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Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 15 September 2011

Notes:
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+ Indicates a Question not included in the random selection process but accepted because the quota for that day had not been filled.
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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Thursday 15 September 2011
(the 'Questions Book')

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 15 September 2011

This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Thursday 15 September of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department.

For other Written Questions for answer on Thursday 15 September of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.

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

Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
1
Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he plans to adopt the Think Small First principle in respect of the flow of employment regulation; and if so how this objective will be achieved.
(72161)
2
Neil Carmichael (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he has assessed the likely effects of the Agency Workers Regulations on (a) business costs and (b) productivity; and if he will make a statement.
(72141)
3
N 		John Glen (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will publish the (a) purchase date, (b) transaction amount, (c) supplier and (d) level 3 or enhanced transaction entry of each individual transaction undertaken by the Learning and Skills Council using the Government Procurement Card in (i) 2008-09 and (ii) 2009-10.
(71701)
4
Margot James (Stourbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many and what proportion of pupils attending (a) state funded schools, (b) grammar schools, (c) non-selective state funded schools and (d) independent schools who achieved AAB or above at A-level received an offer to attend (i) a higher education institution, (ii) a Russell Group university and (iii) Oxford or Cambridge University in the latest period for which figures are available.
(72155)
5
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent progress has been made on arrangements for English for speakers of other languages funding for asylum seekers.
(72186)
6
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what representations he has received from further education colleges on English for speakers of other languages funding since 1 August 2011.
(72187)
7
Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what progress has been made on the Coalition Agreement commitment to introduce stronger consumer protections, including measures to end unfair bank and financial transaction charges; and if he will make a statement.
(72163)
8
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the findings of the British Chambers of Commerce Workforce Survey, Micro Businesses, on the ability of employers to fill vacancies.
(72107)
9
Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 12 September 2011, Official Report, column 1043W, on Union Modernisation Fund, how much has been given to the Campaign Company from the Union Modernisation Fund (UMF) Project, by UMF project.
(72240)
10
Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he has had with the Minister for the Cabinet Office on the effect of the public sector on (a) the creation of local jobs and (b) economic recovery; and if he will make a statement.
(72109)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
11
Thomas Docherty (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on the average daily rate paid to external consultants across central Government in each of the last five financial years.
(72139)
12
Jackie Doyle-Price (Thurrock): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the new charitable incorporated organisation structure will be announced.
(72069)
13
Gareth Johnson (Dartford): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people with disabilities were employed by each Government department in each of the last five years.
(72088)
14
N 		Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has any plans to appoint a Minister within his Department with responsibility for the welfare of current and former military personnel.
(71999)
15
N 		John Stevenson (Carlisle): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information he holds on the number of days of sickness absence in the Civil Service on average per employee in (a) 2009 and (b) 2010.
(70586)
16
Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance his Department provides to local authorities on the effect of procurement policy in relation to small and medium-sized enterprises on the creation of local jobs.
(72108)
17
Simon Wright (Norwich South): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, in respect of which contracts complaints have been submitted through the mystery shopper complaints scheme; which complaints (a) were investigated, (b) had no further action taken, (c) were passed on to the relevant procurement body, (d) had a review ordered, (e) resulted in a change to the terms of a contract and (f) resulted in a decision by the contracting authority to cancel the contract.
(72251)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
18
Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will instruct his Department not to play a role in negotiations on changes to the Local Government Pension Scheme.
[R] (72089)
19
N 		Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to answer question 68179 on policy announcements during the party conference season tabled on 18 July 2011 for answer on 5 September.
(71971)
20
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to include an assessment of the Government's fiscal consolidation as part of his strategy for economic growth.
(72235)
21
Mike Crockart (Edinburgh West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expects the Complaints Manager, HMRC Customer Operations Complaints Service, Queensway House, East Kilbride to respond to the Member for Edinburgh West's letters of 1 August 2011 and 25 August 2011 regarding Mrs D E Cooper.
(72228)
22
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many applications for the national insurance holiday scheme had been (a) received and (b) approved in each region as at 13 September 2011.
(72090)
23
N 		Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when HM Revenue and Customs plans to publish the methodology for identifying those families with a higher rate taxpayer who will no longer be entitled to child benefit from January 2013; and if he will make a statement.
