Order Book Part 1

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Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on Thursday 3 May 2001

Here you can browse the Written Questions for answer on Thursday 3 May, 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 3rd MAY

1
N   Mrs Helen Brinton (Peterborough):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will make it his policy to seek to persuade the EU Council of Ministers to introduce a trade-restrictive measure designed to promote animal welfare.

(159058)

2
N   Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will make the results of blood tests arising from suspected cases of foot and mouth disease available to private veterinary surgeons engaged by farms where the disease is confirmed by his Department's contracted veterinary laboratory services.

(159408)

3
   Mr Christopher Gill (Ludlow):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what (a) turnover, (b) profit and (c) amount of revaluation was recorded by the Forest Enterprise in the most recent year for which figures are available.

(160406)

4
   Mr Christopher Gill (Ludlow):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, from which countries (a) meat, (b) meat products and (c) milk and dairy products are being imported; and which of these countries is foot and mouth disease free.

(160451)

5
   Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what the rate of agricultural export subsidies is; to which agricultural exports they apply; and if he will make a statement.

(160450)

6
N   Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, when the Minister will reply to the questions from the honourable Member for the Vale of York of 26th April, references 158874, 158960, 158963, 158959, 158962 and 158961 of 27th April, references 159259, 159444, 159258, 159260 and 159445.

(160141)

7
N   Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury and Atcham):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, when his Department expects to pay the outstanding invoices to Greyhound Plant Services, Oswestry in connection with foot and mouth plant services; and if he will make a statement.

(160165)

8
   Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, pursuant to his Answer of 30th April, Official Report, column 501W, on flood defence, if he will list the pilot studies being undertaken; and when they will be assessed.

(160275)

9
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will make a statement on the level of testing for bovine TB and associated slaughtering in the national herd since 20th February.

(160208)

10
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will make a statement on the impact of the foot and mouth epidemic on the Krebs trials.

(160207)

11
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, pursuant to his statement of 27th March, Official Report, column 829, on the likely source farm of the foot and mouth outbreak, what changes there have been in the Government's assessment of the situation; and what new information has come into the possession of the Government.

(160237)

12
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will make a statement on the comments made by Dr Stuart Renton on the origin and development of the foot and mouth epidemic in Britain.

(160206)

13
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if for official statistical purposes the definition of foot and mouth carcass disposal has changed since 20th February.

(160215)

14
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, pursuant to his statement of 26th April, Official Report, columns 456-9, on foot and mouth, on whose recommendation the change to the Government's slaughter policy was made; and if he will make public the advice given on this matter.

(160214)

15
N   Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will publish the advice supplied to the Government by Dr Stuart Renton on the origin and development of the foot and mouth epidemic.

(160205)

16
   Mr Matthew Taylor (Truro and St Austell):    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on how many occasions special advisors who have left the Government since 1997 have been examined by the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments; and if he will make a statement.

(160260)

17
   Mr Barry Gardiner (Brent North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had with Wembley National Stadium Limited about the government becoming a stakeholder in it; and if he will make a statement.

(160280)

18
   Mr John Greenway (Ryedale):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the terms of the agreement are between the British Tourist Authority and the Premier League on promoting tourism.

(160273)

19
N   Mr Quentin Davies (Grantham and Stamford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to order further auxiliary oilers for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

(159711)

20
N   Mr Quentin Davies (Grantham and Stamford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which foreign navies have been approached to provide tanker support for Royal Navy exercises in the next 12 months.

(159712)

21
N   Mr Quentin Davies (Grantham and Stamford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when HMS Fearless will be returned to service.

(159721)

22
N   Mr Quentin Davies (Grantham and Stamford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which ships this year are allocated to the (a) Atlantic Patrol Task (North) and (b) Atlantic Patrol Task (South); and when the ships will be on station.

(159713)

23
N   Mr Quentin Davies (Grantham and Stamford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what items have been taken from HMS Intrepid and used to replace equipment on HMS Fearless.

(159714)

24
N   Mr Quentin Davies (Grantham and Stamford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which veterans' organisations will be present at the International Festival of the Sea; and how much each organisation is being charged to display at the festival.

