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Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 18 October 2011

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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Tuesday 18 October 2011
(the 'Questions Book')

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 18 October 2011

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

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

Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
1
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much his Department has spent on first class travel by (a) air, (b) boat and (c) train since May 2010.
(75522)
2
N 		Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to improve the provision and quality of advice on (a) personal budgets, (b) fees requirements and (c) benefit entitlements for students with disabilities or learning difficulties wishing to pursue further education; and if he will make a statement.
(74965)
3
N 		Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, 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.
(73655)
4
Damian Hinds (East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the potential effects of the March 2010 guidance from the Office of Fair Trading on irresponsible lending on lender practice in the (a) mainstream personal credit and (b) sub-prime personal credit market.
(75548)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
5
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department has spent on first class travel by (a) air, (b) boat and (c) train since May 2010.
(75525)
6
Alun Michael (Cardiff South and Penarth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential effects of the closure of the Central Office of Information Office in Cardiff on staff employed at that office.
(75537)
7
Alun Michael (Cardiff South and Penarth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the business case for closing the Central Office of Information.
(75564)
8
Alun Michael (Cardiff South and Penarth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he plans to take to ensure that Government marketing and communications are free from (a) political and (b) departmental bias following the proposed closure of the Central Office of Information.
(75565)
9
Alun Michael (Cardiff South and Penarth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the transfer of work from the Central Office of Information to other Government departments will be managed as a machinery of government change.
(75566)
10
Alun Michael (Cardiff South and Penarth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the potential savings to the public purse from the proposed closure of the Central Office of Information; and what assessment he has made of the implications of that estimate for the conclusions of the Tee Review.
(75567)
11
Alun Michael (Cardiff South and Penarth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the cost implications for individual Government departments of the closure of the Central Office of Information (COI); and what impact assessments he has made of the decision to close the COI.
(75568)
12
Alun Michael (Cardiff South and Penarth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what research into (a) the Central Office of Information and (b) the Government's direct communication strategy his Department has commissioned since March 2011; and what organisations his Department consulted in producing the Government's response to the Tee Review.
(75569)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
13
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department has spent on first class travel by (a) air, (b) boat and (c) train since May 2010.
(75528)
14
N 		Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the likely level of revenue from an auction of 800MHz and 2,600MHz Spectrum; and whether such revenues have been included in the Government Accounts for the Comprehensive Spending Review period.
(75478)
15
N 		Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on the allocation of the proceeds from any future auction of 800MHz and 2,600MHz Spectrum; and whether any announced spending commitments will be funded from the proceeds of such an auction.
(75479)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
16
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much his Department has spent on first class travel by (a) air, (b) boat and (c) train since May 2010.
(75524)
17
N 		Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he proposes that local authorities will have access to real-time PAYE data for the purpose of calculating council tax benefit.
(75423)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport
18
N 		Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, for what reasons community radio organisations in Liverpool are excluded from making applications for community radio licences in 2012-13.
(75343)
19
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how much his Department has spent on first class travel by (a) air, (b) boat and (c) train since May 2010.
(75523)
20
N 		Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential economic value to the UK of the deployment of LTE mobile technology.
(75480)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
21
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on first class travel by (a) air, (b) boat and (c) train since May 2010.
(75533)
22
N 		Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether officials in his Department have had recent discussions with their counterparts in (a) the US and (b) other countries engaged in armed conflict on policy on the use of depleted uranium weapons during armed conflicts; and if he will make a statement.
(74966)
23
N 		Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has for the provision of funding for research and development on the potential health implications for the general population arising from the use of depleted uranium.
(74967)
24
N 		Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost will be in total for two Royal Air Force Hawk fighter jets on tour in the US; and whether his Department will recover those costs from BAe Systems.
(75415)
25
N 		Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many military assistants his Department has employed in each year since 2004.
(75492)
26
N 		Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions he has had meetings with Mr Adam Werritty in an official capacity when civil servants were not present; and whether any other individuals were present at such meetings.
(75497)
27
N 		Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether Mr Adam Werritty has been present at meetings with each Minister of his Department since May 2010.
(75498)
28
N 		Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has issued a security pass to Mr Adam Werritty.
(75499)
29
N 		Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had discussions with the former Chief of the Defence Staff, Sir Jock Stirrup on Mr Adam Werritty since his appointment.
(75500)
30
N 		Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the skills (a) that the training of Ministry of Defence Police confers and (b) provided by privately trained security personnel.
