Order Book Part 1

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Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on Thursday 8 March 2001

Here you can browse the Written Questions for answer on Thursday 8 March, of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department.

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

THURSDAY 8th MARCH

1
N   Mr Peter Atkinson (Hexham):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will make a statement on the latest developments in the foot and mouth epidemic.

(152671)

2
N   Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what advice he is giving in relation to the foot and mouth epidemic to agronomists about walking fields in order for them to recommend agricultural pesticide and fertiliser programmes.

(152688)

3
N   Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what advice he is issuing in relation to the foot and mouth epidemic to local authorities about pedestrian access to canal towpaths.

(152690)

4
N   Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what advice he is giving in relation to the foot and mouth epidemic to agricultural contractors about the conduct of field operations.

(152689)

5
N   Mr David Drew (Stroud):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will make a statement on the causes of the recent classical swine fever outbreak.

(152770)

6
N   Mr David Drew (Stroud):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what help is available to cattle owners who seek to move animals on welfare grounds.

(152771)

7
   Mr Ronnie Fearn (Southport):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, how many sea defence projects (a) are in progress and (b) were completed in (i) 1999 and (ii) 2000.

(152884)

8
   Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will make a statement on compensation arrangements for animals culled because of possible infection with the foot and mouth virus, with particular reference to (a) effects on hill subsidies and environmental allowances if stock have been removed thus contravening the requirements for receiving subsidy, (b) the timescale for payments to be made and (c) valuations.

(152951)

9
N   Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will make a statement on recent developments in the sugar sector concerning reform of the regime and the Everything but Arms initiative.

(151399)

10
N   Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what arrangements he is making to allow farmers to move ewes that are due to lamb but are still on their winter pastures to areas nearer to the farm to which they belong to permit farmers to supervise the lambing; and if he will make a statement.

(152807)

11
N   Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what assessment he has made of the animal welfare implications for cattle, sheep and pigs that are not displaying symptoms of foot and mouth disease, of movement restrictions between adjacent areas of farm land owned or farmed by the same farmer; and if he will make a statement.

(152806)

12
   Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what the (a) average income and (b) public subsidy was for arable farmers in England for the last year for which figures are available.

(152851)

13
   Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton and Washington East):    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if she will set out, with statistical information relating as directly as possible to the constituency, the effects of her Department's policies and actions on the constituency of Houghton and Washington East since 2nd May 1997.

(152995)

14
   Mr Huw Edwards (Monmouth):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has to meet the Fitness Industry Association to discuss competition from Lottery-funded leisure facilities.

(152861)

15
   Mr Ronnie Fearn (Southport):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he has taken to help rejuvenate English seaside tourist resorts in the last three years.

(152883)

16
   Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton and Washington East):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will set out, with statistical information relating as directly as possible to the constituency, the effects on Houghton and Washington East of his Department's actions since 2nd May 1997.

(152986)

17
   Tony Wright (Cannock Chase):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he has taken to ensure that former coalfield areas receive increased awards from the National Lottery distributors.

(152997)

18
   Mr Colin Breed (South East Cornwall):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to transfer work carried out at Aldermaston to Devonport dockyard.

(152857)

19
   Mr Colin Breed (South East Cornwall):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans there are for Trident submarines to go to Devonport dockyard for routine maintenance work.

(152858)

20
   Mr Colin Breed (South East Cornwall):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to store used nuclear reactor containers at the Devonport dockyard.

(152859)

21
   Mr Colin Breed (South East Cornwall):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to store redundant nuclear submarines in the River Tamar prior to disposal.

(152860)

22
N   Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what representations have been received from BAe Systems and other British companies regarding participation in US National Missile Defence.

(152668)

23
N   Mr David Drew (Stroud):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps are taken to ensure that small consultancy companies are given a fair chance to compete for contracts.

(152773)

24
N   Mr David Drew (Stroud):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the extent to which DERA has met its targets in relation to payment of its sub-contractors; and what steps are being taken to improve the timeliness of payments.

(152772)

25
N   Mr David Drew (Stroud):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on his Department's policy on the imposition of a turnover threshold in relation to competition for consultancy assignments.

(152774)

26
N   Mr David Drew (Stroud):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the progress of the private-public partnership within DERA.

