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Session 2001-02 Publications on the internet The Order Book

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on Friday 8 February 2002 Here you can browse the Written Questions for answer on Friday 8 February, of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department.

Notes: * Indicates a Question for Oral Answer. + Indicates a Question not included in the random selection process but accepted because the quota for that day had not been filled. [N] Indicates a Question for Written Answer on a named day, i.e. the Member has indicated under S.O. No. 22(4) the day on which he wishes the Question to be answered. [R] Indicates that a relevant interest has been declared.

FRIDAY 8th FEBRUARY
1	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Advocate General, what the total cost to her Department was of the use of external consultants in each of the last four years.
	(35027)
2	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Deputy Prime Minster, what the total cost to his Department was of the use of external consultants in each of the last four years.
	(35018)
3	Annabelle Ewing (Perth):    To ask the Deputy Prime Minster, if he will publish the (a) number and (b) value of contracts awarded by his Department to (i) Arthur Andersen, (ii) Deloitte Touche, (ii) Ernst and Young, (iv) KPMG and (v) PricewaterhouseCoopers accountants in each year since 1997.
	(34996)
4	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the total cost to her Department was of the use of external consultants in each of the last four years.
	(35023)
5	Annabelle Ewing (Perth):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will publish the (a) number and (b) value of contracts awarded by her Department to (i) Arthur Andersen, (ii) Deloitte Touche, (ii) Ernst and Young, (iv) KPMG and (v) PricewaterhouseCoopers accountants in each year since 1997.
	(34997)
6	Nick Harvey (North Devon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the spending by regional arts boards was, per capita of population served, in each of the past 10 years; and if she will make a statement.
	(35158)
7	Nick Harvey (North Devon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make a statement on how the quality of libraries is determined, and on the results of evaluations undertaken in each local authority in the past 10 years; and if she will make a statement.
	(35246)
8	Nick Harvey (North Devon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much the Government has spent on library book funds per annum per local authority in each of the past 10 years; and if she will make a statement.
	(35195)
9	Nick Harvey (North Devon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the frequency of visits by members to libraries per annum in each of the past 10 years; and if she will make a statement.
	(35248)
10	Nick Harvey (North Devon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list by local authority (a) the number of members of library services and (b) the proportion of the authority's population who are members of its libraries; and if she will make a statement.
	(35247)
11	Nick Harvey (North Devon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make a statement on her Department's policy on the funding of regional arts and cultural services.
	(35157)
12	Nick Harvey (North Devon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the savings which would be achieved under the revised proposals from the Arts Council of England regarding funding of arts in the regions.
	(35159)
13	Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer from the Minister for Sport of 17th January, Official Report, column 473W, on sports clubs, if she will publish evidence to support his statement that the majority of local authorities grant 100 per cent. rate relief.
	(35190)
14   N	Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list the sources of the £2 billion investment in sport that she announced on 3rd February, broken down by (a) the financial year in which it is to be paid, (b) the financial year in which it is to be accounted for, (c) the method of distribution of the funds and (d) whether it had been announced before.
	(34767)
15   N	Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the value was of the (a) National Lottery and (b) Treasury contribution to (i) Sport England, (ii) UK Sport and (iii) other such funded sporting bodies in (A) 1997-98, (B) 1998-99, (C) 1999-2000 and (D) 2000-01.
	(34768)
16	Ms Candy Atherton (Falmouth & Camborne):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) morbidity and (b) mortality records for workers at CDE Nancekuke in Cornwall; and if he will make a statement on the results.
	(34865)
17	Mr Crispin Blunt (Reigate):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his esimate is of the cost to the defence budget of the emergency deployment to Northern Ireland in each financial year since 1991-92.
	(34860)
18	Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 1st February, Official Report, column 599W, if he will specify the appropriate guidance to the UK forces operating in Afghanistan to ensure compliance with the UK's international legal obligations; and if prisoners captured in Afghanistan by UK forces will be accorded prisoner of war status under the Geneva Convention.
	(35032)
19	Annabelle Ewing (Perth):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the (a) number and (b) value of contracts awarded by his Department to (i) Arthur Andersen, (ii) Deloitte Touche, (ii) Ernst and Young, (iv) KPMG and (v) PricewaterhouseCoopers accountants in each year since 1997.
	(34998)
20	Mr Adrian Flook (Taunton):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what rates of annual pay are for (a) a private in the Army and (b) a marine in the Royal Marines (i) at commencement of basic training and (ii) once basic training has been completed, at age (A) 17, (B) 18, (C) 19, (D) 20 and (E) 21 years.
	(34960)
21   N	Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made in upgrading the Royal Navy's Spearfish torpedo; and if he will make a statement.
	(32890)
22   N	Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made on joint-design work between the Royal Navy and the US Navy on the torpedo tube-launched Tomahawk cruise missile; and if he will make a statement.
	(32891)
23	Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the implications of the production, development and use of micro-organisms that degrade materials when conducted for military purposes.
	(34966)
24	Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the research projects funded by his Department in the last five years on micro-organisms that degrade materials; and what the cost was of each project.
	(34967)
25   N	Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 16th January, Official Report, column 319W, on the Reconnaisance Regiment, when he will write to the honourable Member for New Forest West.
	(34699)
26   N	Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many forces personnel have been committed overseas in each month since January 2000; and where.
	(34832)
27   N	Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the manpower of each service was in each year since 1997; and how many vacancies were reported.
	(34834)
28   N	Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the legal cases brought against his Department and the armed forces since 1997 citing (a) the European Convention of Human Rights and (b) the Human Rights Act, stating in each case (i) whether the case was found for the plaintiff or for his Department, or settled out of court, (ii) the net cost to his Department of fighting the case, including of any damages paid, (iii) action taken to pursuant similar cases being brought in the future and (iv) the cost of that action.
	(34830)
29   N	Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the overseas bases of HM Forces, indicating the number of units of permanent accommodation at each.
	(34833)
30   N	Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what duties have been extended to women members of each service since 1997; and what has been the cost of implenting those extensions.
	(34831)
31	Annabelle Ewing (Perth):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will publish the (a) number and (b) value of contracts awarded by her Department to (i) Arthur Andersen, (ii) Deloitte Touche, (ii) Ernst and Young, (iv) KPMG and (v) PricewaterhouseCoopers accountants in each year since 1997.
	(34995)
32	Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will establish any new rents to mortgages schemes for teachers in the London area.
	(35063)
33	Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment she has made of the system of school review used by Harrow Local Education Authority; and if she will make a statement.
