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Session 2001-02 Publications on the internet The Order Book

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on Wednesday 16 January 2002 Here you can browse the Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 16 January, 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.

WEDNESDAY 16th JANUARY
1	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Advocate General, if she will list those items valued at more than £50 which have been stolen or lost from her Department in each of the last two years.
	(27996)
2	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what expenditure has been incurred by his (a) Department, (b) agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies in each of the last four years on (i) opinion polling, (ii) focus groups and (iii) other forms of market research; and if he will list the surveys commissioned and the purpose of each.
	(27949)
3	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his estimate is of the cost of buildings refurbishment carried out by his Department in each of the last four years.
	(27958)
4	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his estimate is of the cost of theft and fraud to (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies in each of the last four years.
	(27976)
5	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will list those items valued at more than £50 which have been stolen or lost from his Department in each of the last four years.
	(28006)
6	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his estimate is of the cost of (a) ministerial cars and drivers and (b) taxis for his Department in each of the last four years.
	(27904)
7   N	Jeff Ennis (Barnsley East & Mexborough):    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what was discussed at the recent meeting of the British Irish Council; and if he will make a statement.
	(25597)
8   N	Patrick Hall (Bedford):    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what was discussed at the recent meeting of the British Irish Council; and if he will make a statement.
	(25607)
9	Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make a statement on the progress which has been made in delivering the strategy to increase the numbers of (a) women and (b) ethnic minorities in Whitehall's senior Civil Service grades.
	(27851)
10	Bob Russell (Colchester):    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he last used the railway service in connection with his official duties; what station he left from and what was the destination; and whether it is his intention to make greater use of the railways in future.
	(28093)
11	Mr A.J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to ensure that listed buildings cannot be de-listed following an appeal from the owner without public notification and an opportunity for objections to be made.
	(27898)
12	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list those items valued at more than £50 which have been stolen or lost from her Department in each of the last four years.
	(27993)
13	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her estimate is of the cost of (a) ministerial cars and drivers and (b) taxis for her Department in each of the last four years.
	(27913)
14	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her estimate is of the cost of theft and fraud to (a) her Department, (b) its agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies in each of the last four years.
	(27984)
15	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what expenditure has been incurred by her (a) Department, (b) agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies in each of the last four years on (i) opinion polling, (ii) focus groups and (iii) other forms of market research; and if she will list the surveys commissioned and the purpose of each.
	(27938)
16	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her estimate is of the cost of buildings refurbishment carried out by her Department in each of the last four years.
	(27970)
17	Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the cost was to the New Millennium Experience Company of commissioning Anthony Gormley's Quantum Cloud; and who currently owns the sculpture.
	(27895)
18	Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much unclaimed money is held in the National Lottery Distribution Fund which is not committed to projects.
	(28066)
19	Bob Russell (Colchester):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she last used the railway service in connection with her official duties; what station she left from and what was the destination; and whether it is her intention to make greater use of the railways in future.
	(28098)
20   N	Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she will reply to the letter of 19th October 2001 from the honourable Member for Totnes enclosing one from Mrs Christine Ashworth of Rattery, South Devon, which was acknowledged by her Parliamentary Correspondence Unit on 1st November 2001.
	(27040)
21	Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has to instruct local authorities to reduce rates and rental on sports clubs occupying sites in the ownership of their local authority.
	(27869)
22	Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has to direct local authorities not to take into account improvements made to sports clubs occupying sites in the ownership of their local authority when agreeing a new lease.
	(27868)
23	Mr Keith Vaz (Leicester East):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list the members she has appointed to public bodies in the last 12 months.
	(27885)
24   N	Norman Baker (Lewes):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the purpose is of the further radome at RAF Menwith Hill for which a planning application has been made.
	(27531)
25   N	Norman Baker (Lewes):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the SBIRS radomes at RAF Menwith Hill are expected come on line.
	(27532)
26   N	Norman Baker (Lewes):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will submit requests from the US authorities to use RAF bases for the purpose of national missile defence to the House for prior approval.
	(27533)
27	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what expenditure has been incurred by his (a) Department, (b) agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies in each of the last four years on (i) opinion polling, (ii) focus groups and (iii) other forms of market research; and if he will list the surveys commissioned and the purpose of each.
	(27940)
28	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his estimate is of the cost of buildings refurbishment carried out by his Department in each of the last four years.
	(27968)
29	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his estimate is of the cost of theft and fraud to (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies in each of the last four years.
	(27986)
30	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list those items valued at more than £50 which have been stolen or lost from his Department in each of the last four years.
	(27992)
31	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his estimate is of the cost of (a) ministerial cars and drivers and (b) taxis for his Department in each of the last four years.
	(27914)
32   N	Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel working in the armed forces are married to other persons serving in the armed forces.
	(26128)
33   N	Mr Peter Duncan (Galloway & Upper Nithsdale):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent representations he has received on the implications for low-flying on wind power developments within designated training areas; and if he will make a statement.
	(27729)
34   N	Mr Peter Duncan (Galloway & Upper Nithsdale):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much MOD expenditure there was in Dumfries and Galloway region; and what his assessment is of the spin off benefit to the regional economy in the last 12 months.
	(27731)
35	Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the countries in which British troops are (a) stationed and (b) active.
	(28080)
36	Bob Russell (Colchester):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will ensure that waterproof helmet-fitted radios are made available for Royal Air Force Search and Rescue Squadron winch-men.
	(29096)
37	Bob Russell (Colchester):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many winch-men serve with the Royal Air Force Search and Rescue Squadron.
	(28095)
38	Bob Russell (Colchester):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he last used the railway service in connection with his official duties; what station he left from and what was the destination; and whether it is his intention to make greater use of the railways in future.
	(28087)
39	Mr Alan Simpson (Nottingham South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions his Department has had with its counterparts in Washington concerning US plans to convert two of its fleet of Trident submarines to conventional use.
	(28259)
40	Mr Alan Simpson (Nottingham South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many visits of UK personnel to the US under the auspices of the 1958 Mutual Defence Agreement have occurred in each year since 1997.
	(28255)
41	Mr Alan Simpson (Nottingham South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK personnel work at the Nevada test site; and how many UK personnel have visited the Nevada test site in each of the last three years.
	(28258)
42	Mr Alan Simpson (Nottingham South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many exchange of information and visit reports have been generated as a result of exchanges of information under the 1958 Mutual Defence Agreement in each of the last five years.
	(28256)
43	Mr Alan Simpson (Nottingham South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK personnel work in the United States under the auspices of the 1958 Mutual Defence Agreement; and in which US facility they are working.
	(28254)
44	Mr Alan Simpson (Nottingham South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many United States personnel have visited the Atomic Weapons Establishment in each of the last three years; and from which United States departments and establishments these visitors have come.
	(28257)
45	Mr Alan Simpson (Nottingham South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the studies sponsored by his Department in each of the last three years concerning future options for Trident.
	(28260)
46	Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what criteria he is using in the review of berthing capacity at Her Majesty's naval bases.
	(27897)
47	Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he will decide the outcome of his Department's review of berthing capacities at Her Majesty's naval bases.
	(27896)
48	Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what targets exist for settling arrears of pay for Territorial Army servicemen and women.
	[R] (28217)
49	Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement about the procedure for considering gallantry awards in Operation Veritas.
	(28213)
50	Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement about delays in paying Territorial Army soldiers.
	[R] (28216)
51	Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement about (a) the criteria and (b) the procedure for awarding the Victoria Cross.
	(28214)
52	Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Territorial Army servicemen and women have arrears of pay outstanding in excess of (a) two months and (b) three months.
