Session 2010-12
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The Questions Book

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 15 June 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.
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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Wednesday 15 June 2011
(the 'Questions Book')

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 15 June 2011

This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 15 June 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 15 June of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.

For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Wednesday 15 June see Part 2 of this paper.

Questions to the Attorney General

1
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Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 23 May 2011, Official Report, columns 376-7W, on trade unions, when he expects information to become available on (a) the number of staff of the Crown Prosecution Service entitled to work (i) full-time as trade union representatives and (ii) part-time on trade union activities, (b) the number of such staff paid more than £25,900 annually and (c) the cost to the public purse of employing such staff on such duties in 2010-11.

(59779)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills

2 N	Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he has considered the merits of reviewing the licensing of opium derivatives in order to increase price competition.
	(59777)

3	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many officials of UK Trade and Investment are posted to each (a) embassy and (b) other mission.
	(60031)

4	Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he plans to publish the assessment of proposed funding changes for English for Speakers of Other Languages learners.
	(59958)

5	Jonathan Evans (Cardiff North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he has had with representatives of businesses on increasing levels of employment among the middle-aged; and if he will make a statement.
	(60152)

6	Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effect on consumer interests of present arrangements for the regulation of the newspaper and magazine distribution industry.
	(60113)

Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether the environmental, social and human rights guidelines set out in the OECD's Common Approaches are to apply to (a) each new product and scheme being developed by the Export Credits Guarantee Department in line with the Government's Trade and Investment for Growth White Paper and (b) each ultimate beneficiary of sales and projects arising from each such product or scheme.

(60250)

Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of contracts issued by (a) his Department and (b) agencies for which he is responsible were awarded to small and medium-sized enterprises in (i) Scotland, (ii) South Lanarkshire and (iii) Rutherglen and Hamilton West constituency in the latest period for which figures are available.

(60194)

9	Christopher Pincher (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people representing small and medium-sized businesses located in (a) the UK, (b) Staffordshire and (c) Tamworth constituency (i) he, (ii) Ministers in his Department and (iii) officials in his Department have met in the last 12 months.
	(59976)

10	Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number of students from disadvantaged backgrounds who will go to university in (a) 2011-12 and (b) 2012-13.
	(60067)

11	Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the average level of fees for part-time courses in (a) 2011-12 and (b) 2012-13.
	(60239)

Henry Smith (Crawley): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what progress he has made in implementing the recommendation of the Weatherall report on the use of non-human primates in research that (a) consideration should be given to the creation of UK centres of excellence for non-human primate research and (b) a systematic review of the outcome of research using non-human primates over the last decade should be conducted by the major funders of such research.

(59946)

13	Henry Smith (Crawley): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether his Department is developing a national strategy on the use of non-human primates in scientific research.
	(60011)

14	Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what progress his Department has made in encouraging small businesses to bid for Government contracts.
	(60179)

15 N	Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will take steps to increase financial support for early career and postdoctoral researchers in universities.
	(59833)

Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether potential postal offences reported to Royal Mail by members of the public are routinely passed on to the police; how many such offences were reported by Post Office Ltd and Royal Mail in the last 12 months; what mechanism is in place to enable customers to report potential postal offences; and if he will make a statement.

(60115)

17	Stephen Williams (Bristol West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans his Department has to address the challenges posed by peak oil.
	(60101)

18	Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what (a) land and (b) other assets will be transferred from One North East to the Homes and Communities Agency in each local authority area in the North East.
	(59950)

Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office

19	Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of the Government's preparedness for civil emergencies.
	(59936)

20	Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 9 May 2011, Official Report, column 1017W, on jobseeker's allowance, how many of those people unemployed for more than 12 months were participating in mandatory schemes, including the New Deal.
	(59930)

21 N	Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will estimate the proportion of income of charities in England that is received by mental health charities.
	(59629)

22	Mrs Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of deaths from cancer in the last three years were of people who were (a) teetotallers, (b) moderate drinkers and (c) heavy drinkers.
	(59927)

23	Caroline Nokes (Romsey and Southampton North): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many small businesses which would not otherwise produce quarterly accounts were asked to do so by the Office for National Statistics in the last 12 months; and what estimate he has made of the cost to those small businesses of preparing such reports.
	(59983)

24	Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress he has made on encouraging small businesses to bid for Government contracts.
	(60265)

Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

25	Jonathan Evans (Cardiff North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to support the competitiveness of the City of London as a financial centre.
	(60164)

26	Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of contracts issued by (a) his Department and (b) agencies for which he is responsible were awarded to small and medium-sized enterprises in (i) Scotland, (ii) South Lanarkshire and (iii) Rutherglen and Hamilton West constituency in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(60199)

27 N	Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the amount was of taxable income comprised of personal earnings above £150,000 in each month of each of the last 10 tax years.
	(59626)

28 N	Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was collected in income tax on earnings above £150,000 (a) through pay as you earn, (b) through self-assessment and (c) overall in each month in each of the last 10 tax years.
	(59627)

29	Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what objectives he has set for the working forum of mutual trade bodies to input collectively into the policy formulation process of the Financial Services Authority; and if he will make a statement.
	(60217)

30	Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions his Department has had with UK Financial Investments on the priority to be given to the commitment in the Coalition Agreement to foster diversity and promote mutuals in the banking industry when evaluating options for the return of Northern Rock to the private sector; and if he will make a statement.
	(60218)

31	Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the (a) cost to the Exchequer and (b) potential administrative savings arising from reform and simplification of the administration of IR35 in a 12 month period; and if he will make a statement.
	(60229)

32	Jason McCartney (Colne Valley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to ensure that queries to HM Revenue and Customs from taxpayers are dealt with more efficiently and helpfully.
	(60142)

33	Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 24 May 2011, Official Report, column 590W, on VAT: Channel Islands, whether he is taking steps to control imports of beauty products from the Channel Islands ordered over the internet.
	(60151)

34	Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress his Department has made in encouraging small businesses to bid for Government contracts.
	(60180)

35	Stephen Williams (Bristol West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans his Department has to address the challenges posed by peak oil.
	(60094)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

36	Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance he has given local authorities in South Worcestershire on the abolition of the West Midlands Regional Spatial Strategy.
	(60013)

37 N	Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much was spent on new equipment for Manea fire station under each category of cost in each of the last three years.
	(59837)

38 N	Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, on what date a firefighter was last recruited to Manea fire station.
	(59838)

39 N	Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service has spent on legal fees for each type of work undertaken in each of the last three years; and which legal firms were employed in each such case.
	(59839)

40 N	Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many compromise agreements have been signed by Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service in each of the last three years; what the monetary value was of each such agreement; and how many included a confidentiality clause.
	(59840)

41 N	Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, for how many hours Manea fire station was unable to respond to calls or off the run due to a lack of (a) personnel and (b) skills in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
	(59841)

Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of contracts issued by (a) his Department and (b) agencies for which he is responsible were awarded to small and medium-sized enterprises in (i) Scotland, (ii) South Lanarkshire and (iii) Rutherglen and Hamilton West constituency in the latest period for which figures are available.

