Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 27 March 2012

Notes:
* Indicates a Question for Oral Answer.
+ Indicates a Question not included in the random selection process but accepted because the quota for that day had not been filled.
[N] Indicates a Question for Written Answer on a named day, i.e. the Member has indicated under S.O. No. 22(4) the day on which he wishes the Question to be answered.
[R] Indicates that a relevant interest has been declared.

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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Tuesday 27 March 2012
(the 'Questions Book')

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 27 March 2012

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This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Tuesday 27 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 Tuesday 27 March of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.

For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Tuesday 27 March see Part 2 of this paper.

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Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills

1 N	Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether any new contracts have been let by his Department to A4e between 27 February and 27 March 2012.
	(102113)

2 N	Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many (a) men and (b) women in England who are following courses leading to qualifications at Level 3 or above are aged (i) 24 to 30, (ii) 31 to 40, (iii) 41 to 50, (iv) 51 to 60, (v) 61 to 65 and (vi) 66 and above.
	(102279)

3 N	Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on English for speakers of other languages learners in further education colleges of the removal of basic skills qualifications in literacy and numeracy after academic year 2012-13.
	(102280)

4 N	Sir John Stanley (Tonbridge and Malling): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which UK strategic export control licences to Syria are currently extant; and what the nature and quantity of the licensed goods or services are under each licence.
	(101390)

5 N	Sir John Stanley (Tonbridge and Malling): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which UK strategic export control licences to Bahrain are currently extant; and what the nature and quantity of the licensed goods or services are under each licence.
	(101391)

6 N	Sir John Stanley (Tonbridge and Malling): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which UK strategic export control licences to Yemen are currently extant; and what the nature and quantity of the licensed goods or services are under each licence.
	(101392)

7 N

Sir John Stanley (Tonbridge and Malling): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what arms export licences have been revoked subsequent to the Government's response, Cm 8079, to the First Report of the Committee on Arms Export Controls, on Scrutiny of Arms Export Controls (2011), HC 686; and if he will provide this information in the same format as that used in Annex 1 of Cm 8079.

(101393)

8 N	Sir John Stanley (Tonbridge and Malling): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Prime Minister's contribution in debate of 21 March 2011 in response to the hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion, Official Report, column 707, what training licences have been reviewed and to which countries; and which of these licences have subsequently been revoked.
	(101394)

9 N	Sir John Stanley (Tonbridge and Malling): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which UK strategic export control licences to Egypt are currently extant; and what the nature and quantity of the licensed goods or services are in each licence.
	(101679)

10 N	Sir John Stanley (Tonbridge and Malling): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which UK strategic export control licences to Libya are currently extant; and what the nature and quantity of the licensed goods or services are in each licence.
	(101680)

11 N	Sir John Stanley (Tonbridge and Malling): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which UK strategic export control licences to Tunisia are currently extant; and what the nature and quantity of the licensed goods or services are in each licence.
	(101681)

12 N	Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to encourage banks to work in partnership with small to medium-sized property developers and construction firms to develop new projects.
	(102115)

13 N

Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will publish data on the (a) number and (b) monetary value of collaborative research and development project grants awarded by the Technology Strategy Board in each year since 2007 showing (i) the average number of organisations participating per project (ii) the average number of universities and other higher educational establishments participating per project, (iii) the average number of micro businesses participating per project, (iv) the average number of other small businesses participating per project, (v) the average number of other small and medium-sized enterprises participating per project, (vi) the average number of large businesses participating per project and (vii) the average number of other organisations participating per project.

(102209)

14 N

Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the total monetary value of collaborative research and development grants provided by the Technology Strategy Board was to (a) micro businesses, (b) other small businesses, (c) other small and medium-sized enterprises in each year since 2007 together with the value of contributions to project costs made by each category of business in each of those years.

(102210)

15 N

Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the total monetary value was of collaborative research and development grants provided by the Technology Strategy Board to companies other than small and medium-sized enterprises in each year since 2007, together with the value of contributions to project costs made by those companies in each of those years.

(102211)

16 N

Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the total monetary value was of collaborative research and development grants provided by the Technology Strategy Board to universities and other higher educational establishments in each year since 2007, together with the value of contributions to project costs made by them in each of those years.

