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Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on Friday 25 January 2002
Here you can browse the Written Questions for answer on Friday 25 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. |
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| 1 N | David Cairns (Greenock & Inverclyde): To ask the Advocate General, what criteria she takes into account in deciding to intervene in devolution issues; and what consideration she gives to the cost to public funds. |
| (30556) | |
| 2 N | David Cairns (Greenock & Inverclyde): To ask the Advocate General, what proposals she has to review the role and function of the Advocate General. |
| (30554) | |
| 3 N | Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney & Shetland): To ask the Advocate General, if she will list occasions she has been requested by the Government to give advice on Scots Law since the general election. |
| (29336) | |
| 4 N | Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney & Shetland): To ask the Advocate General, how many bills of the Scottish Parliament she has referred to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council since the creation of her Office. |
| (29337) | |
| 5 N | Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney & Shetland): To ask the Advocate General, what the total cost of her Office has been in each year since its creation. |
| (29338) | |
| 6 N | Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney & Shetland): To ask the Advocate General, on how many occasions she has (a) defended and (b) intervened in court proceedings raised by other parties. |
| (29339) | |
| 7 N | Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney & Shetland): To ask the Advocate General, how many hits there were on the Advocate General's page of the Scotland Office website between the general election and 1st January 2002. |
| (29347) | |
| 8 N | Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney & Shetland): To ask the Advocate General, on how many occasions she has been requested by the (a) Attorney General and (b) Solicitor General to give advice on a matter of law since the creation of her Office; and if she will list them. |
| (29340) | |
| 9 N | Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney & Shetland): To ask the Advocate General, if she will list the Government departments for whom the Legal Secretariat has provided legal services. |
| (29341) | |
| 10 N | Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney & Shetland): To ask the Advocate General, on how many occasions she has appeared in court as Advocate General since the general election. |
| (29342) | |
| 11 N | Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney & Shetland): To ask the Advocate General, how many pieces of correspondence her office has answered from non-government sources since the general election. |
| (29343) | |
| 12 N | Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney & Shetland): To ask the Advocate General, on how many occasions she has raised proceedings in the Scottish courts on a devolution issue since the creation of her office. |
| (29335) | |
| 13 N | Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney & Shetland): To ask the Advocate General, how many (a) advocates and (b) solicitors have been employed in the Legal Secretariat in each year since the creation of her office. |
| (29344) | |
| 14 N | Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney & Shetland): To ask the Advocate General, how many (a) advocates and (b) solicitors have been employed in the Office of the Solicitor to the Advocate General in each year since the creation of her office. |
| (29345) | |
| 15 N | Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney & Shetland): To ask the Advocate General, if she will list the matters in which the Legal Secretariat participated in discussions between the UK Government and the Scottish Executive since the general election. |
| (29346) | |
| 16 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the total external spend by his Department was on Private Finance Initiative consultants in each of the last four years; how many full-time equivalent consultants were employed over this period; how many billed consultancy days there were per year; what the implied average cost of each PFI consultant was; how many consultancy firms were used by his Department over this period; and if he will make a statement. |
| (31037) | |
| 17 | Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what account is taken of political affiliation in making appointments to non-departmental public bodies. |
| (31060) | |
| 18 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the total external spend by her Department was on Private Finance Initiative consultants in each of the last four years; how many full-time equivalent consultants were employed over this period; how many billed consultancy days there were per year; what the implied average cost of each PFI consultant was; how many consultancy firms were used by her Department over this period; and if she will make a statement. |
| (31043) | |
| 19 N | Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list for the end of each financial year from establishment of the fund to the latest date for which figures are available, the amounts of lottery money allocated to projects but not yet transferred by (a) the New Opportunities Fund, (b) the Heritage Lottery Fund, (c) the Millennium Commission, (d) UK Sport, (e) Sport England, (f) the Community Fund, (g) the Arts Council of England and (h) the Film Council. |
| (30408) | |
| 20 | Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what representations she has received on the the resignation of Lord Levene from his responsibilities for co-ordinating the Queen's Golden Jubilee celebrations in London. |
| (30704) | |
| 21 | Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make a statement on the state of preparations reached for celebrations between 1st and 4th June for the Queen's Jubilee celebrations. |
| (30705) | |
| 22 | Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, from what sources the (a) administrative and (b) other costs of the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme will be met. |
| (30783) | |
| 23 | Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she has taken to press for the establishment of a differentiated rate of VAT for repairs and renovations to listed buildings in the European Commission review of reduced rates of VAT. |
| (30781) | |
| 24 | Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what effect shifting English Heritage grant schemes towards maintenance will have on current sources of grant aid. |
| (30857) | |
| 25 | Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she has taken to establish an action plan and timetable to consider the establishment of a differentiated rate of VAT for repairs to listed buildings, in line with paragraph 4.20 of Force for Our Future. |
| (30784) | |
| 26 | Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether it is her policy that the new funding scheme for the horse racing levy will be based on the sale of pictures and data to bookmakers. |
| (30863) | |
| 27 | Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when a decision is expected on a new levy scheme for the horse racing industry. |
| (30864) | |
| 28 | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has to change the law in respect of ownership of digital broadcast licences by religious broadcasters; and if she will make a statement. |
| (31072) | |
| 29 N | Vera Baird (Redcar): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what role he is playing in the promotion of arms sales to India; and what assessment he has made of the impact of sales on the (a) dispute between India and Pakistan over Kashmir and (b) stability in that region. |
| (29684) | |
| 30 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total external spend by his Department was on Private Finance Initiative consultants in each of the last four years; how many full-time equivalent consultants were employed over this period; how many billed consultancy days there were per year; what the implied average cost of each PFI consultant was; how many consultancy firms were used by his Department over this period; and if he will make a statement. |
| (31044) | |
| 31 N | Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney & Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what criteria have to be met in order for British Gulf War veterans to be eligible for compensation from the UK Government. |
| (29380) | |
| 32 N | Mr Peter Duncan (Galloway & Upper Nithsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on his Department's policy on encouraging the employment of local contractors for new build projects on the UK mainland. |
| (30312) | |
| 33 | Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what arrangements he has made to enable parcels to be sent to forces in Afghanistan. |
| (30823) | |
| 34 N | Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 21st January, Official Report, column 555W, what criteria are laid down whereby operational requirements for the purchase of vehicles by the MOD police mean that the choice is not subject to competition. |
| (30558) | |
| 35 | Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the compatibility of his Department's IT software with other government agencies. |
| (30831) | |
| 36 | Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made on the PPP to replace the MoD Guard service. |
| (30794) | |
| 37 | Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason permission was not sought for Royal Marines to land at Bagram Airport before they arrived. |
| (30780) | |
| 38 | Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to replace HMS Coventry. |
| (30790) | |
| 39 | Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the introduction of a fleet of tank transporters. |
| (30832) | |
| 40 | Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the ability of the Royal Navy to meet its commitments when HMS Sheffield goes into reserve in 2003. |
| (30788) | |
| 41 | Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects the URC-138(V) communication system to be fitted to VC10 and Tri Star refuelling aircaft. |
| (30824) | |
| 42 | Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects to achieve the 10 per cent. improvement in the condition of defence estates. |
| (30833) | |
| 43 | Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with the Civil Contingencies Secretariat over the new chapter of the Strategic Defence Review. |
| (30791) | |
| 44 | Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason the fleet has been reduced to 31 ships. |
| (30789) | |
| 45 | John Robertson (Glasgow, Anniesland): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent changes have been made to the statutory criteria to facilitate and determine the level and payment of war pensions. |
| (30776) | |
| 46 | John Robertson (Glasgow, Anniesland): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date the present statutory criteria were issued to facilitate and determine the level of payment of war pensions. |
| (30777) | |
