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Session 2001-02 Publications on the internet The Order Book

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on Friday 13 July 2001 Here you can browse the Written Questions for answer on Friday 13 July, 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.

FRIDAY 13TH JULY
1	Mr John Gummer (Suffolk Coastal):    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if his plans for further powers for regional government in England will entail other changes to the local government structure.
	(4122)
2	Mr John Gummer (Suffolk Coastal):    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he has for reforming local government.
	(4120)
3	Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if it is standard practice for special advisors to coordinate work that costs the policies of opposition parties; and which sub-clauses of section (iv) of schedule 1 (Part 1) of the standard contract for special advisors set out the role of special advisors in costing the policies of opposition parties.
	(4401)
4   N	Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will publish the terms of reference given to Towers Perrin in relation to the development of the draft Communications Bill.
	(3850)
5   N	Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the motor racing industry about the future of Formula One racing facilities; and if she will make a statement.
	(3851)
6   N	Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she was first informed about deduction of VAT from the money paid to the British Tourist Authority as part of the tourism recovery plan; and if she will make a statement.
	(3852)
7   N	Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she will take to ensure that the consumers panel envisaged in the Communications White Paper will be representative of consumer opinion.
	(3853)
8   N	Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will provide financial assistance to the Bletchley Park Trust.
	(3744)
9   N	Mrs Helen Brinton (Peterborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she will make of (a) the intended target audience of and (b) the distinctiveness of programmes proposed by Network Z in reaching a decision on it.
	(3762)
10   N	Mrs Helen Brinton (Peterborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has to encourage the introduction of commercial digital radio.
	(3745)
11   N	Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, on what date a green minister was first appointed in her Department; when subsequent appointments were made; and if she will make a statement.
	(3973)
12   N	Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the terms of reference are for the green minister in her Department; and if she will make a statement.
	(3982)
13	Mr Andrew Hunter (Basingstoke):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has to (a) extend free television licences and (b) introduce reduced-cost television licences for pensioners under the age of 75 years.
	(4388)
14	Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what measures her Department is taking to encourage the work of voluntary sports clubs.
	(4042)
15	Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent representations she has received on taxation of voluntary sports clubs; and if she will make a statement.
	(4041)
16	Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate has been made of the amount of funding required for projects unable to be conducted by volunteer archaeologists under the Valletta Convention.
	(4243)
17	Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what consultations took place with local archaeological societies before the Government signed the Valletta Convention.
	(4250)
18	Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what provisions have been made for monitoring the impact of implementing the Valletta Convention on the activities of local voluntary archaeological groups and societies.
	(4249)
19	Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what groups will be consulted on the setting up of a register to implement Article 3 of the Valletta Convention.
	(4252)
20	Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment has been made of the implications of the Valletta Convention on archaeology for the licensed activities of metal detector groups.
	(4251)
21	Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what consultations are planned, and with what groups, over the next 12 months on the implementation of the Valletta Convention.
	(4248)
22	Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimates have been made of the likely costs to public funds of implementing the Valletta Convention.
	(4246)
23	Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what timetable has been agreed for the implementation of Article 3 of the Valletta Convention.
	(4253)
24	Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment has been made of whether the provisions of the Valletta Convention would be in contravention of the Human Rights Act 1998.
	(4247)
25   N	Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the terms of reference are for the green minister in his Department; and if he will make a statement.
	(3976)
26   N	Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date a green minister was first appointed in his Department; when subsequent appointments were made; and if he will make a statement.
	(3895)
27	Andrew George (St Ives):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) budget for and (b) cost of running and maintaining the Royal Navy Merlin helicopter squadron has been in each year since they were purchased.
	(4339)
28	Andrew George (St Ives):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total (a) budget and (b) cost was of purchasing and commissioning the Merlin helicopter for the Royal Navy.
	(4337)
29	Andrew George (St Ives):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the full squadron of Royal Navy Merlin helicopters will be fully operational; and if he will make a statement.
	(4338)
30	Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will undertake a review of the (a) manufacture of nuclear warheads at Aldermaston/Burghfield by AWE plc, (b) deployment of Trident 2 as the UK's nuclear deterrent, (c) use of Faslane as the Trident submarine base and (d) commitment to maintain a nuclear deterrent.
	(4293)
31	Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on his compliance with paragraph 105F of the International Court of Justice's Advisory Opinion on the Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons.
	(4294)
32	Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of Iraq's capability to use ballistic missile technology to target surface-to-air missiles.
	(4040)
33   N	Mr Robert Key (Salisbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if QinetiQ plc is included in the manufacturing licence agreement for the Apache AH MK I helicopter.
	(3487)
34	Mr Robert Key (Salisbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cause of the fatal accident involving a Challenger II tank on Salisbury Plain was on 11th July; and if he will make a statement.
	(4059)
35	Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what definition of British nationality is used to establish the entitlement of Japanese internees to compensation.