	(35066)
34	Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment she has made of the supplemental submission to the School Teachers Review Body from the six teaching organisations in England issued in December 2001; and if she will make a statement.
	(35061)
35	Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what further action she is taking to help schools in London retain teachers.
	(35065)
36	Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will allow headteachers and teachers a three month sabbatical once they have completed 10 years continuous service; and if she will make a statement.
	(35062)
37	Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what further action she is taking to reduce the level of student performance evaluation work required by teachers; and if she will make a statement.
	(35064)
38	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the total cost to her Department was of the use of external consultants in each of the last four years.
	(35024)
39	Mr Colin Breed (South East Cornwall):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the impact on rural communities of Postcomm's proposals to reform the postal industry; and if she will make a statement.
	(34855)
40	Mr Colin Breed (South East Cornwall):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to her Answer of 29th January, Official Report, column 241W, on genotype errors, if she will list the different types of errors that were discovered upon the retesting of the samples.
	(34863)
41	Mr Colin Breed (South East Cornwall):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to carry out a rural-proofing analysis of Postcomm's proposals to reform the postal industry; and if she will make a statement.
	(34854)
42	Annabelle Ewing (Perth):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish the (a) number and (b) value of contracts awarded by her Department to (i) Arthur Andersen, (ii) Deloitte Touche, (ii) Ernst and Young, (iv) KPMG and (v) PricewaterhouseCoopers accountants in each year since 1997.
	(34986)
43   N	Mr David Rendel (Newbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress she has made in increasing organic food production as a proportion of total UK food production.
	(34665)
44   N	Mr David Rendel (Newbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to set a target for the proportion of farmland to be farmed organically.
	(34666)
45   N	Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding she is providing to (a) Gloucestershire and (b) local government in England to help with recycling projects; and if she will make a statement.
	(34638)
46	Mr Alan Simpson (Nottingham South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what further information has been obtained from the European Commission following the suspension of the public hearings on Aventi's T25 genetically modified maize; what evidence and clarification has been obtained from the French competent authorities; if she will (a) make this information publicly available and (b) place it in the Library; and when the hearings will be reconvened.
	(34938)
47	Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what angling licences are granted for waters where there is a statutory right of navigation.
	(34953)
48	Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when DEFRA-funded research into water based sport and recreation was discussed by (a) the Environment Agency Board and (b) each regional fisheries, ecology and recreation advisory committee.
	(34963)
49	Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which independent consultants were consulted by the Environment Agency before they reached their conclusions on the impact of canoeing on fish stocks in November 2000.
	(34955)
50	Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list the members of each Environment Agency regional fisheries ecology and recreation advisory committee; and whether they have an (a) angling, (b) navigation and (c) recreational interest.
	(34961)
51	Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the compatibility of angling and canoeing activities on waters where there is a statutory right of navigation; and if she will make a statement.
	(34956)
52	Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will request the Environment Agency to make a comparative study of arrangements for access to water for non-powered craft in other European countries; and if she will make a statement.
	(34957)
53	Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what criteria were used to appoint chairmen and members of the Environment Agency Regional Fisheries Committee and the Ecology and Recreation Advisory Committee.
	(34930)
54	Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when Environment Agency research document W266 on the impact of canoeing on angling and fishstocks was discussed by (a) the Environment Agency Board and (b) each regional fisheries, ecology and recreation advisory committee.
	(34962)
55	Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what action the Environment Agency is taking to encourage more access agreements to moving water for canoeists in England and Wales.
	(34959)
56	Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list new access agreements to moving water for canoeists in England and Wales reached in each of the last 10 years.
	(34958)
57	Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if advertisements for the Chairs of the Environment Agency Regional Fisheries Committee and the Ecology and Recreation Advisory Commitee were placed in boating and canoeing magazines; and if she will make a statement.
	(34928)
58	Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether there is a statutory right of navigation along the full length of the River Thames.
	(34954)
59	Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the total cost was of the advertisements for the Chairman of the Environment Agency Regional Fisheries Committee and the Ecology and Recreation Advisory Committee; and in which publications advertisements were placed.
	(34929)
60   N	Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she will reply to the letters dated 10th December 2001 and 11th January from the honourable Member for Leominster on the Agricultural Land Tribunal.
	(34667)
61	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total cost to his Department was of the use of external consultants in each of the last four years.
	(35022)
62	Mr Crispin Blunt (Reigate):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what publication is produced by the Treasury to replace the Northern Ireland Financial Statement.
	(34862)
63	Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to keep a record of the persons falling within the provisions of subparagraph 2(b) of Paragraph 9 of Schedule 5 of the Tax Credits Bill who may be supplied with information relating to tax credits, child benefit or guardian's allowance for health; and if he plans to make the record publicly available.
	(35179)
64	Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to make regulations under Clause 54 of the Tax Credits Bill in relation to the carrying out of functions relating to tax credit, child benefit and guardian's allowance by job centre staff other than those in a Jobcentre Plus.
	(35166)
65	Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what factors underlay the decision to transfer the functions of the Department of Work and Pensions in respect of child benefit and guardian's allowance to the Treasury under Clause 45 of the Tax Credits Bill.
	(35185)
66	Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the effects of the provisions of (a) Clause 52 and (b) Clause 53 of the Tax Credits Bill on the number of persons receiving child benefit.
	(35168)
67	Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many appeals were brought under the provisions referred to in (a) subsection (2)(e) (Chapter 2 of Part 1 of the Social Security Act 1998 (c. 14) (social security decisions and appeals: Great Britain)) and (b) subsection (8) (Chapter 2 of Part 2 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (social security decisions and appeal: Northern Ireland)) of Clause 46 of the Tax Credits Bill in each year since 1997; and how many of these appeals were successful.
	(35183)
68	Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the administrative cost of the transfer of functions to the Treasury and the Inland Revenue under the provisions of clauses 45 and 46 of the Tax Credits Bill.
	(35181)
69	Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he expects the provisions of Schedule 5 of the Tax Credits Bill to be used in tackling fraud and non-compliance.
	(35175)
70	Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff he expects to be employed by the Treasury in order to discharge the functions transferred to it under Clause 45 of the Tax Credits Bill; and how many staff he expects to be transferred to the Treasury from (a) the Department of Work and Pensions and (b) the Northern Ireland Office as a result of Clause 45.
	(35170)
71	Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 31st January, Official Report, column 515W, how many of the 28 persons prosecuted for working families tax credit fraud were women; and how many of the eight persons receiving a custodial sentence were women.
	(35257)
72	Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to keep a record of persons falling within the provisions of subparagraph 2 of paragraph 10 of Schedule 5 of the Tax Credits Bill who may be supplied with information relating to tax credits, child benefit or guardian's allowance.
