Session 2010-12
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The Questions Book

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 16 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.
[N] Indicates a Question for Written Answer on a named day, i.e. the Member has indicated under S.O. No. 22(4) the day on which he wishes the Question to be answered.
[R] Indicates that a relevant interest has been declared.

Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Thursday 16 June 2011
(the 'Questions Book')

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 16 June 2011

This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Thursday 16 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 Thursday 16 June of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.

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

Questions to the Attorney General

1	Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Attorney General, what the name is of each regulatory measure revoked by the Law Officers' Departments between 1 March and 31 May 2011; and what estimate he has made of the potential annual saving to those affected by each revocation.
	(60488)

2	Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Attorney General, for what European directives in force on 1 April 2010 his Departments are responsible; and what European directives for which his Departments are responsible have come into force since 1 April 2010.
	(60683)

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

3 N	Adam Afriyie (Windsor): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will take steps to encourage the European Patent Office to pursue work-sharing with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Japan Patent Office.
	(59965)

4	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what information his Department holds on the use of the Working Definition of anti-Semitism; whether he has had recent discussions with universities on the definition; and if he will make a statement.
	[R] (60422)

5	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what definition of anti-Semitism his Department uses; what recent discussions he has had with the Jewish community on its definition since May 2010; and if he will make a statement.
	[R] (60423)

6	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether (a) he, (b) Ministers in his Department and (c) officials in his Department have had recent discussions with the Union of Jewish Students; and if he will make a statement.
	[R] (60534)

7	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent representations he has received from the Union of Jewish Students; what response his Department gave to such representations; and if he will make a statement.
	[R] (60535)

8	Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the name is of each regulatory measure revoked by his Department between 1 March and 31 May 2011; and what estimate he has made of the potential annual saving to those affected by each revocation.
	(60483)

9 N	Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what (a) representations and (b) research he has received on the relative performance of UK-domiciled full-time first degree qualifiers at (i) Oxford and (ii) Cambridge Universities who previously attended independent schools.
	(59964)

10 N	Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 24 May 2011, Official Report, columns 645-46W, on higher education: admissions, how many (a) UK domiciled and (b) non-UK domiciled full-time first degree qualifiers achieved each degree classification at a UK higher education institution in the academic year 2009-10.
	(60242)

11
N

Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 24 May 2011, Official Report, columns 645-46W, on higher education: admissions, how many UK-domiciled first degree qualifiers at (a) Oxford University, (b) Cambridge University and (c) Russell Group universities who previously attended (i) state schools and (ii) independent schools achieved each degree classification in the academic year 2009-10.

(60243)

12
N

Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 24 May 2011, Official Report, columns 645-46W, on higher education: admissions, how many UK-domiciled full-time first degree qualifiers at UK higher education institutions who previously attended a state school achieved each degree classification in the academic year 2009-10.

(60244)

13
N

Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 24 May 2011, Official Report, columns 645-46W, on higher education: admissions, how many UK-domiciled full-time first degree qualifiers at UK higher education institutions who previously attended (i) maintained schools and (ii) sixth form colleges achieved each degree classification in the academic year 2009-10.

(60245)

14	Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his policy is on meeting hon. Members who request a meeting with him or his Ministers; and if he will provide details of any such request that he has declined since 12 May 2010.
	(60477)

15	Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent discussions he has had with Ministerial colleagues on ensuring a sufficient level of funding for advice services in England.
	(60478)

16	Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will place in the Library a copy of the organogram of his Department to the sub-team level.
	(60479)

Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of correspondence received by his Department was replied to (a) within his Department's deadline for the issuing of responses to correspondents, (b) less than five days after its deadline, (c) between five and 10 days after its deadline and (d) more than 10 days after its deadline in each month since 12 May 2010.

(60514)

Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of written parliamentary questions for written answer his Department responded to (a) on the date for answer, (b) less than five days after the date for answer, (c) between five and 10 days after the date for answer and (d) more than 10 days after the date for answer in each month since 12 May 2010.

(60515)

Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June 2011, Official Report, column 398W, on local enterprise partnerships (LEP), how many private sector members representing (a) micro, (b) small and (c) medium-sized businesses each LEP has; and which LEPs have no representative of micro-businesses at board level.

(60677)

Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 12 May 2011, Official Report, column 1348W, on North Sea oil, on what dates prior to the Budget Statement of 23 March 2011 meetings took place between Ministers in his Department and Ministers in the Treasury on the implications for investment in North Sea oil and gas fields of changes to taxation.

(60678)

Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 12 May 2011, Official Report, column 1349W, on North Sea oil, on what dates prior to the Budget Statement of 23 March 2011 meetings took place between Ministers in his Department and Ministers in the Department of Energy and Climate Change on the implications for investment in North Sea oil and gas fields of changes to taxation.

(60679)

22	Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 10 May 2011, Official Report, column 1203W, what the monetary value is of the contract held by Hill and Knowlton for Tech City; and what the duration is of that contract.
	(60722)

23	Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 10 May 2011, Official Report, column 1203W, on technology: Greater London, what the process was by which the contract for international marketing for Tech City was let.
	(60723)

24	Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 10 May 2011, Official Report, column 1203W, on technology: Greater London, whether UKTI will tender for national marketing for Tech City.
	(60724)

25	Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 9 May 2011, Official Report, column 956W, on North Sea oil, what discussions Ministers in his Department held, on what dates and with which oil and gas companies prior to the Budget Statement of 23 March 2011.
	(60725)

26	Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what remuneration Mary Portas will receive for leading the independent reivew on the future of the high street.
	(60745)

27	Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 13 June 2011, Official Report, column 570W, on higher education: Sunderland, what proportion of (a) applicants and (b) accepted applicants resident in Sunderland Central constituency were from disadvantaged backgrounds in (i) 2009-10 and (ii) 2010-11.
	(60383)

28	Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 13 June 2011, Official Report, column 570W, on higher education: Sunderland, what proportion of (a) applicants and (b) accepted applicants resident in Sunderland Central constituency were aged over 30 in (i) 2009-10 and (ii) 2010-11.
	(60384)

Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 13 June 2011, Official Report, column 573W, on students: finance, what expenditure his Department expects to incur on advertisements (a) through radio, (b) through television, (c) online and (d) through other media to communicate student finance arrangements for financial years (i) 2011-12 and (ii) 2012-13.

(60652)

30	Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what advice his Department has issued to trading standards officers on origin labelling for consumer goods produced in Israeli settlements.
	(60670)

31 N	Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many enquiries UK Trade and Investment received in relation to (a) investment, (b) general help and advice and (c) help and advice relating to exporting from businesses in Yorkshire and the Humber in the financial year 2010-11.
	(60268)

32 N	Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the monetary value of investment by UK Trade and Investment has been in respect of (a) North Yorkshire, (b) Yorkshire and the Humber, (c) England and (d) the UK since May 2010.
	(60269)

33 N	Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many UK Trade and Investment staff are (a) based in and (b) dedicated to each region of England.
	(60270)

34	Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June 2011, Official Report, column 391W, on business: loans, what definition of a stretch lending target he uses.
	(60654)

Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office

35	Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the name is of each regulatory measure revoked by his Department between 1 March and 31 May 2011; and what estimate he has made of the potential annual saving to those affected by each revocation.
	(60501)

36	Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will bring forward proposals to ensure that Government contractors pay invoices to any subsequent subcontractors on time.
	(60461)

37	Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will assess the effects on levels of economic growth of late payments by government contractors to subcontractors.
	(60462)

38	Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on how many occasions the Cabinet Secretary has exercised his responsibilities in respect of Civil Service staff disciplinary matters since May 2010.
	(60428)

