Written answers

Wednesday, 18 January 2012

  • Communities and Local Government

    • Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the integration of refugees in the UK;...

    • Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) what methods his Department uses to measure the effects of its decisions on the subjective well-being of children; (2)...

      Electrical Safety: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many people were (a) killed and (b) seriously injured in circumstances attributable to unsafe electrical fittings in (i)...

      Fire Services: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the average response time was for a fire appliance to attend (a) a dwelling fire with persons involved, (b) a dwelling fire...

      Housing: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) what regulations are in place to protect (a) freeholders, (b) leaseholders and (c) tenants in respect of estate management...

      Local Government Finance: Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many local authorities have applied for funds for weekly bin collections in each (a) region and (b) local authority area to date.

  • Wales

    • Fuel Rebate

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what recent discussions she has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) others on a fuel rebate for remote areas of Wales.

    • Youth Unemployment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what estimate she has made of the level of youth unemployment in Wales over the next six months.

      Police Numbers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what estimate she has made of police numbers in Wales between 2012 and 2015.

      Violent Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what steps the Government are taking to tackle violent crime in Wales; and if she will make a statement.

  • Environment Food and Rural Affairs

    • Air Pollution: Heathrow Airport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what progress her Department has made on reducing levels of emissions of oxides of nitrogen at Heathrow.

    • Departmental Catering

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps the food and catering services in (a) her Department and (b) public bodies for which she is responsible are taking...

      Departmental Debt Collection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many times her Department has used the services of debt recovery companies since May 2010; which companies were used; and...

      Food Supply

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether Government food reserves are kept (a) on the Isle of Wight, (b) in England and (c) in the UK for emergencies.

      Recreation Spaces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate she has made of the number of applications to register new greens in (a) Chatham and Aylesford constituency,...

      Sewers: Planning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on the automatic inclusion of...

      Waste Policy Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 28 November 2011, Official Report, column 658W, on the Waste Policy Review, and with reference to...

      Water: Consumption

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether her Department monitors the water consumption rates of individual water companies; and if she will make a statement.

      Written Questions: Government Responses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when she plans to answer question 77607, on applications from employees to run services, tabled on 26 October 2011 for answer...

  • House of Commons Commission

    • Catering

      To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, what assessment the House of Commons Commission has made of the availability of...

    • Newspaper Press

      To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many newspapers were ordered other than for the Members' Library in 2011.

  • Home Department

    • Coroners

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) for how many of the deaths requiring an inquest which took place between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2008 in each short-listed...

    • Cybercrime: Prosecutions

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether she has recently had discussions with the Crown Prosecution Service on steps to improve the prosecution of offences under section 127...

      Departmental Manpower

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many frontline UK Border Agency personnel will be on duty at UK borders between 23 December 2011 and 5 January 2012.

      Entry Clearances: Married People

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 18 January 2011, Official Report, column 673W, on sham marriages, how many of the 81 non-European nationals granted...

      Khat

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment her Department has made of the amount of khat purchased for extraction of cathine and cathinone.

      North Yorkshire Police

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many officers in the North Yorkshire Police were working on front-line duties on (a) 31 March 2010 and (b) 31 March 2011; and how many...

      Police Custody: Death

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many deaths in police custody there were in each month since 1 January 2010.

      Police Stations: Opening Hours

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment she has made of the effects of (a) police station closures and (b) changes to the opening hours of police stations since May 2010.

      Police: Misconduct

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what her policy is on whether police officers found to have tampered with records of evidence should retain their pension rights.

      Police: Misconduct

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what her policy is on disciplining police officers found to have tampered with records of evidence.

      Prostitution

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment she has made of whether the raids and closures of brothels undertaken by the Metropolitan Police during the last 12 months...

      Stephen Lawrence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what assessment she has made of the conduct of the Independent Police Complaints Commission investigation into the relationship between...

  • Defence

    • Afghanistan: Defence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what comparative assessment he has made of the defence manpower contribution in Afghanistan of the UK and other NATO members.

    • Armed Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many (a) armed forces personnel and (b) service families live in each county council area in England; (2) what the location is of each (a)...

      Counter-Terrorism: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much his Department spent in each country on counter-terrorism programmes in each financial year from 2000-01 to 2010-11; and how much he plans to...

