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| Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 31 October 2001
Here you can browse the Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 31 October, 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 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he last met the Chairman of the Better Regulation Task Force. |
| (11830) | |
| 2 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many publications were issued by his Department in each of the last four years. |
| (11840) | |
| 3 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he has to (a) reduce and (b) limit the number of regulations affecting industry. |
| (11828) | |
| 4 N | Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what stocks of (a) antiques, (b) paintings and (c) fine wines are held by his Department; if he will list such assets sold over the last three years together with the sale proceeds from such transactions; what plans he has to sell further such assets over the period of the current Comprehensive Spending Review; and if he will make a statement. |
| (10835) | |
| 5 | Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason special advisers are asked to co-ordinate exercises costing the policies of opposition parties; and if he will make a statement. |
| (11609) | |
| 6 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what is the total amount of lottery monies paid by parliamentary constituency in each of the last four years. |
| (11859) | |
| 7 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many publications were issued by her Department in each of the last four years. |
| (11839) | |
| 8 N | Mr David Chidgey (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what representations she has received from non-profit making private clubs on the proposals of the Independent Commission on Gaming; and how many of these expressed concern regarding the impact on their clubs if the Commission's proposals were implemented. |
| (10817) | |
| 9 N | Mr David Chidgey (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the impact on the financial viability of non-profit making private clubs of the proposals of the Independent Commission on Gaming. |
| (10807) | |
| 10 N | Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what stocks of (a) antiques, (b) paintings and (c) fine wines are held by her Department; if she will list such assets sold over the last three years together with the sale proceeds from such transactions; what plans she has to sell further such assets over the period of the current Comprehensive Spending Review; and if she will make a statement. |
| (10843) | |
| 11 N | Mr Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make a statement on the work of the Ministerial Group on the Manchester Commonwealth Games. |
| (9307) | |
| 12 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many publications were issued by his Department in each of the last four years. |
| (11838) | |
| 13 | Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his most recent estimate is of the cost to the United Kingdom of the military action in Afghanistan; what estimate he has made of the weekly cost to the UK of (a) current and (b) planned deployment; and if he will make a statement. |
| (11646) | |
| 14 | Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on confining military action against terrorism to targets in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement. |
| (11648) | |
| 15 | Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on a bombing pause to assist the more effective delivery of humanitarian aid in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement. |
| (11647) | |
| 16 N | Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if body armour can be constructed of materials other than kevlar. |
| (11568) | |
| 17 N | Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of the tendering companies for body armour are British-based. |
| (11567) | |
| 18 N | Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how he will provide the cockpit training environment needed to train pilots for the Eurofighter Typhoon. |
| (11572) | |
| 19 N | Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what consideration he has given to advancing an order for Hawk 127s as part of the RAF's Military Flying Training System. |
| (11571) | |
| 20 N | Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made on the sale of Hawk aircraft to India; when he expects contracts to be signed; what other medium to long-term prospects he has identified for overseas sales of Hawk aircraft; and what discussions he has had with BAe Systems at Brough on the implications for employment at the plant of sales of Hawk aircraft. |
| (11570) | |
| 21 N | Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much kevlar is stocked by British manufacturers of body armour; where kevlar is manufactured; and if he will make a statement. |
| (11569) | |
| 22 N | Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many suits of body armour are on order by his Department; and what estimate he has made of the need for body armour in view of land operations in Afghanistan. |
| (11565) | |
| 23 N | Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what tenders are open for the supply of body armour; when they will be concluded; and how many companies he expects to tender. |
| (11566) | |
| 24 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what was (a) the mean time between failure rate of the FADEC system on the Chinook Mk2 in its first year of operational service and (b) the target figure agreed with the manufacturer; if his Department's contract with Textron Lycoming included a reliability warranty for the FADEC system; if this was met; and if he will make a statement. |
| (11779) | |
| 25 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the performance and size specifications are of (a) the Thales Defence Systems Bowman personal radio and (b) the CDC Systems personal radio system, with particular relevance to the size of the (i) radio, (ii) microphone and (iii) ear-piece; if a smaller ear-piece design was explored by Thales Defence Systems; what assessment he has made of whether the Thales Defence Systems Bowman personal radio wiring restricts a soldier's range of motion; and if he will make a statement. |
| (11785) | |
| 26 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding he is providing for the establishment of a Role Three field hospital in partnership with the Netherlands; and if he will make a statement. |
| (11781) | |
| 27 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the costings are for the Romanian acquisition of the two ex-Royal Navy 22 Batch Two frigates; how much the reactivation, refits training and long-term support package will cost; and if he will make a statement. |
| (11782) | |
| 28 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much extra funding is needed for the next phase of the UK's Future Aircraft Carrier programme; and if he will make a statement. |
| (11783) | |
| 29 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much time HMS Ocean spent in dock undergoing repairs, before being handed over to the Royal Navy; how much time she has spent in service at sea, since she was handed over to the Royal Navy; and if he will make a statement. |
| (11755) | |
| 30 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what mechanical problems are being repaired on HMS Ocean; when repairs are expected to be completed; when HMS Ocean will be ready for re-deployment; and if he will make a statement. |
| (11815) | |
| 31 | Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether (a) US and (b) UK policy on missile defence has changed since 11th September. |
| (11778) | |
| 32 | Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if security at nuclear installations has been upgraded in respect of terrorist threat; and what plans he has to take further measures. |
| (11777) | |
| 33 N | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he expects Defence Logistics Organisation (a) current expenditure and (b) capital expenditure to be within their respective Estimates provision in the current financial year; and if he will indicate the relevant figures. |
| (11577) | |
| 34 N | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement about the Joint Strike Fighter programme. |
| (11576) | |
| 35 N | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total requirement is for trained Harrier pilots in the (a) Navy and (b) RAF; and how many there are at present in each case. |
| (11578) | |
| 36 N | Mr Robert Key (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many MoD 680 export control applications (a) are awaiting decision and (b) have been waiting for (i) one month or more, (ii) two months or more, (iii) three months or more, (iv) six months or more and (v) one year or more. |
| (9470) | |
| 37 N | Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what stocks of (a) antiques, (b) paintings and (c) fine wines are held by his Department; if he will list such assets sold over the last three years together with the sale proceeds from such transactions; what plans he has to sell further such assets over the period of the current Comprehensive Spending Review; and if he will make a statement. |
| (10837) | |