(71485)
24
N 		Anne Marie Morris (Newton Abbot): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many new businesses in Newton Abbot constituency have benefited under the national insurance holiday scheme.
(71305)
25
N 		Fiona O'Donnell (East Lothian): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities on their involvement in the allocation of the Coastal Communities Fund.
(71939)
26
Simon Wright (Norwich South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Oldham West and Royton of 14 June 2011, Official Report, column 701W, how many capital expenditure programmes that have not used the private finance initiative have been undertaken by each Government department since 1997; what the total monetary value was of such programmes; and if he will place a list of such programmes in the Library.
(72239)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
27
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the impact on the average cost of construction of an average home of achieving the equivalent of level 6 of the Code for Sustainable Homes; and if he will make a statement.
[R] (72226)
28
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent representations he has received from non-governmental organisations on the effects of his Department's policies on the level of homelessness.
(72236)
29
N 		Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance the Planning Inspectorate has issued to local planning authorities on what consideration should be given to the Draft National Planning Policy Framework in planning decisions; and if he will make a statement.
(71941)
30
N 		Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many planning applications have been (a) submitted, (b) approved and (c) rejected in each local authority area in each of the last four quarters.
(71942)
31
Tristram Hunt (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with which organisations his Department has had meetings to discuss the National Planning Policy Framework since May 2010.
(72072)
32
Tristram Hunt (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with which organisations he has had meetings to discuss the National Planning Policy Framework since April 2011.
(72073)
33
Tristram Hunt (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with which organisations the Minister of State for Housing and Local Government has had meetings to discuss the National Planning Policy Framework since April 2011.
(72074)
34
Tristram Hunt (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with which organisations the Minister of State for Decentralisation has had meetings to discuss the National Planning Policy Framework since April 2011.
(72075)
35
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the costs of administering the concessionary travel scheme by local authorities since its introduction.
(72185)
36
N 		Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what definitions of sustainable development are used by his Department.
(71945)
37
N 		John Stevenson (Carlisle): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what information he holds on the number of days of staff sickness absence in local authorities in England on average per employee in (a) 2009 and (b) 2010.
(70582)
38
Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what representations he has received from the Chair of Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Authority regarding business continuity in the event of a dispute; and if he will make a statement.
(72100)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport
39
N 		John Glen (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, if he will publish the (a) purchase date, (b) transaction amount, (c) supplier and (d) level 3 or enhanced transaction entry of each individual transaction undertaken by the Olympic Delivery Authority using the Government Procurement Card in (i) 2008-09 and (ii) 2009-10.
(71700)
40
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that branded merchandise that has been manufactured by children working in sweatshops or otherwise unacceptable working environments is not sold during the London 2012 Olympics.
(72137)
41
N 		Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, when he plans to publish the Government's response to the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee's Seventh Report of the current session on Football Governance.
(71972)
42
N 		Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how many full-time equivalent staff in each pay band in his Department (a) were working on 1 December 2010 and (b) are working on the proposed Communications Bill.
(71973)
43
N 		Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how many full-time equivalent staff in each pay band in his Department (a) were working on 1 December 2010 and (b) are working on policy on local television.
(71974)
44
Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had with Ministers in the Scottish Government on the allocation of funds for the rollout of superfast broadband in Scotland.
(72162)
45
Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what recent assessment his Department has made of the speed of the rollout of superfast broadband in (a) Scotland and (b) other parts of the UK.
(72230)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
46
N 		Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what arrangements his Department has made in respect of the protection of Royal Navy ships from running aground following the withdrawal of emergency towing vessels.
(71954)
47
N 		Mr Alistair Darling (Edinburgh South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he plans to have with the City of Edinburgh Council in relation to (a) the disposal of Dreghorn and Redford Barracks and (b) a planning brief for both sites; and if he will make a statement.
(72003)
48
Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 19 July 2011, Official Report, column 867W, on medals, for what reason the Chairman and Secretary are the only members of the Polar Medal Assessment Committee.
(72101)
49
N 		Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to ensure that Lance Bombardier Ben Parkinson will not be discharged from the Army on medical grounds whilst he is in receipt of medical rehabilitation from his Department.
(71620)
50
N 		Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether former armed services personnel routinely receive a resettlement assessment during the first six months after leaving the armed forces.