(159715)

25
N   Mr Quentin Davies (Grantham and Stamford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Royal Navy ships will be present at the International Festival of the Sea.

(159716)

26
N   Mr Quentin Davies (Grantham and Stamford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when HMS Invincible last put to sea; and when she is next scheduled to put to sea.

(159717)

27
N   Mr Quentin Davies (Grantham and Stamford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has for the replacement of the Leaf class tankers currently in service with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

(159718)

28
N   Mr Quentin Davies (Grantham and Stamford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when HMS Ocean will be fully operational; and if he will make a statement.

(159719)

29
N   Mr Quentin Davies (Grantham and Stamford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proceeds were derived from the disposal of HMS Beaver.

(159720)

30
N   Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what standard assessment is made of service personnel prior to enlistment to determine if they suffer from Factor V Leiden mutation.

(159412)

31
N   Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of people serving in the armed forces who suffer from Factor V Leiden mutation.

(159413)

32
   Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will provide a breakdown of the regional distribution of his Department's spending in the last financial year.

(160455)

33
N   Miss Geraldine Smith (Morecambe and Lunesdale):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if the pilots flying the Chinook ZD576 were instructed to fly below the safety altitude for security reasons.

(159871)

34
N   Miss Geraldine Smith (Morecambe and Lunesdale):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made on investigations into illness suffered by British troops who received the meningitis vaccine in preparation for service during the Gulf War; if the meningitis vaccine contained the Pertusses vaccine; and which company manufactured this vaccine.

(159872)

35
N   Mr David Stewart (Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the beef consumed by the armed forces since May 1997 has originated from UK sources; and if he will make a statement on his Department's policy on the sourcing of all beef for the armed forces.

(159828)

36
N   Mr David Willetts (Havant):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, in each year since 1997, how many people have trained as child care assistants as a result of joining the New Deal for Young People; and which voluntary organisations have been involved in the training.

(160222)

37
N   Mr David Willetts (Havant):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many jobseekers have been given financial help to (a) buy a car (b) buy a motorcycle and (c) take driving lessons, by the employment hit squads announced in June 2000.

(160221)

38
N   Mr David Willetts (Havant):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many people on low incomes have (a) bought and (b) leased a reconditioned computer under the scheme announced in March 2000.

(160216)

39
N   Mr David Willetts (Havant):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many vacancies are on the ES Job Bank; and how many people access the Learning and Work website each day.

(160217)

40
N   Mr David Willetts (Havant):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many jobseekers have been provided with mobile phones to help them find work.

(160202)

41
   Mr Andrew F. Bennett (Denton and Reddish):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many applications have been made under the new home energy saving scheme; how many have been accepted; how many have been completed; and what the average wait is between application and completion of the work.

(160264)

42
N   Mr Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will make a statement on the motorcycle training industry

(159056)

43
N   Mr Ron Davies (Caerphilly):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what the per capita allocation of funds was to (a) England, (b) Northern Ireland, (c) Scotland and (d) Wales for (i) local government and (ii) housing, and what percentage of his Department's total expenditure this allocation represented, in each of the five years prior to July 1999.

(160137)

44
   Mr Bruce George (Walsall South):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what funding allocation has been made to Walsall for the purpose of regeneration since 1997; if he will list the schemes and organisations in receipt of funding and the amounts involved; and what component of these awards is made with security, community safety and crime reduction as an objective.

(160276)

45
   Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, for what reason (a) local authorities and (b) the Highways Agency are exempt from section 74 of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991.

(160390)

46
   Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what his estimate is of the proportion of roadworks carried out by (a) utilities, (b) local authorities and (c) the Highways Agency.

(160389)

47
   Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what his assessment is of the impact on prices paid by consumers for utility services arising from the lane rental provisions of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991.

(160391)

48
N   Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what plans he has to regulate the size of buses.

(160142)

49
   Fiona Mactaggart (Slough):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will publish the allocations of capital housing expenditure for 2001-02 for the Slough unitary authority, broken down into (a) repairs to local authority property, (b) repairs to regulated social landlord property, (c) new local authority build and (d) new regulated social landlord property.

