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Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on Wednesday 27 February 2002
Here you can browse the Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 27 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. |
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| 1 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Deputy Prime Minster, what the cost was of (a) in-house canteen and (b) other catering services provided by his Department in each of the last four years. |
| (38924) | |
| 2 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Deputy Prime Minster, if he will list the job advertisements placed by his Department in the last 12 months specifying where the advertisements were placed and the cost in each case. |
| (39065) | |
| 3 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Deputy Prime Minster, if he will list the equipment leasing arrangements entered into by his Department in each of the last four years; and what the cost is to public funds in each case. |
| (39077) | |
| 4 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Deputy Prime Minster, if he will list the publicity and advertising campaigns run by his Department in each of the last four years, specifying the (a) purpose, (b) cost to public funds, (c) number of staff involved and (d) method of evaluation in each case. |
| (39097) | |
| 5 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Deputy Prime Minster, if he will list the European Union directives and regulations relating to his Department that have been implemented in each of the last four years, specifying (a) the title and purpose of each, (b) the cost to public funds of each and (c) the cost to businesses of each. |
| (39120) | |
| 6 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Deputy Prime Minster, if he will set out for each Civil Service grade within his (a) Department and (b) Department's executive agencies the (i) total number of staff employed, (ii) number aged (A) 16 to 25, (B) 26 to 35, (C) 36 to 45, (D) 46 to 60 and (E) over the age of 60 years, (iii) number of registered disabled and (iv) number of ethnic minorities. |
| (39152) | |
| 7 N | Mr Tim Collins (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Deputy Prime Minster, if he will list the campaigns managed by the Central Office of Information in the last 12 months; and what the (a) costs and (b) advertising agencies that received contracts for each campaign were. |
| (37962) | |
| 8 N | Mr Tim Collins (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Deputy Prime Minster, what research is undertaken by the Central Office of Information to monitor the effectiveness of Government marketing communications; and what the findings were for the advertising campaigns carried out on behalf of the Government in the last 12 months. |
| (37960) | |
| 9 N | Mr Tim Collins (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Deputy Prime Minster, on how many occasions since 1st May 1997 special advisers in his Department have travelled abroad in an official capacity; and if he will give the total cost, including (a) travel, (b) accommodation and (c) subsistence allowance for each occasion. |
| (37972) | |
| 10 N | Mr Tim Collins (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Deputy Prime Minster, if he will list the marketing campaigns undertaken in the last 12 months by the Central Office of Information, broken down by the Government departments that were responsible for initiating the campaigns. |
| (37961) | |
| 11 N | Mr Tim Collins (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Deputy Prime Minster, on what basis it was decided that the Chief Executive of the Central Office of Information should report directly to the Prime Minister's Director of Communications; and whether the Central Office of Information will continue to report to Cabinet Office Ministers. |
| (37965) | |
| 12 N | Mr Tim Collins (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Deputy Prime Minster, on what criteria advertising contracts are awarded to external agencies through the Central Office of Information; and what changes to the criteria are planned. |
| (37958) | |
| 13 N | Mr Tim Collins (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Deputy Prime Minster, what the funding of the Central Office of Information was in each year since 1997. |
| (37963) | |
| 14 N | Mr Tim Collins (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Deputy Prime Minster, how many advertising contracts are out to tender through the Central Office of Information; and what the value is of such contracts. |
| (37959) | |
| 15 N | Mr Tim Collins (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Deputy Prime Minster, if he will list the publicity campaigns undertaken by the Central Office of Information in each year since 1997, broken down by whether they were carried out through (a) television adverts, (b) newspaper adverts, (c) internet advertising, (d) private polling and (e) focus groups. |
| (37957) | |
| 16 | Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Deputy Prime Minster, if he will list the non-governmental organisations operating in the South West Region that receive public funds from his Department; and what amount of annual funding they received in the most recent year for which figures are available. |
| (39133) | |
| 17 N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, how many applications for compensation there were in the (a) last year and (b) current year from priests claiming compensation under the Ordination of Women Measure. |
| (37764) | |
| 18 N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, what the cost of the compensation measure has been for those leaving the priesthood over the ordination of women in each year since the compensation measure came into effect. |
| (37766) | |
| 19 | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, if he will estimate the total cost of the compensation scheme for those priests unwilling to accept the Ordination of Women up to the cessation of the scheme. |
| (38495) | |
| 20 N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, how many priests claimed compensation under the scheme for those priests who disagreed with the ordination of women in each year since the scheme's inception. |
| (37765) | |
