You are here: Parliament home page > Parliamentary business > Publications and records > House of Commons Business papers > Question Book > Question Book - Part 1

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 9 November 2011

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

Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Wednesday 9 November 2011
(the 'Questions Book')

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 9 November 2011

This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 9 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 9 November of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.

For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Wednesday 9 November see Part 2 of this paper.

Questions to the Attorney General
1
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Attorney General, whether (a) he, (b) officials and (c) political advisers in the Law Officers' Departments have met representatives of (i) Bell Pottinger Group or (ii) each of its subsidiaries in the last five years; on what dates any such meetings took place; and what was discussed.
(80066)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
2
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many members of his Department are working on the Government's examination of the balance of existing EU competences.
(79812)
3
N 		Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the recommendations made in the British Chambers of Commerce Workforce Survey: Small Businesses report.
(79380)
4
Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many meetings of the Green Economy Council he has attended since his appointment.
(80005)
5
Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what methodology are used in impact assessments across Government to assign a value to environmental (a) policies and (b) legislation to represent their potential benefit to the low-carbon and environmental goods and services sector.
(80006)
6
Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what funding the Government plans to provide to UK Trade and Investment to promote the UK's low-carbon and environmental goods and services sector in each year to 2014-15.
(80011)
7
Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much the Government has provided to UK Trade and Investment to promote the UK's low carbon and environmental goods and services sector in each year since 2000.
(80012)
8
Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many times he has met representatives of (a) EDF Energy, (b) RWE nPower, (c) E.ON, (d) Scottish Power, (e) British Gas and (f) Scottish and Southern Energy since May 2010; and if he will publish minutes of such meetings.
(80017)
9
Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the likely (a) turnover, (b) level of employment and (c) level of exports attributable to the low-carbon and environmental goods and services sector in each year to 2020; and if he will make a statement.
(80018)
10
Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the potential (a) turnover, (b) level of employment and (c) level of exports attributable to the air pollution control sector in each year to 2020.
(80019)
11
Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the (a) turnover, (b) level of employment and (c) level of exports attributable to the contaminated land remediation sector in each year to 2020.
(80020)
12
Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people are employed in the low-carbon and environmental goods and services sector.
(80022)
13
Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what support the Government provides to companies in the low-carbon and environmental goods and services sector to help them export overseas; and if he will make a statement.
(80023)
14
Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the (a) turnover, (b) level of employment and (c) level of exports attributable to the transport pollution control sector in each year to 2020.
(80024)
15
Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the potential (a) turnover, (b) level of employment and (c) level of exports attributable to the waste services sector in each year to 2020.
(80025)
16
Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 15 December 2010, Official Report, column 791W, on conditions of employment, what representations he has received relating to the Government's review of arrangements for workplace rights compliance and enforcement.
(79806)
17
Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 15 December 2010, Official Report, column 791W, on conditions of employment, what progress he has made on the review of Government workplace rights compliance and enforcement arrangements.
(79840)
18
Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 15 December 2010, Official Report, column 791W, on conditions of employment, when he expects to publish a statement of findings from the review of Government workplace rights compliance and enforcement arrangements.
(79841)
19
Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 15 December 2010, Official Report, column 791W, on conditions of employment, whether he plans to issue a consultation on the findings from the review of Government workplace rights compliance and enforcement arrangements.
(79842)
20
Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 15 December 2010, Official Report, column 791W, on conditions of employment, which organisations Ministers and officials in his Department have met as part of the review of Government workplace rights compliance and enforcement arrangements.
(79843)
21
Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans he has to reclassify lip-reading as an essential skill for the purposes of skills funding.
(79937)
22
N 		Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what bids for the third tranche of the Regional Growth Fund have been made by applicants in the East of England; and if he will make a statement.
(79381)
23
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, which business sectors have made representations on the immigration cap.
(79709)
24
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what modelling his Department has undertaken on the cost of access to higher education loans; and if he will publish any such modelling.
(79759)
25
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many (a) businesses and (b) other organisations he expects to sponsor university places outside the quota system in the academic year (i) 2013-14 and (ii) 2014-15.
(79761)
26
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether (a) Ministers, (b) officials and (c) political advisers in his Department have met representatives of (i) Bell Pottinger Group or (ii) each of its subsidiaries in the last five years; on what dates any such meetings took place; and what was discussed.
(80067)
27
Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many bids received to the second round of the Regional Growth Fund from each Government office region were not successful.
(80033)
28
Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the value of the bids to the second round of the Regional Growth Fund in each Government office region which were unsuccessful.
(80034)
29
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what representations he has received from former students with student loans on the service they have received from those administering their loan repayment.
(79769)
30
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to ensure the efficient administration of student loans.
(79770)
31
Iain Stewart (Milton Keynes South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the policy priorities set out in his 2010 grant letter to the Higher Education Funding Council for England, whether he plans to include in his 2011 letter a provision that the top policy priorities for targeted funding should be supporting widening participation and fair access.
(79805)
32
Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of inflation on his Department's science budget.
