Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 15 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 Tuesday 15 November 2011
(the 'Questions Book')

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 15 November 2011


This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Tuesday 15 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 Tuesday 15 November of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.

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


Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
1
N
Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many UCAS applications have been submitted by residents of (a) Leicester South constituency, (b) the City of Leicester, (c) Leicestershire and (d) the East Midlands in the 2011-12 admissions cycle to date; and how many such applications had been submitted on the same date in the 2010-11 admissions cycle.
(81236)
2
Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will assess the effect on the revenue levels of private sector high street photographers of establishing digital photographic facilities in selected post offices; and if he will make a statement.
(81362)
3
N
Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the extent to which the cost of childcare acts as a deterrent to women entrepreneurs.
(80702)
4
N
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when completion of due diligence by recipients of the first round of Regional Growth Fund awards will be completed where it has not yet been completed; what funds have been received by recipients of such awards; and when recipients will receive any outstanding monies.
(81229)
5
Malcolm Wicks (Croydon North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he has had on the potential for creating manufacturing jobs through the building of new nuclear power stations and the associated socio-economic benefits of any job creation.
(81371)
6
Malcolm Wicks (Croydon North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what consideration he has given to the nuclear power industry and associated manufacturing and construction as part of the Growth Review; and if he will make a statement.
(81373)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
7
Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many patients in the borough of Stockton (a) were diagnosed with and (b) died from pancreatic cancer in each of the last five years.
(81386)
8
N
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle Upon Tyne North): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2011, Official Report, column 737W, on voluntary work: young people, how much funding he has allocated to each National Citizen Service pilot that will operate in summer 2012; and how many places will be provided by each such pilot.
(81159)
9
N
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle Upon Tyne North): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2011, Official Report, column 737W, on voluntary work: young people, how many young people participated in each National Citizen Service pilot in summer 2011.
(81160)
10
N
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle Upon Tyne North): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 22 June 2011, Official Report, column 370W, on voluntary work: young people, how many young people (a) registered an interest and (b) signed up to participate in the 2011 National Citizen Service pilots; and how many young people have (i) registered an interest and (ii) signed up to participate in such pilots in 2012.
(81161)
11
N
Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of (a) male and (b) female active members of the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme earn up to £15,000 but have a full-time equivalent salary of more than £15,000.
(81290)
12
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he expects to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Hammersmith of 17 October 2011 on Ministerial conflicts of interest.
(81383)
13
Malcolm Wicks (Croydon North): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what effect the Growth Review and Procurement Review will have on ensuring that government tenders include an assessment of the (a) jobs, (b) tax revenues, (c) potential benefits to the domestic manufacturing supply chain and (d) welfare costs associated with jobs moving overseas in assessing the value for money of bids; and whether these factors will be assessed when assessing tenders for new nuclear power stations.
(81370)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
14
N
Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with financial institutions on the provision of Sharia compliant bank accounts, savings accounts and mortgages; and what estimate he has made of the take-up of such accounts and mortgages in the latest period for which figures are available.
(81304)
15
Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost to the public purse was of his Department's Euro Implementation Unit in each year from its inception to its closure.
(81369)
16
N
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to answer the letter from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton of 4 October 2011 with regard to Mr M. Cowen.
(81175)
17
N
Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to ensure that the Money Advice Service fulfils a strategic oversight role for additional financial education; and if he will make a statement.
(81241)
18
N
Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what level of remuneration is paid to (a) the Chief Executive and (b) each Director of the Money Advice Service.
(81244)
19
N
Owen Smith (Pontypridd): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will assess the effect of the recent increase in VAT on (a) household spending, (b) levels of household disposable income and (c) consumer confidence.
(81126)
20
N
Owen Smith (Pontypridd): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate his Department has made of the cost of import relief for gifts (non-commercial consignments) sent from outside the EU.
(81127)
21
N
Owen Smith (Pontypridd): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the increase in receipts to the Exchequer if his planned changes to low value consignment relief included all non-EU jurisdictions.
(81128)
22
N
Owen Smith (Pontypridd): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many tax-planning schemes were disclosed to HM Revenue and Customs in the year preceding the announcement of the 50 per cent. rate of income tax on 22 April 2009; and how many have been disclosed since that announcement.
(81243)
23
N
Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to maintain low value consignment relief for genuinely indigenous businesses in the Channel Islands; and if he will make a statement.
(81357)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
24
N
Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many net additional dwellings were created in England in each year between 1990-91 and 2000-01 inclusive; and how many and what proportion of such dwellings were (a) net build completions, (b) net conversions, (c) net change of use, (d) net other gains and (e) demolitions in each such year.
