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| Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 17 July 2001
Here you can browse the Written Questions for answer on Tuesday 17 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. |
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| 1 N | Mr Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will list the Information Technology contracts in excess of £500,000 let by the Cabinet Office or its predecessor since April 1991, giving in each case the original estimated cost and original estimated completion date and the actual cost and actual completion date the names of the contractors involved and consultants retained by his Department. |
| (3495) | |
| 2 N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funds have been made available for the West Midlands to support (a) dancing, (b) singing and (c) acting through the Regional Arts Board; and what plans she has to increase funding for these purposes. |
| (3932) | |
| 3 N | Mr Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list the Information Technology contracts in excess of £500,000 let by her Department or its predecessor since April 1991, giving in each case the original estimated cost and original estimated completion date, the actual cost and actual completion date and the names of the contractors involved and consultants retained by her Department. |
| (3494) | |
| 4 N | Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will ask the Office of Fair Trading to investigate the market power of the BBC. |
| (4506) | |
| 5 N | Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, from what source the BBC plans to fund the establishment and running of Network Z. |
| (4654) | |
| 6 N | Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many people viewed Welsh language programmes broadcast on S4C each week in the last six months. |
| (4448) | |
| 7 N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the level of defence spending is forecast to be as a proportion of gross domestic product in 2003-04. |
| (3938) | |
| 8 N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement regarding the granting of pardons to those who were executed for cowardice during the First World War. |
| (3937) | |
| 9 N | Mr Quentin Davies (Grantham & Stamford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the estimated air group personnel is of each CVF. |
| (3513) | |
| 10 N | Mr Quentin Davies (Grantham & Stamford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Spearfish torpedo will be in service with fleet submarines. |
| (3515) | |
| 11 N | Mr Quentin Davies (Grantham & Stamford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Apache helicopters will be in service by the end of (a) 2001, (b) 2002 and (c) 2003. |
| (3516) | |
| 12 N | Mr Quentin Davies (Grantham & Stamford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the Meteor programme and its development contract. |
| (3517) | |
| 13 N | Mr Quentin Davies (Grantham & Stamford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects to begin retiring the RAF's C130Ks from service. |
| (3518) | |
| 14 N | Mr Quentin Davies (Grantham & Stamford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the RAF's inventory is of C130 aircraft; and how many of them are operationally available. |
| (3519) | |
| 15 N | Mr Quentin Davies (Grantham & Stamford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost was of HMS Ocean. |
| (3527) | |
| 16 N | Mr Quentin Davies (Grantham & Stamford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which fleet submarines have been given Tomahawk capability; which submarines are scheduled to receive this capability; and when the conversion work will take place. |
| (3529) | |
| 17 N | Mr Quentin Davies (Grantham & Stamford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects ASRAAM to enter into service with the RAF; and if he will make a statement. |
| (3520) | |
| 18 N | Mr Quentin Davies (Grantham & Stamford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Army pilots are qualified to fly the Apache helicopter. |
| (3521) | |
| 19 N | Mr Quentin Davies (Grantham & Stamford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many RAF pilots have been trained to fly Harrier GR7 for carrier operations. |
| (3530) | |
| 20 N | Mr Quentin Davies (Grantham & Stamford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what savings will accrue to the defence budget following the cancellation of the MR TRIGAT programme. |
| (3522) | |
| 21 N | Mr Quentin Davies (Grantham & Stamford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Army's Apache helicopters will become operationally available. |
| (3523) | |
| 22 N | Mr Quentin Davies (Grantham & Stamford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects all partner nations to sign the Memoranda of Understanding on the A400M and the Meteor programme. |
| (3524) | |
| 23 N | Mr Quentin Davies (Grantham & Stamford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to dispose of HMS Cromer. |
| (3525) | |
| 24 N | Mr Quentin Davies (Grantham & Stamford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the entry into service date is of each of the Astute class submarines. |
| (3526) | |
| 25 N | Mr Quentin Davies (Grantham & Stamford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the unit production cost is of Merlin helicopters. |
| (3528) | |
| 26 N | Mr Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the Information Technology contracts in excess of £500,000 let by his Department or its predecessor since April 1991, giving in each case the original estimated cost and original estimated completion date, the actual cost and actual completion date and the names of the contractors involved and consultants retained by his Department. |
| (3496) | |
| 27 N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many new childminder place have been set up in Coventry through the Early Years Development programme and the childcare partnerships. |
| (3930) | |
