Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 26 October 2011

Notes:
* Indicates a Question for Oral Answer.
+ Indicates a Question not included in the random selection process but accepted because the quota for that day had not been filled.
[N] Indicates a Question for Written Answer on a named day, i.e. the Member has indicated under S.O. No. 22(4) the day on which he wishes the Question to be answered.
[R] Indicates that a relevant interest has been declared.

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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Wednesday 26 October 2011
(the 'Questions Book')

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 26 October 2011

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This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 26 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 Wednesday 26 October of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.

For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Wednesday 26 October see Part 2 of this paper.

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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, what internal approval criteria will be used to assess the value for money of Government financial interventions in the Green Investment Bank.
	(76926)

2	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he plans to announce the Government's investment priorities for the Green Investment Bank.
	(76927)

3	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he expects to bring forward legislative proposals to provide for the independence of the Green Investment Bank.
	(76928)

4	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what (a) legal and (b) regulatory requirements the Green Investment Bank will have to comply with.
	(76929)

5	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he expects to establish the governance framework to set the strategic priorities for the Green Investment Bank.
	(76930)

6	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he has appointed financial professionals to support the Green Investment Bank; and whether any such appointments were from Government departments.
	(76931)

7	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he plans to take to oversee the state aid approval process for the Green Investment Bank.
	(76932)

8	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he plans to publish the business plan for the Green Investment Bank.
	(76933)

9	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what mechanism he has put in place for the transition of financial interventions made by the Government during the incubation phase to the Green Investment Bank after it has been established.
	(76934)

10	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he plans to publish (a) identified objectives, (b) identified areas of focus and (c) budgeted costs associated with increasing the capital for the Green Investment Bank.
	(76935)

11	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when the Government's Advisory Group for the long-term direction of the Green Investment Bank will be established; and who will be appointed to the Group.
	(76936)

12	Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether any export licences for components for (a) F-16s and (b) Apache helicopters for use by Israel have been granted since May 2010; and on what dates any such licences were granted.
	(76992)

13	Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent representations he has received on the role and powers of the proposed groceries adjudicator.
	(76985)

14	Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what definition of domestic violence his Department uses; and what steps he has taken to support companies in protecting their workforce from domestic violence.
	(77003)

15	David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assistance his Department provides to businesses wishing to support local social initiatives.
	(76895)

16 N	Ian Murray (Edinburgh South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what representations he has received on the process for setting the price of a first class stamp; and from whom.
	(76798)

17	Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent assessment his Department has made of the quality of companies' narrative reporting under the provisions of the Companies Act 2006.
	(76898)

18	Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will assess the effect on the economy of levels of low quality, unverified and incomplete disclosure in companies' narrative reporting.
	(76899)

19	Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to investigate complaints that the London International College accepted fees from prospective students and did not return them when it was removed from the UK Border Agency sponsor list.
	(76924)

Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office

20 N	Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much each former Prime Minister claimed under the public duty costs allowance in each of the last five years.
	(76815)

21 N	Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will review the (a) limit and (b) criteria of the public duty costs allowance for former Prime Ministers for the purposes of aligning the scheme with policy on administrative savings in Government departments.
	(76835)

22 N	Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many official Ministerial papers were recorded as not returned to his Department or otherwise unaccounted for in each month since May 2010; and if he will make a statement.
	(76812)

Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

23	Chris Evans (Islwyn): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to promote job creation in the private sector.
	(76987)

24	Margot James (Stourbridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of allowing all current employees of HM Revenue and Customs to opt-in to the pension terms and conditions agreed following the merger of the Inland Revenue and HM Customs and Excise in 2005.
	(76973)

25	Margot James (Stourbridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average annual gross pension allowance is for an employee of HM Revenue and Customs who (a) opted into and (b) opted out of the pension terms and conditions agreed following the merger of the Inland Revenue and HM Customs and Excise in 2005.
	(76974)

26	Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total amount of (a) child benefit, (b) child tax credit and (c) working tax credit paid to non-UK citizens was in each year from 2004-05 to 2010-11; and if he will make a statement.
	(76950)

27	Amber Rudd (Hastings and Rye): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the letter from his Department of 13 October 2011, reference 2/05396/2011, in response to the letter from the hon. Member for Hastings and Rye of 19 September 2011, reference AR/EOR/00483, on the Growing Places Fund, when he expects to announce further details of the scheme.
	(76896)