(81231)
25
N
Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 1 November 2011, Official Report, column 440W, on urban areas: Government assistance, how much funding has been (a) applied for and (b) disbursed to local authorities in respect of (i) the £10 million Recovery Fund and (ii) the £20 million High Street Support Scheme to date.
(81232)
26
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of local authority employees in each salary band who have lost their jobs since May 2010 in each local authority.
(81387)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport
27
N
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, pursuant to his Answer of 9 November 2011, Official Report, columns 318-9W, on Adam Werritty, what the nature was of the meeting between the Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries and Michael Hintze on 21 July 2011; where the meeting took place; whether any civil servants were present; and who arranged for the meeting to take place.
(81358)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
28
N
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish all evidence submitted to the Trident Alternatives Review on its completion.
(80280)
29
N
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how he plans to keep hon. Members informed of the progress and cost of the Trident replacement programme in the remainder of this Parliament prior to the Main Gate point.
(80281)
30
N
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Trident nuclear weapon system and its successor was discussed by his predecessor at meetings on his visits to Washington on (a) 22 to 25 May 2011 and (b) 31 July to 3 August 2011.
(80282)
31
N
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment his Department has made of the value to (a) Parliamentarians and (b) the Armed Services of the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme since its inception; and if he will make a statement.
(80924)
32
N
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what representations his Department has received from (a) civilian and (b) military sources concerning the (i) operations and (ii) sponsorship of the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme in the last five years.
(80925)
33
N
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the assessment and recommendations on the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme made in the Kiszely Report remain the policy of his Department; and if he will make a statement.
(80926)
34
N
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the name is of each consultancy employed by his Department to renegotiate defence contracts; and what the (a) daily rate of each consultant, (b) total amount paid to the consultancy to date and (c) bonus or incentive schemes included in the contract with each consultancy is.
(81293)
35
N
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much will be paid to the government of Germany under the terms of the NATO SOFA Supplementary Agreement on the return of armed forces to the UK; and on what timescale such payments will be made.
(81294)
36
N
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish his Department's guidance on employing external consultants.
(81295)
37
N
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's policy is on employing its former employees as external consultants.
(81296)
38
N
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many former employees of his Department who were made redundant since May 2010 have been employed by his Department as external consultants since their redundancy.
(81297)
39
N
Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) original budget, (b) projected final cost, (c) expected timescale for delivery, (d) primary contractor and identity of additional consortium members are in relation to the Type 45 Destroyer Project.
(80516)
40
N
Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) original budget, (b) projected final cost, (c) expected timescales for delivery, (d) primary contractor and (e) identity of additional consortium members are in relation to the Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers.
(80517)
41
N
Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) original budget, (b) projected final cost, (c) expected timescales for delivery, (d) primary contractor and (e) identity of additional consortium members are in relation to the Nimrod MRA 4 project.
(80518)
42
N
Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate he has made of the (a) cost and (b) delivery timescale of the Falcon Increment A Project; what the budget was for the project; and if he will make a statement.
(80927)
43
N
Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) original budget, (b) projected final cost, (c) expected timescales for delivery, (d) primary contractor and (e) identity of additional consortium members are in relation to the Terrier Project.
(81167)
44
N
Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) original budget, (b) projected final cost, (c) expected timescales for delivery, (d) primary contractor and (e) identity of additional consortium members are in relation to the Seawolf MLU project.
(81168)
45
N
Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) original budget, (b) projected final cost, (c) expected timescales for delivery, (d) primary contractor and (e) identity of additional consortium members are in relation to the Land Environment Picture Provision project.
(81169)
46
N
Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) original budget, (b) projected final cost, (c) expected timescales for delivery, (d) primary contractor and (e) identity of additional consortium members are in relation to the Soothsayer project.
(81170)
47
N
Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) original budget, (b) projected final cost, (c) expected timescales for delivery, (d) primary contractor and (e) identity of additional consortium members are in relation to the Chinook Project Julius.
(81171)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
48
N
Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children have participated in Sure Start services in Leicester South constituency since its introduction.
(81305)
49
N
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 8 November 2011, Official Report, column 287W, on free schools, what the threshold percentage is set out in the funding agreement of each free school relating to any shortfall or increase in pupil numbers.
(81123)
50
N
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2011, Official Report, column 44W, on English Baccalaureate, what his Department's commissioned research on the impact of the English Baccalaureate indicates its specific effect has been on the take-up of each subject not included in the scope of the English Baccalaureate.
(81124)
51
N
Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, by what date he expects the recommendations of Professor Munro's Review of Child Protection to be fully implemented.
