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Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 1 March 2012

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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Thursday 1 March 2012
(the 'Questions Book')

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 1 March 2012

This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Thursday 1 March 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 Thursday 1 March of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.

For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Thursday 1 March see Part 2 of this paper.

Questions to the Attorney General
1
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Attorney General, on how many occasions he was consulted on decisions to grant immunity from prosecution to assisting offenders as defined in the provisions of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 in each year since 2007.
(97797)
2
Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Attorney General, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Serious Fraud Office's budget in light of the recent report from KPMG showing a significant increase in financial crime.
(97859)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
3
N 		Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what contracts with his Department and its agencies A4e (a) is bidding for and (b) has been awarded but have not yet commenced either independently or in partnership with other companies.
(97480)
4
N 		Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what support schemes for business are operated by (a) his Department and (b) its agencies.
(96762)
5
N 		Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will publish data on the regional take-up of the Enterprise Finance Guarantee.
(96763)
6
N 		Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he has taken to attract private sector capital from (a) pension funds and (b) other investors to invest in the Green Investment Bank.
(97300)
7
N 		Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many and what proportion of university students spent a year in industry as part of their degree in England, broken down by (a) region and (b) county in each of the last five years.
(97525)
8
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what reduction in carbon dioxide emissions his Department has made under the 10:10 initiative.
(97924)
9
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much funding from the European Development Fund was allocated to low-carbon projects in the UK in (a) 2006, (b) 2007, (c) 2008, (d) 2009, (e) 2010 and (f) 2011.
(97959)
10
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many businesses in the UK received funding for low-carbon projects from the European Development Fund in (a) 2006, (b) 2007, (c) 2008, (d) 2009, (e) 2010 and (f) 2011.
(97960)
11
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the monetary value was of Anglo-Sudan trade in (a) 2005, (b) 2009 and (c) 2010.
(97879)
12
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assistance UK Trade and Investment is providing to UK firms to export to Sudan.
(97880)
13
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assistance UK Trade and Investment is giving to British companies with fewer than 50 employees to export to Libya.
(97963)
14
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans he has to open a British pavilion in Tripoli, Libya to promote British goods and services.
(97964)
15
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what targets for bilateral trade have been given to UK Trade and Investment staff in Libya for (a) 2012 and (b) 2013.
(97966)
16
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans he has to increase the number of UK Trade and Investment staff in Libya.
(97975)
17
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans he has to appoint a full-time trade ambassador to Libya.
(97976)
18
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether the head of UK Trade and Investment in Libya has any plans to meet hon. Members.
(97979)
19
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what administrative requirements higher education providers must complete in order for their courses to be designated; and if he will publish the submissions by higher education providers associated with this process.
(97725)
20
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what criteria must be met by a higher education provider in order for a course to be designated.
(97726)
21
David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department takes to provide information for UK exporters on avoiding breaking sanctions and export bans.
(97970)
22
David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many companies breached sanctions on Iran in each of the last five years.
(97982)
23
N 		Ian Murray (Edinburgh South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the average length of negotiation for collective redundancies was in each year from 2000 to 2011.
(97568)
24
N 		Ian Murray (Edinburgh South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the evidential basis was for his decision to increase the qualification period for unfair dismissal from one to two years.
(97593)
25
N 		Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the annual consumer detriment caused by breaches of the Trades Descriptions Act 1968 in the most recent year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
(97661)
26
N 		Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will (a) place in the Library a copy of and (b) publish Sir Anthony Bamford's report on UK manufacturing.
(97558)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
27
N 		Andy Burnham (Leigh): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many NHS patients died of starvation in NHS hospitals in each of the last 10 years.
(97473)
28
N 		Tracey Crouch (Chatham and Aylesford): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people died of mesothelioma, in each primary care trust in each of the last five years.
(97520)
29
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what reduction in carbon dioxide emissions his Department has made under the 10:10 initiative.
(97927)
30
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many children in Leeds North West constituency were living in workless households in the latest period for which figures are available.
(97871)
31
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will bring forward proposals to extend the 10-day payment period under the Prompt Payment Code to all public procuring bodies and their clients.
(97732)
32
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will review the requirements of pre-qualification questionnaires for the purposes of enabling more small firms to secure public procurement contracts.
(97733)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
33
N 		Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 22 February 2012, Official Report, column 840W, on Moody's Investors Service, other than the requirement to submit a draft ratings assessment to his Department in advance of publication, what communications took place between his Department and Moody's Investors Service on (a) 12, (b) 13 and (c) 14 February 2012; who was involved in those communications; and what their purpose was.
(97559)
34
N 		Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 22 February 2012, Official Report, column 840W, on Moody's Investors Service, if he will place in the Library a copy of the (a) draft ratings assessments submitted by Moody's Investors Services to his Department in advance of formal publication of its assessment on 14 February 2012 and (b) communications that his Department submitted to the agency in response to those draft assessments.
(97561)
35
Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had on the introduction of a minimum price per unit on alcohol.
(97818)
36
N 		Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to reduce tax (a) avoidance and (b) evasion; and if he will make a statement.
(97597)
37
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what reduction in carbon dioxide emissions his Department has made under the 10:10 initiative.