| 38 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) circulars and (b) consultation documents were issued by her Department in each of the last four years. |
| (11826) | |
| 39 | Mr Bob Blizzard (Waveney): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps she is taking to monitor the cleanliness of schools. |
| (11588) | |
| 40 N | Mr Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what progress has been made on implementing the recommendations of the Social Exclusion Report on Young People. |
| (9300) | |
| 41 | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much of the (a) revenue and (b) capital allocation awarded to Birkenhead for the first year of its Sure Start programme was used. |
| (11819) | |
| 42 N | Mr Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will list the statutory provisions that prevent private firms taking over the running of failing schools. |
| (11536) | |
| 43 N | Mr Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what guidance she has given to UK online centres following the suspension of individual learning accounts. |
| (11542) | |
| 44 N | Mr Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of children achieved five or more GCSEs at A* to C grades in (a) schools with sixth forms and (b) schools without sixth forms, in 2001. |
| (11538) | |
| 45 N | Mr Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of children, on average, were receiving free school meals in (a) specialist schools and (b) other secondary schools in the state sector, on 30th September. |
| (11539) | |
| 46 N | Mr Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment she has made of the impact her proposal to extend the power of the learning and skills councils to put forward reorganisation proposals for 16 to 19 education provision will have on the role of local school organisation committees. |
| (11534) | |
| 47 N | Mr Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of children remained in education after completing their GCSEs in (a) schools with sixth forms and (b) schools without sixth forms, in 2001. |
| (11537) | |
| 48 N | Mr Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will publish the evidence that informed her judgement relating to the impact on the Government's target on 18 to 30 year olds in higher education of the current system of student support. |
| (11580) | |
| 49 N | Mr Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what her estimate is of the total cost of the suspension of individual learning accounts. |
| (11540) | |
| 50 N | Mr Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the cost has been to date of the advertising campaign advising people of the suspension of individual learning accounts. |
| (11541) | |
| 51 N | Mr Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, which state schools in England have had their management taken over by private firms. |
| (11535) | |
| 52 N | Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many AS level exam scripts were not formally marked by the examining boards this year; what percentage this is of the total number of AS level scripts; and if she will make a statement. |
| (10741) | |
| 53 N | Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what stocks of (a) antiques, (b) paintings and (c) fine wines are held by her Department; if she will list such assets sold over the last three years together with the sale proceeds from such transactions; what plans she has to sell further such assets over the period of the current Comprehensive Spending Review; and if she will make a statement. |
| (10847) | |
| 54 N | Ms Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what progress has been made in implementing the Social Exclusion Unit's report on 16 to 18 year olds not in education, employment or training. |
| (9295) | |
| 55 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what are the (a) name, (b) local education authority, (c) character, (d) date of designation, (e) agreed targets for each year within the period of designation and (f) unmet targets to date, of each designated language college in (i) south-east England, (ii) south-west England and (iii) London. |
| (11918) | |
| 56 | Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon & East Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will list those universities offering a course in nuclear engineering; and if she will make a statement. |
| (11765) | |
| 57 N | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the teacher vacancy rate was in (a) nursery/primary schools, (b) secondary schools and (c) all schools in (i) the constituency of South Suffolk, (ii) the constituency of Suffolk West, (iii) the constituency of Ipswich, (iv) the consituency of Suffolk Coastal, (v) the constituency of Suffolk Central and North Ipswich, (vi) the constituency of Bury St Edmunds, (vii) Suffolk Local Education Authority, (viii) East Anglia and (ix) England in (A) 1997-98, (B) 1998-99, (C) 1999-2000 and (D) 2000-01. |
| (11575) | |
| 58 N | Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the progress of the climate change negotiations. |
| (9281) | |
| 59 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many publications were issued by her Department between 8th June and 26th October. |
| (11837) | |
| 60 | Mr Russell Brown (Dumfries): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proposals she has to introduce a compulsory system for dealing with the issue of waste non-packaging farm plastics. |
| (11780) | |
| 61 | Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent representations she has received regarding compensation for UK fishermen who (a) have had and (b) will have their tuna drift net licences withdrawn. |
| (11590) | |
| 62 | Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her policy is on compensation to UK tuna drift net fishermen for the withdrawal of their licences. |
| (11591) | |
| 63 | Mr Jimmy Hood (Clydesdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the outcome was of the Environment Council held in Brussels on 29th October; what the Government's stance was on each issue discussed, including its voting record; and if she will make a statement. |
| (11896) | |
| 64 N | Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what stocks of (a) antiques, (b) paintings and (c) fine wines are held by her Department; if she will list such assets sold over the last three years together with the sale proceeds from such transactions; what plans she has to sell further such assets over the period of the current Comprehensive Spending Review; and if she will make a statement. |
| (10845) | |
| 65 | Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to accord environmentally sensitive area status to all national parks and areas of outstanding natural beauty. |
| (11909) | |
| 66 N | David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what new initiatives she plans to assist British compliance with commitments under the Kyoto Protocol. |
| (9301) | |
| 67 N | Mr Paul Tyler (North Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what improvements in the co-ordination of rural policy and departmental operation have been achieved since the outbreak of foot and mouth disease. |
| (9297) | |
| 68 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the saving to public funds that will be realised by the establishment of the Office of Government Commerce. |
| (11842) | |
| 69 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish details of each department's performance against its Public Service Agreement targets. |
| (11843) | |
| 70 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many publications were issued by his Department in each of the last four years. |
| (11821) | |
| 71 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, in how many cases, in each of the last four years, the proceeds of the estates of deceased persons reverted to the Inland Revenue. |
| (11852) | |
| 72 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what was the yield of inheritance tax in each of the last four years. |
| (11853) | |
| 73 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to revise the targets contained in the service delivery agreements published in autumn 2000. |
| (11827) | |
| 74 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what was the total yield of (a) value added tax and (b) excise duty in each of the last four years. |
| (11854) | |
| 75 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, in the first year that child trust funds are available, if he will state his target for (a) the total number of people who will take advantage of a saving gateway scheme and (b) the total number of people who will take advantage of a saving gateway scheme with (i) no previous savings and (ii) a level of savings consistent with the lowest decile of average per head saving levels. |
| (11897) | |
| 76 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the calculation of the likely cost effectiveness of the Child Trust Fund and Savings Gateway proposals. |
| (11925) | |
| 77 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his target is for (a) the number of families which take advantage of a child trust fund and (b) the total number of families which take advantage of a child trust fund with (i) no previous savings and (ii) a level of savings consistent with the lowest decile of average per family saving levels, in the first year that child trust funds are available. |