(80930)
52
N
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on how many occasions Dominic Cummings visited his Department between 12 May 2010 and 27 January 2011.
(81302)
53
N
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on how many occasions Dominic Cummings visited him at his Department between 12 May 2010 and 27 January 2011.
(81303)
54
Stephen Mosley (City of Chester): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether a decision has been made on whether to exclude teachers at independent schools from eligibility to join the Teachers' Pension Scheme.
(81396)
55
N
Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of active members of the Teachers' Pension Scheme earn up to £15,000 per annum.
(81289)
56
N
Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what provision for the training of teachers who work in schools registered as special schools is placed for those going through initial teacher training.
(80515)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
57
Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of the feed-in tariff scheme has been taken up by (a) investors and (b) individual home and business owners.
(81367)
58
Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what criteria he used to set budget limits for the feed-in tariff scheme.
(81368)
59
Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of how much the feed-in tariff added to energy prices in percentage terms in each of the last three years.
(81384)
60
N
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 8 November 2011, Official Report, column 268W, on solar power: feed-in tariffs, at which stage of the feed-in tariffs (FITs) application process an installation becomes eligible for FITs payments; and whether his Department has made an assessment of the average time between the installation of a project and the point at which it becomes eligible for FITs payments.
(81064)
61
N
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, for what reasons he was not present for the Urgent Question on Feed-in Tariffs on 31 October 2011.
(80622)
62
N
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the effects on the number of small and medium-sized enterprises of his planned changes to the feed-in tariff scheme for solar photovoltaic installations.
(80623)
63
N
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the effect the changes in subsidy under the feed-in tariff scheme will have on future investment in the solar industry.
(80624)
64
N
Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what information his Department holds on the proportion of solar panels installed on domestic houses that were manufactured in (a) China and (b) the UK in each of the last three years.
(81065)
65
Malcolm Wicks (Croydon North): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent estimate he has made of the number of jobs which are (a) directly and (b) indirectly reliant on the nuclear power industry; and what estimate he has made of the number of jobs which will be created by the construction of new nuclear power stations.
(81372)
66
Malcolm Wicks (Croydon North): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent assessment he has made of the financial stability of the Project Horizon nuclear plant consortium; and what due diligence his Department is performing on the programme.
(81374)
67
Malcolm Wicks (Croydon North): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what timetable has been set for the construction stages of a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point; and what recent assessment he has made of progress against the timetable.
(81375)
68
Malcolm Wicks (Croydon North): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment his Department has made of the risks posed by construction on new nuclear power stations; and if he will make a statement.
(81376)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
69
N
Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has given any consideration to encouraging water trading between UK water companies.
(81125)
70
N
Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has any plans to review current legislation to enable water companies to accept food waste from external sources to allow for an increase in the levels of energy production from anaerobic digestion plants.
(81233)
71
N
Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has any plans to assess whether the Water Framework Directive could be implemented (a) more cost effectively and (b) in a more environmentally friendly way.
(81234)
72
N
Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of trends in the incidence of drought in (a) England and (b) the West Midlands.
(81242)
73
N
Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to address the concerns raised by the National Farmers Union on the effectiveness of the operation of the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency in the South West.
(81299)
74
N
Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effect of her proposed changes to flood defences on the ability of property and landowners to maintain adequate insurance cover in respect of flooding.
(81307)
75
N
Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to ensure an unproblematic transition from classic agri-environment agreements schemes such as the Environmentally Sensitive Areas and Countryside Stewardship schemes to successor agri-environmental schemes such as the Uplands Entry Level Schemes and Higher Level Stewardship within the constraints of available staffing and funding.
(81238)
76
N
Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she has taken to ensure that Environmental Stewardship schemes take account of both the preservation of traditional farming and of conservation.
(81245)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
77
N
Fiona Bruce (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) size, (b) extent of use and (c) conditions of prison camps in North Korea.
(80921)
78
N
Fiona Bruce (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to raise violations of human rights by the government of North Korea (a) in prison camps and (b) elsewhere.
(80922)
79
N
Fiona Bruce (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on the establishment of a UN Commission of Inquiry to investigate crimes against humanity in North Korea.
(80923)
80
N
Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what contribution the UK is making to the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo.
(81298)
81
N
Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on the administration of the border between Serbia and Kosovo independently by EULEX.
(81300)
82
N
Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on the administration of the border crossings between Serbia and Kosovo at Jarinje and Brnjak by Albania; and if he will make a statement.
(81301)
83
N
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on what dates Mr Stephen Crouch has visited his Department since April 2010.
(81113)
84
N
John Robertson (Glasgow North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of the treatment of British nationals seized aboard the MV Saoirse and the Canadian vessel Al-Tahrir on 4 November 2011 by the Israeli navy.