(102222)

17 N

Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the total monetary value was of collaborative research and development grants provided by the Technology Strategy Board to organisations which were not small to medium enterprises, other companies, universities or higher educational establishments in each year since 2007, together with the value of contributions to project costs made by them in each of those years.

(102223)

18 N	Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether his Department has a role in intellectual property policy development.
	(101215)

19	Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport on developing a creative industries export strategy.
	(102336)

20	Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Intellectual Property Office's international strategy.
	(102337)

Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office

21 N

Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people are employed in interim posts by the Department, or a non-ministerial department or arm's length body controlled by his Department through (a) Penna Consulting, (b) Reed Personnel Services and (c) Capita Resourcing Ltd (trading as Veredus); how many such people have been in post for over a year; and how many are full-time.

(102106)

22	Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of civil servants likely to move from London and the South East to regions in the North in each of the next five years.
	(102326)

23 N

Mr Bernard Jenkin (Harwich and North Essex): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he or his Department have provided any briefing or other guidance to witnesses other than Ministers appearing before the Select Committee on Public Administration in connection with its inquiry on the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments; and what the names and job titles are of the (a) witnesses and (b) officials responsible for the briefing.

(102062)

24	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what partnership work the Office for National Statistics is currently engaged in.
	(102307)

25	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what research the Office for National Statistics has conducted on (a) well-being and (b) happiness; and whether any such research differentiated between remembered and experienced happiness.
	(102308)

Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

26	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will place in the Library a copy of his speech to the Community Security Trust annual dinner on 29 February 2012; and if he will make a statement.
	[R] (102335)

27	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many taxpayers in each (a) parliamentary constituency in Scotland and (b) each local authority area in Scotland were in the (i) 20 per cent, (ii) 40 per cent and (iii) 50 per cent income tax bands in 2011-12; and what estimate he has made of the number of such people in (A) 2012-13 and (B) 2013-14.
	(102358)

28	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of homes valued at £2 million or more that were sold in (a) Scotland, (b) each parliamentary constituency in Scotland and (c) each local authority area in Scotland in each of the last five financial years; and what the yield in stamp duty was from such sales in each of those years.
	(102360)

29	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people in (a) Scotland, (b) each parliamentary constituency in Scotland and (c) each local authority area in Scotland who will be required to complete a self assessment form to continue to receive child benefit in the three financial years from 2013-14.
	(102361)

30 N

Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people are employed in interim posts by the Department, or a non-ministerial department or arm's length body controlled by his Department through (a) Penna Consulting, (b) Reed Personnel Services and (c) Capita Resourcing Ltd (trading as Veredus); how many such people have been in post for over a year; and how many are full-time.

(102108)

31	Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people were liable for the 50 pence income tax rate in each (a) region, (b) parliamentary constituency and (c) local authority at the latest date for which figures are available.
	(102305)

32 N	Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of single-parent households that will lose child benefit (a) altogether and (b) partially as a result of his Budget proposals.
	(102161)

33 N	Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his estimate is of the administrative cost of recovering through the tax system child benefit paid to families with a person earning over £50,000 a year in (a) 2012-13 and (b) 2013-14.
	(102269)

34 N	Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his estimate is of the number of households with an income in excess of (a) £60,000 and (b) £80,000 per annum which will retain child benefit in 2013-14.
	(102270)

35 N	Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many taxpayers who do not currently have to submit a tax return will be required to do so as a result of the Government's proposals in relation to child benefit.
	(102271)

36 N	Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to bring forward proposals to remove the privilege of confidentiality in relation to tax returns from recipients of child benefit with a partner earning in excess of £50,000 per annum.
	(102281)

37 N

Ann Coffey (Stockport): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse per household of the total increase in the tax threshold over the last three budgets for (a) couples with at least one child with gross earnings between £7,000 and £20,000 per annum and (b) single people with gross earnings between £30,000 and £40,000 per annum, taking into account the reduction in tax paid and the savings in housing benefit and council tax expenditure caused by the increased individuals' net income arising from the increase in the tax threshold.

(102272)

38 N

Ann Coffey (Stockport): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the total household income including working tax credit, child tax credit, child benefit and council tax benefit of a couple with two children working 16 hours a week on the minimum wage living in their own home and paying £1,000 in council tax (a) currently, (b) after the changes to qualifying hours for working tax credit are introduced on 1 April 2012 and (c) including out of work benefits.

