Session 2010-12
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The Questions Book

Part 2: Oral and Written Questions from
Thursday 22 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.

Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Wednesday 21 March 2012
(the 'Questions Book')

Part 2: Oral and Written Questions from
Thursday 22 March 2012

For Written Questions for answer on the day of issue of this paper, see Part 1 of this paper and the Order Paper.

Questions in this paper are arranged in the following way: date for answer; Oral before Written under each date; date of tabling under each answering date; unstarred and transferred questions followed by answering departments in alphabetical order.

THURSDAY 22 MARCH
Questions for Oral Answer

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

*1	Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): What progress he has made on his plans to extend superfast broadband to rural areas.
	(101297)

*2	Mr David Nuttall (Bury North): What progress he has made in improving access to superfast broadband.
	(101298)

*3	Jim Sheridan (Paisley and Renfrewshire North): What assessment he has made of the potential effects on local newspapers of the closure of the Press Complaints Commission.
	(101299)

*4	Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): What support his Department is providing to the creative industries.
	(101300)

*5	Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes): What consideration he has given to response from the Football Association, Premier League and Football League to the Government's Response to the Report from the Culture, Media and Sport Committee on Football Governance; and if he will make a statement.
	(101301)

*6	Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): What steps he is taking to ensure that consideration is given to the arts as part of the Government's regeneration plans for towns and cities in the English regions.
	[R] (101302)

*7	Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): What support his Department is providing to the creative industries.
	(101303)

*8	John Cryer (Leyton and Wanstead): Whether he plans to submit evidence to the Leveson Inquiry on Culture, Practice and Ethics of the Press.
	(101304)

*9	Mary Macleod (Brentford and Isleworth): What support his Department is providing to the creative industries.
	(101305)

*10	James Morris (Halesowen and Rowley Regis): What support his Department is providing to the creative industries.
	(101306)

*11	Karen Lumley (Redditch): What progress he has made on his plans to extend superfast broadband to rural areas.
	(101307)

*12	Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): What economic legacy his Department expects to result from the London 2012 Olympics.
	(101308)

*13	Elizabeth Truss (South West Norfolk): What steps he is taking to promote the digital economy.
	(101309)

*15	Jack Dromey (Birmingham, Erdington): What steps he is taking to promote the film industry.
	(101311)

*16	Caroline Nokes (Romsey and Southampton North): What progress he has made on his plans to extend superfast broadband to rural areas.
	(101312)

*17	David Wright (Telford): What steps he is taking to support the creation of opportunities for fans to become involved in the management and scrutiny of football clubs.
	(101313)

*18	Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): What contribution his Department is making to arrangements to tackle potential sex trafficking and violence against women during the London 2012 Olympics.
	(101314)

*19	Dame Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford): What information the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games has provided to his Department on ticketing arrangements for the London 2012 Olympics.
	(101315)

*20	Meg Hillier (Hackney South and Shoreditch): What plans he has for the London 2012 Olympics media centre after the Games.
	(101316)

At 11.05 am

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

The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.

*1	Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
	(101317)

*2	Mr Edward Leigh (Gainsborough):
	(101318)

*3	Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West):
	(101319)

*4	Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan):
	(101320)

*5	Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion):
	(101321)

*7	Graham Evans (Weaver Vale):
	(101323)

*8	Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South):
	(101324)

*9	Mr David Nuttall (Bury North):
	(101325)

*10	Mrs Linda Riordan (Halifax):
	(101326)

At 11.15 am

Oral Questions to the Leader of the House

*1	Mark Lancaster (Milton Keynes North): What plans he has for consultation with hon. Members on the Government's proposal for a draft bill on parliamentary privilege.
	(101327)

*2	Duncan Hames (Chippenham): What criteria were used to determine the Government's legislative programme for the next session of Parliament.
	(101328)

*4	Stephen Metcalfe (South Basildon and East Thurrock): What progress he has made on establishing a public reading stage for Government bills.
	(101330)

*5	Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): What steps he is taking to improve the effectiveness of scrutiny of legislation.
	(101331)

*6	Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire): Whether he plans to submit evidence to the Commission on the consequences of devolution for the House of Commons.
	(101332)

*7	Mark Menzies (Fylde): What steps he is taking to improve the effectiveness of scrutiny of legislation.
	(101333)

*8	Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): What steps he is taking to improve the effectiveness of scrutiny of legislation.
	(101334)

*9	Henry Smith (Crawley): What steps he is taking to improve the effectiveness of scrutiny of legislation.
	(101335)

*10	Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): What steps he is taking to improve the effectiveness of scrutiny of legislation.
	(101336)

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Monday 12 March

1 N	Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many new successful applications have been made to the new enterprise allowance scheme in each month since its launch, in each region.
	(100215)

Notices given on Thursday 15 March

1 N	Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans he has to rationalise and streamline the support schemes administered by his Department and its agencies.
	(101066)

2 N	Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many officials work on each of the business support schemes that his Department and its agencies currently operate.
	(101083)

3 N	Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the scope for abuse of the disability VAT exemption for the purchase of motor homes; and what steps he is taking to tackle any such abuse.
	(101082)

5 N	Alun Michael (Cardiff South and Penarth): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on those in rural areas of those areas having a choice of fewer than four mobile operators.
	(101067)

6 N	Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to support rural communities and the rural economy.
	(101068)

Notices given on Friday 16 March

1 N	Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what new measures she is taking to support rural communities and the rural economy.
	(101069)

2 N	Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much the technology strategy board spent in each region in each of the last three years; how many grants it awarded in each such year; and which companies received financial assistance from the board in each such year.
	(101243)

3 N	Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he plans to initiate a consultation on the revision of the European assisted areas map.
	(101244)

4
N

Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department holds on the number of staff that have been made redundant by the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust since May 2010; what the average cost per staff member was of such redundancies; how many redundancies involved an individual redundancy payment of over £40,000; and what the cost to the public purse has been of such redundancies since May 2010.