(81235)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
85
Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the quality of experience of pancreatic cancer patients compared to other cancer patients.
(81385)
86
N
Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of (a) male and (b) female active members of the NHS Pension Scheme earn up to £15,000 but have a full-time equivalent salary of more than £15,000.
(81291)
87
Dr Sarah Wollaston (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he has taken to ensure that his Department's guidance on removing patients from GP lists is followed by GPs.
(81363)
88
Dr Sarah Wollaston (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that information for patients is provided in accessible formats for (a) non-English speakers, (b) partially-sighted people and (c) those with learning disabilities; and if he will make a statement.
(81364)
89
Dr Sarah Wollaston (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, who will be responsible for assigning patients who have been removed from their GP list to other GP lists after the abolition of primary care trusts as part of his proposed NHS reforms.
(81365)
90
Dr Sarah Wollaston (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what complaint handling procedures there will be for patients who have been removed from a GP list following the abolition of primary care trusts; and whether this process will include (a) the practice manager of the relevant GP practice, (b) the Clinical Commissioning Group lead, (c) the Parliamentary and Health Services Ombudsman and (d) any other body; and if he will make a statement.
(81366)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
91
N
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria she uses for immigration files placed in the controlled archive.
(81286)
92
N
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many immigration cases are in the controlled archive.
(81287)
93
N
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how often immigration cases in the controlled archive are checked; what databases are used to carry out such checks; and how many staff perform such checks.
(81288)
94
N
Stella Creasy (Walthamstow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding was provided to (a) each local authority and (b) each individual non-statutory sector representative as part of the Communities Against Guns, Gangs and Knives Fund in 2010-11.
(80514)
95
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were victims of stalking or harassment in England and Wales in each of the last five years.
(79966)
96
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what services and support are routinely available to victims of stalking or harassment in England and Wales.
(79967)
97
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been arrested for crimes connected with (a) cocaine and (b) heroin use in each constituency in each year since 2005.
(81310)
98
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum claims are outstanding; and from which countries the applicants in those cases came.
(81311)
99
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her assessment is of the links between drug and alcohol abuse and domestic violence; and if she will make a statement.
(81312)
100
N
Paul Goggins (Wythenshawe and Sale East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what meetings (a) Ministers and (b) senior officials in her Department have had with (i) airport operators and (ii) airline companies at which border checks were discussed in the last 12 months.
(81163)
101
N
Paul Goggins (Wythenshawe and Sale East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish all correspondence between her Department and (a) airport operators and (b) airline companies concerning border checks in the last 12 months.
(81165)
102
N
Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police (a) constables, (b) sergeants and (c) inspectors were employed at each pay band in (i) 2007, (ii) 2009 and (iii) 2011.
(81354)
103
N
Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had any recent discussions with the UK Drug Policy Commission on the concerns they have raised about drug policing capacity.
(81355)
104
N
Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many buildings used or owned by police forces are scheduled for closure in each of the police authority areas in Wales.
(81356)
105
N
Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers have been transferred to another EU member state under the Dublin Regulation in each year since the Regulation came into effect; and if she will make a statement.
(81155)
106
N
Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers have been found to have (a) already applied for asylum in another EU member state or (b) illegally transitted through the EU after referring their fingerprints to Eurodac, in each year since Eurodac was established to date; and if she will make a statement.
(81156)
107
N
Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many non-UK EU citizens from each member state were (a) arrested, (b) charged and (c) convicted under each type of offence committed inside the UK in each of the last 10 years; and if she will make a statement.
(81157)
108
N
Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times her Department has used the European Arrest Warrant (EAW) to extradite a non-UK EU citizen resident in another member state to stand trial or complete a detention period in each year since the EAW has been operational to date for each type of offence; and if she will make a statement.
(81230)
109
N
Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) target time and (b) average time taken was to complete a Criminal records Bureau check from when the completed form is received; and how many such checks have taken more than six months to complete in the last year.
(80929)
110
N
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her speech of 16 December 2010, what progress she has made on her proposal to end the detention of children for immigration purposes.
(80666)
Questions to the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission
111
N
Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, what the cost to the public purse was of running Parliament Week in November 2011.
(81066)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
112
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has any plans to require individuals convicted under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 to participate in mental health treatment in England and Wales.
(79963)
113
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether court reports by probation staff on people convicted under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 include social histories.
(79964)
114
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many victims of stalking or harassment were referred to victim liaison units in probation trusts in England and Wales in each of the last five years.
(79965)
115
N
Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent representations he has received on the operation of the joint working protocol on bail and accommodation support services.
