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Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 18 May 2011

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

Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Wednesday 18 May 2011
(the 'Questions Book')

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 18 May 2011

This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 18 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 Wednesday 18 May of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.

For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Wednesday 18 May see Part 2 of this paper.

Questions to the Attorney General
1
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Attorney General, how many staff of (a) the Law Officers' Departments, (b) the National Fraud Authority and (c) the Treasury Solicitor's Department are entitled to work (i) full-time as trade union representatives and (ii) part-time on trade union activities; how many such staff are paid more than £25,900 annually; and what the cost to the public purse of employing such staff on such duties was in the latest period for which figures are available.
(56434)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
2
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many students who are nationals of (a) Brazil, (b) the Russian Federation, (c) India and (d) China attended (i) universities and (ii) colleges in the UK in the latest period for which figures are available.
(56337)
3
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he plans to publish the next quarterly Country Pivot Report on strategic export controls.
(56338)
4
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what (a) tariff and (b) non-tariff barriers discouraging agricultural imports to the EU from (i) Algeria, (ii) Morocco, (iii) Egypt and (iv) Tunisia he has identified.
(56339)
5
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to support universities to attract students from (a) Brazil, (b) the Russian Federation, (c) India and (d) China.
(56340)
6
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what information his Department holds on the export by UK businesses of internet filtering technologies and products in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
(56392)
7
Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he expects the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education and Ofsted to commence the access to education accreditation process for those higher education institutions with highly trusted status whose intake of students for September 2011 has been frozen because of the non-availability of such accreditation in the current academic year.
(56410)
8
N 		Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will bring forward proposals to ratify the Cape Town Convention.
(55653)
9
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which UK-based companies which develop and export tar sands oil extraction technologies were in receipt of support from UK Trade and Investment on the latest date for which information is available.
(56287)
10
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps UK Trade and Investment is taking to end support for dirty fossil fuel projects.
(56289)
11
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to Article 66.2 of the Agreement on Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, what steps his Department is taking to promote technology transfer of environmentally sound technologies to least developed countries.
(56388)
12
Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to support university outreach work to wider participation under the National Scholarship Programme; and if he will make a statement.
(56517)
13
Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he made of the potential effect on student participation levels of the determination of the interest rate on student loans by reference to the retail prices index; and if he will make a statement.
(56518)
14
Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he made of the potential effect on participation by students with family responsibilities of setting student loan repayment liability for part-time students from three and a half years after borrowing; and if he will make a statement.
(56519)
15
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much debt each country owes to the Export Credits Guarantee Department; and what the expected final payment date is in each case.
(56411)
16
Margot James (Stourbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his policy is on the proposed International Labour Organisation convention on domestic work.
(56489)
17
Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 3 May 2011, Official Report, column 717W, on students: finance, how much his Department spent on communicating student finance arrangements to prospective students, adjusted for inflation, in each year from 1999-2000 to 2010-11.
(56290)
18
Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 3 May 2011, Official Report, column 717W, on students: finance, what budget his Department allocated to advertisements on (a) radio, (b) television, (c) online and (d) other media to communicate student finance arrangements for each year from 1999-2000 to 2010-11.
(56291)
19
Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 3 May 2011, Official Report, column 717W, on students: finance, what progress he has made with the Central Office of Information in developing its information campaign to communicate student finance arrangements to prospective students.
(56292)
20
Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 3 May 2011, Official Report, column 717W, on students: finance, what meetings (a) he and (b) his officials have had with the Central Office of Information on the development of an information campaign to communicate student finance arrangements to prospective students; and on what date each such meeting took place.
(56293)
21
Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 27 April 2011, Official Report, column 493W, on students: finance, to which organisations and websites the key facts e-flyer has been sent.
(56294)
22
Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 27 April 2011, Official Report, column 493W, on students: finance, which organisation processed the typesetting of the key facts e-flyer; and on what date his Department commissioned the work.
(56295)
23
Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 3 May 2011, Official Report, column 717W, on students: finance, what funding he has allocated for communicating student finance arrangements to prospective students for (a) 2011-12 and (b) 2012-13.
(56296)
24
Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 3 May 2011, Official Report, column 717W, on students: finance, which advertising agency he has appointed to support the campaign to communicate higher education finance options to prospective students.
(56301)
25
Esther McVey (Wirral West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he has assessed the (a) availability and (b) quality of careers advice in universities.
(56297)
26
Esther McVey (Wirral West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent steps he has taken to encourage the development of links between employers and universities.
(56298)
27
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, for how many days per week the Chief Executive of the National Apprenticeship Service is employed; and what his pro-rata salary is.
(56457)
28
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many staff of (a) his Department, (b) the UK Space Agency, (c) Companies House, (d) the Insolvency Service, (e) the National Measurements Office and (f) the UK Intellectual Property Office are entitled to work (i) full-time as trade union representatives and (ii) part-time on trade union activities; how many such staff are paid more than £25,900 annually; and what the cost to the public purse of employing such staff on such duties was in the latest period for which figures are available.
(56433)
29
Owen Smith (Pontypridd): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans he has for the future availability of banking facilities via the Post Office network.