(60203)

43	Mrs Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) complaints were considered, (b) complaints were resolved within three months and (c) members of staff were employed by the Local Government Ombudsman in each of the last five years.
	(59991)

44	David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what representations he has received on the merits of including the fire service within the remit of the proposed directly-elected police and crime commissioners; and if he will make a statement.
	(60209)

45	David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether any staff of his Department are entitled to work full-time on trade union activities while receiving a departmental salary.
	(60253)

46	Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of homes built in Leeds were built on (a) brownfield and (b) greenfield land in each of the last five years.
	(60230)

47	Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what progress his Department has made in encouraging small businesses to bid for Government contracts.
	(60188)

48	Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what arrangements his Department has made to process European Regional Development Fund expenditure from 1 July 2011.
	(60266)

49	Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much funding from the European Regional Development Fund for Yorkshire and the Humber has not yet been allocated in the most recent spending round.
	(60267)

50	Stephen Williams (Bristol West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans his Department has to address the challenges posed by peak oil.
	(60099)

51	Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to publish the Government's response to its consultation on the future of fire controls in England.
	(60254)

52	Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many rescues from fires each fire brigade in each region carried out in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(60255)

53	Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many fire hydrants are in operation in England and Wales.
	(60256)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport

54	Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what representations the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games has received on the suitability of Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire as a location on the route for the London 2012 Olympics torch.
	(60010)

55 N	Gloria De Piero (Ashfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what holdings of the Government Act Collection are on display in locations outside London.
	(59824)

Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what proportion of contracts issued by (a) his Department and (b) agencies for which he is responsible were awarded to small and medium-sized enterprises in (i) Scotland, (ii) South Lanarkshire and (iii) Rutherglen and Hamilton West constituency in the latest period for which figures are available.

(60195)

57	Tessa Munt (Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, if he will introduce legislative proposals to remove the right of Phonographic Performance Ltd to charge fees for licences for the broadcast of music over the radio in offices not open to members of the public.
	(60087)

58	Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what progress his Department has made in encouraging small businesses to bid for Government contracts.
	(60192)

59	Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how much his Department allocated to the promotion of tourism in (a) Yorkshire and the Humber and (b) England in 2010-11.
	(60260)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence

60	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of his Department's officials are working on post-conflict planning for Libya.
	(60077)

61	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what officer training co-operation with Gulf State forces is being undertaken at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
	(60081)

62	Sir Alan Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on (a) replacement of the Sea King search and rescue helicopter and (b) the future provision of search and rescue capability; and if he will make a statement.
	(59921)

63	Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of contracts issued by (a) his Department and (b) agencies for which he is responsible were awarded to small and medium-sized enterprises in (i) Scotland, (ii) South Lanarkshire and (iii) Rutherglen and Hamilton West constituency in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(60197)

64	Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of the number of veterans who left the forces (a) in the last two years, (b) between two and five years ago, (c) between five and 10 years ago and (d) more than 10 years ago who are diagnosed with alcohol abuse.
	(60155)

65	Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the number of veterans who committed suicide in each of the last 20 years.
	(60156)

66	Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what research his Department has undertaken on the characteristics of veterans in prison.
	(60226)

67	Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many new recruits to each of the armed services were recorded as domiciled in each London borough in financial year 2009-10.
	(59944)

68	Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse will be of designing the US-UK Common Missile Compartment for the Trident replacement submarine in the period from 2011 to 2016.
	(60025)

69	Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the cost of the design of the US-UK Common Missile Compartment will be met by the public purse; and if he will make a statement.
	(60026)

70	Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects a decision to be made on the construction location of the US-UK Common Missile Compartment for the Trident replacement submarine; and if he will make a statement.
	(60027)

71	Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many sorties flown by the RAF have involved the discharge of bombs or missiles against targets in Libya on each day since the commencement of military action.
	(60045)

72	Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will estimate the cost to the public purse of introducing a national defence medal.
	(59938)

73	Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy to provide recognition of service for all those who have served in the armed forces through a medal or certificate.
	(59940)

74	Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Queen Elizabeth aircraft carriers are designed to allow for the operation of fixed-wing carrier on-board delivery aircraft.
	(60223)

75	Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made in encouraging small businesses to bid for Government contracts.
	(60181)

76	Anna Soubry (Broxtowe): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the decision of the Committee on the Grant of Honours, Decorations and Medals in respect of the wearing of the Pingat Jasa Malaysia medal by British citizens; and if he will make a statement.
	(59957)

Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister

77	Caroline Nokes (Romsey and Southampton North): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether he is taking steps to ensure increased competition amongst companies dealing with elections.
	(59982)

78 N	Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when he expects to announce the outcome of the Diamond Jubilee city status competition.
	(59575)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Education

79 N	Fiona Bruce (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will assess the merits of extending the exception in paragraph 2.44 of the Schools Admission Code to include ministers of religion.
	(59405)

80 N	Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to publish the relevant financial and non-financial interests of members of his Department's independent review panels; and if he will make a statement.
	(58527)

81 N	Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the cost of implementing the recommendations of the Munro Report.
	(59823)

82 N	Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effects on the effectiveness of child protection of reductions in support from the public purse for the voluntary sector.
	(59829)

83 N	Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effects on the effectiveness of child protection of reductions in local authority budgets.
	(59830)