	(35178)
73	Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to consult (a) employers and (b) other interested parties on the issuing of notices by the Board of the Inland Revenue under Clause 42 of the Tax Credits Bill (as amended).
	(35172)
74	Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what functions relating to health he expects to be prescribed under the provisions of subparagraph 2 of paragraph 9 of Schedule 5 of the Tax Credits Bill; and when he expects draft regulations to be available.
	(35177)
75	Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 31st January, Official Report, column 515W, how many of the 28 prosecutions for tax credit fraud concerned tax credits obtained to the value of (a) less than £1,000, (b) £1,000 to £4,999, (c) £5,000 to £9,999 and (d) more than £10,000; and if he will give the same breakdown for the seven prosecutions which resulted in a custodial sentence.
	(35256)
76	Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans the Inland Revenue has for training those who will discharge the appellate functions transferred to it under the provisions of Clause 46 of the Tax Credits Bill.
	(35182)
77	Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what arrangements are in place for the mutual exchange of relevant information with overseas authorities regarding tax credit fraud.
	(35173)
78	Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff he expects to be employed by the Inland Revenue in order to discharge the functions conferred on it by Clause 46 of the Tax Credits Bill; and how many staff he expects to be transferred to the Inland Revenue from (a) the Child Benefit Centre, (b) the Department of Work and Pensions and (c) the Northern Ireland Office as a result of this provision.
	(35184)
79	Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on the effects of the transfer of the functions of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions under Section 80 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 to him as a result of subsection (1)(c) of Clause 45 of the Tax Credits Bill.
	(35171)
80	Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to keep a record of persons providing services to the Inland Revenue in connection with the provision of tax credits who fall within the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 5 of the Tax Credits Bill; and if he plans to make the record publicly available.
	(35180)
81	Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expects the provisions of Part 2 of the Tax Credits Bill to be commenced.
	(35167)
82	Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much compensation has been (a) paid and (b) ordered to be paid as a result of the prosecutions for working families tax credit fraud.
	(35165)
83	Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance he plans to give to the Board of the Inland Revenue or any person providing services to it about the use and disclosure of information under the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 5 of the Tax Credits Bill.
	(35176)
84	Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the compatibility of the IT systems of (a) the Inland Revenue, (b) the Department of Work and Pensions and (c) the Northern Ireland Office concerned in the use of information under the provisions of Schedule 5 of the Tax Credits Bill.
	(35174)
85	Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 31st January, Official Report, column 515W, how many of the seven custodial sentences were for (a) less than six months, (b) six to 12 months and (c) more than 12 months; and what the length of the longest custodial sentence was.
	(35255)
86	Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the impact of paragraph 2 of Schedule 4 of the Tax Credits Bill (as amended) on the amount of overpaid child benefit and guardian's allowance which is recovered.
	(35169)
87	Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether capital expenditure on London Underground by means of (a) private sector companies and (b) bond funding raised by London Underground falls within the general government financial deficit; whether such capital expenditure is included in the public sector borrowing requirement; and if he will make a statement.
	(34901)
88	Tony Cunningham (Workington):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will change the rules governing entitlement to working families tax credit so that student loans are not counted as income.
	(34866)
89	Annabelle Ewing (Perth):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the (a) number and (b) value of contracts awarded by his Department to (i) Arthur Andersen, (ii) Deloitte Touche, (ii) Ernst and Young, (iv) KPMG and (v) PricewaterhouseCoopers accountants in each year since 1997.
	(34983)
90	Mr Adrian Flook (Taunton):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason property transactions in Williton, Somerset, are exempt from stamp duty; and for what reason transactions in Brompton Regis, Somerset are not exempt.
	(34965)
91	Mr David Kidney (Stafford):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what indicators of housing need the ward-based statistics to be collected by the Office for National Statistics will include.
	(34931)
92	Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his Answer of 4th February, Official Report, column 705W, on reputational externalities, if he will state the reasoning underlying the statements concerning reputational externalities made to the National Audit Office reported on in footnote 10 and paragraphs 44-45 of HC54 of Session 2000-01 'The financial analysis of the London Underground Public Private Partnerships'; and if he will make a statement.
	(34887)
93	Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his Answer of 4th February, Official Report, column 705W, on reputational externalities, if he will state whether the assumptions used for analysing the London Underground public private partnerships are identical to those recommended in 'Appraisal and Evaluation in Central Government'; and if he will make a statement.
	(34888)
94	Mr Simon Thomas (Ceredigion):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the average proportion of monies raised by registered charities which is dedicated directly to the charities' beneficiaries in the last year for which figures are available.
	(35252)
95	Mr Simon Thomas (Ceredigion):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to introduce a statutory minimum threshold for the amount or percentage of donations raised by registered charities to be dedicated to the charities' beneficiaries.
	(35254)
96	Mr Simon Thomas (Ceredigion):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many registered charities were (a) investigated and (b) taken into administration on the grounds that an insufficient proportion of their received donations was dedicated directly to the charities' beneficiaries in each year since 1997.
	(35253)
97	Mr Simon Thomas (Ceredigion):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will introduce guidance as to the minimum acceptable threshold for the amount or percentage of donations raised by registered charities to be dedicated to the charities' beneficiaries.
	(35251)
98	Mr Simon Thomas (Ceredigion):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he takes to ensure that registered charities inform potential donors of the proportion of monies raised that is dedicated directly to the charities' beneficiaries.
	(35250)
99   N	Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) UK banks and (b) banks registered in the UK have signed up for the Wolfsberg AML Principles on money laundering.
	(34668)
100	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the total cost to his Department was of the use of external consultants in each of the last four years.
	(35016)
101	Mr David Borrow (South Ribble):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what requests the British Council have received to increase the provision of English teaching in Senegal since 1997; and what response the Government has made.
	(35014)
102	Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the conditions inside prisons in Afghanistan holding UK prisoners.
	(34936)
103	Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if all British detainees in (a) Afghanistan and (b) Cuba have been allowed contact with family members in the UK.
	(34933)
104	Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he has taken to assist in providing information to relatives in the UK about the condition of detainees who are British nationals held in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
	(34935)
105	Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if the International Committee of the Red Cross has access to all places of detention in Afghanistan.
	(34934)
106	Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what logistical support is being offered by Her Majesty's Government to the Afghan Government to assist in the detention of prisoners.
	(34932)
107	Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he anticipates the evaluation of the fungus, pleospora papaveracea, will be communicated to him by the United Nations Drugs Control Project; whether it is being used prior to the communication of the research results; and if he will make a statement.