(56463)
30
Owen Smith (Pontypridd): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many sub-post offices have changed ownership since May 2010.
(56464)
31
Owen Smith (Pontypridd): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many post offices have closed since May 2010.
(56465)
32
Gavin Williamson (South Staffordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what funding his Department has provided to (a) the National Union of Teachers, (b) the National Association of Schoolmasters and Union of Women Teachers, (c) the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, (d) the National Association of Head Teachers and (e) schemes run by those organisations in each year since 1997.
(56407)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
33
Damian Hinds (East Hampshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he expects the Office for National Statistics to publish complete neighbourhood statistics datasets for England and Wales at ward level based on the 2011 Census.
(56506)
34
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff of (a) his Department, (b) Buying Solutions and (c) the Central Office of Information are entitled to work (i) full-time as trade union representatives and (ii) part-time on trade union activities; how many such staff are paid more than £25,900 annually; and what the cost to the public purse of employing such staff on such duties was in the latest period for which figures are available.
(56435)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
35
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential long-term effect on global commodity prices of trends in the economies of (a) Brazil, (b) the Russian Federation, (c) India and (d) China.
(56404)
36
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal measures his Department plans to put in place to increase levels of private sector research and development in low-carbon technologies during the Comprehensive Spending Review period.
(56288)
37
Damian Hinds (East Hampshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many complaints (a) his Department and (b) HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) received on the operation of HMRC in respect of (i) service levels, (ii) timeliness of response, (iii) clarity of communications and (iv) other matters; and what categories are used to classify such complaints.
(56387)
38
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff of (a) his Department, (b) the Asset Protection Agency and (c) the UK Debt Management Office are entitled to work (i) full-time as trade union representatives and (ii) part-time on trade union activities; how many such staff are paid more than £25,900 annually; and what the cost to the public purse of employing such staff on such duties was in the latest period for which figures are available.
(56442)
39
Mr Mark Spencer (Sherwood): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received from the sustainable biodiesel industry on the adequacy of the Renewable Transport Fuels Obligation (RTFO) mechanism to replace the support provided by the 20 pence duty differential for biodiesel made from used cooking oil; and if he will assess the merits of extending the differential until the RTFO has been proven an adequate support mechanism for the industry.
(56415)
40
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 4 May 2011, Official Report, column 19-22WS, on the terrorist asset-freezing regime (17 December 2010 to 31 March 2011), with which banks were accounts frozen under the al-Qaeda and Taliban asset-freezing regime.
(56299)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
41
Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 10 May 2011, Official Report, column 1181W, on land: databases, when his Department plans to publish a timetable for tendering for the future provision of the supply of aerial photography and height data following the cessation of the Pan Government Agreement.
(56418)
42
Damian Hinds (East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what criteria will be used when making allocations from the New Homes Bonus to (a) eco-towns and (b) other forms of development.
(56380)
43
Damian Hinds (East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what funding streams he expects to make available for eco-town developments other than from the New Homes Bonus.
(56381)
44
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many staff of (a) his Department, (b) the Fire Service College, (c) Ordnance Survey, (d) the Planning Inspectorate and (e) the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre are entitled to work (i) full-time as trade union representatives and (ii) part-time on trade union activities; how many such staff are paid more than £25,900 annually; and what the cost to the public purse of employing such staff on such duties was in the latest period for which figures are available.
(56436)
45
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many staff of each fire service are entitled to work (a) full-time as trade union representatives and (b) part-time on trade union activities; how many such staff are paid more than £25,900 per annum; and what the cost to the public purse of employing such staff was in the latest period for which figures are available.
(56455)
46
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many firemen there are per head of population.
(56485)
47
Gavin Williamson (South Staffordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what financial support his Department has provided to (a) the National Union of Teachers, (b) the National Association of Schoolmasters and Union of Women Teachers, (c) the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, (d) the National Association of Head Teachers and (e) schemes run by those organisations in each year since 1997.
(56432)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport
48
N 		Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what plans he has to assess the outcomes of the School Olympics; and what criteria he will use to conduct that assessment.
(55652)
49
N 		Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, if he will bring forward proposals to encourage young people to join sports clubs.
(55718)
50
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2011, Official Report, column 611W, on broadband: public expenditure, what assessment he has made of the effect on the pilot project in Scotland of restrictions on the use of ducts and poles for (a) fixed wireless access broadband, (b) mobile broadband, (c) satellite, (d) leased lines and (e) single or one-off connections.
(56514)
51
Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2011, Official Report, column 741W, on gambling, what representations he has received from external interest groups on the outcomes of the 2010 Gambling Prevalence Survey since 1 March 2011.
(56368)
52
Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2011, Official Report, column 741W, on gambling, whether he has made an assessment of the outcomes of the Gambling Prevalence Survey 2010 including (a) recent trends in the number of problem gamblers and (b) the use of B2 terminals in betting shops.
(56369)
53
Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2011, Official Report, column 1086W, on gambling, what progress has been made on the (a) form, (b) funding and (c) timing of the next Gambling Prevalence Survey.
(56370)
54
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how many staff of (a) his Department and (b) the Royal Parks Agency are entitled to work (i) full-time as trade union representatives and (ii) part-time on trade union activities; how many such staff are paid more than £25,900 annually; and what the cost to the public purse of employing such staff on such duties was in the latest period for which figures are available.
