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Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 14 March 2012

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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Wednesday 14 March 2012
(the 'Questions Book')

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 14 March 2012

This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 14 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 Wednesday 14 March of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.

For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Wednesday 14 March see Part 2 of this paper.

Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
1
Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will place in the Library a list of all Government Procurement Card transactions by (a) transaction date, (b) supplier and (c) amount made by the South East of England Development Agency in (i) 2009-10 and (ii) 2010-11.
(100160)
2
Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether any staff employed by the Advantage West Midlands Development Agency received retention bonuses after the announcement by the Government of the abolition of the regional development agencies.
(100161)
3
N 		Simon Danczuk (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the amount of office space in empty government buildings which could be used by entrepreneurs in (a) Rochdale constituency and (b) the rest of Greater Manchester; and where such buildings are located.
(99985)
4
Mark Lancaster (Milton Keynes North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effect of the Agency Workers Regulation on small, independent recruitment agencies.
(100062)
5
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what modelling his Department has undertaken on the repayment level of students loans taken out by students enrolled on a designated course.
(100067)
6
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will provide a list of designated higher education courses (a) by provider and (b) in each region.
(100068)
7
N 		Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate his Department has made of the monetary value of the intellectual property owned by the UK animation industry.
(98546)
8
James Wharton (Stockton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many staff have worked for UK Trade and Investment in Libya since March 2010; and how many such staff were from his Department.
(100054)
9
James Wharton (Stockton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much UK Trade and Investment spent on activities related to business and commerce in Libya in each of the last five years.
(100110)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
10
N 		Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many regulations his Department repealed between 1 June 2011 and 31 January 2012; and if he will estimate the potential savings in each case.
(98273)
11
N 		Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will estimate the number and the proportion of births where one or both parents were UK-born in (a) London and (b) each London borough in the most recent year for which figures are available.
(99463)
12
Mr Bernard Jenkin (Harwich and North Essex): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Office for National Statistics has issued any guidance to government departments relating to official statistics since May 2010.
(100194)
13
Mr Bernard Jenkin (Harwich and North Essex): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the National Statistician has issued any guidance to government departments relating to official statistics since May 2010; and if he will publish any such guidance.
(100195)
14
N 		Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many special advisers are in post; and how many special advisers have been appointed as civil servants since May 2010.
(99078)
15
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many young people in Birmingham, Ladywood constituency have taken part in the National Citizen Service to date.
(100065)
16
Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many deaths there were with a date of death between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2008 for which the time between date of death and date of death-registration exceeded 365 days, broken down by the cause of death with respect to (a) ICD-10 chapter and (b) short-listed ICD 10-code grouping, as defined by the Office for National Statistics.
(100187)
17
Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many deaths there were with a date of death between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2008 for which the time between date of death and date of death-registration exceeded 730 days, broken down by underlying cause of death with respect to (a) ICD-10 chapter and (b) short-listed ICD 10-code grouping, as defined by the Office for National Statistics.
(100188)
18
Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many deaths were registered in England and Wales with date of death between between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2008, for which the time between the date of death and the date of death-registration was longer than (a) 91 days, (b) 183 days, (c) 365 days and (d) 730 days.
(100189)
19
N 		Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what percentage of the population died of lung cancer in (a) Halton, (b) Merseyside, (c) Cheshire and (d) England in each year since 1997.
(99077)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
20
N 		Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many regulations his Department repealed between 1 June 2011 and 31 January 2012; and what estimate he has made of the likely savings in each case.
(97920)
21
Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the total level of tax relief on pension contributions by higher rate taxpayers in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12; and what estimate he has made of the amount of relief in each of the next three years.
(100127)
22
Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the value of stamp duty collected in Wales in each of the last five years; what assessment he has made of the effect on the housing market in Wales of the stamp duty holiday for first time home buyers; and what discussions he has had on devolving powers over the setting of stamp duty in Wales to the National Assembly for Wales.
