Session 2010-12
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The Questions Book

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Monday 4 July 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 Monday 4 July 2011
(the 'Questions Book')

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Monday 4 July 2011

This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Monday 4 July of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department.

For other Written Questions for answer on Monday 4 July of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.

For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Monday 4 July see Part 2 of this paper.

Questions to the Attorney General

1	Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Attorney General, what additional resources he plans to make available to the Serious Fraud Office to enable it to (a) train its staff, (b) advise businesses and (c) fulfil its responsibilities to investigate and prosecute cases under the Bribery Act 2010.
	(63725)

2	Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Attorney General, how many prosecutions were brought by the Crown Prosecution Service for human trafficking in the last year for which figures are available; and how many such cases resulted in a conviction.
	(63714)

3	Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Attorney General, what proportion of invoices from small and medium-sized businesses were paid by the Law Officers' Departments within five working days of receipt in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
	(63569)

4 N	Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Attorney General, what proportion of those prosecuted by Northamptonshire Crown Prosecution Service had previously been prosecuted for another imprisonable offence, including those who did not serve time in prison as a result, in each of the last three years.
	(63697)

5	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Attorney General, how many requests under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 the Law Officers' Departments received from (a) hon. Members from each political party and (b) members of the public in each year since the Act's entry into force.
	(63587)

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

6	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will estimate the total contribution to the economy of Pakistan of net exports, investment and aid from the UK as a proportion of that country's GDP.
	(63610)

7	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent progress has been made by the Office of Fair Trading in its joint working with the Debt Managers Standards Association on standards in the debt management industry.
	(64018)

Jon Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 28 June 2011, Official Report, column 724W, on English language: Leicester, how many adult learners in (a) Leicester South constituency and (b) Leicester local authority area are eligible for a level of fee remission for English for Speakers of Other Languages courses; and how many of these will cease to be eligible after the introduction of his proposed changes.

(63637)

9	Jon Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the level of demand for English for speakers of other languages courses in (a) Leicester South constituency and (b) the Leicester local authority area.
	(63638)

10	Jon Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the change in the number of women from black, Asian and minority ethnic communities who will enter employment as a result of the planned reduction in funding for English for Speakers of Other Languages courses.
	(63640)

11	Jon Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he expects to publish the equality impact assessment for his planned changes to the funding for English for Speakers of Other Languages courses.
	(63711)

12	Jon Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many and what proportion of learners who are in receipt of fee remission for English for speakers of other languages courses also receive active benefits in (a) Leicester South constituency and (b) the Leicester local authority area.
	(63776)

13	Jon Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his estimate is of the effect on the number of adult and community education jobs of the reduction in funding for English for speakers of other languages courses.
	(63804)

14 N	Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will assess the merits of implementing the recommendation of the Davidson Review that the Health and Safety Executive should consider exempting the self-employed in low-risk sectors from certain health and safety legislation.
	(63350)

15 N	Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effect of the administrative burden of health and safety regulations on the priority given by businesses to (a) compliance with legislation and (b) the implementation of effective health and safety measures; and if he will make a statement.
	(63351)

16 N	Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will introduce a medal for award to former munitions workers.
	(63137)

17
N

Damian Collins (Folkestone and Hythe): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many officials of each grade in his Department advise him on policy relating to (a) financial services, (b) manufacturing by the (i) automotive, (ii) aviation, (iii) technology, (iv) textile, (v) pharmaceutical, (vi) green technology and (vii) advanced engineering sub-sectors, (c) retail by the (i) food and (ii) clothing sub-sectors, (d) hotels and restaurants, (e) transport and communication by the (i) transport, (ii) telecoms, (iii) publishing and (iv) radio and television sub-sectors and (f) digital and creative industries by the (i) digital, (ii) design, (iii) fashion, (iv) music and (v) film sub-sectors.

(63437)

18	Simon Danczuk (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of machine tools procured by the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre were manufactured in the UK.
	(63441)

19	Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, on which dates he has had meetings with representatives of Bombardier Aerospace since 12 May 2010.
	(63728)

20	Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what meetings (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department plan to have with Bombardier Aerospace to discuss the future of the company in the UK.
	(63729)

21	Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Transport on the decision to award the Thameslink contract to an overseas consortium.
	(63730)

22	Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent representations he has received from further education colleges on the provision and accreditation of degree courses.
	(63622)

23	Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to encourage apprentices to undertake degree courses.
	(63623)

24	Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to encourage businesses to sponsor undergraduate and postgraduate places at university.
	(63624)

25	Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many apprenticeships have been started in (a) Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency and (b) London (i) since May 2010 and (ii) in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
	(63626)

26	Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of invoices from small and medium-sized businesses were paid by his Department within five working days of receipt in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
	(63572)

27	Naomi Long (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how he will ensure that export development credits are not made available to businesses which require the use of land in Colombia until a national land register has been established which records the land titles of peasant farmers, Afro-Colombians and indigenous peoples.
	(64097)

28	Naomi Long (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to ensure that his Department's support for UK businesses in Colombia does not (a) adversely affect the human rights situation in that country and (b) support activities requiring land use.
	(64101)

29	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many requests under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 his Department received from (a) hon. Members from each political party and (b) members of the public in each year since the Act's entry into force.
	(63588)

30	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what statistical data his Department has ceased to collect in the last year; and what the (a) reasons for and (b) savings arising from each such cessation were.
	(63669)

31	Mr John Spellar (Warley): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2011, Official Report, column 972W, on motor vehicles: industry, what discussions he has had with other Government departments on the purchase by those departments of motor vehicles produced in Britain.
	(63539)

32	Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people were disqualified from being a director of a company following a recommendation by the Serious Organised Crime Agency in each year since 2006.
	(63721)

33	Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number of staff who will work for the new careers service in England in (a) 2012-13, (b) 2013-14 and (c) 2014-15; and if he will make a statement.
	(63596)

34 N	Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he expects to receive the Diamond review; what the terms of reference of the review are; and if he will make a statement.
	(63597)

35 N	Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how long the consultation on early repayment acceleration will last; how it will be conducted; what its terms of reference will be; and if he will make a statement.
	(63598)

36 N	Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many staff worked for the Office of the Independent Adjudicator in each year since 2005; how many are expected to work in that Office in each of the next three years; and if he will make a statement.
	(63599)

37 N	Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which of the proposals in the Higher Education White Paper will require (a) primary legislation and (b) secondary legislation to implement; and if he will make a statement.
	(63600)

38 N	Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the (a) terms of reference and (b) timeline is for the consultation on a new regulatory framework for higher education; and if he will make a statement.
	(63601)

39	Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans he has for the future of the Student Loans Company; and if he will make a statement.
	(64044)

40	Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many representations he has received in support of making it easier for higher education institutions to change their legal status in the last six months for which information is available; and if he will make a statement.
	(64045)

41	Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the change in the proportion of young people entering higher education from disadvantaged areas between May 1997 and April 2010; and if he will make a statement.
	(64046)

42	Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much was allocated by the Higher Education Funding Council for England for the purposes of widening participation in each of the last three years; how much he expects it to allocate for such purposes in each year of the Comprehensive Spending Review period; and if he will make a statement.
	(64047)

43	Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much funding he plans to allocate to the Skills Funding Agency to fund the Government's new careers service (a) in total and (b) in each region in each year of the Comprehensive Spending Review period; and if he will make a statement.
	(64048)

Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many (a) funded, (b) off-quota and (c) private student places for (i) full-time students and (ii) part-time students there were in each of the last three years; how many such places he expects there to be in each year of the Comprehensive Spending Review period; and if he will make a statement.

(64049)

45	Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether all new providers of higher education are to be subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000; and if he will make a statement.
	(64050)

Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many students on (a) taught masters' courses, (b) other masters' courses, (c) PhD studies and (d) other doctoral studies received funding for their studies in each of the last three years; for how many he expects to provide funding in each case in each year of the Comprehensive Spending Review period; and if he will make a statement.

(64051)

Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office

Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) UK nationals, (b) people born in the UK, (c) non-UK EU nationals and (d) non-EU nationals of working age were in employment in the (i) public and (ii) private sector in each of the last four quarters for which figures are available; and what proportion of the people employed in each sector the figures in each such category represent.

(63775)

48	Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of (a) UK nationals, (b) people born in the UK, (c) foreign nationals, (d) non-UK EU nationals and (e) non-EU foreign nationals (i) aged over 16 years and (ii) of working age were in employment in the UK in each of the last 12 quarters for which figures are available.
	(63837)

49	Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which official statistics relating to prices and inflation will be measured by the (a) retail prices index and (b) consumer prices index in future.
	(63896)

50	Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the level of staff turnover was in the Charity Commission office in (a) London and (b) Liverpool in each of the last 10 years.
	(63839)

51	Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people in Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency who work less than 16 hours a week are receiving jobseeker's allowance.
	(63531)

52 N	Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the incidence of cancer was in each (a) constituency, (b) primary care trust area, (c) hospital trust area, (d) region and (e) social demographic group in the most recent period for which figures are available.
	(63353)

53	Richard Fuller (Bedford): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants have been (a) dismissed and (b) disciplined in each (i) Government department, (ii) agency and (iii) non-departmental public body in respect of a faith-related issue in each of the last five years.
	(63944)

54	Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of invoices from small and medium-sized businesses were paid by his Department within five working days of receipt in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
	(63568)

55 N	Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department provides guidance to special advisers on the use of Twitter and other social media for the purposes of engaging in debate on matters of national controversy related to matters for which their Minister (a) has and (b) does not have responsibility.
	(63689)

56 N	Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of graduates registered as unemployed in the first year after graduation remained unemployed for (a) six, (b) 12, (c) 18 and (d) 24 months in the latest period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
	(63375)

57	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many requests under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 his Department received from (a) hon. Members from each political party and (b) members of the public in each year since the Act's entry into force.
	(63586)

58	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what statistical data, other than official statistics, his Department has ceased to collect in the last 12 months; and what the (a) reasons for and (b) savings arising from each such cessation were.
	(63664)

59	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what (a) longitudinal and (b) other (i) research and (ii) collection of data the Office of National Statistics has (A) initiated, (B) terminated and (C) amended in the last 12 months.
	(63666)

60 N	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many young adults were unemployed for over 12 months in each parliamentary constituency in each of the last 18 months.
	(63691)

61	Mr John Spellar (Warley): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of the benefits to the Government of the use of Government Procurement Cards.
	(63474)

Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

62	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made for benchmarking purposes of projected economic growth levels in the (a) Eurozone and (b) EU over the next five years.
	(63606)

63	Jon Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance has been issued to staff in the Leicester office of HM Revenue and Customs working in high risk renewals on dealing with self-assessment tax credit claims received by post.
	(63634)

64	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the findings of the report by the UN Conference on Trade and Development on the effects of financial investors on commodity prices.
	(63836)

65	Steve Baker (Wycombe): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to ensure that hydrogen is subject to the same fiscal measures as other alternative fuels for road transport.
	(63541)

66 N	Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of (a) decision-making on provision and (b) delivery of financial support for children in kinship care.
	(63479)

Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average time taken was to consider a complaint of payment of wages below the rate of the national minimum wage in the HM Revenue and Customs compliance team in (a) Aberdeen, (b) Ashton, (c) Belfast, (d) Birmingham, (e) Cambridge, (f) Cardiff, (g) Kilbride, (h) Exeter, (i) Maidstone, (j) Teesside, (k) Portsmouth, (l) Romford, (m) Sheffield, (n) Shipley, (o) Wigan and (p) Leicester in the latest period for which figures are available.

(63752)

Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many complaints obtained from (a) workers, (b) third parties and (c) risk profiling or targeted enforcement action on the part of HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) were received by HMRC's National Minimum Wage Central Information Unit in the latest period for which figures are available; and what proportion of those cases were referred on to HMRC compliance teams.