	(34896)
108	Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of the activities of the paramilitary group Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia in relation to human rights abuses in Colombia; and if he will make a statement.
	(34892)
109	Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress has been made on United Nations Security Council resolution 1291 (2000) in respect of the orderly withdrawal of all foreign forces from the Democratic Republic of the Congo in accordance with the Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement; when it is anticipated all foreign troops will leave; and if he will make a statement.
	(35241)
110	Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the activities of Dyncorp in recruiting mercenaries for action in Colombia in relation to the Government's policy with regard to that country; and if he will make a statement.
	(34890)
111	Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what involvement British Embassy officials in Bogota have in protecting and ensuring the safety of UK citizens who are (a) in the Peace Brigades International in Colombia and (b) prepared to try to shield Colombian citizens from violence; and if he will make a statement.
	(34891)
112	Annabelle Ewing (Perth):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will publish the (a) number and (b) value of contracts awarded by his Department to (i) Arthur Andersen, (ii) Deloitte Touche, (ii) Ernst and Young, (iv) KPMG and (v) PricewaterhouseCoopers accountants in each year since 1997.
	(34987)
113	Paul Farrelly (Newcastle-under-Lyme):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information he has collated on the arms dealing activities of Mr John Bredenkamp and companies associated with him in (a) Zimbabwe and (b) the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
	(34903)
114	Jane Griffiths (Reading East):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will ensure the British High Commission in New Delhi provides interpreter help for Ian Stillman; and if he will make a statement.
	(34982)
115	Jane Griffiths (Reading East):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many consular visits there have been to Ian Stillman since he lost his appeal.
	(34981)
116	Mr George Mudie (Leeds East):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when the new arrangements for the payment of visitor visa appeals were implemented in all posts.
	(34886)
117	Joyce Quin (Gateshead East & Washington West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans he has to visit Gibraltar.
	(35192)
118	Mr David Atkinson (Bournemouth East):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his Department's assessment is of the (a) effectiveness of laser eye surgery as an alternative to glasses and (b) risks involved; whether he has plans to introduce such treatment on the National Health Service; and if he will make a statement.
	(34899)
119   N	Mr Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time was for radiotherapy in the Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust area on (a) 1st January 1999, (b) 1st January 1997, (c) 1st January 2002 and (d) 1st February 2002; and what was the national average at these times.
	(34670)
120   N	Mr Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what target he has set for waiting time for cancer patients requiring radiotherapy from the NHS.
	(34821)
121	Mr John Baron (Billericay):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on trends in waiting times in accident and emergency units since 1997.
	(34861)
122	Mr Bob Blizzard (Waveney):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will draw up a timetable for implementation of the recommendation of the CFS/ME Working Group regarding training.
	(35054)
123	Mr David Borrow (South Ribble):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the impact on the care of elderly people in Lancashire of the proposed closure of care homes by Lancashire County Council.
	(35013)
124	Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 4th February, Official Report, column 781W, on international recruitment, if he will list those international nursing recruitment agencies which have failed to adhere to the code of practice; and where he publishes such information.
	(34864)
125	Mr Martin Caton (Gower):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the impact of the introduction of free nursing care on the level of charges to residents of nursing homes.
	(34856)
126	Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost to the consumer is of emergency contraception at a pharmacy; what plans he has to lower the charge; and if he will make a statement.
	(35245)
127	Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he intends to reply to the question tabled by the honourable Member for Leyton and Wanstead for answer on 18th January (ref 29229), on the Churches' Child Protection Advisory Service.
	(35243)
128	Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been allocated to meet medical negligence claims in 2002-03.
	(35239)
129	Mr John Cummings (Easington):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what cash allocations have been made under the reforming emergency care accident and emergency nurse allocation for 2001-02 to each acute NHS trust in the Northern Region; upon what basis the allocations have been made; and which trusts are involved in PFI programmes.
	(35055)
130	Mr Huw Edwards (Monmouth):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on his policy on the European Directive on dietary supplements.
	(35053)
131	Jeff Ennis (Barnsley East & Mexborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many operations, broken down into category of operation, have been cancelled in NHS hospitals in the last 12 months.
	(35194)
132	Annabelle Ewing (Perth):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish the (a) number and (b) value of contracts awarded by his Department to (i) Arthur Andersen, (ii) Deloitte Touche, (ii) Ernst and Young, (iv) KPMG and (v) PricewaterhouseCoopers accountants in each year since 1997.
	(34988)
133	Mr Adrian Flook (Taunton):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if the Government plans to fund air ambulances throughout Britain once their funding from the Automobile Association finishes.
	(34964)
134	Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he will reply to the letters from the honourable Member for Chesham and Amersham dated 24th August and 21st September 2001 concerning a constituent and enzyme potentiated desensitisation treatment.
	(34846)
135	Mr Andrew Hunter (Basingstoke):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will instigate an inquiry into the circumstances of the deaths of Alexander Deas, Joseph Gildea, Tony Spong and Peter Swain, former residents of Beechwood Lodge, Basingstoke, and assess the performance of Hampshire Social Services and other agencies in providing care and support for former residents of Beechwood Lodge.
	(35060)
136	Mr Alan Hurst (Braintree):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients were waiting for a first appointment with a consultant at Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, Essex in June (a) 1999, (b) 2000 and (c) 2001.
	(34851)
137	Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to stop the use of glutoraldehyde in hospitals in England and Wales.
	(35030)
138   N	Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, who will appoint the non-executive directors of the South Worcestershire Primary Care Trust; and when they will be appointed.
	(34495)
139   N	Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on his policy towards nutritional supplements in food, with particular reference to EU directives under discussion.
	(34636)
140	Mr George Stevenson (Stoke-on-Trent South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the level of social services SSA was in (a) Stoke-on-Trent, (b) all unitary authorities and (c) on average in England, in each year from 1997-98.
	(34902)
141   N	Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information he collects on the number of children who have received single measles, mumps and rubella inoculations since the introduction of the triple MMR vaccine (a) privately and (b) on the National Health Service.
	(34496)
142   N	Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children received, either by means of single or combined MMR vaccine, inoculation against (a) measles, (b) mumps and (c) rubella, in each year since the introduction of the MMR vaccine, in (i) each county or health authority and (ii) England; and what proportion they represented of the total number of children under five years of age.
	(34498)
143   N	Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients died (a) in transfer between hospitals and (b) in NHS transport to hospital in the last year for which information is available, broken down by (i) the health authority responsible for the transport involved, (ii) the length of journey by distance, (iii) the condition for which treatment was to be provided and (iv) the type of transport involved.