(71997)
51
N 		Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether armed services personnel receive advice on drug or alcohol use prior to leaving the armed forces.
(71998)
52
N 		Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether armed services personnel routinely undergo a psychological assessment immediately prior to leaving the armed forces.
(72000)
53
N 		Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people at each (a) rank and (b) grade there are in his Department's Communications Department.
(72063)
Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister
54
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will conduct research into the numbers of those involved in the public disorder of August 2011 who were registered to vote.
(72119)
55
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what steps he is taking to increase the level of electoral registration of service personnel in (a) Northern Ireland and (b) the rest of the UK.
(72121)
56
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what proportion of (a) post-primary schools and (b) further education colleges were visited by electoral registration officers for the purpose of improving electoral registration in (i) Northern Ireland and (ii) the rest of the UK in 2010-11.
(72122)
57
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what use has been made of free prize draws to improve electoral registration in (a) Northern Ireland and (b) the rest of the UK.
(72123)
58
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what co-operation there has been between his Office, electoral registration officers and the devolved administrations on foreign citizens who became British citizens for purposes of electoral registration.
(72124)
59
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether he plans to extend the Pointer system from Northern Ireland to the rest of the UK for electoral registration purposes; and if he will make a statement.
(72125)
60
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what co-operation there has been between his Office, electoral registration officers and the Registrar General on adjustments to the electoral register to reflect (a) recent marriages and (b) recently deceased electors in (i) Northern Ireland and (ii) the rest of the UK.
(72126)
61
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what co-operation there has been between his Office, electoral registration officers and (a) the owners of nursing homes, (b) local authority housing departments, (c) post-primary schools and further education colleges, (d) the Department for Work and Pensions and (e) the NHS on steps to improve electoral registration in (i) Northern Ireland and (ii) the rest of the UK.
(72127)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
62
Michael Connarty (Linlithgow and East Falkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans his Department has to mark Anti-Slavery Day 2011.
(72087)
63
N 		Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many civil servants his Department employed in each of its three most senior grades (a) on the most recent date for which figures are available and (b) in each of the last five years.
(70587)
64
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the average cost of converting a school to academy status in the latest period for which figures are available.
(72102)
65
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on extending the budget for school academy conversions.
(72103)
66
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his Department's budget is to support the conversion of schools to academy status for 2011-12.
(72104)
67
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many applications from schools his Department has received to convert to academy status since May 2010.
(72105)
68
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many academy conversions he expects to complete by the end of 2011.
(72106)
69
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which teams within his Department are responsible for supporting schools to convert to academy status.
(72146)
70
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many civil servants his Department employs for the purposes of dealing with the conversion of schools to academy status.
(72147)
71
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether resources have been transferred from other areas of his Department's budget for the purposes of funding academy conversions.
(72148)
72
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether Mr Dominic Cummings was involved in discussions concerning his Department's budget following his appointment as special adviser.
(72149)
73
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, from which geographic areas applications have been made to establish free schools to date.
(72150)
74
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department has taken to concentrate (a) new free schools in the poorest towns and cities and (b) the catchment areas of new free schools.
(72151)
75
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department has made of the incidence of (a) attention deficit disorder and (b) hyper-activity among school pupils in the last 15 years.
(72128)
76
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the effects of (a) attention deficit disorder and (b) hyperactivity on educational attainment among school pupils.
(72129)
77
N 		John Stevenson (Carlisle): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many days there were of sickness absence by teaching staff in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in England on average per employee in (i) 2009 and (ii) 2010.
(70585)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
78
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps he plans to take to prevent households falling into fuel poverty as a result of the introduction of a floor price for carbon; what estimate he has made of the likely change in the number of households in fuel poverty consequent upon such introduction; and if he will make a statement.
[R] (72227)
79
Tony Cunningham (Workington): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will publish the responses of English local planning authorities to the questionnaires in Section 5.4 of the Parsons Brinckerhoff report for his Department entitled Update of Shadow Flicker Evidence Base.
(72066)
80
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the most recent estimate is of the rate of Arctic methane release; what factors his Department has identified as contributing to such a release rate; and what assessment his Department has made of the (a) historic and (b) potential effects on the environment of such a rate of release.
(72156)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
81
N 		Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the other habitat creation projects in the fens in consideration of the need for the Ouse Washes habitat creation scheme.