(63753)

69	Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many notice of underpayment orders were issued by HM Revenue and Customs national minimum wage compliance teams in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(63754)

70	Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of complaints to his Department on payment of wages below the national minimum wage resulted in a repayment of arrears to the employee in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(63755)

71	Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of the sum identified as national minimum wage underpayments to employees in (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11 has now been paid.
	(63756)

72	Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the effects of labour market conditions on the workload of national minimum wage compliance officers.
	(63757)

Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many national minimum wage compliance officers were employed in HM Revenue and Customs compliance teams in (a) Aberdeen, (b) Ashton, (c) Belfast, (d) Birmingham, (e) Cambridge, (f) Cardiff, (g) Kilbride, (h) Exeter, (i) Maidstone, (j) Teesside, (k) Portsmouth, (l) Romford, (m) Sheffield, (n) Shipley, (o) Wigan and (p) Leicester in (i) 2008-09, (ii) 2009-10 and (iii) 2010-11; and how many such staff he expects to be in each such team in (A) 2012 and (B) 2013.

(63758)

74
N

Damian Collins (Folkestone and Hythe): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many officials of each grade in his Department advise him on policy relating to (a) financial services, (b) manufacturing by the (i) automotive, (ii) aviation, (iii) technology, (iv) textile, (v) pharmaceutical, (vi) green technology and (vii) advanced engineering sub-sectors, (c) retail by the (i) food and (ii) clothing sub-sectors, (d) hotels and restaurants, (e) transport and communication by the (i) transport, (ii) telecoms, (iii) publishing and (iv) radio and television sub-sectors and (f) digital and creative industries by the (i) digital, (ii) design, (iii) fashion, (iv) music and (v) film sub-sectors.

(63438)

75	Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the Exchequer Secretary plans to respond to the letters of (a) 27 January 2011 and (b) 15 April 2011 from the hon. Member for Weaver Vale on behalf of Mr John Reilly.
	(64020)

76	Richard Fuller (Bedford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has any plans to introduce a scheme for the repayment of excise duty on fuel for disabled drivers.
	(63914)

77	Richard Fuller (Bedford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 21 March 2011, Official Report, column 829W, on departmental compensation, what steps he is taking to reduce the need for HM Revenue and Customs to compensate the public for errors made.
	(63943)

78	Matthew Hancock (West Suffolk): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the underlying data for chart 1.E of the final report of the Independent Public Service Pensions Commission.
	(63641)

79	Matthew Hancock (West Suffolk): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate expenditure on public sector pensions if no changes were introduced in each year from 2010-11 to 2015-16.
	(63735)

80	Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of invoices from small and medium-sized businesses were paid by his Department within five working days of receipt in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
	(63570)

81	Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to require the International Monetary Fund to apply as a condition for a loan that any applicant country with identifiable poor performance in its administration of asylum claims demonstrates improvement in such administration.
	(64033)

82	Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will assess the findings of the report of the Institute for Public Policy Research on the carbon price floor in the UK.
	(63998)

83	Mark Reckless (Rochester and Strood): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has given any consideration to changing the interest rate on the UK's bilateral loan to Ireland.
	(63536)

84	Mark Reckless (Rochester and Strood): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the bilateral Irish loan still ranks above private sector debt, including private holdings of Irish gilts, in line with that of Eurozone credit extended under the European Financial Stability Facility, following the Eurozone agreement of 20 June 2011.
	(63630)

85	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many requests under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 his Department received from (a) hon. Members from each political party and (b) members of the public in each year since the Act's entry into force.
	(63591)

86	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many jobs HM Revenue and Customs identified as being paid below the rate of national minimum wage in each region in each year since its inception.
	(63665)

87	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what statistical data his Department has ceased to collect in the last year; and what the (a) reasons for and (b) savings arising from each such cessation were.
	(63671)

88 N	Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the total number of businesses that are eligible for the regional employer national insurance contributions holiday for new businesses.
	(63265)

89 N	Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many businesses in each qualifying region have (a) applied for and (b) participated in the employer national insurance contributions holiday for new businesses in each month since September 2010.
	(63266)

90 N	Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the potential effects of the regional employer national insurance contributions holiday for new businesses on (a) the balance of regional economic growth, (b) the level of new start-ups and (c) growth in the private sector.
	(63267)

91	Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the likely change in the opt-out rates for the (a) Firefigher Pension Scheme and (b) Local Government Pension Scheme that would result from adopting the recommendations of the Independent Public Sector Pensions Commission; and if he will estimate the cost to each scheme in each case.
	(63769)

92	Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the average cost to members of the (a) Firefighter Pension Scheme and (b) Local Government Pension Scheme arising from implementation of the recommendations of the Independent Public Sector Pensions Commission.
	(63770)

93 N	Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of those who were employed full-time in the public sector receive an annual occupational pension in respect of their public sector employment of (a) £4,000 or less, (b) £4,000 to £6,000 and (c) £6,000 to £8,000.
	(63361)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

94 N	Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what progress he has made on his Department's consultation on steps to protect park home owners.
	(63688)

95
N

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 19 October 2010, Official Report, column 180W, on Aldermaston AWE: fires, what assessment he has made of the information on the August 2010 fires submitted to his Department; what recent discussions he has had with the Ministry of Defence Fire Service on emergency response co-ordination; and if he will make it his policy to strengthen the formal links between Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service and the Ministry of Defence Fire Service.

(63360)

96 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans he has for the future level of funding for local authorities to provide (a) mandatory and (b) discretionary business rate relief for (i) community amateur sports clubs and (ii) charitable community organisations.
	(62981)

97 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much European Regional Development Fund funding was allocated to the West Midlands in each of the last five years.
	(63548)

98	George Eustice (Camborne and Redruth): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will assess the merits of extending the maximum period for council tax exemptions for properties that are uninhabitable due to ongoing renovation.
	(63885)

99 N	Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if his Department will issue a temporary measure under the Green Areas Designation initiative for King Edward's Memorial Park in Shadwell.
	(62713)

100	Richard Fuller (Bedford): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he has any plans to revise the definition of overcrowding for the purposes of the Housing Act 1985.
	(64019)

101	Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment the cross-departmental Homeless Working Group has made of the effects of the implementation of the Big Society initiative on the provision of local services for homeless people.
	(63892)

102	Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans he has for local accountability mechanisms to monitor the effects of community empowerment on the provision of services to (a) homeless people and (b) other vulnerable groups.
	(63893)

103 N	Mrs Helen Grant (Maidstone and The Weald): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to make a decision on the proposed westerly extension to Hermitage Quarry, Aylesford, Kent, reference TM10/2029, in Maidstone and The Weald constituency.
	(63259)

104	Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of invoices from small and medium-sized businesses were paid by his Department within five working days of receipt of invoice in the last 12 months for which information is available.
	(63567)

105	Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will take steps to promote water efficiency in the building of new homes; and if he will make a statement.
	(63940)

106 N	Barbara Keeley (Worsley and Eccles South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effects of reductions to local authority budgets on social care services.
	(62797)

107 N	Barbara Keeley (Worsley and Eccles South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he has met the Secretary of State for Health to discuss implications for local authorities of the forthcoming Dilnot Commission report.
	(62800)

108	Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he has devised mechanisms to replace the function of regional spatial strategies for the purposes of ensuring regional co-operation in planning for Gypsy and Traveller caravan sites; and if he will make a statement.
	(63617)

109	Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle Upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 13 June 2011, Official Report, column 599W, on the Homes and Communities Agency: apprentices, how many apprenticeships were registered with the National Apprenticeship Service by the Homes and Communities Agency in 2010-11.
	(63923)

110

Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle Upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 13 June 2011, Official Report, column 599W, on Homes and Communities Agency: apprentices, if he will place in the Library a copy of the Homes and Communities Agency's procedures for monitoring and recording information on the number of apprenticeship places created using Homes and Communities Agency funding.

(63978)

111 N	Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which Government department's officials will be responsible for assessing the second wave of Enterprise Zone bids.
	(63482)

112 N	Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether a shortlist of second wave Enterprise Zone bids will be prepared on a regional basis.
	(63483)

113 N	Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what timetable has been set between the deadline for bids for the second wave of enterprise zones and the announcement of successful applicants.
	(63484)

114	Caroline Nokes (Romsey and Southampton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assistance his Department is providing for the re-housing of residents who are under-occupying their homes.
	(63840)

115	Caroline Nokes (Romsey and Southampton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what research he has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on any relationship between rates of recycling and the frequency of bin collections.
	(63842)

116	Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he has taken to ensure that the Government's guidance to local enterprise partnerships (LEPs) on equality in LEP board nominations is given consideration by LEPs.
	(63951)

117	Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what mechanisms he has put in place to ensure that the nominations process for local enterprise partnerships boards is open, fair and transparent.
	(63952)

118	Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he is taking steps to ensure that local enterprise partnerships boards are representative of their communities.
	(63953)

119	Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether people will be given powers to challenge the evidence used by their local authority in determining its local development plan; and if he will make a statement.
	(64011)

120	Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what authority local authorities have to develop their own local development frameworks; by what mechanism he proposes that disputes between local authorities are to be decided; and if he will make a statement.
	(64012)

121	Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether local authorities are required to work with neighbouring authorities in developing joint core strategies; and if he will make a statement.
	(64013)

122	Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what priority he gives to the preservation of green belt boundaries; and if he will make a statement.
	(64014)

123	Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will amend national planning guidance to prevent developments on flood plains or in flood risk areas; and if he will make a statement.
	(64015)

124	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many requests under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 his Department received from (a) hon. Members from each political party and (b) members of the public in each year since the Act's entry into force.
	(63585)

125	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what information he holds on the level of expenditure by each local authority to support people sleeping rough in each of the last five years.
	(64118)

126	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many empty dwellings there were in each local authority area in each of the last five years; and what proportion of all dwellings this represented in each case.
	(64126)

127	Henry Smith (Crawley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will ensure that his Department provides information to prospective new fire authorities on future grant funding, including support on grant implications, to facilitate the creation of merged fire authorities.
	(63973)

128	Henry Smith (Crawley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether his Department uses resource equalisation as part of the methodology to determine the allocation of local government grants.
	(63997)

129	Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the cost to local authorities of the provision of translation of information about their services from English into other languages.
	(63832)

130

Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the likely effects of (a) the implementation of the recommendations of the Independent Public Sector Pensions Commission, (b) changes to the annual uprating of public sector pensions, (c) a 3.2 per cent. increase in employee contributions to public sector pension schemes and (d) a 2.5 per cent. increase in VAT on staff (i) retention and (ii) morale in the fire and rescue service; and when he last discussed fire service (A) pensions and (B) pay with the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

(63765)

131	Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many employees of the Fire and Rescue Service earn less than £21,000 per year; and whether such employees are eligible for the £250 pay increase in each year of the Comprehensive Spending Review period for public sector employees earning less than £21,000 per year.
	(63766)

132	Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with (a) trade unions and (b) the Chief Fire Officers Association on pay negotiations in the fire and rescue service.
	(63767)

133	Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effects of the fire service pay settlement for 2011-12 on staff (a) retention and (b) morale; and what the pay bands for that year are for (i) wholetime, (ii) retained and (iii) control staff.
	(63768)

134	Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the implications for firefighter training of the potential sale of the Fire Service College to the private sector.
	(63779)

135

Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether the provisions of the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 apply to the transfer of Fire Service College staff to the private sector; and if he will ensure that the revised version of the Cabinet Office Statement of Practice on Staff Transfers in the Public Sector 2000 is applied to any transfer of such staff within the public sector.