84	Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of contracts issued by (a) his Department and (b) agencies for which he is responsible were awarded to small and medium-sized enterprises in (i) Scotland, (ii) South Lanarkshire and (iii) Rutherglen and Hamilton West constituency in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(60206)

85	Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his Department's guidance to schools on giving access to information on a child's progress to both parents where those parents are separated.
	(60038)

86	Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of schools in Bolton Metropolitan Borough that will have funding withdrawn during the academic year as a result of the reduction in his Department's Standards Fund in April 2011; and if he will make a statement.
	(60068)

87	Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential effects of the abolition of school lunch grant.
	(60104)

88	Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of (a) changes to the funding of teacher education and (b) the introduction of tuition fees on the (i) capacity and (ii) quality of teacher education.
	(60153)

89	Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential for school staff redundancies in subjects not included in the English Baccalaureate.
	(60160)

90	Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has for future recruitment of children's social workers; and if he will make a statement.
	(60161)

91	Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on the quality of teachers of the withdrawal of funding for Master's-level continuous professional development for teachers.
	(60211)

92	Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of future levels of competitive sport (a) within and (b) between schools; and if he will make a statement.
	(60228)

93	Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress his Department has made in encouraging small businesses to bid for Government contracts.
	(60190)

94	Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding is available for new academies; and what criteria his Department uses for assessment of applications in the Academies Capital Building Programme.
	(60219)

95	Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools in (a) Skipton and Ripon constituency, (b) North Yorkshire and (c) Yorkshire and the Humber have applied to become academies.
	(60262)

96	Stephen Williams (Bristol West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans his Department has to address the challenges posed by peak oil.
	(60096)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change

97	Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will take steps to ensure that small and medium-sized enterprises have access to the Green Deal market.
	(59996)

98	Mr Aidan Burley (Cannock Chase): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent steps his Department has taken to assist low income homeowners in properties without cavity wall insulation to make their houses more energy efficient.
	(59977)

99	Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much funding for energy sector research and development his Department has provided to the (a) private and (b) public sector in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(60146)

100	Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will make representations to the European Commission on the allocation of funding from EU Structural Funds.
	(60163)

101

Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of contracts issued by (a) his Department and (b) agencies for which he is responsible were awarded to small and medium-sized enterprises in (i) Scotland, (ii) South Lanarkshire and (iii) Rutherglen and Hamilton West constituency in the latest period for which figures are available.

(60201)

102	Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June 2011, Official Report, column 347W, on natural gas: exploration, if he will publish the results of the geomechanical study on the recent seismic tremors near Blackpool upon completion; and if he will make a statement.
	(60210)

103	Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when he plans to publish (a) the details of the Renewables Obligation banding review and (b) the date of publication of the report of the review.
	(60213)

104	Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 10 June 2011, Official Report, column 549W, on natural gas exploration, whether he has any plans to meet (a) the Health and Safety Executive and (b) environment agencies to discuss unconventional gas.
	(60215)

105	Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what consideration he has given to policies to support solar photovoltaic schemes above 50 kilowatts; and if he will make a statement.
	(60216)

106	Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 7 June 2011, Official Report, column 103W, on electricity generation, when he expects to announce whether the electricity market reform proposals will be subject to the control framework for DECC-levy funded spending.
	(60263)

107	Mr Marcus Jones (Nuneaton): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether his Department has considered any proposals to develop hydropower facilities on the River Thames.
	(60111)

108	Mr Marcus Jones (Nuneaton): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether the evaluation of the Romney Weir hydroelectric power project has been completed.
	(60112)

109	Tessa Munt (Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when he expects the KEMA and Institution of Engineering and Technology report on the cost of undergrounding transmission lines to be published; and what the reasons are for the time taken to publish the report.
	(60085)

110	Tessa Munt (Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether his Department has issued guidance on the application of the Holford rules for overhead electricity connection and transmission schemes; and if he will make a statement.
	(60086)

111	Tessa Munt (Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what discussions he has had with Ofgem on provisions to minimise the visual impact of overhead power lines on landscapes.
	(60088)

112	Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether he has made an assessment of the likely carbon reductions arising from implementation of the Green Deal scheme.
	(60214)

113	Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what progress his Department has made in encouraging small businesses to bid for Government contracts.
	(60186)

114	Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what his policy is on (a) supporting and (b) funding innovative action on climate change by local authorities.
	(60257)

115	Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the likely effect of the abolition of National Indicator 186 on the number of local authorities taking action on climate change.
	(60258)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

116 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 to improve the welfare of factory-farmed rabbits; and if she will make a statement.
	(59567)

117	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to reserve for active fishermen the allocation of UK fixed quota.
	(60232)

118	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the merits of introducing tradable permit schemes for fisheries management.
	(60233)

119	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of the UK fixed quota allocation is held by non-active fishermen.
	(60234)

120	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her policy is on establishing a register of fishermen that hold fixed quota allocation.
	(60235)

121	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department has taken to mitigate the effects of aviation on local air quality.
	(60237)

122	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her policy is on the European Commission's proposal for an EU-wide ban on plastic carrier bags.
	(60238)

123

Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of contracts issued by (a) her Department and (b) agencies for which she is responsible were awarded to small and medium-sized enterprises in (i) Scotland, (ii) South Lanarkshire and (iii) Rutherglen and Hamilton West constituency in the latest period for which figures are available.