| 28 N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many new day care places in neighbourhood nurseries have been created in Coventry since 1997. |
| (3928) | |
| 29 N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the forecast rise in teachers' pay will be for 2003-04 in (a) real and (b) cash terms. |
| (3927) | |
| 30 N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many schools in Coventry (a) have received refurbishment and repair in the past four years and (b) will receive improvement projects by the end of this year. |
| (3931) | |
| 31 N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many out of school hours childcare places have been created by the three year start-up fund in Coventry; and how much money from the New Opportunities Fund has gone to Coventry for this purpose. |
| (3929) | |
| 32 N | Mr Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will list the Information Technology contracts in excess of £500,000 let by her Department or its predecessor since April 1991, giving in each case the original estimated cost and original estimated completion date, the actual cost and actual completion date and the names of the contractors involved and consultants retained by her Department. |
| (3497) | |
| 33 N | Mr Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many individual learning accounts have been opened under the national framework since June 2000. |
| (4447) | |
| 34 | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of 19 year olds had at least one Level 2 qualification or equivalent in 2000. |
| (4806) | |
| 35 | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of seven year old children in Sure Start areas achieved level 1 or above in Key Stage 1 English and Maths tests in (a) 1999-2000 and (ii) 2000-01. |
| (4801) | |
| 36 | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of 16 year olds had at least one GCSE at grade A*-G in 2000. |
| (4800) | |
| 37 | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of pupils were excluded in 1999-2000. |
| (4808) | |
| 38 | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of school half days were missed in the year 2000 through unauthorised absence. |
| (4807) | |
| 39 | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of 11 year olds achieved level 4 or above in the Key Stage 2 tests for (a) literacy and (b) numeracy in (i) 2000 and (ii) 2001. |
| (4802) | |
| 40 N | Mrs Jackie Lawrence (Preseli, Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if information provided by the Biotechnology Institute on GM Technology is an approved teaching aid in United Kingdom schools. |
| (4510) | |
| 41 N | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will list the (a) targeted and (b) actual private sector funding for each education action zone. |
| (4413) | |
| 42 N | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what action she plans to take in respect of further education colleges which do not award annual pay increases to silver book contract lecturers. |
| (4415) | |
| 43 N | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will list the number of individual learning accounts (a) opened and (b) used by (i) gender, (ii) age and (iii) occupation. |
| (4414) | |
| 44 | Peter Bottomley (Worthing West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of money available in (a) local government, (b) county councils, and (c) West Sussex County Council can be switched between budgets by council decisions. |
| (4792) | |
| 45 N | Malcolm Bruce (Gordon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on her Department's plans in respect of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change document on climate change published on 12th July. |
| (4655) | |
| 46 | Tom Cox (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much financial compensation has been paid to farmers as a result of the foot and mouth outbreak at the latest date for which figures are available. |
| (4781) | |
| 47 | Tom Cox (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Environment Committee of the Council of Europe on the Kyoto Protocol. |
| (4780) | |
| 48 N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the measures she is taking to improve animal welfare. |
| (3867) | |
| 49 N | Mr Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list the Information Technology contracts in excess of £500,000 let by her Department or its predecessor since April 1991, giving in each case the original estimated cost and original estimated completion date, the actual cost and actual completion date and the names of the contractors involved and consultants retained by her Department. |
| (3512) | |
| 50 N | Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she will respond to the requests made by the honourable Member for Mid Worcestershire for a meeting to discuss compensation for the residents adjacent to the Throckmorton carcass disposal site. |
| (4446) | |
| 51 | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the accepted background level of dioxins in the environment is; what the deemed safe level is; what levels the Environment Agency has found at the Cleanaway site in South Ockendon; and if he will make a statement. |
| (4852) | |
| 52 N | Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total cost to public funds was of the referendums on devolved government in (a) Scotland, (b) Wales and (c) London. |
| (2600) | |
| 53 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on his plans to extend VAT to services provided by housing managers or wardens; and what estimate he has made of the revenue that will be used. |
| (4092) | |
| 54 N | Mr Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list the Information Technology contracts in excess of £500,000 let by his Department or its predecessor since April 1991, giving in each case the original estimated cost and original estimated completion date, the actual cost and actual completion date and the names of the contractors involved and consultants retained by his Department. |
| (3509) | |