(152775)

27
   Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Muslims serve in HM forces; and what proportion of service personnel this represents.

(153062)

28
   Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assistance has been provided for the enforcement of measures to prevent the further spread of foot and mouth disease in Northern Ireland; what instructions have been given to Army units that have patrolled rural areas concerning risk of spreading infection; and what correspondence has he received from Northern Ireland political parties, representatives of farmers' organisations and others concerning these matters.

(152865)

29
   Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what guidance is issued to soldiers carrying plastic baton round weapons concerning children's health and safety; how many PBRs have been fired in each of the last 10 years; and how many (a) deaths and (b) injuries have resulted.

(152872)

30
   Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many plastic baton rounds were discharged on the evening of 16th February, in Lurgan, Co. Armagh; for what reason they were discharged and by members of which regiment; and what the age was of individuals targeted.

(152871)

31
   Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, further to his Answer of 23rd January, Official Report, column 536W, on depleted uranium (a) when he expects to send his letter and (b) what are the reasons for the delay.

(152820)

32
   Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement about the damages awarded against his Department to Mr Ian Bannister, a former member of the 2nd Parachute Regiment.

(153060)

33
   Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what dates the 2nd Parachute Regiment has served tours of duty in Northern Ireland since 1971.

(153098)

34
   Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what measures he has taken to ensure that persons of Muslim belief are able to serve in HM forces without discrimination and are facilitated in their religious observance.

(153061)

35
   Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 8th February, Official Report, column 631W, on the Joint Service Defence Council, what factors led him to authorise the withdrawal of JS DC1 88/00.

(152852)

36
   Jackie Ballard (Taunton):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if school-based counselling services for children will be established as part of the Children's Fund.

(152948)

37
N   Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how much capital investment there has been in primary schools since 1996 in (a) London and (b) each London borough.

(152194)

38
N   Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many (a) registered nursery and (b) playgroup places there were (i) in 1996 and (ii) at the latest date for which figures are available for (A) London and (B) each London Borough.

(152196)

39
N   Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many children there were in infant classes with over 30 children (a) in 1996 and (b) at the latest date for which figures are available in (i) each London borough and (ii) London.

(152197)

40
N   Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many (a) after school club places and (b) holiday playscheme places there were (i) in 1996 and (ii) at the latest date for which figures are available in (A) London and (B) each London borough.

(152200)

41
   Mr Jimmy Hood (Clydesdale):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what the outcome was of the Employment and Social Policy Council held in Brussels on 6th March; if he will set out the Government's voting records at the Council; and if he will make a statement.

(152826)

42
   Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton and Washington East):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will set out, with statistical information relating as directly as possible to the constituency, the effects on Houghton and Washington East of his Department's actions since 2nd May 1997.

(152987)

43
   Fiona Mactaggart (Slough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will set out with statistical information relating as directly as possible to each of the local authorities in the former county of Berkshire, the effects on each authority of his Department's policies and actions since 2nd May 1997, with particular reference to schools.

(152854)

44
   Mr Ken Purchase (Wolverhampton North East):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will make a statement on trends in teachers' morale since the appointment of the new Chief Inspector of Schools.

(153010)

45
   Mr Andrew Rowe (Faversham and Mid Kent):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will meet members of the UK Youth Parliament to discuss with them proposals in the Parliament's manifesto relating to education and employment.

(152963)

46
   Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many local education authorities provide assistance towards the cost of school uniforms.

(152955)

47
   Mr Jon Trickett (Hemsworth):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will list the cash resources paid to schools, by phase, in (a) Hemsworth constituency and (b) Wakefield district in each financial year since 2nd May 1997; and if he will list the schools that benefited and indicate the sum in each case.

(153005)

48
   Mr Harold Best (Leeds North West):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will make a statement on progress towards upgrading buses.

(152949)

49
   Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will make a statement on his policy on regional assemblies in England.

(152999)

50
N   Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what the average mortgage payment was in London (a) in 1996 and (b) at the latest date for which figures are available.

(152192)

51
   Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton and Washington East):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will set out, with statistical information relating as directly as possible to the constituency, the effects on Houghton and Washington East of his Department's actions since 2nd May 1997.