(102273)

39 N	Ann Coffey (Stockport): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of people whose gross earnings are higher than the tax threshold for (a) April 2012 and (b) April 2013 and are claimants of (i) housing benefit and council tax benefit, (ii) housing benefit alone and (iii) council tax benefit alone.
	(102275)

40 N	Ann Coffey (Stockport): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the savings in housing benefit and council tax benefit that have accrued as a result of the measures to increase the tax threshold in each of the last three budgets.
	(102276)

41	Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his policy on regional pay will be based on where someone works or lives.
	(102324)

42 N	John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the (a) value and (b) extent of forestalling in advance of the coming into effect of his planned changes to Stamp Duty Land Tax.
	(102162)

43	Mr Marcus Jones (Nuneaton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on UK borrowers of the EU Bank Capital Requirements Directive.
	(102322)

44	Paul Murphy (Torfaen): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the likely effect on economic growth in Wales of his proposals on reform of public sector pay.
	(102314)

45 N	Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which public sector pension schemes will continue to be uprated using the retail prices index.
	(102156)

46 N	Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for each employee in PAYE, how many items of data his Department will pass to the Department of Work and Pensions in order for that person's universal credit to be calculated in each payment period; and what those items of data will be.
	(102218)

47	Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his most recent estimate is of the cost of implementing PAYE real time information.
	(102220)

48 N	Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons his Department adopted the interim solution to provide real time information for PAYE; and if he will make a statement.
	(102221)

49 N	Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has conducted an impact assessment of the potential effects of a reduction in the rate of VAT to five per cent. for home repair, maintenance and improvement work.
	(102114)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

50	Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities have expressed interest in his Department's Weekly Collection Support Scheme.
	(102316)

51 N

Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what representations his Department has received from housing associations on provision of credit to those seeking to purchase property under shared ownership schemes from lenders (a) wholly in the private sector and (b) wholly or partly publicly-owned; and what information his Department holds on the level of cash deposits requested by lenders granting mortgages for those participating in shared ownership schemes.

(102063)

52 N	Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of housing survey coverage in rural areas.
	(102064)

53 N	Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many new affordable rural homes in smaller settlements have been completed since 2008.
	(102103)

54 N	Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many households in rural areas were living in temporary accommodation on the latest date for which information is available.
	(102104)

55 N	Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will assess the (a) costs and (b) benefits of installing fire sprinkler systems in new schools.
	(100994)

56 N	Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what fire safety requirements apply to free schools where buildings are converted from other uses to educational use.
	(101076)

57	Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2012, Official Report, column 486W, on mayors: Greater Manchester, if he will bring forward proposals for a mayor of the Greater Manchester City Region covering all 10 metropolitan districts.
	(102325)

58 N	Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many families will be included in his Department's Troubled Families initiative in the Peterborough City Council area in 2012-13; how much funding he expects to allocate for such purposes; and if he will make a statement.
	(101684)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport

59 N

Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how many people are employed in interim posts by the Department, or a non-ministerial department or arm's length body controlled by his Department, through (a) Penna Consulting, (b) Reed Personnel Services and (c) Capita Resourcing Ltd (trading as Veredus); how many such people have been in post for over a year; and how many are full-time.

(102111)

60 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with betting companies and their representatives on unclaimed winnings and dormant betting accounts.
	(101593)

61 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the likely effect of withdrawing targets for increasing participation in school sport on numbers of young people joining sports clubs set up under the 14 to 24 Sport England programme.
	(101594)

62 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what plans he has to increase participation in sport; and what targets he has set.
	(101595)

63 N	Alun Michael (Cardiff South and Penarth): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the cost to an individual of purchasing a femtocell to benefit from his Mobile Infrastructure Project.
	(101079)

64 N

Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, with reference to his Department's Business Plan 2011-15, what steps his Department took to complete action (a) 5.1.i on examining external barriers to new providers seeking to invest in fibre optic networks and (b) 5.2.ii on delivery of super-fast broadband; and if he will make a statement.

(102226)

65 N	Guy Opperman (Hexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what recent progress he has made on his plans to extend superfast broadband to the North East and Northumberland.
	(102032)

66	Guy Opperman (Hexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of protection of cultural property in areas of conflict; and if he will bring forward legislative proposals based on the draft Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Bill 2008.
	(102319)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence

67 N

Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people are employed in interim posts by the Department, or a non-ministerial department or arm's length body controlled by his Department through (a) Penna Consulting, (b) Reed Personnel Services and (c) Capita Resourcing Ltd (trading as Veredus); how many such people have been in post for over a year; and how many are full-time.