	[R] (28218)
53	Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the outcomes of the UN Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons Review Conference in December 2001, with particular reference to the issue of explosive remnants of war.
	(28072)
54	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what her estimate is of the cost of theft and fraud to (a) her Department, (b) its agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies in each of the last four years.
	(27973)
55	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will list those items valued at more than £50 which have been stolen or lost from her Department in each of the last four years.
	(28001)
56	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what her estimate is of the cost of (a) ministerial cars and drivers and (b) taxis for her Department in each of the last four years.
	(27903)
57	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what her estimate is of the cost of buildings refurbishment carried out by her Department in each of the last four years.
	(27957)
58	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what expenditure has been incurred by her (a) Department, (b) agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies in each of the last four years on (i) opinion polling, (ii) focus groups and (iii) other forms of market research; and if she will list the surveys commissioned and the purpose of each.
	(27953)
59	Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what has been the total spending on schools in each London borough in each of the last 10 years.
	(28177)
60	Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what records are kept by her Department on the extent of early years nursery provision in each London borough for the last five years; and if she will publish such records.
	(28082)
61   N	Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to her Answer of 9th January, Official Report, column 934W, on Early Years Excellence, by what means her Department plans to follow up interest in Somerford Infant School.
	(27727)
62   N	Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what reasons underlie the length of time taken to publish the East Manchester Education Action Zone accounts for the year ended 31st March 2000; and if she will make a statement.
	(27725)
63   N	Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to her Answer of 9th January, Official Report, column 934W, on Early Years Excellence, whether the further guidance issued on 5th October 1991 was sent direct to Somerford Infant School; and if she will make a statement.
	(27728)
64   N	Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to her Answer of 9th January, Official Report, column 934W, on Early Years Excellence, when she expects to announce the results of the assessment of the interests of Somerford Infant School.
	(27726)
65	Mr Damian Green (Ashford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will list, by local education authority in England, the amounts allocated for 2002-03 to schools with sixth forms, excluding funding for statemented special education needs, by the Learning and Skills Council according to the (a) terms of the Real Terms Guarantee, (b) Learning and Skills Council's methodology and (c) Learning and Skills Council's methodology as modified by the restriction of gains to 30 per cent. above the levels of the Real Terms Guarantee.
	(28110)
66	Mr Damian Green (Ashford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will list those local education authorities in England which have indicated that they will be unable to meet the financial provisions for school sixth forms in 2002-03, as specified by the Learning and Skills Council; and if she will make a statement.
	(28109)
67	Mr Damian Green (Ashford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what grants she has made to the White Hart Lane school in Tottenham to teach pupils in languages other than English; and if she will make a statement.
	(28108)
68	Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many schools in the North East are equipped with Internet access.
	(28067)
69	Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what guidance she has given to local educational authorities to cater for the needs of children whose education is disrupted by ME.
	(28221)
70	Bob Russell (Colchester):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, when she last used the railway service in connection with her official duties; what station she left from and what was the destination; and whether it is her intention to make greater use of the railways in future.
	(28102)
71	Dr Howard Stoate (Dartford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of higher education entrants in 2000-01 and 2001-02 (a) from Dartford and Gravesham and (b) in England were from social classes III, IV and V.
	(28241)
72   N	Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to her Answer of 12th December 2001, Official Report, column 919-20W, on carbofuran chlorfenvinphos, if she will set out the measures she is taking to help the trade and user groups.
	(27841)
73   N	Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to ensure that monies from the Aggregates Tax Sustainability Fund are used to support projects in areas where quarrying has the greatest environmental impact.
	(27839)
74   N	Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish the latest figures for working days lost through industrial action within her Department and its agencies since June 2001.
	(27840)
75   N	Norman Baker (Lewes):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many published environment appraisals have been notified to the Sustainable Development Unit since February 2001; and by which departments.
	(27536)
76   N	Norman Baker (Lewes):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what action she has taken pursuant to the recommendation of the Environmental Audit Committee to ensure that departmental environmental appraisals assess the impact of competing options.
	(27543)
77   N	Norman Baker (Lewes):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress she is making in her discussions with the Association of British Insurers to ensure that residents of Lewes have access to flood insurance at reasonable cost.
	(27538)
78   N	Norman Baker (Lewes):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for flood defence provision in Lewes resulting from the decision on the contribution of East Sussex County Council to the flood levy for 2002-03.
	(27539)
79   N	Norman Baker (Lewes):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects to publish proposals for change to flood defence funding and related administrative arrangements.
	(27540)
80   N	Norman Baker (Lewes):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress she is making in securing adequate flood defences for Lewes.
	(27537)
81	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what expenditure has been incurred by her (a) Department, (b) agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies in each of the last four years on (i) opinion polling, (ii) focus groups and (iii) other forms of market research; and if she will list the surveys commissioned and the purpose of each.
	(27952)
82	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her estimate is of the cost of (a) ministerial cars and drivers and (b) taxis for her Department in each of the last four years.
	(27902)
83	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list those items valued at more than £50 which have been stolen or lost from her Department in each of the last four years.
	(27998)
84	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her estimate is of the cost of buildings refurbishment carried out by her Department in each of the last four years.
	(27956)
85	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her estimate is of the cost of theft and fraud to (a) her Department, (b) its agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies in each of the last four years.
	(27974)
86	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what involvement her Department has in (a) public private partnerships and (b) Private Finance Initiative projects.
	(27934)
87   N	Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she proposes an early ratification of the Kyoto Protocol by the United Kingdom; and if she will make a statement
	(27837)
88	Mr David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much meat from countries where foot and mouth disease is present was imported into the United Kingdom in 2001; and if she will list the countries involved.
	(27892)
89	Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason the IACS payment due to be paid by 31st January is being withheld; and if she will make a statement.
	(27954)
90	Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what action she intends to take on the research report, 'Water-based Sport and Recreation: The Facts' commissioned by her Department; and if she will make a statement.
	(27855)
91	Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the number of hill farmers who have recently left the industry as a result of foot and mouth disease; and if she will make a statement.
	(28042)
92	Bob Russell (Colchester):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she last used the railway service in connection with her official duties; what station she left from and what was the destination; and whether it is her intention to make greater use of the railways in future.
	(28100)
93	Mr Alan Simpson (Nottingham South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Government will issue a public consultation on the future of GM crops in this country.
	(28251)
94	Mr Alan Simpson (Nottingham South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage of combinable crops are grown from farm saved seed in the UK, broken down by crop.
	(28253)
95	Mr Alan Simpson (Nottingham South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government will take to ensure that conventional seeds grown in the UK will remain free of GM contamination if GM crops are added to the National Seed List.
	(28252)
96	Tony Baldry (Banbury):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how the Government proposes to fulfil the commitment at the 2000 G8 Summit in Okinawa that no countries seriously committed to education for all will be thwarted in their achievements of this goal by lack of resources; what information he has collated on the actions of the other G8 countries to meet this commitment; and if he will make a statement.
	(27862)
97	Tony Baldry (Banbury):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he estimates the Government will reach the UN target of 0.7 per cent. of GNI for international aid.
	(27863)
98	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the revenue lost to the Inland Revenue as a result of the reduction in farm incomes in the last four years.
	(27928)
99	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total receipts from Lottery duty are since the inception of the Lottery.
	(27931)
100	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much money was lost to the Inland Revenue in each of the last 10 years as a result of tax evasion.
	(27926)
101	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list for (a) each of the nations and regions of the United Kingdom and (b) the United Kingdom as a whole in each of the last four years (i) the amount paid out in Civil Service salaries and (ii) other running costs of the Civil Service.
	(27935)
102	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his estimate is of the cost of (a) ministerial cars and drivers and (b) taxis for his Department in each of the last four years.
