Written answers

Iau, 21 Mai 2009

  • House of Commons Commission

    • Freedom of Information

      To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission how much the House of Commons (a) has paid and (b) remains liable to pay in respect of the costs of legal...

    • Members: Allowances

      To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission what estimate the House of Commons Commission has made of the number of leaks to outside bodies of information...

      Members: Allowances

      To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission for what reasons the information on hon. Members' expenses which has been leaked was not processed solely on...

      Members: Data Protection

      To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission if he will make it his policy that unredacted private data relating to hon. Members will in future be...

      Security

      To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission whether information is retained by the House authorities on where and when an hon. Member uses their House of...

  • Solicitor-General

    • Police: Assaults

      To ask the Solicitor-General what her most recent assessment is of the performance of the Crown Prosecution Service in prosecuting cases of assault against police officers in (a) England and...

    • Government Departments: Legal Profession

      To ask the Solicitor-General what the policy of the Law Officers' Departments is on encouraging Government lawyers to undertake pro bono work.

      Members: Allowances

      To ask the Solicitor-General what discussions she has had with the Director of Public Prosecutions on the convening of a joint panel with the Metropolitan Police to assess allegations relating to...

  • Prime Minister

    • Members: Allowances

      To ask the Prime Minister pursuant to the Answer of 6 May 2009, Official Report, column 183W, on Members: allowances; for what reason he did not reply to the part of the Question relating to the...

  • Northern Ireland

  • Scotland

    • Borders: Personal Records

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what recent discussions officials of his Department have had with officials of the Home Office on the proposal to give the police powers to collect...

    • Departmental Dismissal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many members of staff in his Department were dismissed (a) for under-performance and (b) in total in each of the last 10 years.

  • Leader of the House

    • Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Leader of the House when she plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire dated 19 February 2009, on lobbying.

  • Transport

    • Aviation: Human Trafficking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what discussions he has had with the airline industry on responsibility for meeting the cost of returning persons trafficked by air into the UK to...

    • Departmental Conditions of Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will place in the Library a copy of the risk register for his Department's flexible benefits project.

      Departmental Conditions of Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what his Department's response is to the recommendations to standardise processes in areas such as travel and subsistence claims and annual performance...

      Departmental Official Cars

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many vehicles over six years old are (a) owned and (b) leased by (i) his Department and (ii) its agencies.

      Departmental Official Hospitality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much his Department has spent on (a) conference services and (b) banqueting services in each of the last five years.

      Disability Discrimination Act 1995

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the effect of the provisions of the Disability Discrimination Acts 1995 and 2005 on the process of (a) reopening and...

      Disability Discrimination Act 1995

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate he has made of the additional cost of works to (a) reopen and (b) upgrade railway stations incurred as a result of the provisions of...

      Lorries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent assessment his Department has made of the effect on road maintenance costs of the use of the road network by heavy goods vehicles.

      M606 and M62

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness in improving road travel conditions of the high occupancy vehicle lane on the M606 and M62.

      Railways: East Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many Sunday train services operated by East Midland Trains between 14 December 2008 and 11 May 2009 ran on time; and how many such services were...

      Railways: Franchises

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport which rail franchise contracts provide for a time extension; what time extension is available in each case; and what conditions govern the extension.

      Railways: Franchises

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport for what maximum period of time a rail passenger service can be temporarily withdrawn before (a) the service must be fully restored and (b) closure...

      Railways: Franchises

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether it is permissible for a rail passenger service to be temporarily withdrawn for an indefinite period when there is no time-scaled plan to...

      Railways: Franchises

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what provisions exist to allow a referral to be made to the Office of Rail Regulation to determine whether changes to a rail passenger service...

      Road Traffic Control: Urban Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what information local authorities provide to his Department on their traffic management in conurbations; and if he will make a statement.

      Roads: Per Capita Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) how much per head of population was spent from the public purse on roads in (a) rural and (b) urban areas in (i) 2007-08 and (ii) 2009 to date;...

  • Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

    • Afghanistan: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment the Government has made of the likely effect of the proposed Afghan Shia family law in Afghanistan on the rights...

    • Afghanistan: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations the Government has made to the Afghan Government on the proposed Shia Personal Status Law; and what...

      European Court of Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what costs have been incurred in each case in which the Government was taken to the European Court of Human Rights after the...

      Human Rights: EU Action

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 5 May 2009, Official Report, columns 4-7WS, on the General Affairs and...