| 47 | Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment was made of the provisions of articles 41 and 42 of the United Nations Charter before the military conflict in Afghanistan was begun. |
| (31058) | |
| 48 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the total external spend by her Department was on Private Finance Initiative consultants in each of the last four years; how many full-time equivalent consultants were employed over this period; how many billed consultancy days there were per year; what the implied average cost of each PFI consultant was; how many consultancy firms were used by her Department over this period; and if she will make a statement. |
| (31032) | |
| 49 N | Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the average cost is of a place in a maintained school for a secondary pupil between the ages of 11 and 16 years, including (a) the average spending per pupil needed to provide, maintain and equip school buildings and (b) the average administration cost per pupil, specifying the elements of capital spending and administrative costs that have been included in that figure. |
| (30440) | |
| 50 N | Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what deregulatory measures have been taken by the DFEE and the DFES in each of the last five years. |
| (30441) | |
| 51 | Mr Alan Campbell (Tynemouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many parent survey forms were issued by Ofsted; what the average response rate was, and what the total cost was in the last year for which figures are available. |
| (30836) | |
| 52 N | Tony Cunningham (Workington): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, when an alternative scheme to the individual learning accounts will be put in place. |
| (30359) | |
| 53 N | Mr Paul Daisley (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will list by local education authority and for each financial year for which the present grant maintained transitional funding arrangements have been in operation (a) the level of transitional grant payable by the local education authority to former grant maintained schools and (b) the level of grant paid by the Department to the local education authority towards meeting the cost. |
| (28888) | |
| 54 N | Mr Paul Daisley (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will list by local education authority and for each financial year for which present arrangements have been in operation the former grant maintained schools with protected funding receiving transitional funding of more than five per cent. of their protected funding, indicating in each case (a) the level of transitional grant and (b) the transitional grant as a percentage of the protected funding. |
| (28889) | |
| 55 | Mr Ivan Henderson (Harwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many new primary and secondary schools were opened in the Harwich constituency between 1979 and 1997; and what proposals have been made for building new schools within the Harwich constituency since 1997. |
| (30982) | |
| 56 | Mr Ivan Henderson (Harwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much funding has been given to (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in the Harwich constituency for the refurbishment of school buildings since 1997. |
| (30983) | |
| 57 N | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 21st January, Official Report, column 587-9W, on standard funds, if she will list the amounts contributed by the Government to the standard funds in (a) 2000-01 and (b) 2001-02. |
| (30560) | |
| 58 N | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the total amount of revenue funding available for children in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools has been in the last five years in (i) Durham, (ii) South Tyneside and (iii) Hampshire. |
| (30442) | |
| 59 | Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many representations she has received since 1997 from (a) education bodies and groups, (b) honourable Members and (c) members of the public concerning tuition fees for students; and if she will make a statement. |
| (30970) | |
| 60 N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will list the independent schools removed from the register of independent schools in each year from 1996. |
| (30409) | |
| 61 | Mr Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many students attend each university in England. |
| (31054) | |
| 62 N | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, when she will reply to the honourable Member for Harrogate and Knaresborough's question of 18th December 2001 concerning asset management plans. |
| (30301) | |
| 63 | Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many schools have sold land to mobile phone companies to build mobile phone masts since 1997. |
| (31062) | |
| 64 | Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many schools have private sports facilities built on school grounds. |
| (31061) | |
| 65 | Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) primary and (b) secondary schools have closed since 1997. |
| (31063) | |
| 66 | Tony Wright (Cannock Chase): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans there are to give school children a commemorative mug to mark the Queen's Golden Jubilee. |
| (30753) | |
| 67 N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many bids have been received by the Rural Enterprise Scheme since it began; what (a) the aggregate value of bids, (b) the number of successful bids and (c) their aggregate value was; and if she will make a statement. |
| (30648) | |
| 68 N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the annual administration costs of the Rural Enterprise Scheme are. |
| (30647) | |
| 69 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the total external spend by his Department was on Private Finance Initiative consultants in each of the last four years; how many full-time equivalent consultants were employed over this period; how many billed consultancy days there were per year; what the implied average cost of each PFI consultant was; how many consultancy firms were used by his Department over this period; and if he will make a statement. |
| (31030) | |
| 70 N | Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations she has made to the EU Commission to obtain a further increase in export refunds in respect of dairy products. |
| (30419) | |
| 71 N | Mr Peter Duncan (Galloway & Upper Nithsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many cases of BSE have been confirmed in (a) Scotland and (b) the UK in each of the last three years. |
| (30406) | |
| 72 N | Mr Peter Duncan (Galloway & Upper Nithsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with her European Union counterparts regarding the continued implementation of the Date Based Export Scheme. |
| (30407) | |
| 73 | Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the spread of Cameraria ohridella in Europe; and if she has assessed the potential impact on the UK. |
| (30955) | |
| 74 | Mr Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North & Leith): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what meetings her officials have had since 1st October 2001 with European Union institutions concerning the establishment of the European Food Safety Authority; and what subjects were discussed. |
| (31003) | |
| 75 | Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent representations she has had on holding an independent public inquiry into her Department's handling of the foot and mouth crisis. |
| (30713) | |
| 76 | Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations she has received on (a) the prevention of illegal imports of meat and food and (b) investment in animal disease research; and if she will make a statement. |
| (30712) | |
| 77 | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) regional and (b) local strategies her Department is pursuing to inform consumers about the availability of organic produce; and if she will make a statement. |
| (31074) | |
| 78 | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what she is doing to promote the use of organic food produce amongst other Government departments; and if she will make a statement. |
| (31073) | |
| 79 | Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she will reply to the letter of 27th November 2001 from the honourable Member for Truro and St Austell, regarding Cornwall's integrated waste system; and if she will make a statement. |
| (30758) | |
| 80 | Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, further to her Answer of 5th December 2001, Official Report, column 398W, on Elvaston landfill site, what actions the Agency has taken on the operator's proposed plans; and what steps are being taken to inform residents of progress. |
| (31065) | |
| 81 | Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will reintroduce the duty under the Prevention of Damage by Pests Act 1949 for local authorities to notify her Department annually of their activities to control rats and mice; and if she will make a statement. |
| (30743) | |
| 82 | Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the target time is for a response from her Department to a farmer's claim for compensation. |
| (30975) | |
| 83 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total external spend by his Department was on Private Finance Initiative consultants in each of the last four years; how many full-time equivalent consultants were employed over this period; how many billed consultancy days there were per year; what the implied average cost of each PFI consultant was; how many consultancy firms were used by his Department over this period; and if he will make a statement. |
| (31047) | |
| 84 | Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many complaints he has received from (a) honourable Members and (b) members of the public about the loss of working families' tax credit for people on sickness leave from their employment; and if he will make a statement. |
| (30965) | |
| 85 N | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many visits have been made by the Inland Revenue compliance staff to firms in the construction industry to investigate the employment status of their workforce; and how many investigations have been deemed successful, in each year since 1997, broken down by region. |
| (30642) | |
| 86 N | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, by what criteria the Inland Revenue determines which firms in the construction industry are subject to an investigation of the employment status of their workforce. |
| (30643) | |
| 87 | Mr Tony McWalter (Hemel Hempstead): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the instruments available for the financing of large-scale projects where returns are unlikely to be made within at least a decade. |
| (30977) | |
| 88 | Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to press for the establishment of a differential rate for VAT for repairs and renovations to listed buildings in the European Commission review of reduced rates of VAT. |
| (30782) | |
| 89 | Mr Frank Roy (Motherwell & Wishaw): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in Motherwell and Wishaw received the recent increase in the national minimum wage. |