(101264)

5
N

Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many redundancies there were in the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust as a result of the implementation of NHS reforms in financial year 2010-11; how many he expects there to be in financial year (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13 and (c) 2013-14; and what resources he plans to transfer to Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust to cover the cost of his proposed NHS reorganisation.

(101265)

Notices given on Monday 19 March

1 N	Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he has made an assessment of the merits of a scheme to provide a financial incentive to replace old tractors.
	(101376)

2 N	Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many apprenticeships have been commenced in Hull since May 2010; in what sectors; how many were offered at a junior level; and how many were first advertised on the National Apprenticeship Service website.
	(101368)

3 N	Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many vacancies for junior level apprenticeships in manufacturing or engineering have been advertised on the National Apprenticeship Service's website for the Hull region since May 2010.
	(101369)

4 N	Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many employers have offered apprenticeships in the Hull region since May 2010.
	(101370)

5 N	Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many new apprenticeship vacancies for the Hull region were advertised through the National Apprenticeship Service website in each month since May 2010; and in which areas.
	(101371)

6 N	Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assistance his Department gives to UK companies seeking to recover monies owed by companies based abroad.
	(101375)

7 N	Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when the Government expects to apply for a banking licence for the Green Investment Bank.
	(101381)

8 N	Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many disabled people were in paid work in (a) Haltemprice and Howden constituency, (b) East Yorkshire, (c) Yorkshire and Humber and (d) England in each of the last five years for which data are available.
	(101525)

9 N	Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2012 from the Minister for Energy and Climate Change, Official Report, column 116W, on additional funding for the feed-in-tariff scheme, whether his Department has formally approved the use of 20 per cent. headroom.
	(101373)

10
N

Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2012, Official Report, columns 773-4W, on waste management, which councils that collect refuse in alternate weeks have made a commitment to return to a weekly collection service; and which councils have expressed an interest in returning to a weekly collection subject to extra funds becoming available.

(101503)

11 N	Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will estimate the number of fire fighters in each (a) region and (b) local authority area who will no longer pay income tax following the increase in the personal allowance to £8,105 in April 2012.
	(101545)

12
N

Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the (a) actual and (b) percentage change in the number of (i) homelessness applications, (ii) homelessness acceptances and (iii) households in bed and breakfast accommodation was in each English local authority area between May 2010 and the most recent month for which figures are available.

(101533)

13 N	Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he has any plans to allow local authorities to set the level of charge for retrospective planning permission.
	(101506)

14 N	Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he has any plans to alter the charges for retrospective planning permission; and if he will make a statement.
	(101507)

15 N	Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what representations his Department has received on the infringement of land title or other rights by planning legislation in the last two years.
	(101374)

16 N	Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average time taken is by the Planning Inspectorate to deal with complaints relating to appeals against decisions on tree preservation orders in the most recent period for which figures are available.
	(101377)

17 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 potential effect of the replacement of the Press Complaints Commission by a new regulatory body on the self-regulation of the press.
	(101400)

18 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with the Press Complaints Commission (a) prior to and (b) following the announcement that it will be replaced by a new regulatory body.
	(101401)

19 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, which newspaper proprietors he has met since the start of the Leveson Inquiry.
	(101402)

20 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 potential effect of the replacement of the Press Complaints Commission by a new regulatory body on the handling of complaints about the press by members of the public.
	(101403)

21 N	Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, if he will take steps to improve levels of participation and engagement with the arts in deprived areas in the English regions.
	(101496)

22 N	Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on the place of arts and culture in local regeneration projects.
	(101504)

23 N	Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to support cross-regional tourist strategies.
	(101505)

24 N	Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will rank English local authorities by the percentage change in real terms of expenditure per pupil for (a) primary and (b) secondary schools between 2010-11 and 2011-12, showing the cash amount in each case.
	(101534)

25 N	Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will rank English local authorities by the estimated percentage change in real terms expenditure per pupil for (a) primary and (b) secondary schools between 2010-11 and 2012-13, showing the cash amount in each case.
	(101535)

26 N	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pieces of artwork his Ministerial office has on loan from the Government Art Collection; and (a) who the artist, (b) what the estimated value and (c) what the description is of each piece.
	(101531)

27 N	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much his private Ministerial office has spent on taxi hire in the last 12 months.
	(101532)

28 N	Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects Natural England to issue licenses for badger culling; and how such licenses will be issued.
	(101399)

29 N	Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what EU legislation in the Council of Ministers the Government has (a) vetoed, (b) voted against, (c) abstained on and (d) voted in favour of in each of the last three years.
	(101380)

30 N	Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 15 March 2012, Official Report, column 378W, on drugs: shortages, what discussions he has had with local pharmacy committees on shortages of medicines.
	(101379)

31 N	Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time for (a) kidney, (b) liver and (c) heart transplants was in (i) Hull and East Yorkshire NHS Hospitals Trust, (ii) Yorkshire and Humber and (iii) England in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
	(101546)

32 N	Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were added to the organ donor register in Haltemprice and Howden constituency in each of the last five years for which data is available.
	(101547)

33 N	Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the ratio of full-time equivalent school nurses to pupils was in (a) Westmorland and Lonsdale constituency, (b) Cumbria, (c) the North West and (d) England in each of the last five years.
	(101378)

34 N	Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many qualified school nurses there were in (a) Westmorland and Lonsdale constituency, (b) Cumbria and (c) the North West region in each of the last five years.
	(101501)

35 N	Bob Stewart (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what remuneration was paid to the Chief Executive of the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust in each year since his appointment.
	(101455)

36 N	Bob Stewart (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to bring forward proposals to enable local authorities to be involved in the selection of borough commanders in the Metropolitan Police Service.
	(101337)

37 N	Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of aid to the Palestinian Territories.
	(101372)

38 N	Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many possession actions were carried out in respect of (a) mortgages, (b) private rent and (c) social rented properties in each County Court area in each quarter from 2010 to the most recent quarter for which figures are available.
	(101530)

39 N	Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to reply to the letter of 20 December 2011 from the hon. Member for Wakefield on prisoner transfer agreements.
	(101367)

40 N	Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reason the use of public interest immunity applications during inquests is no longer considered adequate.
	(101526)