(102107)

68	Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of fatalities among ISAF-trained Afghan National Army personnel deployed alongside UK troops in Afghanistan to the end of (a) June 2009, (b) December 2009, (c) June 2010, (d) December 2010, (e) June 2011 and (f) December 2011.
	(102323)

69 N	Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average flight duty period for RAF personnel is; and what assessment he has made of how this compares to other NATO countries.
	(102212)

70 N	Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the European Aviation Safety Agency evaluation of flight time limitations.
	(102213)

71 N	Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether RAF personnel are subject to European flight time limitations.
	(102214)

72 N	Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average flying hours for RAF personnel are.
	(102215)

73 N	Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times the flight duty period was extended in the last 12 months.
	(102216)

74 N	Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has a role in intellectual property policy development.
	(101246)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Education

75	Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what due diligence has been conducted into governance at West Exe Technology College, Exeter since the school's Academy status was given initial approval in January 2011.
	(102351)

76	Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance his Department issues to (a) schools and (b) school heads on employment of family members.
	(102352)

77	Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when his Department was first made aware of the concerns of Devon Education Authority about governance and decision making at West Exe Technology College; and what steps his Department took in response to such concerns.
	(102353)

78	Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance his Department issues to schools on (a) company cars and (b) other benefits for staff.
	(102354)

79 N	Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when his Department plans to issue guidance to local authority pensions managers on academies pooling with their former local authority.
	(100107)

80 N	Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to publish draft statutory guidance on careers guidance.
	(102031)

81 N	Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will issue guidance to free schools on the installation of fire sprinkler systems in new school premises.
	(101077)

82	Damian Hinds (East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of recent trends in the number of pupils (a) requesting and (b) being granted special consideration enhancements at GCSE.
	(102359)

83	Damian Hinds (East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of students in (a) maintained, (b) private and (c) all schools were granted special consideration enhancements in at least one subject at GCSE in the most recent year for which information is available.
	(102363)

84 N

Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what percentage of people recruited to initial teacher training courses for secondary schools in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12 trained as teachers in (i) art, (ii) citizenship, (iii) English, (iv) drama, (v) geography, (vi) leisure and tourism, (vii) history, (viii) mathematics, (ix) modern foreign languages, (x) classical languages, (xi) religious education, (xii) science, (xiii) vocational subjects/diploma subjects, (xiv) sociology/social studies, (xv) psychology, (xvi) media studies, (xvii) business studies, (xviii) dance, (xix) performing arts, (xx) textiles and (xxi) food technology.

(101386)

85 N	Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) applications have been received and (b) places were available for the 2012-13 academic year in (i) free schools and (ii) all state schools.
	(101387)

86 N	Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what percentage of pupils were (a) entered for and (b) passed the English Baccalaureate in 2010-11 in each parliamentary constituency.
	(101388)

87 N	Stephen Twigg (Liverpool, West Derby): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his policy is on the weight given to the internally-assessed writing element of Key Stage 2 English in setting the level of achievement.
	(102228)

88 N	Stephen Twigg (Liverpool, West Derby): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many primary schools have opted for an external assessment for the writing element of the Key Stage 2 English assessment in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(102229)

89	Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many complaints the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service received about its services in Stoke-on-Trent in each year since its inception.
	(102306)

90 N	Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what arrangements are in place for academies to reply to letters from hon. Members who have written on behalf of their constituents regarding admission places; and if he will make a statement.
	(102101)

91 N	Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will take steps to ensure that Walsall Academy replies to letters from the hon. Member for Walsall North when he writes on behalf of constituents regarding admission places; and if he will make a statement.
	(102102)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change

92 N	Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what consideration he has given to including public acceptability in the sustainability criteria for renewables obligation certificates.
	(101682)

93 N	Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what representations he has received on including public acceptability in the sustainability criteria for the Renewable Obligations Certificates in the same way as the criterion for PFI credits.
	(102048)

94 N	Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will define the 60 per cent. greenhouse gas emissions savings standard compared with fossil fuel which he proposes for use of biomass in CHP generators.
	(102049)

95	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what plans he has to review the level of the Emissions Performance Standard in line with the commercial and technical viability of carbon capture and storage for new gas plants.
	(102303)