(100129)
23
N 		Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the contribution to the national balance of payments of the animation industry.
(98547)
24
N 		Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has considered introducing a tax credit for the animation industry.
(98548)
25
N 		Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the value to the economy of the animation industry.
(98549)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
26
N 		Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many regulations his Department repealed between 1 June 2011 and 31 January 2012; and if he will estimate the potential savings in each case.
(98272)
27
Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of houses valued over (a) £1,000,000 and (b) £2,000,000 in (i) the South East and (ii) the North East.
(100111)
28
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the representations made by the Metropolitan Fire and Rescue Authorities on grant funding in the remainder of the spending review period.
(100170)
29
Graham Jones (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he has taken to encourage best practice amongst landlords in the private rented sector.
(100112)
30
Graham Jones (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of children living in properties affected by damp.
(100113)
31
Graham Jones (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his policy is on the use of selective licensing to address bad practices by landlords in the private rented sector.
(100114)
32
Graham Jones (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will consider the findings of the British Social Attitudes Survey in respect of tenant satisfaction in the private rented sector.
(100115)
33
Graham Jones (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people have been admitted to hospital as a result of category 1 and category 2 hazards in housing, in each of the last five years.
(100153)
34
Mark Lancaster (Milton Keynes North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the merits of the process of retrofitting energy saving measures in homes; and what steps he plans to take to encourage homeowners to decarbonise their homes.
(100061)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport
35
N 		Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how many regulations his Department repealed between 1 June 2011 and 31 January 2012; and if he will estimate the potential savings in each case.
(98276)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
36
N 		Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many regulations his Department repealed between 1 June 2011 and 31 January 2012; and if he will estimate the potential savings in each case.
(98274)
37
N 		Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the upper age limit is for those with no previous military experience for joining (a) 4 Para, (b) 63 Signal Squadron and (c) Honourable Artillery Company units of the Territorial Army.
(99462)
38
N 		Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 29 February 2012, Official Report, column 386W, on radar: wind power, whether trials have been conducted to test the effectiveness of radar systems that are deemed to be wind-farm tolerant; and if he will make a statement.
(99523)
39
N 		Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of service personnel take out life insurance before being deployed to Afghanistan.
(99976)
40
N 		Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of service personnel of each rank who were deployed (a) with and (b) without life insurance in each of the last 10 years.
(99977)
41
N 		Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the cost to a member of the armed forces for life insurance each year.
(99978)
42
N 		Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what subsidy PAX life insurance receives; and what eligibility criteria apply.
(99979)
43
N 		Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had on auto-enrolment on a life insurance scheme for members of the armed forces.
(99980)
44
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions the Government received a request for assistance from a neighbouring state under section 3.1 of the International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue in each of the last five years; and which search and rescue assets provided assistance on each such occasion.
(100200)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
45
N 		Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many regulations his Department repealed between 1 June 2011 and 31 January 2012; and if he will estimate the potential savings in each case.
(98275)
46
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether a sixth form college requires his permission to (a) change its name and (b) dissolve itself in order to merge with another education institution; and if he will make a statement.
(100073)
47
Damian Hinds (East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2012, Official Report, column 811W, on secondary education, what the (a) unique reference number and (b) establishment number is of each maintained secondary school in the North West; how many year 11 pupils were on roll in 2005; how many pupils took GCSE English with WJEC in (i) 2005 and (ii) 2010; and what proportion of entrants in that subject achieved grade C or above in (A) 2005 and (B) 2010.
(100158)
48
Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to implement the recommendations of the report, Improving Alternative Provision by Charlie Taylor.
(100130)
49
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the rate of change in the cost of childcare (a) in 2012 and (b) over the next five years.
(100108)
50
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of additional qualifed childcare workers required to meet the additional needs of caring for the 140,000 two year olds who his Department expects to be in early education from 2013.
(100109)
51
N 		Elizabeth Truss (South West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the cost was of non-inspection related visits to childminders in the most recent year for which figures are available.