42 N	Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many military inquests would have been deemed to be suitable for the closed material procedure as set out in the Justice and Security consultation paper in each of the last five years.
	(101528)

43 N	Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many criminal barristers earned more than £142,500 from the Criminal Defence Service scheme in each of the last five years.
	(101404)

44 N	Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what payments were made from the Criminal Defence Service scheme to the 50 barristers who received the highest payments from the scheme in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(101405)

45 N	Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for (a) Communities and Local Government and (b) Energy and Climate Change on encouraging sustainable modes of transport including walking and cycling.
	(101406)

46 N	Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households incurred marginal rates of deduction in excess of (a) 60, (b) 70, (c) 80, (d) 90 and (e) 100 per cent. in (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11, (iii) 2011-12; and how many households are projected to incur marginal rates of deduction at each level in (A) 2012-13 and (B) 2013-14.
	(101529)

47
N

Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West and Royton): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy to keep data tracking the employment records over the next five years of all those who have lost their jobs as a result of his closure of Remploy factories in the UK; and if he will publish such information annually revealing access to employment for workers from each of the factories closed.

(101502)

48 N	Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what purposes, to the highest level of detail available, the £2 billion allocated for the introduction of universal credit will be used (a) in each year of the Comprehensive Spending Review period and (b) under each budget heading.
	(101495)

49 N	Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many notifications of possible provider fraud he has received in relation to Mandatory Work Activity.
	(101497)

50 N	Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the total spend in each year up to 2015 in benefits, tax credits and benefits in kind that will be absorbed into universal credit, were universal credit, including transitional protection, not introduced.
	(101498)

51 N	Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people aged 24 years were in receipt of jobseeker's allowance for a total of three years or more between the ages of 18 and 24 years, without claiming for a continuous spell of nine months, and without claiming for 22 out of the 24 previous months in the most recent period for which data is available.
	(101499)

52 N	Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in each age group were placed on a training allowance in each of the last five years.
	(101500)

Notices given on Tuesday 20 March

1 N	Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what arrangements his Department has put in place to support high quality music teaching in schools (a) on the Isle of Wight and (b) in England after the implementation of a funding formula based on pupil numbers.
	[Question Unstarred][Transferred] (101310)

2 N	Alun Michael (Cardiff South and Penarth): To ask the Leader of the House, what plans he has for imposition of penalties on Ministers who do not meet the requirements of the House in respect of Ministerial Statements.
	[Question Unstarred] (101329)

3 N	Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether public interest immunity applications were made in the inquest into the 7 July 2005 bombings.
	[Transferred] (101527)

4	Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether any staff employed by the East of England Development Agency received a retention bonus after the announcement by the Government of the abolition of regional development agencies.
	(101708)

5	Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will place in the Library a list of Government Procurement Card transactions showing in each case the (a) transaction date, (b) supplier and (c) amount, made by staff of the East Midlands Development Agency in (i) 2009-10 and (ii) 2010-11.
	(101710)

6	Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will place in the Library a list of Government Procurement Card transactions showing in each case the (a) transaction date, (b) supplier and (c) amount, made by staff of the One North East Development Agency in (i) 2009-10 and (ii) 2010-11.
	(101711)

7	Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will place in the Library a list of Government Procurement Card transactions showing in each case the (a) transaction date, (b) supplier and (c) amount, made by staff of the East of England Development Agency in (i) 2009-10 and (ii) 2010-11.
	(101712)

8	Lorely Burt (Solihull): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will estimate the number of jobs created by overseas companies which decided to locate their European Headquarters in the UK in each of the last 15 years; and if he will make a statement.
	(101660)

9	Lorely Burt (Solihull): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what information his Department holds on the number of overseas companies which located their European headquarters in the UK in each of the last 15 years; and if he will make a statement.
	(101661)

10	Lorely Burt (Solihull): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will estimate the number of (a) UK firms that trade with other EU member states and (b) people employed in those firms; and if he will make a statement.
	(101662)

11	David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 21 February 2012, Official Report, columns 753-4W, on climate change, on what page of the website referred to the information sought is provided.
	(101777)

12	Mark Garnier (Wyre Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effect of regulation EC 1907/2006 on the registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemical substances on the competitiveness of UK businesses which rely on chemicals.
	(101572)

13	Mark Garnier (Wyre Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he has made representations to the European Chemical Agency on regulation EC 1907/2006 on the registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals.
	(101573)

14	Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many applications for designated courses were granted in (a) 2008-09, (b) 2009-10, (c) 2010-11 and (d) 2011-12; and how many he expects to be granted in (i) 2012-13 and (ii) 2013-14.
	(101564)

15	Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many applications his Department has received from (a) private providers and (b) not-for-profit (non-HEFCE funded) providers to designate courses as eligible for student support.
	(101565)

16	Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many disabled people were in paid work in (a) Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency, (b) the London Borough of Bexley and (c) London in each of the last five years.
	(101706)

17	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to review (a) Government procurement policies in relation to and (b) the effects of Government procurement decisions on small and medium enterprises.
	(101741)

18	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of central Government procurement expenditure was spent with small and medium-sized enterprises in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(101743)

19	Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the number of people resident in Carshalton and Wallington constituency who will no longer pay income tax as a result of (a) the proposed increase in the personal allowance from April 2012 and (b) the proposed increase in the personal allowance to £10,000 by April 2015.
	(101659)

20	Tracey Crouch (Chatham and Aylesford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of people resident in (a) Chatham and Aylesford constituency and (b) Medway who will no longer pay income tax consequent on the proposed increase in the personal allowance (i) from April 2012 and (ii) to £10,000 by April 2015.
	(101632)

21	Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has discussed with Northern Rock (Asset Management) plc the rate of interest it charges customers.
	(101781)

Ian Paisley (North Antrim): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 4.16 of his Department's publication, Tackling Tobacco Smuggling - building on our success, how many (a) charges and (b) prosecutions have been brought that have resulted in (i) seizure of goods, (ii) seizure of vehicles or vessels and possible non- restoration, (iii) seizure of cash under the proceeds of crime, (iv) criminal prosecution with a custodial sentence of up to seven years, (v) confiscation of assets as part of the proceeds of crime, (vi) assessment for the loss of duty, (vii) financial wrongdoing penalties of up to 100 per cent. of the duty due, (viii) civil action including winding up orders and bankruptcy, (ix) fines of up to £5000 for selling illicit tobacco not bearing the UK duty paid fiscal markings, (x) prohibition on the sale of tobacco products for up to six months and (xi) travel restrictions on repeat tobacco smugglers in the last five years.