(74398)
31
N 		Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what specialist roles in relation to the UK nuclear deterrent are carried out by the Ministry of Defence Police; and what plans he has for their future.
(74399)
32
N 		Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Ministry of Defence Police's Criminal Investigation Department in (a) preventing terrorism, (b) discovering security breaches, (c) investigating fraud and (d) gathering intelligence; and if he will make a statement.
(74400)
33
N 		Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions the Ministry of Defence Police have been deployed overseas (a) in support of military operations by HM Forces and (b) on training missions in the last five years.
(74401)
34
N 		Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has for the future of the Ministry of Defence Police as an armed waterborne security force at HM Dockyards.
(74402)
35
N 		Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what advice his Department's Permanent Secretary has provided to him on his links with Mr Adam Werritty.
(75481)
36
N 		Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) names, (b) titles and (c) positions were of each individual who attended a meeting he had during an overseas visit at which Mr Adam Werritty was present; and what was discussed at each meeting.
(75493)
37
N 		Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he sought advice from his Department's civil servants before attending any meetings at which Mr Adam Werritty was present.
(75494)
38
N 		Ian Murray (Edinburgh South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what visits he has made in an official capacity in each year since May 2010; and what the cost to the public purse was of each such visit.
(75416)
39
N 		Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, (a) who attended and (b) what topics were discussed during meetings on official business with representatives of the Sri Lankan government at which Mr Werritty was present.
(75411)
40
N 		Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish emails between Mr Adam Werritty and special advisers in his Department pertaining to official business.
(75412)
41
N 		Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish emails between himself and Mr Adam Werritty pertaining to official business.
(75413)
42
N 		Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what times and dates (a) he, (b) his special advisers and (c) his private office have had telephone or email contact in an official capacity with Mr Adam Werritty since his appointment.
(75417)
43
N 		Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on hotel bills in Afghanistan in (a) 2007-08, (b) 2008-09, (c) 2009-10 and (d) 2010-11.
(75418)
44
N 		Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse was of employing Mr Graham Livesey as a military assistant.
(75495)
45
N 		Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much each military assistant received in salaries and benefits in each year since 2004.
(75496)
46
Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons his Department provided £20 million to the Australian government in 1993 in respect of atomic tests in that country.
(75563)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
47
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much his Department has spent on first class travel by (a) air, (b) boat and (c) train since May 2010.
(75532)
48
N 		Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many youth workers he expects to take redundancy in each local authority in 2011-12.
(75425)
49
N 		Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much each local authority in England reported in their S251 financial returns as their (a) budgeted and (b) outturn expenditure for 2010-11 in respect of (i) Youth Work, (ii) Connexions and (iii) all provision of activities for young people; and if he will make a statement.
(75426)
50
N 		Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what role he expects local authorities to play in the delivery of youth work and a youth service.
(75429)
51
N 		John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what reports he has received of planned academy schools not going ahead due to difficulties with private finance initiative arrangements; which schools have been affected; when he expects to resolve this issue; and when he expects the planned academies to go ahead.
(75334)
52
N 		Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what requests for information on teacher pensions from teaching unions his Department has (a) accepted and (b) rejected since May 2010.
(75486)
53
N 		Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will place in the Library copies of all statistical information his Department holds on the future funding of teacher pensions.
(75487)
54
N 		Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what representations he has received from teaching unions on proposed changes to teacher pensions.
(75488)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
55
N 		Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when he plans to publish the details of gifts, hospitality and expenses received by the Minister for Climate Change during his visit to the US in March 2011.
(75482)
56
N 		Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what his Department's priorities are for energy and climate change in European budget negotiations.
(75483)
57
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much his Department has spent on first class travel by (a) air, (b) boat and (c) train since May 2010.
(75529)
58
N 		Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much his Department has spent on the competition to design new electricity pylons; and for what purposes.
(74721)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
59
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much her Department has spent on first class travel by (a) air, (b) boat and (c) train since May 2010.
(75530)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
60
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department has spent on first class travel by (a) air, (b) boat and (c) train since May 2010.
(75527)
61
Mr Geoffrey Cox (Torridge and West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will raise the treatment of Christians in Egypt with the Egyptian government as a matter of urgency.
(75538)
62
N 		Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department will take to ensure the proper representation of women at the International Afghanistan Conference in Bonn in December 2011.
(75419)
63
N 		Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the government of Afghanistan on the involvement of women in the peace and reconciliation process in that country.
(75420)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
64
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the timetable is for his Department's planned consultation on abortion policy.