(97935)
38
N 		Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has received a representation from the Scottish Government requesting a valuation by the Government Actuary's Department of the Scottish Teachers' Superannuation Scheme.
(97519)
39
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much in frozen Libyan assets has been returned to Libya; and whether any assets are still frozen.
(97971)
40
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many basic rate taxpayers earnt more than £10,000 in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12; and how many such taxpayers were (i) men and (ii) women.
(97735)
41
Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what comparative assessment he has made of the level of increase in savings limits for all employee share plans and the level of annual increase in ISA limits.
(97799)
42
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether registered Equitable Life policyholders will receive details of the calculation used to decide the level of compensation they are awarded.
(97842)
43
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether pre-September 1992 Equitable Life annuitants will receive compensation; and what proportion of the (a) caseload and (b) expenditure of compensation is represented by people in this group.
(97843)
44
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of progress towards meeting the objective of targeting the oldest policyholders in the Equitable Life Scheme; and what proportion of the (a) caseload and (b) expenditure of compensation is represented by over 75 year-olds.
(97844)
45
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of registered Equitable Life policyholders will receive compensation of £500 or less.
(97845)
46
N 		Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on how many occasions UK authorities have requested (a) technical and (b) operational assistance from the European Commission to facilitate an investigation into fraud, corruption or money laundering under Article 7 of the Second Protocol of the Convention on the protection of the European Communities' financial interests in the last five years; and what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of that Protocol.
(97652)
47
N 		Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the EU Council Act of 18 December 1997 drawing up the Convention on mutual assistance and co-operation between customs administrations, on how many occasions since 1998 (a) pursuing officers from another EU member state have continued their pursuit into UK territory without prior authorisation under Article 20 of the Convention, (b) customs officers from another EU member state have conducted covert investigations on UK territory under Article 23 of the Convention and (c) UK authorities have participated in joint special investigation teams under Article 24 of the Convention.
(97654)
48
N 		Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to devolve vehicle licensing and taxation powers to the Northern Ireland Executive.
(97444)
49
N 		Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Walsall North of 2 February 2012 sent to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and transferred to his Department, on the transparency of criteria used in establishing conveyancing panels of solicitors and licensed conveyancers.
(97455)
50
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will act as a guarantor for smaller developers in the construction sector to enable them to compete for the Get Britain Building Fund; and if he will make a statement.
(97731)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
51
Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what meetings he and Ministers in his Department had with property developers in the (a) third quarter of 2011, (b) fourth quarter of 2011 and (c) first quarter of 2012.
(97778)
52
Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will publish details of meetings which he and Ministers in his Department have had with property developers.
(97779)
53
N 		Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what contracts with his Department and its agencies A4e (a) is bidding for and (b) has been awarded but have not yet commenced either independently or in partnership with other companies.
(97479)
54
N 		Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what progress he has made in formulating policy on council tax benefit localisation; and if he will make a statement.
(97301)
55
N 		Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the per capita change in local authority spending in each region in the period 2011 to 2013.
(97302)
56
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what reduction in carbon dioxide emissions his Department has made under the 10:10 initiative.
(97925)
57
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will request the Greater Manchester combined authority to poll the electorate on the issue of an elected Mayor for the Greater Manchester city region.
(97867)
58
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what consideration he has given to the merits of an elected mayor for Greater Manchester to oversee strategic city region governance by the Greater Manchester combined authority.
(97868)
59
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to devolve further powers and responsibilities to the Greater Manchester city region as it has a statutory combined authority for the city region.
(97869)
60
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent progress has been made on the Affordable Homes programme in Leeds North West constituency.
(97821)
61
N 		Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills on the support available for employers of on-call retained firefighters.
(97458)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport
62
Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what representations he has received on the potential regulation of the collection and use of user data by internet companies.
(97819)
63
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what reduction in carbon dioxide emissions his Department has made under the 10:10 initiative.
(97926)
64
Andrew Jones (Harrogate and Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the effect of reforms to the National Lottery on the amount of funding going to grassroots sport.
(97740)
65
David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what representations he has received on the inclusion of additional (a) golf and (b) cricket events on the list of sporting events that must be shown on terrestrial television.
(97969)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
66
Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has for further testing of equipment at Aberporth; what plans he has for future use of facilities at Aberporth by the armed forces; and if he will make a statement.
(97820)
67
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what reduction in carbon dioxide emissions his Department has made under the 10:10 initiative.
(97923)
68
Fabian Hamilton (Leeds North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy to seek the approval of Parliament before allowing the use of US bases in the UK by the (a) US administration and (b) governments of other countries to launch military strikes against targets in Iran.
(97777)
69
N 		Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding has been allocated to each (a) country and (b) programme under the (i) Defence Assistance Fund and (ii) Conflict Pool.
(97448)
70
N 		Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which child protection safeguarding measures which are in place for people aged under 18 in the UK armed forces are implemented in training and capability building provided by the UK to forces in each overseas country.
(97449)
71
N 		Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which countries are supported through the (a) Defence Assistance Fund and (b) Conflict Pool.
(97451)
72
Andrew Jones (Harrogate and Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effects of the measures announced in the recent defence review by the US on the UK's future military co-operation with that country.