| 21 | Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, what discussions he has had with leaders of the Muslim community about allowing burials in Church of England graveyards to take place at weekends. |
| (38473) | |
| 22 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list the job advertisements placed by her Department in the last 12 months specifying where the advertisements were placed and the cost in each case. |
| (39061) | |
| 23 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the cost was of (a) in-house canteen and (b) other catering services provided by her Department in each of the last four years. |
| (38927) | |
| 24 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list the European Union directives and regulations relating to her Department that have been implemented in each of the last four years, specifying (a) the title and purpose of each, (b) the cost to public funds of each and (c) the cost to businesses of each. |
| (39112) | |
| 25 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list the equipment leasing arrangements entered into by her Department in each of the last four years; and what the cost to public funds in each case is. |
| (39024) | |
| 26 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list the publicity and advertising campaigns run by her Department in each of the last four years, specifying the (a) purpose, (b) cost to public funds, (c) number of staff involved and (d) method of evaluation in each case. |
| (39076) | |
| 27 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will set out for each Civil Service grade within her (a) Department and (b) Department's executive agencies the (i) total number of staff employed, (ii) number aged (A) 16 to 25, (B) 26 to 35, (C) 36 to 45, (D) 46 to 60 and (E) over the age of 60 years, (iii) number of registered disabled and (iv) number of ethnic minorities. |
| (39174) | |
| 28 N | Mr Tim Collins (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, on how many occasions since 1st May 1997 (a) departmental and (b) non-departmental special advisers have travelled abroad in an official capacity; and if she will list the total cost, including (i) travel, (ii) accommodation and (iii) subsistence allowance, for each occasion. |
| (37971) | |
| 29 | Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to her Answer of 14th February, Official Report, column 592W, for what reason ownership of the sculpture did not accrue to NMEC. |
| (39147) | |
| 30 | Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how often the Department has applied the special urgency provisions in paragraph 22 of Circular 18/84 (Development by Government Departments) to a development by the department; and if she will make a statement. |
| (38706) | |
| 31 | Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many (a) football matches, (b) rugby league matches and (c) other sports events he estimates will be played each year if the new Wembley Stadium is built. |
| (38960) | |
| 32 | Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list non-governmental organisations operating in the South West Region that receive public funds from her Department; and what amount of annual funding they received in the most recent year for which figures are available. |
| (39191) | |
| 33 | Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 23rd October 2001, Official Report, column 184W, whether the research by Professor Peter Sonkson at St Thomas' Hospital has been continued in the UK since his retirement. |
| (39322) | |
| 34 | Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much was spent on research into drug taking in sport in each of the last 10 years; and if she will make a statement. |
| (39323) | |
| 35 | Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many drug tests were conducted by (a) UK Sport and (b) another agency responsible to her during (i) all tennis tournaments with professional players in the United Kingdom and (ii) during the Wimbledon tennis tournament. |
| (39031) | |
| 36 | Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what obligations are placed on athletes receiving lottery funding to (a) coach, (b) visit schools and (c) promote participation amongst the wider public. |
| (39028) | |
| 37 | Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the costs to public service broadcasters of broadcasting channels via (a) digital satellite television, (b) digital terrestrial television and (c) digital cable television. |
| (38954) | |
| 38 | Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what licences and other permissions are required by broadcasters before they can transmit their channel via (a) digital satellite, (b) digital terrestrial and (c) digital cable. |
| (38958) | |
| 39 | Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which free-to-air channels are available to consumers receiving their television via (a) digital satellite, (b) digital terrestrial and (c) digital cable. |
| (38957) | |
| 40 | Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make a statement on the regulations regarding access to the electronic programme guides on (a) digital satellite, (b) digital terrestrial and (c) digital cable. |
| (38955) | |
| 41 | Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which television channels are subject to a must carry requirement on (a) digital satellite, (b) digital terrestrial and (c) digital cable. |
| (38956) | |
| 42 | Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the costs to consumers of receiving only free-to-air television channels via (a) digital satellite television, (b) digital terrestrial television and (c) digital cable television. |
| (38959) | |
| 43 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the European Union directives and regulations relating to his Department that have been implemented in each of the last four years, specifying (a) the title and purpose of each, (b) the cost to public funds of each and (c) the cost to businesses of each. |
| (39115) | |
| 44 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the equipment leasing arrangements entered into by his Department in each of the last four years; and what the cost is to public funds in each case. |
| (39083) | |
| 45 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the job advertisements placed by his Department in the last 12 months specifying where the advertisements were placed and the cost in each case. |
