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Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 8 February 2012

Notes:
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+ Indicates a Question not included in the random selection process but accepted because the quota for that day had not been filled.
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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Wednesday 8 February 2012
(the 'Questions Book')

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 8 February 2012

This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 8 February 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 8 February of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.

For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Wednesday 8 February see Part 2 of this paper.

Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
1
Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the student number control for English universities is in 2011-12.
(94408)
2
Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will make arrangements for unfilled places to study for higher education qualifications in further education colleges to be transferred to universities.
(94409)
3
Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of changes in numbers of applications to further education colleges to study higher education qualifications in the 2011-12 academic year.
(94410)
4
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which 10 firms received the most funding for apprenticeships in the last year for which figures are available; and what the total monetary value of funding was to each such firm.
(94480)
5
N 		Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many young people graduated from higher education in (a) Westmorland and Lonsdale constituency and (b) Cumbria in each of the last 10 years.
(94306)
6
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 31 January 2012, Official Report, column 37WS, on trade policy (opt-ins), what recent assessment he has made of the likely effects on the level of illegal logging in the Colombian and Peruvian Amazon of the EU-Andean (Peru and Colombia) Free Trade Agreement.
(94586)
7
Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to promote manufacturing in Redditch County constituency.
(94369)
8
N 		Ann McKechin (Glasgow North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether the appointment of the Chief Executive of the Student Loans Company will be a joint appointment between HM Government and the Scottish Government.
(94307)
9
N 		Ann McKechin (Glasgow North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he has had with Ministers in the Scottish Government on the terms and conditions offered to the Chief Executive of the Student Loans Company and the tax arrangements associated with his pay package.
(94308)
10
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 11 January 2012, Official Report, column 342-3W, on students: fees and charges, which (a) individuals and (b) organisations the Higher Education Funding Council for England will consult on teacher funding for 2013-14; and when he expects the consultation to begin.
(94360)
11
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the Education Act 1994, what his policy is on student unions for private providers who are awarded degree awarding powers.
(94431)
12
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people in each parliamentary constituency applied to study at Oxford and Cambridge universities in the last 10 years.
(94537)
13
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people from each parliamentary constituency were accepted to study at Oxford and Cambridge universities (a) in the last 10 years and (b) in 2011.
(94540)
14
Chris Skidmore (Kingswood): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of Government-backed venture capital schemes since 1997.
(94593)
15
Chris Skidmore (Kingswood): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many companies in each region employed more than (a) 50, (b) 100 and (c) 250 employees in 2010-11.
(94620)
16
Chris Skidmore (Kingswood): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many companies ceased trading within (a) one year, (b) five years and (c) 10 years of registration since 1997.
(94623)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
17
N 		Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many new job opportunities have been created by small businesses in Westmorland and Lonsdale constituency in each of the last five years.
(94305)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
18
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his estimate is of the costs of unwinding the arrangements for remunerating the Chief Executive of the Student Loans Company; and if he will estimate the potential costs of unwinding any similar remuneration arrangements within the public service.
(94587)
19
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the principal elements were of the proposed remuneration package for the Chief Executive of the Student Loans Company that were taken into consideration by Ministers in his Department before the package was approved.
(94588)
20
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he first learnt of the proposed arrangements for remunerating the Chief Executive of the Student Loans Company.
(94589)
21
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the Permanent Secretary of his Department first learnt of the proposed arrangements for remunerating the Chief Executive of the Student Loans Company.
(94590)
22
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when Ministers in his Department approved the remuneration package for the Chief Executive of the Student Loans Company, whether officials drew to their attention the implications for income tax and national insurance receipts.
(94591)
23
Dr Thérèse Coffey (Suffolk Coastal): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much employers' national insurance was received for employees who were 18 years or under in (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11.
(94585)
24
N 		Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the availability of counterfeit (a) alcohol and (b) cigarettes sold in shops.
(93328)
25
N 		Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many cases of (a) data loss and (b) breaches of confidentiality occurred in his Department in 2011.
(94249)
26
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 20 December 2011, Official Report, column 1158W, on public sector: pay, what consideration he has given to a flat rate payment to public sector workers earning less than £21,000.
(94456)
27
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many claims for child benefit are awaiting processing.
(94458)
28
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 11 January 2012, Official Report, column 303W, on tax credit, how many tax credit claims were awaiting processing on 5 January 2012.