| 55 | Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if it is his policy to state the exchange rate at which the pound will be fixed to the euro in advance of any referendum on the euro; and if he will make a statement. |
| (4850) | |
| 56 | Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of parliamentary written answers in his Department were redrafted by special advisors before they were sent to a Minister in each of the last four years; and if he will make a statement. |
| (4859) | |
| 57 | Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will place all information on the honourable Member for Truro and St. Austell to which the honourable Member for Truro and St. Austell is entitled under section 7(1) of the Data Protection Act 1998 in the Library. |
| (4848) | |
| 58 N | Tony Worthington (Clydebank & Milngavie): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that the financial services industry is adequately prepared for meeting future claims for compensation relating to the asbestos industry. |
| (3514) | |
| 59 N | Mr Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the Information Technology contracts in excess of £500,000 let by his Department or its predecessor since April 1991, giving in each case the original estimated cost and original estimated completion date, the actual cost and actual completion date and the names of the contractors involved and consultants retained by his Department. |
| (3498) | |
| 60 | Ann Keen (Brentford & Isleworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress has been made to establish the British Consulate Office in Jallander, Punjab; and if it will provide full consulate services. |
| (4799) | |
| 61 N | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what meetings he has had to discuss the impact on the English legal system of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. |
| (2615) | |
| 62 N | David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions have taken place with the authorities of Republika Srbska regarding bringing Kadovan Karadzic and General Mladic to the international War Crimes Tribunal in the Hague; and if he will make a statement. |
| (4508) | |
| 63 N | David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the failure by NATO forces to arrest Kadovan Karadzic and General Mladic. |
| (4505) | |
| 64 N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on what date, and for what reasons the licence held by Regent GM Laboratories was suspended by the Medicines Control Agency; and on what date, and for what reason, it was subsequently reinstated. |
| (4320) | |
| 65 N | Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in the Mid Essex Hospital Trust area were waiting for inpatient treatment for (a) more than 18 months, (b) up to 18 months, (c) up to 15 months and (d) up to 12 months on (i) 31st March 1997 and (ii) 31st May 2001. |
| (3756) | |
| 66 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children's refuges there are; where they are located; and how much his Department contributes to funding their operation. |
| (4089) | |
| 67 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment the Task Force for Older People has made of delivery of the National Service Framework for Older People to date. |
| (4082) | |
| 68 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when his Department will publish the Older People Information Strategy; and if he will make a statement on its contents. |
| (4088) | |
| 69 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the remit, membership and reporting lines of the National Implementation Group for the National Service Framework for Older People are; and how the Group relates to the Task Force for Older People. |
| (4078) | |
| 70 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will estimate the cost of offering flu vaccine to all frontline social care workers. |
| (4318) | |
| 71 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 10th July, Official Report, column 444W, concerning overseas nurses, if he will set out the substance of each representation. |
| (4319) | |
| 72 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, against what baseline progress in respect of paragraph 14, page 138 of the NSF for Old People will be measured. |
| (4076) | |
| 73 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the extra numbers of staff required to establish the falls services described in paragraphs 6.37 and 6.38 of the 'National Service Framework for Older People'; and what assessment he has made of the numbers of such staff (a) already trained and (b) in training. |
| (4084) | |
| 74 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the remit, membership, unit programme and schedule for completion of the review teams referred to in paragraph 4.8 of the National Service Framework for Older People will be. |
| (4091) | |
| 75 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department has issued to NHS trusts and primary care trusts to ensure comparability of results when constructing surveys of users and carers; when the first round of surveys will be completed; and how this will be monitored. |
| (4080) | |
| 76 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will set out how many (a) consultants in old age medicine and (b) consultants in rehabilitation there were in each of the last three years for which figures exist; how his Department calculated its estimate of old age medicine consultants on page 139, 'National Service Framework for Older People'; and what his estimate is of the number of extra rehabilitation consultants required. |
| (4086) | |
| 77 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the cost of extending breast screening to women over the age of 70 years; and how many more women would receive breast screening as a result. |
| (4083) | |
| 78 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will define (a) respite health care and (b) specialist health care support, set out in paragraph 16 of HSC 2001/015: LAC (2001)18. |
| (4090) | |
| 79 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the regional reviews referred to in paragraph 25, page 119, of the National Service Framework for Older People will be completed and published. |