(63780)

136	Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his policy is on the privatisation of firefighter training.
	(63781)

137	Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the (a) budget and (b) staffing levels were of the Fire Service College in each year since 2001.
	(63782)

138	Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which higher education establishments (a) in the UK and (b) elsewhere have formal links with the Fire Service College.
	(63783)

139	Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when (a) he and (b) officials in his Department last met representatives of Falck EMSUK Ltd; what subjects were discussed; and if he will make a statement.
	(63784)

140	Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the likely financial cost to (a) London Fire Brigade and (b) Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Service of AssetCo entering administration.
	(63785)

141	Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential (a) cost to and (b) organisational changes for (i) London Fire Brigade and (ii) Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Service arising from AssetCo's receipt of a creditor's petition.
	(63786)

142	Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) fire appliances and (b) other items of equipment (i) London Fire Brigade and (ii) Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Service lease from AssetCo under the terms of existing contracts; and how long each contract is.
	(63787)

143	Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he last met officials from (a) London Fire Brigade and (b) Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Service to discuss the terms of their contracts with AssetCo.
	(63788)

144	Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he has met with representatives of AssetCo to discuss the terms of that company's contracts with (a) London Fire Brigade and (b) Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Service; and when the last such meeting took place.
	(63789)

145	Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to facilitate the sharing of best operational practice in responding to (a) local and (b) national emergencies between fire and rescue services.
	(63790)

146	Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent progress he has made in developing a National Framework document for the Fire and Rescue Service; when he expects to produce a draft document; and what recent meetings he has had with officials in his Department to discuss this matter.
	(63791)

147	Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the likely effects of his policies on localism on the development of a National Framework document for the Fire and Rescue Service.
	(63792)

148	Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the likely effects of his policies on localism on the capacity of fire and rescue services to discharge their statutory duties.
	(63793)

149	Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what progress his Department has made in surveying fire and rescue authorities' budgetary plans for 2012-13; whether he plans to publish the findings of the survey; and if he will place in the Library a copy of the survey.
	(63795)

150	Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the minimum number of firefighters that the fire and rescue service requires to be employed nationally at any one time in order to fulfil its statutory duties.
	(63796)

151	Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the oral Answer of 20 June 2011, Official Report, column 10, on fire and rescue services, whether the integrated resource management plan places a requirement on fire authorities to plan for (a) risk and (b) cost; and if he will make a statement.
	(63797)

152	Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which fire and rescue authorities are seeking to outsource fire control provision; what stage has been reached in each case; what his policy is on outsourcing fire control; and what guidance his Department provides to fire authorities on outsourcing fire control.
	(63798)

153

Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether the provisions of the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 apply to fire control staff transferring to the private sector; and if he will ensure that the revised version of the Cabinet Office Statement of Practice on Staff Transfers in the Public Sector 2000 is applied to any transfer of such staff within the public sector.

(63799)

154	Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he last met representatives of the (a) Chief Fire Officers Association and (b) Fire Brigades Union to discuss fire control issues.
	(63800)

155	Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the cost to the public purse was of each control centre constructed under the FiReControl project in the last six months; and what estimate he has made of the cost of each centre in the next 12 months.
	(63801)

156

Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he last met representatives of (a) Control Centre General Partner, (b) AAIM Warrington Unit Trust, (c) Canada Life, (d) Aviva and (e) Leafrange to discuss the FiReControl estate; and from which of those companies submissions were received as part of his Department's consultation on the future of fire and rescue control services in England.

(63802)

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

157	Steve Baker (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the effects of allocating more than 16 MHz of Band III to local DAB radio on local FM stations that occupy 9 MHz of Band II.
	(63540)

158

Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the number of applications for tickets to the London 2012 Olympics which were received in the first application round; and how many of those applicants received tickets for (a) 20 events or more, (b) 10 to 19 events, (c) five to nine events, (d) two to four events, (e) one event and (f) no events.

(63672)

159	Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the number of free passes to attend London 2012 Olympics events which will be allocated to (a) members of the International Olympic Committee and (b) the Olympic family.
	(63673)

160 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of recent trends in participation in sport by children classed as obese.
	(62982)

161 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the relationship between levels of participation in sports at youth level and sporting performance at elite level; and if he will make a statement.
	(62983)

162 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, whether he has had recent discussions with British Cycling on the regulations governing road racing.
	(62984)

163	Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to help preserve heritage sites in (a) Bexley and (b) Greater London.
	(63888)

164	Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what proportion of invoices from small and medium-sized businesses were paid by his Department within five working days of receipt in the last 12 months for which figures are is available.
	(63566)

165	Margaret Hodge (Barking): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how many and what proportion of public appointees to his Department's public bodies made by (a) his Department, (b) the Prime Minister, (c) the Crown and (d) the boards of those bodies since May 2010 had a known political affiliation; and what those affiliations were in each such case.
	(64119)

166 N	Gareth Johnson (Dartford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what financial assistance Sport England has provided to community sports clubs and projects in Dartford constituency since May 2010.
	(63300)

167	Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what role his Department is playing in preparation of the final Olympic and Paralympic Transport Plan.
	(63534)

168	Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what support his Department has given to Arts Council England in its reform of the way regular funding is invested in arts organisations to ensure a more strategic approach.
	(63535)

169 N	Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 27 June 2011, Official Report, column 480W, on public holidays, if he will hold a full consultation on bank holidays in 2011.
	(63693)

170 N	Mark Menzies (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what steps the Government is taking to protect historic buildings.
	(63299)

171	Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what discussions his Department has had with (a) internet service providers and (b) copyright holders on proposals to introduce website blocking; and if he will make a statement.
	(63821)

172 N	Teresa Pearce (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the effects of HM Revenue and Customs' VAT treatment of league block bookings since February 2011 on participation in sport.
	(63400)

173 N	Teresa Pearce (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with HM Revenue and Customs on the VAT treatment of league block bookings since February 2011.
	(63401)

174	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how many requests under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 his Department received from (a) hon. Members from each political party and (b) members of the public in each year since the Act's entry into force.
	(63584)

175	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of advertising aimed at children in the last 30 years; and what assessment he has made of the effects of such advertising on children.
	(63604)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence

176	Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress his Department has made on the Indirect Fire Precision Attack programme; and if he will make a statement.
	(63736)

177	Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the total cost of the Indirect Fire Precision Attack programme.
	(63737)

178	Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many munitions will be supplied to the armed forces under the Indirect Fire Precision Attack programme.
	(63738)

179	Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Indirect Fire Precision Attack programme is included in the Gray Review.
	(63739)

180	Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress his Department has made on the Future Rapid Effect System Utility Vehicle programme; and if he will make a statement.
	(63740)

181	Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate he has made of the total cost of the Future Rapid Effect System Utility Vehicle programme.
	(63741)

182	Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of how many vehicles will be supplied to the armed forces under the Future Rapid Effect System Utility Vehicle programme.
	(63742)

183	Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Future Rapid Effect System programme is included in the Gray Review.
	(63743)

184	Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress his Department has made on the Merlin upgrade programme; and if he will make a statement.
	(63744)

185	Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate he has made of the costs of the Merlin upgrade programme.
	(63745)

186	Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of how many Merlin helicopters will be upgraded as part of the Merlin upgrade programme.
	(63746)

187	Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Merlin Capability Sustainment Programme is included in the Gray Review.
	(63747)

188	Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress his Department has made on the Beyond Visual Air-to-Air Missile programme; and if he will make a statement.
	(63748)

189	Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate he has made of the total cost of the Beyond Visual Air-to-Air Missile programme.
	(63749)

190	Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of how many missiles will be supplied to the armed forces under the Beyond Visual Air-to-Air Missile programme.
	(63750)

191	Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Beyond Visual Air-to-Air Missile programme is included in the Gray Review.
	(63751)

192	Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate he has made of how many vehicles will be supplied to the armed forces under the Terrier programme.
	(63760)

193	Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on the Watchkeeper project; and if he will make a statement.
	(63761)

194	Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the total cost of the Watchkeeper project.
	(63762)

195	Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many unmanned aerial vehicles will be supplied to the armed forces under the Watchkeeper programme.
	(63763)

196	Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress his Department has made on the Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft programme; and if he will make a statement.
	(63771)

197	Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate he has made of the total cost to the public purse of the Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft programme.
	(63772)

198	Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of how many planes will be supplied to the armed forces under the Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft programme.
	(63773)

199	Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the total cost of the search and rescue helicopter project.
	(63817)

200	Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the search and rescue helicopter project is included in the Gray Review.
	(63818)

201 N	Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure effective co-operation between the Ministry of Defence Fire Service and fire and rescue services in the event of serious fire incidents at defence (a) research and (b) storage facilities; and if he will make a statement.
	(63206)

202 N	Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has met officials from the Health and Safety Executive as part of its investigation into the response to the fires at Aldermaston Atomic Weapons Establishment in August 2010.
	(63207)

203 N	Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the performance of the Ministry of Defence Fire Service in responding to the fires at Aldermaston Atomic Weapons Establishment in August 2010.
	(63359)

204	Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many veterans' badges his Department issued to recipients resident in London in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
	(63530)

205	Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel resident in the London Borough of Bexley received council tax relief during deployment on specified operations overseas in each of the last three years.
	(63889)

206	Richard Fuller (Bedford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has any plans to reduce the period during which military service records are not disclosed.
	(63913)

207	Mark Garnier (Wyre Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on storing radiology records in (a) 2006, (b) 2007, (c) 2008, (d) 2009 and (e) 2010.
	(63936)

208 N	Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to increase the monitoring of the welfare of veterans.
	(63145)

209	Fabian Hamilton (Leeds North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK national (a) full-time employees and (b) full-time equivalent employees there were at Menwith Hill on the most recent date for which figures are available; and in what capacity they are employed.
	(63659)

210

Fabian Hamilton (Leeds North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 7 June 2011, Official Report, column 21W, on military bases, what monetary values were given to (a) the salaries of US and UK personnel, (b) the cost of construction projects, (c) utilities, (d) local supply purchases, (e) visitor lodging, (f) meals and incidentals and (g) other elements considered in the local economic impact assessment of RAF Menwith Hill.

(63660)

211	Fabian Hamilton (Leeds North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 7 June 2011, Official Report, column 21W, on military bases, what calculation was made to arrive at the overall figure for the economic impact at RAF Menwith Hill.
	(63661)

212	Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of invoices from small and medium-sized businesses were paid by his Department within five working days of receipt in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
	(63571)

213	Graham Jones (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the effects of his Department's policies on the availability of wood for commercial purposes.
	(63613)

214	Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has for the future of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary; and if he will make a statement.
	(63647)

215	Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which defence projects were awaiting approval by his Department on the last date for which information is available.
	(63648)

216	Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the timetable is for delivery of the second batch of light patrol protected vehicles; and if he will make a statement.
	(63649)

217	Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of the draw-down of troops from Germany.
	(63650)

218	Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) support staff in each role in theatre and (b) other civilian staff were employed by his Department on the latest date for which figures are available.
	(63651)

219	Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what arrangements he plans to put in place to implement the draw-down of troops from Germany.
	(63652)

220	Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he plans to take to reduce expenditure through rationalisation of the defence estates.
	(63653)

221	Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what contracts his Department plans to renegotiate; and with which companies he has begun such negotiations.
	(63654)

222	Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many helicopters are under order by his Department; and when he expects them to be delivered.
	(63655)

223	Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the potential savings to the public purse arising from a reduction in the number of operational warheads on the Vanguard class submarines to no more than 120.
	(63656)

224

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 16 May 2011, Official Report, column 79W, on Libya: public expenditure and the Oral Answer to the hon. Member for Chichester from the Chancellor of the Exchequer of 22 March 2011, Official Report, column 850, on what date his Department amended its initial estimate of the cost of the UK contribution to Coalition operations in support of UN Security Council Resolution 1973 to (a) the figure given in the Answer of 16 May 2011 and (b) the figure given on 23 June 2011, Official Report, column 44WS; and what the reason was for the change in each such estimate.