(94460)
29
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 8 December 2011, Official Report, column 408W, on taxation: gambling, when he intends to announce a decision on whether to proceed with reform.
(94538)
30
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to introduce fiscal measures to encourage philanthropic giving to higher education institutions in England.
(94361)
31
Mark Menzies (Fylde): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the potential administrative costs of assessing the combined income of a couple as opposed to assessing income on the basis of one partner's tax band in respect of child benefit.
(94601)
32
Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many public sector jobs with a salary over £142,500 the Chief Secretary to the Treasury has approved in the last year; and what the (a) job description is and (b) total salary is for each such job.
(94602)
33
Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on developing the PAYE Real Time Information project; and if he will make a statement.
(94428)
34
Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent representations he has received on the development of the PAYE Real Time Information project; and if he will make a statement.
(94463)
Questions to the honourable Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners
35
Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the honourable Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, what the cost was of metal theft from Church of England property in (a) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland, (b) the Tees Valley and (c) the Diocese of York in (i) 2010 and (ii) 2011.
(94536)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
36
Nigel Adams (Selby and Ainsty): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what timetable he has set for his Department's consideration of the request for the call-in of the Allerton Park incinerator application in North Yorkshire.
(94423)
37
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will estimate the number of public sector workers who are involved in administering housing benefit.
(94493)
38
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent representations he has received on the potential redundancy of local authority housing benefit staff upon implementation of universal credit.
(94494)
39
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what funding his Department has allocated for the redundancy costs associated with a reduction of housing benefit staff in local authorities upon implementation of universal credit.
(94495)
40
N 		Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment his Department has made of the number of available places in women's refuges; and if he will make a statement.
(93347)
41
Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many staff in his Department were working on race equality (a) in May 2010 and (b) on the most recent date for which figures are available.
(94366)
42
Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many invitations Ministers in his Department have received to external events focused on race equality since May 2010; and how many such events Ministers in his Department have attended.
(94368)
43
Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many staff in his Department work on race equality.
(94499)
44
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he plans to take to increase the supply of affordable housing in (a) the South East and (b) nationally.
(94497)
45
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on local authority pension schemes for local councillors.
(94550)
46
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what data are submitted to his Department by local authorities that are part of the Local Government Pension Scheme.
(94551)
47
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what data are submitted to his Department by the administering bodies of the Local Government Pension Scheme.
(94552)
48
Alison McGovern (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on the resilience of fire and rescue services in the Wirral of the reduction in the grant for Merseyside Fire and Rescue Services in 2011-12.
(94457)
49
Alison McGovern (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his policy is on the levying of full business rates on car parking spaces provided by retail businesses for customer use.
(94500)
50
Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what criteria he plans to use to assess town centres bidding to become Portas pilots.
(94542)
51
John Pugh (Southport): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many staff were on his Department's payroll in (a) June 2010, (b) June 2011 and (c) January 2012.
(94547)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport
52
Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the conclusion of Ofcom's sixth report of UK broadband speeds on differences in broadband between (a) the constituent parts and regions of the UK and (b) rural and urban areas.
(94617)
53
N 		Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how many (a) overseas and (b) UK tourists visited (i) Cumbria and (ii) Westmorland and Lonsdale constituency in each of the last five years.
(94303)
54
N 		Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how many people were employed in the tourism sector in Westmorland and Lonsdale constituency in each of the last five years.
(94304)
55
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how many London 2012 Olympics tickets have been allocated to (a) individuals and (b) organisations outside the online ticketing system.
(94421)
56
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how many London 2012 Olympics tickets have been allocated to (a) amateur sports clubs, (b) corporate sponsors and (c) international federations.
(94422)
57
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how many tickets for the London 2012 Olympics allocated to schools through the Get Set network have been taken up.
(94498)
58
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how many football matches he has attended in an official capacity since May 2010; and at how many such matches he was an official guest of a third party.
(94534)
59
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, whether he has any plans to bring forward legislative proposals to remove the retransmission fees paid by public service broadcasters to Sky.
(94535)
60
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to encourage young people to become involved in (a) drama and (b) acting.
(94633)
61
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had with representatives from the philatelic industry on stamp collections.
(94634)
62
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how many times (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department visited the (i) British Museum, (ii) Natural History Museum and (iii) Science Museum in an official capacity in the last year.