| (11892) | |
| 78 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his target is for the average percentage of the maximum available savings limit which he expects to be used up by people taking advantage of a savings gateway scheme in the first year of the scheme's availability. |
| (11900) | |
| 79 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on the intended interaction of the Savings Gateway, Stakeholder Pension and the Pension Credit. |
| (11895) | |
| 80 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, in the first three years of each scheme's operation, how many new savers he expects to be created by (a) the Child Trust Fund and (b) the Savings Gateway. |
| (11899) | |
| 81 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect which the Savings Gateway will have on individuals intending to save into a stakeholder pension scheme. |
| (11898) | |
| 82 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he plans to allow equity investments to be held in the Saving Gateway and Child Trust Fund schemes. |
| (11890) | |
| 83 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he has calculated the likely deadweight costs to the Exchequer in the first year of operation associated with the (a) Savings Gateway and (b) Child Trust Fund. |
| (11891) | |
| 84 N | Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, further to the Answer to the honourable Member for Aylesbury of 15th October, Official Report, column 1034W, if he will publish his estimate of the proportion of people of pension age in each local authority area. |
| (10700) | |
| 85 N | Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if it is his policy to introduce a hypothecated health tax to finance the National Health Service; and if he will make a statement. |
| (10745) | |
| 86 | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason it was necessary to include the provisions of section 1(i)(c) of Schedule A1 of the Registered Designs Regulation 2001. |
| (11846) | |
| 87 | Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether there are members of the Council of Economic Advisers on contracts that are (a) permanent, (b) temporary and (c) secondments. |
| (11608) | |
| 88 | Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his Answer of 23rd October, Official Report, column 204W, on excessive hours, if he will state the methodology by which his answer was reached. |
| (11607) | |
| 89 | Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list secondees in his Department from the private sector to (a) the Inland Revenue, (b) the Office of Government Commerce and (c) Customs and Excise. |
| (11610) | |
| 90 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many publications were issued by his Department in each of the last four years. |
| (11836) | |
| 91 | Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what arrangements have been put in place for the people of Gibraltar to participate in elections to the European Parliament. |
| (11773) | |
| 92 | Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what response he has made to the motion passed by the Gibraltar House of Assembly requesting Her Majesty's Government to seek a legal opinion from the International Court of Justice on the right of self-determination and the Treaty of Utrecht of 1713; and if he will make a statement. |
| (11774) | |
| 93 | Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when further talks will be held with the Spanish Government over the future of Gibraltar. |
| (11813) | |
| 94 | Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the talks in July under the Brussels process with Spanish officials regarding Gibraltar; what the agenda is for the discussions under the Brussels process; and what guidelines are being issued to officials leading up to the negotiations. |
| (11814) | |
| 95 N | Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what stocks of (a) antiques, (b) paintings and (c) fine wines are held by his Department; if he will list such assets sold over the last three years together with the sale proceeds from such transactions; what plans he has to sell further such assets over the period of the current Comprehensive Spending Review; and if he will make a statement. |
| (10834) | |
| 96 | Mr Bob Laxton (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of statements from the Spanish Government relating to responsibility for the payment of increases in pensions to Spaniards who worked in Gibraltar prior to 1969; and if he will make a statement. |
| (11775) | |
| 97 | Mr Bob Laxton (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he has asked the European Commission to initiate legal proceedings against the Government of Spain on the grounds of its failure to allow the use of Gibraltar's internationally recognised dialling code by telephone companies in Spain. |
| (11877) | |
| 98 | Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his Answer of 20th July, Official Report, column 484W, on Belize, if High Commission staff arranged calls to the two public investment companies in order to arrange meetings between the companies and KPMG; and what the result of these calls was. |
| (11616) | |
| 99 | Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his Answer of 20th July, Official Report, column 484W, on Lord Ashcroft, when the official of his Department passed classified documents to an unauthorised person; who the unauthorised person was; when this offical was disciplined; what the nature of the disciplining was; what the grade of the official was who was disciplined; and in which country the official was based when the offence occurred. |
| (11617) | |
| 100 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the funds allocated to the treatment of (a) breast cancer, (b) cervical cancer and (c) prostate cancer. |
| (11867) | |
| 101 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the number of general practitioners in the National Health Service in England and Wales in each of the last four years. |
| (11868) | |
| 102 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many publications were issued by his Department in each of the last four years. |
| (11835) | |
| 103 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of fire-safe cigarettes. |
| (11864) | |
| 104 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were on the waiting list in Buckinghamshire for hospital treatment in each of the last four years; and if he will make a statement. |
| (11865) | |
| 105 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time was, from diagnosis to treatment for heart disease in each of the last four years. |
| (11866) | |
| 106 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the number of dentists providing treatment on the National Health Service in each health authority in England and Wales in each of the last four years. |
| (11872) | |
| 107 | Mr Roger Berry (Kingswood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to implement a national education and training programme for NHS staff on the rehabilitation and treatment of individuals with acquired brain injury. |
| (11668) | |
| 108 | Mr Roger Berry (Kingswood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to introduce a national funding mechanism for the provision of brain injury vocational rehabilitation services. |
| (11671) | |
| 109 | Mr Roger Berry (Kingswood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to commission research into the incidence and prevalence of head injury. |
| (11667) | |
| 110 | Mr Roger Berry (Kingswood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent guidance he has issued in relation to (a) the recognition of acquired brain injury and (b) the planning of rehabilitation services for those with acquired brain injury. |
| (11670) | |
| 111 | Mr Roger Berry (Kingswood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to undertake a review of the provision of brain injury rehabilitation services within the United Kingdom. |
| (11669) | |
| 112 N | Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to improve awareness of rehabilitation issues among trainee doctors. |
| (11311) | |
| 113 N | Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on his proposals for NHS Plus with particular reference to (a) income generation, (b) avoiding unfair competition with private sector consultants and (c) improving awareness of occupational health issues among health professionals and private employers. |
| (11310) | |
| 114 | Mrs Helen Clark (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what alternatives are being considered to HSG(94)27 for providing auspices for inquiries into deaths in the mental health services; and when they will be introduced. |
| (11912) | |
| 115 | Mrs Helen Clark (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment has been made of the adequacy of HSG(94)27 in providing the auspices for inquiries into deaths in the mental health services. |
| (11911) | |
| 116 | Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations he has received that local authority social services provision (a) as a whole and (b) other than those which have been specifically targeted for priority increased provision by his Department, have been disproportionately affected in London; and if he will make a statement. |