      Defence Equipment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence in which countries UK military equipment is based.

      Departmental Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how much funding from the public purse has been allocated to sponsor apprenticeships in each of the public bodies for which his Department is...

      Departmental Data Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence who in his Department can access (a) protected, (b) restricted, (c) confidential, (d) secret and (c) top secret documents.

      Departmental Data Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what guidance is provided to officials in his Department to ensure that protective marking of documents is used for national security purposes and does...

      Departmental Manpower

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many staff were employed in the private office of (a) each Minister in his Department, (b) each of the service chiefs, (c) the Chief of Defence...

      Departmental Manpower

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many speechwriters his Department employs at each pay grade.

      Departmental Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much was paid to officials in his Department and its non-departmental public bodies in (a) bonuses, (b) allowances and (c) other payments additional...

      HMS Affray

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if his Department will re-open a full inquiry into the causes of the sinking of HMS Affray on 16 April 1951.

      Military Aircraft: Helicopters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Danish helicopter pilots have been trained on the Merlin Helicopter at RAF Benson; and for how many flight hours.

      Military Bases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Livingston of 5 September 2011, Official Report, column 89W, on military bases: Kirknewton, on what dates...

      Military Bases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence in which countries the UK has basing rights; and for how many bases in each such country.

      Navy: Manpower

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the retention rates were for (a) female and (b) male (i) officers and (ii) ratings in the Royal Navy in each of the last five years.

      Radioactive Waste: Dalgety Bay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he expects the Minister of State to visit Dalgety Bay; and whether he plans to meet representatives of the (a) local community council and (b)...

      Radioactive Waste: Dalgety Bay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he expects his meeting with the hon. Member for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath to discuss radiation contamination at Dalgety Bay to take place.

      Radioactive Waste: Dalgety Bay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if his Department will delineate the areas at Dalgety Bay where radiation contamination is believed to be present.

      Radioactive Waste: Dalgety Bay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his policy is on acceptance of liability for remedial action in relation to radiation contamination at Dalgety Bay; and if he will make a statement.

      Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what work his Department undertakes on (a) security management and (b) security prevention with (i) Canada, (ii) China, (iii) France, (iv) Belgium, (v)...

      Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the (a) security situation and (b) threat level in (i) Canada, (ii) China, (iii) France, (iv) Belgium, (v) Ireland, (vi)...

  • Treasury

    • Adam Werritty

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether (a) he, (b) officials of his Department and (c) special advisers in his Department have met Mr Adam Werritty on official business since May 2010;...

    • Care Quality Commission: Redundancy Pay

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the monetary value of special severance payments notified to HM Treasury by the Care Quality Commission in each of the last...

      Children: Day Care

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will consider making childcare fully tax deductable; and if he will make a statement.

      Devolution: Finance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what Barnett consequentials will accrue to each devolved administration from expenditure on the High Speed 2 rail network.

      Import Duties: China

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent reports he has received of the underpricing of imports from China for the purposes of import duty evasion; and if he will make a statement.

      Import Duties: China

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the level of loss of import duties through the underpricing of goods from China in the latest period for which figures are...

      Insurance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what discussions his Department has had with the Financial Services Authority on mutual insurers and friendly societies in relation to with-profits business...

      Pensions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the effect of the Government Actuary Department's decision to reduce the limit on withdrawals from income drawdown pension...

      Public Sector Debt

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much of the national debt can be attributed to each economic sector; and how much of the national debt is owed to each (a) country, (b) private company...

      Renewable Energy: Scotland

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much funding has been provided to the Scottish Government as Barnett consequentials as a result of expenditure on the promotion and use of renewable...

      Revenue and Customs: Telephone Services

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what the monetary value is of HM Revenue and Customs' (HMRC) contracts with (a) Teleperformance and (b) Sitel for 12-month trials of provision of...

      Taxation: Bingo

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he has any plans to reduce the level of gross profit tax levied on bingo club operators.

      Taxation: Bingo

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what representations he has received from the bingo industry on the relationship between bingo gross profits tax and total tax revenue from the gaming sector.

      Taxation: Bingo

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport on bingo taxation.

      Taxation: Bingo

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the rate of gross profit tax levied on (a) bingo clubs and (b) bookmakers; and for what reasons there is a difference between...