      Mikhail Khodorkovsky

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) what recent representations his Department has made to the Russian Government on the trial of Mr. Mikhail Khodorkovsky;...

      Mikhail Khodorkovsky

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he discussed the case of Mr. Mikhail Khodorkovsky with President Medvedev at the G20 summit; and if he will make a statement.

      Sri Lanka: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what estimate his Department has made of the number of civilians (a) injured and (b) killed in northern Sri Lanka between 8...

      Sri Lanka: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he has had discussions with the Sri Lankan Government on civilian deaths during the recent fighting in the north east of...

      Sri Lanka: Press Freedom

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions his Department has had with the government of Sri Lanka on the arrest and expulsion of Channel 4 journalist...

      Written Questions: Government Responses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he plans to answer Question 268581 tabled on 30 March 2009 on the G20 Summit; and if he will make a statement.

      Written Questions: Government Responses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he plans to answer question 272621, tabled on 30 April 2009, on the number of records stored on the Overseas Territories...

  • Innovation, Universities and Skills

    • Apprentices: Management

      To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many apprenticeship (a) starts and (b) completions in management there were at each level in each of the last five years.

    • Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills when he plans to reply to the letter of 19 March 2009 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr. J....

  • Defence

    • Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what progress his Department has made in implementing the provisions of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 in UK and international military programmes...

    • Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many and what proportion of service single accommodation properties in Scotland are unoccupied; (2) how many and what proportion of service...

      Defence Storage and Distribution Agency: Disciplinary Proceedings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence for what reasons the Chief Operating Officer and Financial Director of Defence Storage and Distribution Agency has been suspended.

      Defence: Fife

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the number of jobs in the defence sector in Dunfermline and West Fife constituency in each of the last five years.

      Departmental ICT

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps he has taken to reduce the level of carbon dioxide emissions arising from the operation of ICT systems in his Department under the Greening...

      Departmental Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much his Department paid to its civil servants in bonuses in each year since 1997; and (a) how many bonuses were paid, (b) what the aggregate...

      Departmental Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much (a) his Department and (b) its agencies paid in end-of-year performance bonuses to (i) all staff and (ii) senior Civil Service staff in...

      EH101 Helicopters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the performance and effectiveness of the UK's current fleet of AW101 Merlin helicopters; for how long he estimates those...

      Ex-Services Mental Welfare Society

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much funding from the public purse has been provided to the Ex-Services Mental Welfare Society Combat Stress in (a) 2004-05 and (b) 2008-09.

      Military Bases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which military (a) bases and (b) other sites owned by his Department containing accommodation areas are (i) redundant and (ii) shortly to become...

      Radioactive Waste: Waste Management

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent of 12 May 2009, Official Report, column 753W, on radioactive waste: waste management, if he...

      Rescue Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether UK Search and Rescue (SAR) services will continue to provide a 24 hour service for the UK SAR region from 12 bases in the UK when the Maritime...

  • Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform

    • Construction: Manpower

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform how many of the 100,000 jobs the Government expects to be created early this year are expected to arise in...

  • Treasury

    • Bank Services

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his estimate is of the proportion of households with a bank account in each region of the UK.

    • Banks: Finance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what position the Government holds in relation to other shareholders in the ranking for settlement in (a) Bradford and Bingley and (b) Northern Rock.

      Bradford and Bingley

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 7 May 2009, Official Report, column 417W, on Bradford and Bingley, whether his Department proposed changes to the business plan...

      Building Societies: Credit Rating

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the effects of downgrading of the credit rating of some UK building societies; and if he will make a statement.

      Housing: Expenditure

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of Government expenditure was spent on housing in each year since 1997.

      Job Creation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many of the planned 100,000 new jobs will be in the public sector; and what the timetable is for their creation; (2) how many of the up to...

      Mortgages: Complaints

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many complaints the Financial Services Authority received on (a) mortgages and (b) repossession of homes by mortgage lenders in each of the last five...

      National Insurance Contributions: Local Authorities

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the cost to local authorities of the increase in national insurance contributions for employers announced in the pre-Budget...

      Public Finance: Migration

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will recalculate Table 4.1 on page 36 and Table 4.2 on page 42 of his Department's report of March 2008 on long-term public finance: an analysis of...

      Public Sector: Pensions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer with reference to paragraph C.76, page 242 of the 2009 Budget, if he will place in the Library a copy of the actuarial advice he has received on public...

      Public Sector: Recruitment

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps the Government is taking to increase public sector employment in deprived areas.