	(4276)
36	Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on his future plans for Throckmorton airfield.
	(4105)
37   N	Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the terms of reference are for the green minister in her Department; and if she will make a statement.
	(3983)
38   N	Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, on what date a green minister was first appointed in her Department; when subsequent appointments were made; and if she will make a statement.
	(3972)
39	Mr John Gummer (Suffolk Coastal):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what additional resources her Department will provide for (a) Suffolk County Council and (b) Ipswich for education in the next financial year.
	(4121)
40	Mr John Gummer (Suffolk Coastal):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much has been spent per head on (a) primary and (b) secondary education in (i) the county of Suffolk, excluding Ipswich and (ii) the town of Ipswich in the last 12 months.
	(4118)
41	Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many daycare places in nurseries have been created in Chorley since 1997.
	(4362)
42	Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many out of school hours childcare places have been created since 1997; and how much money has been provided for them in Chorley.
	(4363)
43	Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans she has to reform mainstream schools admissions policy in England.
	(4268)
44	Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans she has to bring forward proposals to provide for free nursery places for all three year olds in England.
	(4270)
45   N	Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to increase protection of sites of special scientific interest; and if she will make a statement.
	(4015)
46   N	Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what indicators the Government uses to monitor progress in implementing its strategy for sustainable development; what progress has been made to date; how her Department plans to improve its strategy for sustainable development in the next 12 months; and if she will make a statement.
	(3988)
47   N	Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans her Department has to (a) conduct and (b) commisson research into the environmental and health impact of waste incineration; and if she will make a statement.
	(3899)
48   N	Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to change the targets of the Government's Air Quality Strategy; and if she will make a statement.
	(3996)
49   N	Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with members of the (a) US and (b) Japanese administrations on the Kyoto targets; and if she will make a statement.
	(4009)
50   N	Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress has been made towards meeting the targets of the Government's Air Quality Strategy; what measures she intends to monitor future progress; and if she will make a statement.
	(3997)
51   N	Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her timetable is for reform of the Common Agricultural Policy to reflect environmental concerns more closely; and if she will make a statement.
	(3987)
52   N	Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what targets her Department has set for reductions of (a) carbon dioxide and (b) greenhouse gas emissions for (i) 2010 and (ii) 2040; and if she will make a statement.
	(4011)
53   N	Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent estimate she has made of the levels of organic food (a) production and (b) consumption in Great Britain; what targets she has for expansion of organic production in (i) 2005, (ii) 2010 and (iii) 2015; and if she will make a statement.
	(3989)
54   N	Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much household recycling was done in Great Britain in the last 12 months; what targets her Department has set for recycling of household waste by (a) 2005, (b) 2010 and (c) 2015; and if she will make a statement.
	(3999)
55   N	Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she met the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry to discuss inter-departmental sharing of papers and joint decision-making; what is the intended timetable for future meetings to take place; and if she will make a statement.
	(4006)
56   N	Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what role she intends to take in negotiations at the International Climate Change talks in Bonn in July; and if she will make a statement.
	(4010)
57   N	Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what role her Department intends to play in increasing the percentage of energy supplied from renewables in the United Kingdom by (a) 2010 and (b) 2040; and if she will make a statement.
	(3998)
58   N	Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she attended initial discussions regarding her Department's planned consultation paper on nuclear waste; and if she will make a statement.
	(4012)
59   N	Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the extent of availability of doorstep recycling and participation in such recycling; what timetable she has for introducing doorstep recycling to all households; and if she will make a statement.
	(3990)
60   N	Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans her Department has for future joint decision making in conjunction with the Department of Trade and Industry; and if she will make a statement.
	(4007)
61   N	Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she met the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions to discuss inter-departmental sharing of papers and joint decision-making; what is the intended timetable for future meetings to take place; and if she will make a statement.
	(4005)
62   N	Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the recommendations contained within the Fifth Report of the Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs Committee, Session 2000-01; and if she will make a statement.
	(4013)
63   N	Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) assessment and (b) monitoring her Department plans of the impact of the Climate Change Levy her Department has made on (i) greenhouse gas emissions and (ii) businesses; and if she will make a statement.
	(3994)
64   N	Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans her Department has for future joint decision making in conjunction with the Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions; and if she will make a statement.
	(4004)
65   N	Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what definition her Department uses of fuel poverty; what the level is of household fuel poverty in Great Britain; what timetable has been set for implementing a strategy to eradicate fuel poverty; and if she will make a statement.
	(3986)
66   N	Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what contribution to the reduction in greenhouse gases and carbon dioxide under the Climate Change Strategy is expected from (a) agriculture, (b) transport (excluding aviation), (c) aviation, (d) industry, (e) business, (f) households, and (g) other activities; and if she will make a statement.
	(3993)
67   N	Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she chaired the first meeting of green ministers during the current session of Parliament; when subsequent meetings are planned to take place; and if she will make a statement.