(94635)
63
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how many letters he has received on Her Majesty the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in the last six months.
(94636)
64
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how many letters he has received on the London 2012 Olympics in the last six months.
(94637)
65
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how many letters he has received on the London 2012 Paralympics in the last six months.
(94638)
66
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to increase library usage.
(94639)
67
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how many press releases his Department issued in the last 12 months.
(94640)
68
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time employees his Department had in each year since 1997.
(94641)
69
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how much his Department spent on maintaining its (a) Twitter feed, (b) Youtube channel and (c) Flickr channel in the latest period for which figures are available.
(94649)
70
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how many people his Department employed to maintain its social media and networking sites and at what cost in the latest period for which figures are available.
(94650)
71
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the economic situation on the arts industry.
(94652)
72
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had on Her Majesty the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations.
(94653)
73
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what recent estimate he has made of the average number of people using a local library per month in each age group in the latest period for which figures are available.
(94654)
74
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to raise participation in events connected with the London 2012 Olympics in Yorkshire and the Humber.
(94376)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
75
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to ensure that the Royal Navy has at least one ship deployed on counter-piracy operations at any one time.
(94496)
76
N 		Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the effects will be on (a) the size of the Cadet Force and (b) the funding available to them for equipment if budget reductions are made in his Department in (i) 2011-12, (ii) 2012-13 and (iii) 2013-14.
(93601)
77
N 		Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent to change, alter, update or modify radar systems as a result of the presence or likely presence of UK on-shore wind farms; and if he will make a statement.
(93602)
78
N 		Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Royal Navy, (b) Army and (c) RAF (ii) full-time personnel and (ii) reservists were based in each (A) region, (B) local authority and (C) constituency in 2011; and how many such personnel he expects to be based in each such area at the conclusion of tranches 1 and 2 of the Armed Forces Redundancy Programme.
(94310)
79
N 		Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Gurkhas, (b) full-time soldiers and (c) reservists were based in each (i) region, (ii) local authority and (iii) constituency in 2011; and how many such service personnel he expects to be based in each such area at the conclusion of tranches 1 and 2 of the Armed Forces Redundancy Programme.
(94311)
80
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the cost-effectiveness of the senior management structure of the Air Training Corps.
(94594)
81
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the policy is of the Air Training Corps on replacing serving officers with younger staff in the case of (a) volunteer officers aged 55 to 60 and (b) full-time salaried officers aged 65 to 70.
(94595)
82
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) salary, (b) overtime, (c) military pensions, (d) service accommodation and (e) staff car and drivers cost was of each of the Air Training Corps Group Captain posts in each of the last three years; and what proportion of the total budget of the Air Training Corps these costs represented in each such year.
(94596)
83
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the command structure of the Air Training Corps was last reviewed.
(94597)
84
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the cost effectiveness of replacing full-time salaried group captains in the Air Training Corps with volunteer officers.
(94598)
Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister
85
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether he plans to bring forward proposals to amend or repeal the Titles Deprivation Act 1917.
(94420)
86
Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what recent progress he has made on the West Lothian Question; and if he will make a statement.
(94616)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
87
Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the proportion of 16 to 18 year olds not in education, employment and training who have the necessary skills to start an apprenticeship; and if he will make a statement.
(94415)
88
Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of 16 to 18 year olds without a level 2 qualification who are in full-time work with no training element.
(94430)
89
Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of school sixth formers left school before completing their post-16 studies in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
(94533)
90
Ben Gummer (Ipswich): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to publish the Government's strategy on pupil referral units and behavioural support services.
(94548)
91
Ben Gummer (Ipswich): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has any plans to allow pupil referral units to convert to academy status.
(94549)
92
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will require Mossbourne Academy to publish information about its school exclusion rate; and if he will make a statement.
(94592)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
93
Peter Aldous (Waveney): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether commercial-scale air source heat pumps will be eligible for the renewable heat incentive by October 2012.
(94413)
94
Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many customers who were on social tariffs offered by energy companies prior to the introduction of the warm home discount scheme will not qualify for the scheme.
(94363)
95
Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will consider extending the warm home discount scheme to people with medical conditions affecting body temperature.
(94364)
96
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of shale gas production on (a) the UK's carbon reduction targets and (b) carbon leakage.
(94471)
97
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether his Department has undertaken an environmental impact assessment in relation to hydraulic fracturing.