      Stock Market: Regulation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the Financial Services Authority on the regulation of the stock market.

      Taxation: Self-assessment

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer for what reasons HM Revenue and Customs decided not to issue PA10 forms for the tax year 2008-09; and what measures are in place to ensure that taxpayers...

      Unpaid Taxes

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his estimate is of the outstanding cost to the Exchequer of unpaid tax over each of the last five years.

      Valuation Office

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar of 2 February 2009, Official Report, column 902W, on Valuation Office, when he...

      Valuation Office

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer with reference to the answer to the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar of 9 January 2008, Official Report, column 636W, on Valuation Office: training,...

      Valuation Office: Cole Layer Trumble

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Peterborough of 10 March 2009, Official Report, column 262, on the Valuation Office: Cole Layer Trumble, how...

      Valuation Office: Technical Forecasts

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what payments the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) has made to Technical Forecasts Limited in the last 12 months; and to what types of properties the forecast...

      Valuation Office: Training

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what (a) e-learning programmes and (b) modules the Valuation Office Agency has.

      Welfare Tax Credits: Overpayments

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much he expects to write off relating to tax credit overpayments made in (a) 2003-04 and (b) 2004-05; and if he will make a statement.

      Welfare Tax Credits: Overpayments

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many families (a) in the UK and (b) in Amber Valley with outstanding tax credit overpayments from 2003-04 and 2004-05 had an income at the time...

  • Energy and Climate Change

    • Departmental Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much his Department has spent on building maintenance since its creation; and if he will make a statement.

    • Departmental Stationery

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much his Department has spent on branded stationery and gifts for (a) internal and (b) external promotional use since its...

      Departmental Stationery

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much his Department has spent on the purchase of (a) recycled office supplies in the last 12 months and (b) printer ink...

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what programme he has established for the roll-out of the installation of domestic smart meters; and what opportunities contractors...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change when he plans to respond to the hon. Member for Billericay's letters of 20 February and 26 March 2009 on his constituent, Mr J. Adams.

      Natural Gas: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what funding his Department has provided to National Grid for the Felindre to Tirley pipeline.

      Wind Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many wind farms there are in England and Wales; how much electricity each produced in 2008; and if he will make a statement.

  • Work and Pensions

    • Adviser Discretion Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) whether the Adviser Discretion Fund provides funding to train an individual jobseeker in the preparation of a curriculum vitae; (2) how...

    • Departmental Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much has been lost by (a) each section of his Department and (b) each of his Department's agencies because of internal fraud in each of...

      Drugs: Rehabilitation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will make it his policy to involve third party drug treatment providers in assisting problem drug users identified by Jobcentre Plus.

      Employment Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what support his Department provides to assist people who have been unemployed for less than six months to find new employment.

      Income Support: Interviews

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many mandatory six-month interview demands have been sent out to income support claimants in the last 12 months; how many of these have...

      Jobcentre Plus: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the performance of Jobcentre Plus in each (a) region and (b) Jobcentre Plus district against its customer...

      Jobseeker's Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how long on average it took to process a claim for jobseeker's allowance in each (a) region and (b) Jobcentre Plus district in each...

      Jobseeker's Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 13 May 2009, Official Report, columns 860-1W, on jobseeker's allowance, what the equivalent planning assumption is...

      Jobseeker's Allowance: Fife

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions for how long on average claimants resident in (a) Fife and (b) North East Fife constituency received jobseeker's allowance in each of the...

      Jobseeker's Allowance: Hertfordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what percentage of young people in (a) Hemel Hempstead and (b) Hertfordshire claimed jobseeker's allowance in each of the last 10 years.

      Pathways to Work

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the code of conduct relating to Pathways to Work programmes for (a) prime contractors and...

      Social Security Benefits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many benefit payments were paid (a) by direct debit into bank accounts and (b) via the Post Office network through the Post Office card...

      Social Security Benefits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many recipients of benefits were paid (a) by direct debit into bank accounts and (b) via the Post Office network through the Post Office...

      Social Security Benefits: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many cases of potential fraud were investigated where the Department considered there to be a high probability of prosecution in each of...

      Social Security Benefits: Prisoners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether procedures are in place to review the entitlement to welfare benefits of prisoners sentenced to custody.

      State Retirement Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many pensioners received state pension (a) overpayments and (b) underpayments in each of the last five years.

  • Communities and Local Government

    • Departmental Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Bromley and Chislehurst of 24 March 2009, Official Report, column 214W, on...