	(4001)
68   N	Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to monitor (a) the role of green ministers and (b) integration of the environment and sustainable development; and if she will make a statement.
	(4003)
69   N	Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to introduce a moratorium on the building of new incinerators; and if she will make a statement.
	(3898)
70   N	Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what rules are used to ensure that companies take responsibility for pollution under the Integrated Pollution Control System and the Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control System; and if she will make a statement.
	(3995)
71   N	Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will set out the terms of reference for the role of the green minister in (a) her own Department and (b) in other departments; and if she will make a statement.
	(3985)
72   N	Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress her Department has made towards meeting the objectives of the Government's Climate Change Strategy; and if she will make a statement.
	(3992)
73   N	Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, where responsibility lies for co-ordination of the role of green ministers; and if she will make a statement.
	(4002)
74   N	Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to monitor progess in implementing the Government's Waste Strategy; and if she will make a statement.
	(3897)
75   N	Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on what date a green minister was first appointed in her Department; when subsequent appointments were made; and if she will make a statement.
	(3974)
76	Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to close Roll-Royce's waste disposal site at Crich, Derbyshire.
	(4395)
77	Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what studies have been undertaken by the Environment Agency to establish whether radioactive isotypes and toxins have leached into watercourses surrounding the Rolls-Royce waste disposal site in Crich, Derbyshire; and if she will publish the results.
	(4396)
78	Andrew George (St Ives):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the level of (a) black fish landed and (b) discards of over quota or otherwise unlandable fish for each (i) fishing area, (ii) sector and (iii) species in each of the last five years.
	(4359)
79	Andrew George (St Ives):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with fishing industry representatives; and what assessment she has made in respect of stock recovery programmes in waters fished by UK regional vessels.
	(4360)
80	Andrew George (St Ives):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the total UK sea bass landings were for (a) the commercial fleet and (b) other catches in 2000.
	(4327)
81	Andrew George (St Ives):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the anticipated costs are of meeting the claims arising from the ruling over the Factortame case brought by owners of flag of convenience vessels.
	(4358)
82	Andrew George (St Ives):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many fishing vessels were registered on 1st January.
	(4361)
83	Mr John Gummer (Suffolk Coastal):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much spending on sea defences was authorised by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food for each of the last four years; and how much was provided by (a) the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and (b) local authorities.
	(4117)
84	Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the incidence of sewage flooding in Lancashire in the last five years.
	(4328)
85	Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the recent Royal Society report, 'The Role of Land Carbon Sinks in Mitigating Global Climate Change'.
	(4039)
86	Mr Nigel Jones (Cheltenham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list the air monitoring stations operating in Gloucestershire.
	(4285)
87	Mr Nigel Jones (Cheltenham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she (a) has had and (b) plans with local authorities in Gloucestershire on the subject of air quality; and if she will make a statement.
	(4288)
88	Mr Nigel Jones (Cheltenham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on how many occasions since 1997 air monitoring stations in Gloucestershire have reported pollution above recommended health levels.
	(4286)
89	Mr Nigel Jones (Cheltenham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to increase air monitoring stations in Gloucestershire.
	(4287)
90	Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will extend the rural recovery fund to Worcestershire.
	(4135)
91	Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to amend the funding arrangements for flood protection measures; and if she will make a statement.
	(4136)
92	Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures she will take to ensure that local roads are closed when culling is taking place.
	(4046)
93	Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what criteria are used to decide on road closures in an infected zone; and if she will make a statement.
	(4047)
94	Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations she has received on the three kilometre restriction zone from an infected premises.
	(4050)
95	Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if pigs caught under the 10 kilometre restriction zone from infected premises will be eligible for the Animal Welfare Scheme.
	(4051)
96	Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations she has received on actions by her officials on an infected site covered by her Department's biosecurity provisions.
	(4048)
97	Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on what basis 10 kilometres was decided on as the distance from an infected premises for the ban on animal movement.
	(4049)
98	Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what compensation will be payable to farmers who are unable to move their (a) pigs, (b) lambs too big for sale and (c) cattle over 30 months which are caught in an infected premises zone.
	(4052)
99	Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations she has received that those involved in the culls are not observing the strict biosecurity measures.
	(4045)
100	Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the impact on Thirsk Auction Mart of its closure as a collection centre; and if she will make a statement.
	(4044)
101   N	Bob Spink (Castle Point):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish a list of the uses made of potentially contaminated ash from Pitsea Tip and the locations involved in each particular use.
	(3884)
102   N	Bob Spink (Castle Point):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what poisonous substances have been deposited at Pitsea Tip; over what period; and from which source.
	(3891)
103   N	Bob Spink (Castle Point):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the public safety and environmental implications of the poisonous waste deposited at Pitsea Tip on the communities and land at Benfleet and on Canvey Island.
	(3888)
104   N	Bob Spink (Castle Point):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the radius is of the area at risk from poisonous waste deposited at Pitsea Tip.