| (30860) | |
| 90 | Mr Frank Roy (Motherwell & Wishaw): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many families in Motherwell and Wishaw are benefiting from the implementation of the working families tax credit. |
| (30858) | |
| 91 | Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was paid to the Treasury in inheritance tax in actual terms in the latest year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement on inheritance tax and plans he has for reform. |
| (30755) | |
| 92 N | Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when Foreign Office officials first arrived at Camp X-Ray. |
| (30412) | |
| 93 N | Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he was first informed of the conditions of the prisoners held in Camp X-Ray. |
| (30410) | |
| 94 N | Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he first had communications with UK officials concerning the conditions of prisoners in Camp X-Ray. |
| (30361) | |
| 95 N | Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he first had communications with US officials concerning the conditions of prisoners in Camp X-Ray. |
| (30411) | |
| 96 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the total external spend by his Department was on Private Finance Initiative consultants in each of the last four years; how many full-time equivalent consultants were employed over this period; how many billed consultancy days there were per year; what the implied average cost of each PFI consultant was; how many consultancy firms were used by his Department over this period; and if he will make a statement. |
| (31040) | |
| 97 N | Brian Cotter (Weston-Super-Mare): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what items will be discussed at his next meeting with his Spanish counterpart. |
| (30633) | |
| 98 N | Brian Cotter (Weston-Super-Mare): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will postpone the Brussels talks with his Spanish counterpart until proceedings on the new constitutional proposal before Gibraltar's House of Assembly have been completed. |
| (30634) | |
| 99 N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what mechanisms will be put in place to ensure a referendum in Gibraltar resulting from any bi-lateral agreement between Spain and the United Kingdom on the future status of Gibraltar is conducted in a free and fair manner. |
| (30697) | |
| 100 N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will secure the support of the Government of Gibraltar for an agreement between Spain and Britain on the future status of Gibraltar before seeking the support of the people of Gibraltar through a referendum. |
| (30698) | |
| 101 N | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions are taking place with Spain to allow re-directed aircraft from Gibraltar to land in Spain. |
| (30551) | |
| 102 N | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions have taken place with Spain on roaming rights of Gibraltar mobile telephones; and under what statutory powers he can take action against Spain over restriction of telephone numbers for Gibraltar. |
| (30644) | |
| 103 N | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what measures he is taking against Spain in respect of freedom of movement of UK citizens on the Gibraltar border. |
| (30552) | |
| 104 N | Geraint Davies (Croydon Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on what charges Mr Abassi is being held at Camp X-Ray in Cuba and under what jurisdiction; if he has received legal representation during interrogation; who has made direct contact with him and in whose presence; if he has provided testimony of his treatment and condition in private without the presence of American officials; if written confirmation of his medical condition and treatment has been provided; if he is subject to a possible death penalty; and what prospects there are for his extradition to the UK. |
| (30414) | |
| 105 N | Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Chinese Government regarding the persecution of Christians in South East China, with specific reference to the imprisonment of several Christians in Huadu Detention Centre in Guangdong Province. |
| (30418) | |
| 106 N | Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions have taken place with Spain on (a) direct sailings of cruise ships from Gibraltar to Spain, (b) direct flights from Spain to Gibraltar and (c) ferry links between Gibraltar and Algeciras. |
| (30553) | |
| 107 N | Jeff Ennis (Barnsley East & Mexborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if independence for Gibraltar has been discussed during talks under the Brussels Process. |
| (30646) | |
| 108 N | Jeff Ennis (Barnsley East & Mexborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what date has been set for the next round of talks under the Brussels Process; and what the timescale is for the end of talks. |
| (30641) | |
| 109 N | Jeff Ennis (Barnsley East & Mexborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement to Parliament following the next round of talks under the Brussels Process. |
| (30645) | |
| 110 N | Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what agenda has been set for future discussions under the Brussels Process; and if he will make minutes of the meeting under the Brussels Process available to Parliament. |
| [R] (30639) | |
| 111 N | Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support from his Department is being given to overseas territories to compete in the Commonwealth Games; and which overseas territories are benefiting from this support. |
| (30435) | |
| 112 N | Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, under what statutory powers action can be taken against Spain in respect of (a) the open skies policy, (b) air safety and (c) direct sailings between Spain and Gibraltar. |
| (30436) | |
| 113 N | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many Spanish people live and work in the UK. |
| (30702) | |
| 114 N | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if the integration of Gibraltar with the UK has been discussed during talks under the Brussels Process. |
| (30640) | |
| 115 | Mr George Mudie (Leeds East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what percentage of refusals for overseas visitors visas have been overturned by appeal by post since October 2000. |
| (30834) | |
| 116 | Mr Frank Roy (Motherwell & Wishaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what consulting assistance the UK is providing to the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Government in implementing democratic processes. |
| (30859) | |
| 117 N | Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he will next meet representatives of the Government of Spain to discuss the future status of Gibraltar. |
| (30696) | |
| 118 | Mr Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he next plans to meet the Chief Minister of Gibraltar. |
| (31056) | |
| 119 | Mr Nigel Beard (Bexleyheath & Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reasons hospices for children receive less financial support per patient from Government than hospices for adults; and if he will take steps to bring funding for the two into line. |
| (30835) | |
| 120 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total external spend by his Department was on Private Finance Initiative consultants in each of the last four years; how many full-time equivalent consultants were employed over this period; how many billed consultancy days there were per year; what the implied average cost of each PFI consultant was; how many consultancy firms were used by his Department over this period; and if he will make a statement. |
| (31042) | |
| 121 | Mr Roger Berry (Kingswood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average age was of an individual sustaining a head injury in the last 12 months for which figures are available. |
| (30797) | |
| 122 | Mr Roger Berry (Kingswood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the classifications for determining the severity of a head injury are. |
| (30787) | |
| 123 | Mr Roger Berry (Kingswood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will reclassify brain injury rehabilitation as a specialist service within the NHS. |
| (30786) | |
| 124 | Mr Roger Berry (Kingswood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many individuals have sustained a head injury in each of the past five years. |
| (30796) | |
| 125 | Mr Roger Berry (Kingswood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if the National Service Framework for Long-Term Conditions will cover vocational rehabilitation for people with acquired brain injury. |
| (30837) | |
| 126 | Mr Roger Berry (Kingswood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will change the Government's response to the Health Committee's Third Report of Session 2000-01 into Rehabilitation Following Head Injury, to take account of criticism from (a) Headway, (b) Rehab UK and (c) other organisations. |
| (30839) | |
| 127 | Mr Roger Berry (Kingswood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the ability of local authorities to commission vocational rehabilitation programmes for individuals with acquired brain injury on the basis of optimum outcome. |
| (30795) | |
| 128 | Mr Roger Berry (Kingswood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the percentage of individuals who survived a head injury who (a) returned to work within a year, (b) return to work within five years and (c) never returned to work in the last 5 years; and if he will make a statement. |
| (30798) | |
| 129 | Mr Roger Berry (Kingswood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will create a new social services user category for neurological conditions including acquired brain injury. |
| (30838) | |
| 130 | Mr Roger Berry (Kingswood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to introduce further measures to simplify the funding streams available to organisations offering vocational rehabilitation services to individuals with acquired brain injury. |
| (30785) | |
| 131 N | Mr Michael Clapham (Barnsley West & Penistone): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were diagnosed with musculoskeletal injuries in the last year for which figures are available; and how many (a) GP consultations, (b) physiotherapy sessions and (c) hospital beds were taken up in that year with those injuries. |
| (30190) | |
| 132 N | Mr Michael Clapham (Barnsley West & Penistone): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people the Government's Chief Medical Officer estimates were covered by occupational health services in (a) 1975, (b) 1985, (c) 1995 and (d) the last year for which survey figures are available. |
| (30189) | |
| 133 N | Mr Michael Clapham (Barnsley West & Penistone): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures he is taking to ensure that numbers of physiotherapists working in the NHS rises from 15,600 to 24,800 between 2000 and 2009; and if he will make a statement. |
| (30191) | |
| 134 N | Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the implications for the payment of ambulance staff of tri-service working with police and the fire service. |
| (30306) | |