(160249)

50
   Fiona Mactaggart (Slough):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many people were (a) on the housing waiting list, (b) registered priority homeless and (c) accommodated in bed and breakfast accommodation under housing legislation in the unitary authority of Slough at the latest date for which figures are available.

(160251)

51
   Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many construction industry inspector posts are vacant in each region of the United Kingdom.

(160278)

52
   Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what action the Government is taking to recruit suitable people to fill vacancies for construction industry inspectors in London and the South East.

(160277)

53
   Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what assessment he has made of the cost to councils of awarding hardship relief to assist businesses affected by the outbreak of foot and mouth; and if he will provide additional assistance to smaller district councils to help meet this cost.

(160266)

54
N   Mr David Willetts (Havant):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will place in the Library the local authority audits on the provision of and need for semi-independent housing with support for lone parents below the age of 18 years.

(160204)

55
N   Mr David Willetts (Havant):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many new places in semi-independent housing have been provided for lone parents under the age of 18 years since (a) May 1997, (b) June 2000 and (c) over the most recent period for which data are available.

(160218)

56
N   Mr David Willetts (Havant):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many lone parents under the age of 18 years (a) have lone tenancy of a council property, (b) claim housing benefit on the basis that they live alone, (c) live in semi-independent housing, (d) live with other family members and (e) have other accommodation arrangements.

(160219)

57
N   Mr Ron Davies (Caerphilly):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the per capita allocation of funds was to (a) England, (b) Northern Ireland, (c) Scotland and (d) Wales for economic development, and what percentage of his Department's total expenditure this allocation represented, in each of the five years prior to July 1997.

(160136)

58
N   Mr Ron Davies (Caerphilly):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the per capita allocation of funds was to (a) England, (b) Northern Ireland, (c) Scotland and (d) Wales for (i) pre-16 education, (ii) post-16 education and (iii) universities and further education; and what percentage of his Department's total expenditure each of these allocations represented in each of the five years prior to July 1999.

(160138)

59
   Mr Nick Harvey (North Devon):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to monitor the take-up of age-related personal allowances by pensioners completing the latest self assessment forms.

(160248)

60
   Mr Peter Kilfoyle (Liverpool, Walton):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Customs and Excise officers are suspended; and in which (a) divisions and (b) regions of Her Majesty's Customs and Excise they work.

(160370)

61
   Mr Peter Kilfoyle (Liverpool, Walton):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what investigations are planned into the activities of (a) John Haase, (b) Paul Bennett and (c) their handlers.

(160386)

62
   Mr Peter Kilfoyle (Liverpool, Walton):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Customs and Excise officers have been arrested in the last six years; how many of them have been charged; and with what offences.

(160384)

63
   Mr Peter Kilfoyle (Liverpool, Walton):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, who is conducting the investigation into Peter Robinson; and if he will make a statement.

(160385)

64
   Mr Peter Kilfoyle (Liverpool, Walton):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many cases involving the import of drugs were (a) successfully prosecuted, (b) summarily dismissed by the court and (c) unsuccessfully prosecuted in the last year.

(160372)

65
   Mr Peter Kilfoyle (Liverpool, Walton):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when guidelines on the handling of informants were last revised; and what factors underlay the changes made.

(160387)

66
   Mr Peter Kilfoyle (Liverpool, Walton):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when (a) Paul Bennett and (b) John Haase ceased to be registered informants.

(160373)

67
   Mr Peter Kilfoyle (Liverpool, Walton):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what reviews have been made of the convictions contingent upon the evidence of John Haase and Paul Bennett.

(160388)

68
   Mr Peter Kilfoyle (Liverpool, Walton):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been paid in total to informants in each of the last 10 years; and if he will list the number of payments made to informants within the ranges (a) £1,000-£9,000, (b) £10,000-£49,000, (c) £50,000-£99,000 and (d) £100,000 and over.

(160371)

69
N   Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is for a post-audit of the climate change levy.

(159065)

70
N   Mr Matthew Taylor (Truro and St Austell):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many individual taxpayers who file self-assessment tax returns have registered for the Inland Revenue service for filing tax returns on the Internet in each month since the service became available; and if he will make a statement.