| (39072) | |
| 46 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the publicity and advertising campaigns run by his Department in each of the last four years, specifying the (a) purpose, (b) cost to public funds, (c) number of staff involved and (d) method of evaluation in each case. |
| (39075) | |
| 47 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost was of (a) in-house canteen and (b) other catering services provided by his Department in each of the last four years. |
| (38917) | |
| 48 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will set out for each Civil Service grade within his (a) Department and (b) Department's executive agencies the (i) total number of staff employed, (ii) number aged (A) 16 to 25, (B) 26 to 35, (C) 36 to 45, (D) 46 to 60 and (E) over the age of 60 years, (iii) number of registered disabled and (iv) number of ethnic minorities. |
| (39150) | |
| 49 | Mr Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions (a) coalition aircraft and (b) UK aircraft patrolling the southern no-fly zone in Iraq have (i) detected violations of the no-fly zones, (ii) detected a direct threat to a coalition aircraft and (iii) released ordnance in (1) January and (2) February, stating for each month the tonnage of ordnance released; what has been (A) the nature of the violation detected, (B) the nature of the threat detected and (C) the category of target attacked in percentage terms; and if he will make a statement. |
| (38414) | |
| 50 | Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what projects, if any have been designated Co-operative Armaments Programmes under the Six-Nation Framework Agreement. |
| (38991) | |
| 51 N | Mr Tim Collins (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions since 1st May 1997 (a) departmental and (b) non-departmental special advisers have travelled abroad in an official capacity; and if he will list the total cost, including (i) travel, (ii) accommodation and (iii) subsistence allowance, for each occasion. |
| (37976) | |
| 52 | Julia Drown (South Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he plans to remove the Government's Declaration to the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict; and if he will make a statement. |
| (38771) | |
| 53 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what private military companies have licences in Britain; what work they are involved in; and if he will make a statement. |
| (38799) | |
| 54 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what deployments include the use of private military companies' services (a) in Britain and (b) abroad; what the additional cost is of using mercenary troops rather than British troops; and if he will make a statement. |
| (38798) | |
| 55 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has been made of the checks needed to (a) ensure accountability, (b) avoid human rights violations and (c) avoid legal actions by the private military companies; and if he will make a statement. |
| (38796) | |
| 56 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans the Government has to use private military companies' services; in which sectors of the armed forces these will be used; and if he will make a statement. |
| (38797) | |
| 57 | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the length of the deployment of the Atlantic Patrol Task North to the West Indies was set at nine months. |
| (38947) | |
| 58 | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on his study into the surface combatant maritime rotorcraft capability; when the outcome will be made public; and what assessment he has made of existing helicopter designs. |
| (38949) | |
| 59 | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what representations he has received from the Indian Government concerning expressions of interest to purchase HMS Invincible. |
| (38950) | |
| 60 | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when HMS Sheffield will be withdrawn from service. |
| (38951) | |
| 61 | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the future use of the Apache helicopter in support of amphibious operations and the Royal Marines. |
| (38946) | |
| 62 | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many uniformed staff will be allocated full-time to duties connected with the European Rapid reaction force. |
| (38944) | |
| 63 | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on progress made in setting modalities to enable EU access to NATO capabilities within the framework of Berlin plus agreements. |
| (38943) | |
| 64 | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions the Government has had with (a) the interim Afghan administration and (b) other nations contributing to the International Security Assistance Force, concerning the possible deployment of ISAF to cities other than Kabul. |
| (38952) | |
| 65 | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if HMS Exeter breached the Harmony guidelines following her deployments last year. |
| (38945) | |
| 66 | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Royal Navy ships and nations were to have been involved in exercise Tradewinds 01; and what the purpose of the exercise was to be. |
| (38948) | |
| 67 | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the concept of (a) a European Security and Defence Identity and (b) a European Security and Defence Policy. |
| (38941) | |
| 68 | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what role Deputy SACEUR will play within the EU military committee. |
| (38942) | |
| 69 | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what financial provision has been made in (a) each of the last five years and (b) future years for investigating the possibility of deploying missile defence systems. |
| (38953) | |
| 70 N | Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the establishment of (a) doctors by specialty, (b) nurses and (c) technicians required by (i) field hospitals of the TA AMS, (ii) medical squadrons of the TA AMS and (iii) TA AMS specialist units, stating in each case the number of (A) doctors by specialty, (B) nurses and (C) technicians serving in each category; and if he will make a statement. |
| (38319) | |