39	Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on how many occasions officials of each Government department have been subject to formal disciplinary proceedings since May 2010.
	(60449)

40	Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his policy is on the outsourcing overseas of contracts that Government departments hold with private sector companies.
	(60682)

41 N	Mr Bernard Jenkin (Harwich and North Essex): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what (a) market and (b) opinion research his Department has (i) conducted and (ii) commissioned on public expectations of Government in respect of provision of public services in the context of the Big Society.
	(60271)

42 N	Mr Bernard Jenkin (Harwich and North Essex): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of public attitudes towards the balance between fairness and diversity in the provision of public services.
	(60272)

43	Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what European directives in force on 1 April 2010 his Department is responsible; and what European directives for which his Department is responsible have come into force since 1 April 2010.
	(60684)

44 N	Sir John Stanley (Tonbridge and Malling): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 29 November 2010, Official Report, column 560W, on IPSA: Parliamentary Commission for Administration, whether it is the Government's policy to bring the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority within the statutory remit of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration.
	(59754)

Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

45	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will place in the Library a copy of the speech he gave at 11 Downing Street to mark the 20th anniversary of the launch of the Anne Frank Trust UK; and if he will make a statement.
	[R] (60475)

46	Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what regulations his Department introduced between 1 March 2011 and 31 May 2011; and what the estimated costs of implementation for those affected were in each case.
	(60334)

47	Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the name is of each regulatory measure revoked by his Department between 1 March and 31 May 2011; and what estimate he has made of the potential annual saving to those affected by each revocation.
	(60494)

48	Mr Brian Binley (Northampton South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many occasions he has met representatives of the Federation of Small Businesses to discuss proposals to extend the national insurance contributions holiday to existing businesses with up to four employees.
	(60556)

49	Mr Brian Binley (Northampton South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many new businesses have been set up in Northampton South constituency since the introduction of the national insurance contributions holiday.
	(60557)

50	Mr Brian Binley (Northampton South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many new businesses he estimated would be set up in Northampton South constituency as a result of the national insurance contributions holiday for new small businesses.
	(60626)

51	Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consideration he has given to the merits of extending the national insurance contributions holiday to all businesses who employ less than four staff members.
	(60380)

52	Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effects of the recession on the number of public sector jobs held by women in (a) Wales and (b) the UK.
	(60551)

53 N	Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on the decision of the Payments Council to phase out of the use of cheques.
	(60058)

54 N	Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the recent report by the IMF on the state of the UK economy.
	(60124)

55	Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effects of the fuel duty derogation for those who refine less than 2,500 litres of biodiesel per year.
	(60644)

56 N	Kwasi Kwarteng (Spelthorne): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will assess the merits of exempting pilot training from VAT.
	(59960)

57	Ian Lavery (Wansbeck): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the effect on the economy of trends in the rate of inflation.
	(60518)

58	Ian Lavery (Wansbeck): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the effect on the economy of trends in the rate of unemployment.
	(60519)

59 N	Gregg McClymont (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 10 June 2011, Official Report, column 493W, on HM Revenue and Customs: manpower, what assessment he has made of the likely effect of the HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) change plan for 2011 on levels of employment at HMRC Cumbernauld.
	(60056)

60	Mr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with his European counterparts on proposals to introduce a financial transaction tax to raise funds for overseas development assistance.
	(60569)

61	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effects of reductions in the level of tax credits on the willingness of lone parents to (a) continue working and (b) enter work.
	(60343)

62	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many children in each region were living in persistent poverty in each of the last five years; and if he will estimate the equivalent figures for each of the next five years.
	(60345)

63	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many lone parents in receipt of tax credits in each (a) region and (b) constituency will have the childcare element of such credits reduced as a result of changes to tax credits rules in 2011-12.
	(60351)

64	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on the future levels of debt of lone parents of reductions to the childcare element of tax credits.
	(60431)

65	Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June 2011, Official Report, column 325W, on double taxation: Israel, what mechanisms are in place to exclude income and company tax raised in settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories or Golan Heights from the benefits of the 1962 Double Taxation Convention.
	(60550)

66	Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what European directives in force on 1 April 2010 his Department is responsible; and what European directives for which his Department is responsible have come into force since 1 April 2010.
	(60701)

67	Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with (a) officials in his Department, (b) the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and (c) outside organisations on the potential effects of changes arising from the review of employment law on matters within his Department's responsibilities.
	(60713)

68	Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps HM Revenue and Customs has taken to improve the comprehensibility of the language used on its websites.
	(60728)

69	Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of Project Merlin's performance in increasing lending to small and medium-sized businesses since February 2011.
	(60558)

70	Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 5 April 2011, Official Report, column 893W, on financial services, if he will publish the letters sent by the remuneration committee chair of each bank confirming its commitments as part of Project Merlin have been met.
	(60563)

71	Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 5 April 2011, Official Report, column 893W, on financial services, when he expects to receive letters from the remuneration committee chair of each bank confirming its commitments as part of Project Merlin have been met.
	(60564)

72	Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether under the Project Merlin agreement chief executive remuneration will reflect banks' performance against (a) stretch and (b) capacity lending targets.
	(60668)

73	Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the (a) direct and (b) indirect contribution to (i) the economy, (ii) employment and (iii) the public finances of offices of Government departments and agencies in (A) Derby, (B) Leicester and (C) Nottingham.
	(60666)

74	Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that those who import stone to Northern Ireland from the Republic of Ireland are aware of their liability for the aggregates levy.
	(60455)

75	Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of the aggregates levy on the competitiveness of the quarrying industry in Northern Ireland.
	(60456)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

76	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what definition of (a) anti-Semitism and (b) anti-Semitic incidents his Department uses; what discussions he has had with the Jewish community on its definition since May 2010; and if he will make a statement.
	[R] (60424)

77	Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the name is of each regulatory measure revoked by his Department between 1 March and 31 May 2011; and what estimate he has made of the potential annual saving to those affected by each revocation.
	(60500)

78	Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 4 May 2011, Official Report, column 42W, what discussions on what dates he has had with the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport on superfast broadband in enterprise zones.
	(60671)

Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 10 May 2011, Official Report, column 1179W, on enterprise zones: non-domestic rates, if he will estimate the monetary value of business rates to be retained by local authorities over the 25 years following the establishment of the enterprise zones set out in The Plan for Growth taking account of the location, size and nature of successful bids.

(60672)

80	Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 10 May 2011, Official Report, column 1182W, on non-domestic rates, if he will estimate the average net rate yield per hereditament in England for each of the next four years.
	(60673)

81	Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 10 May 2011, Official Report, column 1179W, on enterprise zones: non-domestic rates, on which date discussions began; and on which date each area was informed it would be an enterprise zone.
	(60675)

82	Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 10 May 2011, Official Report, column 1182W, on non-domestic rates, what the net yield per hereditament was in (a) each local authority area and (b) parliamentary constituency in England in each year between 1997-98 and 2010-11.
	(60676)

83	Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether a Barnett consequential has been made to the devolved administrations as a result of the policy to create enterprise zones.
	(60642)

84	Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much funding his Department allocated to Sunderland Council in each of the last five years.
	(60381)

85	Kate Hoey (Vauxhall): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many rescues from fires were carried out (a) by each fire brigade and (b) in each region between April 2010 and March 2011.
	(60712)

86	Simon Hughes (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he has any plans to bring forward further amendments to the Localism Bill in the light of representations from hon. Members and others; and if he will make a statement.
	(60359)

87	Ian Lavery (Wansbeck): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he expects to publish a new Fire and Rescue Services National Framework.
	(60624)

88	Guy Opperman (Hexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans he has for the disposal for housing development of unused state-owned land in Hexham constituency; and what timetable has been set for any such disposal.
	(60439)

89	Guy Opperman (Hexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he has any plans for the future use or disposal of the former Stannington Hospital site in Hexham constituency.
	(60440)

90 N	Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what impact assessment his Department has carried out in respect of proposed changes to the competent person assessment scheme; and if he will make a statement.
	(59963)

91	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assistance his Department has provided to towns with high rates of empty shops in each of the last three years.
	(60342)

92	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what information he holds of the number of section 215 enforcement notices that have been issued by each local authority in England and Wales in each of the last five years.
	(60354)

93	Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, for what European directives in force on 1 April 2010 his Department is responsible; and what European directives for which his Department is responsible have come into force since 1 April 2010.
	(60686)

Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he has had with (a) officials in his Department, (b) the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and (c) outside organisations on the potential effects of changes arising from the review of employment law on matters within his Department's responsibilities.