| (4079) | |
| 80 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects the Assessment Working Group to provide the further evidence referred to in paragraph 2.44 of the 'National Service Framework for Older People'. |
| (4085) | |
| 81 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to increase the take-up of flu vaccine amongst people aged over 65 years. |
| (4077) | |
| 82 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, by what deadline strategic health authorities will have to align continuing NHS health care criteria, described in HSC 2001/015: LAC (2001)18. |
| (4093) | |
| 83 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 9th July, Official Report, columns 342-3W, concerning carers, for what reasons his Department is revising the hospital discharge workbook; what status the workbook has; and how compliance with its guidance is monitored. |
| (4181) | |
| 84 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will set out the terms of reference, work programme and schedule for the National Service Framework reviews. |
| (4081) | |
| 85 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, by what date the NHS and local councils will have concluded the work set out in paragraph 7.19 of the 'National Service Framework for Older People'; and what he expects to be included in specialist residential care services. |
| (4087) | |
| 86 | Tom Cox (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children in each London borough council are registered on the Child Protection Register; and if he will make a statement. |
| (4788) | |
| 87 N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to ensure that all those who suffer a stroke are admitted to a specialist stroke unit. |
| (3922) | |
| 88 N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures he (a) has taken and (b) plans to take to give assistance to carers of people with Alzheimer's and dementia. |
| (3925) | |
| 89 N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures he plans to increase the number of specialist stroke units in hospitals. |
| (3921) | |
| 90 N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures he (a) has taken and (b) plans to take to improve the quality of life of those with Alzheimer's disease and dementia. |
| (3924) | |
| 91 N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to improve the quality of stroke aftercare. |
| (3923) | |
| 92 N | Mr Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the Information Technology contracts in excess of £500,000 let by his Department or its predecessor since April 1991, giving in each case the original estimated cost and original estimated completion date, the actual cost and actual completion date and the names of the contractors involved and consultants retained by his Department. |
| (3499) | |
| 93 N | Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of medicines prescribed to (a) children and (b) adults (i) do not have full marketing authorisation by the Medicine Control Agency and (ii) are not licensed for all ages. |
| (4653) | |
| 94 N | Mr Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) doctors and (b) consultants she estimates are employed full-time in private sector acute hospitals. |
| (4419) | |
| 95 N | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the cost of beta interferon in other countries. |
| (4564) | |
| 96 | Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, in what year he expects United Kingdom spending on health to equal the European average; on what basis this estimate is made; and if he will make a statement. |
| (4849) | |
| 97 N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many extradition requests have been received from the French authorities since 1st May 1997; how many have been acceded to; how many have been refused; and how many are outstanding. |
| (4317) | |
| 98 N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what date he last received an extradition request for Nadhmi Auchi; and for what reasons this request was refused. |
| (4316) | |
| 99 N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions, and on what dates, since 1st May 1997, the French authorities have contacted (a) his Department and (b) the Metropolitan Police concerning Nadhmi Auchi, with particular reference to Elf Aquitaine. |
| (4315) | |
| 100 | Peter Bottomley (Worthing West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when military officers became ineligible for appointment as chief constables; and by what means. |
| (4793) | |
| 101 | Tom Cox (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) men and (b) women were classified as category A prisoners in prisons in England and Wales as at 1st July. |
| (4782) | |
| 102 | Tom Cox (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children have been abducted from the UK in the last three years; and what action is taken to ensure the welfare of such children. |
| (4784) | |
| 103 | Tom Cox (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if every prison in England and Wales has a probation service operating within the prison; and if he will make a statement. |
| (4786) | |
| 104 | Tom Cox (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the longest period of time was an (a) male and (b) female prison inmate has been held in a segregation unit in a prison in England and Wales. |
| (4785) | |
| 105 | Tom Cox (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of uniformed prison officers from ethnic minority communities are working in prisons in England and Wales. |
| (4787) | |
| 106 N | Mr Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the Information Technology contracts in excess of £500,000 let by his Department or its predecessor since April 1991, giving in each case the original estimated cost and original estimated completion date, the actual cost and actual completion date and the names of the contractors involved and consultants retained by his Department. |
| (3500) | |