(152992)

52
   Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green and Bow):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what level of grant he will set for the Greater London Authority for 2001.

(153069)

53
   Bridget Prentice (Lewisham East):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what major land assets were transferred to Transport for London on 3rd July 2000.

(153068)

54
   Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what steps he is taking to review the adequacy of crash barriers on the approach roads to bridges over railway lines; and if he will make a statement.

(152853)

55
   Mr Andrew Rowe (Faversham and Mid Kent):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what plans he has to meet members of the UK Youth Parliament to discuss the transport and environment issues raised in the Parliament's manifesto.

(152965)

56
N   Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, when the Inspector's Report on the inquiry into the fifth terminal at Heathrow will be published.

(152660)

57
   Mr Jon Trickett (Hemsworth):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will set out, with statistical information relating as directly to the locations as possible, the effects of his Department's policies and actions since 2nd May 1997 on (a) Hemsworth constituency and (b) Wakefield district.

(153000)

58
N   Mr David Drew (Stroud):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on the financial help being made available to hauliers.

(152747)

59
   Mr Huw Edwards (Monmouth):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received from the Fitness Industry Association concerning VAT exemption for health-related fitness clubs.

(152862)

60
   Mr Ronnie Fearn (Southport):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will use the tax system to help small hoteliers meet the financial costs of complying with the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.

(152886)

61
   Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his Answer of 6th March, Official Report, column 163W, how many members or former members of staff of Ofer, Ofgas and Ofgem will receive redundancy and severance payments which form part of the total £4.4 million.

(152968)

62
N   Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the percentage was of the workforce in (a) London and (b) each London borough which was unemployed (i) in 1996 and (ii) at the latest date for which figures are available.

(152199)

63
N   Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people were (a) unemployed and (b) unemployed for over two years in (i) London and (ii) each London borough (A) in 1996 and (B) at the latest date for which figures are available.

(152201)

64
N   Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many jobs there were (a) in 1996 and (b) at the latest date for which figures are available in (i) London and (ii) each London borough.

(152193)

65
N   Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many children aged under 16 years there are in (a) London and (b) each London borough.

(152195)

66
N   Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average pay was in London (a) in 1996 and (b) at the latest date for which figures are available.

(152203)

67
N   Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what percentage of mothers in London returned to employment when their youngest child was aged (a) under six months, (b) six to 12 months, (c) one to three years and (d) over three years in each of the last five years.

(152205)

68
N   Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many mothers in London whose youngest child is under one year are in employment.

(152204)

69
   Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is his target for the time within which the Inland Revenue replies to honourable Members' letters about working families tax credit.

(152952)

70
   Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton and Washington East):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will set out, with statistical information relating as directly as possible to the constituency, the effects on Houghton and Washington East of his Department's actions since 2nd May 1997.

(152996)

71
   Fiona Mactaggart (Slough):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on (a) the expected impact of the 2001 Budget and (b) the combined impact of the 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000 Budget measures on (i) women and (ii) men.

(152856)

72
   Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to include (a) term assurance, (b) mortgage protection and (c) clinical illness cover within the remit of the FSA.

(152950)

73
   Mr Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward legislation to allow children of Welsh parents born in England to be entitled to a Welsh birth certificate; and if he will make a statement.

(152882)

74
   Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of old £20 notes which were not returned to banks before they ceased to be legal tender.

(152864)

75
   Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what basis £20 notes which are no longer legal tender can be exchanged for new ones; and if he will make a statement.

(152879)

76
   Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his Answer of 6th March, Official Report, column 156W, if (a) Ahava cosmetics since 11th August 2000, (b) dates since 31st October 2000, (c) carpets from Barkan since 17th August 2000, (d) wines since 13th November 2000 and (e) other items, as listed, since 20th November 2000 have been imported from Israel.

(153097)

77
   Mr Jon Trickett (Hemsworth):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his estimate is of the number of people in (a) Hemsworth constituency and (b) Wakefield district earning less than £4.10 per hour.

(153007)

78
   Mr Jon Trickett (Hemsworth):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his estimate is of the number of people in (a) Hemsworth constituency and (b) Wakefield district who have benefited from the introduction of the minimum wage.