(60705)

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

95	Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what regulations his Department introduced between 1 March 2011 and 31 May 2011; and what the estimated costs of implementation for those affected were in each case.
	(60339)

96	Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what the name is of each regulatory measure revoked by his Department between 1 March and 31 May 2011; and what estimate he has made of the potential annual saving to those affected by each revocation.
	(60499)

97	Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games on the proportion of tickets for the London 2012 Olympics that were available in the UK ballot.
	(60457)

98	Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the number of people in Bexley who live in areas with low-speed broadband.
	(60458)

99	Dr Hywel Francis (Aberavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what proportion of contracts let by (a) his Department and (b) agencies for which he is responsible were awarded to companies in (i) Wales and (ii) Aberavon constituency in the latest period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
	(60508)

100	Dr Hywel Francis (Aberavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what recent assessment he has made of disabled access for (a) athletes and (b) the public to venues for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games; and if he will make a statement.
	(60536)

101	Dr Hywel Francis (Aberavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what recent assessment he has made of the potential effects of the London 2012 Paralympics on the participation of disabled people in sport; and if he will make a statement.
	(60537)

102	Dr Hywel Francis (Aberavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what recent assessment he has made of the potential effect of the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics on the tourism industry in Wales; and if he will make a statement.
	(60538)

103	Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the number of people in North East Hertfordshire constituency who live in areas with low-speed broadband.
	(60516)

104	Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, whether guidance issued to broadcasters by Ofcom prohibits provision of alcohol to participants aged under 18 years in programmes filmed for television.
	(60517)

105 N	Margaret Hodge (Barking): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how many and what proportion of public appointments made to his Department and its arms length bodies have been women since May 2010; and if he will list each such appointment.
	(60014)

106 N	Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what support he is providing for local radio stations.
	(59860)

107 N	Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, when he plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Warrington North of 18 May 2011.
	(60121)

108	Mr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, if he will hold discussions with members of the FIFA Executive Committee on reform of the governance structure of FIFA.
	(60464)

109	Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how many tickets for the London 2012 Olympics have been allocated to sponsors at no charge.
	(60719)

110	Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what proportion of tickets for the London 2012 Olympics he expects to be taken up by non-UK residents.
	(60720)

111	Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to prevent disruption to residents over the course of the London 2012 Olympics.
	(60721)

112	Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what steps are being taken to prevent the illegal reselling of tickets for the London 2012 Olympics.
	(60726)

113	Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, for what European directives in force on 1 April 2010 his Department is responsible; and what European directives for which his Department is responsible have come into force since 1 April 2010.
	(60687)

114

Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had with (a) officials in his Department, (b) the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and (c) outside organisations on the potential effects of changes arising from the review of employment law on matters within his Department's responsibilities.

(60706)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence

115	Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what regulations his Department introduced between 1 March 2011 and 31 May 2011; and what the estimated costs of implementation for those affected were in each case.
	(60338)

116	Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the name is of each regulatory measure revoked by his Department between 1 March and 31 May 2011; and what estimate he has made of the potential annual saving to those affected by each revocation.
	(60498)

117 N	Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) police officers and (b) staff in the Ministry of Defence Police in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011, (iii) 2012, (iv) 2013 and (v) 2014.
	(60173)

118	Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many representations he has received on his decision on a homecoming parade for the Royal Irish Regiment in Belfast.
	(60631)

119	Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 28 February, Official Report, column 82, on nuclear weapons, whether any part of the £59 million spent on United States high steam generators and technology contributed to the design of the PWR3 Trident reactor.
	(60543)

120	Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what allowances his Department provides to new entrant officers in each of the services for (a) No. 2 Dress Uniform and (b) Dress Kit.
	(60503)

121	Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with military tailors about the cost of dress uniforms for officers.
	(60600)

122	Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to his Department was of (a) dress and (b) military uniform in the most recent year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
	(60601)

123	Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what alternatives his Department has considered to the nuclear deterrent.
	(60386)

124 N	Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding his Department has allocated to its Stabilisation Fund in each year of the Comprehensive Spending Review period.
	(59924)

125	Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what consideration his Department is giving to the upgrading of the British Army training base in Kenya as part of the UK's long-term military training needs.
	(60627)

126	Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what consideration his Department is giving to a potential restructuring of the Territorial Army.
	(60628)

127	Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress he has made on plans to outsource armed forces recruitment to the private sector.
	(60714)

128	Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what European directives in force on 1 April 2010 his Department is responsible; and what European directives for which his Department is responsible have come into force since 1 April 2010.
	(60688)

129	Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with (a) officials in his Department, (b) the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and (c) outside organisations on the potential effects of changes arising from the review of employment law on matters within his Department's responsibilities.
	(60717)

130	Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) establishment and (b) budget of the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office is; and what plans he has for its future.
	(60523)

131	Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) uniformed officers at three and four stars in the (i) Army, (ii) Royal Navy and (iii) Royal Air Force and (b) civilian officers at the same rank there were (A) in May 2010 and (B) on the most recent date for which figures are available.
	(60524)

132	Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department is making in (a) financial management (i) in-year and (ii) long-term, (b) restructuring its headquarters and other major headquarters and (c) restructuring Defence Equipment and Support.
	(60525)

133	Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many new three and four star roles for (a) military and (b) civilian staffs have been created since May 2010; and whether any compensatory savings have been made elsewhere.
	(60526)

134	Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made on improving defence procurement since the appointment of the new Chief of Defence Materiel; and if he will make a statement.
	(60527)

135	Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to make a statement on Defence Reform following the publication of the report of Lord Levene.
	(60528)

136	Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) cost and (b) establishment by numbers of (i) Land Command, (ii) Navy Command and (iii) Air Command (A) is for 2011-12 and (B) was in each of the last five years.
	(60529)

137	Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his timetable is for the implementation of the recommendations of Lord Levene's report on Defence Reform.
	(60530)

138	Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many ships by type are deployed on current operations or exercises.
	(60531)

Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister

139	Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many representations he has received from individuals and organisations in Northern Ireland on reform of the House of Lords since May 2010.
	(60635)

140

Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what information his Department holds on (a) the average amount spent on electoral registration in England and Wales in the latest period for which figures are available and (b) the amount spent in each local authority area that failed to meet the participation standards to promote registration in the latest period for which figures are available.

