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Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Friday 23 March 2012

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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Friday 23 March 2012
(the 'Questions Book')

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Friday 23 March 2012

This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Friday 23 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 Friday 23 March of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.

For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Friday 23 March see Part 2 of this paper.

Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
1
Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the value of the construction sector is to the economy; how many people are employed in the industry; what proportion of the industry operates in each region; and what the industry spent on its supply chains in the UK in 2011.
(101973)
2
Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the value of the aerospace sector is to the economy; how many people are employed in the industry; what proportion of the industry operates in each region; and what the industry spent on its supply chains in the UK in 2011.
(101974)
3
Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the value of the textile sector in Leicester is to the economy; how many people are employed in the industry; what proportion of the industry operates in each region; and what the industry spent on its supply chains in the UK in 2011.
(101975)
4
Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the value of the energy sector is to the economy; how many people are employed in the industry; what proportion of the industry operates in each region; and what the industry spent on its supply chains in the UK in 2011.
(101976)
5
Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the value of the automotive sector is to the economy; how many people are employed in the industry; what proportion of the industry operates in each region; and what the industry spent on its supply chains in the UK in 2011.
(101977)
6
Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the value of the pharmaceutical sector is to the economy; how many people are employed in the industry; what proportion of the industry operates in each region; and what the industry spent on its supply chains in the UK in 2011.
(101978)
7
Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the value of the textile sector is to the economy; how many people are employed in the industry; what proportion of the industry operates in each region; and what the industry spent on its supply chains in the UK in 2011.
(101980)
8
Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to support the aerospace industry and its domestic supply chain.
(101984)
9
Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to support the construction industry and its domestic supply chain.
(101988)
10
Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent steps his Department has taken to support the rail manufacturing industry and its domestic supply chain.
(101989)
11
Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent steps his Department has taken to support the automotive industry and its domestic supply chain.
(101991)
12
Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will take steps to support the Leicester textile sector industry and its domestic supply chain.
(102013)
13
Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to support the textile industry and its domestic supply chain.
(102014)
14
N 		Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people were employed in interim posts by (a) his Department and (b) a Non-Ministerial Department or arm's length body controlled by his Department, through (i) Penna Consulting, (ii) Reed Personnel Services and (iii) Capita Resourcing Ltd (trading as Veredus) at the latest date for which figures are available; and how many such people (A) had been in post for over a year and (B) worked full-time at that date.
(101587)
15
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many posted workers from the EU came to work in the UK under the Posted Worker Directive in 2011.
(102004)
16
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many posted workers from the EU are currently working in the UK under the Posted Worker Directive.
(102005)
17
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many posted workers the UK sent to other EU member states to work under the Posted Worker Directive in 2011.
(102006)
18
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether his Department or the agencies reporting to his Department, collect data on non-completion rates in private higher education institutions of students who are eligible to receive student loan funding.
(101938)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
19
N 		Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Business Partnering for Police Project has been scrutinised by the Major Projects Authority; and if he will make a statement.
(101584)
20
Gareth Johnson (Dartford): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average income of (a) full-time male, (b) full-time female, (c) part-time male and (d) part-time female workers in (i) Kent and (ii) Dartford constituency were in the last 12 months.
(101947)
21
N 		Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) bullying and (b) sexual harassment complaints have been reported against (i) director-level employees or above and (ii) special advisers in his Department in each quarter since 1 January 2010.
(101714)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
22
Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the (a) average number of weekly hours worked by recipients of working tax credits and (b) number of recipients who worked (i) 16 hours exactly, (ii) 17 to 20 hours, (iii) 21 to 24 hours, (iv) 24 to 30 hours, (v) 30 to 35 hours and (vi) over 35 hours in the latest period for which figures are available.
(101811)
23
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many members of staff at HM Revenue and Customs work on the enforcement of the national minimum wage.
(101941)
24
N 		Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what timetable he has set for the consultation on early implementation of Article 19 of the Consumer Rights Directive; and when he expects the Article to be transposed into legislation and come into force.
(101717)
25
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the outcomes were of his discussions with his G20 counterparts at the recent meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bank governors in Mexico on energy subsidy reform.