(94472)
98
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what discussions he has had with the Environment Agency on the regulatory regime for the toxicity level of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing.
(94514)
99
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 1 December 2011, Official Report, column 1021W, on boilers: government assistance, what assessment he has made of the effect of a future boiler scrappage scheme on (a) energy efficiency and (b) fuel poverty.
(94501)
100
Guy Opperman (Hexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment his Department has made of the capacity for domestic wood feedstock to meet the demands of biomass generation in addition to those of UK wood processing industries; from which locations his Department expects any further supply to be sourced; what assessment his Department has made of the effect on UK wood processing industries of biomass demands for domestic wood feedstocks; and if he will make a statement.
(94377)
101
Guy Opperman (Hexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the energy that will be generated from domestic wood feedstock supplies in each year up to 2020; and if he will make a statement.
(94462)
102
N 		Sir John Stanley (Tonbridge and Malling): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps he plans to take to oblige energy companies to give domestic customers the option of paying their bills by post.
(93192)
103
N 		Sir John Stanley (Tonbridge and Malling): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps he plans to take to oblige energy companies to disclose to domestic customers the estimated meter readings on which estimated bills are based.
(93193)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
104
Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Welsh Government on exclusive milk contracts.
(94624)
105
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she plans to have with her (a) French, (b) Dutch, (c) German, (d) Belgian and (e) Irish counterpart on measures for the conservation and management of fish stocks applying to all vessels fishing within the 12 nautical miles UK coastal zone.
(94419)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
106
Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the situation in Libya in regard to (a) the reports of secret detention centres and (b) the use of torture against people not linked to the National Transitional Council.
(94600)
107
N 		Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many cases of (a) data loss and (b) breaches of confidentiality occurred in his Department in 2011.
(94253)
108
Michael Ellis (Northampton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on cyber-attacks in the Middle East.
(94359)
109
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department is sponsoring any schemes in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands to promote marine biodiversity and conservation of marine species.
(94418)
110
Sajid Javid (Bromsgrove): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of whether (a) senior members of the Syrian administration and (b) prominent supporters of the Syrian regime who hold joint UK and Syrian citizenship are using their UK citizenship to evade international sanctions against Syria.
(94619)
111
Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the political relationship between Serbia and Turkey since the election of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in June 2011.
(94370)
112
Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the role of Turkey in promoting regional dialogue and security in the Western Balkans; and if he will make a statement.
(94371)
113
Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of respect for human rights in the case of Nick Djivanovic in prison in Serbia.
(94373)
114
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many officials in his Department are stationed in Somalia.
(94642)
115
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of bilateral relations with Lesotho; and if he will make a statement.
(94644)
116
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has any plans to visit Lesotho.
(94645)
117
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many British nationals have requested consular support in Lesotho in each of the last five years.
(94646)
118
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many British nationals have requested consular support in Somalia in each of the last five years.
(94647)
119
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to his recent visit to Somalia what assessment he has made of the UK's bilateral relationship with that country; and if he will make a statement.
(94648)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
120
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion of women did not receive the number of antenatal appointments recommended by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence in each maternity unit in (a) 2010 and (b) 2011.
(94382)
121
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of midwifery graduates started working as midwives in the NHS within six months of graduation in (a) 2010 and (b) 2011.
(94383)
122
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) men and (b) women were screened by each local chlamydia screening programme in (i) 2011 and (ii) 2010.
(94384)
123
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of malaria there were in each region in (a) 2010 and (b) 2011.
(94385)
124
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the ratio of fully-qualified school nurses to the number of schools was in England in (a) 2010 and (b) 2011.
(94386)
125
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what public health campaigns targeted at the prevention and management of obesity his Department ran in (a) 2010 and (b) 2011; what the (i) start and (ii) end date was of each such campaign; and how much his Department (A) allocated and (B) spent on each campaign.
(94387)
126
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost was of disposable surgical instruments in each category supplied to the NHS in (a) 2010 and (b) 2011.
(94502)
127
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what new resources he plans to provide areas with the highest rates of (a) obesity-related and (b) alcohol-related ill health.
(94503)
128
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of (a) anorexia and (b) bulimia were diagnosed in each region for patients of each (i) age group and (ii) sex in (A) 2010 and (B) 2011.