(56437)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
55
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK military personnel served at least one tour in Afghanistan between 2001 and the most recent date for which figures are available.
(56336)
56
Graham Jones (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on the inclusion of (a) steam catapults and arrestor hooks and (b) electro-magnetic propulsion units in the design specification of a new aircraft carrier.
(56500)
57
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what specialist training UK armed forces receive on the UK's commitment to implement UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security prior to deployment to Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement.
(56389)
58
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff of (a) his Department, (b) the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, (c) the Defence Storage and Distribution Agency, (d) the Defence Support Group, (e) the Defence Vetting Agency, (f) the Met Office, (g) the Ministry of Defence Police and Guarding Agency, (h) the People, Pay and Pensions Agency, (i) Service Children's Education, (j) the Service Personnel and Veterans Agency and (k) the UK Hydrographic Office are entitled to work (i) full-time as trade union representatives and (ii) part-time on trade union activities; how many such staff are paid more than £25,900 annually; and what the cost to the public purse of employing such staff on such duties was in the latest period for which figures are available.
(56438)
59
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) precision-guided munitions and (b) gravity bombs of each type have been dropped in Afghanistan by British (i) fixed-wing aircraft and (ii) unmanned aerial vehicles in the 12 months starting on 24 March (A) 2009 and (B) 2010.
(56561)
60
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what comparative assessment he undertook on an airframe basis on the long-term support and ownership costs of the Joint Combat Aircraft with the (a) F-18E Super Hornet, (b) Dassault Rafale and (c) naval variant of the Eurofighter.
(56562)
61
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will estimate what proportion of the long-term support and maintenance for the Joint Combat Aircraft can be completed in the UK under the current United States classification regime for that aircraft; and what proportion of the total amount of the projected annual maintenance cost such support and maintenance represents.
(56563)
62
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, where Joint Combat Aircraft (a) training, (b) maintenance, (c) overhauls and (d) logistic systems are being developed; and at what cost to the public purse in each such case.
(56564)
63
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will estimate the number of jobs the Joint Combat Aircraft programme will provide over its lifetime in (a) the UK and (b) each partner nation.
(56565)
64
Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the air strike during which it was reported that Saif al-Arab al-Gaddafi was killed was carried out by British forces.
(56499)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
65
N 		Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the role of sports clubs in the delivery of physical education.
(55654)
66
N 		Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the value for money of increasing the number of academies.
(55947)
67
N 		Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to reduce the incidence of extremism in schools.
(55948)
68
N 		Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure pupils have access to high quality ICT education and training in schools.
(55968)
69
Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many groups have expressed an interest in establishing a free school in (a) Weaver Vale constituency and (b) England.
(56373)
70
Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effects of the withdrawal of education maintenance allowance on participation in further education by young people from low-income families whose distance from college entails high travel costs; and if he will make a statement.
(56515)
71
Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effects of the withdrawal of education maintenance allowance on young people from (a) ethnic minorities and (b) lone parent families; and if he will make a statement.
(56516)
72
Damian Hinds (East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance his Department issues to secondary schools on the wearing of identity badges by pupils.
(56376)
73
Damian Hinds (East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information his Department holds on the headcount of each local authority education and children's service; and under what categories such data is held.
(56377)
74
Damian Hinds (East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what (a) time-series data and (b) information his Department holds on the number of (i) school trips which have taken place and (ii) children who have participated in school trips.
(56378)
75
Damian Hinds (East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance his Department issues to schools on the deployment of in-school identification and payment systems.
(56379)
76
Damian Hinds (East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what measures of deprivation his Department uses in its segmented analysis of achievement at school other than the proportion of children entitled to free school meals.
(56386)
77
Damian Hinds (East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the proportion of children who take up their entitlement to free school meals in each (a) ethnic and (b) religious group.
(56508)
78
David Mowat (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he plans to take to improve the teaching of modern foreign languages in primary schools; and if he will make a statement.
(56488)
79
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of pupils aged 16 to 18 years in sixth form colleges and school sixth forms were from highly deprived backgrounds in 2009-10.
(56468)
80
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many staff of his Department are entitled to work (a) full-time as trade union representatives and (b) part-time on trade union activities; how many such staff are paid more than £25,900 annually; and what the cost to the public purse of employing such staff on such duties was in the latest period for which figures are available.
(56439)
81
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much per capita his Department spent on teacher training in each of the last five years.
(56478)
82
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much per capita his Department spent on maintaining and improving state school premises in each of the last five years.
(56479)
83
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teachers there are per head of population.
(56483)
84
Gavin Williamson (South Staffordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding his Department has provided to (a) the National Union of Teachers, (b) the National Association of Schoolmasters and Union of Women Teachers, (c) the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, (d) the National Association of Head Teachers and (e) schemes run by those organisations in each year since 1997.
(56406)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
85
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the contribution to global carbon emissions attributable to (a) Brazil, (b) the Russian Federation, (c) India and (d) China (i) in 1990, (ii) on the most recent date for which figures are available and (c) in 2020.