	(27900)
103	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list each of the central government bodies which have reported fraud cases in each of the last four years, indicating for each body (a) the number of cases, (b) the number of staff involved in each case and (c) the total value of frauds.
	(27929)
104	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what expenditure has been incurred by his (a) Department, (b) agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies in each of the last four years on (i) opinion polling, (ii) focus groups and (iii) other forms of market research; and if he will list the surveys commissioned and the purpose of each.
	(27950)
105	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which departments overspent their allocated budget in 2000-01; and by how much in each case.
	(27927)
106	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the merits and demerits of hypothecation.
	(28023)
107	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his estimate is of the cost of theft and fraud to (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies in each of the last four years.
	(27971)
108	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his estimate is of the cost of buildings refurbishment carried out by his Department in each of the last four years.
	(27916)
109	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the impact of the public pay review bodies' recommendations will be on the public spending limits of 2001 to 2007.
	(27921)
110	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list for each of the nations and regions of the United Kingdom the amount of public money spent per capita in each of the last four years.
	(27932)
111	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many excess votes there were in each of the last four years, indicating the amount and the department responsible in each case.
	(27919)
112	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the percentage difference has been between the increase in public sector pay and private sector pay in each of the last five years.
	(27922)
113	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list the regulations which entail a cost to public funds and estimate the cost in each case.
	(28030)
114	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much money is on loan to local authorities by the Public Works Loan Board; which local authorities are borrowing; and what the sum involved is in each case.
	(27933)
115	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent representations he has received on the future provision of Inland Revenue services in rural areas.
	(27920)
116	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the percentage increase in public sector pay has been in each of the last five years; and what the cost of that increase was.
	(27923)
117	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what changes he has made to departmental expenditure ceilings within the controlled total for (a) 2001-02 and (b) 2002-03 since the Budget.
	(27925)
118	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on how many occasions the Standing Committee set up by the Memorandum of Understanding between the Treasury, the Bank of England and the Financial Services Authority has met; and if he will publish the minutes of the meetings.
	(27918)
119	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on the role of the Registrar's Department and on progress in reviewing options for its future.
	(27924)
120	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list those items valued at more than £50 which have been stolen or lost from his Department in each of the last four years.
	(27999)
121	Mr Crispin Blunt (Reigate):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much duty was raised at each Northern Ireland duty point in respect of all types of fuel and diesel in (a) 1998-99, (b) 1999-2000 and (c) 2000-01; and how much duty was raised in the UK in respect of all types of fuel and diesel in the same three periods.
	(28178)
122	Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will put in place measures to enhance the impact of the working families tax credit on reducing child poverty in London; and if he will make a statement.
	(28262)
123	Mr Damian Green (Ashford):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent representations he has made to the European Commission on the issue of reducing VAT on repairs to historic churches; and if he will make a statement.
	(28081)
124	Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent studies his Department has undertaken of the management costs of PPPs relative to conventionally procured public sector projects.
	(27857)
125	Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on his Department's involvement in the proposed structure of the successor company to Railtrack.
	(27891)
126   N	Mr David Laws (Yeovil):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his Answer of 18th December 2001, Official Report, column 195W, which part of Table 3.4, Inland Revenue Statistics gives the yield from the upper rate of income tax which is forecast for the years (a) 2000-01, (b) 2001-02, (c) 2002-03, (d) 2003-04 and (e) 2004-05; and if he will make a statement.
	(26695)
127   N	Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on how EU law affects his powers to determine the liability of charities for VAT on the construction and refurbishment of facilities for cancer treatment.
	(26531)
128   N	Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to allow Macmillan Cancer Relief to recover VAT on its building costs incurred in respect of buildings which are owned or managed by the National Health Service.
	(26532)
129   N	Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is towards the liability of hospices for VAT.
	(26533)
130   N	Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his estimate is of the revenue that would be foregone if charities which pay irrecoverable VAT on the cost of building and refurbishing cancer treatment facilities were to be allowed to recover VAT or to have such work zero-rated.
	(26534)
131   N	Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the definition is of a hospice for the purposes of VAT.
	(26535)
132   N	Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assistance has been made available to local authorities to issue the payment of bills or services in euros; and what plans he has to review the limit set for local authorities regarding collection of their income in non-sterling.
	(27664)
133	Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will give for each local authority in East Lancashire the most recent take up rates for working families tax credit and the last available take-up rates for family credit.
	(28180)
134	Bob Russell (Colchester):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he last used the railway service in connection with his official duties; what station he left from and what was the destination; and whether it is his intention to make greater use of the railways in future.
	(28092)
135	Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire & Kincardine):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the impact of the aggregates levy in Scotland.
	(27890)
136   N	Norman Baker (Lewes):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will raise the question of human rights abuses in Tibet on the occasion of the forthcoming visit of the Chinese Foreign Minister.
	(27519)
137   N	Norman Baker (Lewes):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the human rights situation in (a) Tibet and (b) China.
	(27528)
138   N	Norman Baker (Lewes):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the reductions in human rights abuses in (a) Tibet and (b) China that have resulted from his policy of (i) constructive and (ii) critical engagement.
	(27529)
139   N	Norman Baker (Lewes):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to determine the fate of the Panchen Lama; and what assessment he has made of the authenticity of the recent photo alleged to be of the Panchen Lama.
	(27530)
140   N	Norman Baker (Lewes):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18th December 2001, Official Report, column 206W, on China, what the purpose was of the proposed visit of the Chinese delegation to the BBC World Service; when this visit took place; and if he will make a statement.
	(27509)
141	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what expenditure has been incurred by his (a) Department, (b) agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies in each of the last four years on (i) opinion polling, (ii) focus groups and (iii) other forms of market research; and if he will list the surveys commissioned and the purpose of each.
	(27941)
142	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his estimate is of the cost of theft and fraud to (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies in each of the last four years.
	(27981)
143	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his estimate is of the cost of (a) ministerial cars and drivers and (b) taxis for his Department in each of the last four years.
	(27908)
144	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his estimate is of the cost of buildings refurbishment carried out by his Department in each of the last four years.
	(27963)
145	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list those items valued at more than £50 which have been stolen or lost from his Department in each of the last four years.
	(27988)
146   N	Mr Peter Duncan (Galloway & Upper Nithsdale):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment has been made of the number of Zimbabwean residents who are planning to leave that country for refuge in the UK.
	(27427)
147	Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information British troops in Afghanistan have gathered on the fate of the women of Kabul who were taken by the fleeing Taliban forces.
	(28236)
148	Bob Russell (Colchester):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he last used the railway service in connection with his official duties; what station he left from and what was the destination; and whether it is his intention to make greater use of the railways in future.
	(28091)
149   N	Norman Baker (Lewes):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients attending the accident and emergency departments at (a) Brighton General Hospital, (b) Eastbourne District General Hospital and (c) Princess Royal Hospital, Haywards Heath in each September from 1997 to 2001 were seen within one hour; and how many were admitted or discharged within four hours.
	(27521)
150	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his estimate is of the cost of buildings refurbishment carried out by his Department in each of the last four years.
	(27962)
151	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list those items valued at more than £50 which have been stolen or lost from his Department in each of the last four years.
	(27990)
152	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his estimate is of the cost of theft and fraud to (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies in each of the last four years.
	(27979)
153	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what expenditure has been incurred by his (a) Department, (b) agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies in each of the last four years on (i) opinion polling, (ii) focus groups and (iii) other forms of market research; and if he will list the surveys commissioned and the purpose of each.
	(27942)
154	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his estimate is of the cost of (a) ministerial cars and drivers and (b) taxis for his Department in each of the last four years.