	(3887)
105   N	Bob Spink (Castle Point):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what action will be taken to clean up Pitsea Tip and make the environment safer for residents of Castle Point; and if she will make a statement.
	(3886)
106   N	Bob Spink (Castle Point):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish the inquiry findings into waste at Pitsea Tip, with particular reference to findings by the Environment Agency.
	(3885)
107   N	Bob Spink (Castle Point):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what investigations have been carried out regarding the deposit of poisonous or toxic waste at Pitsea Tip; if he will list the agencies concerned; and when reports of these investigations will be available.
	(3890)
108   N	Bob Spink (Castle Point):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on what date deposits of poisonous ash at Pitsea Tip were first suspected; and on what date those deposits were stopped.
	(3889)
109   N	Mr Paul Tyler (North Cornwall):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of livestock slaughtered from the outbreak of foot and mouth disease to 30th June (a) from holdings identified as infected and (b) from contiguous holdings, are estimated to have been infected with foot and mouth disease, in each county of England and in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement.
	(3893)
110   N	Mr Paul Tyler (North Cornwall):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many livestock were slaughtered from the outbreak of foot and mouth disease to 30th June from (a) holdings identified as infected and (b) contiguous holdings, in (i) each county of England, (ii) Wales, (iii) Scotland and (iv) Northern Ireland.
	(3892)
111   N	Mr A.J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his most recent estimate is of the cost per tonne of carbon saved in biodiesel production.
	(4016)
112   N	Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what date a green minister was first appointed in his Department; when subsequent appointments were made; and if he will make a statement.
	(3967)
113   N	Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the terms of reference are for the green minister in his Department; and if he will make a statement.
	(3980)
114	Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent representations he has received on the taxation of voluntary sports clubs; and if he will make a statement.
	(4043)
115	Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which statistical series National Statistics ceased (a) collecting, (b) calculating and (c) publishing in financial year 2000.
	(4399)
116	Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the percentage change in the number of housing units built annually if VAT on new housing were increased to (a) 5 per cent., (b) 7.5 per cent. and (c) 17.5 per cent.; and if he will make a statement.
	(4398)
117	Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the expected cost is for the next five fiscal years of the changes to the capital gains tax system since 1997; what studies the Treasury has (a) undertaken, (b) reviewed and (c) commissioned on the efficacy of the changes to the capital gains tax system since 1997; and if he will make a statement.
	(4402)
118	Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to introduce (a) pilot schemes for community investment tax credits, (b) independent monitoring of the effectiveness of community investment tax credits and (c) internal monitoring of the effectiveness of community investment tax credits; and if he will make a statement.
	(4137)
119	Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his proposed timetable is for the introduction of VAT relief on listed places of worship; and if he will make a statement.
	(4397)
120   N	Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on what date a green minister was first appointed in his Department; when subsequent appointments were made; and if he will make a statement.
	(3894)
121   N	Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the terms of reference are for the green minister in his Department; and if he will make a statement.
	(3978)
122	Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made as part of the EU accession process, of the policy of (a) Hungary, (b) the Czech Republic and (c) Poland towards the restitution of assets to refugees from, and survivors of, Nazi persecution and their families; and if he will make a statement.
	(4128)
123	Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what consideration he has given to the ministerial resolution discussed at the recent summit of the Organisation of African Unity which related to the land reform programme in Zimbabwe.
	(4037)
124	Mr Nigel Jones (Cheltenham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he next expects to meet representatives of the Government of Botswana; and what issues will be discussed.
	(4283)
125	Mr Nigel Jones (Cheltenham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on relations with (a) Botswana and (b) Namibia.
	(4282)
126	Mr Nigel Jones (Cheltenham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he next expects to meet representatives of the Government of Namibia; and what issues will be discussed.
	(4284)
127	Mr David Kidney (Stafford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he last held discussions with the Egyptian authorities about the human rights of Christians in Egypt.
	(4126)
128	Mr David Kidney (Stafford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the infringement of the human rights of Christians in Egypt.
	(4127)
129   N	Richard Ottaway (Croydon South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the arrest under the Internal Security Act of the President of the Student Council, University of Malaysia, Mohammed Fuad Mohd Ikhwau.
	(3746)
130	Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans he has to meet his Indian and Pakistani counterparts following the recent bilateral talks on the future of Kashmir.
	(4269)
131	Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when his Department received a letter from the lawyers of Lord Ashcroft and Carlisle Holdings regarding remarks the Secretary of State for International Development is alleged to have made at the World Trade Organisation meeting in Seattle in 1999; when his Department responded to the letter; if he will place copies of the correspondence in the Library; and if he will make a statement.
	(4055)
132	Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if officials in his Department have been disciplined for passing documents relating to Michael Ashcroft and his activities in Belize to the Times and Guardian newspapers in July 1999 and December 2000.
	(4057)
133	Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what action he is taking to secure a settlement in the Middle East.