(101707)

23	Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how his Department measures the contribution of the leisure industry to the economy; and what metrics it uses to do so.
	(101779)

24	Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many planning applications for telecommunications masts in (a) the London Borough of Bexley, (b) London and (c) England were referred to the Planning Inspectorate in each of the last three years; and what proportion received planning permission on appeal.
	(101703)

25	Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what funding his Department allocates to the South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority for the provision of flood rescue in South Yorkshire.
	(101753)

26	Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on flood rescue in South Yorkshire of changes in funding for the fire and rescue service.
	(101754)

27	Andrew Jones (Harrogate and Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he has taken to support former members of the armed forces to secure social housing.
	(101635)

28	Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will assess the merits of bringing forward proposals to encourage local authorities to maintain the provision of youth centres when implementing reductions in their budgets.
	(101560)

29	Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Olympic Delivery Authority's learning legacy website in sharing knowledge of and lessons learned from the construction of the Olympic Park; and what further steps he is taking to promote this objective across the UK.
	(101773)

30	Stephen Mosley (City of Chester): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what recent assessment he has made of progress towards targets for greater broadband infrastructure and bandwidth by 2015; and what estimate he has made of the likely effect on the economy of (a) the UK and (b) each region of meeting these targets.
	(101568)

31	Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what his Department's definition is of the leisure industry; and whether his Department differentiates between the leisure industry and the tourism industry for purposes of data-gathering.
	(101778)

32	Fabian Hamilton (Leeds North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether members of the Intelligence and Security Committee are given full access by the US authorities to (a) the inner Operations area, (b) other parts of the Operations area and (c) other areas of NSA Menwith Hill.
	(101738)

Fabian Hamilton (Leeds North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when members of (a) the Intelligence and Security Committee, (b) the Joint Intelligence Committee, (c) the Assessment Staff, (d) the Intelligence, Security and Resilience Group, (e) the Defence Intelligence Staff, (f) the Joint Intelligence Organisation, (g) the National Security Secretariat in the Cabinet Office, (h) Defence Intelligence in the Ministry of Defence and (i) the Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism in the Home Office last visited NSA Menwith Hill; and what the (i) names of the visitors and (ii) dates of the visits were.

(101739)

34	Fabian Hamilton (Leeds North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, who pays for the operation of the Menwith Hill shuttle bus that runs between NSA Menwith Hill and Harrogate.
	(101740)

35	Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the role of defence community police officers and the services they provide to members of the armed forces and their families.
	(101751)

36	Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with which companies the Chief of Defence Material has had discussions on the future of the Defence Equipment and Support organisation.
	(101693)

37	Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which relief in place will be the last in which (a) TriStar, (b) BAC VC10 and (c) C-130 K Hercules will be used to transfer personnel from Afghanistan.
	(101694)

38	Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the out-of-service date is for the (a) TriStar, (b) BAC VC10 and (c) C-130 K Hercules aircraft.
	(101695)

39	Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has any plans to lease additional C-17 aircraft to transport equipment from Afghanistan.
	(101696)

40	Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions a foreign-requested aircraft has provided search and rescue assistance over UK territorial waters in the last five years; what role each aircraft played; and what the location of each incident was.
	(101744)

41	Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when he expects the Commission on the consequences of devolution for the House of Commons to report.
	(101782)

42	Ian Mearns (Gateshead): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he expects to publish the Education (Exemption from School Inspection) (England) Regulations under section 5 of the Education Act 2005, as amended by section 40 of the Education Act 2011.
	(101697)

43	Ian Mearns (Gateshead): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what additional costs he estimates will arise for (a) Ofsted, (b) his Department and (c) local authorities as a consequence of changes proposed in the Ofsted consultation, A good education for all; and how such cost will be funded.
	(101698)

44	Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding he has allocated to Sure Start children's centres in (a) Leeds North West constituency and (b) Leeds for 2012-13; and whether such funding will be ring-fenced.
	(101562)

45	Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children between the ages of four and 11 were (a) suspended and (b) suspended more than once from school in (i) Leeds North West constituency, (ii) Leeds and (iii) England in 2011.
	(101563)

46	Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many days of truancy were recorded in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in the City of Leeds in each of the last three years.
	(101566)

47	Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students were permanently excluded from school in (a) Witham constituency and (b) Essex in the 2010-11 school year.
	(101663)

48	Andrew Jones (Harrogate and Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps he is taking to protect consumers from rising global energy prices.
	(101641)

49	Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effects on the feed-in-tariff scheme of introducing (a) an under-deployment mechanism and (b) a community energy tariff.
	(101658)

50	Simon Wright (Norwich South): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the timetable is for developing and carrying out the consumer engagement strategy under the smart metering implementation programme; and if he will make a statement.
	(101655)

51	Simon Wright (Norwich South): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the proposed budget is for the consumer engagement strategy under the smart metering implementation programme.
	(101656)

52	Simon Wright (Norwich South): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the level of consumer awareness and support for smart metering.
	(101657)

53	Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential cost of building a pipeline to move water from the north to the south of England.
	(101691)

54	Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential of using the inland waterway and canal network to move water to areas of the country affected by drought.
	(101692)

Sir Alan Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for how long the three wind turbines erected at Lion House, Alnwick, have been inoperative; how many kilowatt-hours of electricity the turbines have generated since they were installed; what steps have been taken to bring the turbines back into use; and when she expects the turbines will be back in operation.