| 135 N | Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on pay and conditions of service for (a) ambulance technicians and (b) ambulance paramedics. |
| (30304) | |
| 136 N | Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what consultation is occurring with local authorities on the subject of charging policies for domicilary care. |
| (30303) | |
| 137 N | Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the timetable is for local authorities to deliver best value in terms of care, with specific reference to the management of day centres. |
| (30302) | |
| 138 N | Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proposals he has for personal development for ambulance staff; and what monitoring occurs of ambulance trusts to ensure that they deliver these. |
| (30307) | |
| 139 N | Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will investigate the eight minute limit for emergency calls for the ambulance service, with special reference to congestion, road works and other restrictions to journeys. |
| (30305) | |
| 140 N | Mr Peter Duncan (Galloway & Upper Nithsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many calls were made to the NHS Direct Service during the year to 31st December 2001; and what the costs were of administering the service for that period. |
| (30313) | |
| 141 | Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many staff were required to work on Sundays in accident and emergency departments in each year between 1990 and 2000. |
| (30938) | |
| 142 | Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS staff were required to work on Christmas Day 2001 as a percentage of the normal staffing levels. |
| (30939) | |
| 143 | Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance has been issued to health authorities regarding adult growth hormone replacement therapy. |
| (30829) | |
| 144 | Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many health authorities provide funding for adult growth hormone replacement therapy. |
| (30830) | |
| 145 | Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) consultant audiologists were employed and (b) consultant audiologist vacancies there were, broken down by health region for 2000 and 2001. |
| (30949) | |
| 146 | Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many consultant audiologists were employed in the NHS in (a) 1997, (b) 1998, (c) 1999, (d) 2000 and (e) 2001; and if he will make a statement. |
| (30954) | |
| 147 | Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of future requirements for audiology consultants; and if he will make a statement. |
| (30953) | |
| 148 | Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to increase public awareness of donor cards and the Donor Registry. |
| (30956) | |
| 149 | Matthew Green (Ludlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients have been burnt by radiators in GP surgeries in each of the past 10 years; and what he estimates to be the cost to GP practices of installing radiator guards in every surgery in the UK. |
| (31029) | |
| 150 | Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will estimate the (a) gross income to the National Health Service provided by pay beds and (b) income net of the cost to NHS capacity of the provision of pay beds in each of the last five financial years for which figures are available. |
| (30990) | |
| 151 | Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent estimate he has made of the extent to which the fee covers the cost of treatment in NHS hospital pay beds, with special reference to use of (a) NHS salaried staff and (b) other NHS facilities. |
| (30991) | |
| 152 | Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what protections are contained within NHS Professionals to ensure nurses do not exceed the 48 hour work week. |
| (30766) | |
| 153 | Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cumulative (a) surplus and (b) deficit was of (i) each NHS trust by region, (ii) each region and (iii) England in each year since 1997. |
| (30761) | |
| 154 | Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures are in place to monitor the performance of NHS Professionals. |
| (30768) | |
| 155 | Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many nurses holding substantive positions within the NHS are now registered with NHS Professionals. |
| (30767) | |
| 156 | Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures he is taking to ensure that nurses working through NHS Professionals are paid on time and in full. |
| (30774) | |
| 157 | Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action he will take against those trusts which choose not to use NHS Professionals to provide their temporary nursing staff. |
| (30769) | |
| 158 | Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much money was distributed to the South East region in performance improvement payments in 2001-02; and which trusts in the South East region received payments. |
| (30764) | |
| 159 | Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of beds in NHS hospitals are denoted as for private patients, broken down by (a) NHS trust (b) region and (c) for the whole of England. |
| (30993) | |
| 160 | Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the performance targets that have been set for NHS Professionals. |
| (30770) | |
| 161 | Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures he has put in place to record complaints about NHS Professionals. |
| (30765) | |
| 162 | Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether nurses working through NHS Professionals will be paid weekly. |
| (30772) | |
| 163 | Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of bookings received by NHS Professionals in December 2001 were successfully filled by NHS Professionals using its own nurse database. |
| (30771) | |
| 164 | Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many pay beds there were in the National Health Service in each year since 1977. |
| (30992) | |
| 165 | Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many nurses working through NHS Professionals in the week ending 19th January were in receipt of premium payments. |
| (30773) | |
| 166 | Mr Ivan Henderson (Harwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many diabetes sufferers within the Harwich constituency have taken advantage of the use of pen needles since they were made available free within the National Health Service. |
| (30979) | |
| 167 | Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on how many occasions each minister in his Department has refused to meet an honourable Member in each of the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement about the criteria used to make such decisions. |
| (30966) | |
| 168 | Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list for each minister in his Department the performance against target for (a) answering written parliamentary questions and (b) answering letters from honourable Members for each of the last 12 months. |
| (30967) | |
| 169 | Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the performance against target in replying to letters from members of the public to his Department for each of the last 12 months. |
| (30968) | |
| 170 | Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people from the Knowsley North and Sefton East constituency sit on (a) local health trusts and (b) other health bodies sponsored by his Department; and if he will make a statement. |
| (30972) | |
| 171 N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 14th January, Official Report, columns 63-4W, on health authority expenditure, if he will publish the latest forecast outturn for 2001-2 for each health authority and NHS trust in the South-East Region of England. |
| (30557) | |
| 172 | Mr Stephen McCabe (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much money has been allocated by his Department to individual health authorities in the (a) current and (b) previous financial years for the provision of silicone cosmesis; and what monitoring procedures exist to ensure that the funds are used to provide cosmesis for amputees. |
| (30792) | |
| 173 | Laura Moffatt (Crawley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department is making of the efficacy of public and community involvement in local reviews of NHS services. |
| (30793) | |
| 174 | Mr George Osborne (Tatton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action the Government proposes to take following the coroner's verdict on the death of Laura Touche at the Portland Hospital, London. |
| (30854) | |
| 175 | Mr George Osborne (Tatton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the regulatory regime for (a) private sector hospitals, (b) private sector general practitioners and (c) private sector consultants. |
| (30853) | |
| 176 | Mr George Osborne (Tatton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will require private sector hospitals to publish performance indicators on standards of patient care. |
| (30856) | |
| 177 | Mr George Osborne (Tatton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information on standards of patient care the NHS requires from private sector hospitals carrying out operations on behalf of the NHS. |
| (30855) | |
| 178 | Mr Jonathan R. Shaw (Chatham & Aylesford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he has drawn up a shortlist of candidates to fill the post of Chair of Medway Primary Care Trust; when he expects to conduct interviews; and what the expected date of appointment is. |
| (30948) | |
| 179 N | Sir John Stanley (Tonbridge & Malling): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many beds there were in residential care homes (a) in May 1997 and (b) on the latest date for which figures are available in (i) England, (ii) Kent and (iii) the Tonbridge and Malling constituency. |
| (30016) | |
| 180 | Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, apart from Derriford Hospital, how many hospitals in England have activity levels at three times the national average and resources at less than twice the national average. |
| (30709) | |
| 181 N | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients are waiting for (a) hearing tests and (b) other audiology treatment at the Lymington Hospital. |
| (27746) | |
| 182 N | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients have been waiting for (a) less than one year, (b) more than one year and (c) more than two years for a hearing test at the Lymington Hospital at the latest available date. |
| (27747) | |
| 183 N | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the waiting time is for a hearing test at the Lymington Hospital. |
| (27748) | |
| 184 | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research has been conducted into the effects of hormonal treatments on women who are prone to (a) bipolar and (b) depressive illness; and if he will make a statement. |
| (31075) | |
| 185 | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations his Department has received regarding the side effects of the contraceptive injection Depo-provera; and if he will make a statement. |
| (31068) | |
| 186 | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidelines exist with respect to tape recording the proceedings of independent complaints reviews; and if he will make a statement. |