(63616)

225 N	Mark Menzies (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had on plans to withdraw troops from Afghanistan.
	(63377)

226 N	Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many consultants were employed by his Department to assist or participate in the Defence Reform Unit's independent report into the structure and management of his Department.
	(63354)

227 N	Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel changed residence as a result of service deployment in each of the last three years.
	(63355)

228 N	Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the UK's current standing commitments are; what capabilities are deployed in order to meet these commitments in each case; and for what reasons each such commitment is essential to UK security or British interest.
	(63356)

229 N	Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish his Department's guidance issued to recipients of the continuity education allowance on usage of the allowance.
	(63357)

230 N	Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel of each rank based at each location received the continuity education allowance (CEA) in each financial year since 2000-01; and how much was paid to service personnel of each rank in CEA in each such year.
	(63358)

231	Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of the Nimrod Airworthiness Review Team report published in 1998.
	(63717)

232 N	Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will estimate how much of the (a) equipment support plan and (b) equipment plans budgets were spent in (i) the UK, (ii) England, (iii) Wales, (iv) Northern Ireland and (v) Scotland in each of the last five years.
	(63863)

233	Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what service personnel accommodation his Department provides by (a) type and (b) grade in each local authority area.
	(63864)

234	Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department paid to EDS between 1997 and 2010; and how much his Department paid to EDS in compensation for changes to the Defence Information Infrastructure project in (a) 2006 and (b) 2007.
	(63470)

235	Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the size was of the pension liability in respect of his Department's civil servants in each year since 1997; and what actuarial forecasts his Department has made of such liabilities in future years.
	(63471)

236	Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total cash equivalent transfer value is of pensions owed to current and former civil servants of his Department.
	(63472)

237	Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average cash equivalent transfer value is of the pension of a civil servant in his Department at retirement.
	(63473)

238	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many requests under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 his Department received from (a) hon. Members from each political party and (b) members of the public in each year since the Act's entry into force.
	(63592)

239	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what statistical data his Department has ceased to collect in the last year; and what the (a) reasons for and (b) savings arising from each such cessation were.
	(63668)

240 N	Jim Sheridan (Paisley and Renfrewshire North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on (a) solicitors, (b) barristers, (c) experts and (d) other costs in respect of ionising appeals heard at the war pensions tribunals.
	(63692)

241 N	Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 27 April 2011, Official Report, column 415W, on Afghanistan: peacekeeping operations, what estimate he has made of the cost per flying hour of using (a) Tornado and (b) Harrier aircraft for operations in (i) Afghanistan and (ii) other theatres.
	(63270)

Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister

242	Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what recent discussions he has had with the Prime Minister on the arrangements for Government in the event that the Prime Minister is incapacitated.
	(63713)

243	Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what process he plans to follow to enable the devolved legislatures to contribute to consideration of the future of the House of Lords.
	(63627)

244 N	Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many prisoners he expects will be enfranchised under his proposals for prisoner voting.
	(63696)

245 N	Mr Bernard Jenkin (Harwich and North Essex): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether he had any discussions on the Falkland Islands during his recent visit to Brazil.
	(63260)

246	Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what plans he has to improve the administration of elections for the purposes of ensuring consistency in the provision of services to voters.
	(63834)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Education

247	Nicola Blackwood (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what representations he has received on including domestic and sexual violence and abuse issues in the curriculum.
	(64093)

248	Simon Danczuk (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will estimate the number of school librarians that will be made redundant in Rochdale constituency in the next academic year.
	(63439)

249	Simon Danczuk (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will estimate the number of school libraries that will be closed in Rochdale constituency during the next academic year.
	(63440)

250	Jonathan Evans (Cardiff North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Learning Outside the Classroom Quality Badge scheme; and if he will make a statement.
	(63993)

251	Richard Fuller (Bedford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to require publicly-funded schools to host student teachers; and if he will make a statement.
	(63915)

252	Mark Garnier (Wyre Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what consideration he has given to allocating funding through the pupil premium to schools which provide no school meals.
	(63895)

253	Simon Hart (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to promote the Learning Outside the Classroom Quality Badge.
	(63643)

254	Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of invoices from small and medium-sized businesses were paid by his Department within five working days of receipt in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
	(63565)

255	Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 28 June 2011, Official Report, column 762W, on schools: careers guidance, when he expects to reach a decision on the timing of the review of careers guidance.
	(64134)

256	Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent representations he has received on the exclusion of religious education from the English Baccalaureate; and if he will place copies of such representations in the Library.
	(63642)

257	Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils in (a) independent, (b) maintained and (c) all schools sat at GCSE the subjects which make up the English Baccalaureate in (i) 1997 and (ii) 2010; and how many such pupils in the maintained sector were eligible for free school meals.
	(63984)

258	Esther McVey (Wirral West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what representations he has received from the National Association of Teachers of Religious Education on the exclusion of religious education from the English Baccalaureate; and if he will make a statement.
	(63677)

259	Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what arrangements are in place for councils to claim funding in respect of children educated outside schools or colleges; and if he will make a statement.
	(64133)

260	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many requests under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 his Department received from (a) hon. Members from each political party and (b) members of the public in each year since the Act's entry into force.
	(63583)

261	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will estimate in 2011 prices the cost of each school capital construction project (a) approved, (b) opened and (c) cancelled in each year since 1997.
	(63985)

262	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the name is of each school, other than special schools, in which the proportion of pupils with special educational needs is over 50 per cent.
	(63987)

263	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) boys and (b) girls were subject to fixed period exclusions in maintained secondary schools in each local authority area in each of the last five years.
	(64108)

264	Amber Rudd (Hastings and Rye): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools were assessed as outstanding by Ofsted in Hastings and Rye constituency in each of the last five years.
	(64073)

265	Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the cost to schools of the provision of English translation services; and if he will make a statement.
	(63833)

266	Gavin Williamson (South Staffordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what forecasts of the primary school population his Department prepared for the purposes of determining future levels of capital funding in the last five years.
	(64009)

267	Gavin Williamson (South Staffordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much basic need funding was allocated to schools in each year since 1997.
	(64021)

268	Nadhim Zahawi (Stratford-on-Avon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of marks in all (a) GCSE and (b) A-level examinations are given for (i) coursework and (ii) written examinations in (A) 1997 and (B) 2010.
	(64001)

269	Nadhim Zahawi (Stratford-on-Avon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of (a) GCSE and (b) A-level examinations sat in (i) 1997 and (ii) 2010 contained a coursework element.
	(64002)

270	Nadhim Zahawi (Stratford-on-Avon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of GCSE examinations sat in (i) 1997 and (ii) 2010 were taken in modules.
	(64003)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change

271 N	Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether the Electricity White Paper will include proposals to ensure that power generators in Northern Ireland are not disadvantaged by the introduction of a carbon floor price.
	(63552)

272	Mr Sam Gyimah (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the average amount of carbon dioxide emitted by aircraft using Gatwick Airport (a) in tonnes per year and (b) in kilograms per passenger.
	(64016)

273	Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will assess the potential effects on carbon dioxide emissions of the commercial development and use of aircraft biofuels and biofuel jet fuel blends; and if he will make a statement.
	(64103)

274	Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his Department's Smart Metering Programme.
	(63999)

275	Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent assessment he has made of the UK's capacity to generate 15 per cent. of energy from renewable sources by 2020.
	(64000)

276 N	Penny Mordaunt (Portsmouth North): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether he has had discussions with (a) Ministers and (b) officials in the Ministry of Defence on potential consequences for energy security of reductions in expenditure on defence; and if he will make a statement.
	(63131)

277	Stephen Mosley (City of Chester): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what consideration he has given to the merits of including lighting and appliances in the Carbon Emissions Reduction Target.
	(64010)

278	Tessa Munt (Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what his policy is on granting permission for overhead pylons in non-urban areas; and what discussions he has had with the First Minister of Wales on this issue.
	(63658)

279	Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will discuss the use of thorium with power-generating companies; and if he will make a statement.
	(64130)

280	Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will discuss the potential for exploiting shale gas with power-generating companies; and if he will make a statement.
	(64131)

281	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many requests under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 his Department received from (a) hon. Members from each political party and (b) members of the public in each year since the Act's entry into force.
	(63582)

282	Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many meetings he had with (a) EDF, (b) Scottish Power, (c) Scottish and Southern Energy and (d) E.ON UK Ltd to discuss energy prices in (i) January, (ii) February, (iii) March, (iv) April and (v) May 2011; and if he will make a statement.
	(63593)

283	Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the effects of recent increases in energy prices by Scottish Power on (a) consumers in Scotland, (b) the incidence of fuel poverty in the UK and (c) the incidence of fuel poverty in London; and if he will make a statement.
	(63594)

284	Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the effects on consumers in London of the case of energy mis-selling by Scottish and Southern Energy; and if he will make a statement.
	(63595)

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

285	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the communiqué of the recent G20 Agriculture Ministers meeting in Paris, what steps she plans to take to strengthen agricultural research and innovation.
	(63805)

286	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with her international counterparts on the elimination of export bans of foodstuffs.
	(63806)

287	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what contribution her Department will make to the agricultural market information system agreed at the recent G20 Agriculture Ministerial summit in Paris.
	(63807)

288	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential effects of current levels of crop growth for biofuel production on food price.
	(63808)

289	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what contribution her Department plans to make to the Rapid Response Forum on the mitigation of global food price rises.
	(63819)

290	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what contribution her Department plans to make to the G20 Development Working Group on the deployment of emergency food stocks.
	(63829)

291	Nicola Blackwood (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will instruct Thames Water to ensure there is independent monitoring of any future feasibility studies that may be required in the preparation of a revised draft Water Resources Management Plan.
	(63830)

292 N	Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations she has received on increasing to 48cm the minimum landing size of sea bass for the purposes of ensuring that all sea bass taken have had at least one chance to spawn; and if she will make a statement.
	(63694)

293	Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that beaches in the Sunderland area are (a) clean and (b) safe for bathing.
	(63707)

294	Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many meetings she has had with animal welfare charities since her appointment; and what matters were discussed at each such meeting.
	(63975)

295	Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many local authorities in England are under a statutory requirement to provide a stray dog service.
	(64137)

296	Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress the statutory nature conservation bodies have made towards the objective of designating an ecologically-coherent network of marine protected areas by 2012.
	(63903)

297	Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of invoices from small and medium-sized businesses were paid by her Department within five working days of receipt in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
	(63564)

298	Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether regulation of rabbit farming in the UK is affected by EU legislation; what recent assessment she has made of the (a) standards and (b) reputation of rabbit farming in (i) the UK and (ii) the EU; and if she will make a statement.
	(63939)

299	Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many hectares of new woodland were created in the National Forest in 2010; and if she will assess the prospects for future new woodland creation in that area.
	(63972)

300 N	Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many dairy farms there were in (a) England and (b) Northamptonshire (i) in 2001 and (ii) in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(63268)

301	Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will use her power of variation of the 10,000 cubic metre threshold under (a) the Reservoir Act 1975 or (b) guidance issued pursuant to that Act in relation to the Pickering Flood Defence Scheme; and if she will make a statement.
	(63443)

302	Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what definition she uses of a community for the purposes of guidance issued under the Reservoir Act 1975.
	(63444)

303	Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what definition is used to define (a) a bund or (b) a reservoir for flood defence purposes; and if she will make a statement.
	(63445)

304	Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what legislation prevents the use of a railway embankment for containment of water; and if she will make a statement.
	(63446)

305	Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has plans to bring forward proposals to amend the Reservoirs Act 1975 and the associated guidance; and if she will make a statement.
	(63455)

306	Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West and Royton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether genetically modified potatoes have been planted under application reference 10/R29/01 in 2011.
	(63983)

307 N	Penny Mordaunt (Portsmouth North): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has had discussions with (a) Ministers and (b) officials in the Ministry of Defence on potential implications for safety of the home fishing fleet of reductions in expenditure on the Royal Navy; and if she will make a statement.
	(63130)

308	David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential effects on the proposed extension of the Yorkshire Dales National Park on the areas proposed to be included.
	(63532)

309	David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason it is proposed to extend the Yorkshire Dales National Park into northern Lancashire.
	(63533)

310	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many requests under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 her Department received from (a) hon. Members from each political party and (b) members of the public in each year since the Act's entry into force.
	(63581)

311	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what statistical data her Department has ceased to collect in the last year; and what the (a) reasons for and (b) savings arising from each such cessation were.
	(63670)

312	Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will put in place measures to ensure that British Waterways will continue to be subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 following any transfer to charitable status; and if she will make a statement.
	(64008)

313	Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to designate a management regime for species and habitats that are not features of conservation importance to ensure their protection within a marine conservation zone.
	(64004)

314	Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, by what means marine conservation zones will protect species and habitats listed in the Annex to the Habitats Directive which are found at nationally rather than internationally important thresholds.
	(64005)

315	Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the management provisions resources required to ensure that requirements for site objectives and requirements for an ecologically coherent network of marine protected areas are fulfilled.
	(64006)

316	Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether marine conservation zones may be designated in respect of species and habitats which do not constitute features of conservation importance.
	(64007)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

317	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the remit is of the Emerging Powers Sub-Committee of the National Security Council.
	(63607)

318	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of constitutional structures in Afghanistan.
	(63608)

319	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the government of Pakistan's policy to have a strategic role in the future of Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement.
	(63609)

320	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will place in the Library a copy of each representation he has received from human rights organisations on the issue of internet access in other countries since May 2010.
	(63611)