(153006)

79
   Mr Jon Trickett (Hemsworth):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will set out, with statistical information relating as directly to the locations as possible, the effects of his Department's policies and actions since 2nd May 1997 on (a) Hemsworth constituency and (b) Wakefield district.

(153008)

80
   Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede and Weybridge):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Belgian Government regarding their reception of President Mugabe.

(152960)

81
N   Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Iranian Government on the exclusion of the (a) Simon Wiesenthal Centre and (b) Baha�i International Community from the United Nations World Conference against Racism, Xenophobia, Racial Discrimination and Related Intolerance hosted by Iran.

(152667)

82
   Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has received from the Government of China about the 10th Report, Session 1999-2000, of the Foreign Affairs Committee.

(152855)

83
   Mr Andrew Robathan (Blaby):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the position of the Guatemalan Government on the territorial integrity of Belize; what boundaries to Belize Her Majesty's Government recognises, and on what legal basis; and if he will make a statement.

(152847)

84
   Mr David Borrow (South Ribble):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what consultation took place between his Department and the European Resuscitation Council before the decision to adopt a four-hour course for the Defibrillators in Public Places Programme; and what representations his Department received from the Council.

(153057)

85
   Mr David Borrow (South Ribble):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations he has received from the Resuscitation Council UK on the decision to adopt a four-hour course for the Defibrillators in Public Places Programme.

(153058)

86
   Mr David Borrow (South Ribble):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the members of the Defibrillator Advisory Committee.

(153054)

87
   Mr Edward Davey (Kingston and Surbiton):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much each hospital in (a) London, (b) Surrey, (c) Kent and (d) Sussex paid in 1999-2000 to private taxi firms to collect blood from blood banks; what estimate has been made of the savings to these hospitals from using the free service provided; and what guidelines he plans to issue to hospitals within the Emergency Rider Volunteers' catchment area to encourage them to take advantage of their services.

(152850)

88
N   Mr David Drew (Stroud):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his Department's total spend has been in the last three years on research into the health impact of outdoor air quality.

(152541)

89
N   Mr David Drew (Stroud):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what advice his Department is giving to health authorities and primary care groups on their strategies and expenditure with regard to asthma alleviation.

(152542)

90
N   Mr David Drew (Stroud):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many deaths were caused by traffic-related air pollution in the last year for which figures are available; and, of those, how many were related to (a) asthma and (b) other respiratory disease.

(152543)

91
N   Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of the membership of the Osteopathic Council is registered by the General Osteopathic Council.

(152778)

92
N   Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of members of the osteopathic profession he estimates will be able to vote in elections for the General Osteopathic Council to be held in April.

(152777)

93
N   Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he will complete his review of the implementation of the Osteopaths Act 1993.

(152776)

94
   Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, who is the legal and beneficial owner of the Bognor Regis Health Centre.

(152958)

95
   Mr Nick Harvey (North Devon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will estimate the cost to public funds of (a) reducing the maximum payment for a course of NHS dental charges paid by the patient to 50 per cent., (b) reducing the maximum payment for a course of NHS dental treatment to £100, (c) reducing the percentage of NHS dental charges paid by the patient to 50 per cent. and reducing the maximum payment for a course of NHS dental treatment to £100, (d) extending free dental check-ups to people aged 60 years and over, and (e) exempting people aged over 60 years from all dental charges.

(153063)

96
   Mr Nick Harvey (North Devon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the percentage take-up of prescription pre-payment certificates by patients who would benefit financially from so doing.

(153067)

97
   Mr Nick Harvey (North Devon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what was the estimated percentage level of take-up of the health benefits low income scheme in the last three years for which figures are available.

(153059)

98
   Mr Nick Harvey (North Devon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people purchased prescription pre-payment certificates for (a) a four month period and (b) a 12 month period in the last three years for which figures are available.

(153066)

99
   Mr Nick Harvey (North Devon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the annual cost is of (a) administering the collection of health charges, including anti-fraud measures and (b) administering the health benefit scheme.

(153065)

100
   Mr Nick Harvey (North Devon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many adult courses of NHS dental treatment cost (a) under £100, (b) £100 to £199.99, (c) £200 to £200.99 and (d) £300 or over in the last year for which figures are available.