(101815)
26
N 		Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the number of people resident in Cambridge constituency who will no longer pay income tax consequent on the proposed increase in the personal allowance (a) from April 2012 and (b) to £10,000 by April 2015.
(101664)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
27
Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March 2012, Official Report, column 653W, on risk registers, if he will list only the risk registers compiled by officials in his Department.
(101823)
28
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much under the New Homes Bonus has been received by (a) Richmond-upon-Thames and (b) Kingston-upon-Thames borough since its inception.
(101814)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport
29
Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what the value of the creative sector is to the economy; how many people are employed in the industry; what proportion of the industry operates in each region; and what the industry spent on its supply chains in the UK in 2011.
(101982)
30
Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to support the creative industries and their domestic supply chain.
(101986)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
31
Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the value of the defence sector is to the economy; how many people are employed in the industry; what proportion of the industry operates in each region; and what the industry spent on its supply chains in the UK in 2011.
(101981)
32
Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to support the defence industry and its domestic supply chain.
(101985)
33
N 		Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the change in the level of defence spending will be over the Comprehensive Spending Review period.
(101716)
34
Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many pieces of Iraqi military equipment were destroyed using depleted uranium ammunition by coalition forces during the 2003 Iraq conflict; and how many of these (a) have been made inaccessible to civilians and (b) remain in urban areas.
(101970)
35
N 		Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking as a result of Operation Ellamy, unilaterally and with allies, to improve refuelling and Istar capacity and resilience for international expeditionary operations.
(101713)
36
N 		Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on work related to the STOVL design of aircraft in relation to the construction of the Queen Elizabeth class carriers; what estimate he has made of the cost of stopping development work on the (a) ramp and (b) other aspects of the design; and if he will make a statement.
(101758)
37
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of military families posted overseas who do not receive a 50 per cent. discount in council tax as a result of leaving their UK home unoccupied; and if he will make a statement.
(101911)
38
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what consideration he has given to applying the 50 per cent. discount in council tax to all military families posted overseas; and if he will make a statement.
(101913)
39
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the terms and conditions of the contract awarded to General Dynamics for the production of the Scout fighting vehicle; and if he will make a statement.
(101914)
40
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the contract awarded to General Dynamics for the production of the Scout fighting vehicle is a cost-plus contract; and if he will make a statement.
(101915)
41
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the likely effects of changes to Home-to-Duty allowance conditions on air cadet volunteers; and if he will make a statement.
(102011)
42
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for how much his Department sold the F35B variant jet to the US Marine Corps; and when the sale took place.
(101804)
43
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department purchased the three F35B variant Joint Strike Fighter jets for testing; and how many will remain operational as part of the RAF fleet.
(101805)
44
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much the F35B fighter jet weighs with a full weapon load.
(101808)
45
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what weight of jet is able to take off from the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle.
(101816)
46
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much has been spent by his Department on examining the feasibility of the US Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System catapult and the US Advanced Arrestor Gear recovery system.
(101817)
47
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether UK service personnel have served in the US to gain experience of handling and flying catapult-assisted take-off barrier arrested recovery aircraft.
(101908)
48
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter variant will be able to fire advanced medium range air-air missiles.
(101916)
49
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse has been of sending individuals to the US to gain experience of handling and flying catapult-assisted take-off barrier arrested recovery aircraft.
(101917)
50
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the number and names of aircraft carriers operated by other nations that the (a) Hornet fast jet, (b) F35B and (c) Rafale fast jet is able to land on and take off from with a full weapon load.
(101918)
51
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which fast jets operated by other nations will be able to land and take off from a Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carrier operating STOVL.
(101919)
52
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 5 September 2011, Official Report, column 86W, on Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft, how much has been spent on the Joint Strike Fighter in each cost category to date.
(101948)
53
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, who attended the Joint Strike Fighter Executive Steering Board Meeting in Sydney on 15 March 2012; and what was discussed.
(101992)
54
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people from other countries have completed flag officer sea training in each of the last five years; and from which countries they came.