      Taxation: Self-assessment

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent estimate he has made of the average tax underpayment calculated for those using the online self-assessment service.

      Travel: Insurance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what discussions he has had with the insurance industry on affordability of travel insurance for people with secondary cancer which has been dormant for a...

      VAT: Sanitary Protection

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make it his policy to reduce the level of VAT levied on sanitary products for women to zero per cent; and if he will make a statement.

      Wealth

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have read The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith.

  • Culture Media and Sport

    • Arts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport if he will review the operation of the licence fee to ensure that the BBC's operations and expenditure in the West Midlands...

    • Departmental Manpower

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport how many speechwriters his Department employs at each pay grade.

      Departmental Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport how much was paid to officials in his Department and its non-departmental public bodies in (a) bonuses, (b) allowances and (c)...

      Departmental Responsibilities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport on how many occasions he has visited (a) Scotland, (b) Wales and (c) Northern Ireland in an official capacity in the last 12...

      Departmental Work Experience

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what guidelines his Department issues to its non-departmental public bodies on the employment of unpaid interns.

  • Work and Pensions

    • Atos Healthcare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what proportion of claimants participating in the Atos Quality Survey in each region rated Atos Healthcare's performance as (a) very good, (b)...

    • EU Law

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many of the regulations his Department brought into force through (a) primary legislation, (b) secondary legislation and (c) other means...

      Remploy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 12 January 2012, Official Report, column 384W, on Remploy: social enterprises, how many requests to waive the...

      Social Security Benefits: Bexley

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the average total level of benefits received per household was in (a) Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency and (b) the London borough of...

      Unemployment: Graduates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many graduates are registered as unemployed in each parliamentary constituency.

      Work Capability Assessments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many employment and support allowance claimants in each region were asked to participate in the Atos Quality Survey (a) before learning the...

      Work Capability Assessments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions with reference to page 24 of Professor Malcolm Harrington's report An Independent Review of the Work Capability Assessment—year two, what...

      Work Capability Assessments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions with reference to page 10 of the Government's response to Professor Malcolm Harrington's second independent review of the work capability...

      Work Capability Assessments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions with reference to page 12 of the Government's response to Professor Malcolm Harrington's second independent review of the work capability...

      Work Capability Assessments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions with reference to page 13 of the Government's response to Professor Malcolm Harrington's second independent review of the work capability...

      Work Capability Assessments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions with reference to page 14 of the Government's response to Professor Malcolm Harrington's Second Independent Review of the Work Capability...

      Work Capability Assessments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions with reference to page 16 of the Government's response to Professor Malcolm Harrington's Second Independent Review of the Work Capability...

      Work Capability Assessments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions with reference to page 16 of the Government's response to Professor Malcolm Harrington's second independent review of the work capability...

      Work Capability Assessments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions with reference to page 17 of the Government's response to Professor Malcolm Harrington's Second Independent Review of the Work Capability...

      Work Capability Assessments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions with reference to page 18 of the Government's response to Professor Malcolm Harrington's Second Independent Review of the Work Capability...

      Work Capability Assessments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions with reference to page 18 of the Government's response to Professor Malcolm Harrington's Second Independent Review of the Work Capability...

      Work Capability Assessments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions with reference to page 18 of the Government's response to Professor Malcolm Harrington's Second Independent Review of the Work Capability...

      Work Capability Assessments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions with reference to page 18 of the Government's response to Professor Malcolm Harrington's Second Independent Review of the Work Capability...

      Work Capability Assessments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions with reference to page 19 of the Government's response to Professor Malcolm Harrington's Second Independent Review of the Work Capability...

      Work Capability Assessments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions with reference to page 20 of the Government's response to Professor Malcolm Harrington's second independent review of the work capability...

  • Transport

    • Coventry Gateway Project

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether she has had recent discussions with Coventry and Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) on the (a) funding allocated to the Tollbar...

    • Motor Vehicles: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans she has to require operators of Showmen's vehicles and Showmen's goods vehicles to obtain an operator's licence; and if she will make a...

      Motor Vehicles: Lighting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps she is taking to raise awareness of road safety standards on correct use of headlights by vehicles in rain, snow and low-light.

