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Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 2 November 2011

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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Wednesday 2 November 2011
(the 'Questions Book')

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 2 November 2011

This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 2 November 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 2 November of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.

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

Questions to the Attorney General
1
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Attorney General, what guidance he has issued to Ministers and officials in the Law Officers' Department to ensure their actions are compliant with the UK's obligations under Article 5 of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention.
(78287)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
2
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many unpaid and expenses-only internships (a) his Department and (b) each public body for which he is responsible employed in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
(78368)
3
Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what Barnett consequentials were paid to the Welsh Government as a result of the Regional Growth Fund in each of the three years since the fund was established.
(78310)
4
Mike Freer (Finchley and Golders Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect on the religiously observant of the provisions of the Daylight Saving Bill.
(78293)
5
N 		Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the possible effect of the relocation of the Gangmasters Licensing Authority from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to his Department on the activities of unlicensed gangmasters in the agricultural sector; and when he last met ministerial colleagues from DEFRA to discuss this issue.
(78033)
6
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 15 September 2011, Official Report, column 1343W, on business: entry clearances, from which organisations he has received representations about the impact of the Tier 2 limit on business forward planning.
(78288)
7
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he has had with external organisations on the implementation of the Prevent strategy in universities.
(78289)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
8
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many unpaid and expenses-only internships (a) his Department and (b) each public body for which he is responsible employed in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
(78379)
9
John Robertson (Glasgow North West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what contracts the Government has awarded to (a) Deloitte and (b) associates of Deloitte since May 2010.
(78335)
10
John Robertson (Glasgow North West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what contracts the Government has awarded to (a) JCB and (b) associates of JCB since May 2010.
(78336)
11
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will set and publish targets for the number of new (a) charities, (b) co-operatives, (c) employee-owned mutuals, (d) community-owned mutuals, (e) social enterprises and (f) other third sector organisations in the UK by 2015; and if he will make a statement.
(78210)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
12
Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consideration he has given to the length of the carer's allowance claim form.
(78270)
13
Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of child benefit recipients with (a) one, (b) two and (c) three or more children who are resident outside the UK.
(78330)
14
Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many families in (a) England, (b) the West Midlands and (c) Dudley borough are in receipt of the child tax credit family element.
(78331)
15
Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people working (a) between 16 and 29 hours per week and (b) over 30 hours per week in (i) England, (ii) the West Midlands and (iii) Dudley borough are in receipt of the working tax credit 50+ return to work payment.
(78332)
16
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many unpaid and expenses-only internships (a) his Department and (b) each public body for which he is responsible employed in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
(78366)
17
Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will meet representatives of the learning disability sector to discuss implementation of the steps to provide services for people with a learning disability following the outcome of the Dilnot Commission.
(78324)
18
N 		John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 5 September 2011, Official Report, column 352W, on minimum wage, what recent discussions he has had with Ministerial colleagues in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills on relocation of the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate to the National Minimum Wage enforcement team in HM Revenue and Customs; and whether any (a) voluntary or (b) compulsory redundancies would result from such a relocation.
(77702)
Questions to the honourable Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners
19
Mr Brian Binley (Northampton South): To ask the honourable Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, whether the Church Commissioners have received representations on the initiative by Premier Christian Radio to purchase gas beacons to place on church towers.
(78394)
20
Mr Brian Binley (Northampton South): To ask the honourable Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, what plans the Church Commissioners have to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
(78395)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
21
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many unpaid and expenses-only internships (a) his Department and (b) each public body for which he is responsible employed in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
(78372)
22
Nicola Blackwood (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he plans to take to support vulnerable people who are in council tax arrears.
(78399)
23
Tristram Hunt (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has contracts with organisations that specialise in (a) public relations, (b) strategic communications, (c) brand management and (d) advertising; what the name is of each such organisation; and what the net value is of any such contract.
(78244)
24
Tristram Hunt (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has carried out an economic impact assessment on the effect of proposed changes to the Local Government Pensions Scheme in Stoke-on-Trent.
(78245)
25
Mark Lancaster (Milton Keynes North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many representations to his Department's consultation on the draft National Planning Policy Framework were from the Milton Keynes unitary authority district.