(79763)
33
Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent assessment he has made of the rate at which research costs are changing.
(79764)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
34
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether (a) Ministers, (b) officials and (c) political advisers in his Department have met representatives of (i) Bell Pottinger Group or (ii) each of its subsidiaries in the last five years; on what dates any such meetings took place; and what was discussed.
(80064)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
35
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many members of staff of his Department are working on the Government's examination of the balance of existing EU competences.
(79810)
36
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Ministerial-level meetings have been held in his Department as part of the Government's examination of the balance of existing EU competences.
(79811)
37
Andrew George (St Ives): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department classifies the activities of the Duchy of Cornwall as (a) those of a private estate, (b) those of a public authority, (c) those of a public body, (d) part of the Crown or (e) in another fashion.
(79970)
38
Esther McVey (Wirral West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the possible efect on (a) electricity intensive businesses and (b) corporation tax revenue of an increase in the carbon floor price.
(79753)
39
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether (a) Ministers, (b) officials and (c) political advisers in his Department have met representatives of (i) Bell Pottinger Group or (ii) each of its subsidiaries in the last five years; on what dates any such meetings took place; and what was discussed.
(80045)
40
Owen Smith (Pontypridd): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the proportion of taxation gathered from environmental taxes in (a) 2010-11 and (b) each financial year to April 2015.
(79777)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
41
Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to monitor housing needs in relation to the trends in population to 2050 projected by the Office for National Statistics.
(79945)
42
Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of former armed service personnel who became homeless in each of the last 10 years.
(79773)
43
Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he made of the number of residents interested in producing local and neighbourhood plans prior to the publication of the draft National Planning Policy Framework.
(79991)
44
Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans he has for minimum water efficiency standards in future revisions of the Building Regulations.
(79994)
45
Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he made of the average cost of producing a local and neighbourhood plan.
(79995)
46
Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether private sector organisations are entitled to present local and neighbourhood plans.
(79996)
47
Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether private sector organisations are entitled to vote in local referendums on local and neighbourhood plans.
(79997)
48
Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what data on (a) renewable energy, (b) greenhouse gas emissions, (c) air quality and (d) conservation and biodiversity local authorities are required to submit to his Department under the Single Data List.
(79998)
49
Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, by what means his Department plans to monitor the use by local authorities of the planning system to protect biodiversity.
(79999)
50
Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what definition of sustainable development his Department uses.
(80000)
51
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of new homes to be made available under the Homes and Communities Agency's affordable rent scheme in the Peterborough City Council area from 2011 to 2014; and if he will make a statement.
(79804)
52
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether (a) Ministers, (b) officials and (c) political advisers in his Department have met representatives of (i) Bell Pottinger Group or (ii) each of its subsidiaries in the last five years; on what dates any such meetings took place; and what was discussed.
(80063)
53
Mr John Spellar (Warley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he expects to notify fire authorities of their budget allocation for 2013-15.
(79932)
54
Mr Dave Watts (St Helens North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he plans to take following the publication of the report on growth opportunities in Liverpool.
(79757)
55
Mr Dave Watts (St Helens North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he has considered giving a wider regional role to any directly elected Mayor for Liverpool.
(79758)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport
56
N 		Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what meetings (a) he and (b) officials in his Department have had to discuss the proposed auction of the 4G spectrum.
(79627)
57
N 		Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what recent estimate he has made of the revenue from annual licence fees foregone due to the time taken to hold the proposed auction of the 4G spectrum.
(79651)
58
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, whether (a) Ministers, (b) officials and (c) political advisers in his Department have met representatives of (i) Bell Pottinger Group or (ii) each of its subsidiaries in the last five years; on what dates any such meetings took place; and what was discussed.
(80062)
59
Bob Stewart (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what steps his Department plans to take to support the tourist industry in central London during proposed road closures during the London 2012 Olympic Games.
(79730)
60
Bob Stewart (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what estimate his Department has made of the cost to the tourist industry in central London of the proposed road closures to non-Olympic traffic during the London 2012 Olympic Games.
(79731)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
61
Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 31 October 2011, Official Report, column 534W, on the Geneva Convention, how many in-service weapons have not had their legality reviewed under Article 36 in Amended Protocol 1 of the Geneva Convention.
(79723)
62
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress he has made towards the deployment of the Foxhound vehicle to Afghanistan.
(79776)
63
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential effects of planned defence budget reductions in the UK and France on future defence co-operation with France.
(79828)
64
Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether armed services personnel receive any advice on domestic violence prior to leaving the armed services.
(79936)
65
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether (a) Ministers, (b) officials and (c) political advisers in his Department have met representatives of (i) Bell Pottinger Group or (ii) each of its subsidiaries in the last five years; on what dates any such meetings took place; and what was discussed.
(80061)
66
N 		Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many consultants were employed to work on marketing by his Department; how much was spent in total by his Department on external consultants to work on marketing; and what the salary was of each such consultant from 1 May 2010 to 1 November 2011.