      Motor Vehicles: Testing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what assessment she has made of the effect on employment in Scotland of the proposed changes to MOT tests; (2) what estimate she has made of the...

      Motorways: Speed limits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps her Department plans to put in place to offset the increase in emissions attributable to any increase in the motorway speed limit.

      Queen Elizabeth II Bridge

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment she has made of the effects of the closure of the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge on traffic levels in Thurrock on 4 January 2012; and if she...

      Roads: Accidents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many road traffic accidents involved incorrect use of headlights as a contributory factor in Shrewsbury and Atcham constituency in (a) 2008, (b)...

      Roads: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment her Department has made of the effect of the relationship between local authorities in London and Transport for London on plans to...

      Thameslink Railway Line: Rolling Stock

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) whether her Department takes account of foreign exchange rate risk between the bid and financial close of each batch for each bidder for the...

      Transport: Subsidies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) how many representations she has received from (a) hon. Members and (b) others concerning the withdrawal of discretionary transport subsidies;...

      Written Questions: Government Responses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when she plans to reply to question 88707, tabled on 20 December 2011, on roads.

  • Energy and Climate Change

    • Biomass

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment he has made of the effects of his Department's policy to incentivise co-firing, conversion and dedicated biomass on...

    • Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what the cost per kWh is for (a) solar, (b) offshore wind, (c) onshore wind and (d) nuclear power generation; and what estimate his...

      Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what estimate he has made of the level of public subsidy received by the (a) solar, (b) onshore wind, (c) offshore wind, (d) biomass...

      Energy Performance Certificates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what consideration he gave to including the mandatory roll-out of display energy certificates to non-residential buildings in the...

      Energy: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what discussions he has had with energy companies on the cost of energy for vulnerable customers; which companies were involved in any...

      EU Law

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change which EU (a) directives, (b) regulations and (c) other legislation affecting his Department require transposition into UK law; and what...

      Feed-in Tariffs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much his Department plans to spend on feed-in tariffs in (a) 2012 and (b) 2013.

      Solar Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change pursuant to the answer of 6 December 2011, Official Report, column 216W, on solar power, whether his Department made any assumptions on...

  • International Development

    • Departmental Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what equality impact assessments his Department has carried out since May 2010; and for what purpose in each case.

    • Food Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development (1) if he will make it his policy to endorse the Save the Children Charter to End Extreme Hunger; (2) if he will make it his policy...

  • Justice

    • Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what research his Department has commissioned to measure the subjective well-being of children.

    • Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many applications for criminal injuries compensation were received in each year since 1997.

      Departmental Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many apprentices were employed by his Department between (a) April 2010 and March 2011 and (b) April and December 2011; and how many apprenticeships...

      Departmental Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much his Department has spent on carbon offsetting since May 2010.

      Departmental NDPBs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answer of 10 January 2012, Official Report, column 278W, on non-government organisations, for what reason the (a) Criminal Injuries...

      Departmental Official Visits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the cost to the public purse was of official visits undertaken by (a) him and (b) each Minister in his Department in 2011.

      Fishing Catches: Fines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what the average fine was for over-fishing in the latest period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement; (2) how many...

      Human Trafficking: Victim Support Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the (a) nationality and (b) gender was of each suspected victim of trafficking referred to the Trafficking Victim Support Scheme in December 2011;...

      Import Duties: Tax Evasion

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people have been (a) prosecuted and (b) convicted for import duty evasion in each of the last five years.

      Offenders: Bank Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what estimate he has made of the proportion of prisoners who do not have a bank account upon their release.

      Prisoners’ Home Leave

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many requests on behalf of restricted patients to be (a) discharged and (b) permitted periods of unescorted leave have been made in each of the last...

      Prisoners’ Home Leave

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many restricted patients were granted unescorted leave in each of the last five years; how many such patients committed offences while on unescorted...

      Secure Accommodation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many restricted patients there were in secure premises in each of the last five years.

      Sentencing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the average length of custodial sentence was in each year between 1995 and 2011.

  • Health

    • Alzheimer's Disease: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the rate of prescription is of anti-Alzheimer's drugs per weighted population in each individual primary care trust in England.

    • Charities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much funding his Department allocated to (a) Centrepoint, (b) Crisis, (c) Skill Force and (d) Shelter in (i) 2010-11 and (ii) 2011-12; and if he will...