| 107 | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total cost of paying police pensions was in each of the last five years; and what proportion of that cost was met by (a) contributions and (b) Treasury subvention. |
| (4811) | |
| 108 | Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to consult the local community before putting on the market the police accommodation at Trenchard House, London. |
| (4812) | |
| 109 N | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his Answer of 3rd July, Official Report, column 100W, on asylum seekers, what plans he has to monitor the reasons for non-compliance of asylum applications. |
| (4416) | |
| 110 | Mr Paul Stinchcombe (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Prison Service will introduce a key performance indicator on reducing reoffending rates; and if he will make a statement. |
| (4842) | |
| 111 | Mr Paul Stinchcombe (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners (a) committed suicide, and (b) died in custody in 2000-01. |
| (4843) | |
| 112 | Mr Paul Stinchcombe (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners were studying for degree courses in 2000-01. |
| (4841) | |
| 113 | Mr Paul Stinchcombe (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which prisons have a telephone system which is operated by a remote call centre. |
| (4834) | |
| 114 | Mr Paul Stinchcombe (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners are held in prison establishments (a) over 25 miles, (b) over 50 miles, (c) over 100 miles and (d) over 150 miles from their committal court town. |
| (4844) | |
| 115 | Mr Paul Stinchcombe (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will provide a breakdown for each prison of positive mandatory drug tests in 2000-01 by type of drug. |
| (4845) | |
| 116 | Mr Paul Stinchcombe (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will publish for each prison the results acheived by the Prison Service on each of its key performance indicators during 2000-01. |
| (4847) | |
| 117 | Mr Paul Stinchcombe (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time out of cell was for prisoners in 2000-01. |
| (4846) | |
| 118 N | Mr Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will list the Information Technology contracts in excess of £500,000 let by her Department or its predecessor since April 1991, giving in each case the original estimated cost and original estimated completion date, the actual cost and actual completion date and the names of the contractors involved and consultants retained by her Department. |
| (3501) | |
| 119 N | Mr Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, if he will list the Information Technology contracts in excess of £500,000 let by his Department or its predecessor since April 1991, giving in each case the original estimated cost and original estimated completion date, the actual cost and actual completion date and the names of the contractors involved and consultants retained by his Department. |
| (3503) | |
| 120 N | Mr Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will list the Information Technology contracts in excess of £500,000 let by his Department or its predecessor since April 1991, giving in each case the original estimated cost and original estimated completion date, the actual cost and actual completion date and the names of the contractors involved and consultants retained by his Department. |
| (3504) | |
| 121 N | Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if the independent members of the new Policing Board for Northern Ireland have been selected. |
| (4559) | |
| 122 N | Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with the Gaelic Athletic Association about its Rule 21. |
| (4560) | |
| 123 N | Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what measures will be taken to ensure that disabled voters have easy access to polling stations before the next Assembly elections. |
| (4558) | |
| 124 N | Mr Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras): To ask the President of the Council, if he will list the Information Technology contracts in excess of £500,000 let by his Department or its predecessor since April 1991, giving in each case the original estimated cost and original estimated completion date, the actual cost and actual completion date and the names of the contractors involved and consultants retained by his Department. |
| (3505) | |
| 125 N | Pete Wishart (North Tayside): To ask the President of the Council, if he will commission an inquiry into the roles of (a) the Scottish Parliament's committees and (b) House of Commons Standing Committees in respect of legislation. |
| (3940) | |
| 126 | Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Prime Minister, how many letters he received on average per week from members of the public over the last six months. |
| (4798) | |
| 127 N | David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask the Prime Minister, what plans the heads of government of European Union member states have to mark the sixth anniversary of the massacre at Srebrenica. |
| (4509) | |
| 128 N | Mr Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if she will list the Information Technology contracts in excess of £500,000 let by her Department or its predecessor since April 1991, giving in each case the original estimated cost and original estimated completion date, the actual cost and actual completion date and the names of the contractors involved and consultants retained by her Department. |
| (3506) | |
| 129 N | Mr Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions she has held with the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions on the operation of the Barnett Formula. |
| (2645) | |
| 130 N | Mr Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras): To ask the Solicitor General, if she will list the Information Technology contracts in excess of £500,000 let by her Department or its predecessor since April 1991, giving in each case the original estimated cost and original estimated completion date, the actual cost and actual completion date and the names of the contractors involved and consultants retained by her Department. |