(79653)
67
N 		Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people his Department employs to work on marketing and communications.
(79654)
68
N 		Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on external consultants from 1 May 2010 to 1 November 2011.
(79655)
69
N 		Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on marketing from 1 May 2010 to 1 November 2011.
(79656)
70
Mr John Spellar (Warley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to strengthen the Five Power Defence Arrangement.
(79934)
Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister
71
Steve Brine (Winchester): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of the effect on foreign nationals' personal credit ratings of their inability to join the electoral register.
(79838)
72
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether (a) Ministers, (b) officials and (c) political advisers in his Department have met representatives of (i) Bell Pottinger Group or (ii) each of its subsidiaries in the last five years; on what dates any such meetings took place; and what was discussed.
(80055)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
73
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of schools and colleges are officially linked to at least one higher education institution in England.
(79762)
74
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether (a) Ministers, (b) officials and (c) political advisers in his Department have met representatives of (i) Bell Pottinger Group or (ii) each of its subsidiaries in the last five years; on what dates any such meetings took place; and what was discussed.
(80060)
75
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health on the mental health of children.
(79866)
76
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many letters on child mental health he has received in the last six months.
(79869)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
77
N 		Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the effect of phantom megawatts on the security of the national electricity supply.
(79663)
78
N 		Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps his Department has taken to audit the use of publicly-owned generators by short-term operating reserve aggregators.
(79664)
79
N 		Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the (a) number and (b) cost of phantom megawatts purchased by National Grid in the last year; and what assessment he has made of the effect of such purchases on the electricity prices paid by consumers in the last year.
(79665)
80
Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the effect of black carbon on climate change; and if he will make a statement.
(79975)
81
Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what measures to promote (a) renewable energy and (b) energy efficiency he plans to include in his January 2012 submission on his Department's priorities for providing support to British Overseas Territories.
(79978)
82
Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the carbon dioxide emission reductions which will be attributable to the Green Deal; and what contribution he expects this to make to meeting the UK's climate change targets.
(79980)
83
Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what his policy is on ensuring that doorstep selling does not take place during smart meter installation; and if he will make a statement.
(79981)
84
Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what discussions he has had with Ofgem on prohibiting the practice of doorstep selling by energy companies; and if he will make a statement.
(79982)
85
Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what criteria will be applied to determine the low income households that will be eligible for the affordable warmth element of the Energy Company Obligation.
(79983)
86
Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of the overall Energy Company Obligation will be targeted at the affordable warmth element.
(79984)
87
Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many (a) households and (b) companies are receiving the feed-in tariff.
(79985)
88
Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many (a) solar photovoltaic installations, (b) wind turbines, (c) hydroelectricity, (d) anaerobic digesters and (e) micro combined heat and power systems have been installed in the UK under the feed-in tariff scheme.
(79986)
89
Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what his Department's budget for the feed-in tariff scheme is.
(79987)
90
Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how the renewable heat premium payment is to be targeted at households living in fuel poverty.
(79988)
91
Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what measures he is putting in place to support new entrants into the electricity market; and if he will make a statement.
(79989)
92
Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many households he expects to be lifted out of fuel poverty as a result of the Warm Homes Discount Scheme.
(79990)
93
Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the likely effect on employment of a reduction in the feed-in tariff for solar photovoltaic installations before 31 March 2012.
(79992)
94
Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on investment in the UK solar industry of a reduction in the feed-in tariff for solar photovoltaic installations before 31 March 2012.
(79993)
95
Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, from what date he expects that no person in the UK will be living in fuel poverty.
(80001)
96
Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the number of households which will enter fuel poverty should average annual energy bills increase by (a) £100, (b) £200, (c) £300, (d) £400 and (e) £500.
(80002)
97
Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the expenditure required on household energy efficiency in order to eradicate fuel poverty by 2016.
(80003)
98
Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, from what date he expects the average cost of a duel fuel energy bill will be 10 per cent. of median household income; and if he will make a statement.
(80004)
99
Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the (a) turnover, (b) level of employment and (c) level of exports attributable to the renewable energy sector in each year to 2020.
(80021)
100
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, on what date (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department last met (i) the chief executive and (ii) other representatives of (A) EDF Energy, (B) Centrica, (C) Scottish Power, (D) RWE NPower, (E) E.ON and (F) Scottish and Southern Energy.
(79844)
101
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many times he has met the chief executive of (a) EDF Energy, (b) Centrica, (c) Scottish Power, (d) RWE NPower, (e) E.ON and (f) Scottish and Southern Energy since May 2010; and on what dates such meetings took place.
(79845)
102
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether he has had discussions with representatives of Scottish and Southern Energy on their proposals to reform the sale of energy on the day-ahead market.
(79846)
103
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, on how many occasions he has attended a function at the invitation of (a) EDF Energy, (b) Centrica, (c) Scottish Power, (d) RWE NPower, (e) E.ON and (f) Scottish and Southern Energy in an official capacity since May 2010; and on what dates any such functions took place.