(60435)

141	Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, for what European directives in force on 1 April 2010 his Department is responsible; and what European directives for which his Department is responsible have come into force since 1 April 2010.
	(60689)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Education

142	Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what regulations his Department introduced between 1 March 2011 and 31 May 2011; and what the estimated costs of implementation for those affected were in each case.
	(60337)

143	Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the name is of each regulatory measure revoked by his Department between 1 March and 31 May 2011; and what estimate he has made of the potential annual saving to those affected by each revocation.
	(60497)

144	Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools have (a) applied for and (b) achieved academy status in North East Hertfordshire constituency; and if he will make a statement on the timetable for decisions on any outstanding applications.
	(60511)

145	Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans his Department has for inspecting the quality of new schools' careers advice services.
	(60512)

146

Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish each contract his Department (a) holds and (b) has held since May 2010 with (i) Serco and (ii) the Centre for Excellence and Outcomes in Children and Young People's Services; and what the (A) payment arrangements and (B) key performance targets are in respect of each such contract.

(60376)

147	Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what European directives in force on 1 April 2010 his Department is responsible; and what European directives for which his Department is responsible have come into force since 1 April 2010.
	(60685)

148	Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions he has had with (a) officials in his Department, (b) the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and (c) outside organisations on the potential effects of changes arising from the review of employment law on matters within his Department's responsibilities.
	(60709)

149	Nadhim Zahawi (Stratford-on-Avon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many young people received more than £1,000 in education maintenance allowance in 2009-10.
	(60533)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change

150	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the effects on levels of fuel poverty of recent changes in the level of utility prices; and if he will make a statement.
	[R] (60539)

151	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent discussions he has had with utility companies on changes in utility prices; and if he will make a statement.
	[R] (60540)

152

Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many officials in his Department at each grade have responsibility for the (a) formulation and (b) implementation of policy on the Warm Homes and Energy Conservation Act 2000; what the job objectives of each such official are; what objectives they have been set for the next six months; and if he will make a statement.

(60625)

153

Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the operation of (a) section 1 and (b) section 2 of the Warm Homes and Energy Conservation Act 2000 since August 2010; what recent representations he has received on the operation of the Act; and whether he has considered the merits of (i) amending and (ii) repealing the Act.

(60660)

154	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many and what proportion of households in (a) Southend West constituency, (b) Essex and (c) England are in fuel poverty; what recent representations he has received on this issue; and if he will make a statement.
	(60661)

155 N	Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the (a) training and (b) expertise of engineers to (i) design, (ii) commission and (iii) operate the range of pressurised water reactor nuclear power plants proposed for construction in the UK.
	(60062)

156	Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what regulations his Department introduced between 1 March 2011 and 31 May 2011; and what the estimated costs of implementation for those affected were in each case.
	(60336)

157	Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the name is of each regulatory measure revoked by his Department between 1 March and 31 May 2011; and what estimate he has made of the potential annual saving to those affected by each revocation.
	(60496)

158 N	Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) police officers and (b) staff in the Civil Nuclear Constabulary in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011, (iii) 2012, (iv) 2013 and (v) 2014.
	(60172)

159	Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 7 June 2011, Official Report, columns 116-7W, on the technical advisory panel, what reasons were given by the nominee to TAP by non-governmental organisations for not taking up the appointment.
	(60544)

160	Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 7 June 2011, Official Report, columns 112-3W, on radioactive waste, which prospective operators of new nuclear plants have expressed an interest in entering a radioactive waste transfer contract.
	(60545)

161	Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 7 June 2011, Official Report, column 108W, on nuclear power, when he expects to publish his conclusions on the consultation on proposed changes to the Paris Convention and Brussels Supplementary Convention on nuclear third party liability.
	(60546)

162	Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the average unit cost is of disposal of spent fuel from existing nuclear power stations per tonne of uranium; and what estimate has been made of the equivalent figure for the proposed future generation of nuclear power stations.
	(60549)

163 N	Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West and Royton): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will bring forward proposals to increase competition in the energy market by limiting the market share of any one company to not more than 10 per cent.
	(60128)

164 N	Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what requirements there will be for installers who wish to participate in (a) the Green Deal and (b) the Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme to join an accreditation scheme; and if he will make a statement.
	(59962)

165	Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, for what European directives in force on 1 April 2010 his Department is responsible; and what European directives for which his Department is responsible have come into force since 1 April 2010.
	(60690)

166	Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent discussions he has had with (a) officials in his Department, (b) the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and (c) outside organisations on the potential effects of changes arising from the review of employment law on matters within his Department's responsibilities.
	(60708)

167	Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent assessment he has made of the effects on levels of fuel poverty of recent changes in domestic energy prices.
	(60375)

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

168 N	Peter Aldous (Waveney): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will place in the Library a copy of the information her Department holds on (a) the individuals or bodies who hold UK fisheries quota and (b) those who hold UK quota who are not actively involved in fisheries.
	(60122)

169	Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what regulations her Department introduced between 1 March 2011 and 31 May 2011; and what the estimated costs of implementation for those affected were in each case.
	(60335)

170	Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the name is of each regulatory measure revoked by her Department between 1 March and 31 May 2011; and what estimate she has made of the potential annual saving to those affected by each revocation.
	(60495)

171
N

Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 24 May 2011, Official Report, columns 540-1W, on angling, whether the Sea Angling 2012 research project will take account of the findings of the report by Drew Associates entitled Research into the Economic Contribution of Sea Angling, commissioned by her Department in 2003.

(60249)

172	Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information her Department holds on (a) the effects of waste oil on watercourses and (b) theft of waste oil.
	(60643)

173	Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with (a) the Chancellor of the Exchequer and (b) the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change on the level of incentives for energy from waste cooking oil.
	(60653)

174	Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Natural Environment White Paper, what her timetable is for implementation of measures to deliver investment to meet future water demand and protect ecosystems.
	(60509)

175	Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment the Environment Agency has made of the risk of flooding in North East Hertfordshire constituency arising from increased surface water.
	(60510)

176	Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 24 May 2011, Official Report, column 548W, on origin marking: Israel, whether her Department's voluntary labelling guidelines apply to (a) wine produced in Barkan and other settlements and (b) processed foods.
	(60552)

177	Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what European directives in force on 1 April 2010 her Department is responsible; and what European directives for which her Department is responsible have come into force since 1 April 2010.
	(60691)

178

Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with (a) officials in her Department, (b) the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and (c) outside organisations on the potential effects of changes arising from the review of employment law on matters within her Department's responsibilities.

(60707)

179 N	Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she plans to take to preserve river and stream flows in the summer of 2011; and if she will make a statement.
	(60130)

180 N	Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with water companies on (a) their statutory duties to the environment and (b) preserving river and stream flows during the summer months.
	(60131)

181 N	Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that micro-hydro schemes do not adversely affect (a) stream courses and (b) the upward and downward migration of fish.
	(60132)

182 N	Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the number of cormorants which roost and feed inshore; and what steps she (a) has taken and (b) is considering to control their numbers.
	(60133)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

183 N	Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department has contributed (a) funding and (b) staff to the development of the Afghan High Council for Peace.
	(60118)

184 N	Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of progress in tackling inter-ethnic tension in Afghanistan since 2005.
	(60119)

185	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what meetings (a) he, (b) Ministers in his Department, (c) officials in his Department and (d) British Embassy staff in Israel have had with the family of Gilad Shalit since February 2011; whether any meetings are scheduled during the next six months; and if he will make a statement.
	[R] (60468)

186	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to bring about the release of Gilad Shalit; what discussions he has had at UN level on Gilad Shalit; and if he will make a statement.
	(60469)

187

Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make it his policy to withdraw from the UN Durban III anti-racism conference; what recent discussions he has had with (a) his EU counterparts, (b) the US administration and (c) the government of Israel on this issue; what recent representations he has received (i) supporting and (ii) opposing a withdrawal from the conference; and if he will make a statement.