(99975)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
52
N 		Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many regulations his Department repealed between 1 June 2011 and 31 January 2012; and what estimate he has made of the likely savings in each case.
(97922)
53
N 		Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will undertake an audit of the total level of generating capacity of each type of renewable energy in each parliamentary constituency.
(99254)
54
N 		Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will estimate the proportion of wind turbines that have auxiliary power installed to assist with their operation; and if he will estimate the proportion of those auxiliary power supplies that are provided by diesel engines.
(99457)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
55
N 		Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many regulations her Department repealed between 1 June 2011 and 31 January 2012; and what estimate she has made of the likely savings in each case.
(97919)
56
N 		Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many apprentices are employed in Ministerial private offices in her Department.
(99982)
57
N 		Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the annual cost to the public purse is of Natural England.
(99524)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
58
N 		Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many regulations his Department repealed between 1 June 2011 and 31 January 2012; and what estimate he has made of the likely savings in each case.
(97921)
59
N 		Fiona Bruce (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking in respect of the repatriation of North Korean refugees from China to North Korea; and what assessment he has made of the likely treatment of refugees when they are repatriated to North Korea.
(99775)
60
N 		Fiona Bruce (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will take steps to urge China to abide by its responsibilities under the 1951 Refugee Convention and stop forced repatriation of North Korean refugees.
(99776)
61
N 		Fiona Bruce (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will encourage the BBC World Service to consider establishing a Korean language service to broadcast in North Korea.
(99777)
62
N 		Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has responded to any requests made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in respect of the British Indian Ocean Territory Administration.
(99459)
63
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 29 February 2012, Official Report, column 399W, on Western Sahara, when Farida Shaheed visited Western Sahara; how long her visit lasted; and when he expects her to publish a report of her visit.
(100171)
64
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of statements made by the Russian government on support for terrorism in Syria by Saudi Arabia.
(100057)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
65
N 		Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many regulations his Department repealed between 1 June 2011 and 31 January 2012; and what estimate he has made of the likely savings in each case.
(97918)
66
Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much NHS Smokefree and its associated regional offices spent on (a) advertising, (b) marketing and (c) lobbying in relation to his Department's consultation on plain packaging.
(100159)
67
Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the merits of mental health inpatients being treated in hospitals near their families and communities.
(100155)
68
Tracey Crouch (Chatham and Aylesford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the conclusions and recommendations of the joint report by the NHS Confederation, Age UK and the Local Government Association on improving dignity in the care of older people; and if he will make a statement.
(100156)
69
N 		Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure adequate protection for whistleblowers in the NHS.
(99328)
70
N 		Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department plans to take to ensure that carers who care for a family member do not suffer ill-health as a consequence of their work.
(99329)
71
N 		Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has held with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to prevent poverty for carers who care for a family member; and if he will make a statement.
(99330)
72
N 		Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government is taking to ensure consistent levels of provision of social care support.
(99331)
73
N 		Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent steps he has taken to improve (a) cancer, (b) accident and emergency, (c) paediatric and (d) geriatric services in the West Midlands.
(99332)
74
N 		Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent steps his Department has taken to support (a) men, (b) women, (c) children and (d) older people with Crohn's disease.
(99927)
75
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the level of compliance by service providers with the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence Clinical Guideline 71 on the identification and management of familial hypercholesterolaemia; and if he will make a statement.
(100055)
76
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence to complete the development of a quality standard on identification and treatment of familial hypercholesterolaemia.
(100056)
77
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the remuneration package is for the new Chief Executive of Hinchingbrooke Hospital.
(100119)
78
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence Clinical Guideline 71, what plans he has to increase the diagnosis of familial hypercholesterolaemia; and if he will make a statement.
(100166)
79
Gordon Henderson (Sittingbourne and Sheppey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what preparations the Government has made to cope with change in the level of demand for NHS services during the London 2012 Olympic Games in (a) the South East and (b) Kent.