| (11845) | |
| 117 N | Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish the data collected by his Department on the implementation of the NICE appraisal guidance. |
| (11469) | |
| 118 N | Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what advice his Department has given to (a) NHS trusts, (b) health authorities and (c) primary care groups and trusts on how they should audit the implementation of NICE guidance. |
| (11470) | |
| 119 N | Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how his Department monitors the implementation of NICE appraisal guidance throughout the NHS; and if he will make a statement. |
| (11468) | |
| 120 N | Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what advice his Department has given to (a) NHS trusts and (b) health authorities on how they should prescribe treatments that are currently undergoing appraisal by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence. |
| (11467) | |
| 121 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many additional community mental health staff (a) have been employed and (b) will be employed in the current financial year |
| (11523) | |
| 122 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many prisoners with serious mental illness (a) have left prison and (b) will leave prison in the current financial year without (i) a care plan and (ii) a care co-ordinator. |
| (11531) | |
| 123 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when and in what manner he intends to announce the outcome of the comprehensive review of progress on the development of plans for early intervention teams. |
| (11527) | |
| 124 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of people in contact with specialist mental health services are able to access crisis resolution services at any time. |
| (11525) | |
| 125 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients have moved from high secure hospitals to more appropriate accommodation in the current financial year. |
| (11533) | |
| 126 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the timetable is for completion of the national suicide prevention strategy. |
| (11521) | |
| 127 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many women-only mental health day centres (a) have been established and (b) are planned to be established (i) in the current financial year, (ii) in 2002-03 and (iii) in 2003-04. |
| (11529) | |
| 128 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) early intervention teams, (b) crisis resolution teams and (c) assertive outreach teams (i) have been and (ii) will be established in the current financial year. |
| (11524) | |
| 129 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the work of the Anam Cara mental health crisis house in Birmingham; and if he will make a statement on the efficacy of such alternatives to hospital care. |
| (11532) | |
| 130 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer to the honourable Member for Norwich North, of 23rd October, Official Report, column 144-5W, on mental health, what definition of appropriate accommodation is used in relation to his target for high secure hospitals. |
| (11581) | |
| 131 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many out of area crisis mental health admissions which are not clinically indicated have taken taken place in each month of 2001 to date. |
| (11528) | |
| 132 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what local reviews of mental health services (a) have so far taken place and (b) are proposed in the current financial year. |
| (11526) | |
| 133 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many new graduate primary care mental health workers (a) have been employed and (b) will be employed in (i) the current financial year, (ii) 2002-03 and (iii) 2003-04. |
| (11522) | |
| 134 N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of prisoners with severe mental illness are in receipt of treatment. |
| (11530) | |
| 135 N | Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will give figures for (a) in-patient waiting lists and (b) in-patient waiting times for each of financial year between April 1971 and March 1976. |
| (10821) | |
| 136 N | Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his estimate is of the average rise in the pay of NHS staff for each year since 1996-97; and if he will make a statement. |
| (11038) | |
| 137 N | Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to increase the involvement of the private sector in the provision of health care; and if he will make a statement. |
| (10743) | |
| 138 N | Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many hospitals are in operation which were financed by use of the Private Finance Initiative; what his estimate is of the number of beds in each hospital; and if he will make a statement. |
| (10746) | |
| 139 N | Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the difference in cancer survival rates between the UK and other European countries; and if he will make a statement. |
| (10748) | |
| 140 N | Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent estimates he has made of variations in the efficiency of health services across different health authorities; and if he will make a statement. |
| (11067) | |
| 141 N | Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his estimate is of the change in the NHS deflator measure of cost increases for each of the last 10 years; what the annual increase in the retail price index was for each year; and if he will make a statement. |
| (10809) | |
| 142 N | Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what stocks of (a) antiques, (b) paintings and (c) fine wines are held by his Department; if he will list such assets sold over the last three years together with the sale proceeds from such transactions; what plans he has to sell further such assets over the period of the current Comprehensive Spending Review; and if he will make a statement. |
| (10832) | |
| 143 N | Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent estimate he has made of the proportion of the population who regularly visit their general practitioner for each of the last 10 years. |
| (11037) | |
| 144 N | Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to establish a new, unified health authority for Somerset and Dorset; what plans he has to site the headquarters of the new health authority in Yeovil; and if he will make a statement. |
| (11036) | |
| 145 N | Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the differences in (a) health outcomes and (b) the effectiveness of health services between England and other developed countries; and if he will make a statement. |
| (10742) | |
| 146 N | Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research he has commissioned into alternative funding mechanisms for the National Health Service; if he will publish this research; and if he will make a statement. |
| (10744) | |
| 147 N | Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his estimate is of the annual real terms increase in NHS funding for each of the years (a) 1971-72, (b) 1972-73, (c) 1973-74, (d) 1974-75, (e) 1975-76, (f) 1976-77, (g) 1998-99, (h) 1999-2000, (i) 2000-01, (j) 2001-02, (k) 2002-03 and (l) 2003-04. |
| (10747) | |
| 148 N | Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent research his Department has undertaken into the relative cost differences between surgical procedures carried out in the public and private sectors; and if he will make a statement. |
| (11035) | |
| 149 N | Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have been waiting for (a) in-patient and (b) out-patient operations for each reporting period over the last 20 years; what proportion of these people have been waiting for (i) more than two years, (ii) more than 18 months, (iii) more than one year, (iv) more than nine months and (v) more than six months; and if he will make a statement. |
| (10808) | |
| 150 N | Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his estimate is of the annual increase in the NHS budget needed to meet the higher costs associated with (a) an ageing population and (b) improved healthcare technology; and if he will make a statement. |
| (10818) | |
| 151 | Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what contingency plans he has developed to protect the public against anthrax, botulism and attacks with other biological agents; and if he will make a statement. |
| (11894) | |
| 152 | Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the expenditure per capita was on pharmaceuticals in each of the OECD countries for the most recent year for which figures are available. |
| (11893) | |
| 153 | Mr Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made on the new hospital planned for Oldchurch Park, Romford. |
| (11656) | |
| 154 N | Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the level of spending on health per weighted head of population was in each English health authority area in 2000-01. |
| (11308) | |
| 155 N | Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the levels of spending on health per head of population were in each English health authority area for the year 2000-01. |
| (11472) | |