(78202)
26
Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will publish details of expenditure below £500 by his Department on Government Procurement Cards.
(78213)
27
N 		Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what consideration he has given to housing tenure reform as part of the Big Society initiative.
(77755)
28
Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will estimate the average saving to a household in Swindon in each council tax band of the council tax freeze in 2012-13.
(78392)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport
29
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how many unpaid and expenses-only internships (a) his Department and (b) each public body for which he is responsible employed in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
(78375)
30
Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the effect on grass roots participation in sports of the NFL playing two regular season American football games in the UK.
(78240)
31
Clive Efford (Eltham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the performance of UK Sport in the preparation of elite athletes for the London 2012 Olympics; and if he will make a statement.
(78409)
32
Clive Efford (Eltham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the performance of Sport England in increasing participation in sport; and if he will make a statement.
(78410)
33
Clive Efford (Eltham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what savings to the public purse he expects to achieve from the merger of UK Sport and Sport England; and if he will make a statement.
(78411)
34
Clive Efford (Eltham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how spending on participation in sport and elite sports performance will be monitored following the merger of UK Sport and Sport England; and if he will make a statement.
(78412)
35
Clive Efford (Eltham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how the performance of the body formed from the merger of UK Sport and Sport England will be measured against the performance of its predecessors; and if he will make a statement.
(78413)
36
Clive Efford (Eltham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what plans he has to ensure that support for elite athletes in preparation for the Rio 2016 Olympics continues following the merger of UK Sport and Sport England; and if he will make a statement.
(78414)
37
Clive Efford (Eltham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what progress his Department made in recruiting School Games Organisers; how many are in post; and if he will make a statement.
(78415)
38
Clive Efford (Eltham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how many schools are currently participating in School Games; how many will participate in competitions at each level prior to the London 2012 Olympics; and if he will make a statement.
(78416)
39
Clive Efford (Eltham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what plans he has to continue funding for School Games beyond the end of 2012-13; and if he will make a statement.
(78417)
40
Mark Lancaster (Milton Keynes North): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Ofcom licence application process for radio stations.
(78203)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
41
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many unpaid and expenses-only internships (a) his Department and (b) each public body for which he is responsible employed in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
(78380)
42
N 		Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on the future of the (a) 58 RAF Regiment, (b) 612 Regiment, (c) 71 Engineer Regiment, (d) HQ Dundee and Central Scotland Wing Air Training Corps, (e) East of Scotland University Air Squadron, (f) Mountain Rescue Team, (g) No. 2 RAF Police Wing and (h) 6 Force Protection Wing currently based at RAF Leuchars; and if he will make a statement.
(78041)
43
N 		Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects to have an estimate of the cost of the forthcoming return of British troops from Germany.
(78042)
44
N 		Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department has taken to review its policy on minimum age recruitment to the armed services since the UK's ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict in 2003.
(78043)
45
N 		Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the minimum age is for training with (a) live ammunition, (b) guns, (c) bayonets and (d) other weapons.
(78046)
46
N 		Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of armed forces veterans in prison enlisted under the age of 18.
(78141)
47
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater and West Somerset): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average waiting time was to join the Army in each of the last two years.
(78294)
48
N 		John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) date and (b) location was of meetings between Ministers of his Department and (i) Sir George Buckley, (ii) 3M and (iii) the American Legislative Exchange Commission; and whether (A) civil servants and (B) Mr Adam Werritty attended each such meeting.
(78142)
49
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the comparative intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance capabilities of (a) Sentinel R1 and (b) unmanned air systems; and if he will make a statement.
(78250)
50
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of (a) service family accommodation and (b) single living accommodation has been identified as requiring refurbishment; and if he will make a statement.
(78271)
51
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2011, Official Report, column 602W, on military aircraft, whether he has considered mothballing the Sentinel R1 following its withdrawal from service; and if he will make a statement.
(78272)
52
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the total storage capacity for UK munitions is at (a) Crombie, (b) Beith and (c) Glen Douglas.
(78339)
53
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what NATO funding his Department receives for the munitions facilities at (a) Crombie, (b) Beith and (c) Glen Douglas.
