Written answers

Mercher, 14 Hydref 2009

  • Scotland

    • Outreach Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what discussions he has had with the House of Commons authorities on the production of the Outreach Service's publication entitled People and...

    • Power Stations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what recent discussions he has had with Scottish Executive Ministers on the siting of new coal-fired power stations in Scotland.

      Identity Cards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what recent discussions he has had with the First Minister on the (a) cost to the public purse of and (b) implementation of the national identity card...

      Tourism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what recent representations he has received on the effects of UK Government policies on tourism in Scotland.

      Manufacturing Sector

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what recent representations he has received on UK Government support for the Scottish manufacturing sector.

      Defence Establishments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what recent discussions he has had with ministerial colleagues on the future of defence establishments in Scotland.

      Glasgow Airport Rail Link

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what recent discussions he has had with Scottish Executive Ministers on the decision not to proceed with the Glasgow airport rail link.

      Departmental Postal Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much his Department spent on Royal Mail services in each of the last two years.

      Departmental Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many external training courses were attended by staff of his Department in the last 12 months; and what the cost was of each course.

      Departmental Travel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much his Department spent on (a) car hire, (b) train travel, (c) air travel, (d) hotels and (e) restaurant meals for (i) Ministers and (ii)...

      Holiday Accommodation: Taxation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what discussions he has had with Treasury Ministers on the effect of the abolition of furnished holiday lettings tax relief on tourism, rural areas and...

      Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland whether his Department plans to make a submission to the Scottish Executive's National Conversation consultation on Scotland's constitutional future.

  • Cabinet Office

    • 2009 Edition of "Public Bodies"

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office when she expects to publish the 2009 edition of "Public Bodies".

    • Civil Servants

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what information the Cabinet Office holds on the average turnover rate amongst civil servants in each (a) Government department and (b) executive agency.

      Civil Service: Pensions

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office with reference to paragraph C. 76, page 242 of Budget 2009, if she will place in the Library a copy of the actuarial advice she received on the civil...

      Glasgow

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office whether she plans to visit Glasgow on official business during the summer adjournment.

      Government Communication Network

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) what the budget for (a) the Government Communication Network and (b) the Government Communication Group is for (i) 2008-09, (ii) 2009-10, (iii)...

      Government Departments: Data Protection

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what (a) losses of information and (b) breaches of information security have been reported to her Department by other Government departments since...

  • Work and Pensions

    • Attendance Allowance: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in (a) Glasgow East constituency and (b) Scotland were in receipt of the (i) higher and (ii) lower rate of attendance...

    • Pensioners: Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent estimate she has made of the number of pensioners living in poverty in East Dunbartonshire constituency.

      Social Fund: Glasgow

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 20 July 2009, Official Report, column 110WS, on the Discretionary Social Fund, for what...

  • Women and Equality

    • Equality and Human Rights Commission

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equality what assessment she has made of whether the Chairman of the Equality and Human Rights Commission has a conflict of interest in relation to his role in...

  • Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

    • India: Christianity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps his Department has taken to address the problems faced by Christians in Orissa state, India.

    • Middle East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with the government of Israel on its policy priorities for (a) Gaza and (b) the West Bank;...

      Morocco

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will instruct HM Ambassador in Rabat to investigate the abduction and torture by Moroccan security agents on 27 August...

      Nigeria: Arms Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received of developments in the case of a Ukrainian aircraft detained in Nigeria in June 2009 following...

      North Korea: Nuclear Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will seek to place on the agenda of the United Nations Security Council the matter of the sale of nuclear technology by...

  • Home Department

    • Identity and Passport Service: Complaints

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many complaints the Identity and Passport Service has received from (a) members of the public and (b) hon. Members in each of the...

    • Police: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers have been tested for substance misuse in each of the last three years; and how many of those tests have recorded a...

      Vetting

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what mechanisms are in place to ensure that the barred status of an individual under the Vetting and Barring scheme is flagged on Criminal...

  • Transport

    • Departmental Paternity Leave

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how many staff took paternity leave from his Department in each of the last five years; and what the average duration of such leave has been.