(97739)
73
Andrew Jones (Harrogate and Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the findings of the interim report on the armed forces covenant.
(97741)
74
N 		Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what hourly rate his Department pays to agency drivers from Pertemps; and whether such payments include VAT.
(97516)
75
N 		Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many third party logistics movements in and out of (a) Bicester, (b) Donnington and (c) West Moors were undertaken by (i) Palletways, (ii) Pertemps, (iii) private couriers, (iv) hauliers and (v) other contractors or outside suppliers in (A) 2006, (B) 2007, (C) 2008, (D) 2009 and (E) 2010; and if he will make a statement.
(97517)
76
N 		Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he had sight of the letter sent to his Department by Fincantieri about the MARS project.
(97587)
77
N 		Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what timetable he has set for the reconstituted Medal Review; and if he will make a statement.
(96155)
Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister
78
N 		Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many times he has taken flights within the UK on official business since August 2010; what class of travel he used; and who accompanied him on each such flight.
(96759)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
79
Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which English local authorities provided free school meals in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in the most recent period for which figures are available.
(97792)
80
Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his policy is on the formation of military academies; and if he will make a statement.
(97856)
81
Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Government's publication, Creating a Sporting Habit for Life: a new youth sport strategy, whether he has any plans to make participation in sport compulsory in schools after the age of 16 years.
(97744)
82
N 		Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students (a) in care, (b) leaving care and (c) on income support have accessed the Bursary Fund since its inception.
(96156)
83
Caroline Dinenage (Gosport): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to encourage more schools to become specialist in science, technology, engineering and mathematics subjects.
(97742)
84
N 		Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of teachers at each teaching grade who are actively seeking employment.
(97475)
85
N 		Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teachers were recruited at each teaching grade in each of the last two years.
(97476)
86
N 		Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teachers at each teaching grade have been made redundant in the last two years.
(97477)
87
N 		Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the average number of careers advice appointments on offer per pupil per year for secondary school students in England in each of the last five years.
(97592)
88
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what reduction in carbon dioxide emissions his Department has made under the 10:10 initiative.
(97933)
89
David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent representations he has received on increasing provision of free transport to schools.
(97872)
90
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools in (a) the Leeds North West constituency and (b) Leeds received an outstanding result from Ofsted in the last three years.
(97738)
91
Chris Skidmore (Kingswood): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of pupils were entered for GCSEs in each of the three separate sciences in (a) comprehensive, (b) selective and (c) independent schools in each year since 1997.
(97849)
92
Chris Skidmore (Kingswood): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of children in secondary schools were taught in classes with (a) streaming and (b) setting in each year since 1996-97; and if he will make a statement.
(97854)
93
N 		Elizabeth Truss (South West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the cost was of Ofsted inspections of (a) childminders, (b) nurseries and (c) schools in the latest year for which figures are available.
(97663)
94
N 		Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he expects to reply to the letter of 1 February 2012 from the hon. Member for Walsall North concerning a constituent, reference 2012/0008558.
(97556)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
95
N 		Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps he has taken to encourage the development of early-stage renewable technologies.
(97299)
96
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what reduction in carbon dioxide emissions his Department has made under the 10:10 initiative.
(97928)
97
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the year-on-year percentage change was in the energy generated from onshore wind in (a) 2006, (b) 2007, (c) 2008, (d) 2009, (e) 2010 and (f) 2011.
(97942)
98
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the year-on-year percentage change was in the energy generated from offshore wind in (a) 2006, (b) 2007, (c) 2008, (d) 2009, (e) 2010 and (f) 2011.
(97943)
99
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the year-on-year percentage change was in the energy generated from tidal sources in (a) 2006, (b) 2007, (c) 2008, (d) 2009, (e) 2010 and (f) 2011.
(97944)
100
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the year-on-year percentage change was in the energy generated from small-scale hydro sources in (a) 2006, (b) 2007, (c) 2008, (d) 2009, (e) 2010 and (f) 2011.
(97945)
101
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the year-on-year percentage change was in the energy generated from large-scale hydro sources in (a) 2006, (b) 2007, (c) 2008, (d) 2009, (e) 2010 and (f) 2011.
(97946)
102
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the year-on-year percentage change was in the energy generated from landfill gas in (a) 2006, (b) 2007, (c) 2008, (d) 2009, (e) 2010 and (f) 2011.
(97947)
103
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the year-on-year percentage change was in the energy generated from sewage sludge digestion in (a) 2006, (b) 2007, (c) 2008, (d) 2009, (e) 2010 and (f) 2011.
(97948)
104
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the year-on-year percentage change was in the energy generated from municipal solid wall combustion in (a) 2006, (b) 2007, (c) 2008, (d) 2009, (e) 2010 and (f) 2011.
(97949)
105
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the year-on-year percentage change was in the energy generated from animal biomass in (a) 2006, (b) 2007, (c) 2008, (d) 2009, (e) 2010 and (f) 2011.
(97950)
106
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the year-on-year percentage change was in the energy generated from plant biomass in (a) 2006, (b) 2007, (c) 2008, (d) 2009, (e) 2010 and (f) 2011.