321	Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on what occasions a draft resolution text has been circulated at the United Nations which was vetoed by (a) Russia and (b) China in the last five years.
	(63612)

322 N	Steve Baker (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has received on NATO's compliance with UN Security Council resolutions relating to Libya; and if he will make a statement.
	(63553)

323 N	Mr John Baron (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when the hon. Member for Basildon and Billericay will receive a substantive response to the letter of 14 April 2011 on the Arms Export Licensing Review.
	(63861)

324	Nicola Blackwood (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer to Lord Lee of 30 November 2010, House of Lords, column WA429, on Commonwealth scholarships, who attended the first meeting of the working group on all government scholarships; what the outcome of the meeting was; and what further meetings are scheduled.
	(64140)

325 N	Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking in relation to the treatment of domestic staff in embassies in London.
	(63204)

326 N	Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will raise with neighbouring African states the recent statement by Zimbabwean Brigadier General Douglas Nyikayaramba that the military and the ruling party in Zimbabwe are inseparable; and if he will press those states to take further action to assist the population of Zimbabwe.
	(63550)

327	Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the extent of religious freedom in Eritrea; and what representations his Department has made to the Eritrean government on freedom of religion.
	(63477)

328	Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on the treatment of Christians in Iraq.
	(63478)

329	Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the proposed Moroccan autonomy plan; and whether it provides for self-determination for Western Sahara.
	(63657)

330	Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many staff of his Department are working in (a) Kosovo and (b) the western Balkans.
	(63542)

331	Richard Fuller (Bedford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many British citizens are in detention in each overseas country without having been charged; and for how long each has been detained.
	(63955)

332	Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proportion of invoices from small and medium-sized businesses were paid by his Department within five working days of receipt in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
	(63563)

333 N	Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the hon. Member for Braintree and Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, Brooks Newmark, was representing the Government at his recent meeting with President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus.
	(63258)

334	Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the state of Anguilla's marine environment.
	(63464)

335	Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress his Department has made on its Overseas Territories White Paper; and if he will make a statement.
	(63466)

336	Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on ratification of the Partnership and Co-operation Agreement between Mongolia and the EU; and if he will make a statement.
	(63467)

337	Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the state of the UK's relations with Mongolia.
	(63468)

338	Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has any plans to visit Mongolia.
	(63469)

339	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many requests under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 his Department received from (a) hon. Members from each political party and (b) members of the public in each year since the Act's entry into force.
	(63577)

340	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what statistical data his Department has ceased to collect in the 12 months; and what the (a) reasons for and (b) savings arising from each such cessation were.
	(63667)

341	Mr John Spellar (Warley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department has made any requests to other countries for (a) financial and (b) military assistance for the operation in Libya.
	(63828)

342 N	Mr John Spellar (Warley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what contingency arrangements are in place for the establishment of a new administration in Libya.
	(63860)

343 N	Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with its Italian counterpart on the rights of UK citizens teaching in universities in Italy.
	(63256)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Health

344	Gavin Barwell (Croydon Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people attended NHS Stop Smoking services in the last year for which figures are available; and how many such people set a quit date.
	(64039)

345	Gavin Barwell (Croydon Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people who attended NHS Stop Smoking services who (a) set and (b) did not set a quit date successfully stopped smoking after (i) four weeks, (ii) three months, (iii) six months and (iv) 12 months in the latest year for which figures are available.
	(64040)

346	Gavin Barwell (Croydon Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research he has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the effectiveness of the NHS Stop Smoking Service; and whether he assessed the merits of conducting a randomised controlled trial of the NHS Stop Smoking Service.
	(64041)

347	Gavin Barwell (Croydon Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost to the public purse was of the NHS Stop Smoking Service in 2010-11; and how much the service spent on (a) nicotine replacement therapy, (b) Zyban or Bupropion, (c) Champix or Varenicline and (d) other drugs and interventions.
	(64042)

348	Gavin Barwell (Croydon Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the average cost to the public purse of each patient who gives up smoking as a result of services provided by the NHS Stop Smoking Service.
	(64043)

349	Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of bowel cancer were detected as a result of the bowel cancer screening programme in each year since its inception; and what estimate he has made of the number of additional cases which would have been detected if the age limit for screening had been reduced to 50.
	(63538)

350

Jim Dobbin (Heywood and Middleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, under which provisions of the Abortion Act 1967, as amended by the Human Fertilisation Act 1990, he proposes to sever the financial links between abortion providers and counselling; for what reasons these provisions have never previously been invoked; what criteria will be used to determine the independent character of counselling; and if he will make a statement.

(63602)

351

Jim Dobbin (Heywood and Middleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what (a) regulations and (b) amendable legislative proposals he plans to lay before the House to alter the arrangements governing abortion counselling; what timetable he has set for the laying of such provisions; if he will publish each item of correspondence with hon. Members relating to this issue; and if he will make a statement.

(63675)

352	Jim Dobbin (Heywood and Middleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reason (a) patient groups and (b) charitable and not-for-profit groups were not consulted as part of the recent reviews by the National Addiction Centre and the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse on addiction to prescribed drugs and over-the-counter medicines.
	(63676)

353	Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to increase awareness of skin melanoma among young people.
	(63678)

354

Natascha Engel (North East Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information the General Dental Council (GDC) shares with his Department on the number of (a) dentists, (b) dental nurses, (c) dental technicians, (d) dental therapists, (e) dental hygienists, (f) orthodontic therapists, (g) clinical dental technicians and (h) dental practices that have registered with the GDC.

(63884)

355 N	Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on the implementation of the recommendations of the 2007 National Radiotherapy Advisory Group report in respect of (a) equality of access to treatment and (b) maximum travel times for cancer patients to receive radiotherapy treatment.
	(63263)

356	Richard Fuller (Bedford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the availability of psychotherapy in the NHS.
	(64029)

357	Mark Garnier (Wyre Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the NHS spent on storing radiology records in (a) 2006, (b) 2007, (c) 2008, (d) 2009 and (e) 2010.
	(63937)

358	Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department plans to take to ensure that national priorities and commitments are maintained and fulfilled at a local level following the implementation of his proposals for reform of the NHS.
	(63890)

359	Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps (a) HealthWatch, (b) health and wellbeing boards and (c) Public Health England will take to ensure that (i) homeless people and (ii) other excluded and disadvantaged groups are a priority in the NHS.
	(63891)

360	Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of invoices from small and medium-sized businesses were paid by his Department within five working days of receipt in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
	(63562)

361	Glenda Jackson (Hampstead and Kilburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will establish a national awareness campaign on ovarian cancer for the purposes of increasing early diagnosis; and if he will make a statement.
	(63449)

362	Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average length of stay was for patients admitted with a diagnosis of skin cancer for (a) elective admissions and (b) emergency admissions in each (i) primary care trust, (ii) cancer network and (iii) strategic health authority in the last year for which figures are available.
	(63924)

363	Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many non-urgent referrals resulting in a diagnosis of skin cancer were made in each primary care trust in the last year for which figures are available.
	(63926)

364	Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many non-urgent referrals were made for dermatology in each primary care trust in the last year for which figures are available.
	(63927)

365	Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many two week referrals were made for patients with a diagnosis of skin cancer in each primary care trust in the last year for which figures are available.
	(63928)

366 N	Barbara Keeley (Worsley and Eccles South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many local authorities have (a) changed and (b) given notice of a change to eligibility criteria for social care in the last six months.
	(62798)

367 N	Barbara Keeley (Worsley and Eccles South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department takes to monitor changes to local authority social care eligibility criteria.
	(62799)

368	Barbara Keeley (Worsley and Eccles South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to monitor changes in the number of day care placements in local authorities.
	(63448)

369	Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many midwives there were in each NHS primary care trust in London in each of the last five years.
	(63680)

370	Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential effects on patient safety of reductions in services at St George's NHS Trust.
	(63681)

371	Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential effects on children with severe asthma of the removal of children's heart services from the Royal Brompton Hospital.
	(63683)

372	Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the levels of support which will be required by commissioners in order to commission radiotherapy services.
	(63916)

373	Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to support the implementation of intensity-modulated radiation therapy in at least one centre per network by 2012.
	(63917)

374	Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of patients receiving radiotherapy for breast cancer were treated using intensity-modulated radiation therapy in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(63954)

375	Jack Lopresti (Filton and Bradley Stoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effects on commissioning decisions of the incentives of staff of health providers who are also members of commissioning boards, following the implementation of the provisions of the Health and Social Care Bill.
	(63835)

376	Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of prisoners took a heroin overdose within two weeks of their release in the last 12 months for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
	(63615)

377	Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June 2011, Official Report, column 355W, on HealthWatch: freedom of information, whether he has made a decision on the addition of local HealthWatch organisations to the schedule of the Freedom of Information Act; and if he will make a statement.
	(63618)

378	Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to page 22, paragraph 3.59 of the Government's response to the NHS Future Forum Report, what guidance he proposes to provide on the requirements for dedicated professional and clinical leadership with regard to services for people with learning disabilities.
	(63619)

379	Mr Pat McFadden (Wolverhampton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will estimate the number of children who have been prescribed Ritalin or a similar drug.
	(63456)

380	Mr Pat McFadden (Wolverhampton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will estimate the number of children under the age of six who have been prescribed Ritalin or a similar drug; and if he will assess trends in the number of such prescriptions in the last five years.
	(63457)

381	Mr Pat McFadden (Wolverhampton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will estimate the number of children under the age of six in Wolverhampton who have been prescribed Ritalin or a similar drug.
	(63458)

382	Mr Pat McFadden (Wolverhampton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance (a) his Department and (b) the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence issues to practitioners on the prescription of Ritalin and similar drugs to young children.
	(63459)

383	Mr Pat McFadden (Wolverhampton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the effects of Ritalin and similar drugs on young children.
	(63460)

384	Mr Pat McFadden (Wolverhampton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of young women who have experienced side effects from the Cervarix vaccine.
	(63461)

385	Mr Pat McFadden (Wolverhampton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on side effects from the Cervarix vaccine.
	(63462)

386	Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which professional psychotherapy groups he has met to discuss provision of psychotherapy in NHS settings.
	(63684)

387	Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the range of psychological therapies available on the NHS; and if he will assess recent changes in the range of therapies available.
	(63685)

388	Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what opportunities are provided for mental health patients to rate the services they have received.
	(63686)

389	Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what opportunities he plans to provide for people using talking therapies to rate the services they have received.
	(63687)

390	Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what consultation he has carried out on the provision of psychological therapies in the NHS; and if he will make a statement.
	(63710)

391	Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, by what means service performance reports on psychological therapies have been placed in the public domain to demonstrate the outcomes that services have delivered.
	(63977)

392	Louise Mensch (Corby): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the terms of reference are of the consultation on the Murrison report on prosthetic services.
	(63838)

393 N	Mark Menzies (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department has taken to support alcohol and drug rehabilitation centres; and if he will make a statement.
	(63376)

394	Nicky Morgan (Loughborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients subject to sectioning orders have absconded from secure mental hospitals in each of the last five years.
	(63996)

395	Tessa Munt (Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to paragraph 6.12 of Improving Outcomes: A Strategy for Cancer, how much of the additional funding for radiotherapy capacity is to be made available to commissioners in the South West in each of the next four years.
	(63646)

396	Tessa Munt (Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the recommendations on the tariff for lung cancer contained in the National Radiotherapy Implementation Group Report on Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy Treatment published in April 2011, on what date his Department's new cancer strategy will include such a tariff.
	(63732)

397

Tessa Munt (Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the National Radiotherapy Implementation Group Report on Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy Treatment (SBRT) published in April 2011, what technologies the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has identified as appropriate for evaluation for SBRT; and on what date NICE will publish its findings.

(63733)

398

Tessa Munt (Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the National Radiotherapy Implementation Group Report on Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy Treatment (SBRT) published in April 2011, whether his Department's new cancer strategy will include a tariff for the SBRT recommended trials for cancers of the (a) pancreas, (b) oligometastases, (c) hepatic metastases, (d) kidney, (e) prostate, (f) head and neck, (g) liver and (h) spine.