| 156 N | Mr Shaun Woodward (St Helens South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the number of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in local authority care receiving full board at the latest available date. |
| (10811) | |
| 157 N | Mr Shaun Woodward (St Helens South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many asylum-seeking children were supported under (a) section 17 and (b) section 20 of the Children's Act 1989 in the year to June 2001. |
| (10810) | |
| 158 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were (a) arrested and charged with and (b) convicted of cannabis possession in (i) the Thames Valley Police Authority area were and (ii) every other police authority area in each of the last four years. |
| (11875) | |
| 159 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the average cost of arresting and charging people for cannabis possession in the last 12 months. |
| (11874) | |
| 160 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what reviews of sex offences are in progress in his Department; and when their conclusions will be reported to the House. |
| (11873) | |
| 161 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many publications were issued by his Department in each of the last four years. |
| (11834) | |
| 162 | Mr Bob Blizzard (Waveney): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the effect on the (a) quantity of cannabis consumed in the UK, (b) quantity of tobacco consumed in the UK and (c) number of people in the UK using cannabis that would result from the reclassification of cannabis from a Class B to Class C drug. |
| (11589) | |
| 163 N | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many care homes have been investigated since 1997 in the historical abuse investigations in each police authority area. |
| (9418) | |
| 164 N | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent research he has undertaken to evaluate the pre-trial procedures in connection with sex abuse inquiries; what recent work he has undertaken to measure the difference in the impact on the rights and liberties of persons accused or suspected of sex abuse crimes from the impact on the rights and liberties of those accused of other offences; what analyses he has carried out on the impact of compensation on the reporting of sex abuse crimes; what recent assessment he has made of police investigative powers in relation to people accused of sex abuse; how many applicants for criminal injuries compensation relating to sex abuse are serving a prison sentence; what steps he takes to advertise the availability of compensation; what assistance police have received from solicitors acting on behalf of victims with respect to sex abuse inquiries; and if he will make a statement on the controls imposed on the police while interviewing (a) suspects and (b) witnesses and on the reasons for the differences between treatment of both groups. |
| (9419) | |
| 165 N | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many suspects have been identified in connection with historical institutional child abuse investigations, broken down by police authority and since 1997; on what basis in each such area persons have been regarded as suspects; how many such individuals have been (a) arrested, (b) charged, (c) convicted and (d) acquitted; how many pleaded (i) not guilty and (ii) guilty; how many who pleaded in (i) and (ii) were convicted; of those arrested how many had no further action taken against them; how many individuals who were convicted appealed against their (x) conviction and (y) sentence; how many appeals were successful and, in each case, on what basis and how many failed and, in each case, on what basis; how many complaints of sexual abuse in such cases, broken down by authority were referred to the CPS; what percentage of the complaints received were so referred; how many cases the CPS accepted; what was the basis of each rejection; of the persons charged, how long they (A) waited and (B) were waiting before they came to trial; of the persons arrested, how many persons are on police bail; how many separate complaints have been received; how many complainants there are; how many of the victims have (aa) served and (bb) are serving time in prison; how many victims have applied for compenstion; how much each individual has received in (1) 1997, (2)1998, (3) 1999 and (4) 2000; and how many applications for compensation are outstanding. |
| (9417) | |
| 166 | Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will publish his Department's report on after-care for wrongfully convicted prisoners. |
| (11784) | |
| 167 | Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the case for increasing the length of time given to asylum seekers to complete statement of evidence forms. |
| (11761) | |
| 168 | Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment he has made of (a) the number of asylum applications rejected on the grounds of non-compliance, (b) the number of cases waiting to be processed by the Appeals Tribunal and (c) the relationship between the two. |
| (11756) | |
| 169 | Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases were waiting to be processed by the Appeals Tribunal in each month of the last three years, indicating the (a) monthly and (b) yearly change expressed as a percentage. |
| (11758) | |
| 170 | Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) asylum applications and (b) asylum applications rejected on the grounds of non-compliance there have been in each month of the last three years, indicating the (i) monthly and (ii) yearly change expressed as a percentage. |
| (11759) | |
| 171 | Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent representations he has received on the length of time given to asylum seekers to complete statement of evidence forms. |
| (11760) | |
| 172 | Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the impact of the introduction of statement of evidence forms on the numbers of asylum applications rejected on the grounds of non-compliance. |
| (11757) | |
| 173 | Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the dates of the European Union meetings attended by Ministers in his Department from 1st January onwards, indicating what issues were discussed at each meeting. |
| (11753) | |
| 174 | Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Criminal Records Bureau will be launched; and if he will make a statement. |
| (11752) | |
| 175 | Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many probation officers there were in England and Wales at the latest date for which figures are available. |
| (11751) | |
| 176 | Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much of the Criminal Justice System Reserve has been (a) allocated and (b) spent to date; and if he will make a statement about his plans to allocate the reserve in (i) 2002-03 and (ii) 2003-04. |
| (11754) | |
| 177 | Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimation he has made of the pilot projects on drug testing for detainees in (a) Staffordshire, (b) Hackney and (c) Nottingham |
| (11586) | |
| 178 N | Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what stocks of (a) antiques, (b) paintings and (c) fine wines are held by his Department; if he will list such assets sold over the last three years together with the sale proceeds from such transactions; what plans he has to sell further such assets over the period of the current Comprehensive Spending Review; and if he will make a statement. |
| (10833) | |
| 179 N | Lawrie Quinn (Scarborough & Whitby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on emergency planning strategies in Yorkshire and the Humber. |
| (9283) | |
| 180 | Mr Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans the Government has to target motorcycle theft. |
| (11659) | |
| 181 | Mr Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what change there has been in police numbers in Havering since May 1997. |
| (11655) | |
| 182 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many publications were issued by her Department in each of the last four years. |
| (11833) | |
| 183 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what work has been undertaken by her Department with trade unions to promote development awareness. |
| (11832) | |
| 184 | Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans the Government has to reduce Third World debt; and what information she has collated on those of other European Union member states. |
| (11776) | |
| 185 N | Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what stocks of (a) antiques, (b) paintings and (c) fine wines are held by her Department; if she will list such assets sold over the last three years together with the sale proceeds from such transactions; what plans she has to sell further such assets over the period of the current Comprehensive Spending Review; and if she will make a statement. |
| (10846) | |
| 186 | Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to her Answer of 2nd July, Official Report, column 42W, on Belize, if she will place in the Library copies of the documents which recorded the conversation between her Permanent Secretary and the senior partner of KPMG on 18th May. |
| (11615) | |