(97951)
107
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much (a) onshore wind, (b) offshore wind, (c) tidal, (d) small-scale hydro, (e) large-scale hydro, (f) landfill gas, (g) sewage sludge digestion, (h) municipal solid wall combustion, (i) animal biomass and (j) plant biomass energy generation capacity was installed in (i) 2006, (ii) 2007, (iii) 2008, (iv) 2009, (v) 2010 and (vi) 2011.
(97952)
108
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much generation capacity from renewable energy sources was installed in each year between 1997 and 2011.
(97953)
109
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much generation capacity from non-renewable energy sources was installed in each year between 1997 and 2011.
(97954)
110
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many applications for support from Salix loans for energy efficiency have been (a) submitted, (b) accepted and (c) rejected.
(97955)
111
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many applications for funding from the Local Energy Assessment Fund have been (a) submitted, (b) accepted and (c) rejected.
(97956)
112
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many organisations have received a Salix loan for energy efficiency; and what the amount of each such loan is.
(97957)
113
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many organisations have received funding from the Local Energy Assessment Fund; and how much has been received by each organisation.
(97958)
114
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 22 February 2012, Official Report, column 833W, on the Warm Homes Discount Scheme, what estimate his Department has made of the average level of financial support that will be provided to low-income and vulnerable households beyond the core group.
(97961)
115
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 22 February 2012, Official Report, column 832-3W, on solar power, what the names are of the 13 different industry contacts and seven others consulted as part of the preparation of his Department's document entitled Solar PV Cost Update, January 2012.
(97962)
116
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many households in the (a) private rented, (b) social and (c) owner-occupied sector in (i) England, (ii) Tameside and (iii) Stockport were classed as being in fuel poverty in the latest period for which figures are available.
(97866)
117
David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent representations he has received on statutory easements enabling gas and electricity companies to connect park home owners to the mains supply.
(97968)
118
Tessa Munt (Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how the deployment of solar photovoltaic technologies will be used to support his Department's commitment to community-owned energy projects.
(97864)
119
Tessa Munt (Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what consideration his Department has given to the merits of using solar pv panels in the social housing sector.
(97865)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
120
N 		Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her policy is on the creation of new environmental marine and countryside parks.
(97560)
121
N 		Damian Collins (Folkestone and Hythe): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the spread of Schmallenberg virus; how many cases have been reported in Folkestone and Hythe constituency; and if she will make a statement.
(97450)
122
N 		Mike Crockart (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to provide the same level of protection to hares in England during the breeding season that they receive in Scotland.
(97378)
123
N 		Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to promote the transfer of information on good practice between conservation practitioners.
(97528)
124
N 		Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that responsibly-sourced fish is promoted in Government departments.
(97590)
125
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what reduction in carbon dioxide emissions her Department has made under the 10:10 initiative.
(97929)
126
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to regulate the possession of shark fin products.
(97730)
127
N 		Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will reassess the legal obstacles to introducing a ban on keeping wild animals in circuses in the light of recent legislative initiatives in Greece to give effect to such a ban there.
(97562)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
128
N 		Thomas Docherty (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer to the hon Member for Romford of 23 February 2012, Official Report, columns 943-4W, on the Turks and Caicos Islands, what the cost to the Government was of the Turks and Caicos Coastal Radar System; and from which departmental budget that expenditure came.
(97585)
129
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reduction in carbon dioxide emissions his Department has made under the 10:10 initiative.
(97934)
130
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much funding from his Department's Prosperity Fund programme was allocated to fossil fuel subsidy reform projects in the latest period for which figures are available.
(97729)
131
N 		Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will discuss with the Moroccan Ambassador progress on a referendum on independence from or integration with Morocco in Western Sahara.
(97447)
132
N 		Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make it his policy to support the establishment of a UN Council for Natural Resources in Western Sahara.
(97452)
133
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans he has to lift trade sanctions on Sudan.
(97838)
134
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many staff are based at the British Embassy in Tripoli; and how many of those are attached to UK Trade and Investment.
(97967)
135
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the likely date of the trial of Saif Al Islam Gaddafi.
(97977)
136
Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had on (a) the human rights record of Cambodia, (b) Cambodia's application for membership of the UN Security Council and (c) the eviction of the Borei Keila community in Phnom Penh.
(97793)
137
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the prospects for elections in the Palestinian Authority in May 2012.
(97807)
138
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the outcome was of the mission to investigate the administration of the November 2011 presidential and legislative elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
(97808)
139
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has any plans to meet representatives of the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo to discuss the presidential and legislative elections held in November 2011 before the 2012 provincial elections.
(97809)
140
N 		Nicky Morgan (Loughborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with (a) the Syrian government, (b) the United Nations and (c) the rest of the international community about allowing humanitarian organisations, including the International Committee of the Red Cross, access to Syria; and if he will make a statement.
(97564)
141
Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many British citizens were murdered in Pakistan in each of the last five years.
(97862)
142
N 		Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he had on inviting representatives from Somali civil society to the London conference on Somalia on 23 February 2012.
(97462)
143
N 		Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many (a) men and (b) women were members of the Somali delegations to the London conference on Somalia on 23 February 2012.
