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Creche Facilities

Mr. Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what creche facilities are provided by her Department; and at what cost. [44856]

Clare Short: There are no creche facilities provided by my Department. We do provide holiday playschemes at both our Headquarters sites.

Our site in East Kilbride operates under a three-way partnership made up of DFID, Inland Revenue and Scottish Nuclear. Our site in London is part of the Whitehall Holiday Playscheme, run by the Cabinet Office at three sites in central London and open to a large proportion of Government Departments.

Secondments

Dr. Tonge: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many members of staff were employed by her Department on secondment from non-governmental organisations in (a) 1999, (b) 2000 and (c) 2001. [45232]

Clare Short: The information is as follows:

1999: 2
2000: 4
2001: 4.

Access to Information

Tony Wright: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will list the administrative manuals and internal guidance which her Department has made public as required by Part 1 of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information; and which of these were first made available after May 1997. [45401]

Clare Short: Since November 2001, the Department for International Development has made available the following administrative manuals and internal guidance under its Freedom of Information Pilot Publication Scheme: Office Instructions; Evaluation Guidelines and Records Management Guidance.

Such guidance was not made available proactively under the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information.

Public Service Agreement

Mr. Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development which public service agreement targets scheduled to be met in 2002 will not be achieved by the due date. [44810]

Clare Short: The information on Public Service Agreement targets set by my Department between April 1999 and April 2002 will appear in DFID's Departmental Report which will be published in April.

PFI/PPPs

Mr. Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will list the (a) private finance initiative and (b) public private partnership projects which have been delayed. [44884]

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Clare Short: DFID have no Private Finance Initiatives or Public Private Partnerships which have been delayed.

Criminal Damage

Mr. Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the cost has been of criminal damage to her Department's buildings in each of the last four years. [44836]

Clare Short: There have been no costs attributable to criminal damage to my department's buildings over the specified period.

Celebrations

Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what arrangements her Department has made to celebrate (a) St. Patrick's Day, (b) St. George's Day, (c) St. Andrew's Day and (d) Her Majesty the Queen's Golden Jubilee; and how her Department celebrated St. David's Day. [42295]

Clare Short: No arrangements have been made to celebrate any of these dates.

PRIME MINISTER

Public Bodies (Chairmen)

Mr. Forth: To ask the Prime Minister if he will list the appointments made by his Department since 1 May 1997 of chairmen of (a) non-departmental public bodies, (b) commissions, (c) inquiries, (d) agencies and (e) task forces; and if he will list their (i) term of office, (ii) salary and (iii) known political affiliation (A) past and (B) present. [33896]

The Prime Minister: I refer the right hon. Member to the answer given by my right hon. Friend, the Deputy Prime Minister, on Monday 25 March, Official Report, columns 586–9W.

Lord Birt

Norman Baker: To ask the Prime Minister if he was informed of Lord Birt's financial connections when he appointed him to his present transport role; and if he will make a statement. [34144]

The Prime Minister [holding answer 7 February 2002]: Lord Birt was appointed in accordance with the rules set out in paragraph 51 of the Ministerial Code. I am satisfied that there is no conflict of interest.

Consultants

Mr. Bercow: To ask the Prime Minister what the total cost to his Office was of the use of external consultants in each of the last four years. [35017]

The Prime Minister: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to him by my hon. Friend, the Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office today.

Publicity Expenditure

Mr. Bercow: To ask the Prime Minister if he will list the publicity and advertising campaigns run by his

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Office in each of the last four years, specifying the (a) purpose, (b) cost to public funds, (c) number of staff involved and (d) method of evaluation in each case. [39100]

The Prime Minister: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to him by my hon. Friend, the Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office on Monday 25 March, Official Report, column 589W.

Press Office

Mr. Bercow: To ask the Prime Minister how many staff in his press office have received (a) termination and (b) redundancy payments in each of the last four years. [40944]

The Prime Minister: None.

Peers (Salaried Appointments)

Mr. Mudie: To ask the Prime Minister if he will list those peers appointed since May 1997 who have been given salaried posts by Government Departments, indicating the salary involved in each case. [40870]

The Prime Minister: The information requested is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. In respect of my office, I have appointed Baroness Morgan as a special adviser. In accordance with Exemption 12 of Part II of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information, details of individual salaries are not disclosed in order to protect the privacy of the individuals concerned.

Information on the membership of the boards of public bodies, and their remuneration, is set out in the annual publication Public Bodies. Similar information in respect of membership of Task Forces, Ad Hoc Advisory Groups and reviews is set out in the annual report on Task Forces, Ad hoc Advisory Groups and Reviews. Ministerial appointments are set out in the List of Ministerial Responsibilities. All three documents are published and copies are available in the Library of the House.

Human Rights Act

Mr. Bercow: To ask the Prime Minister how many cases have been brought against his Office under the Human Rights Act 1998; and what has been the cost in (a) legal fees to defend cases and (b) compensation payments. [45066]

The Prime Minister: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to him by my hon. Friend, the Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office on Monday 25 March, Official Report, column 585W.

LNM Holdings

Matthew Taylor: To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Lewes (Norman Baker) of 4 February 2002, Official Report, column 690W, whether he assesses the allegations made relating to (a) Mr. Mittal and (b) representatives of LNM to be unsubstantiated and unjustified; and if he will make a statement. [46447]

The Prime Minister: I have nothing further to add.

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Disabled People

Mr. Tom Clarke: To ask the Prime Minister what recent representations he has had further to his welcome on 5 July 2000 for Rehabilitation International's Charter for the Third Millennium, with particular reference to developments in relation to the Charter's call for a UN Convention on the Rights of Disabled People; and what reply has been sent. [45829]

The Prime Minister: I refer my right hon. Friend to the answer I gave my right hon. Friend the Member for Manchester Gorton (Mr. Kaufman), on 25 March 2002, Official Report, column 620–1W.

Petition (Isle of Wight)

Mr. Andrew Turner: To ask the Prime Minister what his response is to the petition of residents of the Isle of Wight delivered to No. 10 Downing Street on 19 March. [46309]

The Prime Minister: I have asked my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry to reply on my behalf.

Gavin Martin Taylor

Mr. Andrew Turner: To ask the Prime Minister when he expects to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for the Isle of Wight concerning the death of Gavin Martin Taylor. [46310]

The Prime Minister: My hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health will be replying to the letter this week.

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