[R] (60656)

188	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of the withdrawal of governmental delegations from the UN Durban III Conference; and if he will make a statement.
	[R] (60680)

189	Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what regulations his Department introduced between 1 March 2011 and 31 May 2011; and what the estimated costs of implementation for those affected were in each case.
	(60333)

190	Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the name is of each regulatory measure revoked by his Department between 1 March and 31 May 2011; and what estimate he has made of the potential annual saving to those affected by each revocation.
	(60493)

191	Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many people requested assistance relating to stolen or lost passports at UK embassies in (a) Europe and (b) the US in each of the last two years.
	(60636)

192	Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many UK nationals were employed by the institutions of the Council of Europe on the latest date for which figures are available; and what proportion of the overall workforce of those institutions that figure represents.
	(60637)

193	Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many staff in the (a) European Parliament and (b) European Commission were seconded from Civil Service organisations in (i) Great Britain and (ii) Northern Ireland on the latest date for which figures are available.
	(60638)

194	Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with representatives of the Transitional National Council in Libya on outstanding issues relating to Libya's past involvement in IRA terrorism.
	(60641)

195	Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his Department's budget is for stimulating nuclear disarmament initiatives in 2011-12.
	(60548)

196 N	Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications of the Hamas Charter for the Middle East peace process.
	(60174)

197 N	Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he (a) has taken and (b) plans to take to press Hamas to accept the Quartet principles and to participate in the Middle East peace process; and if he will make a statement.
	(60175)

198 N	Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to press Hamas to renounce violence, recognise the state of Israel and accept previous diplomatic agreements.
	(60176)

199	Mark Reckless (Rochester and Strood): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the capabilities required of the next UK Permanent Representative to the EU.
	(60429)

200	Mark Reckless (Rochester and Strood): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he plans to recommend the appointment of the next UK Permanent Representative to the EU.
	(60430)

201	Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Colombian counterpart on Carmelo Agamez; and what recent assessment he has made of the human rights situation in Colombia.
	(60566)

202	Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Israeli government on legislative proposals under consideration in the Knesset on the funding of European non-governmental organisations in the region.
	(60646)

203	Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, for what European directives in force on 1 April 2010 his Department is responsible; and what European directives for which his Department is responsible have come into force since 1 April 2010.
	(60692)

204

Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with (a) officials in his Department, (b) the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and (c) outside organisations on the potential effects of changes arising from the review of employment law on matters within his Department's responsibilities.

(60718)

205	Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with (a) the European Commission and (b) his EU counterparts on the level of regulation in EU legislation.
	(60727)

206	Bob Stewart (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of the decision by the Bosnian High Representative to suspend certain decisions taken by the Central Electoral Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina on 24 March 2011.
	(60655)

207 N	Stephen Twigg (Liverpool, West Derby): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations his Department has made to the government of Uganda on alleged human rights abuses by Ugandan security forces.
	(60240)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Health

208	Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what regulations his Department introduced between 1 March 2011 and 31 May 2011; and what the estimated costs of implementation for those affected were in each case.
	(60332)

209	Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the name is of each regulatory measure revoked by his Department between 1 March and 31 May 2011; and what estimate he has made of the potential annual saving to those affected by each revocation.
	(60492)

210	Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he has any plans to take steps in relation to internet sites charging a fee for European health insurance cards.
	(60390)

211	Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to improve the prevention and treatment of tuberculosis.
	(60459)

212 N	Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients chose to use a private provider for an NHS funded procedure in each year from 1997 to 2010; and at what cost to the public purse in each such year.
	(60061)

213	Fabian Hamilton (Leeds North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he plans to take to ensure that institutions where vulnerable people are living will be inspected more regularly.
	(60471)

214	Fabian Hamilton (Leeds North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to enable the Care Quality Commission to make more frequent and unannounced inspections of care homes.
	(60472)

215	Fabian Hamilton (Leeds North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he plans to take in relation to the implementation of the recommendations of the Mansell Report on people with complex needs.
	(60482)

216	Fabian Hamilton (Leeds North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the budget of the Care Quality Commission is for 2011-12.
	(60520)

217	Fabian Hamilton (Leeds North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will increase the budget of the Care Quality Commission.
	(60522)

218	Fabian Hamilton (Leeds North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidelines his Department has issued on the size of care homes.
	(60554)

219	Fabian Hamilton (Leeds North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidelines his Department has issued on the location of care homes.
	(60555)

220	Fabian Hamilton (Leeds North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many unfilled posts there were in the Care Quality Commission on 31 March 2011.
	(60669)

221	Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many research studies into still birth his Department has commissioned from research councils in each of the last 10 years.
	(60463)

222

Mr George Howarth (Knowsley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which NHS trusts Monitor had identified as unlikely to achieve Foundation Trust status on the most recent date for which figures are available; what the (a) capital and (b) PFI-related debt of each trust is; and what the cost of servicing the (i) capital and (ii) PFI-related debt of each trust was in the most recent 12 months for which figures are available.

(60473)

223	Mr George Howarth (Knowsley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which NHS trusts (a) have entered into and (b) are in discussions about entering into formal tripartite agreements; and in each case whether the trust in question has indicated whether its commitment under the Private Finance Initiative is a contributory factor in its decision to seek such an agreement.
	(60474)

224	Mr George Howarth (Knowsley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which NHS trusts have indicated to their respective strategic health authorities that (a) the cost of meeting their obligations under the private finance initiative would be difficult to achieve without structural change and (b) they are unlikely to achieve Foundation Trust status with their current structure.
	(60513)

225	Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans his Department has to publicise the dangers of recreational use of the drug ketamine.
	(60358)

226	Alison McGovern (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effects on the Medical Training Initiative of a reduction in the length of Tier 5 (temporary worker) visas from two years to 12 months.
	(60744)

227 N	Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West and Royton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will establish a public inquiry into the operation of the Care Quality Commission including the adequacy of its resources for the functions it is required to undertake and the role of its chief executive following recent incidents in Mid-Staffordshire Hospital and Winterbourne View Care Home.
	(60126)

228 N	Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West and Royton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to implement his proposed ban on private transplants using organs from NHS donors.
	(60127)

229 N	Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to set out to the NHS the likely effect on the NHS of any amendments to the Health and Social Care Bill proposed by the Government.
	(60057)

230 N	Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 23 May 2011, Official Report, column 430W, on the Health and Social Care Bill, whether he now plans to re-commit the Health and Social Care Bill to a Public Bill Committee.
	(60123)

231	Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the financial incentives for care home owners to invest in their services.
	(60647)

232	Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department has given to primary care trusts on the use of the Cancer Drugs Fund to fund cancer treatments approved by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) but which are awaiting full implementation of NICE guidance; and if he will make a statement.
	(60681)

233	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information he holds on addiction rates for (a) alcohol, (b) tobacco and (c) controlled substances in each primary care trust area.
	(60352)

234	Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what European directives in force on 1 April 2010 his Department is responsible; and what European directives for which his Department is responsible have come into force since 1 April 2010.
	(60694)

235	Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with (a) officials in his Department, (b) the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and (c) outside organisations on the potential effects of changes arising from the review of employment law on matters within his Department's responsibilities.
	(60704)

Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department

236 N	Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much the UK contributed to the budget of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime in each of the last five years; and how much she plans to contribute in each of the next five years.
	(60120)

237	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department issues to police forces on offences under section 5 of the Public Order Act 1986; and if she will make a statement.
	(60541)

238	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has any plans to bring forward legislative proposals to amend section 5 of the Public Order Act 1986; and if she will make a statement.
	(60542)