    • Motorways: Speed Limits

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what powers traffic officers have to (a) stop and (b) report speeding vehicles on motorways.

      Public Service Vehicles: Fuels

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what progress his Department has made in supporting the development of oxyhydrogen as an alternative fuel for public transport vehicles.

      Railway Stations: Crimes of Violence

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how many crimes of each type were recorded as having taken place (a) on trains and (b) at railway stations in each London borough in each...

      Rolling Stock

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how many of the 1,300 additional rail carriages announced in the 2007 Rail White Paper will be allocated to each rail operator.

  • Justice

    • Bankruptcy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many UK (a) companies and (b) individuals filed for bankruptcy in the financial year 2008-09.

    • Data Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what guidance the Court Service has issued on the practice of file-sealing in cases involving alleged breaches of (a) privacy and (b) duty of...

      Divorce

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what estimate his Department has made of the number of decrees absolute granted in (a) 2005, (b) 2006, (c) 2007 and (d) 2008; (2) how many...

      Legal Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many legal aid lawyers dealing with immigration and asylum cases there were in (a) England, (b) Devon and (c) East Devon constituency in...

      Legal Aid: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what schemes his Department has in place to ensure that those living in rural or isolated areas have access to legal aid lawyers.

      Vexatious Litigants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what consideration he has given to additional restrictions on the ability of people who have been declared vexatious litigants to pursue court proceedings.

      Young Offenders: Magistrates Courts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (a) magistrates who sit in adult magistrates' courts and (b) other magistrates had received training on dealing with juvenile offenders on the...

      Young Offenders: Magistrates Courts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps he is taking to ensure that all (a) magistrates sitting in adult magistrates' courts and (b) district judges receive (i) specific training...

      Young Offenders: Magistrates Courts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the names are of the chairs of the board of each youth magistrates' court.

      Youth Justice

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many children have appeared before a magistrates' court on a Saturday in the latest year for which figures are available; (2) how many youth...

  • Health

    • Blood: Contamination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 16 July 2009 to the hon. Member for Cardiff Central, Official Report, columns 656-57W, on blood: contamination, whether he has...

    • Drugs: Misuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the annual cost to the public purse of drug action teams is; and how many staff are part of drug action teams.

      Haemophilia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many tissue or blood samples taken from UK haemophiliacs in the last three years are held by the National Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Surveillance...

      Haemophilia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether tissue or blood samples taken from UK haemophiliacs, and held as library samples, have been tested for the presence of the PA virus in the last...

      Haemophilia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent advice his Department has sought on individual haemophiliacs' unique experience of multiple virus exposure, and its consequences for their...

      Hospitals: Parking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how much he expects his proposals to provide free parking for hospital in-patients to cost in each financial year; from which budgets he expects the...

      Hospitals: Parking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans his Department has to ensure that all staff at NHS hospitals in England do not have to pay car parking charges; and if he will make a statement.

      Midwives

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many agency midwives were employed by each primary care trust (PCT) in each of the last five years; and how much each PCT spent on the employment of...

      Midwives: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much each strategic health authority has spent on (a) three-year and (b) 18-month midwifery courses in each of the last five years.

      NHS: Employment Agencies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will bring forward proposals to increase the number of regionally-based recruitment agencies used to supply staff to the NHS.

      NHS: Renewable Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many NHS buildings use heat generated by (a) solar panels and (b) ground source heat pumps.

      Prescriptions: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what expenditure his Department has incurred on the NHS business authority administering pre-paid prescription certificates in the last 12 months; and...

      Quality and Outcomes Framework

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he expects the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence to publish on its website a timetable for its review of Quality and Outcomes...

      Quality and Outcomes Framework

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the remit of the Quality and Outcomes indicator pilots for the Quality and Outcomes Framework will be.

      Quality and Outcomes Framework

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health for which diseases pilot indicator studies will be conducted for inclusion in the 2011-12 Quality and Outcomes Framework .

      Quality and Outcomes Framework

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what mechanism exists for stakeholders to (a) contribute ideas for the expansion of or an amendment to Quality and Outcomes Framework indicators and (b)...

      Slaughterhouses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average change in veterinary charges in abattoirs has been in each year since 2006-07.