(97463)
144
N 		Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on the rights of women in Somalia; and if he will make a statement.
(97464)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
145
N 		Andy Burnham (Leigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost of maintenance backlogs was in the NHS in each financial year since 2006-07.
(97518)
146
N 		Andy Burnham (Leigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the participation of private providers in the delivery of the NHS Healthchecks programme.
(97650)
147
Tracey Crouch (Chatham and Aylesford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS beds are available for those receiving treatment for drug and alcohol problems.
(97980)
148
N 		Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the role of private sector companies in identifying and supporting new ways to prevent and treat HIV in (a) the UK and (b) developing countries.
(96741)
149
N 		Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the development of paediatric formulations to address unmet needs for children living with HIV in (a) the UK and (b) developing countries.
(96742)
150
Caroline Dinenage (Gosport): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his Department has had with representatives of the alcohol industry on including the calorie content of each product on its label.
(97857)
151
Jim Dobbin (Heywood and Middleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of risks associated with dermal fillers.
(97816)
152
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what reduction in carbon dioxide emissions his Department has made under the 10:10 initiative.
(97931)
153
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost to the public purse of staff redundancies by primary care trusts in (a) Tameside and Glossop and (b) Stockport has been since May 2010.
(97870)
154
Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the likely effect of profit-making by private sector providers of NHS services on the extent to which planned savings under his proposed NHS reforms can be achieved.
(97724)
155
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding he allocated for the provision of health visitors in Leeds North West constituency in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12.
(97794)
156
Caroline Nokes (Romsey and Southampton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment has been made of the efficacy of hand sanitiser gel in reducing hospital-acquired infections.
(97822)
157
Caroline Nokes (Romsey and Southampton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the cost to the NHS of alcohol abuse in the city of Southampton in the latest period for which figures are available.
(97873)
158
Claire Perry (Devizes): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what consideration he has given to extending the stability fund for some hospitals with public finance initiative schemes to Savernake Hospital; whether a decision has been made on the future structure of Savernake Hospital; and what timetable has been put in place for implementing the strategy for the future of the hospital.
(97861)
159
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department holds on which diabetes prescription drugs have been subject to shortage in (a) pharmacies and (b) hospitals since January (i) 2011 and (ii) 2012.
(97795)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
160
N 		Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what contracts with her Department and its agencies A4e (a) is bidding for and (b) has been awarded but have not yet commenced either independently or in partnership with other companies.
(97482)
161
Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many claims under the Riots (Damages) Act 1886 in relation to public disorder in London in August 2011 have been (a) made, (b) accepted as valid and (c) paid.
(97877)
162
Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the likely effect on the number of applications for asylum received from Syrian nationals of the situation in that country.
(97745)
163
N 		Yvette Cooper (Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether responsibility for the police national computer will transfer from the National Policing Improvement Agency to the National Crime Agency; and on what date any such transfer will take place.
(97662)
164
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what reduction in carbon dioxide emissions her Department has made under the 10:10 initiative.
(97936)
165
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle the (a) theft of waste cooking oil and (b) illegal manufacture of biofuel.
(97728)
166
Graham Jones (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what initiatives will be funded by the £5 million allocated to the metal theft taskforce.
(97846)
167
Graham Jones (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of the funding set aside for a metal theft task force has been allocated; and in which areas of the UK it is being spent.
(97855)
168
N 		Mark Lancaster (Milton Keynes North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much of the drug khat was seized during attempted exportation to other European countries where it is banned in the latest period for which figures are available.
(97598)
169
N 		Mark Lancaster (Milton Keynes North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to prevent the exportation of the drug khat to other European countries.
(97599)
170
N 		Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many anti-social behaviour orders issued by (a) Billesley, (b) Bournville, (c) Brandwood and (d) Selly Oak local government wards in Birmingham were breached in (i) 2010 and (ii) 2011.
(95986)
171
N 		Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many anti-social behaviour orders were imposed on people with addresses in (a) Billesley, (b) Bournville, (c) Brandwood and (d) Selly Oak local government wards in Birmingham in (i) 2010 and (ii) 2011.
(95987)
172
Caroline Nokes (Romsey and Southampton North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the cost to the police of alcohol abuse in the city of Southampton in the latest period for which figures are available.
(97874)
173
N 		Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions the Government (a) requested and (b) was requested to provide information about groups posing a threat to law and order and security pursuant to EU Joint Action 97/339/JHA in each of the last five years.
(97606)
174
N 		Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in how many international joint customs surveillance operations as provided for in EU Joint Action 97/372/JHA UK authorities participated in each of the last five years; and what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of such operations.
(97651)
175
N 		Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how the UK's application and implementation of EU and other international acts and instruments in criminal matters has been assessed by the evaluation teams established by EU Joint Action 97/827/JHA; and what assessment her Department has made of the usefulness of that evaluation process.
(97653)
176
N 		Dame Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will review her policy of enforcing removals to Sri Lanka following reports that Tamils have been detained and tortured after removal from the UK.
(97563)
177
N 		Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects to respond to the letter of 24 February 2012 from the hon. Member for Harrow West on the possible deportation of a constituent to Sri Lanka; and if she will make a statement.