239	Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what regulations her Department introduced between 1 March 2011 and 31 May 2011; and what the estimated costs of implementation for those affected were in each case.
	(60331)

240	Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the name is of each regulatory measure revoked by her Department between 1 March and 31 May 2011; and what estimate she has made of the potential annual saving to those affected by each revocation.
	(60490)

241 N	Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to reply to the letter of 17 February 2011 from the right hon. Member for Leeds Central regarding Lynn Watson, ref: M3415/11.
	(60016)

242	Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the budget is for the Hillsborough Independent Panel; how much expenditure has been incurred; and when she expects the work of the panel to be completed.
	(60387)

243	Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which (a) voluntary and (b) community organisations received grant funding from her Department to tackle (a) knife crime, (b) gun crime, (c) sexual violence, (d) human trafficking and (e) domestic violence in (i) 2010-11 and (ii) 2011-12.
	(60565)

244

Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what year her Department used as a baseline to determine the visa allocations to companies who request intra-company transfers in respect of the most recent year for which information is available; for what reasons that year was chosen; what methodology her Department used to calculate visa allotments; and how many requests it (a) received and (b) granted in (i) that year and (ii) 2010.

(60553)

245 N	Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers were (a) in Dorset Police and (b) assigned to Bournemouth in each of the last 10 financial years.
	(60125)

246	Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effects on voluntary sector organisations of the voluntary disclosure of Criminal Records Bureau checks.
	(60481)

247	Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of trends in the conviction rate for burglary in (a) Bexley and (b) Greater London.
	(60460)

248	Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to reduce the misuse of ketamine.
	(60357)

249	Alison McGovern (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with Ministerial colleagues on the consultation document on Employment Related Settlement, Tier 5 and Overseas Domestic Workers.
	(60734)

250 N	Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Kosovan asylum seekers were repatriated in each year since 2000.
	(60060)

251	Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to paragraph 4 of page 18 of the Coalition Agreement, what steps the Government has taken to reduce the use of animals in scientific research.
	(60447)

252	Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what research the Government has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the use of beagles in scientific research.
	(60448)

253	Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will assess the potential effects on Government policy on the use of animals in scientific experiments of the planned expansion of the Marshall Biosciences beagle breeding facility in East Yorkshire.
	(60450)

254	Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has (a) received and (b) reviewed any evidence in support of an increase in the breeding of beagles for experimental purposes.
	(60451)

255	Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will estimate the maximum annual number of beagles to be bred for experimental purposes if the proposed expansion of the Marshall Biosciences beagle breeding facility in East Yorkshire were given a certificate of designation.
	(60452)

256	Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many dogs of each breed were used for experimental purposes in the UK in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
	(60453)

257	Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what European directives in force on 1 April 2010 her Department is responsible; and what European directives for which her Department is responsible have come into force since 1 April 2010.
	(60695)

258

Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with (a) officials in her Department, (b) the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and (c) outside organisations on the potential effects of the implementation of changes arising from the review of employment law on matters within her Department's responsibilities.

(60710)

259	Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average waiting time was at UK Border Agency desks at each Gatwick Airport passenger terminal for those (a) with and (b) without EU passports in each of the last 24 months.
	(60559)

260	Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her most recent estimate is of UK Border Agency control waiting times at each Gatwick Airport passenger terminal.
	(60560)

261	Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average waiting time is at UK Border Agency desks in (a) Heathrow Terminal 4 and (b) other Heathrow terminals for those (i) with and (ii) without EU passports; and what the equivalent figures were in each of the last 24 months.
	(60561)

262	Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the most recent estimate is of border control waiting times at (a) Heathrow Airport and (b) Heathrow Terminal 4.
	(60562)

263	Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will estimate the average cost to the public purse of processes arising from a European arrest warrant.
	(60504)

264	Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many indefinite leave visas were issued in each month of the last three years.
	(60505)

265	Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff the Serious Organised Crimes Agency employed in each of the last five years.
	(60532)

Questions to the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission

266	Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, what assessment the Commission has made of the accessibility of Transport for London hire bicycles to hon. Members.
	(60393)

267 N	Duncan Hames (Chippenham): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, what assessment the House of Commons Commission has made of the whole life value for money of arrangements for procurement of desktop printers for hon. Members' offices and the House of Commons Service.
	(59848)

268 N	Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, what progress the House of Commons Commission has made in implementing the recommendations of the Speaker's Conference on Parliamentary Representation.
	(59847)

Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development

269 N	Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of progress in reducing the level of corruption in Afghanistan since January 2011.
	(60117)

270	Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what regulations his Department introduced between 1 March 2011 and 31 May 2011; and what the estimated costs of implementation were for those affected in each case.
	(60330)

271	Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the name is of each regulatory measure revoked by his Department between 1 March and 31 May 2011; and what estimate he has made of the potential annual saving to those affected by each revocation.
	(60484)

272	Alison McGovern (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans his Department has to respond to the food security situation in Somalia prior to the publication of the Bilateral Aid Review.
	(60735)

273	Alison McGovern (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans his Department has to respond to the food security situation in the Horn of Africa.
	(60736)

274	Alison McGovern (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much of UK official development assistance to Afghanistan was delivered through the armed forces in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(60737)

275	Alison McGovern (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, by what means he plans to assess value for money in aid given to fragile states.
	(60738)

276	Alison McGovern (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department plans to take to ensure value for money in aid given to fragile contexts.
	(60739)

277	Alison McGovern (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what quick impact projects his Department funds in Afghanistan.
	(60740)

278	Alison McGovern (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps he plans to take in relation to the food situation in Kenya.
	(60741)

279	Alison McGovern (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the security situation for humanitarian agencies operating in Afghanistan.
	(60742)

280	Alison McGovern (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps he is taking to ensure the effective delivery of aid to south central Somalia.
	(60743)

281	Mr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions his Department has had with its G20 counterparts on increasing transparency in aid spending.
	(60567)

282	Mr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to support emerging economies' compliance with the International Aid Transparency Initiative.
	(60568)

283	Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, for which European directives in force on 1 April 2010 his Department is responsible; and what European directives for which his Department is responsible have come into force since 1 April 2010.
	(60696)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice

284	Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what criteria were used to determine the outcome of applications to the Victims and Witnesses General Fund, 2011 to 2014.
	(60657)

285

Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) males and (b) females aged (i) 10 to 12, (ii) 13 to 15, (iii) 16 to 17, (iv) 18 to 24, (v) 25 to 30, (vi) 31 to 40 and (vii) 40 and over were (A) prosecuted, (B) given a fixed penalty and (C) convicted of an offence under section 5 of the Public Order Act 1986 in each police force area in each of the last five years for which information is available.

(60648)

286	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the maximum (a) fine and (b) fixed penalty was for an offence under section 5 of the Public Order Act 1986 in each year since enactment.
	(60649)

287	Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what regulations his Department introduced between 1 March 2011 and 31 May 2011; and what the estimated costs of implementation were for those affected in each case.
	(60329)

288	Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the name is of each regulatory measure revoked by his Department between 1 March and 31 May 2011; and what estimate he has made of the potential annual saving to those affected by each revocation.
	(60489)

289	Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the Northern Ireland Executive super-injunctions.
	(60632)

290	Jonathan Evans (Cardiff North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what representations he has received on the payment of referral fees by lawyers and insurance companies to obtain the names and contact details of those involved in accidents; and what representations he has received on the potential effects of such practices on the overall cost of insurance claims.
	(60427)

291 N	Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people pleaded guilty before their case reached trial in (a) 2009 and (b) 2010.
	(60063)

292 N	Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people received a 33 per cent. sentence discount for an early guilty plea in (a) 2009 and (b) 2010.
	(60064)

293

Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many legal aid matter starts in (a) social welfare law, (b) family law and (c) clinical negligence there were in (i) Harlow constituency and (ii) the West Essex procurement area in the latest period for which figures are available; and what estimate he has made of the equivalent figures following implementation of his proposals for the reform of legal aid in England and Wales.