	(27907)
155   N	Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 8th January, how much funding for health care per patient there is in the parliamentary constituencies of (a) Sedgefield, (b) West Chelmsford, (c) South West Surrey and (d) North West Hampshire.
	(27035)
156	Tom Cox (Tooting):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what has been the percentage of the GNP of the UK that has been spent on the NHS in each of the last five years.
	(28079)
157   N	Mr Peter Duncan (Galloway & Upper Nithsdale):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients resident in England and Wales received treatment at medical facilities in Scotland in each of the last five years.
	(27425)
158	Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people are employed by the Food Standards Agency in (a) the North West and (b) Lancashire.
	(27858)
159   N	Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many out-patients were waiting for treatment between (a) 0 and 12 weeks, (b) 13 and 25 weeks and (c) over 26 weeks in the Portsmouth Hospitals Trust areas in (i) 1997, (ii) 1998, (iii) 1999, (iv) 2000 and (vi) 2001.
	(27681)
160	Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the proposal by private firms to offer drop-in body scans claiming to identify cancer and heart disease; and what (a) checks and (b) licensing a company must undergo to ensure that such a service is (i) reliable and (ii) effective.
	(27853)
161	Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations he has received from community pharmacists based in Teesside concerning the cut in the fee paid for dispensing NHS prescriptions.
	(27867)
162	Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the fee paid to community pharmacists for dispensing NHS prescriptions.
	(27866)
163	Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research has been conducted into the underlying causes of food allergies to commonly available ingredients, with particular reference to (a) wheat, (b) dairy products and (c) nuts.
	(27852)
164	Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department has taken to increase public knowledge and awareness of ME.
	(28204)
165	Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what arrangements exist between the NHS and health services abroad to exchange information about ME.
	(28290)
166	Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what data are collated by the NHS on the (a) prevalence and (b) treatment of ME.
	(28203)
167	Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement about government-sponsored research into the (a) causes of and (b) potential cures for ME.
	(28200)
168	Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy to support research into a possible diagnostic test for ME.
	(28201)
169	Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the numbers of (a) adults and (b) children suffering from ME in each of the last 10 years.
	(28199)
170	Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that GPs and consultants are advised of new developments in the (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment of patients with ME.
	(28202)
171	Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what procedures were used to appoint the Chief Executive of the West Midlands South Strategic Health Authority; and if he will make a statement.
	(28193)
172	Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if the Chairman of the West Midlands South Strategic Health Authority was consulted about the appointment of the Chief Executive of the Authority; and if he will make a statement.
	(28194)
173   N	Mr Colin Pickthall (West Lancashire):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will discuss with the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs the research of Professor Alan Ebringer of Kings College, associated with BSE, and its implications for multiple sclerosis.
	(27036)
174	Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what checks are carried out by NHS trusts to verify the qualifications of doctors before they are offered employment; and if he will make a statement.
	(28040)
175	Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were treated for food poisoning arising from food prepared and consumed (a) at home and (b) by others outside the home, in each year since 1990.
	(28043)
176	Bob Russell (Colchester):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he last used the railway service in connection with his official duties; what station he left from and what was the destination; and whether it is his intention to make greater use of the railways in future.
	(28089)
177	Dr Howard Stoate (Dartford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to extend the Primary Care Collaborative which was launched in 2000 by the National Primary Care Development Team; and if he will make a statement.
	(28223)
178	Dr Howard Stoate (Dartford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many healthcare assistants were employed in (a) acute hospital trusts and (b) primary care trusts in England in each of the last five years.
	(28224)
179	Dr Howard Stoate (Dartford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures he is taking to increase the recruitment of healthcare assistants in the (a) acute and (b) primary care sectors; and if he will make a statement.
	(28225)
180	Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what is (a) Hampshire Ambulance NHS Trust's target time for responding to emergency calls in (i) Ringwood, (ii) Fordingbridge and (iii) the Avon Valley and (b) the actual time taken in the last two years in good road conditions by the emergency ambulance provided at Totton; and if he will make a statement.
	(28222)
181	Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of emergency calls in the last two years from (a) Ringwood, (b) Fordingbridge and (c) the Avon Valley received a response from the Ambulance Service provision at Totton within the target time; and if he will make a statement.
	(28215)
182	Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether responsibility to provide ambulances to return patients who need ambulance transport from hospital to their homes lies with the ambulance service (a) where the hospital is located and (b) where the patient lives.
	(28233)
183	Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients, requiring ambulances to return from Hampshire hospitals to Dorset, were provided with them by (a) Hampshire Ambulance Service and (b) Dorset Ambulance Service in the last year for which information is available.
	(28232)
184	Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what clinical trials were conducted on the morning-after pill's use by girls under 16; and what considerations underlay the decision to license it without age limit.
	(28205)
185	Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the advertising campaigns commissioned by (a) his Department and (b) the National Health Service since May 1997, showing for each (i) its objectives, (ii) its beginning and end dates, (iii) the media used, (iv) the criteria adopted to judge its effectiveness, (v) the extent to which effectiveness criteria were met, (vi) any agency involvement and (vii) its cost.
	(28235)
186	Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps are recommended to ensure that (a) the morning-after pill and (b) paracetamol, when supplied to girls under 16 (i) in family planning clinics, (ii) by general practitioners, (iii) by hospital accident and emergency departments, (iv) by school nurses and (v) direct by pharmacists, does not react with other medication.
	(28212)
187	Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, in how many schools the morning-after pill is available; and whether the joint Department for Education and Employment/Department of Health guidance Supporting Pupils with Medical Needs: A Good Practice Guide (HMSO, 1996) applies to its supply in schools.
	(28211)
188	Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, in which areas the morning-after pill is available to (a) girls aged 14 and 15, (b) girls aged 12 and 13 and (c) girls under 12 without a doctor's prescription; and what measures are in place in each such area to address issues of child abuse.
	(28208)
189	Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average number of (a) emergency and (b) non-emergency calls per year handled by each ambulance service was in (i) England, (ii) South-West England and (iii) South-East England; and what is the number per thousand population in the last 12 months.
	(28227)
190	Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether continuity of epidemiological data will be maintained for areas which were health authorities before the latest reorganisation.
	(28210)
191	Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what advice the Government received in March 2000 from the Committee on Safety of Medicines on the need for medical supervision of the supply of the morning-after pill to girls under 16; whether that advice has been superseded; and what action is taken to ensure that its supply complies with that advice.
	(28207)
192	Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on how many occasions the morning-after pill was prescribed (a) in total and (b) to girls under 16 (i) in family planning clinics, (ii) by general practitioners, (iii) by hospital accident and emergency departments, (iv) by school nurses and (v) direct by pharmacists in each year since 1998; and what percentage (b) was of (a).
	(28206)
193	Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the maximum number of casualties the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service could cope with in one incident is; and what additional resources are required to meet a major incident.
	(28234)
194	Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) conceptions, (b) maternities and (c) abortions were recorded among girls of each year of age under 16 in each health region in each year since 1989.
	(28209)
195	Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients, requiring ambulances to return from Hampshire hospitals to West Sussex, were provided with them by (a) Hampshire Ambulance Service and (b) West Sussex Ambulance Service in the last year for which information is available.
	(28230)
196	Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients, requiring ambulances to return from Hampshire hospitals to the Isle of Wight, were provided with them by (a) Hampshire Ambulance Service and (b) Isle of Wight Ambulance Service in the last year for which information is available.
	(28229)
197	Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average number of attendances is per year in district general hospital accident and emergency departments in (a) England, (b) South-West England and (c) South-East England.
	(28226)
198	Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients, requiring ambulances to return from Hampshire hospitals to Wiltshire, were provided with them by (a) Hampshire Ambulance Service and (b) Wiltshire Ambulance Service in the last year for which information is available.