    • Derelict Land: Property Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many homes for (a) social rent and (b) intermediate affordable housing were built on surplus public sector land in each of...

      Employment Tribunals Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many actions under employment law were brought against the Department in each of the last three years, broken down by...

      Empty Property

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) how many vacant social sector dwellings there were in each region in each of the last three years; (2) how many dwellings...

      Empty Property

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many vacant dwellings in each region were (a) local authority-owned, (b) registered social landlord-owned and (c)...

      HomeBuy Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) what percentage of the MyChoice HomeBuy budget for each region for 2010-11 has been allocated; and if she will make a...

      HomeBuy Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many homes were available under the (a) HomeBuy Direct, (b) OwnHome, (c) OpenMarket HomeBuy, (d) the First Time Buyers...

      HomeBuy Scheme: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much has been spent on (a) HomeBuy Direct, (b) OwnHome, (c) OpenMarket HomeBuy, (d) the First Time Buyers Initiative,...

      HomeBuy Scheme: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what funding has been provided to the (a) HomeBuy Direct, (b) OwnHome, (c) OpenMarket HomeBuy, (d) First Time Buyers...

      Homes and Communities Agency: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 5 May 2009, Official Report, column 131W, on the Homes and Communities Agency: Finance, (1) for...

      Homes and Communities Agency: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 5 May 2009, Official Report, column 130W, on the Homes and Communities Agency: finance, for what...

      Housing Revenue Accounts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what progress has been made on the Housing Revenue Account review; and when the expected consultation paper will be issued.

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government in which Government Office regions the Homes and Communities Agency reached 80 per cent. of its start of year targets for (a)...

      Housing: Low Incomes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 24 March 2009, Official Report, columns 217-18W, on the HomeBuy scheme, how many transactions under...

      Housing: Low Incomes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the cost to her Department of the ( a) Homebuy Direct, (b) OwnHome, (c) OpenMarket HomeBuy, (d) the First Time Buyers...

      Housing: Low Incomes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Welwyn Hatfield of 8 May 2009, Official Report, columns 448-49W, on...

      Local Development Frameworks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what proportion of local planning authorities in England have in place an up-to-date local development framework.

      Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) what plans she has (a) to bring into force and (b) to make regulations under Part 6 of the Local Government and Public...

      Planning Permission: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what definition the Planning Inspectorate will use of householder development for the purposes of the expedited procedure for...

      Planning Permission: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether the Householder Appeals Service will receive representations from those who objected to a planning application which is...

      Planning Permission: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether the Householder Appeals Service will consider applications to demolish a dwelling house and construct another building...

      Rent to HomeBuy Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many (a) registered social landlords and (b) households are taking part in the Rent to HomeBuy scheme.

      Rent to HomeBuy Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many applications under the Rent to HomeBuy scheme have been received; and if she will make a statement.

      Retail Trade: Planning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate she has made of the proportion of new retail development which was located in town centres in each of the last...

      Retail Trade: Planning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government when she expects the revised approach to retail planning in local plans proposed by draft Planning Policy Statement 4 to be...

      Social Rented Housing: Empty Property

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many vacant (a) local authority and (b) registered social landlord dwellings there were in each local authority area in...

      Tenant Services Authority: Public Relations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 29 January 2009, Official Report, column 784W, on the Tenant Services Authority: publicity, with...

      Yorkshire and Humber Regional Assembly: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate she has made of the residual costs of the Yorkshire and Humber Regional Assembly in 2009-10.

  • Culture Media and Sport

    • Departmental Public Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport which grants of more than £1,000 his Department has made to outside bodies in the last 12 months.

    • Licensed Premises: Performing Arts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport with reference to the Sixth Report of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee of Session 2008-09, on the Licensing Act 2003, if he will...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport when he plans to reply to the letter of 3 February 2009 from the hon. Member for Mid Worcestershire on consultation on changes to the...

      Wirral Library Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what his timetable is for making a decision on the Wirral Library Service following receipt of the report of the Charteris Review into...

  • Olympics

    • Inspire Mark

      To ask the Minister for the Olympics pursuant to the answer of 25 March 2009, Official Report, column 393W, on the Inspire mark, which projects have been awarded the Inspire Mark; where each is...

    • Olympic Games 2012: Essex

      To ask the Minister for the Olympics what steps her Office (a) has taken and (b) plans to ensure that local authorities in Essex share in benefits arising from the 2012 Olympic Games; what...

      Olympic Games 2012: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Minister for the Olympics what her objectives are for the legacy for Northern Ireland from the London 2012 Olympic Games.