(79847)
104
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the contribution by the Minister of State for Climate Change of 31 October 2011, Official Report, columns 609-10, on feed-in-tariffs, what estimate he has made of the number of solar PV community schemes which will not go ahead as a result of reductions in the subsidy available under the feed-in-tariff scheme.
(79850)
105
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the contribution by the Minister of State for Climate Change of 31 October 2011, Official Report, column 609, on feed-in-tariffs, when he (a) last met and (b) next plans to meet the Co-operative Group to discuss feed-in-tariffs.
(79851)
106
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the contribution by the Minister of State for Climate Change of 31 October 2011, Official Report, columns 613-14, on feed-in-tariffs, what impact assessment he has made in relation to the number of community schemes that are currently in progress but will not proceed as a result of his proposals and the 12 December deadline.
(79852)
107
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many times he has met the (a) chief executive and (b) chairman of Ofgem since May 2010; and on what dates such meetings took place.
(79854)
108
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, on how many occasions he has attended a function at the invitation of Ofgem since May 2010; and on what dates any such functions took place.
(79855)
109
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps his Department's chief scientific adviser (a) has taken and (b) plans to take in assessing the relationship between shale gas drilling and seismic activity in the vicinity of Cuadrilla Resources Preese Hall-1 well.
(79927)
110
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when he expects work on shale gas exploration to resume.
(79928)
111
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the report by Cuadrilla Resources on the cause of seismic activity in the vicinity of Cuadrilla Resources' Preese Hall-1 well; and if he will make a statement.
(80026)
112
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, on what dates he has met representatives of Cuadrilla Resources since May 2010.
(80027)
113
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of Cuadrilla Resources's conclusions on the causes of seismic activity in the vicinity of Cuadrilla Resources' Preese Hall-1 well.
(80028)
114
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the likelihood of further seismic activity related to shale gas exploration.
(80029)
115
Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will publish all documents relating to the negotiations for the withdrawn carbon capture and storage project at Longannet.
(79929)
116
Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the future of carbon capture and storage since the withdrawal of the Longannet project.
(79938)
117
Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps his Department is taking to identify alternative carbon capture and storage projects since the withdrawal of the Longannet project.
(79939)
118
Gordon Henderson (Sittingbourne and Sheppey): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether he has made an assessment of the risks posed by mercury vapour released from compact fluorescent lamps when broken.
(79708)
119
Damian Hinds (East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of photovoltaic installations which will benefit from payments for his Department have (a) involved no intermediary and (b) involved an intermediary company; and which 10 companies have been responsible for the greatest number of installations.
(79879)
120
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether (a) Ministers, (b) officials and (c) political advisers in his Department have met representatives of (i) Bell Pottinger Group or (ii) each of its subsidiaries in the last five years; on what dates any such meetings took place; and what was discussed.
(80059)
121
Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what progress his Department has made on improving the information provided in energy bills.
(79706)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
122
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many members of staff of her Department are working on the Government's examination of the balance of existing EU competences.
(79808)
123
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many Ministerial-level meetings have been held in her Department as part of the Government's examination of the balance of existing EU competences.
(79809)
124
Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make it her policy to ban the import of processed eggs incorporated into a food product where the eggs are from hens housed in conventional battery cages that do not comply with the provisions of EU Directive 1999/74/EC in other EU member states from 1 January 2012.
(79883)
125
Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make it her policy to ban the import of egg products derived from hens housed in conventional battery cages that do not comply with the provisions of EU Directive 1999/74/EC in other EU member states from 1 January 2012.
(79884)
126
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to protect birds of prey.
(79827)
127
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether (a) Ministers, (b) officials and (c) political advisers in her Department have met representatives of (i) Bell Pottinger Group or (ii) each of its subsidiaries in the last five years; on what dates any such meetings took place; and what was discussed.
(80058)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
128
Steve Baker (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has received of the implications of the proposed European Stability Mechanism for (a) the rule of law in and (b) standards of democratic accountability in the EU; and if he will make a statement.
(79830)
129
Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government plans to ratify International Labour Organisation Convention 169 on the rights of indigenous and tribal peoples; and if he will make a statement.
(79756)
130
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 2 November 2011, Official Report, column 663W, on IRG, whether any civil servants were present at the meeting between the Under-Secretary of State and Stephen Crouch in Sudan in July 2010.
(79817)
131
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether (a) Ministers, (b) officials and (c) political advisers in his Department have met representatives of (i) Bell Pottinger Group or (ii) each of its subsidiaries in the last five years; on what dates any such meetings took place; and what was discussed.
(80057)
132
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in Nicaragua on the recent tropical depression affecting that country.
(79861)
133
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assistance his Department is giving to British nationals adversely affected by the recent tropical depression in Central America.
(79863)
134
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many officials of his Department are stationed in countries of the System of Central American Integration.
(79873)
135
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many (a) arrests and (b) criminal prosecutions have been initiated by the Turks and Caicos Islands' Special Investigation and Prosecution Team.