(101993)
55
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people from other countries have completed (a) the Principal Warfare Officers Course, (b) the International Joint Operational Planners Course and (c) international staff courses in each of the last five years; and from which countries they came.
(101994)
56
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) service and (b) civilian personnel were employed at UK munitions centres (i) Crombie, (ii) Beith and (iii) Glen Douglas in each of the last 10 years.
(101995)
Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister
57
N 		Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what plans he has to introduce civil penalties for those failing to respond to the request to complete an individual electoral registration form.
(101070)
58
N 		Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether he plans to consult on introducing civil penalties for those failing to respond to the request of an Electoral Registration Officer to register to vote.
(101071)
59
N 		Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of the likely effect on levels of electoral fraud of his proposals to bring forward the annual canvass in autumn 2012.
(101072)
60
N 		Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what recent representations he has received on individual electoral registration.
(101080)
61
N 		Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of the likely effect of his proposals on individual electoral registration on geographical variation in the completeness of the electoral register.
(101081)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
62
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will take steps to tackle childhood obesity by promoting healthy eating in academies and free schools.
(101812)
63
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effects on his policies of the 2012 university applications figures from the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service showing a reduction in applications for courses in European languages.
(101813)
64
Gareth Johnson (Dartford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children were awarded A*-C grades in GCSE (a) mathematics and (b) English in (i) Kent and (ii) Dartford constituency in each of the last five years.
(101944)
65
Gareth Johnson (Dartford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children were awarded A-C grades in A-level in (a) mathematics and (b) English in (i) Kent and (ii) Dartford constituency in each of the last five years.
(101945)
66
Ian Mearns (Gateshead): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools have applied for matched funding to purchase phonics material; and which providers they have indicated they will be purchasing from.
(101998)
67
Guy Opperman (Hexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools and pupils have received the pupil premium in (a) the North East and (b) Hexham constituency.
(101922)
68
Guy Opperman (Hexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many families will receive the extension of 15 hours of childcare to the poorest families in (a) the North East and (b) Hexham constituency.
(101923)
69
N 		Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) bullying and (b) sexual harassment complaints have been made against (i) director-level employees or above and (ii) special advisers in his Department in each quarter since 1 January 2010.
(101715)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
70
Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps his Department is taking to support the energy sector and its domestic supply chain.
(101990)
71
N 		Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many people were employed in interim posts by (a) his Department and (b) a Non-Ministerial Department or arm's length body controlled by his Department, through (i) Penna Consulting, (ii) Reed Personnel Services and (iii) Capita Resourcing Ltd (trading as Veredus) at the latest date for which figures are available; and how many such people (A) had been in post for over a year and (B) worked full-time.
(101581)
72
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what his estimate is of the average cost of a 4 kilowatt solar installation in England excluding the purchase cost of the solar panels.
(102002)
73
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what his estimate is of the annual income from the feed-in tariff required for a household with solar PV installed prior to 12 December 2011 in order to achieve a 15 per cent. return on their investment.
(102003)
74
Mrs Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March 2012, Official Report, column 159W, on climate change, if he will publish copies of the latest estimates made by the Met Office Hadley Centre of the change to global temperatures in each year since 1997.
(101920)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
75
N 		Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what safeguards she has put in place to ensure that Regulation (EC) 41/2009 is implemented within the catering and manufacturing industries.
(101757)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
76
Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the suggestion from the Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary General for Western Sahara that the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression should visit the Territory and the Tindouf camps.
(101939)
77
Caroline Dinenage (Gosport): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking as part of the UK presidency of the UN Security Council to seek consensus for a resolution on humanitarian access and protection of civilians in Syria.
(101825)
78
N 		Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the extent of a consultation with the people of Western Sahara on the export of sand by Morocco from Western Sahara.
(101578)
79
N 		Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether any UK companies or ships export sand from Western Sahara.
(101579)
80
N 		Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will raise with the Moroccan government the need to consult the people of Western Sahara before exploiting and exporting any natural resources.
(101580)
81
N 		Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the human rights situation in Bahrain.
(101755)
82
N 		Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has made representations to the Bahraini government on the Formula One race scheduled to take place in that country.