  • Environment Food and Rural Affairs

    • Fruit and Vegetables

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will take steps to encourage people to produce their own fruit and vegetables.

    • Food Labelling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent discussions he has had with the European Commission on country of origin food labelling.

      Compulsory Set-aside

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the likely effect of proposals for compulsory set-aside from September 2010 on existing...

      Bovine Tuberculosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps he is taking to deal with tuberculosis infection in cattle in East Sussex.

      Waste

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent discussions he has had with ministerial colleagues on the use of waste as a source of energy; and if he will make...

      Marine Management Organisation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what progress has been made on the establishment of the Marine Management Organisation; and if he will make a statement.

      Rural Economy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the recession on the rural economy.

      Animal Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent progress his Department has made in reducing risks to animal health.

      Agriculture: Subsidies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what discussions he has had with the (a) Country Land and Business Association, (b) National Farmers Union and (c)...

      Agriculture: Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether the take-up of anaerobic digestion will count towards the UK's recycling targets under the revised Waste Framework...

      Anaerobic Digestion Task Group

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs who the members of the Anaerobic Digestion Task Group are; and which organisations are represented in the group.

      Animal Products: Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether tallow used in production of leather is classified by his Department as a waste product.

      Animal Welfare: Agriculture

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many prosecutions for offences relating to the welfare of farm animals have (a) been brought and (b) resulted in...

      Animals: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the potential health threat to native British wildlife from the illegal importation of...

      Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much his Department has allocated to scientific research into the causes of and vaccination against bovine tuberculosis...

      Compost: Mushrooms

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent representations he has received on odour emissions from the mushroom composting industry.

      Flood and Water Management Bill (Draft)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what timetable he has set for consideration of responses to the consultation on the draft Flood and Water Management Bill;...

      Food Supply

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what recent discussions he has had on the inclusion of proposals to address hunger and food scarcity in his...

      Grocery Trade: Competition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what representations he has received on the Competition Commission's proposal for an ombudsman to monitor and enforce...

      Recycling: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much waste was recycled in each London local authority area (a) in total and (b) on average per head of the population...

  • Children, Schools and Families

    • Adoption: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families which local authorities have received Government funding for adoption target levels in each of the last three financial years for...

    • Children: Care homes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what assessment he has made of the effect on provision of welfare beds in secure children's homes of the decision of the Youth...

      Children: Day Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many out-of-school and holiday play scheme places were available for children aged (a) four and under, (b) five to 11 and...

      Children: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what pilot schemes his Department has initiated to assist families with children in each year since 2001; what the cost was of...

      Children: Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what timetable he has set for revising (a) statutory guidance on Working Together to Safeguard Children and (b) the guidance and...

      Children: Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families whether there is a statutory duty on schools to designate a child protection teacher.

      Children: Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what recent estimate he has made of the number of schools with a designated child protection teacher; and if he will make a statement.

      Departmental Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what recent steps his Department has taken to ensure that all its correspondence conforms to the font size requirements of the...

      Pupil Referral Units

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families which pupil referral units were placed in special measures in each year since 1997.

      Schools Recruitment Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) when the Schools Recruitment Service was originally planned to be launched; when he expects it to be launched; and what the...

      Social Work: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) how many people have enrolled on a social work degree course in each year since 2003; (2) how many people have graduated...

      Social Workers: Assessments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families whether he has made a recent assessment of the standard required to achieve a pass mark in social work degree examinations for...

      Social Workers: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the average (a) starting salary and (b) salary of a child social worker is.

      Young People: Crime Prevention

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) pursuant to the answer of 23 February 2009, Official Report, columns 478-81W, on the youth inclusion programme, which (a)...

  • Justice

    • Appeals: Incapacity Benefit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the average waiting time for adjudication on appeals made by individuals removed from eligibility for incapacity benefit payments was in the last...

    • Bribery Bill: Draft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answer of 6 May 2009, Official Report, column 220W, on Bribery Bill: draft, if he will place in the Library a copy of the letter from...

      Departmental ICT

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice on how many and what proportion of computers in his Department malware was detected in 2008.

      Departmental Internet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (a) page impressions and (b) visitors his Department's website received in each of the last three financial years.

      Departmental Mobile Phones

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (a) BlackBerry devices and (b) mobile telephones have been lost by (i) Ministers, (ii) special advisers and (iii) civil servants in his...