(63734)

399	Tessa Munt (Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on whose instruction the Specialised Services Patient and Public Engagement Steering Group was established; on what date the decision to establish the Group was taken; how (a) patients and (b) members of the public were selected to sit on the Group; and on what dates it has met.
	(63764)

400	Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what interests were declared by each author of the recently published National Addiction Centre report on addiction to prescribed medicine.
	(64022)

401	Dr Daniel Poulter (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many mandatory forms nurses were required to complete in the course of their duties in (a) 1997 and (b) 2010.
	(63974)

402	Dr Daniel Poulter (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent on the provision of health services to prisoners in England in each financial year between 1997-98 and 2010-11; and how much was spent on methadone and the treatment of addiction to banned substances in each such year.
	(64135)

403	Dr Daniel Poulter (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average cost was of providing an answer to a call to NHS Direct in each financial year since 1997; and how many calls NHS Direct received in each such year.
	(64136)

404	Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department provides to local authorities on the tendering of care home contracts to preferred providers where those service users affected wish to maintain provision with their existing provider via the use of direct payments.
	(63644)

405	Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of take-up of the direct payment method of providing social care.
	(63645)

406	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many requests under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 his Department received from (a) hon. Members from each political party and (b) members of the public in each year since the Act's entry into force.
	(63573)

407	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department holds on the average daily calorie intake of children in each (a) region, (b) local authority area, (c) primary care trust and (d) parliamentary constituency in each of the last five years.
	(63603)

408	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the cost in 2011 prices of each hospital construction scheme (a) approved, (b) opened and (c) cancelled since 1997.
	(63986)

409	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion of women aged 53 to 64 years took part in a breast screening programme in each primary care trust area in each of the last five years.
	(64114)

410	Chris Skidmore (Kingswood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department spent on overseas visits for Ministers and staff in 2010-11.
	(64034)

411	Chris Skidmore (Kingswood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) laptops and (b) mobile telephones issued to staff of his Department which were lost in each year since 1997.
	(64035)

412	Chris Skidmore (Kingswood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the cost to the NHS of compliance with the provisions of the Equality Act 2010.
	(64036)

413	Chris Skidmore (Kingswood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of NHS buildings that are vacant or unused.
	(64037)

Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department

414	Jon Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's Prevent Strategy, what criteria she used to identify Leicester as a priority area.
	(63639)

415	Steve Baker (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which body will be responsible for implementing her proposals to bring together the different police procurement strategies across the country and make them more effective.
	(63708)

416	Steve Baker (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to ensure that the restructuring of the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre results in better service and greater efficiency.
	(63709)

417	Steve Baker (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the capacity of the Association of Chief Police Officers to assume the functions of the National Police Improvement Agency.
	(63774)

418	Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of any potential change in response time for a police helicopter to attend Whitemoor Prison arising from any change in existing arrangements for the provision of police helicopters in Cambridgeshire.
	(63988)

419	Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) police officers and (b) other staff of Cambridgeshire Police have been transferred to work in the police investigation centre near Kings Lynn since its opening.
	(63991)

420	Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much Cambridgeshire Police has spent under each budgetary heading on the police investigation centre near Kings Lynn in each of the last three years.
	(63992)

421	Nicola Blackwood (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police forces provide portable alarms to domestic abuse victims; and what the cost of such provision was in the last 12 months.
	(63777)

422	Nicola Blackwood (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) high and (b) medium-risk domestic abuse victims there were in (i) Oxford West and Abingdon constituency, (ii) Oxfordshire and (iii) England and Wales in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(63794)

423	Nicola Blackwood (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to encourage local authorities to provide funding for domestic and sexual violence and abuse services.
	(64092)

424	Nicola Blackwood (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to place multi-agency risk assessment conferences on the same statutory basis as multi-agency public protection arrangements.
	(64094)

425	Nicola Blackwood (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what role local domestic and sexual abuse co-ordinators will play in the implementation of the Government's strategy on violence against women and children.
	(64128)

426	Sir Peter Bottomley (Worthing West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, who owns the helicopter which hovered above Westminster on 30 June 2011; what authorisation was given for the flight; what the average noise level was at street level; and what the (a) purpose and (b) expected benefits were of the flight.
	(63925)

427 N	Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the proportion of domestic violence offences that are reported to the police.
	(63695)

428 N	Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to monitor repeat sex offenders who have been returned to the UK from overseas as a result of their UK citizenship.
	(63551)

429

Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the letter of 8 February 2011 from the then Minister of State for Security and Counter Terrorism to the Home Affairs Select Committee, what proportion of the individuals being investigated on suspicion of involvement in terrorism-related activity are foreign nationals; and how many such people have been granted or are seeking asylum or other forms of international protection.

(63476)

430	Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have immigrated to the UK who were not UK citizens or citizens of another EU member state in (a) each year since 2009 and (b) each of the last eight quarters for which figures are available.
	(63715)

431 N	Yvette Cooper (Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with the Association of Chief Police Officers on its budget for 2011-12.
	(63257)

432 N	Yvette Cooper (Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Sheikh Raed Salah was granted an entry clearance visa in June 2011.
	(63856)

433 N	Yvette Cooper (Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what date the decision was taken to exclude Sheikh Raed Salah.
	(63857)

434 N	Yvette Cooper (Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what date Sheikh Raed Salah was informed that he had been excluded from the UK; and what form that notification took.
	(63858)

435 N	Yvette Cooper (Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she was informed by the UK Border Agency that Sheikh Raed Salah had not been excluded successfully.
	(63859)

436 N	Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations she received on the activities of Sheikh Raed Salah before she made the order banning him from entering the UK; and from whom each such representation was received.
	(63699)

437 N	Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, (a) on what date and (b) at what time she signed the order banning Sheikh Raed Salah from the UK.
	(63862)

438	Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 28 June 2011, Official Report, column 676W, on asylum: deportation, what the ages were of those people who were removed; how many were part of a family unit; and how many were removed under force.
	(63679)

439	Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people resident in Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency were granted British citizenship in each year since 2005.
	(63625)

440	Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many illegal immigrants resident at addresses in Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency were (a) identified and (b) deported in the last five years.
	(63886)

441 N	Mike Freer (Finchley and Golders Green): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the circumstances in which Raed Salah entered the UK; and if she will make a statement.
	(63261)

442	Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) prosecutions, (b) fines and (c) cautions there were for breaches of the Hunting Act 2004 in each police force area in 2010.
	(64032)

443	Fabian Hamilton (Leeds North East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason the tendering process for English language tests for spouses, students and tiers 1 and 2 permit holders was administered by her Department rather than Ofqual.
	(63662)

444	Fabian Hamilton (Leeds North East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which body is responsible for the regulation of English language test centres for immigrants; and what the length of contract is for each approved test provider.
	(63712)

445	Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of invoices from small and medium-sized businesses were paid by her Department within five working days of receipt in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
	(63561)

446	Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Minister of State for Immigration plans to reply to the letter of 18 May 2011 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr T S Zivane.
	(63994)

447	Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Minister of State for Immigration plans to reply to the letter of 23 May 2011 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to David Goodbourne.
	(63995)

448	Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health on the potential of naloxone to reduce deaths caused by heroin overdose; and if she will make a statement.
	(63614)

449	Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the additional time available for police officers to work as a result of reducing administrative requirements during the Comprehensive Spending Review period.
	(63454)

450

Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 28 June 2011, Official Report, columns 685-6W, on offenders: foreign nationals, how many foreign national prisoners were removed from the UK in each of the last five years; what each prisoner's country of origin was; which country they were returned to; and what the offences were for which they were imprisoned.

(63848)

451	Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 28 June 2011, Official Report, columns 685-6W, on offenders: foreign nationals, how many people are on the watch list; and what the country of origin is of each such person.
	(63849)

452

Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) asylum seekers and (b) other foreign nationals who have applied for leave to remain were convicted of a criminal offence committed in the UK while their application was pending in each of the last five years; and how many such people were returned to their country of origin following offences committed while their immigration applications were pending.

(63850)

453	Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, to which (a) countries and (b) regions (i) foreign prisoners and (ii) illegal immigrants are not returned; and for what reason in each case.
	(63851)

454	Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her response is to the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Sufi and Elmi vs the United Kingdom; and whether she plans to appeal.
	(63852)

455	Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Sufi and Elmi vs the United Kingdom, what steps she plans to take to protect the public from foreign offenders living in the UK who cannot be deported.
	(63853)

456	Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign nationals in the UK she is unable to deport on human rights grounds; and how many such people have committed offences while resident in the UK.
	(63854)

457	Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign nationals who have (a) served time in UK prisons and (b) been removed from the UK after serving time in UK prisons were (i) refused and (ii) granted entry into the UK in each of the last five years.
	(63855)

458	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many requests under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 her Department received from (a) hon. Members from each political party and (b) members of the public in each year since the Act's entry into force.
	(63575)

459 N	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many fixed penalty notices were issued for (a) noise, (b) seat belt, (c) obstruction, waiting and parking, (d) speed limit and (e) hand held use of mobile telephones offences in each police authority area in each of the last three years.
	(63690)

460	Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were removed by the UK Border Agency following a request from the Serious Organised Crime Agency in each year since 2006.
	(63718)

461	Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people had (a) their citizenship removed and (b) an application for citizenship refused by the UK Border Agency following a request from the Serious Organised Crime Agency in each year since 2006.
	(63719)

462	Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were excluded following a recommendation by the Serious Organised Crime Agency in each year since 2006.
	(63720)

463	Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many crime alerts were issued by the Serious Organised Crime Agency in each year since 2006.
	(63723)

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

464	Mr John Spellar (Warley): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, what assessment he has made of the availability of measures which would bar cold calls to telephones on the House of Commons part of the Parliamentary Estate.
	(63894)

Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development

465	Mr Steve Brine (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what progress his Department has made on its plans to reduce maternal mortality rates in the developing world by 2015.
	(63935)

466	Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department has taken to address stigma and discrimination in developing countries in relation to tuberculosis.
	(64138)

467	Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment he has made of progress in relation to UN Millennium Development Goal 6 to halt and begin to reverse the tuberculosis endemic and to halve TB prevalence and death rates by 2015 compared with 1990 levels.
	(64139)

468

Jim Dobbin (Heywood and Middleton): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding his Department plans to allocate to (a) the United Nations Population Fund, (b) Marie Stopes International and (c) the International Planned Parenthood Federation in the Comprehensive Spending Review period; whether his Department places restrictions on the use of such funds; and if he will make a statement.

(63674)

469	Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department has taken to help reduce stigma and discrimination in respect of tuberculosis in developing countries.
	(63897)

470	Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment he has made of progress towards meeting UN Millennium Development Goal 6 on tuberculosis; and whether he expects the 2015 targets to be met.
	(63898)

471	Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department has taken to encourage industrial development of (a) diagnostics, (b) drugs and (c) vaccines for tuberculosis; and what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of these steps.
	(63899)

472	Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department plans to take to promote implementation and delivery of (a) diagnostics, (b) drugs and (c) vaccines for tuberculosis.
	(63900)

473	Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the potential contribution of improved drugs, vaccines and diagnostics on rates of tuberculosis in developing countries.
	(63901)

474	Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding his Department provided for research and development of (a) diagnostics, (b) drugs and (c) vaccines for tuberculosis in developing countries in each of the last five years.
	(63902)

475	Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of invoices from small and medium-sized businesses were paid by his Department within five working days of receipt in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
	(63560)

476	Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps he is taking in preparation for the special UN meeting on health workers in September 2011.
	(63682)

477	Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to support international efforts to increase the number of girls in primary education in developing countries; and if he will assess the merits of making this issue one of his Department's performance indicators.
	(63827)

478	Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether he plans to publish the recent Anguillan environmental impact assessments.
	(63463)

479	Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assistance his Department has provided to promote environmental awareness in Anguilla.
	(63465)

480	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many requests under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 his Department received from (a) hon. Members from each political party and (b) members of the public in each year since the Act's entry into force.
	(63580)

481	Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department has taken to help reduce stigma and discrimination in relation to tuberculosis in developing countries.
	(63929)

482	Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the progress towards UN Millennium Development Goal 6 on tuberculosis; and whether he expects the objectives to be met by the 2015 deadline.
	(63930)

483	Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department has taken to encourage industrial development of (a) diagnostics, (b) drugs and (c) vaccines for tuberculosis; and what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of such steps.
	(63931)

484	Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans his Department has to help ensure effective implementation and delivery of (a) diagnostics, (b) drugs and (c) vaccines for tuberculosis.
	(63932)

485	Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the potential contribution of improved drugs, vaccines and diagnostics on rates of tuberculosis in developing countries.
	(63933)

486	Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding his Department provided for research and development of (a) diagnostics, (b) drugs and (c) vaccines for tuberculosis in each of the last five years.
	(63934)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice

487	Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the performance of the Miscarriages of Justice Support Service in assisting victims of miscarriages of justice to access appropriate medical support and counselling.
	(63724)

488	Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what criteria the Miscarriages of Justice Support Service uses to determine the medical support and counselling required by service users; and who is responsible for making any medical diagnosis that is required.
	(63843)

489	Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many service users the Miscarriages of Justice Support Service helped to access appropriate counselling in each year since its inception.
	(63844)

490	Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were given new identities on release from prison in each of the last 10 years.
	(63823)

491	Richard Fuller (Bedford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 22 March 2011, Official Report, column 972W, on departmental compensation, what steps he is taking to reduce the need for his Department's agencies and non-departmental public bodies to compensate the public for errors made.
	(63942)

492

Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his Department's policy is on enabling legally-aided mediation in relation to family disputes to include the agreement of a child support arrangement in addition to the resolution of the dispute for which legal aid was granted; what assessment he has made of the interrelationship of legally-aided family mediation and child maintenance support services to be provided by the Department for Work and Pensions; and if he will make a statement.