(71947)
82
N 		Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department sought legal advice prior to reaching the conclusion that wet grassland habitat creation was required at the Ouse Washes; and if she will place a copy of any such advice in the Library.
(71948)
83
N 		Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the minimum size of development for the Ouse Washes habitat creation scheme to satisfy its obligations under the European Birds and Habitats Directive.
(71949)
84
N 		Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects to publish on her Department's website details of Ministerial meetings in 2011.
(72001)
85
N 		Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2011, Official Report, column 771W, on badgers, whether the costs to the public purse of the proposed cull referred to are per year or in respect of the total cost of the pilot.
(72002)
86
N 		Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she has taken to improve the animal welfare of farmed animals since her appointment; and if she will make a statement.
(71950)
87
N 		Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will bring forward proposals to ban the mass production of birds for sport shooting; and if she will make a statement.
(71951)
88
N 		Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent representations her Department has received opposing a cull of badgers; and if she will make a statement.
(71952)
89
N 		Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information her Department holds on the number of (a) pheasants and (b) partridges produced for sport shooting in each of the last five years; and if she will make a statement.
(71953)
90
N 		John Glen (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish the (a) purchase date, (b) transaction amount, (c) supplier and (d) level 3 or enhanced transaction entry of each individual transaction undertaken by the Forestry Commission using the Government Procurement Card in (i) 2008-09 and (ii) 2009-10.
(71702)
91
N 		Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will amend the Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations 1995 to make CCTV mandatory in all slaughterhouses; and if she will make a statement.
(72061)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
92
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has on anti-Semitism in Egypt; and if he will make a statement.
[R] (72219)
93
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of the attack on the Israeli Embassy in Egypt on 9 September 2011; and if he will make a statement.
[R] (72223)
94
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received of the looting of synagogues in Tunisia; and if he will make a statement.
[R] (72224)
95
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the government of Egypt about the protection of the Israeli Embassy in Egypt; what response he received; and if he will make a statement.
[R] (72231)
96
Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans his Department has to mark Anti-Slavery Day on 18 October 2011.
(72110)
97
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his US counterpart on receiving compensation from Libya for those affected by IRA terrorism.
(72166)
98
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the National Transitional Council in Libya on compensation for those affected by IRA terrorism.
(72167)
99
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to assist in the recovery of compensation from Libya for those affected by terrorism.
(72168)
100
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government has taken to support the Palestinian Authority's efforts to be recognised as a sovereign, independent and contiguous state by the United Nations.
(72157)
101
Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the Government's priorities are for the UK's forthcoming chairmanship of the Council of Europe; and if he will make a statement.
(72245)
102
N 		Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the government of Israel over (a) the expansion of illegal settlements on the West Bank, (b) the demolition of Palestinian homes on the West Bank and (c) the demolition of Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem; and if he will make a statement.
(72062)
103
N 		Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of (a) the influence of the People's Republic of China in the Indian Ocean and (b) the effect of such influence on British interests.
(72065)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
104
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he plans to retain the 48 hour access target for genito-urinary medicine clinics; and if he will make a statement.
(72067)
105
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects to bring forward draft regulations on abortion counselling; which organisations he plans to consult on such regulations; and if he will make a statement.
[R] (72222)
106
Neil Carmichael (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, to what extent GPs will be able to adopt and/or develop Choose and Book procedures following the implementation of the provisions of the Health and Social Care Bill.
(72140)
107
Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made on the (a) creation of a College of Social Work, (b) Memorandum of Understanding and Service Level Agreement reached between the Interim Board and Unison and (c) Memorandum of Understanding reached between the Interim Board and BASW at the meeting of the Social Care Institute for Excellence Board on 15 September; and if he will make a statement.
(72152)
108
N 		John Glen (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish the (a) purchase date, (b) transaction amount, (c) supplier and (d) level 3 or enhanced transaction entry of each transaction undertaken by the Food Standards Agency using the Government Procurement Card in (i) 2008-09 and (ii) 2009-10.
(71703)
109
N 		Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the balance of outstanding payments was for each country under the European Health Insurance Card scheme in the latest period for which information is available.
(71946)
110
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the NHS is taking to reduce food waste through flexible portion sizes; and if he will make a statement.