| (31069) | |
| 187 | Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many psychiatrists are employed by the NHS to diagnose and treat autistic spectrum children. |
| (30988) | |
| 188 | Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to allow autistic spectrum children to receive their social communication assessments in the private sector when they have waited longer than 12 months in the NHS. |
| (30985) | |
| 189 | Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the waiting time has been for a social communication assessment on autistic spectrum children by psychiatrists in the last year for which figures are available. |
| (30987) | |
| 190 | Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the Royal College of Psychology concerning the effect of delay in diagnosis on the eventual outcome for autistic spectrum children. |
| (30986) | |
| 191 | Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the number of cases of (a) leukaemia, (b) skin cancer and (c) lung cancer which may be attributed to overhead power cables near places of residence. |
| (30752) | |
| 192 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total external spend by his Department was on Private Finance Initiative consultants in each of the last four years; how many full-time equivalent consultants were employed over this period; how many billed consultancy days there were per year; what the implied average cost of each PFI consultant was; how many consultancy firms were used by his Department over this period; and if he will make a statement. |
| (31046) | |
| 193 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) deaths and (b) serious injuries were caused by street robberies in the Metropolitan Police area in 2001; and at what estimated cost to public funds. |
| (31019) | |
| 194 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) police, (b) beat and (c) traffic officers there were in the Metropolitan Police in each of the past 10 years; and what the (i) total, (ii) beat policing and (iii) traffic policing budget was in each of those years. |
| (31020) | |
| 195 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) deaths and (b) serious injuries were caused by road crashes in the Metropolitan Police area in 2001; and at what estimated cost to public funds. |
| (31018) | |
| 196 | Tom Cox (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were murdered by use of a firearm in 2001. |
| (30745) | |
| 197 | Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the training standards for fingerprint experts were last reviewed. |
| (30707) | |
| 198 | Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what date the requirement to take polaroid photographs during fingerprint retrieval at the scene of a crime was introduced. |
| (30706) | |
| 199 N | Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures he takes to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of chief constables and police authorities. |
| (30214) | |
| 200 N | Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with the Police Federation on proposals to change the pension provisions for police officers. |
| (30213) | |
| 201 N | Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions he has had with the Association of Chief Police Officers on the terms and conditions for the employment of police officers; and when he expects the new pay and terms and conditions document will be agreed. |
| (30211) | |
| 202 N | Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations he has received on the White Paper on the Police. |
| (30212) | |
| 203 | Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers were required to be on duty on Christmas Day, as a percentage of the normal staffing levels. |
| (30937) | |
| 204 | Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to implement the increase in the cash allowance for asylum seekers supported by NASS. |
| (30827) | |
| 205 | Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has for the general uprating of support for asylum seekers in line with changes in income support to be introduced in April 2002. |
| (30828) | |
| 206 | Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to provide funds to increase police numbers in Hampshire. |
| (30952) | |
| 207 | Mr David Heath (Somerton & Frome): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion and number of immigration applications for (a) work permit holders, (b) people with UK ancestry, (c) EEA nationals and their families, (d) spouses, (e) fiance«s and fiancee«s and (f) asylum seekers were decided upon in under (i) one month, (ii) two months, (iii) four months, (iv) six months, (v) 12 months and (vi) 18 months in each of the last five years; and what figures he predicts for the next two years. |
| (30996) | |
| 208 | Mr David Heath (Somerton & Frome): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average waiting time has been in the last 12 months for which figures are available for decisions to be made on immigration applications from (a) work permit holders, (b) people with UK ancestry, (c) EEA nationals and their families, (d) spouses, (e) fiance«s and fiance«es and (f) asylum seekers; and if he will make a statement. |
| (30994) | |
| 209 | Mr David Heath (Somerton & Frome): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the level of backlog of immigration applications from (a) work permit holders, (b) people with UK ancestry, (c) EEA nationals and their spouses, (d) fiance«s and fiancee«s, (e) spouses and (f) asylum seekers has been for each of the last five years; and what levels of backlog he predicts for the next two years. |
| (30995) | |
| 210 | Mr David Heath (Somerton & Frome): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what target waiting times for immigration applications are used in respect of (a) work permit holders, (b) people with UK ancestry, (c) EEA nationals and their spouses, (d) fiance«s and fiancee«s, (e) spouses and (f) asylum seekers; what proportion of cases have met the waiting time targets in the last 12 months for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. |
| (30997) | |
| 211 | Mr David Heath (Somerton & Frome): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) staff numbers and (b) funding have been of (i) the Immigration and Nationality Directorate (ii) the Joint Entry Clearance Unit for each of the last five years; and what levels are planned for the next two years. |
| (30989) | |
| 212 | Kate Hoey (Vauxhall): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the backlog is in the Forensic Science Service for London. |
| (30763) | |
| 213 | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the level of training direction and guidance given to police officers driving to emergency incidents. |
| (30821) | |
| 214 | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) deaths and (b) incidents of serious injury involving police vehicles have been recorded in each of the past five years. |
| (30822) | |
| 215 | Julie Morgan (Cardiff North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his Answer of 8th January, Official Report, column 786W, on women prisoners, (a) for what crimes the 169 female prisoners were committed to prison in Wales, (b) how many had reoffended, (c) in what prisons they were placed and (d) how many spoke Welsh as their first language. |
| (30847) | |
| 216 N | Julie Morgan (Cardiff North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with children's organisations on how the proposals in the forthcoming Asylum White Paper will impact on asylum-seeking children and young people. |
| (30360) | |
| 217 | Julie Morgan (Cardiff North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to involve asylum seeking children and young people in the consultation on the forthcoming Asylum White Paper. |
| (30703) | |
| 218 | Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the training which would be required to ensure traffic wardens could effectively discharge the extended powers proposed in the Policing a New Century White Paper; and if he will make a statement. |
| (30825) | |
| 219 | Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the impact on motorcyclists of the proposed establishment of law enforcing arrangements; and if he will make a statement. |
| (30826) | |
| 220 | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason Jamie Nicol Connolly was refused entry to the United Kingdom at Heathrow on 26th October 2001; and if he will make a statement. |
| (31071) | |
| 221 | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations he has received regarding the refusal to allow Jamie Nicol Connolly from Canada leave to enter the United Kingdom at Heathrow on 26th October 2001; and if he will make a statement. |
| (31070) | |
| 222 | Mr Paul Truswell (Pudsey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applicants, broken down by category, have been admitted under the fast track scheme for shortage occupations in information technology since 1st October 1999. |
| (30998) | |
| 223 | Mr Paul Truswell (Pudsey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what basis Oracle database administration was included on the list of shortage occupations for the purposes of the fast track work permit scheme. |
| (30999) | |
| 224 | Mr Paul Truswell (Pudsey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he has taken to ensure that the employment market data used to inform the fast track work permit scheme for shortage occupations is (a) accurate and (b) up to date. |
| (31000) | |
| 225 | Mr Paul Truswell (Pudsey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data was used to compile the list of shortage occupations in information technology for the purposes of the fast track work permit system. |
| (31001) | |
| 226 | Mr Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many complaints have been made about police officers in each police area in each of the last five years; and how many have been upheld. |
| (31055) | |
| 227 | Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent meetings he has had on an international level to discuss the problems of Internet and computer crime. |
| (30818) | |
| 228 | Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures have been introduced since 1997 to combat Internet pornography. |
| (30816) | |
| 229 | Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures have been introduced since 1997 to combat Internet and computer crime; and if he will make a statement. |
| (30815) | |
| 230 | Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been arrested and charged with Internet and computer crime since 1997; and what sentences they have received where convicted. |
| (30817) | |
| 231 | Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers are claiming a retirement pension; and how many of those retired before 5th April 1978. |
| (30750) | |
| 232 | Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers who retired before 5th April 1978 remarried after that date; and what estimate he has made of (a) the average pension payment and (b) the total cost to the Government of paying widows of those police officers on the same basis as the widows of police officers who retired after that date. |
| (30751) | |