(63544)

493	Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of invoices from small and medium-sized businesses were paid by his Department within five working days of receipt in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
	(63559)

494	Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance is given to Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) staff on (a) handling claims by victims of sexual assault and (b) the weight to give to reports from experts in such cases; what training CICA caseworkers must complete before undertaking their role; and if he will make a statement.
	(63620)

495

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people lodged with the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (a) a claim, (b) a claim relating to a sexual assault, (c) a claim relating to rape of a female and (d) a claim relating to rape of a male in each of the last five years; what proportion of claims in each such category reached a resolution resulting in the (i) payment and (ii) non-payment of compensation; and what the average time taken from the initiation of a claim in each category and its (A) settlement or (B) discontinuance was in each such year.

(63621)

496	John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many legal advisers have (a) resigned and (b) been made (i) compulsorily and (ii) voluntarily redundant from family courts in 2010-11.
	(63450)

497	John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has any plans for redundancies amongst managers of legal advisers in family courts.
	(63451)

498	John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, by what mechanism children's views are represented in the family court system.
	(63452)

499	John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people made use of family court call centres in 2010-11; and what information his Department holds on the types of subjects on which advice was sought.
	(63453)

500	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority cases have been ongoing for more than (a) six, (b) 12 and (c) 24 months.
	(63663)

501	Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what payments were received from (a) the BBC and (b) other production companies for the filming of BBC Question Time at Wormwood Scrubs prison.
	(63845)

502	Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with which countries the UK has an agreement to automatically deport foreign prisoners to serve their sentence in their country of origin.
	(63846)

503	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many requests under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 his Department received from (a) hon. Members from each political party and (b) members of the public in each year since the Act's entry into force.
	(63574)

504	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will estimate the number of prisoners per 100,000 head of population in each region in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(63605)

505
N

Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will place in the Library a copy of the response to his consultation on Reform of Legal Aid from (a) the Armed Forces Criminal Legal Aid Authority, (b) the National Audit Office, (c) the NHS Litigation Authority, (d) the Social Entitlement Chamber of the First Tier Tribunals and (e) each other Government department.

(63269)

506	Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the cost to (a) the court service and (b) his Department of the translation of information from English into other languages in each of the last three financial years.
	(63831)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

507	Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the total cost to the public purse was of the June 2011 by-election for the West Belfast constituency.
	(63543)

508	Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the work of the Boundary Commission in Northern Ireland in revising constituency boundaries.
	(63628)

509	Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what (a) conferences and (b) meetings held outside Northern Ireland and paid for out of public funds have been attended by each member of the Parades Commission since their appointment.
	(64023)

510	Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what training courses have been attended by each member of the Parades Commission since their appointment; and what the cost of attendance was at each such course.
	(64024)

511	Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the work of the Parades Commission since the appointment of the new Commission.
	(64025)

512	Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what (a) remuneration, (b) travel expenses, (c) expenses and (d) other payments have been made to each member of the Parades Commission since their appointment.
	(64026)

513	Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many meetings he has had with the Parades Commission since the new Commission was appointed.
	(64027)

514	Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what proportion of invoices from small and medium-sized businesses were paid by his Department within five working days of receipt in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
	(63558)

Questions to the Prime Minister

515 N	Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Prime Minister, whether he discussed China's recent development of high speed rail travel and lessons that the UK might learn from this experience during the recent visit to the UK of the Chinese Premier.
	(63549)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland

516	Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what proportion of invoices from small and medium-sized businesses were paid by his Department within five working days of receipt in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
	(63557)

517	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many requests under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 his Department received from (a) hon. Members from each political party and (b) members of the public in each year since the Act's entry into force.
	(63589)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport

518 N	Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the fee levels are for driver awareness courses in the six highest charging authorities; and what assessment he has made of the compliance of such fees with the requirement to charge on a non-profit basis.
	(63698)

519	Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will estimate the number of jobs which (a) will be created in the UK as a result of the award of the Thameslink contract to an overseas consortium and (b) would have been created in the UK if the contract had been awarded to Bombardier Aerospace in Derby.
	(63726)

520	Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support his Department is providing to the train manufacturing sector.
	(63727)

521	Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effects on the economy of Derby and the surrounding area of the decision to award the Thameslink contract to an overseas consortium.
	(63731)

522 N	Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects to re-let the Intercity East Coast rail franchise.
	(63200)

523	Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to implement the European State Port Control Directive.
	(63960)

524	Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many ships have been detained by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency since May 2010; what the reason was for detaining each such ship; and what the cost to the public purse of such detentions in that period has been.
	(63961)

525	Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has taken steps to investigate the death of the maritime cadet Akhona Geveza on the UK-registered vessel Safmarine Kariba on 24 June 2010; and if he will make a statement.
	(63962)

526	Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the European Commission on the Commission's proposals for a European ship register made in COM(2011) 144, Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area.
	(63963)

527	Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Oral Statement of 19 May 2011, Official Report, columns 520-22, on the McNulty Report and West Coast Rail, whether he plans a public consultation as part of his Department's review of rail fares policy.
	(63964)

528

Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will consider the merits of amending the Penalty Fares Policy and Rules to allow passengers travelling with an advance ticket and travelling on a service other than that specified on that ticket to pay the difference between what they have paid for that ticket and the fare appropriate to the service on which they are travelling.

(63965)

529	Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Rail Penalty Fares Policy and Rules were last reviewed.
	(63966)

530	Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of travellers on long-distance passenger rail services purchased (a) advance fares, (b) flexible tickets and (c) season tickets in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(63967)

531	Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many types of rail ticket are offered by train operating companies.
	(63968)

532	Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the EU Transport Commissioner on the harmonisation of port entry and clearance formalities across the EU.
	(63969)

533	Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what contribution his Department has made to the European Commission's review of the European shipping tonnage tax regime.
	(63970)

534	Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of the EU shipping tonnage tax regime on levels of employment in the UK since its inception.
	(63971)

535	Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance his Department offers to (a) UK-registered vessels and (b) British seafarers operating in areas where a security threat from piracy has been identified.
	(64052)

536	Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the potential change in costs of inspection of foreign registered vessels calling at British ports arising from the implementation of the European State Port Control Directive.
	(64099)

537	Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the carbon dioxide emissions attributable by UK-registered shipping in the last 12 months for which figures are available; and what steps his Department is taking to reduce the level of carbon dioxide emissions attributable to shipping.
	(64100)

538	Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that Network Rail informs train operating companies of proposed rail line closures at least 12 weeks in advance.
	(64105)

539	Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proposals his Department has made to the International Maritime Organisation in the course of the Organisation's work on European standards on ship's navigation bridge visibility.
	(64106)

540	Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with National Grid on the effect on road congestion of the over-running of street works.
	(64109)

541	Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to undertake any cost-benefit analysis of the electrification of the (a) Midland Main Line from Bedford North to Sheffield via Derby, (b) Sheffield to Doncaster line, (c) Manchester-Leeds-Colton junction line and (d) Northallerton to Middlesborough line.
	(64110)

542	Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Office of Rail Regulation on (a) a review of rail industry change and the consultation process and (b) amendments to contracts and the Network Code.
	(64111)

543	Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department paid Steer Davies Gleave for the work carried out as part of the final Independent Report of the Rail Value for Money Study.
	(64112)

544	Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether (a) a cost-benefit analysis and (b) an impact assessment was undertaken on the proposed increase to the Humber Bridge toll.
	(64113)

545	Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department paid (a) Oxera, (b) Arup and (c) Frontier Economics for work commissioned by the Final Independent Report of the Rail Value for Money Study.
	(64115)

546	Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what consideration his Department and the Office of Rail Regulation have given to issuing a statement on (a) partnership working between train operating companies and Network Rail and (b) treatment of resulting costs and benefits.
	(64116)

547	Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what work his Department has done on the proposals of the Final Independent Report of the Rail Value for Money Study for devolved route infrastructure management by Network Rail infrastructure managers.
	(64117)

548

Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what work his Department has undertaken on the proposals in the Final Independent Report of the Rail Value for Money Study for the vertical integration of train operations and infrastructure management in the (a) Sussex, (b) Kent, (c) South Eastern, (d) Wales and (e) Western regions; and if he will make a statement.

(64120)

549	Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has carried out (a) a cost-benefit analysis and (b) any other work on the proposal of the Final Independent Report of the Rail Value for Money Study to allow independent ownership of at least one route infrastructure management by 2014-15.
	(64121)

550	Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what work his Department has carried out with Network Rail on the proposals to create a Northern operating route out of the London North Western and London North Eastern routes contained in the Final Independent Report of the Rail Value for Money Study.
	(64122)

551	Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to undertake an assessment of the implications for rail safety of the proposals for Network Rail to devolve safety functions to route infrastructure managers in the Final Independent Report of the Rail Value for Money Study.
	(64123)

552	Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his policy is on the involvement of train operating companies in the High Level Output Specification process.
	(64124)

553	Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his policy is on the future of the network grant.
	(64125)

554	Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what work his Department has undertaken with Network Rail on improving rail asset information.
	(64127)

555	Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to undertake an assessment of the effect competition between train operating companies of proposals for 30-year vertically integrated train operations and infrastructure management franchises.
	(64129)

556	Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to investigate the circumstances in which two trains came close to collision near Burnham on 4 June 2011.
	(64132)

557	Richard Fuller (Bedford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 29 March 2011, Official Report, column 257W, on compensation, what steps he is taking to reduce the need for his Department's agencies and non-departmental public bodies to compensate the public for errors for which they were responsible.
	(63938)

558	Mr Sam Gyimah (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assumptions his Department made in respect of the price of aviation fuel from 2011 to 2030 when making forecasts for air traffic in its 2003 Air Transport White Paper.
	(64017)

559	Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of invoices from small and medium-sized businesses were paid by his Department within five working days of receipt in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
	(63556)

560	Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will assess the potential effects on (a) air transport and (b) airport capacity of the commercial development and use of aircraft biofuels and biofuel jet fuel blends; and if he will make a statement.
	(64102)

561	Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department was represented at the Paris Air Show; what assesment he made of the biofuel and biofuel jet fuel blend aircraft at the show; and if he will make a statement.
	(64104)

562 N	Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with passenger rail franchise holders on steps to be taken to meet the needs of passengers with disabilities.
	(63264)

563 N	Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what consideration he has given to the implementation of EC Regulation 137/2007/EC on rail passengers' rights and obligations.
	(63349)

564	Naomi Long (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the Civil Aviation Authority's SAFE programme for the evaluation of aircrew fatigue.
	(64096)

565	Naomi Long (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much the Civil Aviation Authority was spent on the development of the SAFE programme for the evaluation of aircrew fatigue.
	(64098)

566 N	Mark Menzies (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to increase the frequency of rail services in less populated areas.
	(63352)

567	Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his policy is on requiring franchise bidders to guarantee a minimum number of trains to stop at each station in a franchise area.
	(64031)

568	Stephen Mosley (City of Chester): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many deaths have occurred on motorways in each year since 1981.
	(63778)

569	Stephen Mosley (City of Chester): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the causes were of fatal automobile accidents on motorways in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
	(63820)

570	Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many bid clarification requests were made by the shortlisted bidders in respect of the Greater Anglia franchise in the latest period for which figures are available; and to how many such requests his Department responded within its target time for such responses.
	(63631)

571	Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what target times have been set for the existing operator to respond to bid clarification requests from the shortlisted bidders for the Greater Anglia franchise.
	(63632)

572	Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of responses the current operator has provided to bid clarification requests within the target timeframe in respect of the bidding process for the Greater Anglia franchise.
	(63633)

573
N

Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to amend the Road Vehicle Lighting Regulations 1989 to allow (a) registered nurses, (b) midwives, (c) ambulance first responders and (d) official first aiders to use flashing lighting when attending urgent medical cases or assisting the police; and if he will make a statement.