(56402)
86
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the potential long-term effect on global fuel prices of trends in the economies of (a) Brazil, (b) the Russian Federation, (c) India and (d) China.
(56403)
87
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much of the Government's contribution of £1.5 billion to Fast Start finance for climate change from 2010 to 2012 will be provided as loans.
(56497)
88
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will take steps to encourage local authorities to require that new buildings connect to existing district heating networks.
(56420)
89
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the potential for the waste-derived biodiesel industry to contribute to the development of green skills and green jobs.
(56537)
90
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many staff of his Department are entitled to work (a) full-time as trade union representatives and (b) part-time on trade union activities; how many such staff are paid more than £25,900 annually; and what the cost to the public purse of employing such staff on such duties was in the latest period for which figures are available.
(56440)
91
Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the Carbon Trust's analysis of trends in total UK emissions including imports up to the 2020s; if he will request the Committee on Climate Change to investigate the issue of outsourced emissions; and what action his Department is taking to address such emissions.
(56303)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
92
Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the likely effects of the national policy statement framework on the expansion of renewable technologies.
(56305)
93
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many foreign fishing vessels with historical rights of access have access to the six to 12 nautical miles UK coastal zone.
(56421)
94
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she plans to take to reduce the risk of exceeding European Commission requirements on nitrogen dioxide air quality limits in London.
(56422)
95
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress has been made on reducing plastic bag usage via retailers in the latest period for which figures are available.
(56423)
96
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, who will be representing the UK at the meeting of parties to the Aarhus Convention in June 2011.
(56424)
97
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff of (a) her Department, (b) Animal Health, (c) the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, (d) Forest Research, (e) Forest Enterprise (England), (f) the Food and Environment Research Agency, (g) the Marine and Fisheries Agency, (h) the Rural Payments Agency, (i) the Veterinary Laboratories Agency and (j) the Veterinary Medicines Directorate are entitled to work (i) full-time as trade union representatives and (ii) part-time on trade union activities; how many such staff are paid more than £25,900 annually; and what the cost to the public purse of employing such staff on such duties was in the latest period for which figures are available.
(56441)
98
Mr Mark Williams (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department takes to disseminate information to zoos on requirements in respect of the licensing of animals.
(56341)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
99
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent estimate he has made of the proportion of oil production capacity in Libya controlled by (a) the Gaddafi government and (b) opponents of that government.
(56306)
100
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the use of cluster munitions in Libya; and if he will make a statement.
(56307)
101
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what measures are in place to ensure that proceeds from the sale of oil in Libya are not used to support the Gaddafi government.
(56308)
102
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on the conventions which apply to the nationalities of candidates for leading positions at (a) the World Bank and (b) the International Monetary Fund.
(56309)
103
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe is able to conduct an independent fact-finding mission to Belarus.
(56310)
104
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will seek a review of EU expenditure on external relations in the light of recent developments in the Middle East and North Africa.
(56311)
105
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterpart in (a) Brazil, (b) the Russian Federation, (c) India and (d) China on the situation in Libya.
(56312)
106
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the involvement of Libyan nationals in military action against British forces in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan in the last 10 years.
(56313)
107
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the international community is taking to deprive the Gaddafi government in Libya of access to funds.
(56314)
108
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the proportion of the activities of the BBC World Service undertaken via online media.
(56315)
109
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what work the British Council is undertaking online to promote British values.
(56316)
110
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on what date each bilateral agreement was enacted between the UK and (a) Brazil, (b) the Russian Federation, (c) India and (d) China since 1997.
(56317)
111
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many (a) consular and (b) non-consular staff of his Department were allocated to each overseas country on the most recent date for which figures are available.
(56318)
112
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many UK businesses his Department supported in conducting business in (a) Brazil, (b) the Russian Federation, (c) India and (d) China in the most recent 12 months for which figures are available.
(56319)
113
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to encourage the use of social media in an official capacity by staff of his Department posted overseas.
(56320)
114
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the enforcement of the non-military aspects of UN Security Council Resolution 1973.
(56321)
115
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on what recent occasions he has discussed with his US counterpart the transfer of security responsibility to forces in Afghanistan.
(56322)
116
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his US counterpart on the timetable for drawing down US forces in Afghanistan.
(56323)
117
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent steps his Department has undertaken to support human rights activists and others to access the Internet in countries where such access is restricted.
(56324)
118
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the government of Belarus on the treatment of dissident bloggers.
(56325)
119
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the government of Egypt on the treatment of dissident bloggers.
(56326)
120
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the recently-introduced restrictions on the access to online media in China.
(56327)
121
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of the outcome of the Brazil-Russia-India-China summit held on 14 April 2011.
(56328)
122
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken to seek reform of the UN Security Council.
(56329)
123
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the security of United Nations personnel in Afghanistan.
(56330)
124
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of the outcome of the recent presidential election in Kazakhstan.
(56331)
125
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of people in (a) Brazil, (b) the Russian Federation, (c) India and (d) China reached by BBC World Service broadcasts.
(56332)
126
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent estimate he has made of the proportion of the population of (a) Brazil, (b) the Russian Federation, (c) India and (d) China who speak English.