| 233 | Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if contributions to the Police Pension Scheme made before 5th April 1978 took into account provision for a pro rata pension for widows; and for what reason pensions are not paid to the widows of police officers who married or re-married after their retirement if that retirement was before 5th April 1978. |
| (30762) | |
| 234 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the total external spend by her Department was on Private Finance Initiative consultants in each of the last four years; how many full-time equivalent consultants were employed over this period; how many billed consultancy days there were per year; what the implied average cost of each PFI consultant was; how many consultancy firms were used by her Department over this period; and if she will make a statement. |
| (31036) | |
| 235 N | Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will report on the outcome of the Afghanistan Reconstruction Conference held in Tokyo on January 21st and 22nd, with particular reference to meeting the needs of Afghan women. |
| (30413) | |
| 236 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what the total external spend by his Department was on Private Finance Initiative consultants in each of the last four years; how many full-time equivalent consultants were employed over this period; how many billed consultancy days there were per year; what the implied average cost of each PFI consultant was; how many consultancy firms were used by his Department over this period; and if he will make a statement. |
| (31038) | |
| 237 | Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, how many complaints he has received from (a) honourable Members and (b) members of the public about the service from his Department for each of the last 36 months; and if he will make a statement. |
| (30850) | |
| 238 | Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what targets his Department and the agencies it sponsors have for responding to correspondence (a) from honourable Members and (b) from members of the public; and what his Department's performance against such targets has been for each of the last 36 months in both categories. |
| (31006) | |
| 239 | Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, if he will list the Lord Chancellor's attendance record for the last 36 months for (a) committees of the House of Lords and (b) other non-Government bodies on which he sits. |
| (30844) | |
| 240 | Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, how many serving magistrates live in the Knowsley North and Sefton East constituency; and if he will make a statement. |
| (30973) | |
| 241 | Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, on how many occasions (a) the Lord Chancellor and (b) his ministerial colleagues have refused to meet honourable Members to discuss constituency matters in the last 36 months; and what criteria he uses to arrive at such decisions. |
| (30848) | |
| 242 | Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what systems are in place for monitoring complaints from members of the public about the service provided by his Department; and if he will make a statement. |
| (30849) | |
| 243 | Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, how many magistrates serve in the Knowsley area; how many of those live in Knowsley; and if he will make a statement. |
| (30974) | |
| 244 | Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what proposals he has for auditing the efficiency of (a) his Department and (b) the agencies for which he is responsible; and if he will make a statement. |
| (30851) | |
| 245 | Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what action he proposes to take in response to the report of the Interdepartmental Working Group on Transexual People. |
| (30846) | |
| 246 N | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what procedures his Department has for local authorities to make representations to the Project Review Group on a decision to withdraw PFI credits from projects under his Department's remit; and what is the length of time for response. |
| (30638) | |
| 247 N | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, on how many occasions since 1997 PFI credits have been withdrawn from projects under his Department's remit; and what were the (a) costs and (b) reasons for withdrawal. |
| (30636) | |
| 248 N | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what procedures are in place to inform local authorities about the withdrawal of PFI credits from projects under his Department's remit; and what evaluation has been undertaken on the effectiveness of those procedures. |
| (30637) | |
| 249 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the total external spend by his Department was on Private Finance Initiative consultants in each of the last four years; how many full-time equivalent consultants were employed over this period; how many billed consultancy days there were per year; what the implied average cost of each PFI consultant was; how many consultancy firms were used by his Department over this period; and if he will make a statement. |
| (31035) | |
| 250 N | Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many reclaimed ballistic protection kits have been (a) taken out of service and (b) retained for future use in the event of increased security demands. |
| (30417) | |
| 251 N | Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much funding has been made available to support the victims of terrorist violence in Northern Ireland since 10th April 1998. |
| (30415) | |
| 252 N | Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many armour-protected police vehicles have been taken out of service in the past 12 months. |
| (30416) | |
| 253 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the President of the Council, how many contractors have been retained to install computer equipment in honourable Members' offices (a) within the Parliamentary Estate and (b) elsewhere since the inception of the current scheme; and what assessment he has undertaken of their effectiveness. |
| (31112) | |
| 254 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the President of the Council, how many honourable Members have had computer equipment installed in offices (a) within the Parliamentary Estate and (b) elsewhere since the inception of the current scheme; and of them how many were not honourable Members of the last Parliament. |
| (31110) | |
| 255 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the President of the Council, how many installations of computer equipment in honourable Members' offices (a) within the Parliamentary Estate and (b) elsewhere since the inception of the current scheme remain incomplete; and how many were satisfactorily completed (i) within the timetable agreed with each honourable Member concerned and (ii) by the end of each month including and since July 2001. |
| (31111) | |
| 256 | Sir Brian Mawhinney (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Prime Minister, what discussions he had with Indian ministers, on his recent visit, about the United Kingdom selling (a) armaments and (b) war planes to the Indian Government. |
| (30852) | |
| 257 | Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Prime Minister, on what date he received the final report of the Energy Review from his Performance and Innovation Unit; and on what date he intends to publish the Report. |
| (31059) | |
| 258 | Tony Wright (Cannock Chase): To ask the Prime Minister, if he plans to follow the precedent of the 1975 referendum on membership of the Common Market in respect of the Government's agreement to differ in a referendum on membership of the single European currency as binding. |
| (30754) | |
| 259 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the total external spend by her Department was on Private Finance Initiative consultants in each of the last four years; how many full-time equivalent consultants were employed over this period; how many billed consultancy days there were per year; what the implied average cost of each PFI consultant was; how many consultancy firms were used by her Department over this period; and if she will make a statement. |
| (31039) | |
| 260 N | Mr Peter Duncan (Galloway & Upper Nithsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many overseas visits she has undertaken since her appointment; to which countries; to meet which institutions and bodies; and at what cost. |
| (30315) | |
| 261 N | Mr Peter Duncan (Galloway & Upper Nithsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if she will make a statement on the change in the number of civil servants working within the Scotland Office in the last 12 months. |
| (30311) | |
| 262 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Solicitor General, what the total external spend by her Department was on Private Finance Initiative consultants in each of the last four years; how many full-time equivalent consultants were employed over this period; how many billed consultancy days there were per year; what the implied average cost of each PFI consultant was; how many consultancy firms were used by her Department over this period; and if she will make a statement. |
| (31031) | |
| 263 | Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East): To ask the Solicitor General, how many times she has refused to meet honourable Members on constituency matters since taking office; and if she will make a statement about the criteria she uses in arriving at such decisions. |
| (30964) | |
| 264 | Mr Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Solicitor General, how many appointments to outside bodies she has made since her appointment. |
| (31053) | |
| 265 | Mr Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Solicitor General, how many (a) CPS areas and (b) legal aid firms she has visited since her appointment. |
| (31052) | |
| 266 N | Vera Baird (Redcar): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what role she is playing in the promotion of arms sales to India; and what assessment she had made of the impact of sales on the (a) dispute between India and Pakistan over Kashmir and (b) stability in that region. |
| (29685) | |
| 267 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the total external spend by her Department was on Private Finance Initiative consultants in each of the last four years; how many full-time equivalent consultants were employed over this period; how many billed consultancy days there were per year; what the implied average cost of each PFI consultant was; how many consultancy firms were used by her Department over this period; and if she will make a statement. |
| (31033) | |
| 268 | Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when the Government will respond to the report of the Better Regulation Task Force on sector regulators; for what reason the response has been delayed beyond the target of 60 days; and what representations she has received from the Task Force in this respect. |
| (31024) | |
| 269 | Mr John Cummings (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many ex-miners in the Easington constituency will benefit from the recently announced one-off lump sum payments from the MPS. |
| (31028) | |