(80818)
116
N
Tessa Jowell (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his estimate is of the number of people likely to be beneficiaries at any level under a retrospective compensation scheme for victims of terrorism abroad.
(81131)
117
N
Tessa Jowell (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of retrospective compensation for victims of terrorism abroad at levels comparable to payments made by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme.
(81237)
118
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with which countries his officials are negotiating treaties for the repatriation of foreign national prisoners.
(81360)
119
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with which countries the UK has signed a treaty for the repatriation of foreign national prisoners since May 2010.
(81390)
120
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with which non-EU countries the UK has a treaty for the repatriation of foreign national prisoners; and on what date each treaty was signed.
(81391)
121
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many foreign nationals of each country of origin serving custodial sentences have been repatriated since May 2010.
(81392)
122
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what category of crimes each foreign national prisoner serving a custodial sentence was convicted in the most recent period for which information is available.
(81393)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
123
N
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much her Department has spent on (a) solicitors and (b) consultants on work on the (i) Northern rail, (ii) Southern rail, (iii) London Midland rail, (iv) South West rail and (v) East Midlands franchise in the last 12 months.
(81173)
124
N
Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will adopt the criterion of value for money as the basis for her decision on the location of the Maritime Operations Centre.
(81306)
125
N
Paul Goggins (Wythenshawe and Sale East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what meetings (a) Ministers and (b) senior officials in her Department have had with (i) airport operators and (ii) airline companies at which border checks were discussed in the last 12 months.
(81164)
126
N
Paul Goggins (Wythenshawe and Sale East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish all correspondence between her Department and (a) airport operators and (b) airline companies concerning border checks in the last 12 months.
(81166)
127
N
Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether provision is in place to provide access to concessionary travel schemes for people who are unable to use scheduled public bus services as a result of disability.
(81174)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
128
Mr Aidan Burley (Cannock Chase): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the provisions of the Vaccine Damage Payment Act 1979; and whether he plans to bring forward proposals to amend the Act to include all new vaccines.
(81394)
129
Mr Aidan Burley (Cannock Chase): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claims under the Vaccine Damage Payment Act 1979 were made in (a) 2008, (b) 2009 and (c) 2010; and how many were successful.
(81395)
130
N
Dr Thérèse Coffey (Suffolk Coastal): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effects of his proposed changes to housing benefit on people aged between 25 and 35 years living in sparsely populated rural areas.
(81292)
131
N
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in receipt of pension credit (a) are below the state pension retirement age and (b) wish to work.
(81158)
132
N
Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in receipt of a UK state pension are resident in (a) an EU member state, (b) the US, (c) Canada, (d) Australia, (e) New Zealand, (f) South Africa and (g) other countries.
(80928)
133
Stephen Lloyd (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many cases are being dealt with by the Child Support Agency where there is no current assessment but where there are arrears to be collected between (a) three and five, (b) five and 10, (c) 10 and 15 and (d) over 15 years old.
(81388)
134
Stephen Lloyd (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of cases within the live and assessed caseload of the Child Support Agency are under one year old.
(81389)
135
N
Fiona O'Donnell (East Lothian): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of changes to the Motability Finance rules removing the four week discretionary extension while disability living allowance claims are awaiting a decision.
(81172)
136
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much of the budget allocated to implementation of universal credit he proposes will be spent in the current financial year; and for what purposes.
(81129)
137
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department will offer support to voluntary sector groups involved in delivering the Work Programme who have not yet received any referrals.
(81130)
138
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the written statement of 10 June 2011, Official Report, columns 50-52WS, on work programme launch, how many voluntary sector providers were (a) prime providers, (b) tier 1 providers and (c) tier 2 providers.
(81162)
139
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many voluntary sector providers were involved in delivering the Work Programme on the most recent date for which figures are available; and how many of these were (a) prime providers, (b) tier 1 providers and (c) tier 2 providers.
(81239)
140
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the date was of his Department's most recent stocktake of providers to the Work Programme.
(81240)
Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister
141
N
Gordon Henderson (Sittingbourne and Sheppey): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what plans he has to improve the completeness and accuracy of the electoral register.
[Question Unstarred] (80659)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
142
N
Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many UK citizens were arrested in each other EU member state in each of the last 20 years; and if he will make a statement.
[Transferred] (81154)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
143
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of deaths arising from an overdose of illegal drugs.
[Transferred] (81309)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
144
N
Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the safety of ethanol as an additive to fuel; and what asessment she has made of its effects on engines and engine components.
[Transferred] (81308)
145
Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she has taken to increase competition in the provision of identity photographs for driving licences and passports.
[Transferred] (81361)

Prepared 15th November 2011