(101756)
83
Mr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the Palestinian Authority's adherence to its road map commitment to end incitement against Israel.
(101940)
84
Guy Opperman (Hexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support he is giving to Christian communities in Lebanon and Syria.
(101921)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
85
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information he holds on the number of registered midwives who were not practising in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) the latest period for which figures are available in 2012; and if he will make a statement.
(101786)
86
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the estimated expenditure was on community contraceptive services for women (a) aged under 20 years and (b) aged 20 years and over in (i) England and (ii) each primary care trust area in (A) 2010, (B) 2011 and (C) the latest period for which figures are available in 2012.
(101788)
87
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of prisoners diagnosed with serious mental illnesses in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) the latest period for which figures are available in 2012; and if he will make a statement.
(101789)
88
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many physical assaults on health visitors were recorded in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) the latest period for which figures are available in 2012.
(101790)
89
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many thefts from NHS premises were recorded in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) the latest period for which figures are available in 2012.
(101791)
90
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) children and (b) adults were admitted to hospital for a suspected eating disorder in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011 and (iii) the latest period for which figures are available in 2012.
(101792)
91
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients spent a night in hospital but not in a (a) hospital bed and (b) ward in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011 and (iii) the latest period for which figures are available in 2012.
(101793)
92
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the five most common causes of admission to hospital were for (a) children and (b) adults in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011 and (iii) the latest period for which figures are available in 2012.
(101794)
93
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of stillbirths.
(101795)
94
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many sexual assaults took place in NHS mental health facilities in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) the latest period for which figures are available in 2012.
(101796)
95
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in each age category were readmitted to hospital within three days of being discharged in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) the latest period for which figures are available in 2012.
(101826)
96
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many older people were subject to delayed discharge from hospital as a result of malnutrition in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) the latest period for which figures are available in 2012.
(101827)
97
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of NHS patients in England who are housebound.
(101828)
98
Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to support the pharmaceutical industry and its domestic supply chain.
(101987)
99
Steve Baker (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he has powers to refuse the merger of NHS Foundation Trusts covering two adjacent counties.
(101907)
100
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the capacity of advocacy organisations to absorb the administrative costs associated with achieving the quality performance mark.
(101999)
101
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the extent to which the commissioning processes of local authorities for advocacy services for people with learning disabilities are Compact compliant (a) nationally and (b) in Birmingham.
(102000)
102
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on requiring local authorities to include the administrative cost of third sector advocacy organisations achieving the quality performance mark in assessments of full cost recovery required for Compact compliance purposes when commissioning.
(102001)
103
Gareth Johnson (Dartford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) doctors, (b) nurses, (c) midwives and (d) staff were employed at Darent Valley Hospital in each of the last five years.
(101946)
104
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with interested organisations on the effect of the provisions of the Higher Education Regulations (Basic Amount) (England) 2010 and the Higher Education Regulations (Higher Amount) (England) 2010 on the arrangements for tuition fee funding and the NHS Bursary scheme for medical degrees from academic year 2013-14; and if he will make a statement.
(101809)
105
Tessa Munt (Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 6 June 2005, Official Report, column 439W, on ritalin, how many prescriptions of methylphenidate hydrochloride have been dispensed in England in each year since 2004; and whether the estimated proportion of such prescriptions dispensed to children remains around 90 per cent.
(101943)
106
Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he has any plans to reinstate a tuberculosis nurse within the prison health service.
(101806)
107
Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what consideration he gave to the need for (a) service co-location and (b) accountability when taking the decision that tuberculosis services should be commissioned at the local rather than the sub-national level under the provisions of the Health and Social Care Bill.
(101807)
108
Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to promote GP awareness of tuberculosis incidence and the importance of early detection.
(101829)
109
Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to maintain public awareness of tuberculosis in high-risk groups; and what consideration is given to the culturally-appropriateness of the information provided.
(101830)
110
Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how tuberculosis control is included in local health protection plans.
(101831)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
111
N 		Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that operational control remains with chief police officers under the Business Partnering for Police Project.