(75535)
65
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure co-ordination between Public Health England, local authorities and the NHS on the early diagnosis of cancer following the implementation of his planned reforms to the NHS.
(75536)
66
N 		Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of NHS efficiency savings on services for people with cystic fibrosis.
(75109)
67
N 		Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 21 June 2011, Official Report, column 251W, on carers, what the outcomes were of the Standing Commission on Carers' visit to Cambridgeshire in July; and whether he has considered the merits of establishing a National Carers' Partnership Board to facilitate discussion with and highlight the needs of carers.
(74665)
68
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department has spent on first class travel by (a) air, (b) boat and (c) train since May 2010.
(75521)
69
Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many health visitors have sought training in (a) children's wellbeing, (b) children's emotional development, (c) parenting and (d) the importance of attachment between parent and child as part of their continuous professional development in each of the last five years.
(75506)
70
Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which early implementer health visiting sites were carrying out the practice of corporate working in the latest period for which figures are available.
(75507)
71
Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the implementation and effectiveness of corporate working undertaken by early implementer health visiting sites; and if he will make a statement.
(75508)
72
Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance and training is provided to health visitors on children's emotional development, wellbeing, attachment and parenting; and if he will make a statement.
(75509)
73
Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to incorporate the advice contained in Educating Health Visitors for a Transformed Service into the continuous professional development of health visitors; and if he will make a statement.
(75510)
74
N 		Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his Department has had on research funding for interstitial lung diseases with (a) the British Lung Foundation, (b) the Epidemiology and Public Health Department of Nottingham City Hospital and (c) the Royal College of Physicians.
(71957)
75
N 		Frank Dobson (Holborn and St Pancras): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients have been refused cataract treatment since the changes to eligibility criteria.
(75489)
76
N 		Frank Dobson (Holborn and St Pancras): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the NHS has spent on (a) pharmaceutical products, (b) IT equipment, (c) IT services, (d) hospital equipment and (e) management consultants in each of the last five years.
(75490)
77
N 		Frank Dobson (Holborn and St Pancras): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department has spent on management consultants in each of the last five years.
(75491)
78
Chris Evans (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the future of the NHS Blood and Transplant Service; and if he will make a statement
(75550)
79
N 		Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effects on the health of (a) humans and (b) animals of multiple wifi networks which are operational 24 hours a day in flats or houses in multiple occupation; and if he will make a statement.
(74720)
80
N 		Dr Phillip Lee (Bracknell): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to reduce NHS hospital indebtedness.
(74858)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
81
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department has spent on first class travel by (a) air, (b) boat and (c) train since May 2010.
(75519)
82
N 		Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to answer Question 71304 on Humberside Police and the East Riding of Yorkshire Council tabled on 7 September 2011 for answer on 14 September 2011.
(74722)
83
Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign national offenders subject to multi-agency public protection arrangements have been able to remain in the UK on human rights grounds.
(75539)
84
Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average length of time taken was for a foreign offender issued with a deportation order to be removed from (a) the issue of the deportation order and (b) since the offender left prison in each of the last five years.
(75541)
85
Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign nationals convicted of offences in the UK and subject to multi-agency public protection arrangements have (a) been deported, (b) been permitted to remain in the UK and (c) successfully appealed against a deportation order.
(75560)
86
Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign nationals living in the UK are subject to multi-agency public protection arrangements; and what offences they have committed.
(75561)
87
Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 13 October 2011, Official Report, column 502W, on deportation: offenders, what the (a) nationality and (b) offence committed is of foreign nationals subject to multi-agency public protection arrangements whose location is unknown.
(75562)
88
N 		Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of ongoing rape case files which have been lost by Interpol in the UK in each of the last five years; and if she will make a statement.
(75414)
Questions to the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission
89
N 		Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, what recent assessment has been made of the structural soundness and stability of the Palace of Westminster clock tower.
(74723)
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
90
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much his Department has spent on first class travel by (a) air, (b) boat and (c) train since May 2010.
(75518)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
91
N 		Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Resolution of the House of 14 September 2011, on Access to a Lawyer, what his policy is on the right of access to a lawyer at a police station.
(74957)
92
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department has spent on first class travel by (a) air, (b) boat and (c) train since May 2010.
(75517)
93
N 		Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Indonesian nationals are currently held in UK prisons.
(75424)
94
Chris Evans (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people released from prison after serving a 12-month sentence or less were convicted of an offence within 12 months of their release in the last two years for which figures are available.
(75554)
95
Chris Evans (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his most recent assessment is of education provision in prisons.