	(28231)
199	Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what was the cost per head of (a) emergency and (b) non-emergency ambulance services in (i) Shropshire, (ii) Wiltshire and (iii) the Isle of Wight in the last financial year.
	(28228)
200	Vera Baird (Redcar):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps have been taken to include violence against women in his Department's recent policy initiatives on violent crime.
	(27860)
201	Vera Baird (Redcar):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the attrition rates for reported rape offences in the last 15 years are compiled on the same basis in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland in terms of the proportion of cases (a) prosecuted and (b) resulting in a conviction for rape.
	(27861)
202   N	Norman Baker (Lewes):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in what way sustainable development objectives are reflected in his Department's bids for the 2002 Spending Review.
	(27508)
203   N	Norman Baker (Lewes):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if his Department met its aim of identifying departmental sustainable development indicators by December 2001.
	(27535)
204   N	Norman Baker (Lewes):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what percentage of asylum seekers from Zimbabwe since 1st January 2000 (a) have been granted asylum, (b) have been deported and (c) are awaiting determination of their case.
	(27527)
205   N	Norman Baker (Lewes):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what changes he has made to his Department's practice in respect of environmental appraisals to reflect the recommendations contained in the Environmental Audit Committee's 5th Report of Session 1999-2000, HC 341.
	(27517)
206   N	Norman Baker (Lewes):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the work completed by the Green Minister with his Department since the General Election.
	(27506)
207   N	Norman Baker (Lewes):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what weight he gives to sustainable development objectives in his Department's (a) public services agreements and (b) service delivery agreements.
	(27507)
208	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what expenditure has been incurred by his (a) Department, (b) agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies in each of the last four years on (i) opinion polling, (ii) focus groups and (iii) other forms of market research; and if he will list the surveys commissioned and the purpose of each.
	(27937)
209	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his estimate is of the cost of theft and fraud to (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies in each of the last four years.
	(27985)
210	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list those items valued at more than £50 which have been stolen or lost from his Department in each of the last four years.
	(27991)
211	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his estimate is of the cost of buildings refurbishment carried out by his Department in each of the last four years.
	(27967)
212	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his estimate is of the cost of (a) ministerial cars and drivers and (b) taxis for his Department in each of the last four years.
	(27912)
213	Mrs Helen Clark (Peterborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the (a) costs of and (b) income from fees charged for family visitor appeals.
	(27872)
214	Mrs Helen Clark (Peterborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the net income was from fees for family visitor appeals during the first year of operation of the charging policy.
	(27870)
215	Mrs Helen Clark (Peterborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost of collecting and refunding fees for family visitor appeals was during the first year of operation of the charging policy.
	(27871)
216	Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will set out, including statistical information relating as directly as possible to the Cynon Valley constituency, the effects on the Cynon Valley of his Department's policies and actions since 2nd May 1997.
	(27856)
217   N	Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the expected time delay is between the date of the determination of the Adjudicator or Tribunal and the date of service of the decision on the failed appellant under the rules contained in S.I., 2001, No 4014; and what the usual period of delay is between the date of the determination in a successful appeal and the sending of full refugee status papers to a successful appellant.
	(27513)
218   N	Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how notification of appellants' representatives will take place under the rules contained in S.I., 2001, No. 4014; by whom; at what point after promulgation by the Adjudicator or Tribunal of their determination this will happen; if an appellant is detained at the same time as service of the determination on them, what instructions there are to notify representatives of the fact; and whose responsiblity it will be to do so.
	(27511)
219   N	Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the purpose is of the new asylum procedure rules in S.I., 2001, No. 4014 in regard to failed asylum appeals where (a) a certficate has been upheld and (b) leave has been refused to appeal to the IAT; which agency will be instructed to carry out service; what instructions have been given and are proposed to be given on (i) method of service, (ii) timing of service, (iii) entry/and search of premises, (iv) detention and (v) removal; and where those instructions will be published.
	(27510)
220   N	Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make it his policy that no removals will take place following service of the determination without (a) prior and reasonable notice being given to the appellant's representative and (b) the appellant being given the opportunity to receive legal advice following the introduction of S.I., 2001, No. 4014.
	(27512)
221   N	Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason a copy of the Procedure Rules relating to S.I., 2001, No. 4014 has not been placed on the HMSO website.
	(27515)
222	Tom Cox (Tooting):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) male and (b) female prison inmates have been charged with possession of illegal drugs in each of the last three years.
	(28078)
223	Tom Cox (Tooting):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prison inmates died while in custody as a result of illegal drug misuse during 2001.
	(28077)
224   N	Mr Peter Duncan (Galloway & Upper Nithsdale):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what contingency plans are in place for accommodating future refugees from Zimbabwe.
	(27426)
225	Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prison sentences of five years and more were handed down in (a) 1998, (b) 1999, (c) 2000 and (d) 2001.
	(27894)
226   N	Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost has been to Government departments of airline tickets for the deportation of failed asylum seekers to Zimbabwe in each of the last 12 months for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
	(27844)
227   N	Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make it his policy that country assessments in relation to asylum and immigration policy are undertaken by an independent body; and if he will make a statement.
	(27843)
228   N	Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers have left the (a) Metropolitan Police, (b) West Midlands and (c) Greater Manchester police, in each month in each of the last three years for which figures are available; how many and what proportion (i) resigned, (ii) retired, (iii) transferred to another force and (iv) were dismissed; and if he will make a statement.
	(27842)
229   N	Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the Government's policy is in relation to deciding which airline should be used for a deportation; and if he will make a statement.
	(27845)
230	Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many deaths in police custody there were in the last year for which figures are available, broken down by force; what is being done to reduce the number of recorded deaths in police custody; what action he will take as a result of responses received to the recent consultation document concerning deaths in police custody; and if he will publish, following the conclusion of the consultation, a list of those who responded to it.
	(27854)
231	Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on access by individuals to files about their activities compiled by the Security Service, with special reference to his placing a certificate relating to this in the Library; and what criteria will be applied in determining whether the release of a Security Service file on an individual to that individual will harm national security.
	(28027)
232	Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will give individuals who obtain access to their Security Service files the right to challenge perceived inaccuracies in those files.
	(28032)
233	Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether an individual requesting access to his Security Service file will (a) be granted access to all the contents of his or her file other than any items which would involve harm to national security or (b) be denied access to his or her entire file if some, but not all, of its contents would involve harm to national security if disclosed.
	(28034)
234	Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the average time which will be taken to furnish an individual who has requested access to their Security Service file with the contents of that file.
	(28037)
235	Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it will be considered to be in the national interest for the Security Service to be obliged to disclose discontinued files on Government ministers to those individuals while they remain in their posts.
	(28029)
236	Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether discontinued Security Service files on the (a) Deputy Prime Minister, (b) Foreign Secretary and (c) Right honourable Member for Hartlepool will be released if requested by those individuals.
	(28028)
237	Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what advice he has been given about the implications of the Human Rights Act 1998 on access by individuals to files on them compiled by the Security Service.
	(28033)
238	Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if it is his intention to impose charges on individuals who request access to their Security Service files.
	(28036)
239	Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what overall assessment he has made of the effect on the security of the Security Service of enabling individuals to have access to their Security Service files.
	(28038)
240	Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what personnel will be allocated by the Security Service for the processing of applications by individuals to see their Security Service files.
	(28035)
241   N	Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he expects to meet his target that no immigration detainees will be held in prisons by the end of January 2000.
	(27732)
242	Mr Bill O'Brien (Normanton):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications from (a) long stay and (b) indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom there were from (i) wives of UK men and (ii) husbands of UK women as at 31st December 2001.