      Departmental Stationery

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much his Department has spent on branded stationery and gifts for (a) internal and (b) external promotional use in each of the last five years.

      Departmental Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many questions for written answer have been tabled to his Department in Session (a) 2007-08 and (b) 2008-09 to date; and how many in each case have...

      Driving Offences: Foreigners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many foreign nationals in charge of (a) cars, (b) heavy goods vehicles and (c) light goods vehicles have been prosecuted for causing (i)...

      Lindholme Prison

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (a) UK and (b) foreign national prisoners were in detention in Lindholme prison in each of the last 12 months.

      Offences Against Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answer of 13 May 2009, Official Report, column 833W, on offences against children, what proportion of offenders aged 21 years or over...

      Prisoners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (a) male and (b) female prisoners on whole life tariffs are in (i) Category B, (ii) Category C and (iii) Category D prisons.

      Prisoners: Males

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many male prisoners were categorised as category (a) A, (b) B, (c) C and (d) D in each month since January 2008.

      Prisoners: Religion

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will publish the text of Prison Service Order 4550 on religion in the form it took before its amendment by Prison Service Instruction 2009-016.

      Prisons: Barking and Dagenham

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many representations have been made to his Department in opposition to the proposed construction of a prison at Beam Park West; (2) what...

      Prisons: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether New Hall Farm Lea, near Preston and Kirkham, has been under consideration by his Department as a site for a new prison; whether it is still under...

      Prisons: Discipline

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answer of 8 May 2009, Official Report, columns 483-84W, on prisons: discipline, which prisons in England and Wales do not have officers...

      Prisons: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many prisoners in (a) England and (b) Leeds have been transferred from prison to a secure mental health unit in each of the last three years.

      Reoffenders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the re-offending rate was for people who (a) received reprimands, (b) were subject to dispersal orders and (c) received custodial sentences in...

      Sentencing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what individuals sentenced to two months custody or less served in custody during each of the last five years.

      Supreme Court: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what his most recent estimate is of the cost of the Supreme Court building; (2) what the original estimate of the cost of the Supreme Court...

      Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what plans his Department has to monitor the effect of implementation of section 93 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 on the number and...

      Young Offenders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many under 18-year-olds have been prosecuted for (a) sexual offences and (b) robbery in each year since 1997.

      Youth Custody

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many beds in each unit in each secure (a) children's home and (b) training centre were block-contracted by the Youth Justice Board in each...

      Youth Custody

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (a) males and (b) females of (i) 15, (ii) 16 and (iii) 17 years of age who were classified as vulnerable have been placed in young offender...

      Youth Justice

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what estimate he has made of the likely effects of the implementation of proposals for a Young Offenders' Academy on numbers of custodial places...

  • International Development

    • Burma: Storms

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what international aid has so far been brought into the Irrawaddy delta region following Cyclone Nargis by (a) the international...

    • Departmental Reviews

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many (a) review and (b) taskforce projects his Department has commissioned in each of the last five years; what the purpose of...

      Overseas Aid: Public Consultation

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he will take steps to involve members of diaspora communities from developing countries who are resident in the UK in formulation of...

  • Duchy of Lancaster

    • Departmental Stationery

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how much (a) 10 Downing Street and (b) the Office of the Minister for the Olympics has spent on branded stationery and gifts for (i) internal and...

    • Local Government

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what his policy is on co-operation between local authorities and community associations; what representations he has received on the recent...

      Public Sector: Recruitment

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what recent representations he has received on levels of advertising of public sector jobs and statutory notices in local newspapers.

  • Health

    • Abortion

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if he will place in the Library a copy of each document in his Department's file CPO 14/7 Abortion Laws in Other Countries; and if he will make a...

    • Animals: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent assessment he has made of the potential harm to public health from illegal wildlife imports; and if he will make a statement.

      Colorectal Cancer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people resident in England and registered at GP practices in Wales are awaiting bowel cancer screening; and how many GP practices in Wales have...

      Departmental Dismissal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many members of staff in his Department and its agencies were dismissed (a) for under-performance and (b) in total in each of the last 10 years.

      Departmental Reviews

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) review and (b) taskforce projects his Department has commissioned in each of the last five years; what the purpose of each such project is;...

      Departmental Stationery

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of office supplies purchased by his Department were recycled products in the latest period for which figures are available.

      Epilepsy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department has taken to reduce the number of avoidable epilepsy-related deaths in childhood since the National Sentinel Audit of...

      Epilepsy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many children (a) under the age of 12 and (b) aged between 12 and 16 years had been diagnosed with epilepsy on the latest date for which figures are...