      Swine Flu

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the chemical composition is of the swine flu vaccine his Department is planning to issue to the NHS.

      Swine Flu

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent assessment he has made of the availability of Tamiflu for dispensing on private prescriptions; and whether the increase in the NHS stockpile...

  • Culture Media and Sport

    • Archives: Internet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will take steps to ensure that the British Library and other institutions are able to build a digital archive which captures...

    • Churches: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will bring forward proposals to ensure that grant-making bodies for which his Department has responsibility give preference to...

      Circuses: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport with reference to his response to the Culture, Media and Sport Committee report on the Licensing Act 2003, if he will set a timetable...

      Departmental Consultants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport with reference to page 33 of his Department's Corporate Plan 2008, how many (a) policy and (b) expert advisers who are not special...

      Departmental Dismissal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many staff have (a) been dismissed and (b) had their contract terminated by his Department in each of the last five years; what...

      Departmental Flexible Working

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what flexi-time arrangements were available to staff of his Department in each of the last five years; and how many staff participated...

      Departmental Information and Communications Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what IT systems have been in development for use within his Department in the last five years; what the reason for the development of...

      Departmental Logos

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport for what reasons his Department has adopted a logo.

      Departmental Manpower

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what estimate he has made of the average length of employment of staff of his Department at each Civil Service payband.

      Departmental Manpower

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many staff there were in (a) his Department's predecessor in 1997 and (b) his Department on the latest date for which figures are...

      Departmental Motor Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much his Department spent on hire vehicles in each of the last five financial years.

      Departmental Paternity Leave

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many staff took paternity leave from his Department in each of the last five years; and what the average duration of such leave was...

      Departmental Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what employee reward schemes are offered to staff of his Department; what the purpose of each scheme is; how many staff participate in...

      Departmental Recycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what proportion of his Department's waste was recycled in the latest period for which figures are available.

      Departmental Sick Leave

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many sick days were taken by staff of his Department in each of the last five years; and what the cost to the public purse of such...

      Departmental Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many external training courses were attended by staff of his Department in the last 12 months; and what the cost was of each course.

      Digital Broadcasting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many households have been affected by the loss of ITV3 and ITV4 following the digital television re-tune of 30 September 2009; and...

      Digital Broadcasting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what proportion of licence fee receipts has been used to facilitate digital switchover; what proportion of the digital switchover help...

      Digital Broadcasting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport for what reasons the digital television re-tune of 30 September 2009 resulted in the loss of channels ITV3 and ITV4 by many viewers in...

      Digital Broadcasting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport whether his Department was informed of the loss of ITV3 and ITV4 to many television viewers by (a) Freeview and (b) ITV prior to the...

      Digital Technology: Legal Deposit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport whether he plans to introduce regulations to permit or require delivery of publications to legal deposit libraries by electronic means...

      Freeview Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what statutory obligations apply to Freeview to ensure that all national free-to-air broadcasts from free-to-air broadcasters are...

      Horse Racing: Betting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what steps his Department is taking to assist the Horserace Betting Levy Board to collect Levy payments arising from bets placed with...

      Publications: Sight Impairment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what guidance his Department provides to public libraries on the proportion of books which should be made available for people with...

      Sports: Cambridgeshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much funding his Department allocated to sport-related groups in North West Cambridgeshire in each of the last 10 years.

      Sports: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many sports buildings which receive funding from his Department use heat generated by (a) solar panels and (b) ground source heat...

      Sports: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what estimate he has made of the number and proportion of young people who ceased participating in sport after leaving school in the...

      Television: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the cost of collecting the television licence fee was in each of the last five years.

      World Cup

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will discuss with the Football Association the inclusion of (a) Lilleshall National Sports Academy and (b) other football...

  • Environment Food and Rural Affairs

    • Agriculture

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate he has made of the proportion of registered holdings which are farmed by people other than the owner or tenant...

    • Agriculture: Manpower

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many people in each county were employed in agriculture in each of the last 10 years.

      Badgers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will publish the research on badger perturbation produced by the Woodchester Project.

      Beef: Brazil

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much beef was imported from Brazil in (a) May, (b) June, (c) July and (d) August in each year since 2005.