	(4140)
134   N	Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on what date a green minister was first appointed in his Department; when subsequent appointments were made; and if he will make a statement.
	(3968)
135   N	Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the terms of reference are for the green minister in his Department; and if he will make a statement.
	(3981)
136   N	Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the honourable Member for West Chelmsford can expect a reply to his letter of 9th April relating to his constituent Mr P. Arnill of Lavender House, Dragon Road, Great Leighs; and if he will make a statement on the factors underlying the delay in replying.
	(3571)
137	Mr Vernon Coaker (Gedling):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many men were diagnosed with (a) prostate and (b) testicular cancer in (i) 1971, (ii) 1980, (iii) 1990 and (iv) 2000.
	(4273)
138	Mr Vernon Coaker (Gedling):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the progress being made by Trent Regional Health Authority regarding the establishment of a new breast cancer unit at Nottingham City Hospital; and if he will make a statement.
	(4272)
139	Mr Vernon Coaker (Gedling):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent on research into the causes and treatment of (a) prostate and (b) testicular cancer in (i) 1971, (ii) 1980, (iii) 1990 and (iv) 2000.
	(4274)
140	Mr Vernon Coaker (Gedling):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to promote a greater awareness among men of prostate and testicular cancer; and if he will make a statement.
	(4275)
141	Mr Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will estimate the cost of extending milk tokens for pregnant mothers to pregnant mothers who are asylum seekers; and if he will make a statement.
	(4129)
142   N	Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many nurses employed in the NHS for the first time in each of the past 12 months have (a) had a contract with an employment agency and (b) been other nurses.
	(3849)
143	Andrew George (St Ives):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many of those who have enrolled on nurse induction and training courses in each of the last five years have not (a) completed their course, (b) completed their qualifications and (c) passed their qualifications at the required grade, expressed (i) numerically and (ii) as a percentage of those originally enrolled.
	(4343)
144	Andrew George (St Ives):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress he has made in response to last year's Audit Commission Report, 'Fully Equipped' in respect of disability equipment available through the NHS.
	(4345)
145	Andrew George (St Ives):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of staffing levels in acute NHS hospitals in respect of the ability of the service to provide comprehensive diagnostic and treatment within agreed national clinical standard.
	(4342)
146	Andrew George (St Ives):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures he plans to provide incentives to qualified nurses who are not working within the NHS and who have taken a career break; and if he will make a statement.
	(4340)
147	Andrew George (St Ives):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action the Government is taking to recruit more (a) nurses, (b) physiotherapists, (c) occupational therapists, (d) radiographers, (e) pathologists, (f) theatre technicians and (g) other hospital support staff for NHS acute hospitals; and if he will make a statement.
	(4341)
148	Andrew George (St Ives):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the support available to those adults on low incomes and with child care needs who wish to enrol as (a) a trainee nurse and (b) for a nursing qualification.
	(4344)
149	Mr John Gummer (Suffolk Coastal):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what powers he has to regulate the provision by school nurses of the morning after pill to girls (a) under the age of 16 and (b) between 16 and 18 years in their care.
	(4124)
150	Mr John Gummer (Suffolk Coastal):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make arrangements to give women the choice not to be treated by obstetricians and gynaecologists who perform abortions.
	(4114)
151	Mr John Gummer (Suffolk Coastal):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to ensure that schools respect the wishes of parents who do not want their under age children to be provided with the morning after pill without their consent.
	(4110)
152	Mr John Gummer (Suffolk Coastal):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what powers he has to regulate the medical profession's prescription and treatment of under age children without parental consent.
	(4113)
153	Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assumptions on the level of healthcare cost inflation his Department is using in respect of the financial years (a) 1998-99, (b) 1999-2000, (c) 2000-01, (d) 2001-02, (e) 2002-03 and (f) 2003-04.
	(4144)
154	Stephen Hesford (Wirral West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the delayed side-effects caused by Prozac.
	(4266)
155	Stephen Hesford (Wirral West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research he has undertaken into the delayed side effects caused by Prozac.
	(4242)
156	Mr Andrew Hunter (Basingstoke):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what evidence underlay his Department's statement that the prohibition of tobacco advertising would reduce consumption by 2.5 per cent.
	(4245)
157	Mr Andrew Hunter (Basingstoke):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to provide further help for people on low incomes with the cost of (a) NHS prescriptions and (b) dental treatment.
	(4244)
158	Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on progress in establishing the UK Population Biomedical Collection.
	(4036)
159	Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he will announce the borders of the new strategic health authorities.
	(4132)
160	Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of accident and emergency facilities in Birmingham, with particular reference to its impact on the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust; and if he will make a statement.
	(4133)
161	John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the estimated saving is from the proposal to withdraw bursaries from nursing students from non-European countries.
	(4334)
162	John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the impact on the recruitment of nurses in the United Kingdom of the proposal to withdraw bursaries from student nurses from non-European countries.