(60205)

124 N	Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when (a) she and (b) other Ministers in her Department were first informed of the discovery by researchers from the University of Cambridge of a new strain of MRSA in milk from a British herd; and what steps she plans to take to address the issue.
	(59460)

125	Mr Marcus Jones (Nuneaton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress British Waterways and the Environment Agency have made in removing barriers to fish movement in the River Trent.
	(60110)

126	Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking in conjunction with the designated authorities in the Brighton and East Sussex Dutch elm disease control area to safeguard the area's elm tree population.
	(60165)

127	Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make it her policy to support proposals to protect the national elm collection by conferring UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Status on Preston Park, Brighton.
	(60166)

128	Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to protect the oldest remaining English elms, the Preston Park Twins.
	(60167)

129	David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether any staff of her Department are entitled to work full-time on trade union activities while receiving a departmental salary.
	(60251)

130	David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to improve the water quality of the Irish Sea off the coast of England.
	(60259)

131	Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects to receive the most recent scientific advice from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea on total allowable catch; and if she will make a statement.
	(60140)

132	Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress her Department has made in encouraging small businesses to bid for Government contracts.
	(60182)

133	Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent progress her Department has made in delivering Single Payment Scheme payments.
	(60261)

134	Stephen Williams (Bristol West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans her Department has to address the challenges posed by peak oil.
	(60097)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

135	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) human rights and (b) the rights of women are protected as part of any political settlement in Afghanistan.
	(60028)

136	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of UK nationals working as mercenaries in Libya.
	(60029)

137	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 EU counterparts on the enforcement of sanctions against Iran.
	(60030)

138	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he had with his US counterpart on North Africa and the Middle East prior to President Obama's speech on that subject.
	(60032)

139	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with the Federation International de l'Automobile on the Bahrain Grand Prix.
	(60033)

140	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he has taken to prevent Iranian-owned ships circumventing sanctions.
	(60034)

141	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had on sanctions against members of the Taliban in Afghanistan.
	(60035)

142	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on what occasions he has discussed proposals for democratic reform with his Saudi counterpart.
	(60036)

143	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 7 June 2011, Official Report, column 202W, on the British Council: internet, what the nationalities are of the 46.1 million people reached by the British Council's online work.
	(60069)

144	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 7 June 2011, Official Report, column 206W, on the Diplomatic Service: internet, how many online followers his Department has of each nationality.
	(60070)

145	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 7 June 2011, Official Report, column 202W, on the BRIC summit, if he will place in the Library a copy of each of his Department's documents relevant to the Emerging Powers Initiative.
	(60071)

146	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 7 June 2011, Official Report, column 206W, on the Diplomatic Service: internet, in which countries those embassies and missions which blog in local languages are located.
	(60072)

147	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 EU counterparts on UN consideration of Palestinian statehood.
	(60073)

148	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 implementation of the UN Panel of Experts report on Sri Lanka.
	(60074)

149	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 7 June 2011, Official Report, column 207W, on foreign relations, if he will place in the Library a copy of the research on global perceptions of the UK which his Department has received in the last 12 months.
	(60075)

150	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, in what international structures his Department is participating to undertake post-conflict planning for Libya.
	(60076)

151	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many of his Department's officials are working on post-conflict planning for Libya.
	(60079)

152	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the (a) source and (b) year of expenditure will be of the assistance to Egypt and Tunisia agreed at the recent G8 Deauville summit.
	(60080)

153	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 UK nationals who travelled to Pakistan in each of the last three years.
	(60082)

154	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 situation in Baluchistan.
	(60139)

155	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 Taliban fighters on the territory of Pakistan.
	(60159)

156	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 role of the Press TV television station; and if he will make a statement.
	(60224)

157	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 levels of (a) access for aid to and (b) legitimate trade with the Gaza Strip.
	(60225)

158 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on negotiations between the Sri Lankan government and the Tamil National Alliance; and if he will make a statement.
	(59630)

159 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has received on the effects of sanctions on Libya on Libyan students who are studying in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
	(59631)

160	Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will assess the merits of (a) establishing a British High Commission in the Maldives and (b) appointing an official to facilitate visa processing for Maldivian students who wish to study in the UK.
	(59952)

161	Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, by how much his Department's grant to the British Council will change in percentage terms in each year to 2015.
	(60046)

162	Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on progress in talks between the governments of Serbia and Kosovo on a final settlement of outstanding disputes; and if he will make a statement.
	(60047)

163	Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government maintains diplomatic relations with the government of Libya.
	(60048)

164	Stephen Phillips (Sleaford and North Hykeham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress his Department has made in supporting a Caribbean Court of Justice to address capital appeals from Commonwealth nations in the Caribbean.
	(59948)

165	Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the political situation in Indian-administered Kashmir.
	(60157)

166	Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress his Department has made in encouraging small businesses to bid for Government contracts.
	(60193)

167	Stephen Williams (Bristol West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans his Department has to address the challenges posed by peak oil.
	(60095)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Health

168	Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he plans to take to ensure co-ordination of cancer services in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14 and (d) 2014-15.
	(59935)

169	Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what provision the World Health Organisation Framework Convention on Tobacco Control makes for meetings between Government Ministers and representatives of tobacco companies; and if he will make a statement.
	(60144)

170	Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 16 May 2011, Official Report, column 71W, on smoking, what research his Department has evaluated on the contribution of the (a) display and (b) packaging of tobacco products to smoking initiation.
	(60145)

171	Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with Ministers in the Welsh Government on Southern Cross care homes.
	(59953)

172	Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding his Department allocated to South of Tyne and Wear primary care trusts for breaks for people who care for disabled family members in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(59931)

173	Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent North, of 30 March 2011, Official Report, column 401W, on NHS: surveys, whether he has received the final report from Ipsos MORI for the survey conducted during November-December 2010.
	(60114)

174	Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of contracts issued by (a) his Department and (b) agencies for which he is responsible were awarded to small and medium-sized enterprises in (i) Scotland, (ii) South Lanarkshire and (iii) Rutherglen and Hamilton West constituency in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(60202)

175	Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he plans to take to reduce the incidence of perinatal mortality and stillbirth.
	(59933)

176	Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the contribution of the Minister of State for Health of 18 May 2011, Official Report, column 106WH, on stillbirth, what steps he plans to take to reduce stillbirths.
	(59978)

177	Margot James (Stourbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) heart, (b) liver, (c) lung, (d) kidney and (e) other organ transplants were performed privately by each NHS foundation trust on patients from (i) the UK, (ii) the EU and (iii) outside the EU in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(60227)

178	Margot James (Stourbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS patients are on a waiting list for a (a) heart, (b) liver, (c) lung, (d) kidney and (e) other organ transplant.
	(60231)

179 N	Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many art therapists were engaged to work in NHS hospitals in each of the last three years; and what estimate he has made of the number of such therapists engaged to work in hospitals in each of the next three years.
	(59566)

180 N	Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to improve public understanding of mental health issues.
	(59628)

181	Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department expects to spend on measures to improve the mental health of prisoners in each year of the Comprehensive Spending Review period.
	(59895)

182
N

Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department holds on the NHS facilities which have been made available for the purpose of making television programmes at Scarborough Hospital; what fee has been paid to the Hospital Trust by the television company or companies concerned; and how many members of staff are involved in supporting or appearing on television in respect of this programme.