(101582)
112
N 		Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will place in the Library a copy of her Department's (a) analysis of the merits of and (b) business case for the Business Partnering for Police Project.
(101583)
113
N 		Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the compatability of the public service ethos of the police with the involvement of profit-making private sector companies in core public policing activity through the Business Partnering for Police Project.
(101585)
114
N 		Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether elected police and crime commissioners in the West Midlands and Surrey Police Force areas will have the ability to halt the proposals contained in the Business Partnering for Police Project.
(101586)
115
N 		Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were employed in interim posts by (a) her Department and (b) a Non-Ministerial Department or arm's length body controlled by her Department through (i) Penna Consulting, (ii) Reed Personnel Services and (iii) Capita Resourcing Ltd (trading as Veredus) at the latest date for which figures are available; and how many such people (A) had been in post for over a year and (B) worked full-time at that date.
(101588)
116
N 		Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of people who had been granted limited leave to remain for an initial five year period were then granted another period of leave to remain in the latest period for which figures are available; and what assessment she has made of the effect of limited leave to remain on the ability of individuals to apply for a job.
(101591)
117
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of crime was drug related in the latest period for which figures are available.
(102012)
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
118
Michael Connarty (Linlithgow and East Falkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate his Department has made of the number of internally displaced people in Iraq in each year since 2003.
(101801)
119
Michael Connarty (Linlithgow and East Falkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance his Department is providing to reduce the number of internally displaced people in Iraq.
(101802)
120
Michael Connarty (Linlithgow and East Falkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether his Department is taking steps to encourage Iraqi refugees who fled from their country to return.
(101803)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
121
N 		Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were employed in interim posts by (a) his Department and (b) a Non-Ministerial Department or arm's length body controlled by his Department through (i) Penna Consulting, (ii) Reed Personnel Services and (iii) Capita Resourcing Ltd (trading as Veredus) at the latest date for which figures are available; and how many such people (A) had been in post for over a year and (B) worked full-time at that date.
(101589)
122
Michael Connarty (Linlithgow and East Falkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) nationality and (b) gender was of each suspected victim of human trafficking referred to the Trafficking Victim Support Scheme operated by the Salvation Army in each month of 2012 to date; in which region each of the suspected victims was found; and which agency referred each case to the Scheme.
(101800)
123
David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many court cases have been delayed in the last 12 months as a result of Applied Language Solutions not providing an interpreter.
(101934)
124
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the highest number was of previous convictions for social security benefit fraud for an individual convicted of an offence of social security benefit fraud without being sent to prison in each of the last three years; and how many offences they had committed at the point of sentence for the most recent offence.
(101787)
125
Charlie Elphicke (Dover): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the policy of the Legal Services Commission has been on whether its funding could be used to support travellers in relation to planning cases for (a) retrospective planning permission and (b) contesting planning enforcement notices in the last four years; and what the criteria were for qualifying for that funding.
(101797)
126
Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect on court caseloads of the reduction in face-to-face advice and assistance from the Courts Service.
(101818)
127
Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that litigants in person will continue to be able to access justice following the reduction in face-to-face advice and assistance from the Courts Service.
(101819)
128
Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect of reducing access to face-to-face advice and assistance from the Courts Service on litigants in person; and whether this assessment took into account any increase in the number of litigants in person following the implementation of proposed reductions in legal aid.
(101820)
129
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of establishing an independent appeals process for decisions made by the newly appointed chief coroner.
(101983)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
130
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2012, Official Report, columns 443-4W, on Police Service of Northern Ireland, for what reason he does not disclose the dates of his and his Ministerial colleagues' meetings with the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland.
(101996)
131
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2012, Official Report, column 491W, on departmental responsibilities, for what reason he does not disclose the dates of his and his Ministerial colleagues' meetings with the Ministers in the Northern Ireland Executive.
(101997)
Questions to the Prime Minister
132
Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his Oral Answer of 21 March 2012, on what date he expects the full tender document to be issued for an early intervention foundation; and on what dates he expects a final decision on the winner of the tender process to be announced.