(100157)
80
N 		Julie Hilling (Bolton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the (a) effects of the best practice tariffs for uterine fibroid embolisation and (b) other best practice tariffs in improving quality and best practice in the NHS.
(98508)
81
N 		Julie Hilling (Bolton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the (a) cost-effectiveness and (b) invasiveness of uterine fibroid embolisation as a treatment for women diagnosed with fibroids.
(98509)
82
N 		Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent estimate he has made of any change in the number of people waiting more than six weeks for diagnostic tests in south Birmingham; for what reasons any such change has taken place; and if he will make a statement.
(99458)
83
Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the level of TB incidence was in each primary care trust area in the last year for which figures are available; what steps his Department is taking to mark World TB day on 24th March; and if he will make a statement.
(100058)
84
N 		Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 6 March 2012, Official Report, column 721W, on the NHS: private sector, what comparative cost-benefit analysis his Department has carried out on (a) an NHS provider providing a service meeting NHS prices or tariffs and directing any profit back into the NHS and (b) a private sector provider providing a service meeting NHS prices or tariffs and taking any profit out of the NHS; and if he will make a statement.
(99991)
85
John Pugh (Southport): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to publish regulations on the independent commissioning by clinical commissioning groups of NHS services.
(100133)
86
John Pugh (Southport): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his Department has had with (a) the NHS Commissioning Board, (b) the European Commission and (c) the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills on the application of European competition law to the decisions of the proposed clinical commissioning groups; and if he will make a statement.
(100191)
87
Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects the Specialised Commissioning Innovation Fund to begin operation.
(100069)
88
Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what budget he has allocated for the Specialised Commissioning Innovation Fund.
(100074)
89
Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to his Department's publication, Innovation, Health and Wealth, what progress he has made in the development of a National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence implementation collaborative.
(100075)
90
Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to his Department's publication, Innovation, Health and Wealth, what progress he has made on the development of a tariff for diagnostic services.
(100076)
91
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the annual cost to the NHS of anticoagulation-related bleeding was in each of the last five years.
(100167)
92
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to improve clinical outcomes for patients receiving long-term anticoagulation therapy.
(100168)
93
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were admitted to hospital as a result of anticoagulation-related bleeding in each of the last five years.
(100169)
94
Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on the inclusion of emergency life support skills in the core national curriculum.
(100053)
95
N 		Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what payments are made to GPs for attendance at meetings of clinical commissioning groups.
(99076)
96
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reasons his Department does not hold information centrally on shortages of prescription drugs.
(100123)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
97
Yvonne Fovargue (Makerfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the outcome was of her Department's consultation in 2007 on the prescribing of controlled drugs by nurse and pharmacist independent prescribers.
(100163)
98
Yvonne Fovargue (Makerfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has for the reform of the regulation relating to independent prescribing of controlled drugs by nurse and pharmacist independent prescribers.
(100164)
99
Yvonne Fovargue (Makerfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with (a) the Secretary of State for Health, (b) healthcare professional bodies and (c) the Medicines Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency on reform of the system of independent prescribing of controlled drugs by nurse and pharmacist independent prescribers.
(100165)
100
N 		Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce international wildlife crime; and if she will make a statement.
(99156)
101
Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will review the rights of family members who do not have the nationality of an EU member state enjoying the same rights as an EU citizen whom they have accompanied to the United Kingdom; and if she will make a statement.
(100116)
102
Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will implement a mandatory short stay visa requirement under Regulation No. 539/2001 for all future accompanying persons from 1 July 2012.
(100117)
103
Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will put in place additional border checks at all points of entry to the UK for the duration of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
(100118)
104
N 		Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to EU Council Decision 2001/887/JHA of 6 December 2001, on the protection of the euro against counterfeiting, what organisation serves as the UK's national analysis centre for counterfeit euro (a) notes and (b) coins; and on how many occasions that organisation has communicated the results of its analysis to Europol in accordance with Article 3 of the Council Decision in each of the last 10 years.