(101709)

56	Andrew Jones (Harrogate and Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to improve flood protection for more homes.
	(101636)

Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much the Food Standards Agency paid for the work commissioned from Imperial College London as part of its project on anecdotal reports of food tolerance associated with low calorie sweeteners; what scientific tests are being undertaken by Imperial College; what hypothesis is being tested by the college; and if she will place in the Library a copy of the protocol for that work.

(101570)

58	Mr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the cumulative total spent by water companies on complying with EU water directives since privatisation of the industry.
	(101687)

59	Michael Connarty (Linlithgow and East Falkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the government of Iraq concerning women's rights in Iraq.
	(101642)

60	Michael Connarty (Linlithgow and East Falkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will appoint a human rights envoy to Iraq to submit reports to the Government and Parliament.
	(101643)

61	Michael Connarty (Linlithgow and East Falkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the government of Iraq regarding the use of (a) torture and (b) evidence obtained through torture in court cases in Iraq.
	(101644)

62	Michael Connarty (Linlithgow and East Falkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the government of Iraq concerning the transparency and fairness of judicial processes in Iraq.
	(101645)

63	Michael Connarty (Linlithgow and East Falkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received from the government of Iraq about the number of (a) executions carried out and (b) offences for which the death penalty can be imposed in Iraq.
	(101646)

64	Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent steps the Government has taken to protect the safety of UK citizens visiting Libya.
	(101745)

65	Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of prospects for the forthcoming elections in Egypt.
	(101746)

66	Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether any of his special advisers have held meetings with representatives from Mandate Communications since 2010.
	(101571)

67	Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what gifts were received by members of staff in his Department in the course of their duties in 2010-2012.
	(101633)

68	Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to improve access to tests to support the earlier diagnosis of short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache with conjunctival infection and tearing and episodic cluster headaches.
	(101689)

69	Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to improve the awareness of short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache with conjunctival infection and tearing and episodic cluster headaches as part of medical training and professional development.
	(101690)

70	Tracey Crouch (Chatham and Aylesford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were added to the organ donor register in Chatham and Aylesford constituency in each of the last five years.
	(101631)

Jim Dobbin (Heywood and Middleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress was reported at the 15 March meeting convened by his Department of stakeholders on addiction to medicines against actions from the September meeting of the group; what future work and action points were agreed upon; whether a statement on tranquilliser addiction was agreed on; and when the group will be reconvened.

(101747)

72	Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have been added to the organ donor register in Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency in each of the last five years.
	(101705)

73	Margaret Hodge (Barking): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was paid in compensation in respect of maternity cases by Barking, Havering and Redbridge NHS Trust in each of the last five years; and how many claims are outstanding.
	(101688)

74	Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department plans to take to consider improvements to neonatal services and care in the context of the quality, innovation, productivity and prevention programme; and if he will make a statement.
	(101749)

75	Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills about the tuition fee funding and NHS Bursary arrangements available to medical students beginning courses in the academic year 2013-14 onwards; and if he will make a statement.
	(101561)

76	Mrs Mensch (Corby): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made by the NHS East Midlands Specialised Commissioning Group in developing neuromuscular services in the region; and if he will make a statement.
	(101733)

77	John Pugh (Southport): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answers of 19 March 2012, Official Report, column 556W, on clinical commissioning groups, if he will take steps to prevent the NHS Commissioning Board carrying on activities before it has been established.
	(101699)

John Pugh (Southport): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answers of 19 March 2012, Official Report, column 556W, on clinical commissioning groups, whether the interpretation of the Competition Act 1998 referred to in the Answers included the possibility that a clinical commissioning group might count as an association of undertakings; and if he will make a further statement.

(101700)

79	John Pugh (Southport): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answers of 19 March 2012, Official Report, column 556W, on clinical commissioning groups, if he will consult the European Commission about the application of European competition law to the decisions of clinical commissioning groups; and if he will make a further statement.
	(101701)

John Pugh (Southport): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answers of 19 March 2012, Official Report, column 556W, on clinical commissioning groups, what discussions his Department has had with the NHS Commissioning Board Special Health Authority about the application of European competition law to the decisions of clinical commissioning groups; and if he will make a further statement.

(101702)

81	Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will provide an update on the status of the prostate cancer drug Abiraterone.
	(101653)

82	Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, by what date she expects to lay all outstanding secondary legislation orders in respect of police and crime commissioners.
	(101654)

83	Mark Lancaster (Milton Keynes North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of metal thefts which have occurred in the past year (a) nationally and (b) in Milton Keynes.
	(101647)

84	Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people in Leicestershire had a UK residence permit at the most recent date for which figures are available.
	(101567)

85	Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total monetary value is of the contracts her Department has held with Leena Homes since 2007.
	(101734)

86	Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many contracts her Department has held with Leena Homes since 2007.
	(101735)

87	Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times iris scanners at airports have broken down in the last 12 months.
	(101736)

88	Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many iris scanners there are at airports in the UK.
	(101737)

Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, how much Short Money has been allocated to the Labour Party since May 2010 (a) in total, (b) for travel and associated expenses and (c) for the running costs of the Leader of the Opposition's office; and whether the House of Commons Commission holds information on the amount of such funding spent on first-class travel.

(101732)

90	Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what progress his Department has made in increasing the number of (a) tuberculosis (TB) patients tested for HIV and (b) HIV patients tested for TB in developing countries.
	(101569)

91	Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment his Department has made of the contribution of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria to meeting Millenium Development Goal 6.
	(101685)

92	Andrew George (St Ives): 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.
	(101686)

93	Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment he has made of the humanitarian situation in Syria.
	(101783)

94	Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many law firms in the London Borough of Bexley received payments for legal aid work in each of the last five years; and what the total value of payments was in each year.
	(101704)

95	Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his removal of the power of the Chief Coroner under section 40 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009, where responsibility lies for drawing general lessons from the conduct and findings of inquests.
	(101780)

96	Henry Smith (Crawley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance he has issued to (a) the courts and (b) Crown prosecutors on (i) use of lasers and (ii) relevant offences in the air navigation orders.
	(101752)

97	Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much has been spent on providing a Government car for the Leader of the Opposition since May 2010.
	(101748)

