aircraft and (e) private aircraft since May 2010.
(56069)
251
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department spent on special advisers' travel by (a) private hire car, (b) train, (c) bus, (d) commercial aircraft and (e) private aircraft since May 2010.
(56111)
252
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much has been spent on travel in respect of (a) each of his Department's executive agencies and (b) the chief executive of each such agency since May 2010.
(56183)
253
Mike Freer (Finchley and Golders Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the name is of each contractor or supplier of (a) mobile telephone and (b) mobile data services to his Department.
(56053)
254
Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what terms of reference his Department has agreed with the Social Security Advisory Committee on its review of passporting arrangements under universal credit; and if he will make a statement.
(55982)
255
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the reason for trends in the number of new customers using the Access to Work programme in the last year; and if he will make a statement.
(55943)
256
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people received support through the Access to Work programme in each quarter since its inception.
(55944)
257
N 		Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has for the operation of the new housing element of state pension credit.
(55728)
258
N 		Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether any future recipients of welfare payments to couples where one person is above the qualifying age for state pension credit and their partner is entitled to universal credit will be worse off under the system proposed in the Welfare Reform Bill; and if he will make a statement.
(55832)
259
N 		Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the number of recipients of employment and support allowance there would be in the (a) work related activity group and (b) assessment phase (i) with and (ii) without time-limiting in place for each financial year from 2011-12 to 2015-16.
(55205)
260
N 		Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the proportion of contributory employment and support allowance claimants in (a) the work-related activity group and (b) the assessment phase who would, in a steady-state without time-limiting, have a duration of 12 months or more.
(55206)
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