(99986)
105
N 		Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to EU Council Act 2001/C 326/01 of 16 October 2001, on how many occasions the UK authorities (a) issued and (b) received requests to (i) provide information on a bank account pursuant to Article 1 of the Act, (ii) provide information on banking transactions pursuant to Article 2 of the Act and (iii) monitor banking transactions under Article 3 of the Act in each year since 2002; and how many of each type of request have been granted.
(99987)
106
N 		Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Article 4 of EU Council Framework Decision 2001/500/JHA of 26 June 2001, on money laundering and confiscation of proceeds of crime, how many requests for mutual assistance in asset identification, tracing, freezing, seizing and confiscation were (a) received and (b) issued by the UK authorities in each year since 2002; and how many of those requests have been granted.
(99988)
107
N 		Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to EU Council Decision 2001/419/JHA of 28 May 2001, on the transmission of samples of controlled substances, who the UK's national contact is for the transfer of samples of controlled substances under the Decision; and how many such transfers occurred to and from the UK in each year since 2002.
(99989)
108
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will estimate the number of police officers with second jobs.
(100124)
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
109
N 		Fiona Bruce (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding his Department provides for educational initiatives in (a) North Korea and (b) for North Koreans in the UK; and if he will consider increasing that funding.
(99778)
110
N 		Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment he has made of his Department's operations in Iraq; and if he will make a statement.
(99366)
111
Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to support the development of a new TB vaccine; and what funds his Department has allocated to support work on late stage clinical trials.
(100131)
112
Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of progress towards the achievement of the Millennium Development goal on TB; and if he will make a statement.
(100132)
113
N 		Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to set official development assistance at 0.7 per cent. of gross national product.
(99642)
114
N 		Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what his policy is on votes at the World Bank and Inter-American Development Bank on loans to Argentina.
(98812)
115
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions he has had with his international counterparts on steps to ensure that the UN humanitarian appeal for Yemen is fully funded.
(100120)
116
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of the funding received for the UN humanitarian fund for Yemen came from the UK in the latest period for which figures are available.
(100121)
117
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will increase the UK's contribution to the UN humanitarian fund for Yemen.
(100122)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
118
N 		Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many juvenile offenders from the London Borough of Islington have been held in a (a) secure children's home, (b) secure training centre and (c) young offender institution in each month since May 2005.
(99460)
119
N 		Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many young adult offenders aged 18 to 20 from the London Borough of Islington have been held in a (a) young offender institutions, (b) local prisons and (c) other parts of the secure estate in each month since May 2009.
(99461)
120
N 		Karl McCartney (Lincoln): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the purpose of the Assisted Prison Visits Scheme is.
(99981)
121
N 		Karl McCartney (Lincoln): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the benefits to the public of financially assisting the spouses of convicted criminals to visit them in prison.
(99983)
122
N 		Karl McCartney (Lincoln): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost to the public purse was of the Assisted Prison Visits Scheme in each of the last three years.
(99984)
123
N 		Alun Michael (Cardiff South and Penarth): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to extend the Intensive Alternative to Custody pilot schemes in South Wales and Dyfed-Powys to other parts of Wales.
(98510)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
124
Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions he has had with Ministers in the (a) Home Department and (b) Scottish Government on the future of the Equality and Human Rights Commission's offices in Scotland.
(100197)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
125
Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of road accidents resulting in a (a) serious injury and (b) fatality involved people driving for business purposes in each of the last four quarters.
(100190)
126
Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many single track miles are to be electrified under her proposals for electrification of the Great Western Main Line.
(100125)
127
Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timetable is for completion of the redoubling of the line between Kemble and Swindon; what estimate she has made of the cost of the work; and what assessment she has made of the likely effect it will have on connections between Wales and London terminals.
(100126)
128
Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Oral Answer of 10 October 2011, Official Report, column 112W, on traffic commissioners: Wales, what recent discussions she has had with Ministers in the Welsh Government on establishing the post of a Welsh traffic commissioner.