(78340)
54
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the UK is the sole user of the munition facilities at (a) Crombie, (b) Beith and (c) Glen Douglas.
(78341)
55
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the jetties at (a) Glen Mallen and (b) Crombie will be able to accept the Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers for berthing.
(78342)
56
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what munitions are (a) tested, (b) modified and (c) stored at the munition facilities at (i) Crombie, (ii) Beith and (iii) Glen Douglas.
(78343)
57
Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's consultation on submarine dismantling, if he will estimate the cost of (a) towing a submarine, (b) towing a barge with a submarine on it and (c) using a heavy lift ship to transport a submarine between Rosyth and Devonport.
(78246)
58
Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what contracts his Department has awarded for off the shelf systems where no customisation was required since May 2010.
(78275)
59
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 20 October 2011, Official Report, columns 1067-8W, on departmental procurement, how many contracts his Department awarded to companies providing consultancy services in 2010-11; how many such contracts involved the provision of consultant staff working within his Department; how many such staff are in place currently; and if he will make a statement.
(78208)
Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister
60
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 20 October 2011, Official Report, column 1099W, on voter registration, what the reason was for the closure of the Electoral Participation Fund; and what assessment he has made of the effects of closure on electoral registration levels.
(78254)
61
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of the effect of proposals for changes to legislation governing electoral registration on registration levels at the time of the next boundary review.
(78273)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
62
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many unpaid and expenses-only internships (a) his Department and (b) each public body for which he is responsible employed in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
(78371)
63
Clive Efford (Eltham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the performance of the Youth Sport Trust in increasing participation in (a) general school sports and games activities, (b) intra-school sports competition and (c) inter-school sports competition in the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
(78420)
64
Clive Efford (Eltham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to measure participation in school in (a) general school sports and games activities, (b) intra-school sports and (c) inter-school sports following the abolition of School Sports Partnerships; and if he will make a statement.
(78421)
65
Damian Hinds (East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the proportion of the teacher population which is likely to retire in the next 10 years.
(78259)
66
Damian Hinds (East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the turnover of teaching staff in maintained secondary schools with (a) high numbers of children eligible for free school meals and (b) low numbers of children eligible for free school meals.
(78283)
67
Damian Hinds (East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the ratio of pupils to all full-time equivalent staff was in primary schools in (a) 1981, (b) 1997 and (c) the most recent year for which data is available.
(78284)
68
Damian Hinds (East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the pupil-teacher ratio was in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in (i) 1981, (ii) 1997 and (iii) the most recent year for which figures are available.
(78326)
69
Damian Hinds (East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of expenditure on all maintained schools was spent on (a) head teachers and other teaching staff, (b) classroom assistants, (c) other staff, (d) other current (revenue) spending and (e) capital spending in (i) 1997 and (ii) the latest year for which figures are available.
(78327)
70
Damian Hinds (East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of teachers in maintained secondary schools with (a) more than 20 per cent. and (b) fewer than 10 per cent. of children eligible for free school meals hold a degree in each degree class.
(78334)
71
Gareth Johnson (Dartford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people aged between 16 and 19 were not in education, training or employment in (a) Dartford constituency and (b) Kent in each of the last five years.
(78236)
72
Dr Daniel Poulter (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to ensure high quality head teachers are recruited in schools.
(78238)
73
Dr Daniel Poulter (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans his Department has to prevent underperforming head teachers from moving between schools.
(78239)
74
Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what intervention mechanisms are available to him should (a) an academy and (b) a free school be found by the regulator to be offering a sub-standard level of education.
(78383)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
75
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many unpaid and expenses-only internships (a) his Department and (b) each public body for which he is responsible employed in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
(78369)
76
Mark Lancaster (Milton Keynes North): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many people (a) nationally and (b) in Milton Keynes unitary authority area have participated in the warm home discount scheme.
(78247)
77
Esther McVey (Wirral West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what discussions he has had with electricity generators on the need to retain energy intensive industries as future baseload customers.
(78291)
78
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 20 October 2011, Official Report, column 1112W, what timetable he has set for the implementation of measures to improve competition in the domestic energy market.