| 71 N | Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) TA AMS field hospitals, (b) TA AMS medical squadrons and (c) TA AMS specialist units were required under the terms of the Strategic Defence Review; what plans he has to alter these requirements; what plans he has to ensure each category if fully recruited; and if he will make a statement. |
| (38321) | |
| 72 N | Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the operational deployments of each (a) TA AMS field hospital, (b) TA AMS medical squadrons and (c) TA AMS specialist units in each of the last five years, stating in each case the number of (i) doctors by specialty, (ii) nurses and (iii) technicians deployed; and if he will make a statement. |
| (38320) | |
| 73 N | Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when (a) UK assets and forces and (b) NATO assets and forces have been used in supplying security for the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City and have replaced US forces in other theatres to allow for deployment to the US in order to undertake security for the Winter Olympics; in what roles they have been deployed; and if he will make a statement. |
| (38322) | |
| 74 | Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons aerial bombing raids are continuing in Afghanistan. |
| (38499) | |
| 75 | Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to formulate an accurate assessment of the numbers of casualties in Afghanistan since 11th September 2001. |
| (38498) | |
| 76 | Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how often the Department has applied the special urgency provisions in paragraph 22 of Circular 18/84 (Development by Government Departments) to a development by the department; and if he will make a statement. |
| (38711) | |
| 77 | Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the development of unmanned aerial vehicles. |
| (39202) | |
| 78 | Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on how much was spent on research and development last year. |
| (39199) | |
| 79 | Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential losses of expertise due to the division of DERA into QinetiQ and DSTL. |
| (39194) | |
| 80 | Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the delays in the contract to build six type 45 destroyers. |
| (39201) | |
| 81 | Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the progress of the development of the prototype remote illness and symptom monitor (PRISM). |
| (39198) | |
| 82 | Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) lieutenant-colonels, (b) majors, (c) captains, (d) sergeant-majors (Warrant Officer Class II), (e) sergeants and (f) corporals there are meant to be in the Army; and how many there are at the latest date for which figures are available. |
| (39195) | |
| 83 | Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the additonal costs expected due to delays in signing a contract for the building of six type 45 destroyers. |
| (39200) | |
| 84 | Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list non-governmental organisations operating in the South West Region that receive public funds from his Department; and what amount of annual funding they received in the most recent year for which figures are available. |
| (39190) | |
| 85 N | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the latest estimate is of the number of cases affected by the mistaken taxing of certain categories of army pensions; and what he estimates the costs of putting this right will be. |
| (37848) | |
| 86 | Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many lawyers are employed by DERA; and at what cost in the last 12 months. |
| (39146) | |
| 87 N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 12th February, Official Report, column 178W, on legal action, how many cases (a) his Department and (b) its agencies have defended in (i) industrial tribunals and (ii) the courts, in each year since 1997; how many were concluded in their favour; and what the total cost was to his Department of litigation in each year. |
| (38043) | |
| 88 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will list the job advertisements placed by her Department in the last 12 months specifying where the advertisements were placed and the cost in each case. |
| (39056) | |
| 89 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the cost was of (a) in-house canteen and (b) other catering services provided by her Department in each of the last four years. |
| (38933) | |
| 90 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will list the European Union directives and regulations relating to her Department that have been implemented in each of the last four years, specifying (a) the title and purpose of each, (b) the cost to public funds of each and (c) the cost to businesses of each. |
| (39127) | |
| 91 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will list the publicity and advertising campaigns run by her Department in each of the last four years, specifying the (a) purpose, (b) cost to public funds, (c) number of staff involved and (d) method of evaluation in each case. |
| (39092) | |
| 92 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will list the equipment leasing arrangements entered into by her Department in each of the last four years; and what the cost to public funds in each case is. |
| (38938) | |
| 93 N | Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what funding arrangements are proposed for pupils taking AS level courses before age 16; and what the implications will be for the budgets of (a) the local learning and skills councils and (b) the LEAs respectively. |
| (37955) | |
| 94 N | Mrs Annette L. Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the 10 lowest education SSAs are per (a) primary and (b) secondary pupil for English education authorities in 2001-02. |
| (37772) | |
| 95 N | Mrs Annette L. Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much was allocated per pupil through the Standards Fund for each English education authority in 2001-02. |
| (37771) | |
| 96 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will set out for each Civil Service grade within her (a) Department and (b) Department's executive agencies the (i) total number of staff employed, (ii) number aged (A) 16 to 25, (B) 26 to 35, (C) 36 to 45, (D) 46 to 60 and (E) over the age of 60 years, (iii) number of registered disabled and (iv) number of ethnic minorities. |