(60571)

294	Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the net cost to his Department was of civil legal aid after income recouped from statutory charges and recovery of any funds on account in each of the last three years.
	(60572)

295	Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what change in real terms there has been in his Department's funding for civil legal aid in the last 10 years.
	(60573)

296 N	Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the cost-effectiveness of legal help contracts with citizens advice bureaux on (a) debt, (b) welfare benefits, (c) housing, (d) family law and (e) employment assistance.
	(59961)

297 N	Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) mobile telephones, (b) laptops and (c) hand-held IT devices issued by his Department have been recorded as lost since May 2010.
	(60015)

298 N	Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department has spent on (a) stationery, (b) ministerial hospitality, (c) taxis, (d) pot plants and cut flowers, (e) lost mobile phones, (f) IT, (g) staff training and (h) staff away days since May 2010.
	(60241)

299 N	Teresa Pearce (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many of the category D prisoners in Belmarsh prison awaiting transfer to an open prison have been waiting for more than four weeks.
	(60168)

300	Laura Sandys (South Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) offenders in prison who gave residential addresses in North and South Thanet and (b) ex-offenders resettled at addresses in North and South Thanet there were in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(60454)

301	Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what European directives in force on 1 April 2010 his Department is responsible; and what European directives for which his Department is responsible have come into force since 1 April 2010.
	(60697)

302	Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with (a) officials in his Department, (b) the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and (c) outside organisations on the potential effects of changes arising from the review of employment law on matters within his Department's responsibilities.
	(60716)

303	Mr John Spellar (Warley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what legal aid funding has been provided to Iraqi citizens for cases relating to alleged abuse by the UK armed forces in each of the last three years.
	(60385)

Questions to the Leader of the House

304 N	Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Leader of the House, what steps he plans to take to enhance the profile and status of debates in Westminster Hall.
	(60134)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

305	Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what regulations his Department introduced between 1 March 2011 and 31 May 2011; and what the estimated costs of implementation were for those affected in each case.
	(60328)

306	Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the name is of each regulatory measure revoked by his Department between 1 March and 31 May 2011; and what estimate he has made of the potential annual saving to those affected by each revocation.
	(60485)

307	Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many representations he has received on the decision by the Ministry of Defence not to permit a homecoming parade for the Royal Irish Regiment in Belfast.
	(60629)

308	Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what meetings he has had with European Commission officials since May 2010.
	(60658)

309	Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Defence on homecoming parades for the Royal Irish Regiment in Northern Ireland.
	(60659)

310	Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, for what European directives in force on 1 April 2010 his Department is responsible; and what European directives for which his Department is responsible have come into force since 1 April 2010.
	(60698)

Questions to the Prime Minister

311	Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Prime Minister, how many representations he has received on the decision by the Ministry of Defence not to permit a homecoming parade for the Royal Irish Regiment in Belfast.
	(60630)

312	Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will give an assessment of the work of the Northern Ireland Assembly following his recent visit and speech in the Assembly chamber.
	(60633)

313	Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Prime Minister, what (a) issues were discussed and (b) agreements were reached at the Joint Ministerial Committee held in London on 8 June 2011.
	(60634)

314 N	Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne): To ask the Prime Minister, what progress the Children and Families Taskforce has made since its establishment.
	(60129)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland

315	Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what regulations his Department introduced between 1 March 2011 and 31 May 2011; and what the estimated costs of implementation were for those affected in each case.
	(60327)

316	Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the name is of each regulatory measure revoked by his Department between 1 March and 31 May 2011; and what estimate he has made of the potential annual saving to those affected by each revocation.
	(60486)

317	Mike Crockart (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the financial services sector in Scotland.
	(60389)

318	Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, for what European directives in force on 1 April 2010 his Department is responsible; and what European directives for which his Department is responsible have come into force since 1 April 2010.
	(60699)

Questions to the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

319	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what powers are available to the Electoral Commission in respect of electoral registration officers who do not meet registration standards; and on how many occasions each such power has been used in each of the last three years.
	(60432)

320	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, how many electoral registration officers did not meet the participation standards to promote electoral registration in their community in each of the last three years.
	(60433)

321	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, which electoral registration officers did not meet the participation standard to promote electoral registration in their community in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(60434)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport

322	Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2011, Official Report, column 406W, on roads: regulation, which regulations (a) relate to and (b) do not relate to cyclists; and for what reason some road regulations do not affect all road users.
	(60521)

323	Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what regulations his Department introduced between 1 March 2011 and 31 May 2011; and what the estimated costs of implementation were for those affected in each case.
	(60326)

324	Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the name is of each regulatory measure revoked by his Department between 2 March and 31 May 2011; and what estimate he has made of the potential annual saving to those affected by each revocation.
	(60574)

325	Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons he has not confirmed an amendment to the by-laws relating to guide dogs for the blind using moving escalators on London Underground.
	(60650)

326	Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, by what date he expects to confirm a revised by-law to allow certain dogs to use moving escalators on London Underground.
	(60651)

327 N	Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) police officers and (b) staff in the British Transport Police in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011, (iii) 2012, (iv) 2013 and (v) 2014.
	(60246)

328 N	Clive Efford (Eltham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has received on access for London taxis to designated traffic lanes during the London 2012 Olympics; and if he will make a statement.
	(60247)

329	Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department provides guidance to international airports on charges for access for the drop-off of air passengers.
	(60391)

330	Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to ensure the installation of separated junctions at the main intersections and roundabouts on the A1 between Alconbury and the A1(M) north of Baldock.
	(60388)

331	Sarah Newton (Truro and Falmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to implement section 80 of the Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003.
	(60360)

332	Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what European directives in force on 1 April 2010 his Department is responsible; and what European directives for which his Department is responsible have come into force since 1 April 2010.
	(60700)

333	Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with (a) officials in his Department, (b) the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and (c) outside organisations on the potential effects of changes arising from the review of employment law on matters within his Department's responsibilities.
	(60715)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales

334	Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what regulations her Department introduced between 1 March 2011 and 31 May 2011; and what the estimated costs of implementation were for those affected in each case.
	(60323)

335	Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the name is of each regulatory measure revoked by her Department between 1 March and 31 May 2011; and what estimate she has made of the potential annual saving to those affected by each revocation.
	(60487)

336	Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when she plans to announce the (a) terms of reference and (b) membership of the review team for the inquiry into the ways in which Wales is funded.
	(60645)

337	Dr Hywel Francis (Aberavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent assessment she has made of the (a) economic, (b) social and (c) cultural legacy of the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics in Wales; and if she will make a statement.
	(60507)

338	Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, for what European directives in force on 1 April 2010 her Department is responsible; and what European directives for which her Department is responsible have come into force since 1 April 2010.
	(60702)

Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities

339	Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what regulations the Government Equalities office introduced between 1 March 2011 and 31 May 2011; and what the estimated costs of implementation were for those affected in each case.
	(60324)

340	Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what the name is of each regulatory measure revoked by the Government Equalities Office between 1 March and 31 May 2011; and what estimate she has made of the potential annual saving to those affected by each revocation.
	(60502)

341	Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, for what European directives in force on 1 April 2010 the Government Equalities Office is responsible; and what European directives for which the Government Equalities Office is responsible have come into force since 1 April 2010.
	(60693)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

342	Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what regulations his Department introduced between 1 March 2011 and 31 May 2011; and what the estimated costs of implementation were for those affected in each case.
	(60325)

343	Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the name is of each regulatory measure revoked by his Department between 1 March and 31 May 2011; and what estimate he has made of the potential annual saving to those affected by each revocation.
	(60491)

344	Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 9 June 2011, Official Report, column 45WS, on employment support (disabled people), what plans he has to consult employees of Remploy in relation to the recommendations of the Sayce review; and if he will make a statement.
	(60378)

345 N	Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many children in receipt of the (a) medium rate care component and (b) high rate mobility component of disability living allowance also receive the disability element of child tax credit or the disability premiums of income support.
	(60170)

346
N

Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has for the future rate of the (a) enhanced disability element of child tax credit and (b) severe disability element of income support for children not in receipt of transitional protection after their replacement with the higher disability addition on the introduction of universal credit.