	(4332)
163	John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the provision of bursaries to nursing students from non-European countries.
	(4335)
164	John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many nursing students from non-European countries have received bursaries in (a) 1995, (b) 1996, (c) 1997, (d) 1998, (e) 1999 and (f) 2000.
	(4333)
165	Linda Perham (Ilford North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he has set a target for breast screening coverage.
	(4028)
166	Linda Perham (Ilford North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were readmitted to hospital within two months of being discharged for each of the past 10 years.
	(4061)
167	Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the role of chiropodists in the NHS, with particular reference to their screening for diabetes.
	(4281)
168	Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he plans to take to increase the number of chiropodists/podiatrists.
	(4278)
169	Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on access to chiropody services in the (a) NHS and (b) independent sector.
	(4280)
170	Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many vacancies there were for consultant psychiatry posts in each region in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
	(4139)
171	Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, (a) how many consultants in neurology there are in the London NHS region and (b) what the level of vacancies is; and if he will make a statement.
	(4142)
172	Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many vacancies there were for specialist mental health social work staff in each of the last five years, broken down by region; and if he will make a statement.
	(4143)
173	Mr Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the numbers of police and civil staff of police services who have employment claims of unfair racial treatment outstanding.
	(4350)
174	Mr Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on who is accountable for the Metropolitan Police service investigations into Dr Ali Dizaei and Chief Inspector Leroy Logan MBE.
	(4351)
175	Mr Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will invite the Commission for Racial Equality to examine whether the Metroplitan Police is free of racism.
	(4357)
176	Mr Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he has (a) received a copy and (b) received advice from Sir David O'Dowd on the letter dated 7th June from the Chair of the Black Police Association.
	(4348)
177	Mr Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he and his predecessor last met representatives of the Black Police Association.
	(4349)
178   N	Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what date a green minister was first appointed in his Department; when subsequent appointments were made; and if he will make a statement.
	(3896)
179   N	Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what are the terms of reference for the green minister in his Department; and if he will make a statement.
	(3975)
180	Sandra Gidley (Romsey):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average cost is of an antisocial behaviour contract.
	(4295)
181	Mr John Gummer (Suffolk Coastal):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers have arrived in (a) the county of Suffolk, excluding Felixstowe and (b) the Port of Felixstowe since 1st January.
	(4119)
182	Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has he to create central purchasing of (a) UK police vehicles and (b) UK European vehicles.
	(4390)
183	Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much was raised from speed camera fines in the last five years in Lancashire.
	(4292)
184	Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many speed cameras have been placed in (a) accident black spots and (b) elsewhere in Lancashire.
	(4291)
185	Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police vehicles in current use were bought in (a) the United Kingdom, (b) Europe and (c) outside Europe.
	(4391)
186	Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations he has received regarding the introduction of police forces at district level.
	(4389)
187	Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made on the establishment of the Security Industry Authority.
	(4038)
188   N	Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, on what date a green minister was first appointed in her Department; when subsequent appointments were made; and if she will make a statement.
	(3970)
189   N	Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what are the terms of reference for the green minister in her Department; and if she will make a statement.
	(3984)
190	Mr Nigel Jones (Cheltenham):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make a statement on her Department's assistance to (a) Botswana and (b) Namibia.
	(4279)
191	Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if officials in her Department have been disciplined for passing documents relating to Michael Ashcroft and his activities in Belize to the Times and Guardian newspapers in July 1999 and December 2000.
	(4056)
192	Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when KPMG sent letters to (a) Carlisle Holdings and (b) Sonisa during its study commissioned by her Department to review the regulation of offshore financial services in Belize and the effect of tax exemptions on pro-poor programmes; if she will place copies of these letters in the Library; and if she will make a statement.
	(4058)
193	Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what action she is taking to promote economic development in the Palestinian Authority.
	(4141)
194	Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):    To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, if he will outline the timetable for the implementation of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for (a) Government departments and (b) local government.
	(4255)
195	Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will list the criteria adopted by the Government for deciding which parties should be invited to participate in the Weston Park talks; and if he will make a statement.
	(4106)
196	Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will list the people invited to participate in the talks at Weston Park during the week beginning 8th July.
	(4107)
197   N	Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):    To ask the President of the Council, which grades of staff receive a salary broadly equivalent to that of an honourable Member in (a) the medical profession in hospitals, (b) general practice, (c) teaching, (d) local government, (e) civil service and (f) the armed forces.
	(3743)
198	Mr Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):    To ask the Prime Minister, if he has received a copy of the letter dated 7th June to the Permanent Secretary at the Home Office from Chair of the Black Police Association.
	(4353)
199	Mr Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):    To ask the Prime Minister, when he last met representatives of the Black Police Association.
	(4352)
200   N	Angus Robertson (Moray):    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much the Treasury received from motoring fines in Scotland in each of the last five years.
	(3883)
201	Phil Sawford (Kettering):    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much public funding Scottish Homes has received each year since 1989.