	(28025)
243	Mr Bill O'Brien (Normanton):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average length of time was taken to process the application of a wife of a UK citizen who has been married for over 12 months and living in the UK, over the most recent 12 months for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
	(28026)
244	Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the length of service as chief constable is of each chief constable in England.
	(28044)
245	Bob Russell (Colchester):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he last used the railway service in connection with his official duties; what station he left from and what was the destination; and whether it is his intention to make greater use of the railways in future.
	(28090)
246   N	Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will provide substantive answers to questions 14618, 14619 and 14622 following his holding answers on 14th November 2001.
	(27041)
247   N	Sir Teddy Taylor (Rochford & Southend East):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his Answer of 9th January, Official Report, columns 893-5W, if he will make a statement explaining the nature of the public policy limitations which will enable the UK to prevent Polish, Czech and Slovak nationals establishing themselves as self-employed prostitutes in the UK despite the EU Court of Justice decision 268/99 published on 11th December.
	(27504)
248	Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to produce guidelines for the protection of women seeking asylum based on the Immigration Appellate Authority's adopted comprehensive gender guidelines.
	(28073)
249	Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people claimed asylum from (a) Zimbabwe, (b) Afghanistan, (c) Macedonia, (d) Yugoslavia and (e) Pakistan in each month since January 2000; and how many have (a) been accepted, (b) had their applications rejected, (c) returned to their country of origin and (d) are yet to have their application resolved.
	(28237)
250	Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people claimed asylum in the United Kingdom each month since January 2000; and how many have (a) been accepted, (b) had their applications rejected, (c) returned to their country of origin and (d) yet to have their application resolved.
	(28238)
251	Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people claimed asylum in the United Kingdom each month since January 2000 (a) having apparently arrived via another EU country, (b) having apparently arrived via a safe country outside the EU and (c) having apparently arrived direct from their country of origin; and how many have (i) been accepted, (ii) had their applications rejected, (iii) returned to their country of origin and (iv) yet to have their application resolved.
	(28239)
252	Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the advertising campaigns commissioned by his Department since May 1997, showing for each (a) its objectives, (b) its beginning and end dates, (c) the media used, (d) the criteria adopted to judge its effectiveness, (e) the extent to which effectiveness criteria were met, (f) any agency involvement and (g) its cost.
	(28240)
253	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will list those items valued at more than £50 which have been stolen or lost from her Department in each of the last four years.
	(28005)
254	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what expenditure has been incurred by her (a) Department, (b) agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies in each of the last four years on (i) opinion polling, (ii) focus groups and (iii) other forms of market research; and if she will list the surveys commissioned and the purpose of each.
	(27946)
255	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her estimate is of the cost of theft and fraud to (a) her Department, (b) its agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies in each of the last four years.
	(27978)
256	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her estimate is of the cost of buildings refurbishment carried out by her Department in each of the last four years.
	(27961)
257	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her estimate is of the cost of (a) ministerial cars and drivers and (b) taxis for her Department in each of the last four years.
	(27906)
258	Bob Russell (Colchester):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when she last used the railway service in connection with her official duties; what station she left from and what was the destination; and whether it is her intention to make greater use of the railways in future.
	(28101)
259   N	Norman Baker (Lewes):    To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what mechanism is used to determine which Government documents are (a) retained within a department, (b) sent to the Public Records Office and (c) destroyed; and what estimate he has made for the last year for which figures are available of the percentage of documents falling into each category.
	[Transferred] (27541)
260	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what expenditure has been incurred by his (a) Department, (b) agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies in each of the last four years on (i) opinion polling, (ii) focus groups and (iii) other forms of market research; and if he will list the surveys commissioned and the purpose of each.
	(27945)
261	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, if he will list those items valued at more than £50 which have been stolen or lost from his Department in each of the last four years.
	(27995)
262	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what his estimate is of the cost of (a) ministerial cars and drivers and (b) taxis for his Department in each of the last four years.
	(27911)
263	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what his estimate is of the cost of buildings refurbishment carried out by his Department in each of the last four years.
	(27966)
264	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what his estimate is of the cost of theft and fraud to (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies in each of the last four years.
	(27983)
265	Bob Russell (Colchester):    To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, when the Lord Chancellor last used the railway service in connection with this official duties; what station he left from and to what destination; and whether it is his intention to make greater use of the railways in future.
	(28103)
266	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what his estimate is of the cost of buildings refurbishment carried out by his Department in each of the last four years.
	(27959)
267	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what expenditure has been incurred by his (a) Department, (b) agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies in each of the last four years on (i) opinion polling, (ii) focus groups and (iii) other forms of market research; and if he will list the surveys commissioned and the purpose of each.
	(27947)
268	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will list those items valued at more than £50 which have been stolen or lost from his Department in each of the last four years.
	(28004)
269	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what his estimate is of the cost of (a) ministerial cars and drivers and (b) taxis for his Department in each of the last four years.
	(27905)
270	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what his estimate is of the cost of theft and fraud to (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies in each of the last four years.
	(27975)
271	Bob Russell (Colchester):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when he last used the railway service in connection with his official duties; what station he left from and what was the destination; and whether it is his intention to make greater use of the railways in future.
	(28105)
272	Bob Russell (Colchester):    To ask the President of the Council, when he last used the railway service in connection with his official duties; what station he left from and what was the destination; and whether it is his intention to make greater use of the railways in future.
	(28104)
273   N	Norman Baker (Lewes):    To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list the projects worked upon by Lord Birt pursuant to his recent appointment.
	(27534)
274   N	Norman Baker (Lewes):    To ask the Prime Minister, on how many days in each month in 2001 he was out of the country other than on holiday; and on how many days he indicated to the Deputy Prime Minister that he would be abroad.
	(27525)
275   N	Norman Baker (Lewes):    To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his Answer to the honourable Member for Lewes, of 19th December 2001, Official Report, column 367W, whether his policy in respect of telephone tapping of honourable Members extends to (a) other methods of interception of communications and (b) bugging.
	(27518)
276   N	Norman Baker (Lewes):    To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his Answer of 15th October, Official Report, column 819W, what qualities he identified in Lord Birt that led him to appoint him to analyse the country's transport problems.
	(27524)
277	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list those items valued at more than £50 which have been stolen or lost from his office in each of the last four years.
	(28002)
278	Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):    To ask the Prime Minister, by what means bishops are asked whether they wish to be considered for appointment as Archbishop of Canterbury.
	(28179)
279	Bob Russell (Colchester):    To ask the Prime Minister, when he last used the railway service in connection with his official duties; what station he left from and what was the destination; and whether it is his intention to make greater use of the railways in future.
	(28094)
280	Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston):    To ask the Prime Minister, what plans he has to increase Civil Service pay.
	(28085)
281	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what expenditure has been incurred by her (a) Department, (b) agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies in each of the last four years on (i) opinion polling, (ii) focus groups and (iii) other forms of market research; and if she will list the surveys commissioned and the purpose of each.
	(27944)
282	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if she will list those items valued at more than £50 which have been stolen or lost from her Department in each of the last four years.
	(28007)
283	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what her estimate is of the cost of (a) ministerial cars and drivers and (b) taxis for her Department in each of the last four years.
	(27910)
284	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what her estimate is of the cost of buildings refurbishment carried out by her Department in each of the last four years.
	(27965)
285	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what her estimate is of the cost of theft and fraud to (a) her Department, (b) its agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies in each of the last four years.
	(27982)
286	Bob Russell (Colchester):    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when she last used the railway service in connection with her official duties; what station she left from and what was the destination; and whether it is her intention to make greater use of the railways in future.
	(28107)
287	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Solicitor General, if she will list those items valued at more than £50 which have been stolen or lost from her Department in each of the last four years.