| (3502) | |
| 131 N | Mr David Chidgey (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to the Answer of 10th July, Official Report, column 478W, how much of the funding pledged by Her Majesty's Government to tackle nuclear problems in the former Soviet Union has so far been spent. |
| (4094) | |
| 132 N | Mr David Chidgey (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to the Answer of 10th July, Official Report, column 478W, what her estimate is of the costs of decommissioning radioactive waste from decommissioned Russian nuclear submarines in and around the Kola Peninsula and in the rest of the Russian Federation. |
| (4095) | |
| 133 N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make a statement on how the Enterprise Scholarship Scheme will encourage British entrepreneurs abroad to establish companies in the United Kingdom. |
| (3926) | |
| 134 N | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assistance his Department is planning to help the chemical and man-made fibre industries. |
| (4647) | |
| 135 N | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what factors underlie the recent significant reduction in business investment in the private sector managed chemical and man-made fibre industries. |
| (4648) | |
| 136 N | Mr Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will list the Information Technology contracts in excess of £500,000 let by her Department or its predecessor since April 1991, giving in each case the original estimated cost and original estimated completion date, the actual cost and actual completion date and the names of the contractors involved and consultants retained by her Department. |
| (3507) | |
| 137 N | Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what powers the Office of Fair Trading has to prevent the abuse of market power by broadcasters. |
| (4507) | |
| 138 N | Mr David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many sub-post offices closed in the first quarter of the 2001-02 financial year. |
| (4656) | |
| 139 N | Mr David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what action she intends to take in respect of the Reports (a) 'Economic Regulators' and (b) 'Local Shops: a Progress Report on Small Firms Regulation'. |
| (4754) | |
| 140 N | Paddy Tipping (Sherwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what have been the total payments from public funds to date to legal advisers of claimants in respect of (a) chronic bronchitis and emphysema and (b) vibration white finger; and what estimate she has made of the likely total final costs. |
| (3664) | |
| 141 N | Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will estimate as proportions of energy (a) produced and (b) forecast to be produced in (1) UK, (2) Scotland and (3) Wales from (i) nuclear, (ii) renewable and (iii) fossil fuel sources for each year from 1997-98 to 2005-06. |
| (3934) | |
| 142 N | Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of changes in (a) demand and (b) production of energy in (i) the UK, (ii) Wales and (iii) Scotland until 2020, broken down by (A) nuclear, (B) renewable and (C) fossil fuel; and what the proportion of demand will be met from maximum forecast (x) nuclear, (y) renewable and (z) fossil fuel output. |
| (3936) | |
| 143 N | Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the maximum output is from (a) nuclear, (b) renewable and (c) fossil fuel sources; and how these capacities will vary in each year until 2020 for (i) Scotland, (ii) the UK and (iii) Wales. |
| (3935) | |
| 144 N | Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the value was of government investment and subsidy for (a) the production of nuclear power, (b) development, planning and construction of nuclear power stations, (c) production of wind, wave, solar and other renewable energy sources and (d) development, planning and construction of wind, wave, solar and other renewable power stations in each year since 1997; and what her estimates are for each year until 2005-06. |
| (3933) | |
| 145 N | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what appraisal was undertaken of the environmental impacts of granting licences for the development of third generation communications technology; and if she will publish it. |
| (3866) | |
| 146 N | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many additional telecommunications masts she estimates will be needed in (a) urban and (b) rural areas for the effective development of third generation telecommunications technology. |
| (3865) | |
| 147 N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to his Answer of 11th July, Official Report, column 527W, under what circumstances British Gas (Lattice Properties plc) would receive 7.5 per cent of the open market value of the land on the Greenwich peninsula. |
| (4410) | |
| 148 N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to his Answer of 11th July, Official Report, column 527W, what previous estimates have been made of the open market value of the British Gas (Lattice Properties plc) interest in land on the Greenwich peninsula; and what its estimated current value is. |
| (4411) | |
| 149 N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to his Answer of 11th July, Official Report, column 527W, who will be responsible for establishing the open market value of the British Gas (Lattice Properties plc) interest on the Greenwich peninsula. |
| (4412) | |
| 150 | Peter Bottomley (Worthing West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what information his Department has collated on the differential difficulties in (a) recruitment, (b) market rates of pay and (c) retention of essential public services staff in (i) the South-East and (ii) the North-East; and if he will make a statement on continued area cost adjustments in local government finance. |
| (4794) | |