(63262)

574	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what account his Department took of the number of rescues made from each lifeboat station operated by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution in drawing up its proposals for the future of coastguard stations; and if he will make a statement.
	(63529)

575	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many requests under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 his Department received from (a) hon. Members from each political party and (b) members of the public in each year since the Act's entry into force.
	(63579)

576	Mr John Spellar (Warley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking with electric vehicle manufacturers to develop a standard electrical connection.
	(63475)

577	Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people (a) had their pilot's licence revoked and (b) were disqualified from driving following a recommendation by the Serious Organised Crime Agency in each year since 2006.
	(63722)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales

578	Mr Wayne David (Caerphilly): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much was spent on (a) new furniture, (b) decoration and (c) structural alterations during the recent refurbishment of Gwydyr House.
	(63537)

579	Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what proportion of invoices from small and medium-sized businesses were paid by her Department within five working days of receipt in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
	(63555)

580	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many requests under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 her Department received from (a) hon. Members from each political party and (b) members of the public in each year since the Act's entry into force.
	(63590)

581	Owen Smith (Pontypridd): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment she has made of the (a) effects and (b) benefits that the High Speed 2 project will have on Wales.
	(63956)

582	Owen Smith (Pontypridd): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the benefits of High Speed 2 to Wales.
	(63957)

583	Owen Smith (Pontypridd): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment she has made of the effects on rail infrastructure in Wales of High Speed 2.
	(63958)

584	Owen Smith (Pontypridd): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what meetings she has had on High Speed 2.
	(63959)

Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities

585 N	Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether the Government Equalities Office provides guidance to Government departments on the period of time to be allowed between the completion of an equality impact assessment and implementation of the policy the assessment covers.
	(63480)

586 N	Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will estimate the average amount of time taken for completion of an equality impact assessment which is not published at the same time as the policy proposal which it covers by the relevant Government department; and if she will make a statement.
	(63481)

587	Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will place in the Library a copy of each item of correspondence between her and local enterprise partnerships (LEPs) on equality issues and LEP board nominations.
	(63950)

588	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many requests under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 the Government Equalities Office received from (a) hon. Members from each political party and (b) members of the public in each year since the Act's entry into force.
	(63576)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

589	Jon Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many women from Leicester South constituency, born between 6 March 1954 and 5 April 1954, will be required to wait an additional two years before claiming a state pension under his plans to accelerate the change in the state pension age.
	(63635)

590	Jon Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many women in Leicester South constituency, born between 6 December 1953 and 5 October 1954, will be required to wait an additional 18 months to claim a state pension under his plans to accelerate the change in the state pension age.
	(63636)

591	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff were appointed on permanent contracts by Jobcentre Plus in each of the last four years.
	(63527)

592

Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff appointed on permanent contracts by Jobcentre Plus were (a) upgraded from fixed-term contracts, (b) transferred from other positions in his Department and (c) transferred from outside his Department under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 in each of the last four years.

(63528)

593	Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will review and respond to the recommendations of the report of Buttle UK and the University of Bristol entitled Spotlight on Kinship Care, published in April 2011.
	(63447)

594	Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many families receive support for childcare costs from both the childcare element of working tax credit and housing benefit or housing benefit and council tax benefit.
	(63809)

595	Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the number of households with childcare costs per week in excess of (a) £125 for one child or £210 for two or more children and (b) £100 for one child or £150 for two or more children.
	(63810)

596	Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households would receive (a) increased and (b) reduced childcare support after the full implementation of universal credit if estimated increases in take-up are removed from the calculations.
	(63811)

597	Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how his Department calculates its estimates of rates of additional take-up of assistance with childcare costs under the proposed universal credit.
	(63812)

598

Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of working households with childcare costs who would be worse off in their current employment compared to being out of work, accounting for their in-work costs and excluding any transitional protection (a) under the options he is considering for childcare costs under the universal credit and (b) if a childcare element covering 80 per cent. of childcare costs up to £175 for one child and £300 for two or more children was introduced within the universal credit.

(63813)

599	Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many families will have their entitlements to support with childcare costs (a) increased and (b) reduced after the full implementation of the universal credit.
	(63814)

600	Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households will be (a) better and (b) worse off working 16 or more hours per week after the full implementation of the universal credit under each childcare option he proposes.
	(63815)

601	Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households with childcare costs would be better off after the full implementation of the universal credit based on assumed maximum entitlements for the financial year 2010-11 compared to under benefit rates within the existing system for the financial year 2010-11.
	(63816)

602	Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the (a) number of households and (b) households as a proportion of the working-age-out-of-work benefit caseload who will be affected by the introduction of his proposed overall benefit cap in each region.
	(63824)

603	Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the (a) number of households in London whose total welfare benefits income exceeds the average take-home earnings of London working households and (b) proportion of such households represent of the working-age-out-of-work benefit caseload in London.
	(63825)

604	Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the average take-home income including in-work benefits of households from 2013.
	(63826)

605	Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households would be both worse off in work than out of work once childcare costs are accounted for and affected by the proposed cap on benefit entitlements for out-of-work households if they are out of work under each universal credit option for childcare costs.
	(63868)

606	Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many children were living in poverty in a household which included a couple in (a) each year since 1997 and (b) each of the last four quarters for which figures are available.
	(63716)

607
N

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people receiving the basic state pension and previously resident abroad have returned to take up permanent residence in the UK in each of the last five years; and how many such people were returning from (a) EU countries, (b) countries where a reciprocal agreement on pensions is in place and (c) countries where the British basic state pension is not indexed in each such year.

(63205)

608 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what representations he has received (a) against and (b) in favour of the proposed qualifying period for the personal independence payment.
	(63208)

609 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what consultation he has undertaken on his proposals for the introduction of a 12-month time limit on entitlement to a single element of employment and support allowance.
	(63209)

610 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what consultation his Department undertook in respect of his proposals on (a) community care grants and (b) crisis loans.
	(63210)

611 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what funding his Department plans to provide for advice on benefits during the transitional period to universal credit; and if he will make a statement.
	(63211)

612 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department plans to take to ensure that people who suffer a serious accident are not disadvantaged under his Department's proposals for the introduction of a universal credit.
	(63212)

613	Simon Danczuk (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his policy is on work-related illnesses caused by asbestos.
	(63442)

614 N	Mr Brian H. Donohoe (Central Ayrshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he has taken to make his Department's consultation on assessment regulations and criteria for the proposed personal independence payment accessible to those who have difficulty reading; and if he will make a statement.
	(63545)

615 N	Mr Brian H. Donohoe (Central Ayrshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he has taken to accommodate demand for face-to-face meetings outside London as part of his Department's consultation on assessment regulations and criteria for the proposed personal independence payment; and if he will make a statement.
	(63546)

616 N	Mr Brian H. Donohoe (Central Ayrshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many face-to-face meetings his Department has undertaken as part of its consultation on proposals for a personal independence payment since the consultation began; and how many of those meetings involved people from Scotland.
	(63547)

617	Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people aged between 16 and 64 in Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency were not in education, employment or training in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(63887)

618	Richard Fuller (Bedford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 28 March 2011, Official Report, column 41W, on compensation, what steps he is taking to reduce the need for his Department's agencies and non-departmental public bodies to compensate the public.
	(63941)

619	Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of invoices from small and medium-sized businesses were paid by his Department within five working days of receipt in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
	(63554)

620	Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if his Department will bring forward amendments to the guidance on statutory maternity pay and stillbirths to align it with the legal definition of stillbirth of 24 completed weeks of pregnancy.
	(63918)

621	Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employers with fewer than two employees have been subject to criminal prosecution under the Health and Safety at Work Act in each of the last five years.
	(63803)

622	Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his policy is on the proportionate implementation of the requirements of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 by (a) the Health and Safety Executive and (b) local authority inspectors.
	(63976)

623

Mrs Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 20 June 2011, Official Report, columns 192-3W, on habitual residence, whether a person entitled to a benefit must be present in the UK to receive it; what benefits are eligible to be paid to families and dependants not in the UK or persons who are working in the UK; and what the value is of such benefits.

(64028)

624	Sir Alan Meale (Mansfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what calculations his Department made when taking the decision to close Mansfield Benefits Centre.
	(63700)

625	Sir Alan Meale (Mansfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether any organisation or business has expressed an interest in occupying the premises currently used by the Mansfield Benefits Centre.
	(63701)

626	Sir Alan Meale (Mansfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what level of lease charges is levied for the use of the offices occupied by the Mansfield Benefits Centre.
	(63702)

627	Sir Alan Meale (Mansfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, who owns the premises of the Mansfield Benefits Centre.
	(63703)

628	Sir Alan Meale (Mansfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the terms and conditions are of the lease held by his Department in respect of the Mansfield Benefits Centre.
	(63704)

629	Sir Alan Meale (Mansfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of savings to be achieved through the closure of the Mansfield Benefits Centre.
	(63705)

630	Sir Alan Meale (Mansfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what terms and conditions will be applied to staff employed in the Mansfield Benefits Centre in respect of any future transfer to the Derby Benefits Centre, Derby Contact Centre and Annesley Contact Centre.
	(63706)

631	Sir Alan Meale (Mansfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what factors were considered by his Department in determining that the Mansfield Benefit Centre is one of the most expensive centres in the country.
	(63822)

632	Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many child support cases there are in (a) Wales and (b) Newport East constituency; and how many such cases involve (i) a parent with care and (ii) a non-resident parent.
	(64030)

633	Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the oral Answer to the hon. Member for Southport of 13 June 2011, Official Report, column 487, on 0845 telephone numbers, what the terms of reference are of his Department's internal review of the use of 0845 numbers and the other options available; and if he will make a statement.
	(64095)

634	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many requests under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 his Department received from (a) hon. Members from each political party and (b) members of the public in each year since the Act's entry into force.
	(63578)

635	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of (a) men and (b) women of working age were employed in (i) full-time jobs and (ii) part-time jobs in (A) each parliamentary constituency and (B) each local authority area in each of the last five years.
	(64107)

Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

636	Caroline Nokes (Romsey and Southampton North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the economic effects on the South East of the exclusion of that region from the regional employer national insurance contributions holiday.
	[Transferred] (63841)

Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department

637 N	Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many diplomatic visas have been granted for staff at the embassies of (a) the Russian Federation, (b) Azerbaijan, (c) Ukraine, (d) Belarus and (e) Kazakhstan in the last five years.
	[Transferred] (63201)

638 N	Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many diplomatic visas have been granted for staff at the embassies of (a) the United Arab Emirates, (b) Syria, (c) Bahrain and (d) Kenya in the last five years.
	[Transferred] (63202)

639 N	Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff entered the UK on diplomatic visas for the purpose of undertaking domestic work in embassies in the latest period for which figures are available.
	[Transferred] (63203)

640	Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of foreign national prisoners who did not have leave to remain in the UK prior to their imprisonment.
	[Transferred] (64038)

641	Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with which countries the UK has an agreement to automatically deport foreign prisoners to their country of origin once they have been released from custody.
	[Transferred] (63847)

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

642	Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what the cost to the public purse was of holding the referendum on the alternative vote in Northern Ireland.
	[Transferred] (63629)

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