| (39173) | |
| 97 N | Mr Tim Collins (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, on how many occasions since 1st May 1997 (a) departmental and (b) non-departmental special advisers have travelled abroad in an official capacity; and if she will list the total cost, including (i) travel, (ii) accommodation and (iii) subsistence allowance, for each occasion. |
| (37975) | |
| 98 | Mr Huw Edwards (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what responsibility institutes of higher education have for offering guidance to students on matters relating to (a) funding available to them and (b) managing their personal budgets. |
| (38789) | |
| 99 | Mr Huw Edwards (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what recent assessment she has made of the arrangements for offering guidance to students applying for higher education courses on funding available to them. |
| (38792) | |
| 100 | Mr Huw Edwards (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment she has made of the number of potential students, broken down by social class, who were deterred from applying for a university place in 2001 because of the financial cost they might incur. |
| (38787) | |
| 101 | Mr Huw Edwards (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if there are plans to require (a) further education colleges and (b) schools to include financial literacy courses in their curricula. |
| (38791) | |
| 102 | Mr Huw Edwards (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what type of guidance on available funding is offered to (a) students applying for university places and (b) current university students; and who offers this guidance. |
| (38788) | |
| 103 | Mr Huw Edwards (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if the student funding review is examining measures to improve financial literacy among higher education students. |
| (38790) | |
| 104 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many teachers have left posts in schools in each of the past five years to take positions with the Department and its associated agencies. |
| (39009) | |
| 105 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many people are employed by (a) Ofsted and (b) other schools monitoring and inspection organisations. |
| (39010) | |
| 106 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many qualified teachers are employed by the Department and its associated agencies. |
| (39008) | |
| 107 | Mr Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many and what percentage of 11 year olds in maintained schools achieved the standard of (a) literacy and (b) numeracy for that age in each year since 1997. |
| (38801) | |
| 108 | Mr Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many and what percentage of those aged 16 years achieved one or more GCSEs at grade G or above, or the equivalent, in each year since 1997. |
| (38806) | |
| 109 | Mr Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many and what percentage of pupils have reached level 5 in Key Stage 3 in (a) English, (b) maths, (c) ICT and (d) science in each year since 1997. |
| (38808) | |
| 110 | Mr Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will list the circular documents that have been sent by her Department to (a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools since 7th June 2001; and how many pages each document contained. |
| (38803) | |
| 111 | Mr Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what further targets her Department plans to set in relation to the commitment to increase the percentage of children who achieve level 4 in each of the Key Stage 2 English and maths. |
| (38805) | |
| 112 | Mr Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentages her Department has set for pupils to achieve level 4 at Key Stage 2 tests in (a) English and (b) maths; and what target dates her Department has set for these targets to be met. |
| (38804) | |
| 113 | Mr Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the (a) number and (b) percentage of half days missed each year was in (i) maintained primary schools, (ii) maintained secondary schools and (iii) all maintained schools in each year since 1997. |
| (38807) | |
| 114 | Mr Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will list the circular documents that were sent by the Department for Education and Employment to (a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools between 1st May 1997 and 6th June 2001; and how many pages each document contained. |
| (38802) | |
| 115 | Mr Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many and what percentage of three year olds have been in nursery places in maintained schools in each year since 1997. |
| (38800) | |
| 116 | Mr Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many and what percentage of 16 year olds have obtained five or more GCSEs at grades A* to G or equivalent, including English and maths in each year since 1997. |
| (38809) | |
| 117 | Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will make it her policy to turn the Computers Within Reach pilot scheme into a permanent scheme. |
| (39110) | |
| 118 | Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many people were provided with recycled computers under the pilot Computers Within Reach scheme; and how many people applied unsuccessfully. |
| (39111) | |
| 119 | Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, for what reason the the Government is collecting the names and addresses of all children; and how this information will be used. |
| (38482) | |
| 120 | Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how often the Department has applied the special urgency provisions in paragraph 22 of Circular 18/84 (Development by Government Departments) to a development by the department; and if she will make a statement. |
| (38707) | |
| 121 | Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will list non-governmental organisations operating in the South West Region that receive public funds from her Department; and what amount of annual funding they received in the most recent year for which figures are available. |
| (39189) | |
| 122 | Andrew Bennett (Denton & Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects a national composting standard to be put in place. |
| (38402) | |