(78255)
79
N 		Graham Stringer (Blackley and Broughton): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps he plans to take in respect of his smart meter rollout to ensure that the system is secure against hacking by third parties.
(77847)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
80
Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department carried out on the effect of (a) rationalisation of veterinary laboratory service sites and (b) the reduction in numbers of staff at such sites on (i) quality of diagnosis and (ii) speed of completion of tests during a period of (A) normal demand, (B) outbreak of a non-notifiable animal disease and (C) outbreak of a notifiable animal disease; and if she will make a statement.
(78337)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
81
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many meetings (a) he and (b) Ministerial colleagues in his Department held with backbench hon. Members who are members of the Conservative Party between Monday 17 October and Tuesday 25 October 2011.
(78279)
82
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his (a) private office and (b) special advisers have received email communications from Mr Adam Werritty since May 2010.
(78280)
83
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether (a) he has and (b) his officials have met Mr Adam Werritty in an official capacity; and whether any such meetings took place (i) in a building within the Government estate and (ii) elsewhere.
(78281)
84
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department spent on its library in each year since 1995; and how many books were issued from the library in each such year.
(78282)
85
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many unpaid and expenses-only internships (a) his Department and (b) each public body for which he is responsible employed in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
(78367)
86
N 		Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what legal advice his Department has received on the Government's interpretative declaration on the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict.
(78044)
87
Naomi Long (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports his Department has received on (a) the level of religious freedom for Christians in Algeria and (b) the effect of Ordinance 06-03 on freedom to worship; and whether he raised these matters during his recent visit to that country.
(78234)
88
Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support his Department is providing to the Turkish authorities following the recent earthquake in that country; and if he will make a statement.
(78305)
89
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on which occasions the British Ambassador to Sri Lanka or his senior staff have met hon. Members in Sri Lanka in each month since May 2010; and if he will make a statement.
(78211)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
90
Dame Anne Begg (Aberdeen South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the Chief Medical Officer will next report on progress made in the field of rare diseases.
(78385)
91
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many unpaid and expenses-only internships (a) his Department and (b) each public body for which he is responsible employed in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
(78370)
92
Nicola Blackwood (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 14 September 2011, Official Report, column 1234W, on social services: training, whether funding for the social work bursary will continue to be allocated to students only through grants and without provision for loans in 2012-13.
(78393)
93
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to increase GPs' awareness of the information contained in the NHS Prostate Cancer Risk Management Programme.
(78205)
94
Mark Lancaster (Milton Keynes North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what consideration his Department has given to national commissioning of treatment for patients diagnosed with myalgic encephalomyelitis.
(78252)
95
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to improve care for elderly patients in the NHS.
(78241)
96
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to increase the accountability of management staff in NHS hospitals.
(78242)
97
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure elderly patients in NHS facilities receive adequate hydration and nourishment.
(78243)
98
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many complaints were recorded relating to inadequate care of elderly patients in NHS facilities in (a) 2007, (b) 2008, (c) 2009, (d) 2010 and (e) 2011.
(78308)
99
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what consideration his Department has given to the introduction of a universal red tray system in NHS hospitals.
(78309)
100
Dr Daniel Poulter (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, (a) how much and (b) what proportion of expenditure was spent by NHS Suffolk on the carers grant in each year since 1997.
(78274)
101
Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the NHS paid to each airport in the UK for costs associated with medical landing flights in each of the last three years; how many such landings took place at each airport; and if he will make a statement.
(78325)
102
Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure equal access to treatment for patients infected with hepatitis C.
(78214)
103
Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to treatment for patients with hepatitis C infection.
(78215)
104
Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost to the NHS in (a) Swindon and (b) Wiltshire was of obesity-related illness in the latest period for which figures are available; and what the total cost was of NHS healthcare in each such area in that period.
(78390)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
105
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many unpaid and expenses-only internships (a) her Department and (b) each public body for which she is responsible employed in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
(78381)
106
Nicola Blackwood (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to publish her Department's response to its consultation, More effective responses to antisocial behaviour.
(78397)
107
Nicola Blackwood (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations she has received from police constables on increasing police powers to deal with individuals who are causing antisocial behaviour.
(78398)
108
Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on the transferability between companies of work permits for immigrants from outside the EU.