98	Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many leisure vessels received assistance from each of the maritime rescue co-ordination centres in the last five years.
	(101742)

99	James Wharton (Stockton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the process is for the appointment of the Chief Adjudicator at the Traffic Penalty Tribunal.
	(101648)

100	James Wharton (Stockton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department provides training to staff at the Traffic Penalty Tribunal on dealing with correspondence from hon. Members.
	(101649)

101	James Wharton (Stockton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made any contributions towards the pension fund of the Traffic Penalty Tribunal in the last five years.
	(101650)

102	James Wharton (Stockton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether staff salaries at the Traffic Penalty Tribunal have been frozen in line with Government policy on public sector pay.
	(101651)

103	James Wharton (Stockton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the salaries of staff at the Traffic Penalty Tribunal.
	(101652)

104	James Wharton (Stockton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has conducted a recent review of the effectiveness of the Traffic Penalties Tribunal; and if she will make a statement.
	(101750)

105	Andrew Jones (Harrogate and Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent progress he has made on the implementation of pensions auto-enrolment.
	(101634)

106	Andrew Jones (Harrogate and Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support he is providing to separated parents to help them agree their own arrangements for the payment of child maintenance.
	(101637)

107	Andrew Jones (Harrogate and Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Flexible Support Fund in helping people find work.
	(101638)

108	Andrew Jones (Harrogate and Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on poverty levels of the introduction of universal credit.
	(101639)

109	Andrew Jones (Harrogate and Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what effect he expects universal credit to have on labour market participation.
	(101640)

110	Susan Elan Jones (Clwyd South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assistance he has offered to Remploy factories in Wales to become more profitable.
	(101574)

111	Susan Elan Jones (Clwyd South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what incentives he plans to offer to local businesses to employ disabled people made redundant from Remploy.
	(101575)

112	Susan Elan Jones (Clwyd South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support he plans to provide to workers made redundant from Remploy.
	(101576)

113	Susan Elan Jones (Clwyd South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons he has decided not to devolve funding for Remploy to the Welsh Government.
	(101577)

114

Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of those aged 18 to 24 years who have re-entered the workplace following a period claiming jobseeker's allowance have found employment with (a) small and medium-sized enterprises, (b) other businesses and (c) public sector organisations in Birmingham, Ladywood constituency in the latest period for which figures are available.

(101559)

FRIDAY 23 MARCH Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Thursday 15 March

1 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)

2 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)

3 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)

4 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what recent representations he has received on individual electoral registration.
	(101080)

5 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)

Notices given on Tuesday 20 March

1
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)

2 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)

3 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)

4 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)

5 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)

6 N	Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the change in the level of defence spending over the Comprehensive Spending Review period.
	(101716)

7 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)

8 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)

9 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)

10
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)

11 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 the implementation of Regulation (EC) 41/2009 within the catering and manufacturing industries is adhered to.
	(101757)

12 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)

13 N	Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether any UK companies or ships are involved in exporting sand from Western Sahara.
	(101579)

14 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 with the people of Western Sahara before exploiting and exporting any natural resources.
	(101580)

15 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 position in Bahrain.
	(101755)

16 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)

17 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)

18 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)

19 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)

20 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)

21
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)

22 N	Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of people who are granted limited leave to remain for an initial five year period are then granted another period of leave to remain; 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)

23
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)

24
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)

MONDAY 26 MARCH
Questions for Oral Answer

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence

*1	Bob Blackman (Harrow East): What plans he has to co-operate with the authorities in the United Arab Emirates on defence issues.
	(101596)

*2	Gregg McClymont (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East): What recent steps he has taken to strengthen the Military Covenant.
	(101597)

*3	Mrs Helen Grant (Maidstone and The Weald): How much he plans to invest in improving the welfare of families of service personnel in the next year.
	(101598)

*4	Mr Marcus Jones (Nuneaton): What recent progress his Department has made on co-operation with the government of France on defence equipment; and if he will make a statement.
	(101599)

*5	Graham Jones (Hyndburn): What steps he is taking to increase sales of the Eurofighter Typhoon abroad.
	(101600)

*6	Iain McKenzie (Inverclyde): What recent progress he has made on the carrier programme; and if he will make a statement.
	(101601)

*7	Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): What steps his Department is taking to improve service accommodation; and if he will make a statement.
	(101602)

*8	Sandra Osborne (Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock): What steps his Department is taking to improve service accommodation; and if he will make a statement.
	(101603)

*9	Robert Halfon (Harlow): What recent assessment he has made of the security situation in the Middle East; and if he will make a statement.
	(101604)

*10	Sajid Javid (Bromsgrove): What recent assessment he has made of the level of morale in the armed forces.
	(101605)

*11	Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): What recent discussions he has had with his NATO counterparts on defence policy on Iran.
	(101606)

*12	Dan Byles (North Warwickshire): What recent assessment he has made of the level of morale in the armed forces.
	(101607)

*13	Susan Elan Jones (Clwyd South): What recent progress his Department has made on implementation of the provisions of the Armed Forces Act 2011.
	(101608)

*14	Stephen Lloyd (Eastbourne): What assessment he has made of the efficacy of the Armed Forces Community Covenant Scheme; and if he will make a statement.
	(101609)

*15	Mr Ben Wallace (Wyre and Preston North): What plans he has to co-operate with the authorities in the United Arab Emirates on defence issues.
	(101610)

*16	Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): What steps he is taking to ensure that military personnel deployed in combat zones have sufficient training and experience.
	(101611)

*17	Sir Bob Russell (Colchester): What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the recent transfer of criminal investigations from his Department's Police Criminal Investigations Department to the Home Department; and if he will make a statement.
	(101612)

*18	Amber Rudd (Hastings and Rye): What role UK troops will play in Afghanistan after 2014; and if he will make a statement.
	(101613)

*19	Simon Hughes (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): What steps his Department is taking to support conflict prevention; and if he will make a statement.
	(101614)

*20	Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes): What progress he has made on plans for the withdrawal of UK armed forces from Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement.
	(101615)

*21	Lyn Brown (West Ham): What steps his Department is taking to support the children of service personnel.
	(101616)

*22	Karl McCartney (Lincoln): What role UK troops will play in Afghanistan after 2014; and if he will make a statement.
	(101617)

*23	Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): When he expects the study on alternatives to Trident to be completed.
	(101618)

*24	Natascha Engel (North East Derbyshire): What steps his Department is taking to improve service accommodation; and if he will make a statement.
	(101619)

*25	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): What recent discussions he has had with his NATO counterparts on defence policy on Syria.
	(101620)

At 3.15 pm

Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence

The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.