	(28000)
288	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make a statement on the regulation of distance selling.
	(27930)
289	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what her estimate is of the cost of buildings refurbishment carried out by her Department in each of the last four years.
	(27955)
290	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what her estimate is of the cost of theft and fraud to (a) her Department, (b) its agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies in each of the last four years.
	(27972)
291	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what expenditure has been incurred by her (a) Department, (b) agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies in each of the last four years on (i) opinion polling, (ii) focus groups and (iii) other forms of market research; and if she will list the surveys commissioned and the purpose of each.
	(27951)
292	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what her estimate is of the cost of (a) ministerial cars and drivers and (b) taxis for her Department in each of the last four years.
	(27901)
293	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will list those items valued at more than £50 which have been stolen or lost from her Department in each of the last four years.
	(27997)
294	Mr Robert Key (Salisbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, who represented her Department at the Energy Charter Conference session on 17th December 2001.
	(27889)
295	Mr Robert Key (Salisbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make a statement on the concerns expressed to her by the United States Government on the Galileo global positioning system.
	(27888)
296	Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans she has for the Department's scientific research budget; and what impact this will have on (a) continuing research projects funded by her Department and (b) future schemes (i) earmarked for and (ii) hoping to receive departmental funding for scientific research and development.
	(27850)
297	Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, for what reason the conditions attached to the grant of launch aid are deemed commercially confidential.
	(28046)
298	Bob Russell (Colchester):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when she last used the railway service in connection with her official duties; what station she left from and what was the destination; and whether it is her intention to make greater use of the railways in future.
	(28099)
299	Mr Alan Simpson (Nottingham South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will list, for each of the last five years, the number of export licence applications that have been (a) approved and (b) rejected in respect of products that have a potential military end use.
	(28250)
300   N	Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps she took to inform businesses affected by the foot and mouth epidemic as to the financial assistance available through the regional development agencies and other schemes; what the cost was of marketing such schemes; how many businesses applied; how much funding assistance they applied for; how much they received on average; and if she will make a statement.
	(27038)
301   N	Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many businesses affected by the foot and mouth epidemic applied for financial aid through the Business Recovery Fund in the South West; how much they applied for; how much they received on average; and if she will make a statement.
	(27039)
302	Mr Keith Vaz (Leicester East):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to her Answer of 10th December 2001, Official Report, column 671W, on public appointments, if she will list the bodies with the names of those appointed.
	(27887)
303   N	Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what representations he has received from Tandridge District Council concerning the Department's Consultation Paper on Changes to the Designation of Rural Areas for purposes of the Village Shop Rate Relief Scheme; and what response his Department has made.
	(27838)
304   N	Norman Baker (Lewes):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if she will set out traffic levels on (a) British roads, (b) roads within the GOSE region and (b) roads within East Sussex for each year from 1997 taking the 1997 levels as 100.
	(27522)
305   N	Norman Baker (Lewes):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will make a statement on the present position in respect of the South Central franchise.
	(27542)
306   N	Norman Baker (Lewes):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what has been the percentage increase in unregulated rail fares (a) in the UK, (b) within the South Central franchise and (c) within the Thameslink franchise for each year from 1997; and what has been the largest individual price increase for a journey within the above categories for the same period.
	(27523)
307	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what his estimate is of the cost of (a) ministerial cars and drivers and (b) taxis for his Department in each of the last four years.
	(27909)
308	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what his estimate is of the cost of buildings refurbishment carried out by his Department in each of the last four years.
	(27964)
309	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what his estimate is of the cost of theft and fraud to (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies in each of the last four years.
	(27980)
310	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what expenditure has been incurred by his (a) Department, (b) agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies in each of the last four years on (i) opinion polling, (ii) focus groups and (iii) other forms of market research; and if he will list the surveys commissioned and the purpose of each.
	(27943)
311	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what proportion of total local authority expenditure was met in each of the last four years by (a) central government funds, (b) business rate payers and (c) council tax payers.
	(27936)
312	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list those items valued at more than £50 which have been stolen or lost from his Department in each of the last four years.
	(27989)
313	Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what the total Government expenditure in each London borough (a) was in each of the past five years and (b) is planned for 2002-03, broken down into (i) Revenue Support Order Standard spending asssessment, (ii) education special projects, (iii) education capital spending, (iv) housing capital spending, (v) Single Regeneration Budget and (vi) crime prevention.
	(28084)
314	Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what the total Government expenditure in each London borough (a) was in each of the past five years and (b) is planned for 2002-03, broken down into (i) the Standards Fund, (ii) the Ethnic Minority Achievement grant, (iii) The Excellence in Cities grant and (iv) the Sure Start grant.
	(28083)
315	Mrs Helen Clark (Peterborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what representations he has received on the use of National Interest in Mapping Service Agreement funding of the Ordnance Survey.
	(28074)
316	Mrs Helen Clark (Peterborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will provide a table showing the annual payments of National Interest in Mapping Service Agreement funding to the Ordnance Survey in (a) 1990, (b) 2000 and (c) 2001.
	(28075)
317	Mrs Helen Clark (Peterborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, whether he has agreed that National Interest in Mapping Service Agreement funding for the Ordnance Survey should support aerial photography in colour.
	(28076)
318	Mr David Drew (Stroud):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will investigate the settlement for local government with particular reference to the different sums that were allocated to smaller district authorities.
	(28261)
319   N	Mr Peter Duncan (Galloway & Upper Nithsdale):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, when the National Air Traffic Service Prestwick Centre will be completed.
	(27730)
320   N	Mr Peter Duncan (Galloway & Upper Nithsdale):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, when the M6 motorway extension to the M74 will be completed.
	(27428)
321	Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what discussions he has had with Wiltshire County Council about an interim award for 2002-03; if he intends the teachers' pay award to be paid from the revenue support grant; if he will make an extra grant for Wiltshire to cover (a) the duties under the 1997 Act to provide full-time education for excluded pupils and (b) the new special educational needs duties in early years; and if he will make a statement on the local government settlement as it affects Wiltshire, with particular reference to education and social services.
	(27893)
322   N	Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what guidance the Government Office for the South East has given to county councils concerning their (a) participation in and (b) initiation of local strategic plans.
	(27680)
323	Martin Linton (Battersea):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if probation officers are counted as key workers for schemes set up under the Starter Home Initiative in London.
	(27859)
324   N	Mr Colin Pickthall (West Lancashire):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will continue publication of monthly train punctuality figures.
	(27037)
325	Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will make it his policy to refuse access to UK waters of single hull oil tankers; and if he will make a statement.
	(28045)
326	Bob Russell (Colchester):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, when he last used the railway service in connection with his official duties; what station he left from and what was the destination; and whether it is his intention to make greater use of the railways in future.
	(28097)
327	Mr Chris Smith (Islington South & Finsbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, when he intends to respond to the concerns raised by the Cally Rail Group in letters of 4th October 2001 to himself, and of 24th October and 17th December 2001 to his Department, in connection with the carrying out of Channel Tunnel Rail Link work on and around Caledonian Road, London N1.
	(28039)
328   N	Mr John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what assessment he has made of the need for an inquiry into air travellers' thrombosis with specific reference to the death of Alayne Wake during a return flight from Singapore on 20th December 2001.
	(26896)
329   N	Mr John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will set up an inquiry into the incidence, extent and causation of deep vein thrombosis amongst air travellers.
	(26895)
330   N	Sir Teddy Taylor (Rochford & Southend East):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, when he advised Rochford Council that its grants were to be increased by 5.5 per cent.; and what is the actual percentage increase.
	(27505)
331	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what his estimate is of the cost of theft and fraud to (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies in each of the last four years.