(59710)

183 N	Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which (a) rooms, (b) wards and (c) other facilities at Scarborough Hospital are being used by a television company for the purposes of recording television programmes; and if he will make a statement.
	(59711)

184 N	Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department holds on the number of hours spent by staff employed at Scarborough Hospital on assisting in the production of television programmes; and if he will make a statement.
	(59712)

185	Kwasi Kwarteng (Spelthorne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to initiate a campaign to inform the general public about alternatives to using (a) accident and emergency and (b) GP health services.
	(59923)

186	Mrs Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many alcohol-related admissions to hospital in 2009-10 were readmissions.
	(59926)

187	Mrs Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what definition the NHS uses of an alcohol-related admission to hospital.
	(59928)

188	Mrs Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what methodology the NHS uses to determine whether a patient admission to hospital is alcohol-related.
	(59929)

189	Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2011, Official Report, column 442W, on NHS: reorganisation, what the (a) location and (b) date was of each of the listening events he attended.
	(59980)

190	Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the answer of 9 June 2011, Official Report, column 442W, on NHS: reorganisation, what the (a) location and (b) date was of each of the listening events.
	(59981)

191	Jason McCartney (Colne Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to exclude from the provisions of contracts under the Private Finance Initiative charges to charitable organisations for the maintenance of wall-mounted items donated to NHS hospitals.
	(60143)

192	Ian Mearns (Gateshead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what role local partnership boards have in commissioning care services.
	(59992)

193	Ian Mearns (Gateshead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with what frequency safeguarding boards review inspection reports on care homes.
	(59993)

194	Ian Mearns (Gateshead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what responsibility NHS commissioners have for the care of vulnerable clients placed into care services.
	(60158)

195 N	Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost to the public purse of his listening exercise on NHS reform has been.
	(59825)

196 N	Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he plans to publish a revised estimate of the likely cost of his proposals for NHS reorganisation.
	(59826)

197 N	Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to reexamine the cost of the proposed reorganisation of the NHS.
	(59827)

198	Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress his Department has made in encouraging small businesses to bid for Government contracts.
	(60187)

199	Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many responses the NHS Future Forum received from (a) Skipton and Ripon constituency, (b) North Yorkshire and (c) Yorkshire and the Humber.
	(60264)

200	Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have been seen under the NHS Health Check programme in each primary care trust area since April 2009.
	(59934)

201	Stephen Williams (Bristol West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans his Department has to address the challenges posed by peak oil.
	(60098)

Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department

202	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of Pakistani nationals who travelled to the UK in each of the last three years.
	(60083)

203	Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June 2011, Official Report, column 345W, on police: termination of employment, what regulations required police forces to issue leavers with a certificate showing (a) final rank and (b) the period of service in that force between 1980 and 1995.
	(60103)

204	Mr Steve Brine (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many emails sent to the UK Border Agency public email address UKBApublications@ukba.gsi.gov.uk, to report suspected immigration crime were received successfully in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(59997)

205	Mr Steve Brine (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many reports of suspected immigration offences the UK Border Agency and its predecessor received in each of the last five years; and how many such reports were acted upon.
	(60102)

206	Mr Aidan Burley (Cannock Chase): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what funding her Department provided to the Association of Chief Police Officers for property for the use of police officers and police staff in (a) the City of Westminster, (b) Greater London and (c) England and Wales in each of the last five years.
	(60055)

207	Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to allocate funding to the National Crime Agency to compensate victims of crimes.
	(59925)

208	Mark Durkan (Foyle): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether bonus payments are made to UK Border Agency staff for performance in respect of cash recovery cases undertaken under the provisions of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.
	(60141)

209	Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations she has received on the effects on those travelling by air of the sale of goods by private companies related to regulations on the transport of liquids on commercial flights.
	(59955)

210

Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of contracts issued by (a) her Department and (b) agencies for which she is responsible were awarded to small and medium-sized enterprises in (i) Scotland, (ii) South Lanarkshire and (iii) Rutherglen and Hamilton West constituency in the latest period for which figures are available.

(60196)

211	Ian Lavery (Wansbeck): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many managers at grade C or above have left the employment of her Department in the last two financial years; and how many of those managers have subsequently been employed by Sodexo.
	(59985)

212	Ian Lavery (Wansbeck): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many managers at grade C or above have left the employment of her Department in the last two financial years; and how many of those managers have subsequently been employed by Mitie.
	(59987)

213	Ian Lavery (Wansbeck): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many managers at grade C or above have left the employment of her Department in the last two financial years; and how many of those managers have subsequently been employed by Reliance.
	(59989)

214	Mr Michael McCann (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people entered the UK under each approved Tier Five Government-authorised exchange scheme in each year between 2000 and 2010.
	(60023)

215	Mr Michael McCann (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the maximum permitted length of stay under each Tier Five Government-authorised exchange scheme is.
	(60024)

216	David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had on proposals to provide greater powers to policy community support officers; and if she will make a statement.
	(60208)

217	Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to give police in England and Wales additional powers to seize electronic evidence from individuals being investigated for stalking or harassment.
	(59937)

218	Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department has provided to non-governmental organisations on its consultation on the human trafficking strategy.
	(59939)

219	Henry Smith (Crawley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will maintain the commitment not to permit the use of great apes in scientific procedures.
	(59945)

220	Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress her Department has made in encouraging small businesses to bid for Government contracts.
	(60183)

221	Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department gave to the Chief Police Officers' Staff Association in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(60220)

Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development

222 N	Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what planning the Stabilisation Unit in his Department has undertaken on post-conflict Libya.
	(59776)

223	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many of his Department's officials are working on post-conflict planning for Libya.
	(60078)

224

Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding classified as official development assistance his Department has provided (a) in cash terms and (b) in per capita terms to each country through (i) UK-administered aid including aid paid through the EU and (ii) aid administered by EU aid programmes in the latest period for which figures are available.