(72256)
111
N 		Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the smallest care home is which was inspected by the Care Quality Commission in the last three years.
(71992)
112
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) efficacy and (b) cost of mindfulness-based therapies in treating (a) attention deficit disorder, (b) hyperactivity and (c) other mental health conditions.
(72130)
113
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) efficacy and (b) cost of the use of (i) anti depressant drugs and (ii) mindfulness-based stress reduction therapy and mindfulness-based cognitive behaviour therapy.
(72131)
114
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS patients received (a) counselling therapy, (b) drug therapy and (c) mindfulness-based stress reduction therapy in (i) 1990, (ii) 2000 and (iii) 2010.
(72132)
115
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the Government spent on research into (a) anti depressant drug treatment and (b) mindfulness-based stress reduction therapy in the latest period for which figures are available.
(72133)
116
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the NHS spent on (a) anti depressant drugs and (b) mindfulness-based stress reduction therapy in each year for which data is available.
(72134)
117
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS staff were qualified to treat patients with mindfulness-based stress reduction therapy in each of the last three years.
(72135)
118
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research there has been on the efficacy of mindfulness-based therapies in the treatment of (a) stress, (b) depression and (c) other mental health conditions in the last five years; and which organisation conducted each such research project.
(72136)
119
N 		John Stevenson (Carlisle): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many days of staff sickness absence there were in trust hospitals in England on average per employee in (a) 2009 and (b) 2010.
(70583)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
120
N 		Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Oral Answer by the Prime Minister of 7 September 2011, Official Report, column 350, on police commissioners, whether local authorities will be liable for the costs of elections for police commissioners.
(71956)
121
N 		Andrew Griffiths (Burton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to safeguard animal welfare standards in laboratories.
(72026)
122
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what consideration her Department has given to the implementation of an online system to enable applicants to monitor the progress of their visa applications.
(72138)
123
N 		Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of police inspectors employed at each pay band in (a) 2007, (b) 2009 and (c) 2011.
(71619)
124
N 		Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the average number of years of employment of (a) police constables, (b) sergeants, (c) inspectors and (d) chief inspectors at each pay band.
(71621)
125
N 		Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of police chief inspectors employed at each pay band in (a) 2007, (b) 2009 and (c) 2011.
(71622)
126
N 		Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases were accepted for consideration as victims of trafficking by the National Referral Mechanism but were subsequently not pursued because the person was the victim of abusive practices but was not trafficked in the latest period for which figures are available.
(71993)
127
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many outstanding asylum cases under the legacy programme there were as of 1 September 2011.
(72077)
128
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will assess the effects of reductions in ESOL funding for asylum seekers on their prospects for employment and integration into society.
(72078)
129
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department has spent on translation services for asylum seekers in Birmingham, Ladywood constituency in each of the last five years.
(72079)
130
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of asylum cases received a decision within six months in (a) 2009, (b) 2010 and (c) in the period from 1 January to 1 September 2011.
(72080)
131
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average processing time was between an individual claiming asylum and receiving a decision on their application (a) as of 1 September 2011 and (b) in each of the last five years.
(72081)
132
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with (a) Universities UK and (b) the British Medical Association on the Prevent Strategy.
(72082)
133
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals received Prevent-related support (a) in the year to 1 September 2011 and (b) in each of the last five years as a result of intelligence passed on by groups that received Prevent funding in line with section 6.35 of the Prevent Strategy.
(72083)
134
N 		John Stevenson (Carlisle): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information she holds on the number of days of staff sickness absence in police forces in England on average per employee in (a) 2009 and (b) 2010.
(70584)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
135
N 		Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to improve services provided by the police for victims of crime.
(71112)
136
N 		John Glen (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish the (a) purchase date, (b) transaction amount, (c) supplier and (d) level 3 or enhanced transaction entry of each transaction undertaken by HM Courts Service using the Government Procurement Card in (i) 2008-09 and (ii) 2009-10.
(71704)
137
Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of young offenders leaving young offender institutions reoffend.
(72076)
138
N 		Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will conduct a study involving (a) all prisons or (b) more than one prison to ascertain how many former military personnel are in the prison system.
(71977)
139
N 		Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in how many cases where a conviction has been secured under section 71 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 the victim (a) had been trafficked, (b) was British and (c) had an immigration status which allowed them to work in the UK.