(97659)
178
N 		Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has provided the Serious and Organised Crime Agency with additional resources to enable it to undertake action related to copyright infringement.
(97457)
179
N 		Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason the UK Border Agency took a month to inform the hon. Member for Walsall North that written authorisation was required in case reference S1153849 and CTS ref M494/12.
(97456)
Questions to the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission
180
N 		Thomas Docherty (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, what estimate the House of Commons Commission has made of the number of hours that will be required to be worked by (a) Hardcat employees and (b) PICT staff to conduct the audit of IT on the Parliamentary Estate.
(97445)
181
N 		Thomas Docherty (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, on what date the audit of IT on the Parliamentary Estate (a) began and (b) is expected to be completed.
(97446)
182
Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): 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 Early Day Motions in 2010-11.
(97723)
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
183
Rushanara Ali (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what measures his Department plans to use to assess the effectiveness of its private sector programme.
(97810)
184
Rushanara Ali (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what measures his Department plans to use to assess the effectiveness of its governance and conflict programme.
(97811)
185
Rushanara Ali (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how his Department's private sector programme funding will be delivered; and which bodies and organisations will be involved in delivery.
(97812)
186
Rushanara Ali (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what objectives his Department has set for its private sector programme.
(97813)
187
Rushanara Ali (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion and how much in real terms of his Department's budget will be allocated to private sector projects in each year of the Comprehensive Spending Review period.
(97814)
188
N 		Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce delays in the availability of low-cost versions of new treatments for HIV in the developing world.
(96740)
189
N 		Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funds his Department plans to allocate to support agricultural research and development in Africa in the 2010-12 Parliament.
(97586)
190
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what reduction in carbon dioxide emissions his Department has made under the 10:10 initiative.
(97930)
191
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans he has to stop providing aid to India.
(97973)
192
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance he is providing to the Ministry of Education in Libya to promote transfer of best practice to that country.
(97974)
193
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps he is taking to assist the Libyan government in developing a regulatory framework.
(97978)
194
Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent estimate he has made of the global prevalence of malaria.
(97875)
195
Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of recent research on the prevalence of malaria.
(97876)
196
N 		Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent representations he has received on women's rights in Somalia; and if he will make a statement.
(97465)
197
N 		Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many and what proportion of meetings of the Board of the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria have been attended by a UK Minister since May 2010; how many such meetings (a) he and (b) other Ministers plan to attend in 2012-13; and if he will make a statement.
(97657)
198
N 		Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether he plans to propose a British candidate as next head of the World Bank; and if he will make a statement.
(97658)
199
N 		Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, on how many occasions (a) he, (b) other Ministers in his Department and (c) the Permanent Secretary in his Department have visited Brussels in an official capacity since May 2010; and if he will make a statement.
(97660)
200
Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will place in the Library a copy of the report on UK anti-corruption policy which was recently prepared for his Department.
(97860)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
201
N 		Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what contracts with his Department and its agencies A4e (a) is bidding for and (b) has been awarded but have not yet commenced either independently or in partnership with other companies.
(97483)
202
N 		Tracey Crouch (Chatham and Aylesford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average duration was of a civil compensation claim case brought by a person with mesothelioma in the latest period for which figures are available; and what the average claim was.
(97523)
203
N 		Tracey Crouch (Chatham and Aylesford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress has been made in speeding up civil compensation claims for people with mesothelioma.
(97524)
204
N 		Tracey Crouch (Chatham and Aylesford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer to the hon Member for Jarrow of 27 July 2010, Official Report, column 915W, on mesothelioma: compensation, if he will publish the advice received.
(97588)
205
N 		Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to (a) review the allowances for expert witnesses and (b) reduce the discretion court administrators can exercise over such allowances.
(97357)
206
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what reduction in carbon dioxide emissions his Department has made under the 10:10 initiative.
(97937)
207
N 		Stephen Gilbert (St Austell and Newquay): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect of the reduction of the mileage allowance for magistrates working in rural areas.
(97453)
208
N 		Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions there were under section 4 (Putting someone in fear of violence) of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 in financial year 2010-11.
(97565)
209
N 		Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions there were under section 5 (Breach of Restraining Order) of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 in financial year 2010-11.
(97566)
210
N 		Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions there were under section 2 (Harassment) of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 in financial year 2010-11.
(97567)
211
Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether there will be a public-sector bid to operate HMP Lindholme, HMP Moorland and HMP Hatfield.
(97815)
212
Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether funding from the public purse will be used by the South Yorkshire Probation Trust in conjunction with G4S in drawing up their joint bid to manage the three prisons in South Yorkshire.
(97851)
213
David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many individuals were convicted of breaching sanctions on Iran in each of the last five years.
(97983)
214
N 		Ian Murray (Edinburgh South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many employment tribunal cases were struck out in each year since 2004.
(97589)
215
N 		Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had on further regulation of the no-win no-fee insurance sector.
(97454)
Questions to the Leader of the House
216
N 		Thomas Docherty (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Leader of the House, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2012, Official Report, column 1W, on the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, whether (a) he and (b) the Deputy Leader of the House met representatives of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority in January 2012.