	(4033)
202	Phil Sawford (Kettering):    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many performance audits Scottish Homes has conducted each year since 1989.
	(4035)
203	Phil Sawford (Kettering):    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many statutory enquiries Scottish Homes has conducted each year since 1989.
	(4034)
204   N	Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):    To ask the Solicitor General, what the terms of reference are for the green minister in her Department; and if she will make a statement.
	(3979)
205   N	Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):    To ask the Solicitor General, on what date a green minister was first appointed in her Department; when subsequent appointments were made; and if she will make a statement.
	(3966)
206   N	Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when her Department's green minister attended meetings of the green ministers' committee; on what dates meetings are planned to take place; and if she will make a statement.
	(4014)
207	Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make a statement on the implementation of the EU's end of life vehicle directive.
	(4109)
208	Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if the EU end of life vehicle directive will be restricted to new cars; and if UK vehicle manufacturers will be required to pick up restrospective liabilities (a) immediately and (b) in the future.
	(4108)
209	Diana Organ (Forest of Dean):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent changes there have been in the criteria for the awarding of enterprise grants.
	(4147)
210	Diana Organ (Forest of Dean):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many enterprise grants were awarded to businesses in the Forest of Dean in (a) 2000 and (b) 2001.
	(4030)
211	Diana Organ (Forest of Dean):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many enterprise grants were awarded in the South West in (a) 2000 and (b) 2001.
	(4146)
212	Diana Organ (Forest of Dean):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the criteria are for enterprise grants.
	(4031)
213	Diana Organ (Forest of Dean):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what was the (a) largest and (b) smallest amount awarded in enterprise grant in the South West in (i) 2000 and (ii) 2001.
	(4029)
214	Diana Organ (Forest of Dean):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the size of the fund for enterprise grants in the South West was in (a) 2000 and (b) 2001.
	(4145)
215	Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discussions she has had with leading banks about offering special facilities to non-farming businesses which have been affected by foot and mouth disease; and if she will make a statement.
	(4289)
216	Mr Alan Simpson (Nottingham South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the formal arrangements have been for the control of costs of implementing the changes to the electricity trading arrangements overseen by the joint committee of the DTI and OFGEM since October 1998.
	(4259)
217	Mr Alan Simpson (Nottingham South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will monitor and publish the names of companies against which complaints have been received in relation to the selling of gas and electricity supplies to domestic consumers.
	(4264)
218	Mr Alan Simpson (Nottingham South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment has been made of the impact of the new electricity trading arrangements on smaller companies in relation to their role as (a) suppliers and (b) generators.
	(4265)
219	Mr Alan Simpson (Nottingham South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, which consultants were used to (a) develop and (b) implement the work overseen by the joint DTI/OFGEM committee introducing changes to the electricity market.
	(4262)
220	Mr Alan Simpson (Nottingham South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of the performance of (a) electricity and (b) gas suppliers in relation to door step selling.
	(4263)
221	Mr Alan Simpson (Nottingham South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of procedures adopted by the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority, and its predecessor bodies, for the purposes of commissioning consultancy contracts related to the joint programme of work on the changes to the electricity market, overseen by the joint DTI/OFFER/OFGEM steering committee.
	(4261)
222	Mr Alan Simpson (Nottingham South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what estimates the DTI has made in its regulatory impact assessment of the costs of developing and implementing the joint programme of work undertaken by his Department and OFGEM and its predecessor bodies for (a) the companies involved, (b) OFFER and (c) OFGEM in relation to electricity trading.
	(4260)
223	Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the case for introducing bank holidays on non-Christian holy days.
	(4254)
224	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will publish the findings of the internal investigation by NIREX into allegations of mismanagement.
	(4060)
225   N	Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, when his Department's green minister attended meetings of the Green Ministers' Committee during the current session of Parliament; when meetings are planned to take place during the current session of Parliament; and if he will make a statement.
	(3991)
226   N	Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what action his Department intends to take to develop Planning Policy Guidance Note Number 25; and if he will make a statement.
	(4008)
227	Andrew George (St Ives):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) second homes entitled to a 50 per cent. council tax discount and (b) holiday homes for which a business rate is payable in England and Wales; and if he will make a statement.
	(4329)
228	Andrew George (St Ives):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many fatalities there were in the fishing industry following an incident when at sea in each of the last five years.
	(4336)
229	Andrew George (St Ives):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many (a) second homes and (b) other dwellings entitled to the 50 per cent. council tax discount there are in each district and county/unitary authority area; and what percentage they represent of domestic housing stock in each area.
	(4330)
230	Andrew George (St Ives):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what levels of payment have been made to local authorities to recompense them through the premium support grant for the 50 per cent. council tax discount given to (a) second homes and (b) other dwellings entitled to the 50 per cent. discount in each of the last two years (i) by district and (ii) by county and unitary authority.