| 270 N | Mr Peter Duncan (Galloway & Upper Nithsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the average cost is per kilo-watt hour of (a) onshore wind, (b) gas-fired, (c) nuclear and (d) hydro-electric-generated electricity. |
| (30314) | |
| 271 | Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will publish the results of the regulatory impact assessment on the Christmas Day (Trading) Bill. |
| (30940) | |
| 272 | Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will publish recent representations her Department has received from large garden centres about trading on Easter Sunday. |
| (30942) | |
| 273 | Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many shops in Scotland opened on Sunday in (a) 1990 and (b) 1998. |
| (30978) | |
| 274 | Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many shopworkers have taken a case to an employment tribunal because of discrimination against them for refusing to work on a Sunday; and how many were successful. |
| (30944) | |
| 275 | Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many retailers have indicated to her Department that they (a) would never open on Christmas Day, (b) would consider opening on Christmas Day and (c) intend to open on Christmas Day, in the last five years. |
| (30945) | |
| 276 | Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will publish recent representations her Department has received from retailers about Sunday trading hours when Christmas Eve falls on a Sunday. |
| (30943) | |
| 277 | Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will publish the representations her Department has received from retailers about the Christmas Day (Trading) Bill. |
| (30861) | |
| 278 | Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many shop employees worked on Christmas Day 2001 in England and Wales. |
| (30947) | |
| 279 | Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many customers shopped on Christmas Day 2001 in England and Wales. |
| (30946) | |
| 280 | Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what premium pay rates shopworkers received for Sunday working in (a) 1991 and (b) 2000. |
| (30941) | |
| 281 | Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the total amount of regional assistance grant to industry for each parliamentary constituency in the north west of England was for each year since 1992; and if she will make a statement. |
| (30969) | |
| 282 | Mr Michael Jack (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent discussions she has had with the Recruitment and Employment Federation on the temporary recruitment industry. |
| (30711) | |
| 283 | Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much was paid by the Government from January to December 2001 in (a) Wales and (b) England pursuant to the Miner's Compensation Scheme as (i) damages to claimants, (ii) legal costs for claimants' lawyers and (iii) medical costs incurred by the claimants. |
| (30740) | |
| 284 | Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether the ultimate parent company of Wainstones Plc is Enron. |
| (30708) | |
| 285 | Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, further to her Answers of 26th November 2001, Official Report, column 681W and 9th January, Official Report, column 866W, on miners' compensation, if she will list the issues impeding responses to mineworkers' claims for compensation for respiratory disease which are not yet resolved; and in each case if she will set out the progress made towards resolving how to make progress with claims affected by these issues. |
| (31067) | |
| 286 | Mr Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when the creditors of BCCI will receive the next dividend payment. |
| (31048) | |
| 287 | Mr Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much was incurred in costs by the English liquidators' staff, and what the legal fees were for the trial of the stigma issue involving the former employees of BCCI. |
| (31051) | |
| 288 | Mr Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much was made in loan recoveries by the English liquidators from the former employees during 2000 and 2001; and what the costs incurred by the Liquidators' staff and their solicitors in the same period were in relation to such loan recoveries and litigation of employees' claims. |
| (31050) | |
| 289 | Mr Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make a statement on the payment of Insolvency Service fees by the liquidators of BCCI and the services provided by the Insolvency Service in return for that payment to the English creditors. |
| (31049) | |
| 290 | Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many jobs were dependent upon the steel industry in (a) 2001 and (b) 1997; what measures the Government has introduced since 1997 to help the steel industry; and if she will make a statement. |
| (30757) | |
| 291 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what the total external spend by his Department was on Private Finance Initiative consultants in each of the last four years; how many full-time equivalent consultants were employed over this period; how many billed consultancy days there were per year; what the implied average cost of each PFI consultant was; how many consultancy firms were used by his Department over this period; and if he will make a statement. |
| (31041) | |
| 292 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many fixed-site speed cameras operate in the Metropolitan Police area. |
| (31021) | |
| 293 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many safety cameras operating at traffic lights to detect red light running there are in the Metropolitan Police area. |
| (31023) | |
| 294 | Mr Colin Challen (Morley & Rothwell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what steps are being taken to ensure normal freight services are resumed through the Channel Tunnel. |
| (30759) | |
| 295 | Mr Colin Challen (Morley & Rothwell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many quality bus contracts have been approved and where. |
| (30760) | |
| 296 | Mr Tony Colman (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what status the Crossrail project has within the Strategic Rail Authority plans up to 2010; and if he will make a statement. |
| (30737) | |
| 297 | Tom Cox (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how much ex-railway land has been sold in each of the last five years. |
| (30746) | |
| 298 N | Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what percentage of trains using Paddington station have (a) ATP and (b) TPWS in place. |
| (30309) | |
| 299 N | Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will make a statement on gauge corner cracking; and what international representations Railtrack has received about its solutions to this problem. |
| (30308) | |
| 300 | Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many bus services were running on Sundays in each year between 1990 and 2000. |
| (30935) | |
| 301 | Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many road traffic accidents took place on Sundays in each year between 1990 and 2000. |
| (30934) | |
| 302 | Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many local council employees were required to work on Sundays in each year between 1990 and 2000. |
| (30936) | |
| 303 | Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list each Health and Safety Executive office building by (a) location and (b) number of people employed. |
| (30962) | |
| 304 | Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what assessment he has made of the viability of Mersey Travel's proposals for a tram scheme between Liverpool and Kirkby; and if he will make a statement. |
| (30961) | |
| 305 | Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what powers he has to intervene in planning proposals in cases where he has already made a determination on outline proposals but detailed later proposals are at variance with those already considered. |
| (30963) | |
| 306 | Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what his policy is on action to deter or prevent people from smoking whilst driving a vehicle. |
| (30741) | |
| 307 | Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what estimate he has made of the percentage of drivers of company vehicles who have had an accident in the last three years. |
| (30739) | |
| 308 N | Eric Joyce (Falkirk West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what plans he has to amend the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988. |
| (30649) | |
| 309 | Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what plans he has to issue new guidance on road signage to (a) the Highways Agency and (b) other highway authorities. |
| (30756) | |
| 310 N | Andy King (Rugby & Kenilworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many officials responsible for the policy for council tax enforcement in his Department have, as part of their training and information gathering, (a) visited a money advice centre, a magistrates court and the High Court when they are hearing cases for committal for council tax arrears and (b) discussed the difficulties with council tax application forms with the applicants. |
| (29533) | |
| 311 N | Andy King (Rugby & Kenilworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many warrants for committal to prison owing to local tax arrears were issued in 1999. |
| (29535) | |
| 312 | Mr Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North & Leith): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what consultations he has had with organisations representing (a) pedestrians, (b) cyclists and (c) public transport operators regarding the use of bus lanes by motor cyclists. |
| (31002) | |
| 313 | Mr Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North & Leith): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what estimate he has made of the effect on the number of (a) fatal and (b) non-fatal accidents of the UK road building programme, for each year up to and including 2010; and if he will make a statement. |
| (31004) | |
| 314 | Mr Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North & Leith): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what estimate he has made of the change in traffic as a result of the UK road building programme for each year up to and including 2010. |
| (31005) | |
| 315 N | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what recent guidance his Department has issued on the publication of statutory notices by local authorities in the local press. |
| (30217) | |
| 316 N | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what recent guidance his Department has issued on consultation on (a) supplementary planning guidance and (b) the change of use of allotments. |
| (30218) | |
| 317 N | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what recent guidance his Department has issued to local authorities on the change of use of allotments. |
| (30219) | |
| 318 N | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what plans he has to improve the inter-changeability of bus tickets on routes served by different bus companies. |
| (30220) | |