(97594)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
217
N 		Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with the (a) Northern Ireland Executive and (b) Irish Government on the decade of commemoration.
(97595)
218
N 		Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what progress he has made on talks to plan for the decade of commemoration; and if he will make a statement.
(97596)
219
N 		Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what progress is being made with bilateral talks following his letter to the party leaders in Northern Ireland asking for discussions on how to deal with the past.
(97604)
220
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many visits he has made to each parliamentary constituency in Northern Ireland since May 2010.
(97847)
221
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much his Department has spent on dealing with issues concerning the past in Northern Ireland since May 2010.
(97848)
222
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many meetings Ministers in his Department have had with (a) Ministers in the Northern Ireland Executive, (b) the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland and (c) Ministers in the Irish government since May 2010.
(97850)
223
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many meetings he has had with Ministerial colleagues in HM Treasury on the Northern Ireland block grant since September 2011.
(97852)
224
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what progress has been made in discussions with political parties in Northern Ireland on dealing with the past.
(97853)
225
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what reduction in carbon dioxide emissions his Department has made under the 10:10 initiative.
(97938)
226
N 		Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent progress the Ministerial Working Group on Rebalancing the Northern Ireland Economy has made.
(97478)
227
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he plans to devolve airport passenger duty to Northern Ireland for (a) domestic flights and (b) flights within the EU.
(97736)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
228
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what reduction in carbon dioxide emissions his Department has made under the 10:10 initiative.
(97939)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
229
Tracey Crouch (Chatham and Aylesford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with (a) Transport for London and (b) Southeastern Trains on the London Mayor's Rail Vision published in February 2012.
(97981)
230
N 		Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 26 January 2012, Official Report, column 26WS, on the City of Liverpool Cruise Terminal, what funding for the City of Liverpool Cruise Terminal will be subject to the rules on state aid; whether European Regional Development Fund funding will be taken into account when assessing funding against the rules on state aid; what steps she (a) has taken and (b) plans to take to obtain state aid clearance in order for her Department to lift its objection to turnaround operations at the City of Liverpool Cruise Terminal; and when she plans to obtain such clearance.
(97591)
231
N 		Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the volume of carbon dioxide emitted by the aviation sector in the UK in each year to 2050.
(97469)
232
N 		Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the cost of (a) replacing stolen cables from railways, (b) compensating train operating companies for delays due to cable theft and (c) repairing damage due to cable theft to railways in each of the last 10 years.
(97470)
233
N 		Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 1 December 2011, Official Report, column 1021W, on rolling stock, how much her Department will spend on new passenger rolling stock in each year of the current spending review; and to which franchises such rolling stock will be deployed.
(97471)
234
N 		Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the (a) costs and (b) benefits of the planned alliances between train operating companies and Network Rail.
(97472)
235
N 		Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when her Department expects the deep alliance between South West Trains and Network Rail in respect of the Wessex route to begin.
(97474)
236
Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what consideration she has given to ensuring provision of one or more direct daily railway services between London and Carmarthen as part of future franchise negotiation.
(97817)
237
N 		Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential effects on maritime safety of a turnaround cruise facility at Liverpool.
(97655)
238
N 		Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential effect on the (a) economic viability and (b) value for money of High Speed 2 of running trains on non-high speed track between Lichfield and North Cheshire.
(97656)
239
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what reduction in carbon dioxide emissions her Department has made under the 10:10 initiative.
(97940)
240
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made on the inclusion of a default value for oil shale in the European Fuel Quality Directive; and what her policy is on the European Commission's proposal for a greenhouse gas emissions value for oil shale.
(97727)
241
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many road collisions there were between heavy goods vehicles and cyclists who were (a) killed and (b) seriously injured as a result in the latest period for which figures are available; and what research her Department has undertaken on addressing the issue of the blind spot of such a vehicle and cyclists.
(97737)
242
N 		Julie Hilling (Bolton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what effect Transpennine electrification has had on the business case for the Northern Hub.
(95929)
243
N 		Julie Hilling (Bolton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will ensure that the outputs of the Northern Hub scheme are fully delivered in Control Period 5.
(95930)
244
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish the Invitation to Negotiate for the procurement of rolling stock and associated depot facilities in respect of the Crossrail Train Manufacturing Contract.
[R] (97878)
245
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many convictions there were for the misuse of disabled persons' blue badges in each of the last five years.
(97780)
246
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to curb the misuse of disabled persons' blue badges.
(97781)
247
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many incidents of forged blue badge disability passes were notified to her Department in the latest period for which figures are available.
(97782)
248
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to increase the (a) efficiency, (b) accountability and (c) consumer interface of Network Rail.
(97783)
249
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to reduce the level of bonuses in transport organisations funded from the public purse.
(97784)
250
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will meet service management of Network Rail to discuss governance issues.
(97785)
251
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will bring forward proposals to place a duty on Network Rail to consult with local councils and local community groups before introducing changes to parking charges and times in its car parks.
(97786)
252
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve the accountability of Network Rail to local community groups and local authorities.
(97787)
253
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she next plans to meet the senior management of Network Rail to discuss parking charges in its car parks.