(79874)
136
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the (a) status and (b) progress of proceedings by the Turks and Caicos Islands Special Prosecutor against Mr Michael Misick.
(79876)
137
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the cost to the public purse in (a) the Turks and Caicos Islands and (b) the UK has been of the Turks and Caicos Special Investigations and Prosecution Team in (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11 and (iii) 2011-12.
(79877)
138
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the cost has been of the civil recovery activities of the (a) solicitors and (b) counsel appointed by the Turks and Caicos Islands Government in (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11, and (iii) 2011-12 to date.
(79878)
139
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the (a) status and (b) progress of the civil recovery programme in the Turks and Caicos Islands.
(79922)
140
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he plans to visit Nicaragua.
(79924)
141
N 		Amber Rudd (Hastings and Rye): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the government of Kenya on (a) preventing the forcible return of those within its territories or at its borders into areas of insecurity and (b) ensuring punishment and prosecution of those of its agents who engage in human rights violations.
(79652)
142
Bob Stewart (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Peace Implementation Council Steering Board.
(79732)
143
Bob Stewart (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential for inter-ethnic conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
(79733)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
144
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on access by women in Northern Ireland to NHS abortion services in the rest of the UK.
(79754)
145
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of progress with the Government's obesity strategy; what assessment he has made of likely progress by 2013; and if he will make a statement.
(79755)
146
Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funding is available for community groups to assist veterans with mental health problems.
(79774)
147
N 		Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has made on establishing a topic expert group to create a Quality Standard for prostate cancer; and if he will make a statement.
(78323)
148
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what methodology his Department used in calculating the proposed running cost allocations for shadow clinical commissioning groups.
(79720)
149
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of primary care trusts (PCTs) progress towards target shares of resources under the weighted capitation formula; and what plans he has to reduce the distance from target of each PCT.
(79721)
150
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether (a) Ministers, (b) officials and (c) political advisers in his Department have met representatives of (i) Bell Pottinger Group or (ii) each of its subsidiaries in the last five years; on what dates any such meetings took place; and what was discussed.
(80054)
151
Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the radiotherapy dataset annual report, whether he plans to reallocate radiotherapy resources to those parts of the country identified as being in most need of investment in radiotherapy facilities; and if he will make a statement.
(79949)
152
Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the radiotherapy dataset annual report, what assessment he has made of the (a) incidence of cancer and (b) access to radiotherapy treatment in the Northern Cancer Network.
(79976)
153
Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reasons his Department has delayed the introduction of a national radiotherapy tariff.
(79977)
154
N 		Christopher Pincher (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will estimate the cost to the NHS of the over-prescription of drugs in (a) England, (b) the West Midlands, (c) South Staffordshire Primary Care Trust and (d) Tamworth.
(79536)
155
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) letters and (b) emails on antibiotic-resistant bacteria in hospitals he has received in the last 12 months.
(79858)
156
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with the Red Cross regarding joint projects.
(79859)
157
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people bought a prescription prepay certificate in each of the last 12 months.
(79860)
158
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have been issued with the influenza vaccine by the NHS in 2011 to date.
(79864)
159
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many officials in his Department have been disciplined for misconduct related to drug use in the last 12 months.
(79865)
160
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) letters and (b) emails his Department has received on the subject of sickle cell anaemia in the last 12 months.
(79867)
161
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on the availability of HIV/AIDS treatments.
(79868)
162
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with Ministerial colleagues on smoking cessation.
(79870)
163
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of dentists on NHS dental treatment.
(79871)
164
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Defence on the adequacy of the prosthetics services for veterans.
(79872)
165
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion of questions for written answer on a named day his Department has answered on the due date in the 2010-12 session of Parliament to date.
(79914)
166
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many flags his Department (a) owns and (b) maintains; and at what annual cost to the public purse.
(79915)
167
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent steps his Department has taken to promote equality of opportunity for its employees.
(79916)
168
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many unique hits his Department's website received in each of the last 12 months.
(79918)
169
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his Department's policy is on mandatory drug testing of its employees.
(79919)
170
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people aged over (a) 55 and (b) 65 his Department employs.
(79920)
171
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what social media his Department uses.
(79925)
172
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many press releases his Department has issued in the last 12 months.
(79942)
173
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 19 October 2011, Official Report, columns 1041-2W, on physiotherapy: arthritis, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of proposed NHS reforms on trends in patient self-referral to physiotherapy services for people with (a) rheumatoid arthritis and (b) other long-term conditions; and if he will make a statement.
(79825)
174
N 		Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the recent review of vascular services in the North West, how many arterial centres are being proposed for (a) Merseyside and Cheshire and (b) Greater Manchester.
(79475)
175
N 		Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have been diagnosed with a vascular disease in each year since 2001 in each local authority area.
(79476)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
176
N 		Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the level of gang activity in Coventry.
(79336)
177
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential effects of the transposition into UK law of the EU directive on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes.
(79826)
178
Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in how many police areas people arrested for offences are routinely asked whether they have served in the armed forces; and whether in such cases they are directed to relevant welfare agencies.