(160118)

71
N   Mr Matthew Taylor (Truro and St Austell):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many individual taxpayers who file self-assessment tax returns and have registered for the Inland Revenue service for filing tax returns on the Internet have submitted their tax returns using the Internet-based service in each month since the service became available; and if he will make a statement.

(160117)

72
   Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what further action he is taking to establish a central support organisation for credit unions; and if he will make a statement.

(160279)

73
N   Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the Debt Management Office's profit and loss account for each year since its inception.

(159999)

74
N   Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much of each short term money asset has been held by the Debt Management Office, representing its short term money under management for each quarter since its creation.

(160001)

75
N   Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much short term money has been under management by the Debt Management Office for each month since the Debt Management Office's creation.

(159998)

76
N   Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much of each short term money market asset has been bought by the Debt Management Office from the net increase in short term assets in 2000-01 under management; and if he will publish the results in tabular form.

(160000)

77
N   Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what returns have been made on short term assets managed by the Debt Management Office for each quarter since its creation; and what bench marks have been used.

(160002)

78
N   Mr David Willetts (Havant):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many married women who previously chose to pay reduced national insurance contributions have opted to pay the full contributions in each year since 1997; and how much last year's information campaign aimed at these women cost.

(160232)

79
N   Mr David Willetts (Havant):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have received outstanding national insurance contribution rebates; what is the average length of time people have had to wait to receive outstanding rebates; and what the average compensation paid to people owed outstanding rebates is.

(160229)

80
N   Mr David Willetts (Havant):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people with personal pensions are owed outstanding national insurance contribution payments; how much these rebates are worth in total; and when the Government expects to have paid the outstanding rebates.

(160227)

81
N   Mr David Willetts (Havant):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in contracted out money purchase pension schemes are owed outstanding national insurance contribution rebates; how much these rebates are worth in total; and when the Government expects to have paid the outstanding rebates.

(160228)

82
N   Mr David Willetts (Havant):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much compensation the Government expects to pay out in the current financial year to people who are owed national insurance contribution rebates.

(160226)

83
N   Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received from Nigeria concerning the impact of Sharia law in northern states on non-Muslims; and if he will make a statement.

(159410)

84
N   Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Nigerian authorities over the increase in violence against Christians in (a) Gombe, (b) Yobe, (c) Sokoto, (d) Borno and (e) other states of Nigeria.

(159411)

85
N   Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish the recommendations of his review of heart transplant centres.

(160155)

86
N   Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the honourable Member for West Chelmsford will receive a reply to his letter of 25th January concerning Mr Heywood-Waddington of Chelmsford; and if he will make a statement on the reasons for the delay in replying.

(160166)

87
   Tom Cox (Tooting):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if it is his policy to seek to encourage private developers who have purchased former hospital sites and land to provide low-cost housing in developments that they may undertake.

(160272)

88
   Tom Cox (Tooting):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with each of the London borough councils on the growth in their spending on the provision of local social services for the present financial year.

(160269)

89
   Tom Cox (Tooting):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of growth in public spending in the present financial year on the provision of health services in England and Wales.

(160268)

90
   Tom Cox (Tooting):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many reported food poisoning cases there were in England and Wales during the last 12 months.

(160271)

91
   Tom Cox (Tooting):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS hospital trusts cover the Greater London area.

(160267)

92
   Tom Cox (Tooting):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding his Department has given to the London Ambulance Service during the last 12 months.

(160270)

93
   Mr Christopher Gill (Ludlow):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations he has received from Wyre Forest District Council regarding Kidderminster Hospital; and if he will make a statement.

(160403)

94
   Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury and Atcham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the current capital projects and their value in community and mental health services in Shrewsbury and Atcham; and if he will make a statement.

(160367)

95
   Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury and Atcham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on day centre provision for people with learning disabilities in Shropshire.

(160376)

96
   Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury and Atcham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of over 65 year olds received flu immunisation in (a) the winter of 1997 and (b) the winter of 2000; and if he will make a statement.

(160369)

97
   Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury and Atcham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the Social Services Inspectorate expects to inspect Shropshire County Council Social Services' provision for people with learning disabilities; and if he will make a statement.