96	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what progress he has made on establishing carbon capture and storage demonstration projects for new gas plants.
	(102339)

97	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what conditions on carbon emissions will be included in the emissions performance standard for new gas-fired power stations.
	(102340)

98	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what his policy is on requiring new gas plants to be built ready for carbon capture.
	(102343)

99	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether it is his policy to decarbonise the power sector by 2030.
	(102350)

100	Mrs Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 21 March 2012, Official Report, column 761W, on environmental protection: taxation, what estimate he has made of the likely effect of his policies on (a) medium and (b) large industrial energy bills.
	(102344)

101 N	Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether his Department has a role in intellectual property policy development.
	(101250)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

102	Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (The Cotswolds): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what scientific evidence she has received that a vaccination would reduce or eliminate the transmission of tuberculosis from badgers to cattle.
	(102327)

103 N	Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of rural England is served by rural housing enablers funded by her Department.
	(102065)

104	Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to establish the Major Infrastructure and Environment Unit; and what additional resources will be made available to support the new unit.
	(102302)

105	Mr Marcus Jones (Nuneaton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will bring forward the 2026 deadline set out in the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000.
	(102320)

106 N	Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has a role in intellectual property policy development.
	(101248)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

107	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, whether any special rapporteurs, other than Farida Shaheed, have visited Western Sahara since UN Security Council Resolution 1979 was adopted.
	(102341)

108	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, how long Farida Shaheed spent in Western Sahara; what sites she visited; and whether she will produce a report before the MINURSO mandate is due for renewal.
	(102342)

109 N	Sheryll Murray (South East Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had on the Fisheries Partnership Agreement with Mauritania.
	(102109)

110 N	Sheryll Murray (South East Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the provision of processing and landing facilities will be included in a new Fisheries Partnership Agreement with Mauritania.
	(102110)

111 N	Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department has a role in intellectual property policy development.
	(101247)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Health

112

Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many Christmas trees were purchased by his Department and each of its public bodies in each of the last two years; what the cost was of those trees in each year; from where the trees were sourced; what account was taken of the sustainability of the sources of the trees; and by what process the trees were disposed of.

(102318)

113

Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average life expectancy was for a person with cystic fibrosis (a) in 1982, (b) in 1987, (c) in 1992, (d) in 1997, (e) in 2001, (f) in 2005, (g) in 2010 and (h) on the most recent date for which figures are available; and whether his Department has estimated the likely life expectancy in (i) 2015, (ii) 2020 and (iii) 2025.

(102309)

114	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department plans to hold a public consultation on the changes to the Royal Brompton Hospital's respiratory services; what recent representations he has received on this issue; and if he will make a statement.
	(102310)

115	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department spent on research into the treatment of (a) cystic fibrosis, (b) muscular dystrophy, (c) severe asthma, (d) primary cilary dyskinesia and (e) other rare lung diseases in each of the last five years for which information is available.
	(102329)

116	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) males and (b) females in each age group in (i) Essex, (ii) Southend West constituency and (iii) England and Wales had (A) cystic fibrosis, (B) muscular dystrophy, (C) severe asthma, (D) primary cilary dyskinesia and (E) other rare lung diseases in each of the last five years for which information is available.
	(102330)

117	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department spent on research into the treatment of respiratory diseases in each of the last five years for which information is available; how much his Department plans to spend in each of the next three years; and if he will make a statement.
	(102331)

118	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) males and (b) females in each (i) age group and (ii) local authority area had (A) cystic fibrosis, (B) muscular dystrophy, (C) severe asthma, (D) primary cilary dyskinesia and (E) another rare lung disease in each of the last five years for which information is available.
	(102332)

119	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department spent on paediatric respiratory research in each of the last five years; how much it plans to spend in each of the next two years; and if he will make a statement.
	(102333)

120	Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations he has received on funding for paediatric respiratory research; what response he gave; and if he will make a statement.
	(102334)

121	Gordon Birtwistle (Burnley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will assess the value for money of (a) hospitals and (b) GPs giving cortisone injections.
	(102317)

122	Bob Blackman (Harrow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will respond to the findings of the Whole Systems Demonstrator Project report on the costs per quality-adjusted life year of the Government's telemedicine programme.
	(102321)

123 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will assess the effectiveness of the Care Quality Commission.
	(101862)

124 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to improve pancreatic cancer survival rates.
	(101863)