	(27977)
332	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what his estimate is of the cost of buildings refurbishment carried out by his Department in each of the last four years.
	(27960)
333	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what his estimate is of the cost of (a) ministerial cars and drivers and (b) taxis for his Department in each of the last four years.
	(27899)
334	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what expenditure has been incurred by his (a) Department, (b) agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies in each of the last four years on (i) opinion polling, (ii) focus groups and (iii) other forms of market research; and if he will list the surveys commissioned and the purpose of each.
	(27948)
335	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will list those items valued at more than £50 which have been stolen or lost from his Department in each of the last four years.
	(28003)
336	Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much SSA per head Monmouth receives; and what the equivalent average figure is for English local government areas.
	(28008)
337	Bob Russell (Colchester):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when he last used the railway service in connection with his official duties; what station he left from and what was the destination; and whether it is his intention to make greater use of the railways in future.
	(28106)
338   N	Norman Baker (Lewes):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in the Lewes constituency on income support claimed this benefit for (a) less than three months, (b) three to six months, (c) six to 12 months, (d) one to two years and (e) more than two years, in (i) May 1997 and (ii) May 2001.
	(27520)
339   N	Norman Baker (Lewes):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of pensioners in the Lewes constituency this winter qualify for old age pension, but not for help with winter fuel payments.
	(27526)
340	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his estimate is of the cost of (a) ministerial cars and drivers and (b) taxis for his Department in each of the last four years.
	(27915)
341	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his estimate is of the cost of theft and fraud to (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies in each of the last four years.
	(27987)
342	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his estimate is of the cost of buildings refurbishment carried out by his Department in each of the last four years.
	(27969)
343	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what expenditure has been incurred by his (a) Department, (b) agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies in each of the last four years on (i) opinion polling, (ii) focus groups and (iii) other forms of market research; and if he will list the surveys commissioned and the purpose of each.
	(27939)
344	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will list those items valued at more than £50 which have been stolen or lost from his Department in each of the last four years.
	(27994)
345	Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants have been in receipt of incapacity benefit payment for (a) six months or less, (b) between six months and one year, (c) between one and two years and (d) between two and five years.
	(27873)
346	Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of the working age population is in receipt of incapacity benefit; and what the comparable averages were in each year since 1997.
	(27878)
347	Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average period of payment is for current claimants of incapacity benefit; and what the comparable averages were in each year since 1997.
	(27874)
348	Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people received payment of incapacity benefit in each year since 1997; and how many of these represented new claims.
	(27875)
349	Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many new claimants of incapacity benefit in the last six months had been in receipt of either (a) jobseeker's allowance or (b) income support at any time during the previous 12 months.
	(27879)
350	Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many new claimants of incapacity benefit in the last six months represented (a) transfers from other social security benefits, (b) people moving from employment onto benefit and (c) people moving onto benefit from unknown origins.
	(27876)
351	Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people leaving incapacity benefit in the last six months represented (a) transfers to other social security benefits, (b) people moving from benefit into employment and (c) people moving off benefit to unknown destinations.
	(27877)
352   N	Mr Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the annual (a) cost and (b) coverage in terms of numbers of pensioners in receipt of pension credit, on the basis of his proposals and their uprating in line with earnings, at (i) 2010, (ii) 2020, and (iii) 2030.
	(27336)
353   N	Mr Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will (a) estimate the numbers of women claiming a state pension on the basis of their own contributions in each of the last five years and (b) give this figure as a percentage of all women benefiting from a state pension; and if he will estimate the (i) number and (ii) percentage over the next five years.
	(27338)
354   N	Mr Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how he proposes to assess pension credit for pensioners who receive a state pension based on contribution years that do not allow a full state pension.
	(27337)
355   N	Mr Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the annual (a) cost and (b) coverage in terms of the numbers of pensioners in receipt of pension credit in each of the first five years after 2003-04 on the basis of his present proposals and their uprating in line with earnings.
	(27335)
356   N	Mr Peter Duncan (Galloway & Upper Nithsdale):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) Galloway and Upper Nithsdale and (b) Scotland are in receipt of (i) disability living allowance and (ii) disability vehicle subsidy.
	(27429)
357	Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance he has issued to the Benefits Agency concerning the acceptance of a clinical diagnosis of ME as grounds for an entitlement to benefit.
	(28220)
358	Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what was the claimant count in York and North Yorkshire in (a) 1997, (b) 1999, (c) 2000 and (d) 2001.
	(28195)
359	Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many prosecutions were made for benefit fraud in the York and North Yorkshire area in (a) 1997, (b) 1999, (c) 2000 and (d) 2001.
	(28196)
360	Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people claimed incapacity benefit in the York and North Yorkshire area in (a) 1997, (b) 1999, (c) 2000 and (d) 2001.
	(28197)
361	Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what representations he has received concerning the value of pension funds since 1st January 2001.
	(28198)
362	Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employers, having advertised vacancies with the Employment Service, have subsequently been found to have breached the minimum wage legislation.
	(27886)
363	Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his Answer of 11th January, Official Report, column 1045W, on Muslim women, what research he has commissioned on the participation of Muslim women in the labour market.
	(28219)
364	Bob Russell (Colchester):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he last used the railway service in connection with his official duties; what station he left from and what was the destination; and whether it is his intention to make greater use of the railways in future.
	(28088)
365	Steve Webb (Northavon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate (a) the number of households entitled to an automatic winter fuel payment this winter and (b) the number of those payments that were issued before 25th December 2001.
	(28181)
366   N	Kali Mountford (Colne Valley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what progress is being made in developing a new approach to policing in Northern Ireland.
	[Question Unstarred] (25598)
367   N	David Wright (Telford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what representations he has received regarding the proposed new badges and emblems for the Police Service of Northern Ireland.
	[Question Unstarred] (25655)
368	Tony Baldry (Banbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make education a higher priority within the international aid budget.
	[Transferred] (27864)
369	Tony Baldry (Banbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what action she will take to secure the abolition of education charges in developing countries.
	[Transferred] (27865)
370	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his estimate is of the planned expenditure on policing as a percentage of gross domestic product in (a) 2001-02, (b) 2002-03 and (c) 2003-04.
	[Transferred] (27917)
371	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his estimate is of the planned expenditure on health as a percentage of GDP in (a) 2001-02, (b) 2002-03 and (c) 2003-04.
	[Transferred] (28031)
372	Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations she has made to the International Whaling Commission on the decision by the Japanese Government to use satellite technology to (a) track, (b) monitor and (c) capture, (i) minke, (ii) sperm and (iii) Bryde's whales.
	[Transferred] (28086)
373	Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what change to international conventions and treaties on refugees it is his policy to promote; and if he will make a statement.
	[Transferred] (28041)
374	Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the survival rates were for victims of breast cancer in (a) the United Kingdom and (b) South Tyneside in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
	[Transferred] (28065)
375	Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many households in South Tyneside have benefited from the working families tax credit.
	[Transferred] (28064)
376	Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston):    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants work for each Government department.
	[Transferred] (28068)
377	Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston):    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, in each of the civil servant grades, what proportion are (a) women and (b) from ethnic minorities.
	[Transferred] (28070)
378	Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston):    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the salary is for each of the Civil Service grades.
	[Transferred] (28069)
379	Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston):    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, in each Government department, what proportion of civil servants are (a) women and (b) from ethnic minorities.
	[Transferred] (28071)
380	Mr Robert Key (Salisbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to the Answer to the honourable Member for Macclesfield on 3rd December, Official Report, column 53W, on the Galileo Project, and following the EU Transport Council meeting of 7th December 2001, if he will make a statement on the UK's commitment to the Galileo Project.
	[Transferred] (28024)

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