      Continuing Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what progress he is making in implementing the recommendations contained in the report of the Dilnot Commission.

      Continuing Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to the recommendations contained in the report of the Dilnot Commission, if he will consider raising the means-tested threshold above which...

      Continuing Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to the recommendation contained in the report of the Dilnot Commission, if he will consider introducing national eligibility criteria and...

      Dementia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what the rates of admission were to hospital for patients over 74 years with a secondary diagnosis of dementia in each primary care trust in England...

      Doctors: Foreign Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether health regulators are notified automatically when a doctor is struck off in another country.

      Drugs: Misuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what estimate he has made of the number of people being treated for addiction to opiate-based prescription drugs in each primary care trust; (2)...

      Health Professions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the additional time taken by (a) GPs, (b) nurses, (c) health visitors, (d) pharmacists, (e) dentists and (f) opticians in...

      Health Services: Older People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the admission rates were to hospital from a nursing home or residential care home for people aged under 74 in each primary care trust in the latest...

      Medical Equipment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what systems his Department has in place to ensure the adequacy of the regulatory system for medical devices.

      Medical Records

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the cost to the NHS of providing patients with on-line access to their records under the proposals of the NHS Future Forum.

      Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the adequacy of consideration of patient care made by health commissioners transferring mental health patients as part of...

      NHS: Capital Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) with reference to his Department's radiotherapy dataset report published in August 2011, what steps he plans to take to ensure part of the £300...

      Nurses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether nurses on wards will be required to log the hourly visits to patients under the Prime Minister's proposals.

      Plastic Surgery: Breasts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the (a) number and (b) value was of NHS contracts with PIP for breast implants in each of the last 10 years.

      Primary Care Trusts: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what figures were used by his Department for each component of the formula used in calculating the funding per head for the West Kent Primary Care...

      Sexual Offences: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent discussions he has had with the NHS North Yorkshire on the role of the local primary care trust in the sexual assault and rape centre being...

      Spinal Muscular Atrophy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much funding his Department allocated to research on spinal muscular atrophy in the latest period for which figures are available.

      Spinal Muscular Atrophy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent assessment he has made of the standard of NHS care for (a) children and (b) adults with spinal muscular atrophy; and if he will make a statement.

      Spinal Muscular Atrophy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will bring forward proposals to offer screening for the spinal muscular atrophy gene on the NHS.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Aviation

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many interviews the International Passenger Survey conducted in each year from 2004 to 2010; and what the nationality was of each interviewee.

    • Childbirth: Bexley

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the birth rate was in (a) Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency and (b) the London borough of Bexley in the last period for which figures are available.

      Departmental Pay

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how much was paid to officials in his Department and its non-departmental public bodies in (a) bonuses, (b) allowances and (c) other payments additional...

      Departmental Redundancy Pay

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how much redundancy pay was paid to civil servants in his Department in each month between September and November 2011.

      Government Departments: Contracts

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how often performance indicators for Government services outsourced to private companies are reviewed.

      Unemployment: Scotland

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office from which occupational groups people became unemployed in (a) Glasgow South West constituency, (b) Glasgow, (c) Scotland and (d) the UK in the last 12...

  • Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

    • Azerbaijan: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he has written to the Government of Azerbaijan to express his condolences on the occasion of the anniversary of the...

    • Departmental Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much was paid to officials in his Department and its non-departmental public bodies in (a) bonuses, (b) allowances and (c)...

      Departmental Responsibilities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he plans to reorganise the structure of senior officials in his Department with responsibility for European affairs.

      EU Law

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many of the regulations his Department brought into force through (a) primary legislation, (b) secondary legislation and (c)...

      EU Law

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which EU (a) Directives, (b) Regulations and (c) other legislation affecting his Department require transposition into UK law;...

      European External Action Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the monetary value is of the UK's contribution to the EU External Action Service in 2011-12; and what it is estimated to be...

      Falkland Islands: Sovereignty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he has taken in response to the decision by Argentina and other South American countries to close their ports to...

      Falkland Islands: Sovereignty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with (a) the EU, (b) his counterparts in other EU member states and (c) the EU High Representative...