(153064)

101
   Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton and Washington East):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will set out, with statistical information relating as directly as possible to the constituency, the effects on Houghton and Washington East of his Department's actions since 2nd May 1997.

(152991)

102
   Mr Andrew Rowe (Faversham and Mid Kent):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to meet members of the UK Youth Parliament to discuss the health aspects of the Parliament's manifesto.

(152966)

103
N   The Reverend Martin Smyth (Belfast South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will give guidance to health authorities on the disposal of bodies and organs in the Health Service.

(152425)

104
N   Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what criteria will be used to determine whether the New Lymington Hospital project proceeds as a wholly publicly funded or a PFI project.

(151383)

105
   Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the cost to the health services in Australasia of purchasing Beta Interferon.

(152957)

106
   Mr Jon Trickett (Hemsworth):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will set out, with statistical information relating as directly to the locations as possible, the effects of his Department's policies and actions since 2nd May 1997 on (a) Hemsworth constituency and (b) Wakefield district.

(153001)

107
   Tom Cox (Tooting):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions in 2001 prison inmates, taken to hospital for medical treatment, have been shackled while in hospital; and if he will make a statement.

(152817)

108
   Tom Cox (Tooting):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children were allowed into the United Kingdom from overseas countries for adoption by United Kingdom residents in the last 12 months; and if he will list the countries from which these children came.

(152815)

109
   Tom Cox (Tooting):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his Department's long-term plans are for the detention of asylum seekers in England and Wales.

(152819)

110
   Tom Cox (Tooting):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cyclists were fined for riding a bicycle without lights in the UK in 2000.

(152814)

111
   Tom Cox (Tooting):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many community beat officers there are in the London Borough of Wandsworth.

(152818)

112
   Tom Cox (Tooting):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the privately run prisons in England and Wales.

(152816)

113
   Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) police officers and (b) civilian staff are employed in each constabulary.

(152998)

114
   Mr Ronnie Fearn (Southport):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many offences of burglary were admitted to by those serving sentences in Prison Service establishments during (a) 1999 and (b) 2000.

(152885)

115
   Mr Ronnie Fearn (Southport):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many street robberies occurred in London during the six months ending 28th February.

(152822)

116
N   Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many reported crimes there were in (a) each London borough and (b) London as a whole in each category in (i) 1996 and (ii) the latest year for which figures are available.

(152207)

117
N   Mr David Heath (Somerton and Frome):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions prosecutions have been brought against persons or companies under the Malicious Communications Act 1988 for communications distributed in respect of commercial purposes.

(151414)

118
   Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton and Washington East):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will set out, with statistical information relating as directly as possible to the constituency, the effects on Houghton and Washington East of his Department's actions since 2nd May 1997.

(152993)

119
   Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green and Bow):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for asylum from claimants originating from Afghanistan have been determined in each of the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.

(152881)

120
N   Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to bring forward legislation on involuntary manslaughter.

(152670)

121
   Mr Andrew Rowe (Faversham and Mid Kent):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to meet members of the UK Youth Parliament to discuss the proposals in the Parliament's manifesto in which his Department has a policy interest.

(152967)

122
N   Bob Russell (Colchester):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will take steps to ensure that drivers prosecuted as a result of crashes in which there has been a fatality are tried in a Crown court.

(151416)

123
   Mr Jon Trickett (Hemsworth):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will set out, with statistical information relating as directly to the locations as possible, the effects of his Department's policies and actions since 2nd May 1997 on (a) Hemsworth constituency and (b) Wakefield district.

(153003)

124
   Miss Ann Widdecombe (Maidstone and The Weald):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his Deparment's forecast is for the average cost of asylum support, expressed as a figure per asylum seeker, in the financial year 2000-01; and if he will make a statement.