(56333)
127
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Egyptian counterpart on the decision to open the Rafah border crossing to Gaza.
(56334)
128
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Palestinian authorities since the date of the recent agreement between Fatah and Hamas.
(56335)
129
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with which of his international counterparts he has raised the issue of restricted access to online media in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
(56390)
130
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support his Department has given to UK nationals working overseas as online journalists in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
(56393)
131
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent estimate he has made of the number of people in (a) Brazil, (b) the Russian Federation, (c) India and (d) China who are aware of the work of the British Council in each country.
(56394)
132
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on the licensing for export to foreign governments of software that can be used for the purposes of censorship and limiting access to the internet.
(56395)
133
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent research his Department has undertaken on perceptions of the UK amongst the population of (a) Brazil, (b) the Russian Federation, (c) India and (d) China.
(56396)
134
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information his Department holds on (a) the rate of unemployment, (b) the proportion of the population in poverty and (c) the proportion of the population with access to the internet in (i) Morocco, (ii) Algeria, (iii) Tunisia, (iv) Libya, (v) Egypt, (vi) Jordan, (vii) the Occupied Palestinian Territories, (viii) Israel, (ix) Lebanon, (x) Syria, (xi) Iraq, (xii) Saudi Arabia, (xiii) Iran, (xiv) Yemen, (xv) Kuwait, (xvi) Bahrain, (xvii) the United Arab Emirates, (xviii) Oman and (xix) Qatar.
(56398)
135
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information his Department holds on the proportion of the population of (a) Brazil, (b) the Russian Federation, (c) India and (d) China which is under the age of 30 years.
(56399)
136
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information his Department holds on the rate of unemployment in (a) Brazil, (b) the Russian Federation, (c) India and (d) China.
(56400)
137
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the likely population of (a) Brazil, (b) the Russian Federation, (c) India and (d) China in (i) 2015, (ii) 2025 and (iii) 2050.
(56401)
138
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the ethnic balance of the (a) Afghan National Army and (b) Afghan police force.
(56405)
139
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on the recent agreement between Fatah and Hamas.
(56419)
140
Kate Hoey (Vauxhall): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will have discussions at EU level on reducing the funding spent by the EU on publicity campaigns.
(56498)
141
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many staff of (a) his Department, (b) FCO Services and (c) Wilton Park are entitled to work (i) full-time as trade union representatives and (ii) part-time on trade union activities; how many such staff are paid more than £25,900 annually; and what the cost to the public purse of employing such staff on such duties was in the latest period for which figures are available.
(56443)
142
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the Ugandan government on the Anti-Homosexuality Bill; and if he will make a statement.
(56429)
143
Gavin Williamson (South Staffordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department has provided any financial support to (a) the National Union of Teachers, (b) the National Association of Schoolmasters and Union of Women Teachers, (c) the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, (d) the National Association of Head Teachers and (e) schemes run by those organisations in each year since 1997.
(56408)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
144
Damian Hinds (East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS occupational therapists there are per 100,000 population in each NHS region.
(56507)
145
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effects of the roll-out of information prescriptions and targeted information on levels of inequality in the National Health Service.
(56539)
146
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made in developing key performance indicators to measure levels of inequality in the National Health Service; and if he will make a statement.
(56540)
147
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the merits of developing a tool to assess the biological rather than chronological age of a patient when determining the suitability of older patients for different forms of treatment; and if he will make a statement.
(56541)
148
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps are being taken by his Department to support clinicians in fully assessing the suitability of older patients for different forms of treatment.
(56542)
149
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans his Department has to commission research on clinical attitudes to the treatment of older people; and if he will make a statement.
(56543)
150
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress is being made on the disaggregation of outcome indicators within the NHS Outcomes Frameworks Framework 2011-12 by (a) age, (b) ethnicity, (c) religion or belief, (d) gender, (e) disability and (f) sexual orientation.
(56544)
151
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the merits of developing additional equality metrics to measure progress on reducing inequality in the NHS; and if he will make a statement.
(56545)
152
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the National Cancer Information Network's equality metrics; and how these metrics are being utilised by his Department to tackle cancer inequalities.
(56546)
153
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of coordination at (a) regional and (b) local level in implementing the provisions of the Equality Act 2010 in the NHS.
(56547)
154
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his Department's support to local health organisations in monitoring and analysing patterns of health service provision by age; and if he will make a statement.
(56548)
155
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he expects the same commencement date for the ban on age discrimination to be applied in the health and social care sectors as in other sectors.
(56549)
156
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that the organisations and individuals responsible for the distribution of resources within the health and social care system are aware of the legislative requirements arising from the Equality Act 2010.
(56550)
157
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what mechanisms have been put in place to minimise (a) indirect and (b) direct age discrimination in the Health Service.
(56551)
158
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the (a) nature, (b) extent and (c) variability of age discrimination in the health and social care system.
(56552)
159
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the levels of (a) indirect and (b) direct age discrimination in the health and social care system.
(56553)
160
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps have been taken by his Department to work with the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence to (a) review its guidance to ensure it is compliant with the Equality Act 2010, and (b) promote further research on ageing; and if he will make a statement.