(71994)
140
N 		Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been convicted of offences under section 71 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 for holding someone in slavery or servitude or requiring a person to perform forced or compulsory labour.
(71995)
141
Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prosecutions there have been under the provisions of the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003; and if he will make a statement.
(72229)
142
Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 7 September 2011, Official Report, column 632W, on Wormwood Scrubbs: BBC, what reasons have been given for the delay from the BBC and Mentron in making the payment.
(72241)
143
Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 19 July 2011, Official Report, column 893W, on the Bill of Rights Commission: European Court of Human Rights, when he expects a detailed breakdown of the precise costs of the visit to be available.
(72242)
144
Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the Bill of Rights Commission's interim proposals on the reform of the European Court of Human Rights; and which recommendations from the Commission the Government plans to accept.
(72243)
145
Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the Government's plans are for reforming (a) the European Court of Human Rights and (b) the European Convention on Human Rights; and if he will make a statement.
(72244)
146
Angela Smith (Penistone and Stocksbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce the costs incurred by his Department on state-funded defendants instructing private firms of solicitors and barristers.
(72158)
147
Angela Smith (Penistone and Stocksbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to pay state-funded external legal services at the same rate as solicitors funded by legal aid in the same dispute.
(72159)
148
Simon Wright (Norwich South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department spent on the Community Legal Advice telephone service in each year since 2004; and how many calls the service received in each such year.
(72250)
149
Simon Wright (Norwich South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department plans to make the Community Legal Advice Helpline the sole gateway to criminal legal aid services.
(72252)
150
Simon Wright (Norwich South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the impact assessment for the establishment of the Community Legal Advice Helpline as the sole gateway to civil legal aid services considered the cost implications to (a) service users and (b) welfare services providers of using 084 and 087 prefix telephone numbers.
(72253)
151
Simon Wright (Norwich South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on the number of applications for judicial review that were (a) received, (b) granted and (c) refused on matters relating to the awarding of public sector contracts in each of the last three years.
(72254)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
152
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) Ministers in the (i) Scottish and (ii) Welsh Government on security issues since May 2010.
(72169)
153
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what his most recent assessment is of the level of threat from dissident Republicans in Northern Ireland; and what his equivalent assessment was 12 months ago.
(72170)
154
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on security and the common travel area since May 2010.
(72171)
155
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much his Department has spent on payments to lawyers in relation to inquiries held on events in Northern Ireland in each year since 2001.
(72172)
156
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much his Department has spent on inquiries into events in Northern Ireland in each year since 2001.
(72173)
Questions to the Prime Minister
157
Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Prime Minister, for what reason the EU Commission has requested additional monies for EU membership from the UK; and whether the Government is obliged to comply with the request.
(72070)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
158
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent research his Department has evaluated on installing seat belt reminders in cars; if he will place in the Library a copy of each such piece of research; and if he will make a statement.
[R] (72220)
159
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent reports he has received of the effectiveness of advanced seat belt reminder systems with visual and audible warnings for increasing seat belt use; and if he will make a statement.
[R] (72221)
160
N 		Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential (a) economic and (b) environmental benefits of including Scotland in the national high speed rail network.
(71834)
161
N 		Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will discuss with Network Rail (a) the introduction of a fair payments policy and (b) the reduction of its current 60-day payment terms.
(72025)
162
N 		Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what replacement arrangements his Department plans to make following the potential withdrawal of emergency towing vehicles at the end of September.
(71943)
163
N 		Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to end the use of emergency towing vehicles to provide emergency cover for any ships and boats needing assistance.
(71944)
164
N 		Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the number of daily shipping movements through the Western Approaches.
(71955)
165
N 		Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has estimated the number of private emergency towing vehicles that would be available should a submarine or surface ship require assistance.
(71976)
166
Jackie Doyle-Price (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects work to commence at Tilbury Town station under the Access for All scheme.
(72068)
167
Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the Civil Aviation Authority on the Notice of Proposed Amendment on Flight Time Limitations.
(72142)
168
Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions his Department has had with the US Federal Aviation Administration on the issue of pilot fatigue.
(72143)
169
Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the role of his Department is in establishing new flight time limitations for pilots; and if he will make a statement.
(72144)
170
Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects new European flight time limitations for pilots to come into force.