(78249)
109
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were (a) arrested at the scene and (b) arrested at a later stage in connection with the public disorder of August 2011.
(78204)
110
Gareth Johnson (Dartford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents of knife crime were recorded in (a) North Kent and (b) Kent in each of the last four years.
(78285)
111
Naomi Long (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on separated and trafficked children in Northern Ireland.
(78233)
112
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what effect the transposition of European Directive 2010/63/EU will have on the extent of legislative restrictions on the use of (a) endangered species, (b) neuromuscular blocking agents, (c) dogs, cats and equids and (d) purpose breeding of quail and ferrets.
(78251)
113
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of licence applications under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 were (a) granted and (b) rejected in each of the last three years.
(78306)
114
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Articles 4 and 13 of European Directive 2010/63/EU on animal experimentation, whether it is her policy to require (a) an alternative method or testing strategy not involving the use of live animals to be used whenever it is scientifically feasible and (b) an alternative method or testing strategy not involving the use of live animals to be used whenever it is scientifically feasible and if the method is recognised under Community legislation.
(78307)
115
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 15 September 2011, Official Report, columns 1279-80W, on overseas students: entry clearances, what the principal issues of concern were which were raised by religious education colleges.
(78290)
116
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with (a) the Metropolitan Police, (b) the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games, (c) local authorities and (d) women's groups on the prevention of street-based prostitution (i) in advance of and (ii) during the London 2012 Olympics.
(78338)
117
Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what mandate the National Crime Agency will have to deal with wildlife crime.
(78384)
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
118
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what his policy is on the adoption by the UN of the Charter to End Extreme Hunger.
(78248)
119
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many unpaid and expenses-only internships (a) his Department and (b) each public body for which he is responsible employed in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
(78374)
120
N 		Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what projects his Department supports to increase the representation of women in the teaching workforce in low income countries in (a) rural and (b) other areas.
(78159)
121
Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support his Department is providing to Turkish authorities following the recent earthquake; and whether his Department is providing (a) food, (b) medicines, (c) blankets and tents and (d) heaters; and if he will make a statement.
(78235)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
122
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many unpaid and expenses-only internships (a) his Department and (b) each public body for which he is responsible employed in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
(78382)
123
John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what representations he has received on the logs issued by Teesside Crown Court in the case of Mr Christopher Shepherd for 31 March 2008; and if he will make a statement.
(78212)
124
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were prosecuted for an offence in connection with a knife in (a) London, (b) England and (c) each police force area in each of the last five years.
(78328)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
125
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many unpaid and expenses-only internships (a) his Department and (b) each public body for which he is responsible employed in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
(78377)
Questions to the Prime Minister
126
Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Prime Minister, how many of his (a) officials and (b) special advisers accompanied him on his recent visit to the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting.
(78276)
127
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Prime Minister, which Cabinet Committee is responsible for discussing progress on the Government's Big Society agenda; and if he will make a statement.
(78209)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
128
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many unpaid and expenses-only internships (a) his Department and (b) each public body for which he is responsible employed in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
(78376)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
129
Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with airport operators on the extension of the trial of the swabbing of religious and cultural headgear to all airports in the UK.
(78277)
130
Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with her EU counterparts on the UK's trial of the swabbing of religious and cultural headgear at airports.
(78278)
131
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many unpaid and expenses-only internships (a) her Department and (b) each public body for which she is responsible employed in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
(78373)
132
Nicola Blackwood (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of higher speed limits on motorways on the level of (a) fuel consumption and (b) carbon emissions.
(78400)
133
Dr Thérèse Coffey (Suffolk Coastal): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she expects all the information signs on the A14 in Suffolk to be brought into use.
(78200)
134
Dr Thérèse Coffey (Suffolk Coastal): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what criteria have been set in respect of the information to be displayed on electronic information signs on the A14 in Suffolk; and whether (a) anti-littering messages and (b) other non-traffic public information will be displayed.
(78201)
135
Nick de Bois (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to review regulations in respect of safety inspections under Section 19 of the Transport Act 1985.
(78295)
136
Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the number of people who are required to stand on train services between London and Swindon because of a lack of capacity between (a) 7.00 am and 10.00 am and (b) 4.00 pm and 7.00 pm.