(56554)
161
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the recommendations outlined in Achieving Age Equality in Health and Social Care; and if he will make a statement.
(56555)
162
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to promote age equality in the health and social care sector; and if he will make a statement.
(56556)
163
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the extent of age discrimination in the health and social care sector; and if he will make a statement.
(56557)
164
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will place in the Library the terms of reference of the Prion Working Group.
(56502)
165
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations he has received on prion filtration.
(56533)
166
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the total cost of leuco-depletion in its first year of implementation.
(56534)
167
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the cost to the NHS of leuco-depletion in each of the last five years.
(56535)
168
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of implementing prion filtration for all transfusion blood using the P-Capt filter.
(56536)
169
Esther McVey (Wirral West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the capacity of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence to carry out appraisals for innovative inhibitor therapies for rare cancers where the target population is very small.
(56467)
170
N 		Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to publish his proposed amendments to the Health and Social Care Bill.
(56248)
171
N 		Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether (a) he and (b) any other Minister in his Department have visited a hospital in the North East since May 2010.
(56249)
172
N 		Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance he has issued to the NHS on the effect of the pause in the progress of the Health and Social Care Bill on the implementation of the proposed changes set out in the Bill.
(56250)
173
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that adequate influenza vaccinations are available in the winter of 2011.
(56458)
174
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many staff of (a) his Department, (b) the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency and (c) the NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency are entitled to work (i) full-time as trade union representatives and (ii) part-time on trade union activities; how many such staff are paid more than £25,900 annually; and what the cost to the public purse of employing such staff on such duties was in the latest period for which figures are available.
(56453)
175
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many staff of each NHS trust are entitled to work (a) full-time as trade union representatives and (b) part-time on trade union activities; how many such staff are paid more than £25,900 per annum; and what the cost to the public purse of employing such staff was in the latest period for which figures are available.
(56456)
176
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many nurses there are per head of population.
(56475)
177
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many GPs there are per head of population.
(56476)
178
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much per capita his Department spent on training nurses in each of the last five years.
(56477)
179
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much per capita his Department spent on training doctors in each of the last five years.
(56480)
180
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much per capita his Department spent on maintaining and improving hospital premises in each of the last five years.
(56481)
181
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much per capita his Department spent on ambulance services in each of the last five years.
(56482)
182
N 		Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to protect nursing in the West Midlands from the reduction in nursing commissions planned by the West Midlands strategic health authority.
(56006)
183
Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many incidents of food-borne illness were reported in (a) 2005, (b) 2006, (c) 2007, (d) 2008, (e) 2009 and (f) 2010.
(56304)
184
Malcolm Wicks (Croydon North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion of carers have received a carer's assessment under the provisions of the Carers Act 1995 in each (a) region and (b) local authority area.
(56462)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
185
Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons private schools are treated differently from higher education institutions in the private sector who have highly trusted status but not accreditation required to increase their number of students from September 2011 under the immigration rules relating to institutions providing education and professional training.
(56414)
186
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people under the age of 18 years were investigated by the police for illegal use of airguns in each of the last five years in each police authority area in England and Wales.
(56512)
187
Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2011, Official Report, column 586W, on the Independent Police Complaints Commission, what the (a) resource and (b) capital grants to the Independent Police Complaints Commission were in inflation-adjusted terms from 2005-06 to 2011-12.
(56371)
188
Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2011, Official Report, column 586W, on the Independent Police Complaints Commission, how many complaints the Independent Police Complaints Commission has investigated in each financial year since 2005-06.
(56372)
189
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle Upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) independent domestic violence advisers and (b) independent sexual violence advisers were employed in Newcastle Upon Tyne (i) on the latest date for which information is available and (ii) in each of the last five years.
(56409)
190
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff of (a) her Department, (b) the Criminal Records Bureau, (c) the Identity and Passport Service and (d) the UK Border Agency are entitled to work (i) full-time as trade union representatives and (ii) part-time on trade union activities; how many such staff are paid more than £25,900 annually; and what the cost to the public purse of employing such staff on such duties was in the latest period for which figures are available.
(56444)
191
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff of each police force are entitled to work (a) full-time as trade union representatives and (b) part-time on trade union activities; how many such staff are paid more than £25,900 per annum; and what the cost to the public purse of employing such staff was in the latest period for which figures are available.
(56454)
192
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers per head of population there are in (a) England and (b) Wales.
(56484)
193
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether data losses have been reported to her Department by the security services as a result of computer hacking by media organisations in the last five years.
(56417)
Questions to the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission
194
Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, what additional costs were incurred by the House of Commons Service in consequence of the continuation of the sitting of the House on Tuesday 3 May between 10.30 pm and 4.34 am on the next day.
(56487)
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
195
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many staff of his Department are entitled to work (a) full-time as trade union representatives and (b) part-time on trade union activities; how many such staff are paid more than £25,900 annually; and what the cost to the public purse of employing such staff on such duties was in the latest period for which figures are available.
(56445)
196
Gavin Williamson (South Staffordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what financial support his Department has provided to (a) the National Union of Teachers, (b) the National Association of Schoolmasters and Union of Women Teachers, (c) the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, (d) the National Association of Head Teachers and (e) schemes run by those organisations in each year since 1997.