| 123 | Andrew Bennett (Denton & Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with officers from the Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority regarding their soil improver product. |
| (38403) | |
| 124 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list the European Union directives and regulations relating to her Department that have been implemented in each of the last four years, specifying (a) the title and purpose of each, (b) the cost to public funds of each and (c) the cost to businesses of each. |
| (39126) | |
| 125 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list the job advertisements placed by her Department in the last 12 months specifying where the advertisements were placed and the cost in each case. |
| (39057) | |
| 126 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the cost was of (a) in-house canteen and (b) other catering services provided by her Department in each of the last four years. |
| (38932) | |
| 127 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list the equipment leasing arrangements entered into by her Department in each of the last four years; and what the cost to public funds in each case is. |
| (38937) | |
| 128 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list the publicity and advertising campaigns run by her Department in each of the last four years, specifying the (a) purpose, (b) cost to public funds, (c) number of staff involved and (d) method of evaluation in each case. |
| (39093) | |
| 129 | Malcolm Bruce (Gordon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the results of the local authority pollution control statistical survey since 1997; and what steps have been taken by her Department in consequence. |
| (38643) | |
| 130 | Malcolm Bruce (Gordon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many farm animals have been slaughtered since 30th September 2001; and what the reasons for their slaughter were. |
| (38640) | |
| 131 | Malcolm Bruce (Gordon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department has taken to (a) increase the rate of response in the local authority pollution control statistical survey and (b) assess the performance of inspection of polluting processes of those local authorities who failed to respond to the local authority pollution control statistical survey in 2000-01. |
| (38641) | |
| 132 | Malcolm Bruce (Gordon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what figures she has collated on the origin of those animals destined for re-stocking of UK farms following foot and mouth culls. |
| (38639) | |
| 133 | Malcolm Bruce (Gordon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps her Department has taken to assist local authorities with inspection of polluting processes. |
| (38642) | |
| 134 | Malcolm Bruce (Gordon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many inspections per annum per polluting process by local authorities are (a) expected by her Department and (b) covered by existing legislation; and what plans she has to change (i) the expected level of inspections and (ii) legislation covering the requirements placed upon local authorities. |
| (38644) | |
| 135 | Malcolm Bruce (Gordon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department (a) has taken and (b) plans to take to ensure that local authorities conduct the inspection of polluting processes required by (i) her Department and (ii) statute. |
| (38406) | |
| 136 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will set out for each Civil Service grade within her (a) Department and (b) Department's executive agencies the (i) total number of staff employed, (ii) number aged (A) 16 to 25, (B) 26 to 35, (C) 36 to 45, (D) 46 to 60 and (E) over the age of 60 years, (iii) number of registered disabled and (iv) number of ethnic minorities. |
| (39177) | |
| 137 N | Mr Tim Collins (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on how many occasions since 1st May 1997 (a) departmental and (b) non-departmental special advisers have travelled abroad in an official capacity; and if she will list the total cost, including (i) travel, (ii) accommodation and (iii) subsistence allowance, for each occasion. |
| (37974) | |
| 138 N | Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on how many occasions enforcement action has been taken against fishing vessels by her Department in the last five years for which records are available. |
| (37987) | |
| 139 | Linda Gilroy (Plymouth, Sutton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to her Answers of 26th October 2001, Official Report, column 409W, and 3rd December 2001, Official Report, column 97W, on energy efficiency, when she will publish the overall percentage improvements in energy efficiency to 31st March 2001 as reported to her Department by energy conservation authorities in England. |
| (39007) | |
| 140 | Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what resources her Department is devoting to enforcement of the Weeds Act 1959 in the current financial year. |
| (38497) | |
| 141 | Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what financial support her Department makes available to landowners to promote stewardship of (a) wetlands and (b) woodlands. |
| (38496) | |
| 142 | Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many vets are employed in Somerset; and how many were involved in the foot and mouth epidemic in the South West. |
| (38481) | |
| 143 | Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how often the Department has applied the special urgency provisions in paragraph 22 of Circular 18/84 (Development by Government Departments) to a development by the department; and if she will make a statement. |
| (38715) | |
| 144 N | Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether a Scottish Executive Minister will be a Member of the UK delegation to the Agriculture European Union Council of Ministers meeting on 18th February; and what information is being provided by her Department to permit pre-council scrutiny by the European Committee of the Scottish Parliament. |
| (38037) | |
| 145 | Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list non-governmental organisations operating in the South West Region that receive public funds from her Department; and what amount of annual funding they received in the most recent year for which figures are available. |
| (39188) | |