(78401)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales
137
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many unpaid and expenses-only internships (a) her Department and (b) each public body for which she is responsible employed in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
(78378)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
138
Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions his Department has had with its partner agencies on the rate of (a) long-term, (b) youth and (c) overall unemployment in Dudley Borough; and what steps he is taking to reduce the rates.
(78296)
139
Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what (a) documents, (b) leaflets and (c) other written materials for which his Department and its associated public bodies are responsible are published or provided in languages other than English; and what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of translating materials in each category in the latest period for which figures are available.
(78298)
140
Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what consideration he has given of the length of the attendance allowance claim form.
(78299)
141
Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the level of long-term unemployment in (a) England, (b) the West Midlands and (c) Dudley Borough.
(78300)
142
Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time staff are employed in a Jobcentre or Jobcentre Plus office in (i) Great Britain, (ii) England and (iii) the West Midlands.
(78301)
143
Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of those in receipt of income support who have never been in (a) full-time and (b) part-time employment.
(78302)
144
Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the likely number of lone parents claiming income support in each of the next three years.
(78303)
145
Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many lone parents on income support there were in (a) Great Britain, (b) England, (c) the West Midlands and (d) Dudley Borough in (i) 1997, (ii) 2005 and (iii) 2010.
(78304)
146
Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of claimants in receipt of housing benefit who are living in a property with an estimated market value of (a) £250,000 to £499,999, (b) £500,000 to £749,999, (c) £750,000 to £999,999, (d) £1 million to £1,499,999 and (e) in excess of £1.5 million.
(78329)
147
Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people aged between (a) 60 and 65, (b) 65 and 70 and (c) 70 and 80 years in (i) England, (ii) Dudley Borough and (iii) Dudley North constituency who will receive the winter fuel payment in each of the next three years.
(78333)
148
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many unpaid and expenses-only internships (a) his Department and (b) each public body for which he is responsible employed in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
(78365)
149
Nicola Blackwood (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential for data sharing between Jobcentre Plus and organisations seeking to link jobseekers with mentoring and employment search support; and if he will make a statement.
(78396)
150
Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions (a) he and (b) his Department has had with representatives of UNUM Ltd since May 2010.
(78256)
151
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of accrued liabilities for work programme contracts in each month since the work programme began.
(78237)
152
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's risk assessment of work programme contractors.
(78257)
153
Caroline Dinenage (Gosport): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans his Department has to ensure that people in receipt of employment and support allowance in the work related activity group whose conditions have deteriorated over 12 months whilst on the benefit are identified and moved into the support group.
(78286)
154
Stephen Lloyd (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect of reducing the time allowed to return an ESA50 form on the ability of claimants to gather and submit additional medical evidence to support their claim.
(78206)
155
Stephen Lloyd (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect of reducing the time allowed to return an ESA50 form on the ability of (a) claimants with mental health disorders, cognitive problems or learning difficulties and (b) other claimants to return the form on time.
(78207)
156
Stephen Lloyd (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to Section 9 of the Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) Regulations 2011, what the reasons are for the reduction of the amount of time allowed to claimants to return an ESA50 form.
(78258)
157
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 20 October 2011, Official Report, column 1091W, on social security benefits, how much funding was spent on take-up campaigns for each benefit in each of the last five years; and how much he plans to spend on campaigns for each benefit in the next three years.
(78253)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
158
Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many properties in Swindon were in each council tax band in the latest period for which figures are available.
[Transferred] (78391)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
159
Clive Efford (Eltham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of school children in years one to 11 participated in competitive sport in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
[Transferred] (78418)
160
Clive Efford (Eltham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding his Department plans to allocate to school sport in each of the next five years; and if he will make a statement.
[Transferred] (78419)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
161
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with which organisations the Government is working to reduce the level of knife crime.
[Transferred] (78292)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
162
Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate has been made of the average income of (a) social rental, (b) private rental and (c) all households in (i) each region of the UK, (ii) Dudley Borough and (iii) Dudley North constituency in the latest period for which figures are available.
[Transferred] (78297)

Prepared 2nd November 2011