125 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he last made an assessment of the standards of care and treatment available to pancreatic cancer patients.
	(101864)

126 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of geographical variations in care for cancer patients.
	(101865)

127 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that pancreatic cancer patients are (a) more involved in their care and (b) supported by clinical nurse specialists.
	(101866)

128 N	Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations he has received on the application process for those applying for entry to the Foundation Programme in August 2012.
	(100103)

129 N	Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that all graduates of medical schools are able to gain a place on the 2012 Foundation Programme; and if he will make a statement.
	(100104)

130 N	Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the UK Foundation Programme Office on the response to oversubscription of the 2012 Foundation Programme; and if he will make a statement.
	(100105)

131 N	Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the UK Foundation Programme Office on plans for responding to oversubscription of the Foundation Programme in each of the next three years; and if he will make a statement.
	(100106)

132 N	Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March 2012, Official Report, column 192W, on NHS: standards, how many people waited longer than 18 weeks for a consultation in secondary services in January 2012.
	(101389)

133 N	Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of progress in tackling tuberculosis in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
	(101397)

134 N	Tessa Jowell (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether (a) he, (b) Ministers and (c) senior officials in his Department have met employees of Crosby-Textor since May 2010.
	(102217)

135 N	Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations he has received on proposed investment in and redevelopment of the Royal Sussex County Hospital; whether formal agreement of the funding required for this project will be secured by the end of this financial year; and if he will make a statement.
	(102116)

136 N	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress the NHS East Midlands Specialised Commissioning Group has made in developing neuromuscular services in the region; and if he will make a statement.
	(101896)

137 N	Teresa Pearce (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to address the misdiagnosis of epilepsy and non-epileptic seizure disorder.
	(102227)

138 N	Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent estimate he has made of expenditure by primary care trusts on management consultants contracted to support shadow clinical commissioning groups in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12 to date.
	(101731)

139 N	Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what work was carried out by McKinsey under contracts held by Monitor in 2011-12; and what the duration is of those contracts.
	(101771)

140 N	Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been spent by NHS bodies on external management consultants in 2011-12 to date.
	(101772)

141 N	Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many contracts with external consultants were held by the Care Quality Commission in (a) 2008-09, (b) 2009-10 and (c) 2010-11; how many have been held in 2011-12 to date; for what services the contracts were made; and what the cost was of each.
	(101867)

142 N	Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many contracts with external consultants were held by Monitor in (a) 2008-09, (b) 2009-10 and (c) 2010-11; how many have been held in 2011-12 to date; for what services the contracts were made; and what the cost was of each.
	(101868)

143 N	Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he plans to commission external consultants to carry out independent assessments of the boards of NHS trusts.
	(101869)

144 N	Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent by NHS bodies on external consultants in 2010-11.
	(101870)

145 N	Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent by his Department's arm's length bodies on external consultants in (a) 2010-11 and (b) each of the last five years for which figures are available.
	(101871)

146 N	Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance is given to emerging clinical commissioning groups on the acceptance of support from management consultancy firms on a pro bono or commercial basis.
	(101965)

147 N	Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with the Minister for the Cabinet Office on expenditure on external consultants by (a) his Department, (b) its arm's length bodies and (c) Connecting for Health.
	(101966)

148 N	Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he plans to take to ensure that the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency implements the Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products Directive in a manner that does not impose unnecessary burdens on the manufacturers of such products.
	(102277)

Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department

149	Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers there were in each basic command unit in each police force area in England and Wales on (a) 31 March 2010 and (b) 31 March 2011.
	(102328)

150 N	Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department's proposal to ban multi-buy discounts for the purchase of alcoholic beverages will be applied to discounts for wine bought by the case.
	(102160)

151	Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to ensure that the first report of the Inter-Departmental Ministerial Group on Human Trafficking will be debated in Parliament.
	(102311)

152 N	Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many alcohol licences have been revoked in Brigg and Goole constituency due to the sale of alcohol to children since the implementation of the Licensing Act 2003.
	(102153)

153 N	Dame Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will estimate the number of foreign nationals in Lewisham, Deptford constituency pursuing applications of any kind with the UK Border Agency who do not have access to public funds; and how many such foreign nationals are children.
	(101683)

154	Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she decided to make a Statement to the House on her Alcohol Strategy.
	(102313)

155 N	Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has a role in developing intellectual property policy.
	(100354)

Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development

156 N	Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of progress towards international tuberculosis control targets as set out in the Global Plan to Stop TB 2011-2015; and if he will make a statement.
	(101398)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice

157	Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he plans to take to ensure that services for victims and witnesses are maintained and improved in the event that the commissioning of such services is devolved to Police and Crime Commissioners.
	(102304)

158 N	Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March 2012, Official Report, column 217W, on legal aid: fees and charges, in respect of how many cases the Legal Services Commission makes a profit on the basis of the rate of interest on the statutory charge.
	(102287)

159 N	Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March 2012, Official Report, column 217W, on legal aid: fees and charges, for what reason the rate of interest on statutory charges is fixed at eight per cent.
	(102288)

160 N	Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to relocate any staff in his Department to new offices in Birmingham.
	(101395)

161 N	Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the likelihood of the Commission on a Bill of Rights delivering on its terms of reference.
	(102155)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

162 N	Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March 2012, Official Report, column 169W, on security and the Answer of 19 March 2012, Official Report, column 444W, on the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA), whether matters relating to SOCA work in Northern Ireland are reserved or a matter for the devolved administration.
	(102051)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland

163	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what estimate he has made of the number of people who will participate in the Youth Contract in (a) Scotland, (b) each parliamentary constituency in Scotland and (c) each local authority area in Scotland in each of the next three financial years.
	(102362)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport

164	Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make it her policy to keep Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority data services in the UK; and if she will make a statement.
	(102315)

165 N	Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has a role in intellectual property policy development.
	(102278)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

166 N	Ann Coffey (Stockport): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the numbers of people in work who are claiming (a) housing benefit and council tax benefit, (b) housing benefit alone and (c) council tax benefit alone.
	(102274)

167 N	Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to ensure that the application form for personal independence payment will ask for information on people's difficulties with (a) communication and (b) mobility.
	(102224)

168 N	Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether any new contracts have been let by his Department to A4e between 28 February and 27 March 2012.
	(102112)

169 N	Alun Michael (Cardiff South and Penarth): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many decisions have been made by his Department to end disability living allowance in respect of those aged 16 to 18 in (a) each of the last five years and (b) 2012 to date; and in what proportion of such cases an appeal was made in respect of that decision in each such year.
	(101078)

170 N	Teresa Pearce (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the value is of payments made to ATOS in respect of the Harrington changes to work capability assessments for employment and support allowance claims.
	(102105)

171 N	Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people who are claiming benefits to which they are not entitled by (a) region, (b) sex and (c) age; what estimate he has made of the cost to the Exchequer of such claims; and what measures are being put in place to reduce that number.
	(102154)

172	Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he plans to make of the effects of reform of disability living allowance on the health and social care system.
	(102355)

173	Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what provision has been made within the Youth Contract for the participation of young disabled adults.
	(102356)

174	Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with disability organisations on recent trends in the levels of abuse and harassment of disabled people.
	(102357)

175 N

Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2011, Official Report, column 65W, on universal credit, how much of the £2 billion allocated to the introduction of universal credit he estimates will be spent in 2012-13; and how much of that will be spent on (a) increases in benefit expenditure, (b) additional benefit administration costs in the transition period, (c) IT development and implementation, (d) communications, (e) staff training and (f) programme management.

(101860)

176 N

Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2011, Official Report, column 65W, on universal credit, how much of the £105 million allocated to the introduction of universal credit which is to be spent in 2011-12 will be spent on (a) increases in benefit expenditure, (b) additional benefit administration costs in the transition period, (c) IT development and implementation, (d) communications, (e) staff training and (f) programme management.

(101861)

177 N	Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects to announce what role local authorities will play in delivering universal credit; and if he will make a statement.
	(102219)

178 N	Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has a role in intellectual property policy development.
	(101249)

Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office

179 N	Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the (a) number and (b) proportion of households in (i) England and (ii) each constituency in England which spent more than 10 per cent. of their income on transport costs in the latest period for which figures are available.
	[Transferred] (102050)

Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

180	Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of zero-carbon homes that will have been built as a result of the incentive offered by the Stamp Duty Land Tax relief offered on such houses up to the end of the scheme.
	[Transferred] (102338)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales

181	Paul Murphy (Torfaen): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what meetings she has had with members of the Commission on Devolution in Wales; and for what reasons the Commission will report one year later than originally planned.
	[Transferred] (102312)