(59956)

225	Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will include the Maldives in future non-direct grant programmes relating to (a) climate change mitigation and (b) other issues.
	(59951)

226

Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of contracts issued by (a) his Department and (b) agencies for which he is responsible were awarded to small and medium-sized enterprises in (i) Scotland, (ii) South Lanarkshire and (iii) Rutherglen and Hamilton West constituency in the latest period for which figures are available.

(60207)

227	Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what progress his Department has made in encouraging small businesses to bid for Government contracts.
	(60191)

228	Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what health programmes in what countries his Department funded in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(59959)

229 N	Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, in which countries his Department is funding reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation projects.
	(59832)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice

230 N	Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has undertaken a cost-benefit analysis of the costs of appeal against a coroner's decision (a) to a Chief Coroner and (b) by means of judicial review.
	(59774)

231 N	Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the potential cost to the public purse of carrying out functions that would have been undertaken by the Chief Coroner.
	(59775)

232	Sir Alan Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with non-governmental organisations on the 2010 Foreign Bribery strategy; and what plans he has to proceed with the strategy.
	(59922)

233	Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the merits of early intervention to prevent civil disputes about money and debt becoming matters for litigation.
	(59995)

234 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what powers a private sector operator of the contract for unpaid work in England and Wales will have in relation to offenders who re-offend whilst on placement.
	(59400)

235 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the arrangements for the disclosing party in respect of probation staff to sign confidentiality clauses in respect of the tendering for unpaid work in England and Wales.
	(59401)

236 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what definition of information previously known to the employee he proposes to use for probation staff required to sign confidentiality clauses in respect of the tendering for unpaid work in England and Wales.
	(59402)

237 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effects on the role of union representatives for probation staff of signing confidentiality clauses in respect of the tendering for unpaid work in England and Wales.
	(59403)

238 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reasons it is proposed that confidentiality clauses in respect of the tendering for unpaid work in England and Wales should last for two years.
	(59404)

239	Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of contracts issued by (a) his Department and (b) agencies for which he is responsible were awarded to small and medium-sized enterprises in (i) Scotland, (ii) South Lanarkshire and (iii) Rutherglen and Hamilton West constituency in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(60198)

240	Ben Gummer (Ipswich): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his policy is on supporting the transition between youth offending and probation services when a young offender reaches 18.
	(59942)

241	Ben Gummer (Ipswich): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has for future provision for young adult offenders aged (a) 18 to 21 and (b) 18 to 24 following the implementation of proposed changes to the functions of the Youth Justice Board.
	(59943)

242	Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much funding his Department and its predecessors allocated to mandatory drug testing in each year since 1995.
	(59887)

243	Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department has allocated to tackle drug addiction on the prison estate in each year of the Comprehensive Spending Review period; and how much funding his Department and its predecessors allocated for such purposes in each year since 1995.
	(59888)

244	Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what research from (a) the UK and (b) abroad his Department has (i) commissioned and (ii) evaluated on the effectiveness of payment by results models in tackling drug and alcohol dependency.
	(59889)

245	Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to develop intensive community-based drug treatment options for women offenders.
	(59890)

246	Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department has allocated to employment and learning services for prisoners in each year of the Comprehensive Spending Review period; and how much funding his Department and its predecessors allocated for such purposes in each year between 1995 and 2010.
	(59891)

247

Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much funding for the rehabilitation and treatment of offenders was contributed to his Department's programme by the (a) Department for Education and its predecessors, (b) Department of Health, (c) Department for Work and Pensions and its predecessors and (d) Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and its predecessors in each year since 1995.

(59892)

248	Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of offenders refused to engage in education and skills courses in each year since 1995.
	(59893)

249	Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department expects to spend on prison rehabilitation as part of the Work Programme in each year of the Comprehensive Spending Review period.
	(59894)

250	Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the name is of each pilot treatment and case management project being undertaken as part of the Dangerous and Severe Personality Disorder Programme.
	(59896)

251	Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to publish the findings of the pilot treatment and case management projects being undertaken as part of the Dangerous and Severe Personality Disorder Programme.
	(59897)

252	Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to undertake the joint consultation with the Secretary of State for Health on the reconfiguration of existing services to support those with mental health issues on the secure estate.
	(59898)

253	Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his policy is on the setting of conditions of community sentences by prison governors and probation officers under his proposals for payment by results schemes.
	(59899)

254	Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to publish the comprehensive competition programme for all offender management services proposed in his Department's Green Paper on reoffending.
	(59900)

255	Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what budget his Department has set for the two-year local payment by results schemes in Greater Manchester and London.
	(59901)

256	Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what measures of success his Department has set for the two-year local payment by results schemes in Greater Manchester and London.
	(59902)

257	Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what output measures his Department will use to assess the performance of probation trusts over the Comprehensive Spending Review period.
	(59903)

258	Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the name is of each pilot of intensive community orders in England and Wales; when he expects each to come to an end; and when he expects to have evaluated the findings from each pilot.
	(59904)

259	Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he expects to evaluate the findings of the pilot on reducing administrative burdens associated with community orders undertaken by the Surrey and Sussex Probation Trust.
	(59905)

260	Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the monetary value was of confiscation orders made by courts in each year since 1995.
	(59906)

261	Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases in (a) magistrates' courts and (b) the Crown Court were awaiting trial on 1 January of each year since 1995.
	(59907)

262	Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases destined for the Crown Court which involved the submission of a guilty plea received a reduction in the sentence handed down of (a) up to 10 per cent., (b) up to 25 per cent. and (c) up to one third in each year since 1995.
	(59908)

263	Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in what proportion of cases destined for the Crown Court a guilty plea was entered (a) after the announcement of a trial date and (b) at the door of the court in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(59909)

264	Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish the outcomes of his Department's pilots on the availability of punitive conditions to police forces and prosecutors as part of a conditional caution.
	(59910)

265	Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many out of court disposals for young people have been issued in each year since 1995.
	(59911)

266	Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of young people pleaded guilty on a first appearance in court in each year since 1995.
	(59912)

267	Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people held on remand in 2010 (a) were subsequently acquitted, (b) received a community sentence and (c) received a custodial sentence.
	(59913)

268

Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of persons in custody with sentences of (a) up to three months, (b) between three and six months, (c) between six and 12 months, (d) between one and two years, (e) between two and five years, (f) between five and 10 years and (g) 10 years and over were in receipt of methadone in the latest period for which figures are available.