      Bovine Tuberculosis: Hertfordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many farms in (a) Hemel Hempstead constituency, (b) Dacorum and (c) Hertfordshire were under bovine tuberculosis...

      Bovine Tuberculosis: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs who his Department plans to contract to undertake the vaccination of badgers in the forthcoming bovine TB project; and if he...

      Departmental Communication

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many staff in (a) his Department and (b) its agencies are classified as (i) communicators and (ii) have access to the...

      Departmental Electronic Equipment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 9 December 2008, Official Report, column 38W, on departmental electronic equipment, how much (a)...

      Departmental Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps his Department is taking to promote energy efficiency in its operations.

      Departmental ICT

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what IT systems have been in development for use within his Department in the last five years; what the reason for the...

      Departmental Recycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what proportion of his Department's waste was recycled in the latest period for which figures are available.

      Food: Production

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate he has made of the proportion of food consumed nationwide which was produced domestically in each year since...

      Forests

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate he has made of the area of commercial woodland and forestry in England that is owned by (a) Forest Enterprise...

      Foxes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the estimated number of foxes in each county in England was in each of the last 10 years.

      Hill Livestock Allowances

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the average age of a farmer receiving the hill farm allowance was in each year since the introduction of the allowance.

      Meat: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the (a) volume and (b) monetary value of each meat product imported from (i) Argentina, (ii) Botswana, (iii) Brazil,...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when he expects to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire, dated 23 June 2009, on carbon emissions...

      Milk: Overseas Trade

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much (a) liquid milk and (b) milk powder was (i) imported and (ii) exported in each of the last three years.

      Milk: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the average price per litre paid to (a) farmers, (b) purchasers and (c) supermarkets for milk was in each year since 1997.

      National Bee Unit: Manpower

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many bee disease inspectors were employed by the National Bee Unit in each year since 2004.

      Nitrate Pollution Prevention Regulations 2008

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate he has made of the average cost to each farm of implementation of the Nitrate Pollution Prevention Regulations 2008.

      Nitrate Vulnerable Zones

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what grants his Department makes available for the construction of slurry storage in nitrate vulnerable zones.

      Poaching

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the maximum penalty for an offence of poaching is; and what statutes govern the offence of poaching.

      Poultry: Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps he plans to take to ensure that British Standards relating to the welfare of chickens reared for meat production...

      Poultry: Feathers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what quantity of poultry feathers were imported from each East Asian country in each of the last five years.

      Private Finance Initiative

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many local authorities have participated in the private finance initiative credits scheme announced in the Budget 2009 to...

      Property Development: Worksop

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what (a) correspondence, (b) emails and (c) telephone calls have taken place between the Environment Agency and Bassetlaw...

      Property Development: Worksop

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what delays in the Turner Road development site in Worksop have resulted from Environment Agency interventions in the last 12...

      Ragwort: Weed Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will take steps to establish the number of local authorities which remove ragwort from grass verges.

      Rights of Way

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many Definitive Map Modification Orders he has determined without holding a local inquiry or hearing in circumstances...

      Sheep: Tagging

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment he has made of the effects on farmers of the introduction of electronic sheep tagging.

      Supermarkets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills on the regulation of...

      Water Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs with reference to his Department's press release of 14 July 2009 on surface water drainage charges, DEFRA Minister pledges...

  • Treasury

    • Banks: Government Assistance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the cost to the public purse has been of the Government's financial holdings in (a) Northern Rock, (b) Bradford and Bingley, (c) RBS, (d) Lloyds...

    • Business: Government Assistance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he plans to increase the proportion of loan guaranteed by the Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme from 75 per cent.

      Co-operation on Debt Recovery

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 14 September 2009 on Co-operation on debt recovery, what estimate he has made of the number of individuals...

      Real Estate Investment Trust

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the cost to the Exchequer of (a) halving and (b) abolishing the entry charge to become a Real Estate Investment Trust.

      UK Financial Investments

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when UK Financial Investments Limited will publish a set of (a) indicators and (b) benchmarks against which its performance can be measured.