28	Owen Smith (Pontypridd): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions (a) he and (b) his officials have had with banks on potential incentives to increase lending to businesses.
	(76925)

29	Owen Smith (Pontypridd): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions (a) he and (b) his officials have had with the Bank of England on potential incentives to increase bank lending to businesses.
	(76940)

30	Owen Smith (Pontypridd): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions (a) he and (b) his officials have had with banks on underwriting or guaranteeing debts of businesses.
	(76941)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

31	Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what definition of domestic violence his Department uses; and whether there are any qualifications of that definition in respect of particular services and processes for which his Department is responsible.
	(77001)

32 N	Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many official Ministerial papers were recorded as not returned to his Department or otherwise unaccounted for in each month since May 2010; and if he will make a statement.
	(76810)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence

33	Mr James Arbuthnot (North East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date he expects to publish the White Paper on equipment, security and technology for UK Defence and Security.
	(76995)

34	Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what factors he plans to take into account when deciding on future staffing levels for the Ministry of Defence Police.
	(76905)

35	Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the security and policing role of the Ministry of Defence Police; and if he will make a statement.
	(76906)

36	Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with his counterpart in Argentina on the Falkland Islands.
	(77079)

37

Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Upper Bann of 21 October 2011, Official Report, column 1167W, on departmental consultants, how many contracts of more than £20,000 his Department has awarded to external consultants since July 2010; what the details of each such contract were; and how many such proposals required approval from the Efficiency and Reform Group.

(76998)

38 N	Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many official Ministerial papers were recorded as not returned to his Department or otherwise unaccounted for in each month since May 2010; and if he will make a statement.
	(76809)

Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister

39	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 13 June 2011, Official Report, column 627W, on the electoral register, what assessment he has made of the Electoral Commission's forecast for registration rates following the implementation of his proposals for individual voter registration.
	(77033)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Education

40	Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to promote sustainable schools.
	(76904)

41	Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what formal valuation has been made of the Teachers' Pension Scheme in the last five years.
	(76937)

42	Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 10 October 2011, Official Report, column 208W, when he expects to finalise the budget allocation for free schools for 2011-12.
	(76947)

43	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 10 October 2011, Official Report, columns 201-02W, on the family intervention programme, when his Department expects to set the budget for family intervention projects in each of the next four years.
	(76946)

44 N	Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many official Ministerial papers were recorded as not returned to his Department or otherwise unaccounted for in each month since May 2010; and if he will make a statement.
	(76811)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change

45 N	Adam Afriyie (Windsor): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment his Department has made of the contribution of earth observation satellite technology in monitoring (a) climate change and (b) the effects of climate change.
	(76814)

46 N	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the (a) date, (b) time, (c) attendees and (d) topics of discussion were of each meeting with Ministers in his Department attended by Miriam Maes in her role as Chief Executive of Foresee Ltd since May 2010.
	(76795)

47 N	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether he made an estimate of the carbon footprint which would arise from requiring energy companies to write to their customers to inform them how they may be able to achieve a cheaper tariff prior to the energy summit of 17 October 2011.
	(76796)

48

Angie Bray (Ealing Central and Acton): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will take steps to encourage the (a) EU delegation and (b) African group at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to recognise the links between population growth, carbon emissions and adaptation problems in order to reach agreement on the use of climate funds for family planning and women's education programmes.

(76908)

49	Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent estimate his Department has made of the likely cost per household of the introduction of smart meters.
	(77053)

50	Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent estimate his Department has made of the annual saving in energy bills per household as a result of the introduction of smart meters.
	(77054)

51	Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what discussions he has had with representatives of Scottish Power on changes in standing charges on energy bills in the last 12 months.
	(76902)

52	Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the changes in standing charges on energy bills in the last 12 months.
	(76903)

53	Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether he has any plans to reduce the future rate for feed-in tariffs; what timetable he has set for any such reduction; and what the feed-in tariff rate will be in each of the next three years.
	(76884)

54	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps he is taking to (a) regulate the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) industry and (b) monitor the difference in prices of LPG across the UK.
	(76897)

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

55 N	Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with the National Farmers Union on the vaccination of badgers against bacteria causing bovine tuberculosis.
	(76535)