(59914)

269	Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of financial penalties issued by the courts were collected in each year since 1995.
	(59915)

270	Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's Green Paper, Breaking the Cycle: Effective Punishment, Rehabilitation and Sentencing of Offenders, page 33, paragraph 112, which business leaders his Department has identified to champion employers working with offenders on skills-based programmes to support rehabilitation.
	(59916)

271

Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's Green Paper, Breaking the Cycle: Effective Punishment, Rehabilitation and Sentencing of Offenders, page 56, paragraph 193, what progress his Department has made in creating a new test to focus indefinite imprisonment under indeterminate sentences for public protection on those who clearly pose a very serious risk of future harm.

(59917)

272	Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's Green Paper, Breaking the Cycle: Effective Punishment, Rehabilitation and Sentencing of Offenders, which crimes will no longer be eligible for indeterminate sentences for public protection as a result of his proposed changes.
	(59918)

273	Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of prisoners subject to random mandatory drug testing tested positive in (a) each year from 1995 to 2010 and (b) 2011 to date.
	(59920)

274

Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the answer of 13 May 2011, Official Report, column 1362W, on young offenders: alternatives to prison, if he will place in the Library a copy of the interim process evaluations of the Intensive Alternative to Custody pilot schemes in (a) Dyfed-Powys, (b) Humberside, (c) Merseyside, (d) South Wales and (e) West Yorkshire.

(59979)

275	Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many members of staff his Department and its agencies have recruited since May 2010.
	(59998)

276	Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which occupations are exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975, as amended.
	(59999)

277	Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many foreign national prisoners held on the prison estate are entitled to reside in the UK.
	(60000)

278	Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department and its predecessor have spent on measures to improve the mental health of prisoners in each year since 1995.
	(60001)

279	Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people received indeterminate sentences of imprisonment for public protection in each year since 2003.
	(60002)

280	Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department and its predecessor spent on probation trusts in each year since 1995.
	(60003)

281	Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of those serving custodial sentences had been convicted of offences related to drugs in each year since 1995.
	(60004)

282	Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases (a) magistrates' courts and (b) the Crown Court received in each year since 1995.
	(60005)

283	Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases in the Crown Court ended in a guilty plea in each year since 1995.
	(60006)

284	Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what budget he has set for each probation trust in each year of the Comprehensive Spending Review period.
	(60007)

285	Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners serving indeterminate sentences of imprisonment for public protection have served the minimum term under their sentence.
	(60008)

286	Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners serving indeterminate sentences of imprisonment for public protection which were handed down before the implementation of changes introduced in the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 have served the minimum term under their sentence.
	(60009)

287	Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average minimum sentence handed down to prisoners given indeterminate sentences of imprisonment for public protection was (a) before and (b) after the implementation of the changes introduced by the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008.
	(60012)

288	Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential barriers to independent providers offering work and training for offenders in prison.
	(60037)

289	Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which organisations have been appointed as national framework providers of Community Payback services.
	(60039)

290	Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to take steps to reduce the time between the sentencing of an offender and the commencement of that offender's Community Payback work placement.
	(60040)

291	Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of victims of crime made a victim personal statement in each year from 2001 to 2010.
	(60041)

292	Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many compensation orders were made in England and Wales in each year since 1995.
	(60105)

293	Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many confiscation orders were made by the courts in each year since 1995.
	(60106)

294	Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many fines were issued by the courts in each year since 1995; and what the monetary value of such fines was in each such year.
	(60107)

295	Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many out of court disposals of each type there were in each year since 1995.
	(60108)

296	Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 13 May 2011, Official Report, column 1362W, on young offenders: alternatives to prison, which of the probation trusts which were piloting the Intensive Alternative to Custody prior to 31 March 2011 have now made that provision mainstream.
	(60109)

297	Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of those serving a custodial sentence were in receipt of methadone in each year since 1995.
	(60116)

298	Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the monetary value was of compensation orders issued in England and Wales in each year since 1995.
	(60150)

299	Ian Lavery (Wansbeck): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many managers at grade C or above have left the employment of (a) his Department and (b) the National Offender Management Service in the last two financial years; and how many of those managers have subsequently been employed by Sodexo.
	(59986)

300	Ian Lavery (Wansbeck): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many managers at grade C or above have left the employment of (a) his Department and (b) the National Offender Management Service in the last two financial years; and how many of those managers have subsequently been employed by Reliance.
	(59988)

301	Ian Lavery (Wansbeck): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many managers at grade C or above have left the employment of (a) his Department and (b) the National Offender Management Service in the last two financial years; and how many of those managers have subsequently been employed by Mitie.
	(59990)

302	Ian Mearns (Gateshead): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average cost to the public purse of an adult prisoner in England and Wales was in the last 12 months.
	(59994)

303	Claire Perry (Devizes): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much the Legal Services Commission spent on legal aid in (a) each region of England and (b) Wales (i) in total and (ii) per head in each of the last five years.
	(60212)

304 N	Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent representations he has received on his proposals for legal aid for private family cases involving victims of domestic violence; what response he has made to such representations; and if he will make a statement.
	(59834)

305 N	Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent representations he has made on his proposals for legal aid for legal help and advice on education matters; what response he has made to such representations; and if he will make a statement.
	(59835)

306 N	Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent representations he has received on his proposals for reform of civil litigation funding and costs for insolvency cases; what response he has made to such representations; and if he will make a statement.
	(59836)

307	Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress his Department has made in encouraging small businesses to bid for Government contracts.
	(60184)

308	Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what mechanisms his Department has put in place to monitor the performance of local coroners.
	(59949)

Questions to the Prime Minister

309	Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham): To ask the Prime Minister, whether the Honours and Appointments Secretariat received any communication from the Scottish National Party in support of the nomination for an award of Sir Brian Souter.
	(60044)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport

310	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to reduce the effects of aviation on air quality.
	(60236)

311	Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of contracts issued by (a) his Department and (b) agencies for which he is responsible were awarded to small and medium-sized enterprises in (i) Scotland, (ii) South Lanarkshire and (iii) Rutherglen and Hamilton West constituency in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(60204)