      Epilepsy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he has taken to assess his Department's progress against the recommendations of its 2003 Epilepsy Action Plan; and if he will make a statement.

      Epilepsy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department has taken to address the serious weaknesses in the care of people with epilepsy referred to in the Chief Medical Officer's...

      Epilepsy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department has taken to reduce levels of misdiagnosis of epilepsy.

      Fertility: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many assisted conception treatments were carried out by (a) the NHS and (b) a private provider in each region in each of the last five years;...

      Health Services: Elderly

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make an estimate of the cost per year to the public purse of providing (a) personal and (b) nursing care free of charge to those over the age...

      Health Services: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what each measured waiting time in each NHS organisation serving residents of Westminster was in each of the last 10 years.

      Heart Diseases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many grown-ups with congenital heart disease are being treated by paediatricians.

      Hospitals: ICT

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps are being taken to achieve a national interface between the Centricity and Medway x-ray providers; and when it is anticipated that the...

      Hospitals: Infectious Diseases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what criteria are used to determine the efficacy of healthcare associated infection control products adopted for use by the NHS in the absence of a...

      Human Papilloma Virus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many children have been vaccinated against human papilloma virus in (a) England, (b) the North East, (c) the Tees Valley and (d) Middlesbrough...

      Incontinence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether proposed walk-in health centres will provide access to incontinence stores.

      Incontinence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if he will initiate a cost-benefit analysis on the provision of integrated continence services; (2) how many primary care trusts provide an...

      Influenza

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what steps his Department has taken to ensure that patients showing symptoms of swine influenza are able to receive antiviral treatment within 12...

      Influenza

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent assessment his Department has made of the implications for the UK of an influenza pandemic in developing countries; and what discussions he...

      Influenza: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many doses of Tamiflu the NHS holds; (2) what contingency arrangements his Department has made for a re-emergence of swine influenza in the autumn.

      Liver Diseases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the age of the youngest (a) girl and (b) boy admitted to hospital with an alcohol-related liver condition was in each of the last three years.

      Maternity Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 30 March 2009, Official Report, columns 956-57W, on childbirth, what estimate he has made of (a) the number of midwives that...

      Meals on Wheels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what expenditure his Department has incurred on the provision of meals on wheels services in each local authority area in each of the last 10 years.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he plans to reply to the letters from the hon. Member for the Forest of Dean of 23 March and 11 May 2009, on bowel cancer screening, reference FD5531.

      NHS: Information and Communications Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what criteria the local service providers for the National Programme for IT will be required to meet by November 2009; and what circumstances will trigger...

      NHS: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health which NHS employees have a salary exceeding that of the Prime Minister.

      NHS: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health when the Quality Outcomes Framework targets will next be reviewed.

      Scarborough and North East Yorkshire Healthcare NHS Trust

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department is taking to ensure that Scarborough and North East Yorkshire Healthcare NHS Trust pays invoices within 10 days.

      Strokes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people (a) were admitted to and (b) died in hospital following a stroke in each hospital in England in each of the last three years.

      Strokes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what his most recent assessment is of the progress of the national stroke strategy for England in facilitating the rapid diagnosis of strokes; what...

      Surgery

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what mechanisms are in place to enable an individual to elect to postpone an operation beyond the 18-week target waiting time.

      Swine Flu

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what plans his Department has for (a) the distribution of and (b) inoculation by the T1N1 vaccination to ensure herd immunity against swine...

      Tranquillisers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what reports he has received on the outcome of litigation in the Scottish courts against the manufacturers of nitrazepam.

      Vaccination: Side Effects

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many reports of adverse reaction to the bacillus calmette guérin vaccination there were in each year since 1985; (2) how many reports of...

  • House of Lords

    • Civil Service: Performance Pay

      To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Statement by the Lord President (Baroness Royall of Blaisdon) on 31 March (WS 83-84), what was the estimated size of HM Treasury's...

    • Civil Service: Performance Pay

      To ask Her Majesty's Government (a) what the total monetary value of Senior Civil Service non-consolidated performance pay awards was in the Department for Work and Pensions, (b) how many and...

      Courts: Surcharges

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how much money raised from victims' surcharges levied by magistrates' courts has been allocated to organisations providing non-financial support to victims and...

      Crime: Drink-Driving

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people were convicted of drink driving in 2008; and how that figure compares with the previous 10 years.