(160362)

98
   Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury and Atcham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for each month for which data is available how many telephone calls were received by NHS Direct from people living in Shrewsbury and Atcham; and if he will make a statement.

(160368)

99
   Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury and Atcham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) general and (b) acute NHS hospital beds there were at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital in each year for 1997 to date; and if he will make a statement.

(160365)

100
   Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury and Atcham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many doctors were employed at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital on (a) 1st May 1997 and (b) the latest available date for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.

(160364)

101
   Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury and Atcham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS dentists were registered (a) in May 1997 and (b) on the latest date for which data is available; and if he will make a statement.

(160366)

102
   Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury and Atcham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people with learning disabilities have been supported for each year since 1992 by Shropshire County Council's Social Services; and if he will make a statement.

(160363)

103
N   Mr Geoffrey Robinson (Coventry North West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps were taken by the Walsgrave NHS Trust management to investigate the surgical mistake that resulted in an anvil being left in a patient's rectum; and when the patient was informed of the mistake.

(159611)

104
N   Mr Geoffrey Robinson (Coventry North West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what has been the total cost incurred by the Walsgrave NHS Trust since the suspension of Mr Barros D'Sa on account of that suspension, including the suspended surgeon's salary, disciplinary hearings and related procedures and legal and court costs.

(159610)

105
N   Mr Geoffrey Robinson (Coventry North West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average peri-operative mortality rates for rectal cancer operations were in (a) 1997, (b) 1998, (c) 1999 and (d) 2000 for (i) England, (ii) the West Midlands and (iii) Wasgrave NHS Trust excluding the St. Cross Hospital at Rugby.

(159612)

106
N   Bob Russell (Colchester):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 13th March, Official Report, column 583W, on surgical treatments, when he expects the National Institute for Clinical Excellence to produce guidance on the management of infertility to improve services and reduce the postcode lottery in this area of health care; and if he will make a statement.

(160162)

107
N   Bob Russell (Colchester):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 13th March, Official Report, column 583W, on surgical treatments, when he expects the National Institute for Clinical Excellence to discuss procedures for offering breast reduction surgery following clinical recommendations and reduce the postcode lottery in this area of health care; and if he will make a statement.

(160163)

108
   Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the health authorities in which beta interferon is made available to newly diagnosed MS sufferers.

(160262)

109
   Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance he has given to health authorities on their allocation of resources to individual medical specialties.

(160263)

110
   Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance he has given to health authorities on their policies on the use of beta interferon pending the outcome of the NICE review.

(160261)

111
N   Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many alleged contraventions of the Data Protection Act 1998 are outstanding before the Information Commissioner; what the date is of the oldest complaint; what is (a) the average and (b) the mean age of outstanding complaints; and if he will make a statement.

(160161)

112
N   Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in what circumstances, when requested to do so on a complaint under section 55 of the Data Protection Act 1998, the Information Commissioner will institute (a) criminal inquiries and (b) downgrade the complaint to an assessment under section 42.

(160160)

113
N   Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in what circumstances the Information Commissioner will require from a complainant, before investigating a complaint under (a) section 55 and (b) section 42, (i) conclusive evidence of breaches of the Data Protection Act 1998, (ii) compelling evidence, (iii) prima facie case or (iv) other supporting evidence, and in each case, on what basis the request by the Commissioner is made; and if he will make a statement.

(160158)

114
N   Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if, under a complaint made under section 42 of the Data Protection Act 1998, evidence obtained by the Information Commissioner is admissible evidence where breaches of section 55 are revealed by the Commissioner's investigation; and if he will make a statement.

(160157)

115
N   Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he expects to receive a report on the complaint to the Data Protection Commissioner, dated 27th July 2000, made by Hendon Conservative Association against the Conservative Party Secretariat; and if he will make a statement.

(160159)

116
   Mr Peter Kilfoyle (Liverpool, Walton):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the implications of the Haase case; and if he will review the criteria for the exercise of the Royal Prerogative of Mercy.

(160375)

117
   Mr Peter Kilfoyle (Liverpool, Walton):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will initiate a review of the case of former Detective-Sergeant Peter Williams, of the South East Regional Crime Squad.