(94504)
129
N 		Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) violent incidents against NHS staff, (b) physical assaults against NHS staff and (c) criminal sanctions against individuals who had assaulted NHS staff there were in each (i) NHS hospital trust, (ii) strategic health authority area and (iii) England in (A) 2010 and (B) 2011.
(94505)
130
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he is planning a deep clean of hospitals in 2012.
(94506)
131
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many medical 999 calls were made in each region in (a) 2010 and (b) 2011; and what proportion of these calls resulted in ambulance dispatch in each region in each year.
(94507)
132
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations his Department has received from the tobacco industry on its consultation on plain packaging for tobacco products.
(94508)
133
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many health visitors there were in each (a) region and (b) primary care trust in terms of (i) headcount and (ii) full-time equivalent staff in (A) 2010 and (B) 2011.
(94509)
134
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent on maternity services in each (a) region and (b) NHS trust in (i) 2010 and (ii) 2011.
(94510)
135
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, by what date he estimates midwife numbers will have risen to meet his commitment to recruit 3,000 new midwives.
(94511)
136
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of admissions to hospital via accident and emergency departments were related to dental problems in (a) 2010 and (b) 2011.
(94539)
137
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people saw an NHS dentist at least once in (a) 2010 and (b) 2011.
(94541)
138
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the cost to the NHS of treating people involved in cycling accidents who were not wearing a cycle helmet in (a) 2010 and (b) 2011.
(94555)
139
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department spent on each major cost area in the seasonal influenza immunisation programme in 2012.
(94556)
140
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of (a) tuberculosis and (b) drug-resistant tuberculosis there were in each primary care trust area in (i) 2010 and (ii) 2011.
(94559)
141
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were admitted to hospital as a result of cycling accidents in each of the last five years.
(94584)
142
Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding his Department provided to the National Treatment Agency for treatment of drug addicts prescribed benzodiazepines between 1 April 2011 and 31 December 2011.
(94429)
143
Steve Brine (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Warley of 18 January 2012, Official Report, column 875W, on plastic surgery: breasts, what progress has been made on obtaining information about the number of women with PIP breast implants; and if he will inform any women who have had reconstructive breast surgery after treatment for breast cancer whether they have received PIP implants.
(94464)
144
N 		Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to prevent the sale of counterfeit medicine.
(93329)
145
N 		Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of (a) data loss and (b) breaches of confidentiality occurred in his Department in 2011.
(94252)
146
N 		Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department has issued to primary care trusts on the procurement of drugs for the treatment of mental health disorders.
(94309)
147
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to encourage greater use of private sector incentives in NHS procurement; and if he will make a statement.
(94378)
148
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many times the Care Quality Commission has taken enforcement action in the last 12 months.
(94379)
149
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many women aged 25 to 64 years in the Great Yarmouth area took up an invitation for cervical cancer screening in each year since 2007.
(94553)
150
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many invitations were sent out by NHS Norfolk and Waveney for cervical cancer screenings in each year since 2007.
(94554)
151
N 		Naomi Long (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in Northern Ireland on the referral of cyberknife treatment for patients in Northern Ireland.
(94242)
152
N 		Naomi Long (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients from health trusts outside the Greater London area have been referred for cyberknife treatment.
(94243)
153
N 		Naomi Long (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in Northern Ireland on the criteria for referring a patient in Northern Ireland for cyberknife treatment in another part of the UK.
(94244)
154
N 		Naomi Long (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in Northern Ireland on the procedure for transferring a patient in need of cyberknife treatment for treatment in another part of the UK.
(94245)
155
N 		Naomi Long (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients from Northern Ireland have been successfully referred for cyberknife treatment in England.
(94246)
156
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the merits of giving dance-movement psychotherapists similar (a) professional recognition and (b) statutory regulation to that applying to arts psychotherapists.
(94375)
157
John Pugh (Southport): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many staff were on his Department's payroll in (a) June 2010, (b) June 2011 and (c) January 2012.
(94544)
158
John Pugh (Southport): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which hospitals that pay PFI charges (a) will and (b) will not receive additional financial support in 2012-13.
(94545)
159
John Pugh (Southport): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much additional financial support for hospitals with high PFI charges has been allocated to hospitals in (a) London and (b) other areas.
(94546)
160
N 		Dame Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the waiting times were for (a) private and (b) NHS patients for diagnosis and treatment of (i) cancer, (ii) orthopaedic and (iii) cardiovascular conditions at (A) Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and (B) King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in the latest period for which figures are available.