| 187 | Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, on what date her Department obtained legal advice on the validity and applicability of the 1982 Britain-Belize Investor Protection Treaty for the Public Investment Companies with regard to the 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; what the conclusion of this legal advice was; on what date this advice was passed to the Government of Belize; and if she will place in the Library a copy of this advice. |
| (11602) | |
| 188 | Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what meetings her Department has held since 3rd August with the Government of Belize to discuss progress on the Commonwealth Debt Initiative and the effect of tax exemptions and public investment companies on pro-poor programmes; where each of these meetings took place; and which departments of the Government of Belize attended. |
| (11603) | |
| 189 | Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if her Department requested KPMG to assess whether the 1982 Britain-Belize Investor Protection Treaty applied to the public investment companies during the 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; when this request was made by her Department; what the conclusion of this assessment was; and if she will place in the Library a copy of KPMG's assessment. |
| (11604) | |
| 190 | Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to her Answer of 13th July, Official Report, column 653W, on Belize, if she will place in the Library (a) a copy of the correspondence of 25th August 2000 in which her Department was informed by KPMG that KPMG were the external auditors of the Belize Bank and (b) copies of responses made by her Department to KPMG following the receipt of this correspondence. |
| (11611) | |
| 191 N | Mr Bill Tynan (Hamilton South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what representations (a) her Department made to the Department of Trade and Industry and (b) she will make to the WTO Summit on providing developing countries with access to cheap medicines. |
| (11465) | |
| 192 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, how many publications were issued by his Department in each of the last four years. |
| (11824) | |
| 193 N | Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what stocks of (a) antiques, (b) paintings and (c) fine wines are held by his Department; if he will list such assets sold over the last three years together with the sale proceeds from such transactions; what plans he has to sell further such assets over the period of the current Comprehensive Spending Review; and if he will make a statement. |
| (10838) | |
| 194 | Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what advice and representation will be available to asylum seekers in induction and accommodation centres. |
| (11910) | |
| 195 | Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what action he intends to take on the Family Law Act Sub-Committee's report on the murder of Georgina McCarthy. |
| (11723) | |
| 196 | Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what plans he has to reform bailiff law. |
| (11724) | |
| 197 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many publications were issued by his Department in each of the last four years. |
| (11823) | |
| 198 N | Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what stocks of (a) antiques, (b) paintings and (c) fine wines are held by his Department; if he will list such assets sold over the last three years together with the sale proceeds from such transactions; what plans he has to sell further such assets over the period of the current Comprehensive Spending Review; and if he will make a statement. |
| (10841) | |
| 199 N | Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will clarify departmental and agency responsibilities for occupational health and vocational rehabilitation. |
| (11312) | |
| 200 | Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Prime Minister, what the Government's policy is on the assassination of enemy leaders. |
| (11645) | |
| 201 N | Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Prime Minister, what stocks of (a) antiques, (b) paintings and (c) fine wines are held by his office; if he will list such assets sold over the last three years together with the sale proceeds from such transactions; what plans he has to sell further such assets over the period of the current Comprehensive Spending Review; and if he will make a statement. |
| (10836) | |
| 202 N | Mr Alex Salmond (Banff & Buchan): To ask the Prime Minister, what British planes taking off from the base in Diego Garcia have dropped cluster bombs during the military action in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement on the use of cluster bombs in Afghanistan, with particular reference to British involvement. |
| (11574) | |
| 203 N | Mr Alex Salmond (Banff & Buchan): To ask the Prime Minister, what discussions he has had with President Bush on the armaments used during the military action in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement. |
| (11579) | |
| 204 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many publications were issued by her Department in each of the last four years. |
| (11822) | |
| 205 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment she has made of the effect of the repeal of section 28 of the Local Government Act in Scotland. |
| (11851) | |
| 206 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what representations she has received about the repeal of section 28 of the Local Government Act in Scotland. |
| (11850) | |
| 207 N | Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what stocks of (a) antiques, (b) paintings and (c) fine wines are held by her Department; if she will list such assets sold over the last three years together with the sale proceeds from such transactions; what plans she has to sell further such assets over the period of the current Comprehensive Spending Review; and if she will make a statement. |
| (10840) | |
| 208 | Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Solicitor General, if she has been consulted on the legality of the use of cluster bombs. |
| (11844) | |
| 209 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps she is taking (a) to ensure effective co-operation and (b) to avoid duplication between the work of the Small Business Service and Business Links. |
| (11847) | |
| 210 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the estimated cost to British businesses is of the Ozone Depleting Substances Regulation 2000/2037. |
| (11857) | |
| 211 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the estimated cost to British businesses is of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive. |
| (11858) | |
| 212 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of the effects of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive. |
| (11860) | |
| 213 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what is the funding of Business Links by area in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. |
| (11848) | |
| 214 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the estimated cost to British businesses is of the End-of-life Vehicles Directive. |
| (11861) | |
| 215 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many publications were issued by her Department in each of the last four years. |
| (11841) | |
| 216 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what representations she has received from employers following the passage of the Part Time Employees (Prevention of Less Favourite Treatment) Regulations 2000. |
| (11831) | |
| 217 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of the effects of the Ozone Depleting Substances Regulation 2000/2037 on the design and manufacture of fridges and freezers. |
| (11856) | |
| 218 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when she last met the Chairman of the Better Regulation Task Force. |
| (11829) | |
| 219 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Small Business Service in assisting the establishment of new companies. |
| (11849) | |
| 220 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what her policy is in respect of the use of sunset clauses in legislation. |
| (11876) | |
| 221 N | Mr David Chidgey (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of the impact on the British aerospace industry of the decision (a) to provide assistance in connection with the development of the A380 Airbus project to the prime contractor Airbus Industries UK and (b) not to provide assistance to both the prime contractor and subcontractors in the supply chain. |
| (10815) | |
| 222 N | Mr David Chidgey (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what information she has collated on which of the countries engaged in the A380 Airbus project have divided government financial assistance for project development between the prime contractor and subcontractors in the supply chain; and what the proportion is in each case. |
| (10816) | |
| 223 N | Mr David Chidgey (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of the impact on competitiveness of British aerospace subcontractors of bidding for elements of the A380 Airbus project against European suppliers whose non-recoverable up-front costs are supported by their governments' development assistance. |
| (10814) | |