| 146 | Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 14th February, Official Report, column 648W, how much additional access to white water inland rivers the report Water-based Sport and Recreation estimates is necessary; and if he will make a statement. |
| (39321) | |
| 147 N | Paddy Tipping (Sherwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list those landfill sites used for (a) carcass disposal and (b) ash disposal following the foot and mouth outbreak; if she will list those sites where carcasses and ash are to be removed and to where; and what the costs are of this removal and redisposal. |
| (37621) | |
| 148 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list the equipment leasing arrangements entered into by his Department in each of the last four years; and what the cost is to public funds in each case. |
| (39088) | |
| 149 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list the European Union directives and regulations relating to his Department that have been implemented in each of the last four years, specifying (a) the title and purpose of each, (b) the cost to public funds of each and (c) the cost to businesses of each. |
| (39123) | |
| 150 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list the job advertisements placed by his Department in the last 12 months specifying where the advertisements were placed and the cost in each case. |
| (39062) | |
| 151 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list the publicity and advertising campaigns run by his Department in each of the last four years, specifying the (a) purpose, (b) cost to public funds, (c) number of staff involved and (d) method of evaluation in each case. |
| (39096) | |
| 152 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost was of (a) in-house canteen and (b) other catering services provided by his Department in each of the last four years. |
| (38926) | |
| 153 | Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what reports he has received indicating the involvement of UK banks in the money laundering activities of the late General Abacha; whether he is (a) budgeting for the return of such money to Nigeria and (b) arranging for its repayment; and if he will make a statement. |
| (39003) | |
| 154 N | Mr Tim Collins (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on how many occasions since 1st May 1997 (a) departmental and (b) non-departmental special advisers have travelled abroad in an official capacity; and if he will list the total cost, including (i) travel, (ii) accommodation and (iii) subsistence allowance, for each occasion. |
| (37981) | |
| 155 | Jeff Ennis (Barnsley East & Mexborough): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has for increasing Britain's contributions towards education in foreign countries in the next three years. |
| (38815) | |
| 156 | Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he will implement his plan to end non-domiciled tax status for foreign nationals resident in the UK. |
| (38772) | |
| 157 | Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on the legislative barriers which prevent domestic energy being zero rated. |
| (38811) | |
| 158 | Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment on hypothecation of money raised on VAT on domestic fuel to a national energy efficiency programme. |
| (38812) | |
| 159 | Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue has been raised in each of the last three years from VAT on domestic fuel. |
| (38810) | |
| 160 N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what evidence he has collated on whether the changes to company car taxation due to come into force on 6th April have influenced companies' choices of cars. |
| (37846) | |
| 161 N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many renewal coding notices the Inland Revenue plans to issue to company car drivers before 30th March. |
| (37845) | |
| 162 N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many company car drivers whose employers have supplied the Inland Revenue with correct information have been issued with incorrectly calculated coding notices in the last 12 months. |
| (37844) | |
| 163 | Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how often the Department has applied the special urgency provisions in paragraph 22 of Circular 18/84 (Development by Government Departments) to a development by the Department; and if he will make a statement. |
| (38710) | |
| 164 N | Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason no devolved administration minister attended the 2407th European Union Council of Ministers (EcoFin) meeting on 12th February; what suggestions and matters of concern from the Scottish Executive were raised in their absence by the UK government delegation; and what information and evidence is being provided by him to permit post-council scrutiny by the European Committee of the Scottish Parliament. |
| (38036) | |
| 165 | Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list non-governmental organisations operating in the South West Region that receive public funds from his Department; and what amount of annual funding they received in the most recent year for which figures are available. |
| (39192) | |
| 166 | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent representations the United Kingdom Government has made to the USA for the cancellation of (a) World War I and (b) World War II debts and lend-lease loans. |
| (38440) | |
| 167 | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what total payments have been made to meet World War II debts owed to the United Kingdom by other countries; what debts remain unpaid; and what the schedule is of future payments to the UK. |
| (38425) | |
| 168 | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what outstanding schedule of payments the United Kingdom Government will make to the USA in respect of World War II debt; and what the date is of the final payment. |
| (38424) | |
| 169 | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the level is of First World War debt owed by the United Kingdom to the United States of America; in what year repayments were last made to the USA; and what plans he has to (a) pay off the debt and (b) cancel liability to this debt. |
| (38427) | |