56	Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish the appendices to the final report of the Zoo Licensing Inspectorate's Circus Feasibility Study.
	(76894)

57	Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact on farmers of proposed reforms to the Common Agricultural Policy; and if she will make a statement.
	(76984)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

58	Angie Bray (Ealing Central and Acton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations his Department has made to the Egyptian government on the treatment of Coptic Christians in Egypt; and if he will make a statement.
	(76907)

59	Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he plans to take at the UN and with his international counterparts following the UN Security Council resolution calling for President Saleh to transfer power to his deputy in the Yemen.
	(76982)

60	Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to Palestine's Prime Minister Salam Fayyad on the need to begin discussions with the Israeli government to agree a solution in the Middle East.
	(76983)

61 N	Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he plans to raise human rights with the President of Colombia during his visit to the UK.
	(76760)

62	Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on which date the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State's recent visit to Sri Lanka (a) started and (b) ended; which Sri Lankan government Ministers and officials he met during the visit; whether the export of military, security and police equipment was discussed; and if he will make a statement.
	(76944)

63	Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the Iranian authorities on the access of the Baha'i community to higher education.
	(76945)

64	Chris Evans (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the readiness of Serbia to join the EU.
	(76990)

65	Chris Evans (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to promote regional co-operation in the Balkans.
	(76991)

66	Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what definition of domestic violence his Department uses.
	(76999)

67	Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in Argentina on freedom of expression.
	(77061)

68	Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of relations with Argentina; and if he will make a statement.
	(77065)

69	Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many officials of his Department are stationed in Argentina.
	(77066)

70	Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterpart in Argentina on the Falkland Islands.
	(77078)

71 N	Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will press for any UN General Assembly resolution on Burma to include a recommendation to establish a Commission of Inquiry to investigate allegations of human rights violations in that country.
	(76732)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Health

72	Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent estimate he has made of the amount spent by the NHS on unplanned emergency admissions to hospital for people with neuromuscular conditions in the latest period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
	(76951)

73	Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reason form HC1 is not available to download in England.
	(76943)

74	Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will state (a) how much and (b) what proportion of spending by the NHS was spent on maternity care in 2010-11.
	(76900)

75	Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to prevent the onset of diabetes in young people.
	(77056)

76	Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the risk of (a) heart disease, (b) kidney disease, (c) diabetes and (d) strokes to the elderly.
	(77057)

77	Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to prevent health tourism.
	(77058)

78	Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the sufficiency of levels of blood donation.
	(77059)

79	Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will assess recent trends in the rates of detection and treatment of ovarian cancer in Huddersfield.
	(76979)

80	Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to improve the detection and treatment of ovarian cancer.
	(76980)

81	Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will assess recent trends in rates of women suffering from post-natal depression in Huddersfield.
	(76981)

82	Chris Skidmore (Kingswood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the annual (a) net and (b) gross payments made by the Government to other European economic area countries were under the European health insurance card scheme in (i) the latest year for which figures are available and (ii) each year since 1997.
	(76939)

83 N	Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many official Ministerial papers were recorded as not returned to his Department or otherwise unaccounted for in each month since May 2010; and if he will make a statement.
	(76813)

84 N	Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the Health Service Guidance HSG 93(30) on Provision of Haemophilia Treatment and Care was last revised.
	(76676)

Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department

85	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effects on the frequency of (a) inspections and (b) use of restrictions on the use of cats, dogs and horses for scientific experimentation of the transposition into UK Law of the EU Directive on the protection of animals used in scientific procedures.
	(76976)

86	Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the evidential basis was for the development of the domestic abuse, stalking and honour-based violence risk identification checklist.
	(76948)

87	Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) evidence and (b) research her Department has evaluated on the effect of the use of (i) SPECSS+ and (ii) DASH by police services on levels of domestic homicide, serious incidents and repeat victimisation.
	(76949)

88	Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police services have fully implemented the domestic abuse, stalking and honour-based violence risk identification checklist.
	(76993)

89	Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria are used in deciding which domestic abuse, stalking and honour-based violence crimes are referred to the Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference.
	(76994)

90	Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were returned to (a) Libya, (b) Algeria and (c) Tunisia under the provisions of memoranda of understanding in each of the last five years.
	(77050)

91	Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish any agreement reached with Barnardo's concerning the detention of children and their families under immigration law.
	(77051)