	(34764)
144   N	Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children received a single (a) mumps, (b) measles and (c) rubella vaccine in each year since the introduction of the MMR vaccine in (i) each county or health authority and (ii) England.
	(34497)
145   N	Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) nursing homes and (b) residential homes are (i) known to have conformed by 1st April 2001 and (ii) expected to conform by 1st April 2002 to the care home standards to be implemented on 1st April 2002; and what proportion they represent of all such homes.
	(34765)
146	Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the NHS trusts that will provide digital hearing aids in accordance with his announcement of December 2001.
	(34999)
147	Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what reasons underlay the decision to stop the practice of providing GP consultation automatically for those aged 75 years.
	(34927)
148   N	Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects anonymised data to be available to allow him to publish the cost of sending patients abroad for treatment.
	(34769)
149	Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the areas in London where youth inclusion projects will be operational by March; and what resources will be allocated to each.
	(35244)
150	Mr Huw Edwards (Monmouth):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will introduce tachograph regulations to cover cellular vehicles used to carry prisoners on escort.
	(35009)
151	Mr Huw Edwards (Monmouth):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what vehicles used by companies involved in the Home Office Prison Court and Escort contracts to escort prisoners to and from courts and between prisons are exempt from tachograph regulations.
	(35010)
152	Mr Huw Edwards (Monmouth):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what safeguards are in place to ensure that prison custody officers employed to drive prison cellular escort vehicles do not drive for longer than would be the case if they were driving other similar size vehicles covered by the tachograph regulations.
	(35011)
153	Annabelle Ewing (Perth):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will publish the (a) number and (b) value of contracts awarded by his Department to (i) Arthur Andersen, (ii) Deloitte Touche, (ii) Ernst and Young, (iv) KPMG and (v) PricewaterhouseCoopers accountants in each year since 1997.
	(34989)
154	Mr Alan Hurst (Braintree):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prison sentences of 28 days or less were imposed by courts in England and Wales in (a) 1998, (b) 1999 and (c) 2000.
	[R] (34850)
155	Mr Alan Hurst (Braintree):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were arrested and detained in police custody in England and Wales in 1999.
	[R] (34853)
156	Mr Alan Hurst (Braintree):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cells there were in police stations in England and Wales in 1999.
	[R] (34852)
157	Mr Alan Hurst (Braintree):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prison sentences of local custody were imposed by magistrates' courts in England and Wales in (a) 1979, (b) 1989 and (c) 1999.
	[R] (34849)
158   N	Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he intends to build asylum accommodation centres at all of the sites he has identified.
	(34493)
159   N	Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on which part of the airfield at Throckmorton he is considering building an asylum accommodation centre.
	(34494)
160   N	Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people aged under 16 years have been referred to local authority social services departments by criminal courts over the last five years in (a) England and Wales and (b) Devon.
	(34499)
161   N	Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) guidance and (b) targets he has given to police authorities on the time within which police officers should visit victims of (i) burglary, (ii) robbery, (iii) sex crimes and (iv) other crimes of violence.
	(34773)
162   N	Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of those known to have settled in the United Kingdom in the last 10 years is fluent in the English language.
	(34674)
163   N	Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make it his policy that the unlawful possession of a significant quantity of a controlled drug should constitute prima facie evidence of intent to supply; and if he will make a statement.
	(34778)
164   N	Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his Answer of 4th February, Official Report, column 666W, to the honourable Member for Sheffield, Heeley, how many persons (a) under and (b) over 18 participated in the on-line consultation on the Fairer Sentencing website; how many were students; and what evidence he has of the representative nature of those participants.
	(34779)
165   N	Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of crime, broken down by main categories for reporting, is known to have been committed by persons of (a) European, (b) African, (c) South Asian and (d) other ethnic origin in the last five years.
	(34675)
166   N	Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many anti-social behaviour orders have been (a) sought and (b) granted in (i) each police authority area and (ii) each social services authority area where not coterminous with a police authority area.
	(34776)
167   N	Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information he collates on the ethnic origin of the (a) perpetrators and (b) victims of racially-motivated attacks; and if he will make a statement.
	(34678)
168   N	Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information he collates on the (a) number, (b) source, (c) destination and (d) place of residence in the United Kingdom of (i) asylum seekers and (ii) other immigrants without leave to remain.
	(34677)
169   N	Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to increase powers of courts to issue custodial sentences for (a) mobile phone theft, (b) car-jacking and (c) possession of drugs with intent to supply.
	(34777)
170   N	Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of those convicted of criminal offences, broken down by 10 year age bands, are of (a) European, (b) African, (c) South Asian and (d) other ethnic origins; and what proportion each group represents of each age band in the last five years.
	(34676)
171   N	Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will extend the power to apply for anti-social behaviour orders to (a) parish and town councils, (b) governing bodies of schools and (c) other persons affected by anti-social behaviour.
	(34775)
172   N	Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of the population is fluent in the English language.
	(34673)
173   N	Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of police officers (a) retired from, (b) left for other reasons from and (c) was recruited to each police force in each year since 1997.
	(34780)
174   N	Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of the cost of each police force was met by precept on local authorities in (a) 1997 and (b) 2001.
	(34774)
175	John Barrett (Edinburgh West):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what representations she has made to the United States Government on ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
	(35189)
176	John Barrett (Edinburgh West):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which countries have (a) signed and (b) ratified the Optional Protocol on the involvement of children in armed conflict.
	(35188)
177	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the total cost to her Department was of the use of external consultants in each of the last four years.
	(35025)
178	Annabelle Ewing (Perth):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will publish the (a) number and (b) value of contracts awarded by her Department to (i) Arthur Andersen, (ii) Deloitte Touche, (ii) Ernst and Young, (iv) KPMG and (v) PricewaterhouseCoopers accountants in each year since 1997.
	(34990)
179   N	Mr Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what action her Department has taken in relation to the forced relocation of the Bushmen of the Kalahari of Botswana to New Xhade.
	(34766)
180	Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when she last met officials from the UN regarding the Global Fund for Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
	(34949)
181	Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make a statement on her assessment of the levels of (a) child labour and (b) child trafficking in Burkina Faso.
	(34950)
182	Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of levels of tuberculosis in the Badghis province of Afghanistan; and what action is being taken to treat those with tuberculosis.
	(34952)
183	Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether inclement weather has prevented aid deliveries to the Badghis province of Afghanistan; and what actions are being taken to improve aid deliveries.
	(34951)
184	Mr David Atkinson (Bournemouth East):    To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, if county courts will sit on bank holidays and other holiday periods in response to an application by a local authority for a possession order; and if he will make a statement.