(79926)
179
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many bullying and harassment cases are currently being pursued by UK Border Agency staff.
(79778)
180
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff with between 15 and 20 years' service have resigned from the UK Border Agency since May 2010.
(79779)
181
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the backlog of cases in the UK Border Agency, broken down by case type and the number of cases in each category.
(79780)
182
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, from which colleges she has received representations on changes to the Tier 4 visa system; on what dates; if she will publish a summary of such representations; and what steps she proposes to take in response to those representations.
(79710)
183
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 11 October 2011, Official Report, column 330W, on domestic violence: immigrants, what steps she plans to take to protect victims of domestic violence who have no recourse to public funds and have not been successful in their application for indefinite leave to remain.
(79760)
184
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure businesses are aware of the penalties for employing illegal immigrants.
(79775)
185
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether (a) Ministers, (b) officials and (c) political advisers in her Department have met representatives of (i) Bell Pottinger Group or (ii) each of its subsidiaries in the last five years; on what dates any such meetings took place; and what was discussed.
(80053)
186
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to curb the flow to criminal gangs of ammunition for illegal firearms.
(79912)
187
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many EU directives are pending transposition into domestic legislation by her Department.
(79913)
188
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the location is of each breeding centre overseas which supplies non-human primates to the UK for the purpose of scientific research.
(79917)
189
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department's policy is on recovering policing costs from the organisers of demonstrations.
(79921)
190
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many telephone calls the UK Border Agency helpline has received in the last 12 months.
(79923)
191
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many section 5 firearms licences are held by UK citizens.
(79943)
192
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many illegal firearms were confiscated in each of the last five years.
(79946)
193
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to remove knives from criminals.
(79974)
194
Mr John Spellar (Warley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the extent of theft of and from HGVs: and what steps her Department is taking to reduce such thefts.
(79933)
195
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what dates she met officials from the Police Federation in the last 12 months.
(79716)
196
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign national prisoners have been (a) released and (b) deported since the introduction of deportation for foreign national prisoners on completion of their sentence.
(79771)
197
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her policy to remove foreign national prisoners on completion of their sentence was introduced.
(79772)
Questions to the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission
198
N 		Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, if the House of Commons Commission will consider marking the Chartist movement in the Palace of Westminster.
(79382)
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
199
Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will increase funding provided by his Department for assistance to refugees and internally displaced peoples along the Thailand-Burma border.
(79717)
200
Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment he has made of the level of (a) need and (b) funding for assistance to refugees and internally displaced peoples on the Thailand-Burma border.
(79718)
201
Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much and what proportion of his Department's funding for Burma was spent on assistance to refugees and internally displaced peoples along the Thailand-Burma border in the latest period for which figures are available.
(79719)
202
Jim Dobbin (Heywood and Middleton): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answers of 6 July 2011, Official Report, columns 1264-5W, and 17 October 2011, Official Report, column 578W, on developing countries: family planning, what proportion of the sums allocated (a) to the United Nations Population Fund in the next two years, (b) to International Planned Parenthood in the next two years and (c) to Marie Stopes International in the next three years is to be spent on sterilisation and abortion; and if he will make a statement.
(79836)
203
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether (a) Ministers, (b) officials and (c) political advisers in his Department have met representatives of (i) Bell Pottinger Group or (ii) each of its subsidiaries in the last five years; on what dates any such meetings took place; and what was discussed.
(80052)
204
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance his Department has given to those affected by the recent tropical depression in Central America.
(79862)
205
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much aid the UK has committed to South Sudan; and if he will make a statement.
(79911)
206
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether he has any plans to visit Nicaragua.
(79948)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
207
Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much legal aid funding was given to prisoners serving sentences for sexual offences against children for proceedings in the Family Courts relating to (a) custody of children, (b) adoption of children, (c) contact with children and (d) parental responsibility in England and Wales in 2010-11.
(79909)
208
Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much legal aid funding was given to prisoners serving indeterminate sentences for proceedings in the Family Courts relating to (a) custody of children, (b) adoption of children, (c) contact with children and (d) parental responsibility in England and Wales in 2010-11.
(79940)
209
Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much legal aid funding was given to prisoners serving sentences for sexual offences against adults for proceedings in the Family Courts relating to (a) custody of children, (b) adoption of children, (c) contact with children and (d) parental responsibility in England and Wales in 2010-11.
(79947)
210
Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many former soldiers are resident in HMP (a) Durham, (b) Manchester, (c) Preston and (d) Lancaster.
(79971)
211
Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many probation trusts have appointed a veterans link to ensure armed forces personnel are directed to relevant welfare agencies.
(80032)
212
N 		Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners serving sentences in England and Wales for (a) murder and (b) manslaughter have received legal aid for proceedings in the family courts relating to (i) custody of children, (ii) adoption of children, (iii) contact with children and (iv) parental responsibility in the last year for which figures are available.