(75557)
96
Chris Evans (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to reduce re-offending among first-time offenders.
(75558)
97
N 		Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reason staff in the contracted out prison estate are not able to participate in national control and restraint teams; and if he will make a statement.
(75219)
98
N 		Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent progress he has made in reducing delays in the transfer of assets between the prison public and contracted out estate; and if he will make a statement.
(75220)
99
N 		Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the Building Skills for Recovery substance misuse programme at HMP Peterborough; and if he will make a statement.
(75221)
100
Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of foreign national offenders subject to multi-agency public protection arrangements have served custodial sentences.
(75540)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
101
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much his Department has spent on first class travel by (a) air, (b) boat and (c) train since May 2010.
(75516)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
102
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much his Department has spent on first class travel by (a) air, (b) boat and (c) train since May 2010.
(75534)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
103
N 		Stuart Andrew (Pudsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has plans to review national speed limits for roads other than motorways.
(75427)
104
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much her Department has spent on first class travel by (a) air, (b) boat and (c) train since May 2010.
(75520)
105
Chris Evans (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Wales regarding the electrification of the Valleys & Cardiff Local Routes
(75549)
106
Joseph Johnson (Orpington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to raise awareness of the dangers of driving under the influence of drugs.
(75542)
107
Joseph Johnson (Orpington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations she has received on proposals to (a) introduce roadside drug testing devices and (b) increase sentences on people found guilty of driving whilst under the influence of drugs.
(75543)
108
Joseph Johnson (Orpington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will meet the family of Lillian Groves to discuss their campaign to introduce roadside drug testing devices and increase sentences on people found guilty of driving whilst under the influence of drugs.
(75544)
109
Joseph Johnson (Orpington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Civil Aviation Authority.
(75545)
110
Joseph Johnson (Orpington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations she has received on (a) the legality of downgrading customers if a commercial flight is oversold and (b) the appropriateness of a statutory obligation to provide 75 per cent. compensation.
(75546)
111
Joseph Johnson (Orpington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has considered steps to tackle overselling on commercial flights.
(75547)
112
N 		Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 20 June 2011, Official Report, column 19W, on invalid vehicles: regulation, when she plans to announce the results of her Department's consultation on proposed changes to legislation governing powered mobility scooters and powered wheelchairs.
(75484)
113
N 		Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 11 July 2011, Official Report, column 200W, on invalid vehicles: regulation, what the reasons are for the time taken to publish the results of her Department's consultation on proposed changes to legislation governing powered mobility scooters and powered wheelchairs.
(75485)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales
114
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much her Department has spent on first class travel by (a) air, (b) boat and (c) train since May 2010.
(75526)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
115
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department has spent on first class travel by (a) air, (b) boat and (c) train since May 2010.
(75531)
116
Chris Evans (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support his Department is providing to low-income parents to assist with childcare costs.
(75552)
117
Chris Evans (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his most recent assessment is of the potential effects of the universal credit on childcare costs.
(75553)
118
Damian Hinds (East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) women and (b) men in (i) East Hampshire constituency, (ii) Hampshire and (iii) the UK who will benefit from his proposed capping of the increase in women's state pension age at 18 months.
(75559)
119
N 		Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an assessment of levels of awareness and understanding of the Health and Safety Executive's construction, design and management guidance amongst public sector bodies that procure construction projects.
(75322)
120
N 		Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to implement the recommendation of his Department's report, entitled One Death is too Many: inquiry into the Underlying Causes of Construction Fatal Accidents, to apply Office of Government Commerce Common Minimum Standards throughout publicly funded construction projects, including local authorities.
(75342)
121
N 		Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department has budgeted for penalties for the early termination of contracts under (a) the Flexible New Deal and (b) Pathways to Work.
(75421)
122
N 		Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many couples who receive pension credit include one partner who is under the qualifying age for pension credit; and what the average monetary value per week of pension credit is to such couples.
(75422)
123
N 		Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the potential savings arising from the provision in schedule 2, paragraph 64, of the Welfare Reform Bill to exclude couples from claiming pension credit if only one has reached the qualifying age.
(75428)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
124
Chris Evans (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his most recent estimate is of rates of illiteracy in prison.
[Transferred] (75555)
125
Chris Evans (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many prisoners are enrolled on Open University courses.
[Transferred] (75556)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
126
Chris Evans (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government Equalities Office is taking to prevent disability hate crime.
[Transferred] (75551)

Prepared 18th October 2011