92	Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children under 16 years are being held in detention for immigration purposes; and how many were being held in (a) May 2011, (b) January 2011 and (c) June 2010.
	(77052)

93	Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will collect information on the deployment of undercover officers by police forces in England and Wales over the last 10 years.
	(77037)

94	Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance has been given to police forces on the infiltration of registered political parties by undercover officers.
	(77038)

95	Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) police officers and (b) police community support officers she expects to be operating in London during the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
	(77075)

96	Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how the Government will be carrying out the thematic review process outlined in EU Directive 2010/63/EU; and when she expects the review of specific experiments involving animals with a view to replacement with non-animal methods to begin.
	(77049)

97	Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to strengthen her Department's existing regulations when transposing European Directive 2010/63/EU on protection of animals used for scientific purposes into UK law; and if she will make a statement.
	(76952)

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

98	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, what the average number of written parliamentary questions tabled per sitting day was in each of the last six sessions.
	(77036)

Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development

99	Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what work his Department is undertaking with local disabled people's organisations in partner countries to reduce discrimination against children with disabilities in education.
	(76887)

100	Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which of his Department's country programmes specifically tackle exclusion of children with disabilities from education.
	(76888)

101	Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to reduce exclusion of children with disabilities from education in developing countries.
	(76889)

102 N	Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what contribution his Department is making to the prevention of human trafficking in developing countries.
	(76797)

103	Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the delivery of humanitarian aid provided by his Department to Thailand.
	(76986)

104	Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what definition of domestic violence his Department uses.
	(77000)

105	Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to tackle malaria in developing countries.
	(77047)

106	Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent steps his Department has taken to increase adult literacy in developing countries.
	(77048)

107

Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much the Government has contributed to the (a) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, (b) International Development Association, (c) International Finance Corporation, (d) Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency and (e) International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes since 1999.

(77060)

108	Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether he has had discussions with his international counterparts on Argentina's refusal to comply with judgments by the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes.
	(77062)

109	Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what his policy is on the US administration's decision to oppose new World Bank loans to Argentina.
	(77063)

110	Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what his policy is on the provision of aid to Argentina by the EU.
	(77064)

111	Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much aid his Department has given to Argentina in each of the last 10 years.
	(77067)

112	Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to combat HIV/AIDS in developing countries.
	(77069)

113	Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to help people with sickle cell anaemia in developing countries.
	(77070)

114	Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many employees of his Department have been disciplined for drug offences in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
	(77071)

115	Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many people his Department employs who are aged over (a) 55 and (b) 65.
	(77072)

116	Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much his Department spent on promoting women's rights in developing countries in each of the last 12 months.
	(77073)

117	Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much his Department spent on projects in Somaliland in the last 12 months.
	(77074)

118	Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what his Department's aid commitment is to Argentina across the Comprehensive Spending Review period.
	(77076)

119	Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether he has any plans to visit Argentina in an official capacity.
	(77077)

120	Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions he has had with Ministerial colleagues on the effects of the recession on (a) developing countries and (b) developed country aid provision.
	(77080)

121	Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions he has had with his European counterparts on the effects of the recession on (a) developing countries and (b) developed country aid provision.
	(77081)

122	Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many flags his Department (a) owns and (b) maintains; and at what cost to the public purse
	(77082)

123	Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent steps his Department has taken to promote equality of opportunity for employees of his Department.
	(77083)

124	Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many (a) letters and (b) emails his Department received concerning the recognition of the independence of Somaliland in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
	(77084)

125	Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many (a) letters and (b) emails he has received concerning aid provision in developing countries in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
	(77085)

126	Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on South Sudan joining the Commonwealth.
	(77086)

127 N	Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding he is providing for capacity building work in Burma.
	(76759)

128 N	Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps he is taking to ensure the effective delivery of aid to Burma.
	(76774)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice

129	Chris Evans (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent representations he has received from domestic violence groups on proposed reductions in the legal aid budget.
	(76988)

130	Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been accommodated in Bail Accommodation and Support Service properties in England and Wales since the inception of the scheme.
	(76890)

131	Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been accommodated in Llanelli constituency by the Bail Accommodation and Support Service since premises in Llanelli were first acquired.
	(76891)

132	Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people from outside Llanelli constituency have been accommodated in Bail Accommodation and Support Service properties in Llanelli constituency in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(76892)