	(34900)
185	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what the total cost to his Department was of the use of external consultants in each of the last four years.
	(35026)
186	Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):    To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, which departments and agencies have (a) applied for extended closure of records and (b) applied to the Lord Chancellor for permission to retain records over 30 years; how many applications were made in each category and how many were granted; if he will list by title each record retained in this way; and what arrangements there are for their review for public disclosure.
	(35242)
187	Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):    To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, how many coroners there are; and how many are women.
	(34895)
188	Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):    To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what the outcome was of the reassessment in 2000 of the three records dating from 1876 to 1914 concerning activities of the Secret Service in Ireland and Irish terrorist organisations which were being withheld from public disclosure; and if he will make a statement.
	(35240)
189	Mr Tony Colman (Putney):    To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, if he will make a statement on the entitlement of coroners to maternity leave.
	(34894)
190	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the total cost to his Department was of the use of external consultants in each of the last four years.
	(35020)
191	David Burnside (South Antrim):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what contingency plan he has for continuing in service full-time Reserve police officers if the threat of terrorism and present level of crime is not reduced by March.
	(35052)
192	Annabelle Ewing (Perth):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will publish the (a) number and (b) value of contracts awarded by his Department to (i) Arthur Andersen, (ii) Deloitte Touche, (ii) Ernst and Young, (iv) KPMG and (v) PricewaterhouseCoopers accountants in each year since 1997.
	(34991)
193	Lady Hermon (North Down):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, for what reason members of the PSNI are deployed in Kosovo; and when it is planned to return them to police duties in Northern Ireland.
	(34859)
194	Lady Hermon (North Down):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many paramilitary attacks there have been since 31st December 2001 attributed to (a) Loyalists, (b) Republicans and (c) others.
	(34858)
195	Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what arrangements have been made to ensure the closure of Lisnevin Juvenile Justice Centre by Autumn 2002; and what subsequent use will be made of the building.
	(34847)
196	Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he has taken to commission the production of a child-friendly guide to the proposed changes under the Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill in the event of its legislative passage.
	(34848)
197	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the President of the Council, what the total cost to his Department was of the use of external consultants in each of the last four years.
	(35021)
198	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Prime Minister, what the total cost to his Office was of the use of external consultants in each of the last four years.
	(35017)
199   N	Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey):    To ask the Prime Minister, what recent representations he has made to the Saudi Government on the treatment of imprisoned British nationals resident there; and how many British nationals are in prison in Saudi Arabia.
	(34669)
200   N	Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):    To ask the Prime Minister, if he will publish a summary of the remarks he made at the reception held at 10 Downing Street for the broadcasting and telecommunications industry.
	(34772)
201   N	Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):    To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list the (a) Ministers and (b) people and the organisations they represent who (i) were invited to and (ii) attended the reception held at 10 Downing Street for the broadcasting and telecommunications industry.
	(34771)
202	Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):    To ask the Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission, how many copies of the 1992 National Audit Office report about the Al-Yamamah arms agreement were produced.
	(35029)
203	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the total cost to her Department was of the use of external consultants in each of the last four years.
	(35028)
204	Annabelle Ewing (Perth):    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if she will publish the (a) number and (b) value of contracts awarded by her Department to (i) Arthur Andersen, (ii) Deloitte Touche, (ii) Ernst and Young, (iv) KPMG and (v) PricewaterhouseCoopers accountants in each year since 1997.
	(34992)
205	Pete Wishart (North Tayside):    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if she will publish the agenda for and list the location of recent meetings she has been involved in to discuss the Scottish Parliament's powers to confer devolved functions on UK bodies; and from which department supporting officials were provided.
	(34980)
206	Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether it is the procedure of officials in her Department to advise companies who have applied for export licences that are likely to be refused, to withdraw the licence application prior to formal refusal.
	(35031)
207   N	Brian Cotter (Weston-Super-Mare):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, in how many cases an employment tribunal awarded costs to (a) the employer and (b) the employee in each of the past five years.
	(34370)
208	Annabelle Ewing (Perth):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will publish the (a) number and (b) value of contracts awarded by her Department to (i) Arthur Andersen, (ii) Deloitte Touche, (ii) Ernst and Young, (iv) KPMG and (v) PricewaterhouseCoopers accountants in each year since 1997.
	(34993)
209   N	Paul Flynn (Newport West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessments she has made of the impact of Britain's employment laws on (a) the loss of jobs in manufacturing industry and (b) the transfer of UK jobs to countries in the Eurozone in the last five years.
	(34836)
210	Mr Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North & Leith):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps she is taking to encourage companies to appoint independent non-executive directors.
	(35187)
211	Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to her Answer of 10th December 2001, Official Report, column 669W, on rural petrol stations, when she expects to announce the more effective mechanisms for the supply of road transport fuels.
	(35191)
212	Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make a statement on the steps her Department takes to monitor the fairness of the contractual relationship between oil suppliers and retailers in non-competition issues.
	(35069)
213	Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discussions she and the Office of Fair Trading have held and on what dates since September 2001 with the (a) major oil suppliers, (b) United Kingdom Petroleum Industries Association, (c) Institute of Petroleum, (d) Petrol Retailers Association and (e) Association of United Kingdom Oil Independents to discuss mechanisms for the supply of road transport fuels; and if she will make a statement.
	(35070)
214	Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the size of the road transportation retail fuels market in each nation of the UK was in (a) ultra low sulphur diesel, (b) unleaded petrol, (c) four star petrol and (d) liquefied petroleum gas in (i) 1998, (ii) 1999 and (iii) 2000.
	(35068)
215	Mr Dave Watts (St Helens North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what figures she has collated on the number of paid bank holidays employees are entitled to in each European Union country; what plans the Government has to increase the number of paid bank holidays in the UK; and if employees will be eligible to a paid bank holiday for the forthcoming Queen's Golden Jubiliee.
	(34948)
216	Mr David Atkinson (Bournemouth East):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what guidance he gives local authorities on the requirements of the Human Rights Act 1998 in applications for and enforcement of possession orders to evict travellers from unauthorised occupation of public parks and open spaces.
	(34897)
217	Mr David Atkinson (Bournemouth East):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what guidance he gives on the welfare considerations to be considered in the application for and enforcement of a possession order by a local authority to evict travellers from unauthorised occupation of public parks and open spaces.
	(34898)
218	Mr David Borrow (South Ribble):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what meetings ministers of his Department have had with members or officials of South Ribble Borough Council since June 2001.
	(35012)
219	Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what function has been played within the railway industry by Global Crossing.
	(34939)
220	Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, on what dates discussions took place between the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions and the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry between May 1997 and December 1999 regarding the sale of Racal Telecom to Global Crossing.