(56431)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
197
N 		Mr Aidan Burley (Cannock Chase): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress his Department has made on his proposed reforms to civil legal aid.
(56216)
198
Damian Hinds (East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of tribunal cases on provision of special educational needs support found in favour of a family bringing a case against a local authority (a) in total and (b) in each local authority area in each of the last five years.
(56384)
199
N 		Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many vacancies there were at each prison directly operated by HM Prison Service in the (a) West Midlands and (b) East Midlands for each grade of staff employed by HM Prison Service on 31 March 2011.
(56004)
200
N 		Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) operational staffing requirement and (b) number of staff in post was at each prison directly operated by HM Prison Service in the (i) West Midlands and (ii) East Midlands for each grade of staff employed by HM Prison Service on 31 March 2011.
(56005)
201
N 		Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Tooting of 16 March 2011, Official Report, columns 459-61W, on the Prison Service: manpower, how many individuals have been appointed on the new prison officer contract since 31 December 2010; and how many such individuals remained in post on the latest date for which figures are available.
(56040)
202
N 		Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Tooting of 16 March 2011, Official Report, columns 459-61W, on the Prison Service: manpower, how many of the individuals appointed on the new prison officer contract between 30 September 2009 and 31 December 2010 remained in post as at 31 March 2011.
(56041)
203
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle Upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 16 March 2011, Official Report, column 453W, on corruption, which colleagues in other departments, non-governmental organisations and other national and international stakeholders he has met to discuss his role as the UK's international anti-corruption champion.
(56412)
204
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle Upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 16 March 2011, Official Report, column 453W, on corruption, what tasks he plans to complete in his role as the UK's international anti-corruption champion during the remainder of 2011.
(56413)
205
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will assess the merits of setting minimum training standards for prisons working jointly with prisoners, their children and families; and if he will make a statement.
(56374)
206
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many hours of prison officers' initial training consists of training on working jointly with prisoners, their children and families; and if he will make a statement.
(56375)
207
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what resources his Department has allocated to implementation of the provisions of the Aarhus Convention.
(56425)
208
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the likely effects of Lord Justice Jackson's proposals on civil litigation costs on the UK's compliance with the terms of the (a) Aarhus Convention and (b) Ruggie Mandate.
(56426)
209
N 		Mr David Nuttall (Bury North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent progress has been made on the review of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme.
(56231)
210
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff of (a) his Department, (b) HM Courts and Tribunals Service, (c) HM Land Registry, (d) the National Offender Management Service, (e) the National Archives and (f) the Office of the Public Guardian are entitled to work (i) full-time as trade union representatives and (ii) part-time on trade union activities; how many such staff are paid more than £25,900 annually; and what the cost to the public purse of employing such staff on such duties was in the latest period for which figures are available.
(56446)
211
Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many full-time diversity officers were employed at each prison establishment in the latest period for which figures are available.
(56427)
212
Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison diversity officers trained in the handling of issues on sexual orientation there were in the latest period for which figures are available.
(56428)
213
Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders in the prison estate (a) ran away from home as a child, (b) were taken into care as a child, (c) were excluded from school as a child, (d) were unemployed before prison, (e) suffer from two or more mental disorders, (f) had a drug abuse problem prior to their imprisonment and (e) had an alcohol problem prior to their imprisonment.
(56459)
214
Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on the number of offenders leaving prison who have a bank account.
(56460)
215
Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which prisons will be put out to maintenance and operation tender in (i) 2012, (ii) 2013, (iii) 2014 and (iv) 2015.
(56461)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
216
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many staff of his Department are entitled to work (a) full-time as trade union representatives and (b) part-time on trade union activities; how many such staff are paid more than £25,900 annually; and what the cost to the public purse of employing such staff on such duties was in the latest period for which figures are available.
(56447)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
217
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he has any plans to bring forward proposals for a meeting of the Scottish Grand Committee; and if he will make a statement.
(56430)
218
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when he next plans to meet the First Minister of Scotland.
(56509)
219
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions he has had with the Prime Minister on the Scotland Bill; and if he will make a statement.
(56510)
220
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when he next plans to visit the Scottish Parliament.
(56511)
221
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent assessment his Department has made of the economic effects on Scotland of a reduction in the levels of aviation taxation; and if he will make a statement.
(56513)
222
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many staff of his Department are entitled to work (a) full-time as trade union representatives and (b) part-time on trade union activities; how many such staff are paid more than £25,900 annually; and what the cost to the public purse of employing such staff on such duties was in the latest period for which figures are available.
(56448)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
223
Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport of 24 March 2011, Official Report, column 343WH, on coastguard services, for what reason the Parliamentary Under-Secretary subsequently wrote to the Chair of the Transport Select Committee on 10 May 2011 to indicate that regular coastguards had been instructed to decline the invitation from the Committee to give oral evidence to its inquiry into the future of the Coastguard Service.
(56469)
224
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will consider the merits of a minimum floor price for certificates for waste-derived biodiesel under the Renewable Transport Fuels Obligation.
(56538)
225
N 		Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many motor cars of each make registered on or prior to 1945 are recorded as still in existence by the Driver Vehicle Licensing Authority database.