(97788)
254
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she is having on the effect of car parking charges levied by Network Rail on the viability of local communities.
(97789)
255
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the rate of change in car parking charges levied by Network Rail in each of the last five years.
(97790)
256
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what consultation Network Rail carries out before leases on its car parks are transferred or rescinded.
(97791)
257
N 		Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the average cost of installing a brown tourist sign on the Highways Agency maintained road network.
(97459)
258
Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support her Department is providing to UK-based manufacturers to help them secure procurement contracts.
(97863)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales
259
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what reduction in carbon dioxide emissions her Department has made under the 10:10 initiative.
(97941)
Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities
260
Caroline Dinenage (Gosport): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent discussions her Department has had with the (a) Bank of England and (b) HM Treasury on the reasons for the absence of women on the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee.
(97743)
261
N 		Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what the cost to the public purse was of the Equality and Human Rights Commission document entitled Human rights at home; and if she will make a statement.
(97526)
262
N 		Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether Ministers were consulted prior to the decision to allow the Chief Executive of the Equality and Human Rights Commission to assume the role of Visiting Professor of Public Administration at Canterbury Christchurch College; and if she will make a statement.
(97527)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
263
N 		Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what contracts with his Department and its agencies A4e (a) is bidding for and (b) has been awarded but have not yet commenced either independently or in partnership with other companies.
(97481)
264
N 		Tracey Crouch (Chatham and Aylesford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of claims under the Diffuse Mesothelioma scheme were paid within (a) six weeks, (b) three months and (c) six months in the latest period for which figures are available.
(97521)
265
N 		Tracey Crouch (Chatham and Aylesford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much has been paid in compensation under the Diffuse Mesothelioma scheme, broken down by (a) year and (b) region; how many payments were made in each (i) year and (ii) region; and what the average payment was in each case.
(97522)
266
Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to exclude benefit overpayments and social fund loans from bankruptcy and debt relief orders.
(97841)
267
N 		Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent progress he has made on introducing the universal credit.
(97600)
268
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what reduction in carbon dioxide emissions his Department has made under the 10:10 initiative.
(97932)
269
N 		Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many young people aged between (a) 16 and 18 and (b) 18 and 25 years have undertaken Get Britain Working work experience in (i) the UK, (ii) Scotland and (iii) Edinburgh since January 2011.
(97664)
270
N 		Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many young people aged between (a) 16 and 18 and (b) 18 and 25 years who undertook Get Britain Working work experience have obtained permanent employment with the employer with which they undertook that work experience in (i) the UK, (ii) Scotland and (iii) Edinburgh since January 2011.
(97665)
271
N 		Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many young people aged between (a) 16 and 18 and (b) 18 and 25 years who undertook Get Britain Working work experience have obtained permanent employment with an employer other than that with which they undertook work experience in (i) the UK, (ii) Scotland and (iii) Edinburgh since January 2011.
(97666)
272
N 		Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2012, Official Report, column 889W, on work programme: Scotland, which organisations were used by the JHP Group when delivering mandatory work placements in Scotland in (a) 2011 and (b) 2012.
(97557)
273
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the (a) average administrative cost per case of collecting the proposed charge for the use of the Child Support Agency, (b) total cost of administering the charge and (c) revenue which will accrue from the charge; and if he will make a statement.
(97839)
274
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what criteria he used in the selection of members of the programme board for the introduction of IT for universal credit; if he will consider appointing a representative of local authorities to the programme board; and if he will make a statement.
(97840)
275
Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Easington constituency received a cold weather payment in each of the last five years.
(97798)
276
N 		Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the benefits of allowing Jobcentre Plus advisers to contribute to the assessment of people in receipt of employment and support allowance.
(97460)
277
N 		Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had on the support available for people not in receipt of jobseeker's allowance but looking for employment.
(97461)
278
N 		Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the reasons for the difference in the projected and actual number of referrals to mandatory work activity; and if he will make a statement.
(97466)
279
N 		Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support towards childcare costs is available for those working fewer than 16 hours per week from the Flexible Support Fund; whether it is time-limited; and what the conditions for entitlement are.
(97467)
280
N 		Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason the words "Where you are providing support for JSA participants, which is work experience, you must mandate participants to this activity. This is to avoid the National Minimum Wage Regulations, which will apply if JSA participants are not mandated" have been removed from paragraph 14, chapter 3 of the Work Programme Provider Guidance.
(97468)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
281
N 		Simon Hughes (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to prevent species loss in (a) the UK, (b) Europe and (c) the rest of the world; and if she will make a statement.
[Question Unstarred] (97387)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
282
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans he has to invite the Prime Minister of Libya to visit London; and if he will ensure that members of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Libya are given the opportunity to meet him.
[Transferred] (97972)
283
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has had discussions with the new President of Yemen, Abdurabu Mansur Hadi.
[Transferred] (97734)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
284
Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average charge was for meals on wheels in each English local authority in each year since 2000.
[Transferred] (97796)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
285
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average waiting time is for an application for a British visa from the British Embassy in Tripoli.
[Transferred] (97965)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
286
Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he expects to publish a public consultation on the introduction of deferred prosecution arrangements.
[Transferred] (97858)

Prepared 1st March 2012