	(35000)
221	Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will outline the safety critical functions within the railway industry for which Global Crossing has had responsibility.
	(34969)
222	Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what (a) safety warnings, (b) enforcement notices and (c) prosecutions have been placed upon Global Crossing (formerly Racal Telecom) by the Health and Safety Executive regarding safety offences related to the railways between (i) May 1997 and October 1999 and (ii) November 1999 and January 2002.
	(34946)
223	Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what discussions he has had with (a) Ernst and Young, (b) the Strategic Rail Authority and (c) the HSE on the potential impact on the railway industry of the collapse of Global Crossing.
	(34943)
224	Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what effect the collapse of Global Crossing (a) has had and (b) is likely to have upon the rail network; and what steps his Department (i) has taken and (ii) will be taking in response to its collapse.
	(34942)
225	Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what assessment has been undertaken by his Department of the valuation of railway assets within British Rail Telecommunications plc sold by the Government to Racal Telecom in December 1995.
	(34944)
226	Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what timetable for safety work on the railways has been agreed between Racal Telecom and (a) Railtrack, (b) the HSE and (c) his Department since December 1995.
	(34945)
227	Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what representations he has received from (a) Railtrack, (b) the (Shadow) Strategic Rail Authority, (c) the Health and Safety Executive, (d) Racal Telecom, (e) Global Crossing, (f) the Department for Environment, Transport and the Regions and (g) the Competition Commission between May 1997 and December 1999 regarding the sale of Racal Telecom to Global Crossing.
	(34970)
228	Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what discussions (a) his Department and (b) the Strategic Rail Authority have had since 1997 with (i) Railtrack and (ii) the Rail Administrators regarding the work of (A) Racal Telecom and (B) Global Crossing within the railway industry.
	(34947)
229	Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list the requirements contained in the contract Global Crossing has had with Railtrack with regard to (a) its safety function, (b) a timetable for the improvement of safety critical functions and (c) other functions related to the running of the railway network.
	(34968)
230	Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, on what dates discussions took place between the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry and the Secretary of State for Environment, Transport and the Regions between May 1997 and December 1999 regarding the sale of Racal Telecom to Global Crossing.
	(34972)
231	Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, on what dates discussions took place between the Secretary of State for Environment, Transport and the Regions and his Department and (a) Railtrack, (b) the (Shadow) Strategic Rail Authority, (c) the Health and Safety Executive, (d) Racal Telecom, (e) Global Crossing and (f) the Competition Commission between May 1997 and December 1999 regarding the sale of Racal Telecom to Global Crossing.
	(34971)
232	Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, on what dates discussions took place between the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions and his Department and (a) Railtrack, (b) the (Shadow) Strategic Rail Authority, (c) the Health and Safety Executive, (d) Racal Telecom and (e) Global Crossing between May 1997 and December 1999 regarding the sale of Racal Telecom to Global Crossing.
	(35002)
233	Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what representations were received from (a) Railtrack, (b) the (Shadow) Strategic Rail Authority, (c) the Health and Safety Executive, (d) Racal Telecom, (e) Global Crossing and (f) the Department of Trade and Industry between May 1997 and December 1999 regarding the sale of Racal Telecom to Global Crossing.
	(35001)
234	Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what assessment was made by his Department of the impact of the sale of Racal Telecom to Global Crossing in November 1999 on its delivery of functions related to the railway, with specific reference to (a) economic aspects and (b) safety critical functions.
	(34937)
235	Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what the timetable is for the implementation of safety critical improvements agreed by Racal Telecom since December 1995; and what progress has been made towards these targets.
	(34940)
236	Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what steps the (a) SRA, (b) HSE and (c) Railway Administrators (i) have taken and (ii) will be taking in response to the collapse of Global Crossing.
	(34941)
237	Mr Colin Breed (South East Cornwall):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what progress has been made on making car fronts safer since the publication of the Road Safety Strategy.
	(34845)
238   N	Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what has been the cost to his Department of the suspension of debt payments on the Humber Bridge since 1st April 1998.
	(34781)
239   N	Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how much debt in respect of the Humber Bridge has been repaid to his Department in each of the last four years.
	(34782)
240   N	Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many (a) passenger kilometres were travelled and (b) freight tonnes moved on the railways in the (i) year to March 2001 and (ii) year to March 2000.
	(34783)
241   N	Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how much of the debenture of £247,697,000 has been repaid to his Department so far in 2001-02 by National Air Traffic Services Ltd; and how much is due to be repaid by 31st March 2002.
	(34770)
242   N	Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many shares he held in Railtrack Group Plc on 31st March 2001; how many he holds now; and what value was received for shares sold.
	(34785)
243   N	Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what the market value at 31st March 2001 was of shares held by him in Railtrack Group Plc; and what the current market value is of such shares.
	(34786)
244   N	Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many staff left the service of his Department and its agencies in the year ended 31st March 2001; how many left before attaining the formal retirement age of 60; and in respect of how many his Department and agencies assume responsibilities for making payments until retirement age.
	(34787)
245   N	Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what the extent of vehicle excise duty evasion was in each of the last five years.
	(34784)
246	Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, when he sent Transport for London (a) detailed risk registers and (b) London Underground Limited's Business Plan in connection with the financial risk of the public private partnership of the London Underground; and if he will make a statement.
	(34893)
247	Mr Huw Edwards (Monmouth):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what the results were of the Bus Compliance Officers investigation into the Stagecoach Red and White Service between Llandogo and Monmouth; and what subsequent action has been taken.
	(35008)
248	Annabelle Ewing (Perth):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will publish the (a) number and (b) value of contracts awarded by his Department to (i) Arthur Andersen, (ii) Deloitte Touche, (ii) Ernst and Young, (iv) KPMG and (v) PricewaterhouseCoopers accountants in each year since 1997.
	(34994)
249	Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what assessment was made of the suitability of the U14 Ultra Sonic line inspection equipment used to inspect railway lines for gauge and corner cracking; and if he will make a statement.
	(35005)
250	Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, on what basis the assessment by Railtrack representatives was made regarding Lizard rail inspection technology in a meeting with the Office of the Rail Regulator on 4th January; and if he will make a statement.
	(35193)
251	Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what tests were conducted on the U14 Ultra Sonic line to ensure that it could detect flaws and cracks in rails; and if he will make a statement.
	(35004)
252	Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how much of the rail network has been checked using the U14 Ultra Sonic line inspection equipment; when he expects the task to be completed; and if he will make a statement.