(160374)

118
N   Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green and Bow):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of those applicants who applied for consideration under the regularisation scheme for overstayers had their cases (a) decided, (b) granted, (c) refused and (d) are still awaiting an initial assessment of eligibility; and if he will set a target date for the completion of consideration of these applications.

(159997)

119
N   Ms Linda Perham (Ilford North):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the reason was for the delay in transferring the letter from the honourable Member for Ilford North of 24th July relating to the closure of Citizens Advice Bureaux in Redbridge from his Department to the DTI; and if he will make a statement.

(160119)

120
   Mr John Greenway (Ryedale):    To ask the Prime Minister, what representations he has received from the Football Association for Government funding for the redevelopment of Wembley Stadium.

(160274)

121
N   Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how much will be spent on the minimum income guarantee in each of the financial years between 2000-01 and 2003-04.

(160156)

122
N   Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, pursuant to his Answer of 23rd April, Official Report, column 152W, on occupational pensions, how many individuals' pensions are required to be paid to at least the value of the guaranteed minimum pension in respect of service between 1978 and 1997 disaggregated by those who are (a) of working age and (b) above working age.

(160164)

123
N   Mr David Willetts (Havant):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, broken down on an annual basis, how many claimants of each of the benefits calculated by NIRS2 have received arrears payments related to the problems with the computer system; how many have received compensation; and how many cases are still waiting to be reviewed.

(160225)

124
N   Mr David Willetts (Havant):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many personal advisers for the New Deal for Lone Parents there have been in each month since the scheme began; and how many additional advisers have been employed to deal with the start of compulsory interviews.

(160235)

125
N   Mr David Willetts (Havant):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many lone parents on income support have a youngest child aged (a) between five and eight, (b) between nine and 12 and (c) between 13 and 15 years.

(160236)

126
N   Mr David Willetts (Havant):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what sanctions will be imposed upon lone parents who fail to attend the compulsory personal adviser meetings.

(160234)

127
N   Mr David Willetts (Havant):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many of the cases of people travelling to the Euro 2000 Football Championships investigated by the Benefits Agency have led to loss of benefits.

(160238)

128
N   Mr David Willetts (Havant):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, when the Government will publish the reports from the Pension Provision Group on pension provision for the self-employed and the impact on pensions of changes in the labour market.

(160223)

129
N   Mr David Willetts (Havant):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, when personal adviser meetings for lone parents whose youngest child is below the age of five years will be introduced.

(160233)

130
N   Mr David Willetts (Havant):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many pensioners (a) received the minimum income guarantee premium for those aged between 75 and 79 years and (b) how many received the premium for those aged 80 years and over broken down into single people and couples, and prior to the changes in April.

(160220)

131
N   Mr David Willetts (Havant):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what the average claim period of incapacity benefit claimant is.

(160203)

132
N   Mr David Willetts (Havant):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, pursuant to his Answer of 23rd April, Official Report, columns 153-4W, for what reason pension credit claimants were not included in the estimate of pensioners in receipt of means tested support in 2003-04.

(160230)

133
N   Mr David Willetts (Havant):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what is the average arrears payment and the average compensation payment made to people who have been victims of the problems with the NIRS2 computer system, broken down into claimants of each of the benefits affected.

(160224)

134
N   Mr David Willetts (Havant):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, pursuant to his Answer of 25th April, Official Report, column 269W, how many incapacity benefit claims were terminated because the claimant (a) died, (b) reached pensionable age, (c) started employment and (d) left the caseload for another reason.

(160231)

135
   Mr David Kidney (Stafford):    To ask the Solicitor General, if he will make a statement concerning the decision of the Crown Prosecution Service not to prosecute any person arising out the the death of Colin Griffiths.

(160360)

136
N   Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when he received a request for a copy of the letter relating to Mr Moulsdale; and what was his response.

(160139)

137
N   Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what action the Department of Trade and Industry took in relation to an application for discovery in the Astra case at the High Court on 28th November 1997; what the costs of the application were to the Department's funds; and if he will make a statement.

(160140)

138
N   Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will take action to prevent the linkage of house insurance with mortgage grants.