      UK Financial Investments

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will bring forward legislative proposals to place UK Financial Investments Limited on a statutory basis.

      UK Financial Investments: Location

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when it was decided that UK Financial Investments Limited should relocate to premises outside HM Treasury; and what the reasons were for that decision.

      UK Financial Investments: Public Appointments

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he expects UK Financial Investments Limited to appoint a new Chief Executive to replace John Kingman.

  • Defence

    • Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how much compensation was paid to (a) soldiers wounded in Afghanistan and (b) dependent relatives of soldiers killed or seriously wounded in...

    • Armoured Fighting Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) Ridgeback vehicles were operational in and (b) Ridgeback qualified drivers were in theatre on (i) 30 June, (ii) 31 July and (iii) 31...

      Defence Medical Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment has been made of the extent to which armed forces (a) medical personnel and (b) medical personnel in pinch point trades are in breach...

      Defence Science and Technology Laboratory: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion of his Department's research budget has been allocated to the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory in each year from 2009-10 to 2012-13.

      Departmental Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what categories of personal information on members of the public will be held on each of his Department's and its agency's databases expected to become...

      Nepal: Helicopters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the outcomes were of his Department's investigation into alleged corruption linked to the gifting of two M1-17 helicopters from the Conflict...

      Nepal: Helicopters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 9 September 2009, Official Report, column 2000W, on helicopters: Nepal, whether the investigation found evidence of wrongdoing...

      Nepal: Helicopters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 9 September 2009, Official Report, column 2000W, on helicopters: Nepal, what assistance was provided by the (a) government...

      Trident: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence with reference to the answer of 21 July 2008, Official Report, column 848W, on Trident: Scotland, (1) how many of the 589 civilians at HM Naval Base...

  • Communities and Local Government

    • Buildings: Retail Trade

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what best practice guidance his Department has issued on high quality architecture and design for retail premises.

    • Business Improvement Districts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what plans he has to publish guidance on the use of (a) business rate supplements (BRS) and (b) BRS business improvement...

      Community Development: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much funding his Department has provided to local community groups from the Communitybuilders fund to date.

      Community Infrastructure Levy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what his policy is on the notification of the provisions of section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 following the...

      Conferences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government which conferences held outside member states of the European Union have been attended by representatives of his Department in...

      Council Tax

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether (a) a local authority with a below-average council tax collection rate is compensated in the local government finance...

      Council Tax: Carers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps his Department has taken to publicise the council tax reduction available to those who care for a disabled person.

      Council Tax: Valuation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will bring forward proposals to repeal the legislation that allows him to initiate a council tax revaluation in England by...

      Council Tax: Valuation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether a council is compensated via the local government finance settlement for a smaller tax base as a consequence of...

      Departmental Electronic Equipment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many laptop computers issued to staff of his Department in each of the last five years were issued to (a) new staff and...

      Departmental Internet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate has been made of the annual cost to his Department of maintaining and updating its Twitter account; and how many...

      Departmental Manpower

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many speech writers his Department employs on (a) permanent and (b) fixed-term contracts.

      Departmental Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many staff in each division of his Department received bonus payments in the last year for which figures are available.

      Departmental Public Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government which Minister in his Department has been assigned responsibility for overseeing the delivery of value for money in his...

      Eco-Towns

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much his Department's Planning Policy Statement on eco-towns has cost to produce.

      Empty Dwelling Management Orders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what representations his Department and its predecessor have received from civil liberties groups on empty dwelling management...

      Empty Dwelling Management Orders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will initiate an independent review of the use of empty dwelling management order powers by local authorities.

      Energy Performance Certificates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate he has made of the number of (a) owner-occupied, (b) privately rented and (c) social rented homes which have...

      Energy Performance Certificates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (a) how many and (b) what percentage of (i) local authority and (ii) registered social landlord homes have been issued with...

      English Regions Network

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what funding his Department is providing to the English Regions Network in 2009-10.

      Fetes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent estimate he has made of the number of (a) permits, (b) risk assessments and (c) licences required from local...

      Fire Services: Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether his planned changes to the Local Government Pension Scheme will include changes to the Firefighters' Pension Scheme.