*1	Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
	(101621)

*2	Gavin Shuker (Luton South):
	(101622)

*3	Alex Cunningham (Stockton North):
	(101623)

*4	Graeme Morrice (Livingston):
	(101624)

*5	Guy Opperman (Hexham):
	(101625)

*6	Nick de Bois (Enfield North):
	(101626)

*7	Anna Soubry (Broxtowe):
	(101627)

*8	David Rutley (Macclesfield):
	(101628)

*9	Karen Lumley (Redditch):
	(101629)

*10	Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire):
	(101630)

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Tuesday 13 March

1
N

Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent examination he has made of the comparative cost of (a) fitting catapults and arrestor gear to one of the future carriers and (b) acquiring instead short take-off and vertical landing aircraft for use on either of the future carriers; whether both of those carriers would be used in the fixed-wing strike aircraft role if VSTOL aircraft were acquired for the Fleet Air Arm; what assessment he has made of the potential effects this would have on the availability of a continuous fixed-wing carrier-strike capability; and if he will make a statement.

(100397)

Notices given on Wednesday 14 March

1 N	Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has a role in intellectual property policy development.
	(100683)

2 N	Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, whether his Department has a role in intellectual property policy development.
	(100685)

3 N	Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether his Department has a role in intellectual property policy development.
	(100684)

4 N	Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether his Department has a role in intellectual property policy development.
	(100686)

5 N	Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether her Department has a role in intellectual property policy development.
	(100687)

Notices given on Thursday 15 March

1 N	Alun Michael (Cardiff South and Penarth): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, if his Department will provide financial assistance for the cost of femtocells to individuals in those areas identified in Appendix C of the Mobile Infrastructure Project where the project fails to improve 2G and 3G coverage.
	(101074)

2 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 children 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 the decision in each such year.
	(101075)

Notices given on Friday 16 March

1 N	Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much his Department has made available to businesses through each of the business support schemes operated by his Department and its agencies.
	(101245)

Notices given on Monday 19 March

1 N	Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what UKTI trade delegations have travelled to (a) Nigeria and (b) West Africa since May 2010; and how many firms took part from (i) Newcastle, (ii) the North East and (c) in total in each case.
	(101548)

2 N	Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he plans to take to improve the educational attainment of children with Tourette's syndrome; and if he will make a statement.
	(101382)

3 N	Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether any UK companies or ships are involved in exporting phosphates from occupied Western Sahara.
	(101536)

4 N	Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will raise with his Moroccan counterpart the attack of 24 February 2012 by Moroccan police on Saharawi attending a reception in El Aaiun for participants in the UN-sponsored family exchange programme.
	(101537)

5 N	Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding per head of population he plans to allocate to the Bolton Clinical Commissioning Group.
	(101508)

7
N

Graham Jones (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many itinerant collectors were operating in the UK in the last three years; how many of of these (a) were registered under the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 1964 (SMDA), (b) had record keeping exemptions under section 3.1 of the SMDA and (c) had applied for and maintained a waste carrier's licence in that period; and how many inspections of itinerants' records maintained either under section 2 or section 3 of the SMDA have been carried out by the relevant authorities in the last three years.

(101385)

8 N	Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much was spent on translation and interpretation at (a) Peterborough Crown Court and (b) Peterborough Magistrates' Court in each year since 2004; and if he will make a statement.
	(101384)

9 N	Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what action she is taking to ensure that railway stations have adequate car parking capacity to encourage more long distance commuters.
	(101509)

Notices given on Tuesday 20 March

1 N	Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what policies he is pursuing to reduce the incidence of uninsured vehicles on the road in (a) Cambridgeshire and (b) England and Wales; and if he will make a statement.
	[Transferred] (101383)

2 N	Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many UK exporters have received assistance through the Export Enterprise Finance Guarantee since it was established.
	(101760)

3 N	Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will make an assessment before the end of 2012 of whether any permanent change to Sunday trading hours should be made following the Olympic trial of relaxed Sunday trading hours; and if he will make a statement.
	(101730)

4 N	Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his policy is on implementation of the recommendations of the Square Kilometre Array Site Advisory Committee; and if he will make a statement.
	(101678)

5 N	Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) median and (b) mean income was of households with (i) no children, (ii) one child, (iii) two children, (iv) three children, (v) four children, (vi) five children and (vii) more than five children on the latest date for which information is available.
	(101761)

6 N	Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of households in each region which will no longer be entitled to tax credits following the introduction of changes to those credits from April 2012.
	(101762)

7 N	Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many first time buyers in each local authority area have benefited from the zero rate of stamp duty land tax on house purchases below £250,000 since 2010.
	(101763)

8 N	Susan Elan Jones (Clwyd South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many recipients of working tax credits in Clwyd South constituency work between 16 and 24 hours a week.
	(101592)

9 N	Stephen McPartland (Stevenage): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the potential revenue to the Exchequer arising from applying capital gains tax to non-resident UK citizens.
	(101774)

10 N	Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of likely changes to the number of pensioners who will take up council tax benefit if localisation of the benefit is introduced.
	(101764)

11 N	Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the effect on lone parents with (a) one child and (b) two children in receipt of working tax credit of (i) a 16 per cent. reduction in council tax benefit awards and (ii) an increase in the taper to 25 per cent.
	(101770)

12 N	Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what plans he has to increase the number of working class families engaging with the arts.
	(101719)

13 N	Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what assistance his Department is offering to local authorities on impact assessments of their festivals and cultural event programmes throughout the Comprehensive Spending Review.
	(101720)