(152873)

125
N   Miss Ann Widdecombe (Maidstone and The Weald):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list, for the period between the commencement of the Home Detention Curfew scheme and 28th February inclusive, (a) the number of prisoners released on the scheme, (b) the number of prisoners convicted of each specific offence who were released on the scheme, with a breakdown of the offences committed, including specific offences committed by prisoners normally classified under the categories (i) other homicide and attempted homicide, (ii) other violence against the person, (iii) drug offences, (iv) assaults and (v) other offences, including a breakdown of the prisoners normally classified in the sub-category of other offences called other offences, (c) the average sentence (i) received and (ii) served, and the average period spent on the scheme, in respect of each specific offence, (d) the number of prisoners released on the scheme, with a breakdown of the offences committed, who (i) breached the conditions of the curfew, (ii) disappeared and were recaptured, (iii) disappeared and remain unlawfully at large and (iv) had their licences revoked, and for what reasons, (e) a breakdown of the specific offences committed by prisoners released on the scheme while on the scheme, including all offences committed by prisoners who committed more than one offence and (f) a breakdown of the specific offences committed by prisoners released on the scheme who committed a further offence while on the scheme that was similar in character to that for which they were originally convicted, including all offences committed by prisoners who committed more than one offence; and if he will make a statement.

(152693)

126
   Miss Ann Widdecombe (Maidstone and The Weald):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the average number of hours per prisoner spent in educational classes per week, in each year from 1992 to present; and if he will make a statement.

(152874)

127
N   Miss Ann Widdecombe (Maidstone and The Weald):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list, for each of the last five years for which figures are available, the results of trials in magistrates' courts, including cases that were withdrawn or dismissed.

(152691)

128
N   Miss Ann Widdecombe (Maidstone and The Weald):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) murders and (b) other homicides were committed in England and Wales, broken down by specific offence, in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.

(152748)

129
   Miss Ann Widdecombe (Maidstone and The Weald):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on his Department's policy on holding asylum seekers in Prison Service establishments.

(152875)

130
   Miss Ann Widdecombe (Maidstone and The Weald):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many contracts have been entered into by NASS to provide housing for asylum seekers; how many bed spaces have been provided; and in which areas of the country.

(152880)

131
N   Miss Ann Widdecombe (Maidstone and The Weald):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the (a) number and (b) types of crime committed by prisoners released on the Home Detention Curfew Scheme whilst they are on the scheme which are not reported to the police; and if he will make a statement.

(152694)

132
   Miss Ann Widdecombe (Maidstone and The Weald):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers are held in prisons; and if he will make a statement.

(152877)

133
N   Miss Ann Widdecombe (Maidstone and The Weald):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the results of trials in the Crown Court where the defendant made a plea of not guilty to all counts, for each of the last five years for which figures are available.

(152692)

134
   Miss Ann Widdecombe (Maidstone and The Weald):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on his policy on the availability of televisions in prisoners' cells.

(152878)

135
   Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley South):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will estimate the amount spent on aid in Kosovo.

(152821)

136
   Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley South):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which countries have agreed to adopt (a) poverty relief and (b) education programmes in order to qualify for debt relief and further aid.

(152823)

137
   Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will list the humanitarian assistance given by her Department to civilians in Sierra Leone, with particular reference to the amputees in the special amputee camp.

(152954)

138
   Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton and Washington East):    To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, if he will set out, with statistical information relating as directly as possible to the constituency, the effects on Houghton and Washington East of the Lord Chancellor's Department's actions since 2nd May 1997.

(152988)

139
   Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what reasons underlay his decision not to advertise RUC recruitment (a) on Irish state television and radio and (b) in Irish language newspapers.

(152870)

140
   Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) phone responses and (b) applications have been received in responses to the recruitment campaign for the police service; what assessment he has made of the responses in terms of (i) perceived community origin, (ii) gender and (iii) age; and what the timetable is for the implementation of the Consensia Partnership Scheme.

(152867)

141
   Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, by what process the Consensia partnership was selected to conduct police recruitment in 2001; how many staff are employed by bodies comprising the Consensia partnership, broken down by perceived community origin of employees; and if he will make a statement.

(152866)

142
   Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will list the (a) newspapers, (b) magazines and (c) television stations which have featured RUC recruitment advertisements in 2001.

(152869)

143
   Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the implications for the conduct of policing resulting from the ratification of the European Convention on Minority Languages; what instructions have been issued to Consensia concerning language issues in police recruitment; and what questions are addressed to potential applicants concerning their proficiency in the Irish language.

(152868)

144
   Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton):    To ask the Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission, if the Commission has appointed new auditors for the National Audit Office.