      Homes and Communities Agency

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on what date his Department received the Homes and Communities Agency's most recent (a) annual report and (b) corporate plan;...

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many new houses have been built in each county in each of the last 10 years; and what percentage of these houses have been...

      Housing: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) how much he expects the Homes and Communities Agency to reclaim from registered social landlords under the Recycled...

      Housing: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many bids for capital funding were received by the Homes and Communities Agency from (a) local authorities, (b) registered...

      Housing: Sustainable Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many revisions have been made to the Code of Sustainable Homes since it was first published; and when the most recent...

      Housing: Sustainable Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether power showers are permitted to be installed in homes which meet the requirements of level 6 of the Code for Sustainable...

      Local Government Services: Elderly

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what financial obligations will apply to local authorities in relation to plans for a National Care Service and free personal...

      Local Government: Executives

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what terms of reference were given to the Audit Commission in its investigation of the regulation of financial agreements...

      Mortgages: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) how many households accepted an offer to purchase their home through the Mortgage Rescue Scheme in (a) July and (b)...

      Multiple Occupation: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many local authorities have (a) applied for and (b) been granted (i) additional and (ii) selective licensing powers for...

      Newcastle Gateshead Housing Marketing Pathfinder

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much the Newcastle Gateshead Housing Marketing Pathfinder spent on plan and strategy preparation in the North Central area...

      Non-Domestic Rates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what conditions small firms will be required to meet in order to be eligible for small business rate relief from April 2010.

      Non-Domestic Rates: Car Boot Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether the Valuation Office Agency takes into account car boot sales that take place on a premises when rating a property for...

      Non-Domestic Rates: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Bromley and Chislehurst of 3 June 2009, Official Report, column 590W, on...

      Non-Domestic Rates: Licensed Premises

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether the provision of televisions showing Sky programmes by licensed premises is deemed to be a material condition that...

      Non-Domestic Rates: Ports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what representations his Department has received on the effect of retrospective business rates on ports in Southampton.

      Non-Domestic Rates: Valuation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Peterborough of 11 March 2009, Official Report, column 495W, on non-domestic...

      Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether the erection of tree houses require planning permission; and what changes have been made to the planning requirements...

      Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will issue guidance to local authorities on the recourse which unsuccessful applicants may have to the courts under the...

      Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what his Department's policy is on the precautionary principle in relation to planning policy.

      Planning Permission: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Peterborough of 11 March 2009, Official Report, column 497W, on planning...

      Private Rented Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) how much the Homes and Communities Agency has paid to DTZ for advice in relation to the Private Rented Sector Initiative;...

      Public Bodies: Executives

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government with reference to his Department's consultation document, Amending the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2003 (S.I., 2003, No. 533)...

      Regional Government: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimates were made of the (a) cost and (b) staffing complement of the proposed elected regional assemblies prior to the...

      Right to Buy Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many Right to Buy applications were made by social housing tenants in each region in each year since 1997; and what...

  • Business, Innovation and Skills

    • Bilderberg Group

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills for what reason the Secretary of State has not registered with the appropriate authorities his visit to the Bilderberg...

    • Bilderberg Group

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills if the Secretary of State will estimate the cost of the hospitality he received pursuant to his attendance at the...

      Departmental Travel

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how much his Department and its predecessors spent on (a) car hire, (b) train travel, (c) air travel, (d) hotels...

      Employment: Information and Communications Technology

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent assessment his Department has made of the effects on the UK skills base of the outsourcing of information...

      EU Law

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department and its predecessors of the statutory obligations upon it...

      Holiday Accommodation: Taxation

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what discussions he has had with HM Treasury on the effect of the abolition of furnished holiday lettings relief on...

      Lord Sugar

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills with reference to paragraph 7.16 of the Ministerial Code, whether Lord Sugar has consulted the Law Officers in...

      Strategic Investment Fund

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) how many applications have been (a) received and (b) granted for funding from the Strategic Investment Fund in...

  • Children, Schools and Families

    • Building Schools for the Future Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much each London borough has received in capital funding under the Building Schools for the Future programme; and if he will...