| 224 N | Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what stocks of (a) antiques, (b) paintings and (c) fine wines are held by her Department; if she will list such assets sold over the last three years together with the sale proceeds from such transactions; what plans she has to sell further such assets over the period of the current Comprehensive Spending Review; and if she will make a statement. |
| (10839) | |
| 225 N | Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many post offices there are in each parliamentary constituency; and how many of them derive more than 40 per cent. of their income from the Benefits Agency. |
| (10740) | |
| 226 N | Mr Bill Tynan (Hamilton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if his Department will press the forthcoming WTO summit to take steps to ensure that developing countries have access to cheap medicines. |
| (11466) | |
| 227 | Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon & East Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what representations she has received regarding the future of the Ineos Chlor Chemicals plant in Runcorn; and if she will make a statement. |
| (11762) | |
| 228 | Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon & East Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what her policy is towards granting Government assistance to the Ineos Chlor Chemicals group; and if she will make a statement. |
| (11763) | |
| 229 | Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon & East Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what information she has collated on the proportion of electricity supply met by (a) nuclear power, (b) coal-fired generation, (c) gas-fired generation, (d) oil-fired generation and (e) renewables for (i) each member country of the EU, (ii) the USA, (iii) Canada, (iv) Australia, (v) Russia, (vi) India and (vii) China. |
| (11764) | |
| 230 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will make a statement on compensation payable to residents for property blight arising from the construction of the Aston Clinton bypass. |
| (11862) | |
| 231 N | Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what plans he has to reclassify bifuel vehicles representing a manufacturer's standard option, according to their carbon dioxide emissions, for road tax purposes. |
| (11321) | |
| 232 N | Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, when he will publish his review of the Blue Badge Scheme for disabled drivers. |
| (11317) | |
| 233 N | Mr David Chidgey (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what assessment he has made of the impact on the rail manufacturing and renovation industry of the decision to extend existing franchises by two years. |
| (10813) | |
| 234 N | Mr David Chidgey (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, when the Strategic Rail Authority will announce (a) the rail franchises for the North West region of England and (b) its decision on whether Merseyside Passenger Transport Executive will let the Merseyside rail franchise alone or jointly with the Strategic Rail Authority. |
| (10812) | |
| 235 N | Mr Peter Duncan (Galloway & Upper Nithsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will make a statement on his plans for cadet training within the Merchant Navy. |
| (11307) | |
| 236 | Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, when he intends to publish the research into public attitudes to local government structures in the City of Westminster. |
| (11644) | |
| 237 N | Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what stocks of (a) antiques, (b) paintings and (c) fine wines are held by his Department; if he will list such assets sold over the last three years together with the sale proceeds from such transactions; what plans he has to sell further such assets over the period of the current Comprehensive Spending Review; and if he will make a statement. |
| (10844) | |
| 238 | Mr Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what his latest estimate is of the total cost of completing the Crossrail project. |
| (11654) | |
| 239 | Mr Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what proportion of funding for Crossrail will be required from the private sector. |
| (11653) | |
| 240 | Mr Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what plans the Government has to encourage and promote road safety for motorcyclists; and if he will make a statement. |
| (11658) | |
| 241 | Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will place in the Library the terms of reference for evaluation of the PPP bids for the London Underground. |
| (11612) | |
| 242 | Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he has asked external (a) consultants and (b) organisations to evaluate the PPP bids for the London Underground once the final bids have been prepared; and if he will make a statement. |
| (11613) | |
| 243 | Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he has asked the National Audit Office to evaluate the PPP bids for the London Underground once the final bids have been prepared; and if he will make a statement. |
| (11614) | |
| 244 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many publications were issued by his Department in each of the last four years. |
| (11820) | |
| 245 N | Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what stocks of (a) antiques, (b) paintings and (c) fine wines are held by his Department; if he will list such assets sold over the last three years together with the sale proceeds from such transactions; what plans he has to sell further such assets over the period of the current Comprehensive Spending Review; and if he will make a statement. |
| (10842) | |
| 246 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many publications were issued by his Department between 8th June and 26th October. |
| (11825) | |
| 247 N | Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on (a) the implementation of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, as amended and (b) the level of compliance with its provisions. |
| (11319) | |
| 248 N | Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many full-time employees (a) were in occupational pension schemes and (b) subscribed to personal pensions in each of the last five years. |
| (11314) | |
| 249 N | Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what arrangements he is making to monitor employers' compliance with their obligation to designate stakeholder pension schemes. |
| (11316) | |
| 250 N | Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will list the proportion of total claims for incapacity benefit paid in respect of the main relevant medical conditions. |
| (11322) | |
| 251 N | Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to phase out references to the Department of Social Security (a) on printed materials and (b) on the Internet. |
| (11309) | |
| 252 N | Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to advise small businesses of their present and future obligations under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, as amended. |
| (11320) | |
| 253 N | Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what avenues of redress are available to individual employees where their employers has failed to meet the deadline for designation of a stakeholder pension scheme. |
| (11315) | |
| 254 N | Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what response he has sent to the RNID report, 'Can't Hear Can't Benefit' in relation to take up of disability living allowance by people who are deaf or have hearing difficulties. |
| (11313) | |
| 255 N | Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on the workstep programme, with particular reference to (a) progression to open employment and (b) maintenance of an infrastructure for sheltered employment. |
| (11318) | |
| 256 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his Answer, Official Report, 15th October, column 834W, on preserved rights, what estimate he has made of the number of residents ordinarily resident in each local authority (a) in nursing homes aged (i) under 65 and (ii) over 65 and (b) in residential care homes aged (1) under 65 and (2) over 65 as at (A) 1st April 2001, (B) 2002 and (C) 2003. |
| (11471) | |
| 257 | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people left the Environmental Taskforce option of the New Deal for Young People between July 1999 and October 2001 for (a) an unknown destination, (b) sustained unsubsidised employment, (c) jobs lasting less than 13 weeks, (d) other benefits and (e) another known destination. |
| (11596) | |
| 258 | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what resources are being targeted to help people aged (a) 50 and over and (b) under 25 years who are not working, to set up their own businesses. |
| (11652) | |
| 259 | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many participants in the New Deal have received (a) training and (b) subsidised employment in the construction industry in each year since 1997. |
| (11600) | |
| 260 | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what independent expert studies he has commissioned into each of the New Deal programmes since January 2000. |
| (11592) | |