	(4331)
231	Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many new housing developments in Chorley have been built on brownfield sites since 1997; and how many are planned in each of the next five years.
	(4392)
232	Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what steps he has taken to ensure disabled people can access Chorley railway station.
	(4393)
233	Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, when he will announce changes to the road building programme.
	(4115)
234	Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what anti-congestion traffic measures, other than increased taxation, are being considered by his Department; and if he will make a statement.
	(4116)
235	Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what assessment he has made of the need for additional capacity on the Cotswold railway line between Worcestershire and Oxford; and if he will make a statement.
	(4131)
236	Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what assessment he has made of the potential for switching imports of fruit and vegetables from road to rail; and if he will make a statement.
	(4290)
237	Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what central government support has been made available to (a) Hyndburn Borough Council and (b) Rossendale Borough Council, to tackle private sector housing disrepair in each of the last four years.
	(4267)
238	Ms Gisela Stuart (Birmingham, Edgbaston):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to his Answer of 10th July, Official Report, column 439W, on landlords, in how many cases the original decision was upheld.
	(4138)
239	Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what advice he has issued to local authorities on the provision of burial places for the Muslim community.
	(4032)
240	Mark Tami (Alyn & Deeside):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary of the National Assembly about flooding in North Wales.
	(4130)
241   N	Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on what date a green minister was first appointed in his Department; when subsequent appointments were made; and if he will make a statement.
	(3969)
242   N	Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the terms of reference are for the green minister in his Department; and if he will make a statement.
	(3977)
243	Andrew George (St Ives):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the (a) target times and (b) average time it took to deal with (i) revisions, (ii) renewal claims and (iii) original applications for (A) disability living allowance and (B) attendance allowance were in the last 12 months.
	(4354)
244	Andrew George (St Ives):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in receipt of (a) incapacity benefit, (b) disability living allowance and (c) severe disability allowance have had their benefit (i) cut and (ii) removed altogether following a Benefits Agency medical assessment in each of the last three years.
	(4346)
245	Andrew George (St Ives):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of appeals against a decision to withdraw a disability or carer's benefit following a departmental medical examination have been successful in each of the last five years.
	(4355)
246	Andrew George (St Ives):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many children broken down by (a) age group and (b) proportion of households with children in that age group, live in households where a parent is in receipt of (i) incapacity benefit, (ii) severe disablement allowance, (iii) income support with a disability premium and (iv) disability living allowance.
	(4356)
247	Steve Webb (Northavon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioner couples receive (a) two category A retirement pensions at the full rate, (b) two category A retirement pensions with one or both at less than the full rate, (c) a category A retirement pension and a category B retirement pension at the full rate and (d) a category A retirement pension and a category B retirement pension at less than the full rate.
	(4054)
248	Steve Webb (Northavon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many single retirement pensioners receive (a) 100 per cent. of basic rate retirement pension, (b) 90 to 99 per cent. of basic rate retirement pension, (c) 80 to 89 per cent. basic rate retirement pension and (d) less than 80 per cent. of basic rate retirement pension.
	(4053)
249	Mr Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what advice his Department gives regarding the age limit on women receiving retirement state pension who are eligible for the invalid care allowance.
	(4111)
250	Mr Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the age limit on women in receipt of retirement state pension and able to claim invalid care allowance was reduced to 60 years; for what reasons this change was made; and if he will make a statement.
	(4112)
251   N	Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what assessment his Department has made of the negative environmental impacts caused from (a) road traffic and (b) aviation; what policies his Department plans to reduce the negative environmental impacts caused from (i) road traffic and (ii) aviation; and if he will make a statement.
	[Transferred] (4000)
252	Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if new legislation concerning corruption and money laundering will make bribery of a foreign official a crime; and if bribery of a foreign person who is not a foreign government official will remain legal.
	[Transferred] (4400)
253	Mr John Gummer (Suffolk Coastal):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make a statement on the arragements under which the BBC and the ITV companies are given access to, and the right to edit, party political broadcasts.
	[Transferred] (4125)
254	Mr John Gummer (Suffolk Coastal):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps she has taken to ensure that the Post Office does not use its powers under the Representation of the People Acts for its commercial advantage.
	[Transferred] (4123)
255	Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the services available for rehabilitation of alcoholics in Milton Keynes, indicating the number of (a) residential places and (b) non-residential places for rehabilitation and counselling.
	[Transferred] (4347)
256	Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment has been made of the numbers of alcoholics requiring rehabilitation in Milton Keynes; and how many of these are being offered treatment.
	[Transferred] (4387)
257	Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the impact of the US Export Administration Act in relation to the operation of UK law.
	[Transferred] (4277)
258	Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the total Government investment was in inland waterways in (a) Lancashire and (b) Chorley in the last five years; and what the forecast is for the next three years.
	[Transferred] (4394)
259	Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the viability of the re-opening of the Droitwich Barge and Junction canals; and if she will make a statement.
	[Transferred] (4134)

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