(92657)
161
N 		Dame Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the Secretary of State has any plans to issue a revised version of A Code of Conduct for Private Practice: Recommended Standards of Practice for NHS Consultants, published in January 2004.
(92687)
162
Mr John Spellar (Warley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2012, Official Report, column 774W, on the NHS, how many employees of NHS Shared Business Services are based in (a) the UK and (b) abroad; and what the corresponding figures are for any companies contracted to provide call centre services for NHS Shared Business Services.
(94362)
163
N 		Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on how many occasions officials in his Department have met representatives from UNUM; and on how many occasions representatives from UNUM have met members of advisory committees and working groups for his Department.
(93958)
164
David Wright (Telford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence on the use of abiraterone in the NHS.
(94625)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
165
Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many antisocial behaviour orders have been issued to residents of the criminal justice areas covering Rossendale and Darwen constituency in each year since 2002.
(94380)
166
N 		Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign national criminals imprisoned in the West Midlands were removed from the UK in 2011.
(93346)
167
N 		Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on the recovery of small businesses affected by the public disorder of August 2011; and if she will make a statement.
(93348)
168
N 		Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of (a) data loss and (b) breaches of confidentiality occurred in her Department in 2011.
(94251)
169
Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were charged with possession of drugs in (a) Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency and (b) London in each of the last five years.
(94412)
170
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 10 January 2012, Official Report, column 154W, on crime: Scotland, what plans she has to meet the Cabinet Secretary for Justice in the Scottish Government to discuss serious and organised crime.
(94459)
171
Sajid Javid (Bromsgrove): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of (a) senior members of the Syrian administration and (b) prominent supporters of the Syrian regime who hold joint UK and Syrian citizenship.
(94618)
172
Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress her Department has made in tackling theft of drain covers from roads in (a) Redditch and (b) the West Midlands.
(94372)
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
173
N 		Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many cases of (a) data loss and (b) breaches of confidentiality occurred in his Department in 2011.
(94250)
174
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many of his Department's officials are stationed in Somalia.
(94643)
175
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much aid his Department has given to Lesotho in each of the last 10 years.
(94651)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
176
Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the date of first reception into custody was for each prisoner who committed suicide in custody in England and Wales in 2011; and what the length of sentence was for each such prisoner who had been sentenced.
(94558)
177
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his policy is on an in-house bid for the Quantum information and communications technology contract; and whether his Department's management board has considered making such a bid.
(94628)
Questions to the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
178
N 		James Morris (Halesowen and Rowley Regis): To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, for what reason the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) has requested a supplementary estimate for 2011-12; and what decision the Speaker's Committee for the IPSA has reached in relation to that request.
(93799)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
179
Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much compensation was paid to each franchised train operator by Network Rail for delays and cancellations attributed to Network Rail in the latest period for which figures are available; and how much was paid by each operator to passengers affected by these delays in that period.
(94365)
180
Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much compensation was paid (a) to each train operator by Network Rail and (b) by each train operator to passengers as a result of delays and cancellations directly attributable to cable theft in the latest period for which figures are available.
(94367)
181
Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much and what proportion of the cost of training seafarers was borne by the public purse in each year since 2001.
(94461)
182
N 		Stella Creasy (Walthamstow): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the costs were of compensation claims (a) received, (b) investigated and (c) settled by Network Rail for damage to property caused by train vibration between 2002 and 2012.
(93943)
183
N 		Stella Creasy (Walthamstow): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many investigations were (a) requested and (b) undertaken by independent structural engineers on behalf of Network Rail into damage to property caused by train vibration between 2002 and 2012.
(93944)
184
N 		Stella Creasy (Walthamstow): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many compensation claims were (a) received, (b) investigated and (c) settled by Network Rail for damage to property caused by train vibration between 2002 and 2012.
(93945)
185
Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Severn Bridges Act 1992 Account 2010-11, what estimate she has made of the date on which the Severn Bridges concession will expire; and what discussions she has had on the ownership of the bridges after that date.
(94599)
186
Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency roadside tax disc checks there have been in the London Borough of Bexley in each of the last five years; and how many drivers were prosecuted as a result of such checks.
(94411)
187
Mr Tom Harris (Glasgow South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has appointed a special director to sit on Network Rail's Remuneration Committee; and how many meetings of that Committee any such special director has attended.