| 261 | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people joined the voluntary section option of the New Deal for Young People between July 1999 and October 2001; and how many of these (a) completed their course before leaving the New Deal and (b) left their course before completing the New Deal. |
| (11598) | |
| 262 | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what research he has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated into the impact of the New Deal for the over 50s on levels of employment and benefit take-up amongst the over 50s. |
| (11594) | |
| 263 | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many participants in the New Deal to date have been placed on a computer skills course as part of the Ambition: IT partnership. |
| (11649) | |
| 264 | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that personal advisers in the ONE programme are adequately trained in work-focused initiatives. |
| (11924) | |
| 265 | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people left the voluntary sector option of the New Deal for Young People between July 1999 and October 2001 for (a) an unknown destination, (b) sustained unsubsidised employment, (c) jobs lasting less than 13 weeks, (d) other benefits and (e) another known destination. |
| (11597) | |
| 266 | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what research he has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated into the effect of the New Deal for Partners on levels of unemployment and benefit take-up. |
| (11650) | |
| 267 | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many benefit sanctions were imposed on participants in the New Deal for Young People in each year since its introduction (a) nationally and (b) by region, broken down into each of the four options. |
| (11601) | |
| 268 | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have entered the New Deal gateway (a) once, (b) twice and (c) three times or more in respect of the (i) New Deal for Lone Parents, (ii) New Deal for Young People, (iii) New Deal for the over 25s, (iv) New Deal for the over 50s and (v) New Deal for Disabled People. |
| (11593) | |
| 269 | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have joined the (a) Environmental Task Force option, (b) the subsidised employment option and (c) the voluntary sector option of the New Deal since implementation; and how many and what percentage of these (i) completed their programme before leaving the New Deal, (ii) left their programme before completing it and (iii) left at any stage for unknown destinations. |
| (11599) | |
| 270 | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people joined the Environmental Taskforce option of the New Deal for Young People between July 1999 and October 2001; and how many of these (a) completed their course before leaving the New Deal and (b) left their course before completing the New Deal. |
| (11595) | |
| 271 | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total cost to date has been of (a) publications on and (b) advertising of New Deal programmes for the unemployed. |
| (11651) | |
| 272 | Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what benefits and allowances are available to breast-feeding mothers; and what plans he has to introduce further measures targeted at this group. |
| (11666) | |
| 273 | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which report by the Benefit Fraud Inspectorate was (a) most satisfactory and (b) least satisfactory with respect to the Government's housing benefit policies. |
| (11818) | |
| 274 | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what are the (a) local authorities who have been subject to an inspection by the Benefit Fraud Inspectorate and (b) authorities who have implemented all the recommendations made by the Benefit Fraud Inspectorate's report. |
| (11817) | |
| 275 | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what measures he has taken to ensure that local authorities have implemented their action plans drawn up in response to reports by the Benefit Fraud Inspectorate. |
| (11816) | |
| 276 | Mr Archy Kirkwood (Roxburgh & Berwickshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his latest estimate is of expenditure during the financial year 2001-02 on working families tax credit; and what expenditure was on (a) family income supplement and (b) family credit during their final years of operation at (i) current prices and (ii) 2001 prices. |
| (11674) | |
| 277 | Mr Archy Kirkwood (Roxburgh & Berwickshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households are in receipt of working families tax credit; what the take-up rate is; and what the take-up rate was of (a) family income supplement and (b) family credit, in their (i) first and (ii) final years of operation. |
| (11673) | |
| 278 | Mr Archy Kirkwood (Roxburgh & Berwickshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his latest estimates are of the administrative costs, in total and per claimant household, of (a) child benefit and (b) working families tax credit. |
| (11672) | |
| 279 N | Mr Colin Pickthall (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if existing cases will be given priority in the implementation of the Child Support Agency reforms. |
| (11573) | |
| 280 N | Mr Colin Pickthall (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much the CSA is owed in unpaid maintenance. |
| (11584) | |
| 281 | Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average waiting time for clearing new claims was over the last 12 months in each disability benefit centre. |
| (11904) | |
| 282 | Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how he monitors compliance by SEMA with its latest guidelines; and if he will make a statement. |
| (11902) | |
| 283 | Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the rate of medical examinations by SEMA is in respect of (a) incapacity and (b) disability benefits. |
| (11901) | |
| 284 | Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of C grade medical reports fail to meet his Department's standards by (a) 10 per cent. and (b) five per cent. broken down by disability benefit centre in each of the last three years. |
| (11903) | |
| 285 | Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what were the total running costs in respect of each centre of (a) processing disability benefit appeals and (b) processing incapacity benefit appeals in (i) 2000-01 and (b) 2001. |
| (11908) | |
| 286 | Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) appeals and (b) successful appeals there were in respect of each centre processing (i) disability benefit claims and (ii) incapacity benefit claims (A) in 2000-01 and (B) since April. |
| (11907) | |
| 287 | Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on the service credit arising from SEMA's performance against targets up to 31st March. |
| (11906) | |
| 288 | Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will place in the Library the revised contract with SEMA. |
| (11905) | |
| 289 | Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will place copies of the letters of comfort issued in relation to (a) Railtrack and (b) the London Underground PPP in the Library; and if he will make a statement. |
| [Transferred] (11606) | |
| 290 | Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what analyses of the impact of the discount rate on the value for money calculations on the London Underground PPP have been undertaken; and if he will place summaries in the Library. |
| [Transferred] (11605) | |
| 291 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what percentage of prostate cancer patients live for at least five years after treatment in the United Kingdom; and what is the average such percentage in the European Union. |
| [Transferred] (11869) | |
| 292 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what percentage of leukaemia sufferers live for at least five years after treatment in the United Kingdom; and what is the average such percentage in the European Union. |
| [Transferred] (11870) | |
| 293 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many people died in the United Kingdom in 2000 in fires caused by cigarettes. |
| [Transferred] (11863) | |
| 294 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what percentage of breast cancer patients live for at least five years after the treatment in the United Kingdom; and what the average such percentage is in the European Union. |
| [Transferred] (11871) | |
| 295 | Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to change the law relating to civil registration of marriages to permit reference to parents of the bride or groom to include mothers. |
| [Transferred] (11587) | |
| 296 | Mr Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what proportion of road traffic accidents occurred on or near to the calibration lines of speed cameras in the last 12 months for which figures are available. |
| [Transferred] (11657) | |
| 297 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what assessment he has made of (a) the impact on British businesses of the proposed Physical Agents Directive and (b) its cost to British business. |
| [Transferred] (11855) | |
| 298 | John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in Bassetlaw have received working families tax credit and child credit to date. |
| [Transferred] (11585) | |
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