(152876)

145
   Mr Andrew Rowe (Faversham and Mid Kent):    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if she will meet Scottish members of the UK Youth Parliament to discuss issues raised in the Parliament's manifesto.

(152961)

146
N   Dr Norman A. Godman (Greenock and Inverclyde):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, when the honourable Member for Greenock and Inverclyde will receive a response to his letter of 9th February, concerning the winter fuel payment scheme.

(152424)

147
N   Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many children in lone parent families were on income support in (a) London and (b) each London borough (i) in 1996 and (ii) at the latest date for which figures are available.

(152198)

148
N   Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many lone parents on income support there were in (a) London and (b) each London borough (i) in 1996 and (ii) at the latest date for which figures are available.

(152202)

149
   Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton and Washington East):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if he will set out, with statistical information relating as directly as possible to the constituency, the effects on Houghton and Washington East of his Department's actions since 2nd May 1997.

(152994)

150
   Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, when he will review the rates of earnings disregard for (a) income support and (b) housing benefit.

(152953)

151
   Mr Jon Trickett (Hemsworth):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if he will set out, with statistical information relating as directly to the locations as possible, the effects of his Department's policies and actions since 2nd May 1997 on (a) Hemsworth constituency and (b) Wakefield district.

(153002)

152
   Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton and Washington East):    To ask the Solicitor General, if he will set out, with statistical information relating as directly as possible to the constituency, the effects on Houghton and Washington East of the Attorney-General's Department's actions since 2nd May 1997.

(152989)

153
   Jackie Ballard (Taunton):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how he will monitor the uptake of parental leave.

(152849)

154
   Jackie Ballard (Taunton):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the extent to which the uptake of parental leave is influenced by an individual's level of income.

(152848)

155
N   Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what representations have been received from BAe Systems and other British companies regarding participation in US National Missile Defence.

(152669)

156
   Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what his estimate is of the cost to industry of introducing half-hourly gas balancing.

(152825)

157
   Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many vacancies for staff Ofgem has; and if he will list the salary levels that are being offered for these posts.

(152956)

158
   Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the future of the footwear industry in (a) the UK and (b) Norwich.

(152824)

159
N   Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many business failures there were in each of the last 15 years in London.

(152190)

160
N   Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many new businesses opened in London in (a) 1996 and (b) in the last year for which figures are available.

(152191)

161
N   Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will estimate the number of employees in London who were not entitled to paid holidays as a result of the coming into force of the Working Time Regulations.

(152206)

162
   Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton and Washington East):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will set out, with statistical information relating as directly as possible to the constituency, the effects on Houghton and Washington East of his Department's actions since 2nd May 1997.

(152990)

163
   Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps he took to ensure that all post offices were informed of the date when old £20 notes ceased to be legal tender; and what publicity material was supplied to them.

(152863)

164
   Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to his Answer of 5th March, Official Report, column 43W, what recent representations he has received on the adequacy of specialist working time officer availability.

(152969)

165
   Mr Jon Trickett (Hemsworth):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will set out, with statistical information relating as directly to the locations as possible, the effects of his Department's policies and actions since 2nd May 1997 on (a) Hemsworth constituency and (b) Wakefield district.

(153004)

166
   Mr Andrew Rowe (Faversham and Mid Kent):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will meet Welsh members of the UK Youth Parliament to discuss issues raised in the Parliament's manifesto.

(152962)

167
N   Mr David Kidney (Stafford):    To ask the Solicitor General, what assessment he has made of the Crown Prosecution Service's performance in giving advice on criminal charges to the police.

[Question Unstarred] (151423)

168
N   Mrs Marion Roe (Broxbourne):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he will repy to the letters from the honourable Member for Broxbourne of 4th December 2000, 3rd January, 1st February and 1st March, relating to her constituent, Mrs M. Childs of Hoddesdon.

[Transferred] (152746)

169
   Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede and Weybridge):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason the Local Government Finance (England) Special Grant Report (No. 73) has been withdrawn.

[Transferred] (152959)

170
   Mr Andrew Rowe (Faversham and Mid Kent):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will meet members of the UK Youth Parliament to discuss their manifesto proposals in relation to the minimum wage and other issues.

[Transferred] (152964)