(55462)
226
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what criteria were used to determine whether Department for Transport Central staff in pay bands 6 and 7 would be made surplus; what the cut-off score below which staff were deemed surplus was; and if he will make a statement.
(56490)
227
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many compulsory redundancy notices have been issued to Department for Transport Central (DfT(C)) staff since May 2010; how many such notices he expects to be issued to DfT(C) staff in each year to April 2015; and what steps he is taking to avoid compulsory redundancies among staff in his Department.
(56491)
228
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many posts there were in each pay bargaining unit in his Department on 1 April (a) 2010 and (b) 2011; and what he expects the equivalent figure to be on 1 April in each year to 2015.
(56492)
229
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with trade union representatives on the redundancy process for central Department staff.
(56493)
230
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to reach an agreement with trade unions on the redundancy selection process used for Department of Transport Central staff.
(56494)
231
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what equality checks were in place to ensure that no bias occurred in the selection process when Department of Transport Central staff in pay bands 6 and 7 were deemed surplus; and what his policy is on equality in redundancy selection processes within his Department.
(56495)
232
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether an equality impact assessment was conducted before the job design process for Department of Transport central staff was completed.
(56496)
233
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff of (a) his Department, (b) the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, (c) the Driving Standards Agency, (d) the Government Car and Despatch Agency, (e) the Highways Agency, (f) the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, (g) the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency and (h) the Vehicles Certification Agency are entitled to work (i) full-time as trade union representatives and (ii) part-time on trade union activities; how many such staff are paid more than £25,900 annually; and what the cost to the public purse of employing such staff on such duties was in the latest period for which figures are available.
(56449)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales
234
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many staff of her Department are entitled to work (a) full-time as trade union representatives and (b) part-time on trade union activities; how many such staff are paid more than £25,900 annually; and what the cost to the public purse of employing such staff on such duties was in the latest period for which figures are available.
(56450)
Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities
235
N 		Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether (a) the Government Equalities Office and (b) the Equality and Human Rights Commission has commissioned research into discrimination against left-handedness.
(56232)
236
N 		Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many employees of (a) the Government Equalities Office and (b) the Equality and Human Rights Commission earn an annual salary of over (a) £142,500, (b) £65,738 and (c) £25,900.
(56247)
237
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many staff of the Government Equalities Office are entitled to work (a) full-time as trade union representatives and (b) part-time on trade union activities; how many such staff are paid more than £25,900 annually; and what the cost to the public purse of employing such staff on such duties was in the latest period for which figures are available.
(56451)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
238
Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households subject to the household benefit cap he expects will have (a) one and (b) more than one household member in work at the point at which the cap is introduced.
(56486)
239
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has had recent discussions with representatives of the Health and Safety Commission on the Health and Safety Executive's Incident Selection Criteria Guidance section 5.0; and if he will make a statement.
(56300)
240
Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has any plans to remove the mobility component payment of disability living allowance for state-funded residents in care homes after 28 days.
(56466)
241
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment was made of the effects on (a) the rate of unemployment and (b) the Exchequer of the termination of the Jobcentre Plus Travel to Interview scheme; and if he will make a statement.
(56501)
242
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff of (a) his Department, (b) Jobcentre Plus and (c) the Pension, Disability and Carers Service are entitled to work (i) full-time as trade union representatives and (ii) part-time on trade union activities; how many such staff are paid more than £25,900 annually; and what the cost to the public purse of employing such staff on such duties was in the latest period for which figures are available.
(56452)
243
Bob Stewart (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will bring forward proposals to enable people who take up internships to claim jobseeker's allowance.
(56416)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
244
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effect of the Japanese earthquake on British businesses working in that country; and what support his Department has provided to such companies.
[Transferred] (56397)
245
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the agenda was for the most recent meeting of the Green Economy Council.
[Transferred] (56503)
246
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, on what date the most recent meeting of the Green Economy Council was held.
[Transferred] (56504)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
247
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Behavioural Insight Unit has undertaken any work on the recent popular protests in North Africa and the Middle East.
[Transferred] (56391)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
248
Damian Hinds (East Hampshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received on the practices of banks in displaying the interest rates paid on savings accounts.
[Transferred] (56382)
249
Damian Hinds (East Hampshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received on the level of clarity in saving account interest rate offers; and what assessment he has made of the effects of the level of clarity in such offers on the (a) transparency and (b) competitiveness of the market.
[Transferred] (56383)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
250
Rebecca Harris (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent representations she has received on the operation of online car trading businesses from residential properties; and if she will make a statement.
[Transferred] (56302)
251
Mr Mark Williams (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance her Department issues to police forces on the animal welfare considerations to be taken into account when seizing animals as part of a police action.
[Transferred] (56342)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
252
Damian Hinds (East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many speech and language therapists employed in the public sector there are per 10,000 population.
[Transferred] (56505)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
253
Damian Hinds (East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what (a) time series, (b) comparative geographical and (c) other data his Department holds on the number of cases relating to provision of special educational needs support in which the local authority decision was contested by the family and the case (i) did and (ii) did not go to a tribunal in each of the last three years.
[Transferred] (56385)
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