(94455)
188
Mr Tom Harris (Glasgow South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will place in the Library a copy of the letter sent by the previous Secretary of State for Transport to Network Rail, to which he referred in evidence to the Transport Select Committee on 26 July 2010.
(94465)
189
Mr Tom Harris (Glasgow South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with the (a) Chairman and (b) Chief Executive of Network Rail on (i) the company's annual executive bonus scheme and (ii) its Gainshare Plan.
(94466)
190
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the recommendations of the Report by the National Audit Office on Procurement of the M25 private finance contract, what progress has been made on (a) the development of a strategy for managing the risks of introducing demand management on the M25 by 30 July 2011 and (b) implementing demand management measures on the M25.
(94388)
191
N 		Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she expects the roadworks on the M1 motorway in the vicinity of junction 19 to be completed with all lanes reopened and the temporary lower speed limit removed.
(93598)
192
N 		Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what offences other than speeding have been detected by the fixed gantry cameras on the M1 motorway in (a) Nottinghamshire and (b) Hertfordshire; and if she will make a statement.
(93599)
193
N 		Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she expects the roadworks south of junction 13 of the M1 motorway to be completed with all lanes reopened and the temporary lower speed limit removed.
(93600)
194
Mark Menzies (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions her Department has had with Lancashire County Council on variable 20mph speed limits outside schools.
(94543)
195
Mark Menzies (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent consultations she has undertaken on (a) introducing more 20 mph zones in residential areas and (b) the fitting of mirrors to HGV vehicles so that cyclists can be seen.
(94557)
196
Angela Smith (Penistone and Stocksbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what timetable she has set for the renewal of rail franchises in the next three years; and what timetable she has set for (a) publication of prior information notice, (b) publication of invitation to tender and (c) award of contract for each franchise.
(94414)
197
Angela Smith (Penistone and Stocksbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff of her Department work on franchise specification, renewal and management; and how many such staff work on each franchise.
(94416)
198
Angela Smith (Penistone and Stocksbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which (a) train operating companies and (b) routes provide her Department with peak passenger count data; and which of these routes were over capacity in the peak periods in the latest period for which figures are available.
(94417)
199
Angela Smith (Penistone and Stocksbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of expenditure by her Department allocated to local authority major transport schemes has been allocated to each (a) local transport authority and (b) integrated transport authority in England in each year from 2007-08 to 2014-15.
(94622)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
200
Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many working households within (a) Rossendale Borough Council and (b) Blackburn and Darwen Council area were in receipt of housing benefit in the most recent period for which figures are available.
(94381)
201
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects to conclude negotiations to finalise termination payments to flexible new deal providers.
(94474)
202
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Department's delivery plan, what milestones were not achieved in 2011; and whether there are any milestones he expects not to achieve in 2012.
(94475)
203
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many benefit sanctions were (a) issued and (b) enforced in each month since April 2011.
(94476)
204
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total monetary value was of benefits withheld under sanctions in each of the last 24 months.
(94477)
205
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people came off benefits and entered into work as a result of the work experience programme in each month since January 2011.
(94478)
206
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the off-flow rate was for people aged 16 to 24 from benefit into work in each month since January 2011 for (a) those undertaking work experience and (b) those who did not.
(94479)
207
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which consultancy reports were produced by (a) audit and (b) management consulting firms for his Department in (a) 2010 and (b) 2011.
(94481)
208
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 10 November 2011, Official Report, column 436W, on departmental manpower, if he will provide a breakdown of his Department's staff reductions by area of activity.
(94482)
209
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the level of benefit expenditure in each of the next five years.
(94483)
210
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 21 November 2011, Official Report, columns 115-6W, on departmental public expenditure, if he will publish his latest assessment of how he plans to achieve efficiency savings of £1.45 billion.
(94485)
211
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what change in departmental headcount he plans for (a) 2011-12 and (b) 2012-13.
(94486)
212
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what change in Jobcentre Plus headcount he plans for 2011-12.
(94487)
213
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has for the transfer of housing benefit staff from local authorities to his Department as part of implementation of universal credit.
(94488)
214
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average time taken was for posting new job advertisements in each Jobcentre Plus centre in the latest period for which figures are available.
(94489)
215
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has contingency plans for the potential multiple failure of Work Programme providers.