(102009)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
133
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the merits of ensuring all EU seafarers are brought in line with the provisions of Directive 96/71/EC.
(101798)
134
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with her EU counterparts on extension of Directive 96/71/EC to all seafarers operating within the EU.
(101799)
135
Mrs Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will estimate the change in income from rail fares that would arise from changing the cap on fare increases from retail prices index (RPI) plus three per cent. to RPI minus one per cent.
(101935)
136
Mrs Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will assess the financial effects on (a) the public purse, (b) train operating companies and (c) Network Rail of changing the cap on rail fare increases from retail prices index (RPI) plus three per cent. to RPI minus one per cent.
(101936)
137
Mrs Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has carried out a regulatory impact assessment on the proposal in its command paper entitled Reforming the railways: putting the customer first to move responsibility for issues such as monitoring of passenger complaints handling processes to the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) and explore the potential to give the ORR a role in relation to train operator performance; and if she will publish the conclusions of any such assessment.
(101937)
138
Guy Opperman (Hexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) consideration she has given to and (b) plans she has drawn up for a Northumbia rail franchise.
(101924)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales
139
David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much funding her Department allocated to the National Assembly for Wales in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
(101810)
140
Paul Murphy (Torfaen): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if she will have discussions with her Ministerial colleagues on the potential effects of introducing regional pay for public sector workers in Wales.
(101967)
141
Paul Murphy (Torfaen): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment she has made of the effects of closure of police stations in Gwent.
(101968)
142
Paul Murphy (Torfaen): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what meetings she has had with the Welsh Government to discuss devolving responsibility for Remploy.
(101969)
143
Paul Murphy (Torfaen): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent meetings she has had with members of the Commission on devolution in Wales on the revised timetable for the report.
(102007)
144
Paul Murphy (Torfaen): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent meetings she has had with the Secretary of State for Health on the potential effects of the provisions of the Health and Social Care Bill on health bodies in Wales.
(102008)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
145
N 		Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were employed in interim posts by (a) his Department and (b) a Non-Ministerial Department or arm's length body controlled by his Department through (i) Penna Consulting, (ii) Reed Personnel Services and (iii) Capita Resourcing Ltd (trading as Veredus) at the latest date for which figures are available; and how many such people (A) had been in post for over a year and (B) worked full-time at that date.
(101590)
146
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the (a) cost and (b) administrative burden of introducing auto-enrolment for the agency worker sector.
(101784)
147
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will assess the financial effect of the implementation of auto-enrolment on the agency worker sector.
(101785)
148
Mrs Anne McGuire (Stirling): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to work with disabled people and disability organisations to ensure that the Disability Strategy is co-produced and not only consulted on.
(101821)
149
Mrs Anne McGuire (Stirling): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department plans to take as part of the piloting of personal independence payments to monitor the effects on disabled people who become ineligible for support in respect of (a) care home use, (b) avoidable hospitalisation, (c) Motability vehicles, (d) receipt of other support including carer's allowance and (e) other matters; and what steps his Department plans to take to ensure the results of such monitoring are taken into account in the roll-out of personal independence payments.
(101822)
150
Mrs Anne McGuire (Stirling): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions his Department has had with (a) the Department for Communities and Local Government and (b) local authority representatives on estimating any increases in residential care costs which may arise from increased use of publicly-funded care homes as a result of reductions in the level of benefit paid to disabled people.
(101824)
151
Mrs Anne McGuire (Stirling): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the number of disabled people who will lose motability vehicles under personal independence payment rollout plans.
(101971)
152
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the level of take-up has been of the (a) New Enterprise Allowance and (b) New Enterprise Allowance Loan in Birmingham, Ladywood constituency since its introduction.
(101832)
153
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of those aged 18 to 24 have received benefit sanctions as a result of their non-participation in the mandatory work experience programme in Birmingham, Ladywood constituency.
(102010)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
154
Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the value of the rail manufacturing sector is to the economy; how many people are employed in the industry; what proportion of the industry operates in each region; and what the industry spent on its supply chains in the UK in 2011.
[Transferred] (101979)

Prepared 23rd March 2012