(79474)
213
N 		Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners currently serving sentences in England and Wales for (a) rape, (b) sexual offences against adults and (c) sexual offences against children have received legal aid for proceedings in the family courts relating to (i) custody of children, (ii) adoption of children, (iii) contact with children and (iv) parental responsibility.
(79477)
214
N 		Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) male and (b) female prisoners were subject to informal punishment after adjudication in each prison in (i) 2009 and (ii) 2010.
(79478)
215
N 		Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many girls have been put on the anti-social behaviour programme in the Mary Carpenter Unit in East Sutton Park prison (a) more than once and (b) in each month in (i) 2010 and (ii) 2011.
(79535)
216
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total legal aid funding was for 2010-11 for prisoners currently serving indeterminate sentences in England and Wales for proceedings in the family courts relating to (a) custody of children, (b) adoption of children, (c) contact with children and (d) parental responsibility.
(79813)
217
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total legal aid funding was for 2010-11 for prisoners currently serving sentences in England and Wales for sexual offences against adults for proceedings in the family courts relating to (a) custody of children, (b) adoption of children, (c) contact with children and (d) parental responsibility.
(79814)
218
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether (a) Ministers, (b) officials and (c) political advisers in his Department have met representatives of (i) Bell Pottinger Group or (ii) each of its subsidiaries in the last five years; on what dates any such meetings took place; and what was discussed.
(80051)
219
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has put in place any arrangements with EMC Advisory Services Ltd to provide advice to people who have been mis-sold endowment policies; and if he will make a statement.
(79707)
220
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the compliance of Applied Language Solutions with Principle 8 of Schedule 1 to the Data Protection Act 1998 in respect of storage of translators' personal details and communication of information relating to the investigation of criminal offences; and if he will make a statement.
(79711)
221
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether Applied Language Solutions has a (a) data centre and (b) call centre in India.
(79712)
222
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's contract with Applied Language Solutions.
(79713)
223
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) use of mezzanine funding, (b) creditors amounts falling due within one year and (c) general financial viability of Applied Language Solutions prior to awarding it a contract for translation services; and if he will make a statement.
(79714)
224
Mr John Spellar (Warley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the length of time for an appeal to be heard in respect of a reduction in a claimant's disability living allowance.
(79935)
225
Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make it his policy that when sentencing guidelines for assault state that an aggravating factor should be given for offences committed against those working in the public sector or providing a service to the public, this should include (a) retailers and (b) retail staff.
(79881)
226
Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make it his policy to support an application from the Isle of Sark to the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) for listing in ISO 3166.
(79728)
Questions to the Leader of the House
227
Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Leader of the House, what the constitutional position of the Duchy of Cornwall is in respect of legislation before the House.
(79969)
228
Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian): To ask the Leader of the House, what recent representations he has received relating to the procedures used for Private Members' legislation.
(79930)
229
Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian): To ask the Leader of the House, what plans he has to utilise the expertise of Select Committees in the scrutiny of (a) primary and (b) secondary legislation.
(79931)
230
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Leader of the House, whether (a) Ministers, (b) officials and (c) political advisers in his office have met representatives of (i) Bell Pottinger Group or (ii) each of its subsidiaries in the last five years; on what dates any such meetings took place; and what was discussed.
(80047)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
231
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether (a) Ministers, (b) officials and (c) political advisers in his Department have met representatives of (i) Bell Pottinger Group or (ii) each of its subsidiaries in the last five years; on what dates any such meetings took place; and what was discussed.
(80050)
Questions to the Prime Minister
232
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Prime Minister, whether (a) he, (b) officials and (c) political advisers in his office have met representatives of (i) Bell Pottinger Group or (ii) each of its subsidiaries in the last five years; on what dates any such meetings took place; and what was discussed.
(80065)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
233
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether the Advocate General for Scotland has met representatives of (a) Bell Pottinger Group or (b) each of its subsidiaries in the last five years; on what dates any such meetings took place; and what was discussed.
(80048)
234
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether (a) Ministers, (b) officials and (c) political advisers in his Department have met representatives of (i) Bell Pottinger Group or (ii) each of its subsidiaries in the last five years; on what dates any such meetings took place; and what was discussed.
(80049)
235
N 		Ian Murray (Edinburgh South): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what plans he has to reduce the level of female unemployment in Scotland.
(78428)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
236
Steve Brine (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) statutory and (b) advisory guidance her Department issues to local authorities on the creation of new 30 mph speed limits.
(79837)
237
Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to monitor transport infrastructure needs in relation to trends in the population to 2050 projected by the Office for National Statistics.
(79944)
238
Mike Crockart (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, from which airlines she has received representations concerning restrictions or charges on passengers for bringing duty free and travel purchases onboard in addition to their normal airline hand baggage allowance.
(79829)
239
Mike Crockart (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her policy is on the imposition by airlines of restrictions or charges on passengers for bringing duty-free and travel retail purchases onboard in addition to their standard airline baggage allowance.
(79885)
240
Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much the Government has paid out under the Plug-in Car Grant since its inception.