14 N	Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total cost is of the relocation of Waterbeach Barracks to Kinloss.
	(101721)

15 N	Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons the relocation of Waterbeach Barracks to Kinloss was brought forward.
	(101722)

16 N	Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much it cost to install the Defence Information Infrastructure system at Waterbeach Barracks.
	(101724)

17 N	John Glen (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the (a) number of assessment criteria, (b) frequency of evaluation and (c) volume of accompanying evidence required is in respect of the (i) financial management and governance evaluation and (ii) former financial management standard in schools.
	(101670)

18 N	John Glen (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the cost to academies of completing a financial management and governance evaluation.
	(101671)

19 N	John Glen (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the cost to the Young Person's Learning Agency of collecting and collating financial management and governance evaluations from academies.
	(101672)

20 N	Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when (a) she or (b) her Ministers last met with representatives of the National Farmers Union; and what was discussed.
	(101727)

21 N	Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of interpretation by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency of the Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products Directive in respect of products used as either food supplements or medicines exempt from the need for a medicinal products licence; and if he will make a statement.
	(101668)

22 N	Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects to publish secondary legislation on elections for the posts of police and crime commissioner.
	(101669)

23 N	Simon Hughes (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to consult on the removal of gender markers from passports.
	(101673)

24 N	Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the UK has fully enacted the provisions of EU Council Framework Decision 2004/757/JHA; and what assessment her Department has made of its effectiveness in combating illicit drug trafficking.
	(101723)

25 N	Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the likely benefits derived from the EU exchanging classified information with Bosnia and Herzegovina under the terms of EU Council Decision 2004/731/EC.
	(101725)

26 N	Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the likely benefits derived from the EU exchanging classified information with Norway under the terms of EU Council Decision 2004/843/CFSP.
	(101726)

27
N

Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Article 5 of EU Council Decision 2004/919/EC, what the UK contact point is for tackling cross-border vehicle crime; and on how many occasions it has exchanged information with the contact points of other EU member states on methods and best practices of preventing vehicle crime in each year since 2005.

(101728)

28 N	Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Article 3 of EU Council Common Position 2005/69/JHA, with how many EU member states the UK exchanges present and future passport data.
	(101729)

29 N	Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Prime Minister, what the role was of each official who reported to Mr Steve Hilton during his employment at 10 Downing Street.
	(101766)

30 N	Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Prime Minister, whether Mr Steve Hilton had access to papers on (a) policy in the forthcoming Communications Green Paper and (b) policy on the internet during his employment at 10 Downing Street.
	(101767)

31 N	Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Prime Minister, whether Mr Steve Hilton attended any meetings on (a) policy in the forthcoming Communications Green Paper and (b) policy on the internet during his employment at 10 Downing Street.
	(101768)

32 N	Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Prime Minister, whether Mr Steve Hilton made any declaration of conflict of interest under paragraph 15B of the model contract for special advisers.
	(101769)

33 N	Ann McKechin (Glasgow North): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he has had any discussions with the Money Advice Service on the tendering process to be instituted by them in autumn 2012 for the provision of a new face-to-face service starting in autumn 2013.
	(101665)

34 N	Ann McKechin (Glasgow North): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he has had any discussions with (a) the Scottish Government, (b) the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities and (c) Citizens Advice Scotland on the tendering process to be instituted by the Money Advice Service in autumn 2012 for the provision of a new face-to-face service starting in autumn 2013.
	(101666)

35 N	Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what long-term plans are in place for emergency towing vessel cover in Scottish waters after 24 March 2012.
	(101667)

36 N	Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the possibility of increased congestion and delays at British airports before, during and immediately after the London 2012 Olympics; and if she will make a statement.
	(101775)

37 N	Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the increased levels of pollution and fuel use due to stacking at UK airports; what steps she proposes to take to reduce such stacking; and if she will make a statement.
	(101776)

38 N	Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households with persons under 65 years in receipt of council tax benefit in each local authority area contain (a) at least one disabled person and (b) at least one adult with caring responsibilities.
	(101765)

39 N	Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what benefits a higher education student intercalating as a result of illness is eligible to receive until they return to their course of study.
	(101759)

40 N	Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what procedures the provider assurance team follows during its reviews of contracted providers on the mandatory work activity scheme.
	(101674)

41 N	Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the reasons are for the time taken in making the decisions involved in the site selection aspect of the integrated assurance and approvals plan for universal credit; and when he expects to make those decisions.
	(101675)

42 N	Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for how long the Aberdeen Chapel Jobcentre Plus has only been open to new claims.
	(101676)

43 N	Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will publish a list of the size of live jobseeker's allowance registers at each individual Jobcentre Plus; and what the number of referrals to the Work Programme is from each Jobcentre Plus as a proportion of each centre's register.
	(101677)

44 N	Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 15 March 2012, Official Report, column 351W, on universal credit, if he will set a date for an announcement on the impact of TUPE and staff transfers on universal credit implementation.
	(101718)

TUESDAY 27 MARCH Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Monday 12 March

1 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)

2 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)

3 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)

4 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)

5 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)

Notices given on Tuesday 13 March

1 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)

Notices given on Thursday 15 March

1 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)

2 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)

3 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)

4 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)

5 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)

6 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)

Notices given on Friday 16 March

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

2 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)

3 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)

4 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)

5 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)

Notices given on Monday 19 March

1 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)

2 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)

3 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)

4
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)

5
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)

6 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)

7 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)

8 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)

9 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)

10 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)

11 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)

Notices given on Tuesday 20 March

1 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.
	[Transferred] (101394)

2 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)

3 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)

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 Tunisia are currently extant; and what the nature and quantity of the licensed goods or services are in each licence.
	(101681)

5 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)

6 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)

7 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 for young people joining sports clubs set up under the 14 to 24 Sport England programme.
	(101594)

8 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)

9 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)

10 N	Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the level 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)

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

12 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)

13 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)

THURSDAY 19 APRIL Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Monday 19 March

1 N	Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average time taken by the DVLA was to process applications for return of driving licences from people who were previously medically barred from driving but whose doctors have given them clearance to drive in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(101396)

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