	(35003)
253	Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, who manufactures the U14 Ultra Sonic rail track inspection equipment; how many units are involved in inspecting the track within the equipment; and if he will make a statement.
	(35006)
254   N	Mr Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will introduce new legislation giving local authorities powers for the immediate removal of those illegally in occupation of Green Belt land; and if he will make a statement.
	(34596)
255	Mr David Kidney (Stafford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what plans he has to ring-fence the funding for the Housing Corporation's rural programme.
	(35058)
256	Mr David Kidney (Stafford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many units of affordable housing have been built through the exceptions site policy in each year since 1991.
	(35076)
257	Mr David Kidney (Stafford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what the net change has been in each rural community with a population of less than 3,000 in England in the number of council-owned rented properties since 1991.
	(35056)
258	Mr David Kidney (Stafford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what additional funding he intends to provide to support the building of affordable housing on brownfield sites (a) in England and (b) in rural areas.
	(35057)
259	Mr David Kidney (Stafford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what resources he will make available outside neighbourhood renewal areas to support an increase in community capacity to participate in the proposed neighbourhood and village action plans and local development frameworks.
	(35077)
260	Mr David Kidney (Stafford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how he intends to evaluate the results of the proposed local development frameworks and the action plans in the provision of sufficient affordable housing.
	(35074)
261	Mr David Kidney (Stafford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many affordable housing units have been built in each year since 1997 (a) with social housing grant, (b) with local authority social housing grant and (c) with no public funding (i) in England and (ii) in rural districts.
	(35160)
262	Mr David Kidney (Stafford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated to determine the developmental benefits will accrue from his proposed planning tariff system.
	(35072)
263	Mr David Kidney (Stafford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how much he projects will be raised by local authorities through the operation of his proposed planning tariff system.
	(35073)
264	Mr David Kidney (Stafford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many affordable housing units in (a) rural districts and (b) extreme rural districts in England have (i) been sold under right to buy and (ii) been newly built, showing for each district the net change, in each year since 1991 to 2001.
	(35161)
265	Mr Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North & Leith):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many complaints about aircraft noise his Department received in (a) 2001 and (b) each of the previous four years, broken down by airport or geographical area.
	(35186)
266   N	Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what advice he has received from Arthur Andersen on establishing special purpose vehicles.
	(34828)
267   N	Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will define a special purpose vehicle in the context of the railways.
	(34829)
268   N	Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, whether he plans to exclude national park authorities from the proposed parliamentary procedures for major infrastructure projects.
	(34827)
269   N	Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what guidance he has issued to regional assemblies on the involvement of national park authorities in their deliberations.
	(34826)
270   N	Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list the level of (a) on-balance sheet and (b) off-balance sheet debt for each local authority in each year since 1997.
	(34822)
271   N	Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list the rent loss on vacant properties for each local authority with housing stock for the last year for which figures are available.
	(34823)
272   N	Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what plans he has to retain the Silkin test for major developments in national parks.
	(34825)
273   N	Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the arrangements for pre-planning application discussions operated by the national park authorities.
	(34824)
274	Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what plans he has for a multi-modal transport study of the A47(T) corridor in eastern England; who is undertaking the study; which length of the A47 corridor is to be included; when the study is to begin; when the report is expected to be published; and if he will publish submissions from interested parties which have already been made as part of the consultation process.
	[R] (35059)
275   N	Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what discussions he has had with the Highways Agency regarding the de-trunking of the A40 into Cheltenham; and if he will make a statement.
	(34637)
276	Mr Alan Simpson (Nottingham South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what information on genetically modified organisms research is available on the public register; and what categories have been removed.
	(35075)
277   N	Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to his Answer (ref. 33788), if he will list those authorities providing more generous pensioners' travel concessions than the statutory minimum.
	(34671)
278   N	Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to his Answer (ref. 33646), if he will estimate the cost to local authorities of implementing the Travel Concessions Bill.
	(34672)
279	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the total cost to his Department was of the use of external consultants in each of the last four years.
	(35019)
280	Annabelle Ewing (Perth):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will publish the (a) number and (b) value of contracts awarded by his Department to (i) Arthur Andersen, (ii) Deloitte Touche, (ii) Ernst and Young, (iv) KPMG and (v) PricewaterhouseCoopers accountants in each year since 1997.
	(34984)
281	Dr Hywel Francis (Aberavon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary of the National Assembly for Wales regarding the development of centres of sports excellence in Wales.
	(34844)
282	Dr Hywel Francis (Aberavon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the First Secretary of the National Assembly for Wales regarding the regeneration of former coal communities in Wales.
	(34843)
283	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total cost to his Department was of the use of external consultants in each of the last four years.
	(35015)
284	Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in how many cases overpaid (a) child benefit and (b) guardian's allowance has been deducted from other benefits in each year since 1992 under the provisions of section 71(8) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992; and what the total value is of the overpaid (i) child benefit and (ii) guardian's allowance so deducted.
	(35163)
285	Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in how many cases claimants have withheld consent to the exercise of the power to deduct overpaid (a) child benefit and (b) guardians allowance from other benefits under section 71(8) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992.
	(35164)
286	Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of leavers from the employment option of the New Deal in the pilot areas for recruit found jobs (a) following the introduction of Recruit and (b) in each of the two years prior to the introduction of Recruit.
	(35162)
287	Annabelle Ewing (Perth):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will publish the (a) number and (b) value of contracts awarded by his Department to (i) Arthur Andersen, (ii) Deloitte Touche, (ii) Ernst and Young, (iv) KPMG and (v) PricewaterhouseCoopers accountants in each year since 1997.
	(34985)
288	Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will list the research his Department has conducted on the impact of the New Deal for Lone Parents on the employment rate for lone parents; and if he will place copies of this research in the Library.
	(34889)
289	Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to revise the legislation reducing benefit payments to patients after six weeks residence in hospital.
	(34857)
290   N	Paul Flynn (Newport West):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many jobs in manufacturing industry were lost (a) in each of the past 10 years and (b) in each month in 2001.
	[Transferred] (34835)
291	Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to encourage providers of residential care for the elderly to connect up their homes to the internet.
	[Transferred] (35071)
292	Mr Huw Edwards (Monmouth):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the provision of milk tokens to mothers who are asylum seekers.
	[Transferred] (35007)
293	Mr Iain Luke (Dundee East):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will introduce proposals to amend the Representation of the People Act 2000 to allow citizens of EU member states resident in the UK to vote in Westminster parliamentary elections.
	[Transferred] (34979)
294	Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what evidence he has received of smuggled petroleum products being offered to petrol retailers in the North West of England since January 2001; and if he will make a statement.
	[Transferred] (35067)

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