(80007)
241
Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many grants the Government has made under the Plug-in Car Grant since its introduction.
(80008)
242
Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many buses operated by local authorities outside London do not meet the Euro III emission standard for PM10.
(80009)
243
Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many London buses do not meet the Euro III emission standard for PM10.
(80010)
244
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether (a) Ministers, (b) officials and (c) political advisers in her Department have met representatives of (i) Bell Pottinger Group or (ii) each of its subsidiaries in the last five years; on what dates any such meetings took place; and what was discussed.
(80046)
245
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to tackle pilot fatigue.
(79765)
246
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations she has made to the European Commission on proposed changes to pilot flight time limitations.
(79766)
247
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to investigate cases where both pilots are simultaneously asleep whilst piloting aircraft.
(79767)
248
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with the British Airline Pilots Association on both pilots falling asleep at the same time while piloting an aicraft.
(79768)
249
Bob Stewart (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she plans to take to reduce disruption and delays to (a) bus and (b) train journeys in London during the London 2012 Olympic Games.
(79729)
250
Bob Stewart (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of potential delays to passenger journeys from Bromley into central London by (a) bus and (b) train during the London 2012 Olympic Games.
(79734)
251
Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations she has received supporting a delay to the introduction of the Euro 4 emission standards in 2012.
(79724)
252
Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the cost to the haulage industry of complying with the Euro 4 emission standards to be introduced in January 2012.
(79725)
253
Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the cost to the haulage industry of complying with the Euro 5 emission standards to be introduced in 2015.
(79726)
254
Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of fuel treatment solutions as a means of meeting new Euro 4 and Euro 5 emission standards.
(79727)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales
255
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions she has had with Ministerial colleagues in the Department for Education on establishing youth parliament members for constituencies in Wales.
(79941)
256
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether (a) Ministers, (b) officials and (c) political advisers in her Department have met representatives of (i) Bell Pottinger Group or (ii) each of its subsidiaries in the last five years; on what dates any such meetings took place; and what was discussed.
(80044)
Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities
257
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether (a) Ministers, (b) officials in the Government Equalities Office and (c) her political advisers have met representatives of (i) Bell Pottinger Group or (ii) each of its subsidiaries in the last five years; on what dates any such meetings took place; and what was discussed.
(80056)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
258
Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the Government's welfare reforms on the number of households in fuel poverty.
(80015)
259
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether (a) Ministers, (b) officials and (c) political advisers in his Department have met representatives of (i) Bell Pottinger Group or (ii) each of its subsidiaries in the last five years; on what dates any such meetings took place; and what was discussed.
(80043)
260
Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with HIV have been assessed for employment and support allowance (a) following a new claim and (b) as part of the migration from incapacity benefit.
(79880)
261
Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with HIV are in receipt of (a) incapacity benefit and (b) employment and support allowance.
(80030)
262
Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training on HIV awareness is provided to (a) DWP staff deciding on claims for employment and support allowance, (b) Atos healthcare professionals conducting work capability assessments and (c) Jobcentre Plus staff.
(80031)
263
Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 4 April 2011, Official Report, column 594W, on children: poverty, what progress he has made in the establishment of the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission; whether its remit has changed from that set out in the Child Poverty Act 2010; and if he will make a statement.
(79973)
264
N 		Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he proposes to take to ensure the Merlin Standard supports organisations named in successful prime provider bids for the work programme but which have subsequently (a) been unable to agree a contract with the successful prime provider and (b) received no payments under a contract agreed with the successful prime provider.
(79626)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
265
Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of potential trends in employment in the environmental goods and services sector in each year to 2020; and if he will make a statement.
[Transferred] (80013)
266
Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people are currently employed in the environmental goods and services sector; and if he will make a statement.
[Transferred] (80014)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
267
Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what data on (a) air quality, (b) renewable energy and (c) greenhouse gas emissions local authorities are required to submit under the Single Data List.
[Transferred] (79979)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
268
Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what funds are available to support community groups assisting former armed services personnel in England and Wales.
[Transferred] (79910)
Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister
269
Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the policy of the Government is on the (a) rights, (b) powers and (c) interests of (i) the Earl of Chester and (ii) the Duchy of Cornwall.
[Transferred] (79968)
270
Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether the Duchy of Cornwall is a public body for the purposes of Government legislation.
[Transferred] (79972)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
271
Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what financial and other support is in place to ensure that individuals aged 16 in receipt of disability living allowance are equipped to make informed and responsible financial decisions.
[Transferred] (79882)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
272
Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many people eligible for the state pension were living in fuel poverty in each of the last five years.
[Transferred] (80016)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
273
Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of former armed forces personnel who have experienced mental health problems in each of the last 10 years .
[Transferred] (79722)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
274
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum case files have been open for (a) one year, (b) two years, (c) three years, (d) four years and (e) five years or more.
[Transferred] (79715)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
275
Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress he has made on the review of the sentence of imprisonment for public protection; and if he will make a statement.
[Transferred] (79807)

Prepared 9th November 2011