(60171)

347 N	Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the higher earnings disregard for disabled adults within the universal credit will apply to carers of disabled children.
	(60248)

348	Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Sunderland were in receipt of the training premium in the last 12 months.
	(60382)

349	Jonathan Evans (Cardiff North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he plans to take to ensure that members of the public are aware of the effects on them of auto-enrolment in workplace pension schemes; and if he will make a statement.
	(60426)

350

Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in each five-year age group from 65 upwards receive (a) attendance allowance, (b) disability living allowance including the higher rate mobility component, (c) disability living allowance including the lower rate mobility component and (d) disability living allowance including only the care component; and what estimates his Department has made of the change in such figures consequent upon each planned increase in pension age.

(60547)

351	Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what health and safety guidance is available for domestic producers of biodiesel.
	(60379)

352	Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which welfare-to-work organisations operating in Tottenham constituency have a contract with his Department.
	(60570)

353	Ian Lavery (Wansbeck): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the long-term and short-term physical and psychological effects on workers of exposure to workplace temperatures above 30 degrees celsius.
	(60667)

354	Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has considered the merits of offering correspondence via email for benefit claimants who cannot read but have access to electronic reading facilities.
	(60355)

355	Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to assist benefit claimants who are unable to read official correspondence due to (a) learning difficulties and (b) dyslexia.
	(60356)

356	Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his policy is on attendance at reassessments by claimants in receipt of employer's support allowance and disibility living allowance due to a degenerative illness.
	(60662)

357	Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are in receipt of (a) employment support allowance and (b) disability living allowance as a result of a degenerative illness.
	(60663)

358	Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the value is of his Department's contract awarded to Atos Healthcare in respect of the carrying out of medical assessments for benefits.
	(60664)

359	Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many medical assessments for benefits were carried out by Atos Healthcare in 2010.
	(60665)

360 N	Teresa Pearce (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many complaints have been received by each Jobcentre Plus office in the London Borough of Greenwich in each of the last 12 months.
	(60169)

361	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department provides to officials in Jobcentre Plus on targets for ending recipient's entitlement to claim benefits.
	(60340)

362	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many benefit recipients have had their entitlement to claim benefits ended as a result of being late for an interview in each month since the introduction of the relevant rule.
	(60341)

363	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many unemployed people per job vacancy there were in each constituency in (a) June 2010 and (b) the most recent month for which figures are available.
	(60344)

364	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many children were living in households with both (a) low income and (b) material deprivation in each region in each of the last five years; and if he will estimate the equivalent figures for each of the next five years.
	(60346)

365	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what meetings (a) he, (b) Ministers in his Department and (c) officials in his Department have had with the devolved administrations to discuss child poverty since May 2010.
	(60348)

366	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many children were living in workless households in (a) March 1983 and (b) March 1991.
	(60349)

367	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many children were living in deprived households in each year between 1981 and 1990.
	(60350)

368	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many children were living in relative low income households in each region in each of the last five years; and what his estimate is of the equivalent numbers in each of the next five years.
	(60353)

369	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will place in the Library a copy of the additional research referred to in paragraph 1.5 of his Department's publication A New Approach to Child Poverty.
	(60436)

370	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to paragraph 1.10 of his Department's publication A New Approach to Child Poverty, how many people in each (a) region and (b) parliamentary constituency are recorded as being in multiple disadvantage.
	(60437)

371	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to paragraph 1.10 of his Department's publication A New Approach to Child Poverty, how many children in each (a) region and (b) constituency live in workless households.
	(60438)

372	Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what European directives in force on 1 April 2010 his Department is responsible; and what European directives for which his Department is responsible have come into force since 1 April 2010.
	(60703)

373	Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions he has had with (a) officials in his Department, (b) the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and (c) outside organisations on the potential effects of changes arising from the review of employment law on matters within his Department's responsibilities.
	(60711)

374	Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether any Jobcentre Plus services provided by centres in (a) Ayr, (b) Arbroath and (c) Clydebank will be moved outside Scotland when those centres close.
	(60361)

375	Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what face-to-face client services are provided at Jobcentre Plus centres in (a) Ayr, (b) Arbroath and (c) Clydebank.
	(60362)

376	Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Jobcentre Plus officials at what locations have been made compulsorily redundant since May 2007.
	(60363)

377	Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, at which locations in Scotland Jobcentre Plus officials share office accommodation with other Government agencies.
	(60364)

378	Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether Jobcentre Plus has entered into any sale and leaseback arrangements for its buildings in Scotland in the last five years.
	(60365)

379	Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether Jobcentre Plus compiles any performance ranking of its offices.
	(60366)

380	Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what (a) support and (b) guidance his Department is offering to officials in Jobcentre Plus following the decision to close centres in Scotland.
	(60367)

381	Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effects of the closure of the Jobcentre Plus centre in Ayr on the provision of client services in that area.
	(60368)

382	Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of disposal of the Jobcentre Plus centre in Ayr.
	(60369)

383	Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans any compulsory redundancies in respect of officials at the Jobcentre Plus centre in Ayr.
	(60370)

384	Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what funding his Department has allocated for capital expenditure on the Jobcentre Plus contact centre in Ayr in each of the last six years.
	(60371)

385	Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many officials at the Jobcentre Plus centre in Ayr he plans to redeploy to other locations.
	(60372)

386	Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many clients were dealt with at the Jobcentre Plus centre in Ayr in each of the last five years.
	(60373)

387	Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many officials were employed at the Jobcentre Plus centre in Ayr in each of the last six years.
	(60374)

Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office

388	Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of public sector jobs in (a) Wales, (b) England and (c) Northern Ireland were held by (i) women and (ii) men on the most recent date for which figures are available.
	[Transferred] (60639)

389	Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the pay gap between women and men in the (a) public and (b) private sector in (i) Wales, (ii) England and (iii) Northern Ireland.
	[Transferred] (60640)

390	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average life expectancy was of (a) people of Irish ethnicity and (b) the UK population calculated in (i) 1985, (ii) 1990, (iii) 1995, (iv) 2000, (v) 2005 and (vi) 2010.
	[Transferred] (60347)

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

391 N	Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what information his Department holds on the proportion of public (a) museums and (b) art galleries which are open on Sundays.
	[Question Unstarred] (59875)

Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department

392 N	Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many UK visas have been granted to citizens of Kosovo in each of the last five years.
	[Transferred] (60059)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice

393	Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prosecutions of members of criminal gangs involved in (a) trafficking and (b) smuggling illegal immigrants into the UK took place in each of the last five years; and what the nationalities of the individuals were in each case.
	[Transferred] (60506)

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