      Crime: Murder

      To ask Her Majesty's Government in the light of the comments by Paul McKeever, the chairman of the Police Federation, reported in The Times on 13 May, whether they will ensure that convicted...

      Democratic Republic of Congo

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to requests from the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC) for sharing information about the...

      Democratic Republic of Congo

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what logistical support they are giving to improve the military capability of the Army of the Democratic Republic of Congo and to strengthen its role in combating...

      Energy: Carbon Emissions

      To ask Her Majesty's Government with reference to the review by the National Audit Office of the data collected by the Building Research Establishment and published in March 2007 by the...

      Energy: Heating

      To ask Her Majesty's Government with reference to the review by the National Audit Office of the data collected by the Building Research Establishment and published in March 2007 by the...

      Equal Pay

      To ask Her Majesty's Government in light of the report in the Financial Times of 5 May, whether there is a gender pay gap in the Fire Service College; if so, what is the percentage difference;...

      Equal Pay: Government Departments

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what pay gaps there are in respect of gender, race and disability among employees of the Department for International Development.

      Equal Pay: Government Departments

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether there is a gender pay gap in the Crown Prosecution Service; if so, what is the percentage difference; and what are the reasons for the difference.

      Equal Pay: Government Departments

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether there is a gender pay gap in the Ministry of Defence; if so, what is the percentage difference; and what are the reasons for the difference.

      Equal Pay: Government: Departments

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what pay gaps there are in respect of gender, race and disability among employees of Communities and Local Government.

      Equality and Human Rights Commission

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether consultancy contracts have been entered into by the Equality and Human Rights Commission with the Equate Organisation, Dignity Management Consultancy or...

      Food: Meat

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what human and financial resources are allocated by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to facilitate the export of British meat and other...

      Gaza

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what evidence they have that Israeli military forces used the following in Gaza in December 2008 and January 2009: (a) dense inert metal explosives, (b) white...

      Government Departments: Bottled Water

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how much the Department of Energy and Climate Change or its predecessors spent on bottled water in each of the past five years.

      Government Departments: Staff Absence

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what the rates of staff (a) absence, and (b) sickness absence, were at (1) the Ministry of Justice, and (2) each of its agencies and non-departmental public...

      Houses of Parliament: Select Committees

      To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by the Lord President (Baroness Royall of Blaisdon) on 20 April (WA 346), on how many occasions and in what circumstances Ministers...

      Houses of Parliament: Select Committees

      To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Myners on 12 May (WA 191), what resources and records they would need in order to provide information on the number of...

      Housing: Private Landlords

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how much housing benefit was paid for the benefit of private landlords in each of the past three years; and whether they will consider taxing such monies on a...

      Ira

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the IRA are involved in activity involving (a) fuel, (b) alcohol, (c) tobacco, (d) livestock, (e) dumping, and (f) DVDs...

      Iran

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made representations to the Government of Iran following recent airborne attacks by Iran into Iraq; and, if so, of what kind.

      Justice: Sharia Law

      To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Bach on 21 April (WA 390), whether since 2007 they have commissioned any academic work, individually or through universities,...

      Legal Aid

      To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Bach on 30 April (WA 67), by what criteria the Northern Ireland Legal Services Commission determined that legal aid under the...

      Marine Conservation

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, in the light of the proposed devolution of marine planning to the Scottish Executive under the Marine and Coastal Access Bill, oil and gas installations...

      National Probation Service

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how the Probation Service has responded to the findings of the National Audit Office (NAO) following its review of the Parole Board; whether the Probation...

      Northern Ireland Office

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions the Northern Ireland Office has had with the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission since 1 January 2008; on what dates; and what were the...

      Northern Ireland: Human Rights Commission

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether members of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission have entitlement to pension provision; if so, what; and how.

      Pakistan

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made, or intend to make, to the Government of Pakistan concerning demands that Christians and members of other religious minorities...

      People Trafficking

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what happens to individuals trafficked to the United Kingdom following the conviction of those responsible for their trafficking.

      Prisoners: Ethnic Minorities

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the proportions of white and ethnic minority prisoners in England and Wales; and how that compares with the figures in the general population.

      Rural Payments Agency

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people were employed by the Rural Payments Agency in each year from 2004 to 2008; and how many consultants were so employed.

      Terrorism

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how much has been spent by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office directly on countering terrorism and radicalisation in each year since 2001; and what proportion of...

      Uganda

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Government of Uganda on establishing a Uganda-led internationally supported military operation to tackle the Lord's...

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