(100128)
129
Mr Adam Holloway (Gravesham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress she has made on implementing the third European Driving Licence Directive Motorcycle Test; how each major feature of the test will improve safety; and if she will make a statement.
(100152)
130
N 		Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason the M3 was closed on 28 February 2012; what steps she is taking to reduce the number of motorway closures; and if she will make a statement.
(99155)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
131
Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Department's publication, Personal Independence Payment-Policy Briefing Note on Young People, whether disabled young people aged 16 to 25 years in 2013 will be one of the last groups moved into personal independence payments.
(100070)
132
Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Department's publication, Personal Independence Payment (PIP)-Policy Briefing Note on Young People, what plans are in place to run disability living allowance and PIP in parallel for disabled young people turning 16 years of age after 2013.
(100071)
133
Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support he plans to provide to disabled young people as they move from disability living allowance onto personal independence payments at 16 years of age after 2013.
(100072)
134
Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people aged (a) 18 to 21 and (b) 22 to 24 years claimed (i) employment and support allowance and (ii) incapacity benefit in England in the last year for which figures are available.
(100059)
135
Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost to the public purse was of the provision of (a) employment and support allowance and (b) incapacity benefit to people aged (i) 18 to 21 and (ii) 22 to 24 years in England in the last year for which figures are available.
(100064)
136
N 		Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on the planned closure of Remploy factories.
(100001)
137
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many complaints have been made by residents of Birmingham, Ladywood constituency about (a) Job Centre Plus, (b) the Pension Service and (c) the Child Support Agency in each of the last three years.
(100066)
138
Mark Menzies (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to ensure that permanently blind people, whose circumstances will not change, will not be subjected to unnecessary reassessments when personal independence payments are introduced.
(100198)
139
Mr Shaun Woodward (St Helens South and Whiston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much funding from the Access to Work Scheme has gone to support people resident in (a) St Helens South and Whiston constituency, (b) the North West and (c) England in each of the last five years; what such funds have been used; what provision it has gone towards; and what the average level of each grant is.
(100192)
140
Mr Shaun Woodward (St Helens South and Whiston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in St Helens South and Whiston constituency he anticipates will be made redundant due to the announced closure of Remploy factories; and what support will be available to those affected.
(100209)
141
N 		Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what meetings, briefings and discussions he has had with officials of the Office for Nuclear Regulation on the loss of a memory stick in India containing plans on Hartlepool nuclear power station; and if he will make a statement.
(100002)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
142
Mark Garnier (Wyre Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what representations he has received on protectionism by (a) EU member states and (b) businesses in other member states.
[Transferred] (100162)
143
Mark Lancaster (Milton Keynes North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment has been made of the effect the Agency Workers Regulation has had on the unemployment figures for 2011.
[Transferred] (100060)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
144
Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people aged (a) 18 to 21 and (b) 22 to 24 years were (i) in employment and (ii) self-employed in England in the last year for which figures are available.
[Transferred] (100063)
145
Mr Shaun Woodward (St Helens South and Whiston): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people with a registered disability were unemployed in (a) St Helens South and Whiston constituency, (b) the North West and (c) England in each of the last five years.
[Transferred] (100193)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport
146
Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the availability of (a) 3G and (b) 4G telecommunications in (i) East Cleveland, (ii) the Tees Valley, (iii) the North East and (iv) the UK.
[Transferred] (100154)
Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister
147
Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of the effect that the introduction of individual electoral registration will have on levels of student registration.
[Transferred] (100151)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
148
N 		Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the UK has enacted the provisions of EU Council Framework Decision 2001/413/JHA of 28 May 2001, on combating fraud and counterfeiting of non-cash means of payment; and what evaluation has been made of the effectiveness of the Decision in reducing fraud.
[Transferred] (99990)
Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities
149
Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent discussions her Department has had with the Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission on the future of its offices in Edinburgh and Glasgow.
[Transferred] (100196)

Prepared 14th March 2012