312	Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects to announce the award of the Thameslink Rolling Stock Programme contract.
	(60084)

313	David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether any staff of his Department are entitled to work full-time on trade union activities while receiving a departmental salary.
	(60252)

314	Caroline Nokes (Romsey and Southampton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have had with (i) the European Commission and (ii) others on the potential repayment of funding allocated by his Department to Liverpool cruise terminal.
	(59984)

315	Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made in encouraging small businesses to bid for Government contracts.
	(60189)

316	Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what timetable his Department has set for the review of brown signs on major routes managed by the Highways Agency.
	(60222)

317 N	Graham Stringer (Blackley and Broughton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with Ministerial colleagues about Government plans for community budgets; and if he will make a statement.
	(59713)

318 N	Graham Stringer (Blackley and Broughton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health on the role of public transport, cycling and walking in promoting better health outcomes.
	(59714)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales

319
N

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2011, Official Report, column 407W, on freedom of information, if she will publish information on (a) the nature of each request, (b) the name of the applicant and (c) the reason why the deadline was not met in respect of each Freedom of Information Act 2000 request which was not determined within the deadline.

(59828)

320	Dr Hywel Francis (Aberavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions she has had with the First Minister of the Welsh Government on ensuring that Wales maximises the tourist opportunities of the London 2012 Olympics; and if she will make a statement.
	(60089)

321	Dr Hywel Francis (Aberavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what training camps she expects to be established in Wales in preparation for the London 2012 (a) Olympics and (b) Paralympics; and if she will make a statement.
	(60090)

322	Dr Hywel Francis (Aberavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions she has had with the First Minister of the Welsh Government on the effects of the proposed changes to the NHS in England on (a) the NHS in Wales and (b) cross-border provision of health services; and if she will make a statement.
	(60091)

323	Dr Hywel Francis (Aberavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions she has had with (a) the First Minister of the Welsh Government and (b) trades unions on the potential effects in Wales of Civil Service job losses; and if she will make a statement.
	(60092)

324	Dr Hywel Francis (Aberavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions she has had with the Welsh Local Government Association on the effects of the outcome of the 2010 Spending Review on the delivery of front-line services in Wales; and if she will make a statement.
	(60093)

Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities

325 N	Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many staff (a) the Government Equalities Office and (b) the Equality and Human Rights Commission employ.
	(59772)

326 N	Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what the salary is of the highest earning official of (a) the Government Equalities Office and (b) the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
	(59773)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

327	Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will review and respond to the recommendations of the British Chamber of Commerce report entitled Health and Safety: a risky business, published in May 2011.
	(60042)

328	Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what arrangements he plans to put in place in the case of individuals needing to provide information about personal circumstances which cannot be provided through the automated system for delivering universal credit.
	(60021)

329	Simon Danczuk (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department spent on Sir John Beddington's review of the classification of asbestos.
	(60147)

330	Simon Danczuk (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, at which engagements he has discussed the classification of asbestos and related matters since his appointment.
	(60148)

331	Simon Danczuk (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what representations he has received on (a) legislation relating to (i) the regulation of and (ii) the classification of white asbestos since his appointment.
	(60149)

332	Simon Danczuk (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on what grounds he commissioned a report into the evidence on the present classification of asbestos.
	(60154)

333	Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) the North East and (b) the City of Sunderland participated in the Access to Work programme in each year since 2007.
	(59932)

334

Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of contracts issued by (a) his Department and (b) agencies for which he is responsible were awarded to small and medium-sized enterprises in (i) Scotland, (ii) South Lanarkshire and (iii) Rutherglen and Hamilton West constituency in the latest period for which figures are available.

(60200)

335	Ben Gummer (Ipswich): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential effects of his proposed housing benefit changes on the resettlement of ex-offenders; and whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Justice on this issue.
	(59941)

336	Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department expects to spend on the Work Programme in each year of the Comprehensive Spending Review period.
	(59919)

337	Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether recipients of disability living allowance may work for up to 16 hours per week.
	(60043)

338	Mrs Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the likely take-up of benefits by migrant workers from EU Accession states after the cessation of the transitional arrangements.
	(60049)

339	Mrs Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what representations he has received on extension of the transitional arrangements for payment of benefits to migrant workers from EU Accession states.
	(60050)

340	Mrs Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the level of overpayment of benefits to EU migrant workers in the UK; and whether he has put in place any arrangements to recover such overpayments.
	(60051)

341	Mrs Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent steps his Department has taken to prevent fraudulent claims by EU migrant workers claiming benefits in the UK.
	(60052)

342	Mrs Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to bring forward proposals on the definition of habitual residence.
	(60053)

343	Mrs Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to publish on its website information on the cost to the public purse of benefits claimed by nationals of other EU member states working in the UK.
	(60054)

344	Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress his Department has made in encouraging small businesses to bid for Government contracts.
	(60185)

345	Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Skipton and Ripon constituency have been in receipt of incapacity benefits for more than (a) six months, (b) 12 months, (c) 18 months, (d) two years, (e) three years and (f) five years.
	(60221)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change

346	Stephen Williams (Bristol West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what plans his Department has to address the challenges posed by peak oil.
	[Transferred] (60100)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

347	Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will estimate the likely effects on levels of carbon emissions of implementation of a duty on businesses to charge for plastic carrier bags.
	[Transferred] (60022)

Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department

348	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what funding from the public purse was provided to the Quilliam Foundation in (a) 2008-09, (b) 2009-10, (c) 2010-11 and (d) 2011-12.
	[Transferred] (60162)

349 N	Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effects on the effectiveness of child protection of reductions to police budgets.
	[Transferred] (59831)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice

350	Stephen Phillips (Sleaford and North Hykeham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has resources adequate to enable it to deal with capital appeals from Commonwealth nations.
	[Transferred] (59947)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport

351	Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when regulations on the transport of liquids on commercial flights were last (a) reviewed and (b) revised; and when he next plans to review such regulations.
	[Transferred] (59954)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

352 N	Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will review the coherence of policy across different Government departments in the administration of health and welfare benefits.
	[Question Unstarred][Transferred] (59571)

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