| 151 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to his Answer of 9th July, Official Report, column 1408W, concerning rough sleepers, how many rough sleepers are aged (a) under 16, (b) 16 to 25, (c) 26 to 35, (d) 36 to 45, (e) 46 to 55, (f) 56 to 65, (g) 66 to 75 and (h) over 75 years. |
| (4182) | |
| 152 N | Mr Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list the Information Technology contracts in excess of £500,000 let by his Department or its predecessor since April 1991, giving in each case the original estimated cost and original estimated completion date, the actual cost and actual completion date and the names of the contractors involved and consultants retained by his Department. |
| (3508) | |
| 153 | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what proportion of children live in a home that is not defined by the English House Conditions Survey as decent at the latest date for which figures are available. |
| (4809) | |
| 154 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what plans he has to alter targets for train operating companies in future franchise negotiations with the Strategic Rail Authority relating to (a) punctuality, (b) levels of overcrowding, (c) numbers of standing passengers, and (d) age of rolling stock. |
| (4797) | |
| 155 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list the condition of track on Britain's railways in (a) each year since 1995-96 and (b) each month since April 1995. |
| (4790) | |
| 156 N | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what representations he has (a) made to and (b) received from Railtrack about the continued enforcement of speed restrictions; and when he estimates all restrictions will be lifted. |
| (4649) | |
| 157 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list the punctuality statistics for each train operating company for each month since April 1995. |
| (4831) | |
| 158 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list for each train operating company (a) the percentage of journeys on which maximum levels of overcrowding were exceeded and (b) the average number of standing passengers per journey in (i) each year since 1995-96 and (ii) each month since April 1995. |
| (4795) | |
| 159 N | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what representations he has (a) made to and (b) received from each of the train operating companies about the continued enforcement of speed restrictions; and if he will make a statement. |
| (4650) | |
| 160 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what his Department's definition is of overcrowding for each train operating company (a) at present and (b) at the time the franchise was awarded; and if he will make a statement. |
| (4833) | |
| 161 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list the number of signals passed at danger on Britain's railways in (a) each year since 1995-96 and (b) each month since April 1995. |
| (4791) | |
| 162 N | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will set out the timetable for completion of the Inspection Schedule used by Railtrack to assess track conditions; and if he will make a statement. |
| (4651) | |
| 163 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many broken rails there were on Britain's railways in (a) each year since 1995-96, and (b) each month since April 1995. |
| (4832) | |
| 164 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what the average age of fleet for each train operating company (a) was for each month since their franchise was awarded, (b) was for each year since their franchise was awarded and (c) is projected for each year under the remainder of their franchise agreement; and if he will make a statement. |
| (4796) | |
| 165 N | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many speed restrictions were in place on the rail network at the end of each month since October 2000 in (a) Great Britain and (b) the area covered by each franchise; and how many are anticipated to be in place at the end of (i) July, (ii) August, (iii) September and (iv) October. |
| (4652) | |
| 166 N | Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, when he will publish the timetable for decision making and the subsequent development and execution of plans to resurface the M25. |
| (4562) | |
| 167 | Mr Gwyn Prosser (Dover): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many certificates of equivalent competency have been issued to foreign seafarers by the United Kingdom maritime administration in each year since the scheme began. |
| (4837) | |
| 168 | Mr Gwyn Prosser (Dover): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what assessment he has made of compliance of the International Maritime Organisation's whitelist of countries with the provisions of the 1995 International Standards of Training. |
| (4836) | |
| 169 | Mr Gwyn Prosser (Dover): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what steps the Maritime and Coastguard Agency takes to ensure that the certificates held by foreign seafarers serving on British ships are genuine. |
| (4839) | |
| 170 | Mr Gwyn Prosser (Dover): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, when the Government intends to extend United Kingdom work permit requirements to foreign seafarers serving on ships in United Kingdom coastal cargo and ferry trades. |
| (4840) | |
| 171 | Mr Gwyn Prosser (Dover): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list the countries whose officer certificates are automatically recognised by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. |
| (4835) | |
| 172 | Mr Gwyn Prosser (Dover): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many foreign seafarers were granted United Kingdom certificates of competency in each year since the scheme began, broken down by nationality. |
| (4838) | |
| 173 | Mr Jonathan Sayeed (Mid Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what plans he has to ensure that the training of senior officers in the fire service forms an integral part of safety management arrangements within the Major Accident Hazard Regulations 1999. |
| (4853) | |