    • Business: Secondary Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his Department's scheme to provide funding to schools at Key Stage 4 for...

      Business: Secondary Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what criteria are used for allocating funding to schools at key stage 4 for Enterprise Education; and how much was allocated on...

      Children in Care: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the stated aim of the Virtual School Head Pilot is; how much funding for the pilot has been (a) distributed to each local...

      Children in Care: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what assessment he has made of the effects of introduction of the Virtual School Head Pilot on the percentage of children in care...

      Children: Mental Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what steps he has taken to increase awareness in schools of mental health problems among children.

      Horse Riding: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what representations he has received from riding schools on the operation of (a) the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 and (b)...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families when the Minister of State will reply to the letter from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire, dated 6 June 2009 on child...

      Pupils: Per Capita Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the per pupil funding for (a) primary and (b) secondary school children in each London borough was in each of the last five...

      Sure Start Programme: West Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many additional Sure Start centres are planned to be opened in (a) Staffordshire and (b) the West Midlands in the next three...

  • Energy and Climate Change

    • Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what steps his Department is taking to monitor the effects of climate emission reduction targets on levels of carbon dioxide emissions.

    • Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many sub-contractors have been contracted to carry out work under the Carbon Emissions Reduction Target scheme.

      Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many enquiries made to the Carbon Emissions Reduction Target scheme about free insulation for houses have been received; and how...

      Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many people have unsuccessfully applied for domestic insulation under the Carbon Emissions Reduction Target scheme.

      Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many houses in Bassetlaw constituency have been insulated under the Carbon Emissions Reduction Target scheme.

      Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many people have received domestic insulation under the Carbon Emissions Reduction Target scheme.

      Climate Change

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether his Department consulted scientists from outside the International Panel on Climate Change prior to publishing the document,...

      Climate Change

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many (a) Ministers and (b) officials of his Department are expected to attend the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in...

      Climate Change: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what research into geoengineering techniques for the purpose of combating climate change his Department has funded in the last 12 months.

      Coal: Industrial Health and Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many crossover claims under the coal health compensation scheme have been made by each of the 50 solicitors' firms which have made...

      Departmental Buildings: Renewable Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many Government buildings use heat generated by (a) solar panels and (b) ground source heat pumps.

      Departmental Cars

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much his Department spent on hire vehicles in each of the last five financial years.

      Departmental Personnel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many staff there were in his Department (a) at its creation and (b) on the latest date for which figures are available.

      Devolution: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent discussions there have been between officials of his Department, the Wales Office and the Welsh Assembly Government on the...

      Forests

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what mechanisms are in place to ensure that Reducing Emissions from Deforestation in Developing Countries funding is not used to...

      Housing: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on whether funding allocated to his Department is to be...

      Written Questions: Government Responses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change when he expects to provide a substantive reply to question 290929 tabled on 9 September 2009 on compensation payments under the...

  • House of Lords

    • Alcohol

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will place copies in the Library of the House of the posters they produce warning of the dangers of alcohol abuse; and how they ensure that the...

    • Armed Forces: Medical Treatment

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many British soldiers with major trauma injuries were treated at Camp Bastion's hospital in each month this year; and what were the survival rates for those...

      Armed Forces: Medical Treatment

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (a) British soldiers, and (b) soldiers from other nations were treated in the past three months at medical facilities run by the United Kingdom at Camp...

      Companies: Shares

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will make it a condition of listing on the London Stock Exchange that a company's shares may only be lent for shorting or other purposes with the...

      National Identity Register

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, following the Prime Minister's announcement to the Labour Party conference that ID cards would not be made compulsory during the next Parliament, the...

      NHS: Staff

      To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Baroness Thornton on 5 October (WA 473), whether the Department of Health's guidance Religion or belief: a practical guide for the...

      Olympic Games 2012: Hospitality

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what financial and other inducements, including vacations, periods of stay or trips on sea-going vessels for individuals and their family members, have been (a)...

      Prisoners: Illness

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many prisoners have a terminal illness with a life expectancy of three months or less.

      Visas

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to reduce the waiting time for student visa applicants at the visa centre in Jalhandar, Punjab, and at other visa centres subject to queues.

Beth yw hwn?

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