(160143)

139
   Mr Ian Cawsey (Brigg and Goole):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will make a statement on (a) his policy on a EU ban on cosmetics tested on animals and (b) the impact of this policy on the UK wide ban on cosmetics tested on animals; and if he will make a statement.

(160361)

140
   Mr Tony Clarke (Northampton South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what action he is taking in respect of the closure of the British Timken roller bearing plant in Duston, Northampton.

(160452)

141
N   Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent discussions he has had with high-tech companies involved in the mobile phone industry on the issue of auctions for licences.

(159172)

142
N   Mr Robert Maclennan (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what estimate he has received of the timescale for rendering the Caithness shore free from irradiated particles from Dounreay; and if he will make a statement.

(160213)

143
N   Mr Robert Maclennan (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what information he has received about the route of radioactive particles from Dounreay to the Caithness shore; and if he will make a statement.

(160211)

144
N   Mr Robert Maclennan (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will introduce programmes to effect the speedier detection and complete removal of radioactive particles on the foreshore and seabed within a 10 kilometre radius of Dounreay; and if he will make a statement.

(160212)

145
N   Mr Robert Maclennan (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what estimate he has received of the number of radioactive particles thought still to be on the seabed within (a) a 10 kilometre radius and (b) a two kilometre radius of Dounreay.

(160210)

146
N   Mr Robert Maclennan (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many radioactive particles have been (a) detected and (b) retrieved within (i) a 10 kilometre radius and (ii) a two kilometre radius of Dounreay, broken down in each case by those on (1) the seabed and (2) the foreshore.

(160209)

147
   Fiona Mactaggart (Slough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what representations he has received on the terms of reference of the review of the impact of NETA on small generators.

(160250)

148
   Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the competitiveness of the newspaper wholesale supply marketplace.

(160265)

149
   Mr Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what proportion of national industrial capacity is made up of textile and apparel manufacturing.

(160253)

150
   Mr Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent representations he has received regarding the future of the United Kingdom textile manufacturing and apparel industry; and if he will make a statement.

(160252)

151
   Mr Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the reasons for the declining capacity of the UK textile manufacturing and apparel industry.

(160254)

152
N   Mr Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the impact of increased regulatory and welfare costs on the profitability of United Kingdom businesses since May 1997.

(159238)

153
   Mr Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent steps his Department has taken in the domestic and international markets to promote the interests of the UK textile manufacturing and apparel industry.

(160351)

154
   Mr Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent steps his Department has taken to encourage expansion in the capacity of the UK textile manufacturing and apparel industry.

(160255)

155
N   Mr Nigel Griffiths (Edinburgh South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many people are benefiting from the national minimum wage in (a) the Edinburgh area and (b) the UK.

[Question Unstarred] (159057)

156
N   Bob Russell (Colchester):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what representations he has received from the labelling industry as to what constitutes packaging waste and production waste.

[Question Unstarred] (159081)

157
   Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will provide a breakdown of the regional distribution of (a) spending by the research councils and (b) Government research spending.

[Transferred] (160457)

158
   Mr Christopher Gill (Ludlow):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, for what reason hauliers are excluded from access to the Small Firms Loan Guarantee Scheme.

[Transferred] (160405)

159
   Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how much funding was allocated to England and Wales under the Bellwin rules for each year since 1971.

[Transferred] (160453)

160
   Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how much money was paid out to councils in England and Wales under the Bellwin rules for each year since 1971.

[Transferred] (160454)

161
   Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how recent aid given to English counties for flooding and foot and mouth payments using the Bellwin rules was calculated; and if revenue and capital aspects were treated differently.

[Transferred] (160456)

162
   Norman Baker (Lewes):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which (a) ministers and (b) officials from his Department made representations to (i) the French Government and (ii) other authorities regarding the arrest warrant for British citizen Nadhmi Auchi; on what dates the representations were made; if a minister from his Department has met him; and if he will make a statement.

[Transferred] (160259)

163
   Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what aims the United Kingdom Government has in the current round of World Trade Organisation negotiations; and if he will make a statement.

[Transferred] (160448)

164
   Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will list the Government's objectives with regards to environmentally friendly farming at the World Trade Organisation negotiations.

[Transferred] (160449)