| 174 | Mr Jonathan Sayeed (Mid Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list those bodies responsible for training requirements within the fire service which are responsible for safety; and if he will make a statement. |
| (4854) | |
| 175 | Mr Jonathan Sayeed (Mid Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what guidance he has issued to HMI about assessing virtual reality training in the fire service. |
| (4855) | |
| 176 N | Mr Jonathan R. Shaw (Chatham & Aylesford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, when he will publish new planning guidance on flooding. |
| (4646) | |
| 177 N | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what discussions he has had with the Driving Standards Agency regarding fleet driver training and the applicability of police advanced training standards based on the National/International Roadcraft Manual; and if he will make a statement. |
| (4563) | |
| 178 N | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what consultations the Driving Standards Agency is undertaking regarding fleet driver training; and when these consultations will be concluded. |
| (4561) | |
| 179 N | David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, on how many week days this year the Jubilee underground line has been run without interruption. |
| (4504) | |
| 180 N | Mr Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will list the Information Technology contracts in excess of £500,000 let by his Department or its predecessor since April 1991, giving in each case the original estimated cost and original estimated completion date, the actual cost and actual completion date and the names of the contractors involved and consultants retained by his Department. |
| (3510) | |
| 181 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will set out the most recent figures for the review periods set for incapacity benefits, indicating how many recipients fall into each category (a) less than three months, (b) three to nine months, (c) nine to 18 months, (d) 18 months to 36 months, (e) three to five years, (f) more than five years and (g) indefinite. |
| (4322) | |
| 182 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will publish the details of his planned changes to incapacity benefit before laying the regulations before the House. |
| (4321) | |
| 183 N | Mr Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will list the Information Technology contracts in excess of £500,000 let by his Department or its predecessor since April 1991, giving in each case the original estimated cost and original estimated completion date, the actual cost and actual completion date and the names of the contractors involved and consultants retained by his Department. |
| (3511) | |
| 184 | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of children have lived in households with incomes (a) below 60 per cent. and (b) below 70 per cent. of median household incomes, before housing costs, in at least three out of the last four years. |
| (4803) | |
| 185 | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of children were living in workless households during the spring quarter of 2001, using the Labour Force Survey. |
| (4804) | |
| 186 | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in 1999-2000 what percentage of children were living in households with income below (a) 40 per cent. of the mean before housing costs, (b) 40 per cent. of the mean after housing costs, (c) 50 per cent. of the mean before housing costs, (d) 50 per cent. of the mean after housing costs, (e) 60 per cent. of the mean before housing costs, (f) 60 per cent. of the mean after housing costs, (g) 50 per cent. of the median before housing costs, (h) 50 per cent. of the median after housing costs, (i) 60 per cent. of the median before housing costs, (j) 60 per cent. of the median after housing costs, (k) 70 per cent. of the median before housing costs and (l) 70 per cent. of the median after housing costs, with the mean and median incomes fixed at 1996-97 levels in real terms. |
| (4805) | |
| 187 | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the (a) duration of claim and (b) type of incapacitation, of those receiving incapacity benefit; and if he will place the results in the Library. |
| (4810) | |
| 188 N | Rachel Squire (Dunfermline West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to review the regulations which exclude term time only workers from claiming jobseeker's allowance during the school holidays. |
| (4449) | |
| 189 N | Mr Eric Joyce (Falkirk West): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many pensioners in Scotland are benefiting from the provision of free television licences to those aged over 75 years. |
| [Question Unstarred] (2647) | |
| 190 N | Mr Eric Joyce (Falkirk West): To ask the Advocate General, what effect the recent ECHR challenges have had on Scottish planning law. |
| [Question Unstarred] (2605) | |
| 191 N | Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, if he will make a statement on the appointment of justices of the peace. |
| [Question Unstarred] (2612) | |
| 192 N | Mr David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his predictions are for manufacturing growth over the 2001-02 financial year. |
| [Transferred] (4657) | |
| 193 N | Rachel Squire (Dunfermline West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what action he intends to take to improve the living standards of single, low paid, employed persons with no dependants. |
| [Transferred] (4450) | |
| 194 | Tom Cox (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many deaths were caused by exposure to asbestos in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement. |
| [Transferred] (4789) | |
| 195 | Tom Cox (Tooting): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, how many (a) men and (b) women from ethnic communities were appointed justice of the peace for magistrates courts covering the Greater London area during the last 12 months. |
| [Transferred] (4783) | |
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