(94490)
216
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the potential cost to the public purse of fraud resulting from the time taken between the commencement of the Work Programme and the readiness of its supporting IT system.
(94491)
217
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of claimants of housing benefit were (a) employed and (b) unemployed in the latest period for which figures are available.
(94492)
218
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the contribution by the Minister of State in his Department of 1 February 2012, Official Report, columns 291-2WH, whether he plans to update (a) his Department's website, (b) relevant parts of the DirectGov website, (c) the ESA 50 questionnaire and (d) other literature issued by his Department to advise people undergoing work capability assessments of their right to an audio recording of their session.
(94560)
219
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the contribution by the Minister of State in his Department of 1 February 2012, Official Report, columns 291-2WH, in what format people whose work capability assessment is audio-recorded will receive a copy of that recording.
(94561)
220
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the contribution by the Minister of State in his Department of 1 February 2012, Official Report, columns 291-2WH, how long after the work capability assessment takes place people whose session is audio-recorded will receive a copy of that recording.
(94562)
221
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the contribution by the Minister of State in his Department of 1 February 2012, Official Report, columns 291-2WH, what consideration he has given to advising people undergoing a work capability assessment in writing in advance of their session of their right to an audio recording of that session.
(94563)
222
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 20 December 2011, Official Report, column 1082W, on Atos Healthcare, what the specific capacity pressures which meant the initiative could not continue were; and what assessment he has made of whether such capacity pressures affect the ability of Atos to fulfil its contractual obligations.
(94581)
223
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 11 January 2012, Official Report, column 164, on work capability assessment, whether he has considered imposing financial penalties on Atos to reflect the number of work capability assessments which are overturned on appeal.
(94582)
224
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the contribution by the Minister of State in his Department of 1 February 2012, Official Report, columns 291-2WH, what steps he plans to take to ensure that every person undergoing a work capability assessment is made aware in advance of their right to an audio recording of their session.
(94583)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
225
Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what arrangements have been put in place to ensure that the Community First Programme is accountable to the local community for its disbursement of funds.
[Transferred] (94424)
226
Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what input local councillors will have to the distribution of funds by the Community First Programme.
[Transferred] (94425)
227
Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how the Community First Programme will ensure that all local people with an interest in being members of a local panel have an opportunity to join; and if he will ensure that priority is not given only to those who apply first.
[Transferred] (94426)
228
Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what right of appeal applies to local organisations which are refused funding by the Community First Programme's local panel.
[Transferred] (94427)
229
N 		Mark Lancaster (Milton Keynes North): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of the likely effects of implementation of the Public Bodies Act 2011.
[Question Unstarred] (94022)
230
Chris Skidmore (Kingswood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many companies in each region had a turnover of over (a) £1 million, (b) £5 million and (c) £10 million in 2010-11.
[Transferred] (94621)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
231
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward proposals to require insurance companies to disclose by (a) council ward and (b) postcode how many people in each such area hold (i) house, (ii) contents, (iii) car, (iv) life and (v) other forms of insurance with them; and if he will make a statement.
[Transferred] (94603)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
232
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has had discussions with the Geological Society on the toxicity levels of chemicals used in fracking.
[Transferred] (94467)
233
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will investigate the toxicity levels of chemicals used in fracking.
[Transferred] (94468)
234
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the levels of methane in groundwater prior to hydraulic fracturing taking place.
[Transferred] (94469)
235
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the British Geological Survey on the levels of methane in groundwater prior to hydraulic fracturing taking place.
[Transferred] (94470)
236
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Geological Society on the levels of methane in groundwater prior to hydraulic fracturing taking place.
[Transferred] (94473)
237
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) tests her Department has carried out and (b) assessment she has made of the toxicity of the (i) chemicals and (ii) hydraulic fluid used in hydraulic fracturing.
[Transferred] (94512)
238
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what tests her Department has carried out on the level of water contamination resulting from hydraulic fluid used in hydraulic fracturing.
[Transferred] (94513)
239
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the British Geological Survey on the toxicity of the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing.
[Transferred] (94515)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
240
Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans his Department has to maintain and improve the reliability of security measures when transporting high-security inmates between prisons and court.
[Transferred] (94374)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
241
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she plans to issue more detailed guidance on the use of armed guards on UK-flagged shipping.
[Transferred] (94484)

Prepared 8th February 2012