      Fiji: Religious Freedom

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received on treatment of members of the Methodist Church in Fiji; and if he will make a statement.

      Gifts and Endowments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what guidance is given in relation to the receipt of gifts from foreign governments on official visits; and whether such...

      Libya: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has (a) received on and (b) made to the Libyan authorities on the draft election law proposed by Libya's...

      Libya: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with the National Transitional Council of Libya on the involvement of women in the democratic...

      Libya: Nuclear Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the extent to which information that has recently become available in Libya indicates the...

      Nigeria: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the political situation in Nigeria.

      Nigeria: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what (a) support and (b) advice his Department is providing to the Nigerian authorities on the security situation in Nigeria.

  • Deputy Prime Minister

    • Departmental Pay

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how much was paid to officials in his office in (a) bonuses, (b) allowances and (c) other payments additional to basic salary in each of the last two years for...

  • Education

    • Charities: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education how much funding his Department provided to (a) Action on Addiction, (b) Adoption UK, (c) the Adoption and Fostering Information Line, (d) the Child...

    • Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what recent assessment he has made of the number of children under local authority care who are considered to have additional needs in (a) the UK and...

      Children: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) what oversight his Department has over implementation of local authority policies for the distribution and use of direct payments for disabled...

      Children’s Centres

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education how much has been spent on (a) Sure Start, (b) early years entitlement and (c) Sure Start maternity grants in each year since 1997.

      Departmental Grants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) how much funding his Department allocated in total to (a) the British Association for Adoption and Fostering, (b) the British Association for...

      Departmental Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what the total value was of performance-related pay received by staff in his Department at each grade in each of the last five years.

      Early Intervention Grant

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Gateshead of 10 March 2011, Official Report, column 1229W, on Early Intervention Fund, how much funding...

      Early Intervention Grant

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will take steps to ensure that the Early Intervention Grant allocation for 2011-12 does not represent a real terms funding reduction for local...

      Faith Schools: Transport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will provide additional ring-fenced funding to local education authorities for the purpose of funding home-to-school transport for pupils in...

      Mothers: Kent

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what proportion of mothers aged 16 to 19 were in (a) education, (b) employment and (c) training in (i) Chatham and Aylesford constituency, (ii) Medway...

      Nursery Schools

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many disadvantaged two-year olds will be eligible for free nursery care in (a) South Thanet constituency, (b) South East and (c) England.

      Pupils: Assessments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what information his Department holds on variations in examination results between different examination boards prior to the introduction of GCSEs.

      Schools: Sports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what recent assessment he has made of the effect of reductions in school sports partnerships on the level of participation in school sports.

      Schools: Sports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what assessment he has made of the level of participation in triathlon events among school children.

      Schools: Swimming

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what assessment he has made of changes in the level of participation in swimming in schools in the last year.

      Social Services: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what recent estimate he has made of the number of children in the care of social services in (a) the UK and (b) Milton Keynes.

      Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many children aged two years have a statement of special educational needs.

      Third Sector

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education how much funding his Department allocated to (a) Centrepoint, (b) Crisis, (c) Skill Force and (d) Shelter in (i) 2010-11 and (ii) 2011-12; and if he...

  • Business, Innovation and Skills

    • Apprentices: Day Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills which professionals working in the child care sector are able to undertake apprenticeships under the Children's Care Learning and...

    • Apprentices: Day Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many registered child minders (a) enrolled on and (b) completed an apprenticeship in each year since 2005; and if he will...

      Co-operatives

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps (a) his Department and (b) those bodies for which his Department is responsible are taking to mark UN Year of the...

      Coventry Gateway

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Transport on the Coventry Gateway project.

      EU Law

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills which EU (a) Directives, (b) Regulations and (c) other legislation affecting his Department require transposition into UK law;...

      Fossil Fuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent support the Export Credits Guarantee Department has given to fossil fuel energy projects operated by Petrobras.

      Further Education: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether he plans to take steps to secure funding for any further education infrastructure projects that meet the criteria of...

      Further Education: Higher Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what proportion of courses leading to a (a) higher national diploma, (b) higher national certificate and (c) foundation degree...

      Overseas Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills in which countries UKTI has secured most UK investment in the latest period for which figures are available; and from which...

      Public Sector: Private Sector

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what plans UK Trade and Investment has for future use of private sector delivery contracts.