(72145)
171
N 		Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, by how much his Department expects traffic numbers on the major road network to change between 2011 and (a) 2020, (b) 2030 and (c) 2040.
(71975)
172
N 		Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate the Transport Research Laboratory has provided to his Department's Road Safety Division of the likely change in the number of (a) lives lost, (b) serious and (c) slight casualties which would result from increasing the motorway speed limit to 80 mph and improving compliance using average speed cameras in the last three years.
(71937)
173
N 		Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has any proposals to change the availability of cheaper or advanced train fares around the period of the London 2012 Olympics.
(71938)
174
N 		Joseph Johnson (Orpington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the causes of road accidents.
(70326)
175
N 		Joseph Johnson (Orpington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to raise awareness within the road haulage industry of the risks associated with undiagnosed sleep apnoea.
(70327)
176
N 		Joseph Johnson (Orpington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will meet Ms Carol Upcraft to discuss her campaign to raise awareness about the contribution of sleep apnoea to road accidents.
(70328)
177
N 		Joseph Johnson (Orpington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the number of road accidents where sleep apnoea was attributed as a cause in the last three years.
(70379)
178
N 		Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent representations he has received on increases in rail fares.
(71226)
179
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the cost to local authorities of renewing concessionary travel passes when they expire in 2013.
(72174)
180
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to provide financial assistance in 2012-13 to local authorities for the renewal of concessionary travel passes when they expire in 2013.
(72175)
181
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to bring forward proposals to amend the legislation governing the provision of concessionary travel passes by local authorities.
(72176)
182
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has for the validity of concessionary travel passes beyond five years; and if he will make a statement.
(72177)
183
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people who applied for and received a concessionary travel pass but never used it in the latest period for which figures are available.
(72178)
184
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has undertaken an impact assessment on the provision of bus services in (a) shire and (b) non-shire authorities following changes to the Formula Grant in April 2011.
(72180)
185
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effects of the Comprehensive Spending Review on tendered bus services provided by local transport authorities.
(72181)
186
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the likely effects of altering concessionary fare legislation to diversify funding options available to local transport authorities.
(72182)
187
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government plans to bring forward legislative proposals to permit the use of concessionary bus passes on community transport services.
(72183)
188
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 19 July 2011, Official Report, column 959W, on motorways: speed limits, whether his Department plans to review default speed limits on classes of road other than motorways.
(72255)
189
Jason McCartney (Colne Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to deter drivers from using mobile phones while driving.
(72160)
190
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will place in the Library a copy of his letter to the European institutions regarding the searching of religious headgear at airports.
(72085)
191
N 		Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with coach operating companies on the future of coach services for elderly people; and if he will make a statement.
(71940)
192
Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with EU officials on the UK Coastguards; and what his policy is on the EU adopting a greater role in the control of the UK Coastguard.
(72071)
193
Henry Smith (Crawley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions his Department has had with the US Federal Aviation Administration on pilot fatigue.
(72232)
194
Henry Smith (Crawley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the Civil Aviation Authority on the Notice of Proposed Amendment on Flight Time Limitations.
(72233)
195
Henry Smith (Crawley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects European-wide flight time limitations for pilots to enter into force.
(72234)
196
N 		Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to make utilities more accountable for interruptions to traffic attributable to their streetworks.
(72064)
197
N 		Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will place in the Library a copy of correspondence between his Department and the Prime Minister's Office on the Thameslink Rolling Stock contract which took place in (a) May, (b) June and (c) July 2011.
(71522)
198
N 		Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will place in the Library a copy of the note of each meeting held by (a) the Secretary of State and (b) Ministers of State on (i) Thameslink and (ii) train rolling stock where Thameslink was discussed between the date of his appointment and 16 June 2011.
(71623)
199
N 		Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will place in the Library a copy of each (a) internal meeting with his Department and (b) meeting between his Department and other departments in respect of the Thameslink rolling stock contract in (i) May, (ii) June and (iii) July 2011.
(71624)
200
N 		Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will place in the Library a copy of each risk assessment or risk register held by his Department which contains assessments of the risk associated with the assessment and award of the Thameslink Rolling Stock Project contract.
(71625)
201
N 		Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will place in the Library a copy of each risk assessment or risk register held by his Department which contains assessments of the risk associated with the implementation of the Thameslink Programme.