133	Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many residents in Bail Accommodation and Support Service properties have been removed due to breach of (a) bail, (b) home detention curfew and (c) tenancy conditions in (i) England and Wales and (ii) Llanelli constituency in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(76893)

134	Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many women in prison are assessed as having been victims of domestic violence.
	(76942)

Questions to the Leader of the House

135	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Leader of the House, what recent (a) oral and (b) written representations he has received on the issue of the tabling of parliamentary questions; and if he will place in the Library a copy of any such representations.
	(77034)

136	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Leader of the House, what changes have been made to the rules governing the tabling of parliamentary questions in each of the last six years.
	(77035)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

137	Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what progress has been made by Desmond da Silva QC in relation to the Finucane Review; and if he will make a statement.
	(76996)

138	Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions he has had with Desmond da Silva QC on the Finucane Review.
	(76997)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport

139	Dr Thérèse Coffey (Suffolk Coastal): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has reviewed its oil recovery plans in the light of the recent oil spill from the Rena off New Zealand.
	(76885)

140	Dr Thérèse Coffey (Suffolk Coastal): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many ship-to-ship transfers have taken place within territorial waters (a) off the Southwold coast and (b) in any other harbour in the last 12 months.
	(76886)

141	Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what definition of domestic violence her Department uses; and whether there are any qualifications of that definition in respect of particular services and processes for which her Department is responsible.
	(77002)

142	Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that industrial action will not disrupt public services during the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
	(77068)

143 N	John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with (a) domestic and (b) international producers of de-icing salt on their capacity to replenish national salt stocks over the course of the winter in the event of severe weather.
	(76799)

144 N	John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, at how many locations on the third-rail electrified network conductor rail heating has been installed since 1 January 2011; and how many further locations are planned for installation by 31 December 2012.
	(76800)

145 N	John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many de-icing vehicles she estimates will be available for use on the third-rail electrified network on 1 November 2011.
	(76801)

146 N	John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on which train operating companies have arrangements to carry emergency blankets and supplies on trains during periods of severe winter weather.
	(76802)

147 N	John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what commitments she has had from (a) train operating companies and (b) Network Rail on provision of passenger information in the event of winter weather-related disruption.
	(76803)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales

148	Chris Evans (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent estimate she has made of the number of children in Wales living in poverty.
	(76989)

Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities

149

John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether the Government Equalities Office has discussed with officials of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) the employment of (a) interim consultants and (b) non-permanent staff by the EHRC; and if she will place in the Library copies of any correspondence on this matter between her officials and the EHRC.

(77013)

150

John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many individuals responded to the Government's consultation on Building a Fairer Britain: Reforming the Equality and Human Rights Commission; when the Government plans to respond to the consultation; and how many respondents agreed with the questions numbered (a) 1 to 7, (b) 11, (c) 13 and (d) 14 in the consultation document.

(77014)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

151 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he plans to take to ensure that his proposals to decentralise the Social Fund do not reduce the availability of the Social Fund to vulnerable clients.
	(76625)

152 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he plans to take to ensure that his proposals to decentralise the Social Fund do not result in (a) ineffective targeting of support and (b) geographical inequalities in accessing assistance.
	(76626)

153 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the capacity of local authorities to administer the Social Fund.
	(76627)

154 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many appeals against decisions made on Social Fund applications there were in (a) Coventry and (b) England in each of the last five years.
	(76731)

155	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department has spent on job clubs in each (a) region, (b) local authority and (c) Parliamentary constituency since their introduction.
	(76975)

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

156	Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the efficiency of the Student Loans Company in processing student loan applications at the beginning of the academic year; and if he will make a statement.
	[Transferred] (76901)

Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister

157	Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 14 June 2010, Official Report, column 321W, on lobbying, what the reasons are for the time taken in publishing plans for a statutory register of lobbyists.
	[Transferred] (76977)

158	Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, which external organisations he has consulted on proposals for a statutory register of lobbyists.
	[Transferred] (76978)

Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development

159 N	Nicola Blackwood (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what his latest assessment is of the humanitarian and stabilisation situation in Libya.
	[Question Unstarred] (76682)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice

160	Iain Stewart (Milton Keynes South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of how much income (a) companies, (b) public bodies and (c) trade unions receive in referral fees arising from insurance claims for motor accidents.
	[Transferred] (76938)