      Trade Fairs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will publish UK Trade and Investment's Tradeshow Access Event Programme for 2012.

      Trade Promotion

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how he plans to assess the effectiveness of the High Value Opportunities Scheme.

      UK Trade and Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will publish UK Trade and Investment's proposed programme of sectorally-focused overseas missions.

      UK Trade and Investment: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what funding his Department has allocated to UKTI in each year from 2010 to 2015.

      UK Trade and Investment: Manpower

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many full-time equivalent staff UK Trade and Investment employed in (a) 2010 and (b) 2011; and how many such staff it will...

  • Women and Equalities

    • EU Law

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities which EU (a) directives, (b) regulations and (c) other legislation affecting the Government Equalities Office require transposition into UK law; and...

  • House of Lords

    • Agriculture: Eggs

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking in respect of battery hen egg imports from the European Union.

    • Assisted Dying

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recent report from the Commission on Assisted Dying.

      Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that all school children are aware of the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning from fossil fuels.

      Civil Service: Redundancy

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the numbers, by department, of civil servants who have taken redundancy or retirement in the latest period for which figures are available, and who have...

      Climate Change

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Marland on 13 December 2011 (WA 232), why no budget was agreed before the delegation was sent to the 2011 United Nations...

      Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many victims of human trafficking have (1) successfully, and (2) unsuccessfully, made compensation claims using the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme.

      Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take to ensure that victims of human trafficking who wish to claim compensation via the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme are granted...

      Education: Roma History

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have implemented the provision of the Council of Europe Recommendation on the education of Roma and Gypsy children in Europe that Roma history should...

      Equality Act 2010

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to implement Section 29 of the Equality Act 2010 on the prohibition of age discrimination in he provision to the public of goods, facilities and...

      Export Control

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce further legislation on export controls.

      Finance: Payday Loans

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the socio-economic status of people who make use of payday loans.

      Government Departments: BIS Ministers

      To ask Her Majesty's Government which Minister in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has responsibility for answering (1) oral, and (2) written questions, in the House of Lords...

      Government Departments: Sport

      To ask Her Majesty's Government which government department is responsible for the planning and delivery of sport and physical activity for children and young people in school.

      Government Departments: Staff

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Richard Benyon, on 22 November (Official...

      House of Lords: Crossbench Peers

      To ask Her Majesty's Government who authorises the annual number of Crossbench peers appointed by the House of Lords Appointments Commission. To ask Her Majesty's Government why the Cabinet...

      House of Lords: Crossbench Peers

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of Question for Written Answer HL12784 remaining unanswered on 21 December, whether they were aware on 25 October 2011 of the identity of the person...

      Immigration and Unemployment

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recent report by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research, Examining the Relationship Between Immigration and...

      Immigration: Security Services

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what changes they have made to the arrangements for enforced removals from the United Kingdom in the light of the Amnesty International report Out of Control: The...

      Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with, and what representations have been made by, the insurance industry in relation to the proposals in the Legal Aid, Sentencing...

      Legislation

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Taylor of Holbeach on 6 December (WA 146), how information is held on legislation passed in the 2005-10 Parliament that is...

      People Trafficking

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to assess the implementation of their strategy on human trafficking in relation to tackling demand for trafficking into the United Kingdom.

      Planning

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Neighbourhood Planning Front Runners approved in the first four waves are in (a) parished areas, and (b) unparished areas; which are in unparished areas;...

      Planning

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many applications for grant funding in the first four waves of Neighbourhood Planning Front Runners were made and how many were rejected; what was the location...

      Police and Crime Commissioners

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether members of the House of Lords, subject to meeting other criteria, are eligible to seek election as police and crime commissioners.

      Poverty Gap

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what analysis they have undertaken, or are undertaking, of the income gap between rich and poor; and what are its implications for social cohesion, social mobility...

      Railways: Network Rail

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they will give in the forthcoming command paper on the railways to requiring Network Rail to be subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000...

      Roads: Tolls and Bridges

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how much money the government collected from bridge tolls in each year from 1996 until the last year for which records are available.

      UK Honours

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many recipients of (1) knighthoods, and (2) CBEs, have been described as "professor" in each biannual honours list over the past 20 years; and, in each case,...

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