(71626)
202
N 		Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what regulations govern the (a) Intercity Express Programme and (b) Thameslink Rolling Stock procurements.
(71816)
203
N 		Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department took to ensure consultants and consultancies offering advice on the Thameslink Rolling Stock contract were impartial and credible.
(71817)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
204
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will bring forward proposals to introduce a pro rata system for pension payments; what recent representations he has received on the issue; what response he gave; and if he will make a statement.
(72225)
205
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the incidence of benefit claiming is in each of the smallest geographical units for which data is available.
(72211)
206
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what benefits are claimed by (a) working households in poverty without children, (b) workless households in poverty without children, (c) lone parents in poverty who work, (d) lone parents in poverty who do not work, (e) couple parents in poverty who work, (f) couple parents in poverty who do not work, (g) workless households in poverty with children, who have one or more adult who is disabled and (h) workless households in poverty without children, who have one or more adult who is disabled; what estimate he has made of the average amount of time members of each such category spent on administering benefits and benefits claims in the latest period for which figures are available; what (i) additions and (ii) mental health problems affecting people in each such category have been reported to his Department; and what the incidence of such households is in each geographic area.
(72212)
207
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of workless households that are in poverty and have one or more adults who is disabled and one or more adults of working age also include at least one child.
(72213)
208
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of workless households living in poverty include (a) one or more and (b) two or more disabled adults.
(72214)
209
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people of working age, in work and living in poverty are women in (a) full-time and (b) part-time employment.
(72215)
210
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of of working age (a) parents living in poverty as a couple and (b) lone parents have at least one child (i) over and (ii) under five.
(72216)
211
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people of working age and living in households in poverty are lone parents.
(72217)
212
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people of working age in work and living in households in poverty are lone parents.
(72218)
213
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 6 September 2011, Official Report, column 462W, on crisis loans, how much has been repaid against crisis loans made in each year; and after what period outstanding loans are written off.
(72154)
214
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 7 September 2011, Official Report, column 681W, on work capability assessment: Atos Healthcare, how he defines reviewed regularly; what the results were of (a) the last five reviews of the continued suitability of Atos Healthcare to perform work capability assessments and (b) the last 12 performance monitoring exercises; whether such reviews have identified any of the standards required of Atos Healthcare in their contract to conduct the work capability assessment programme; and if he will make a statement.
(72237)
215
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of applications for employment and support allowance made by residents in Brighton and Hove unitary authority area were rejected on the basis of a work capability assessment (a) between October 2008 and November 2010 and (b) in the latest period which figures are available; and what proportion of such decisions were (i) reversed and (ii) upheld on appeal.
(72238)
216
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effects in reductions in entitlement to disability living allowance on those suffering from autism.
(72084)
217
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will review the amount of any personal or occupational pension that is disregarded for the purpose of calculating the amount of money received through contributory employment and support allowance payments.
(72091)
218
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2011, Official Report, column 907W, on Employment and Support Allowance, what the equivalent figures are for each benefits area in Wales.
(72153)
219
Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the effects of the introduction of universal credit on (a) West Lothian Council and (b) housing associations in West Lothian.
(72164)
220
Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with (a) the National Housing Federation and (b) individual housing associations regarding plans to restrict housing benefit payments where the claimant is deemed to be under-occupying their home.
(72165)
221
Claire Perry (Devizes): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many specially adapted motor cars for disabled drivers have been provided (a) nationally and (b) to residents of Wiltshire in each of the last five years.
(72086)
222
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assistance his Department provides to mature unemployed people to retrain and reskill that does not affect their entitlement to benefits.
(72120)
223
Simon Wright (Norwich South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance he has issued to Work Programme providers on the use of 084 and 087 prefix telephone numbers.
(72249)
Questions to the Attorney General
224
N 		Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Attorney General, how many people have been charged with offences under section 71 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 for holding someone in slavery or servitude or requiring a person to perform forced or compulsory labour.
[Transferred] (71996)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
225
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the effects of increasing the state retirement age on the cost of providing concessionary travel.
[Transferred] (72179)
226
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the impact of local authority decisions on funding for subsidised bus services on the provision of community transport.
[Transferred] (72184)

Prepared 15th September 2011