| 319 N | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, when the review of best value will be completed; and for what reason the original deadline of 31st December 2001 was not met. |
| (30215) | |
| 320 | Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what parts of Crossrail he estimates can be implemented while Railtrack is in administration. |
| (31026) | |
| 321 | Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list those projects in the SRA 10 year plan that he estimates can be implemented while Railtrack is in administration. |
| (31025) | |
| 322 | Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list the (a) location and (b) line where temporary speed restrictions are in force on the railway. |
| (31027) | |
| 323 | Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what discussions he has had with the Strategic Rail Authority about making a three-hour journey time between Plymouth and London a strategic objective within the 10 year plan. |
| (30710) | |
| 324 N | Mr Simon Thomas (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list the incidents in which trains carrying (a) radioactive material and (b) other nuclear materials have been involved which resulted in release of their materials in the North West of England in the last six months. |
| (30635) | |
| 325 N | Mr Simon Thomas (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what the Department's definition is of 'no significant radiological safety implication', as used in the report, Radiological Consequences Resulting from Accidents and Incidents involving the Transport of Radioactive Materials in the UK--200 Review, published in October 2001. |
| (30555) | |
| 326 | Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, further to his Answers of 5th July 2001, Official Report, column 243W, and 23rd October 2001, Official Report, column 194W, on aircraft noise and night flights, when he will publish the Government's response to his Department's consultation on the control of noise from civil aircraft; and if he will make a statement. |
| (31066) | |
| 327 | Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what steps he is taking to ensure that crews on ships (a) registered in the UK and (b) sailing in UK waters comply with international safety standards. |
| (30748) | |
| 328 | Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what steps he is taking to improve the recruitment rate of merchant ships' officers. |
| (30749) | |
| 329 | Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many road traffic accidents there were last year involving children in (a) 30 mph zones and (b) 40 mph zones. |
| (30775) | |
| 330 | Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, when he plans to install disabled access to the southbound platform at Leominster station. |
| (30976) | |
| 331 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the total external spend by his Department was on Private Finance Initiative consultants in each of the last four years; how many full-time equivalent consultants were employed over this period; how many billed consultancy days there were per year; what the implied average cost of each PFI consultant was; how many consultancy firms were used by his Department over this period; and if he will make a statement. |
| (31034) | |
| 332 | Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what consultations he has had with non-departmental public bodies sponsored by the National Assembly for Wales. |
| (31064) | |
| 333 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total external spend by his Department was on Private Finance Initiative consultants in each of the last four years; how many full-time equivalent consultants were employed over this period; how many billed consultancy days there were per year; what the implied average cost of each PFI consultant was; how many consultancy firms were used by his Department over this period; and if he will make a statement. |
| (31045) | |
| 334 N | Mr Peter Duncan (Galloway & Upper Nithsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average delay was in making payment to state earning related pension schemes for contributions due in the year to April 2001; what the figure was in each year since the scheme was introduced; and if he will make a statement. |
| (30310) | |
| 335 | Mr Huw Edwards (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what powers the Child Support Agency has to obtain child support from a self-employed absent parent who has not contributed maintenance to a parent with care; and how these powers have been used in the case of Elaine Lanchbury, a constituent. |
| (31116) | |
| 336 | Mr Ivan Henderson (Harwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applicants there have been to date for the minimum income guarantee from pensioners within the Harwich constituency; how many have been approved; and what estimate he has made of the total number of potential applicants. |
| (30981) | |
| 337 | Mr Ivan Henderson (Harwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in the Harwich constituency are in the New Deal programme; and how many were placed in employment following their participation in the scheme. |
| (30980) | |
| 338 | Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many representations he has received over the last 12 months about the Benefits Agency's use of inadequately qualified and experienced doctors to assess disabled living allowance applicants; and if he will make a statement. |
| (30971) | |
| 339 N | Andy King (Rugby & Kenilworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps have been taken by his Department to ensure that the tapers determining the amount of housing and council tax benefit to which the recipients of working families tax credit are entitled do not result in a lower income in work after rent and council tax than out of work after receiving 100 per cent. housing benefit and council tax benefit. |
| (29534) | |
| 340 | Mr Archy Kirkwood (Roxburgh & Berwickshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff have worked for the Independent Case Examiner Service in each year since its creation. |
| (30959) | |
| 341 | Mr Archy Kirkwood (Roxburgh & Berwickshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the budget of the Independent Case Examiner has been in each year since its creation. |
| (30960) | |
| 342 | Mr Archy Kirkwood (Roxburgh & Berwickshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what additional (a) staff and (b) money have been allocated to the Appeals Service in anticipation of the child support reforms. |
| (30957) | |
| 343 | Mr Archy Kirkwood (Roxburgh & Berwickshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what additional resources have been allocated to the Independent Case Examiner in anticipation of the child support reforms. |
| (30958) | |
| 344 | John Robertson (Glasgow, Anniesland): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent changes have been made to the statutory criteria first issued to facilitate and determine the level and payment of industrial injuries disablement benefit for those suffering from spinal injury. |
| (30779) | |
| 345 | John Robertson (Glasgow, Anniesland): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on what dates statutory criteria were first issued to facilitate and determine the level of payment of industrial injuries disablement benefit for those suffering from spinal injury. |
| (30778) | |
| 346 | Mr Jonathan R. Shaw (Chatham & Aylesford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to review the habitual residence test. |
| (30951) | |
| 347 | Mr Jonathan R. Shaw (Chatham & Aylesford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what action he has taken as a consequence of the European Court judgement of 25th February 1999 in the case of Swadding, with special reference to British nationals returning to Britain from South Africa. |
| (30950) | |
| 348 | Mr Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will list the private sector companies that are in receipt of funds from the New Deal in Leicester. |
| (31057) | |
| 349 | Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of disability living allowance benefits appeals were won by claimants after the medical examination in (a) the West Midlands and (b) the UK in the last12 months for which figures are available. |
| (30738) | |
| 350 | Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of claimants for disability living allowance have been refused benefit after they have been receiving disability living allowance for (a) one year, (b) five years, (c) 10 years and (d) 20 years since medical testing was introduced. |
| (30742) | |
| 351 N | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many retail petrol stations closed in (a) 1999, (b) 2000 and (c) 2001. |
| [Transferred] (30216) | |
| 352 | Tom Cox (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans she has to introduce consumer protection legislation in the next 12 months. |
| [Transferred] (30747) | |
| 353 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the honourable Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, what information he has collated about the time taken to log on to the Parliamentary Communications Network by honourable Members and their staff (a) within the Parliamentary Estate and (b) remotely; what defects he has identified; and what action is being taken to rectify such defects. |
| [Transferred] (31114) | |
| 354 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the honourable Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, when he last sought views on its performance from users of the Parliamentary Communications Network. |
| [Transferred] (31115) | |
| 355 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the honourable Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, on how many occasions since 31st August 2001 the PVDN server has been out of action; what defects he has identified; and what action is being taken to rectify such defects. |
| [Transferred] (31113) | |
| 356 | Mr Peter Viggers (Gosport): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the oral statement of the honourable Member for Pontefract and Castleford of 22nd January, Official Report, column 732, what his policy is on recruitment of HIV positive nurses to the NHS; and how many such nurses have been recruited. |
| [Transferred] (30845) | |
| 357 | Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the value of the rodent control industry in (a) England and (b) Wales, with reference to (i) the manufacturing of rodenticides and (ii) the activities of servicing companies in the last 5 years. |
| [Transferred] (30744) | |
| 358 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average daily number of mobile traffic units operating radar guns in the Metropolitan Police area has been for the last 12 months for which figures are available. |
| [Transferred] (31022) | |
| 359 | Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how local authorities are marking Holocaust Memorial Day. |
| [Transferred] (30862) | |
| 360 | Mr Ivan Henderson (Harwich): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many families within the Harwich constituency have taken advantage of the working families tax credit to date. |
| [Transferred] (30984) | |
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