| 170 | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what outstanding liabilities there are to the United Kingdom of lend-lease loan facilities arranged during the Second World War. |
| (38441) | |
| 171 | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what loans and other financial liabilities incurred by the United Kingdom with the United States of America for World War II (a) have been paid and (b) are outstanding. |
| (38426) | |
| 172 | Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his Answer of 4th February, Official Report, column 700W, on special advisers, if he will state the purpose of advising departmental heads of information of contacts with the media; and if he will make a statement. |
| (39109) | |
| 173 N | Sir Teddy Taylor (Rochford & Southend East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many vehicles were seized by HM Customs and Excise in the past 12 months; what the comparable figures were in each of the previous three years; and what the total value of the items seized from persons and vehicles at the borders with France in the past 12 months was. |
| (38331) | |
| 174 | Pete Wishart (North Tayside): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the comparability percentages for each Government department, used in each spending review from 1979. |
| (38766) | |
| 175 | Pete Wishart (North Tayside): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish comparability percentages used when deciding the net change to all three devolved administrations for (a) each Government department and (b) each of the last spending reviews. |
| (38765) | |
| 176 | Pete Wishart (North Tayside): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the mathematical formula he uses to decide net change in spending for devolved administrations. |
| (38767) | |
| 177 | Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the European Union observers who have recently returned from Zimbabwe will publish a report on their findings. |
| (38416) | |
| 178 | Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make it his policy not to engage in dialogue or attend meetings with President Mugabe during the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Brisbane. |
| (38415) | |
| 179 | Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will call upon the Australian Government to ban President Mugabe and his ministers from attending the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Brisbane. |
| (38417) | |
| 180 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the job advertisements placed by his Department in the last 12 months specifying where the advertisements were placed and the cost in each case. |
| (39069) | |
| 181 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the cost was of (a) in-house canteen and (b) other catering services provided by his Department in each of the last four years. |
| (38919) | |
| 182 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the equipment leasing arrangements entered into by his Department in each of the last four years; and what the cost is to public funds in each case. |
| (39080) | |
| 183 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the European Union directives and regulations relating to his Department that have been implemented in each of the last four years, specifying (a) the title and purpose of each, (b) the cost to public funds of each and (c) the cost to businesses of each. |
| (39118) | |
| 184 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the publicity and advertising campaigns run by his Department in each of the last four years, specifying the (a) purpose, (b) cost to public funds, (c) number of staff involved and (d) method of evaluation in each case. |
| (39102) | |
| 185 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will set out for each Civil Service grade within his (a) Department and (b) Department's executive agencies the (i) total number of staff employed, (ii) number aged (A) 16 to 25, (B) 26 to 35, (C) 36 to 45, (D) 46 to 60 and (E) over the age of 60 years, (iii) number of registered disabled and (iv) number of ethnic minorities. |
| (39148) | |
| 186 | Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what (a) explanation he has requested and (b) assessment he has made of Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh being held in custody for a week by Pakistan Security Services (ISI) before the civilian authorities were notified of his arrest; and if he will make a statement. |
| (38993) | |
| 187 | Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the (a) Pakistan and (b) United States authorities regarding Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh; and if he will make a statement. |
| (38994) | |
| 188 | Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his Department's involvement has been regarding the arrest in Pakistan of Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh; and if he will make a statement. |
| (38992) | |
| 189 N | Mr Tim Collins (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on how many occasions since 1st May 1997 (a) departmental and (b) non-departmental special advisers have travelled abroad in an official capacity; and if he will list the total cost, including (i) travel, (ii) accommodation and (iii) subsistence allowance, for each occasion. |
| (37980) | |
| 190 | Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans Ministers from his Department have to visit (a) Morocco and (b) Western Sahara. |
| (38490) | |
| 191 | Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions the Government has had with the Spanish government regarding the Western Sahara dispute. |
| (38487) | |
| 192 | Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the visits to Colombia made by his Department's Ministers since 1st January 1999. |
| (38492) | |
| 193 | Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions the Government has had with the Government of the United States in the past year regarding the peace process in Colombia. |
| (38493) | |
| 194 | Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions the Government has had with the government of Morocco regarding the status of the Western Sahara. |
| (38486) | |
| 195 | Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what contact the Government has had with the personal envoy of the UN Secretary-General with regard to his efforts to find a solution to the Western Sahara dispute. |
| (38488) | |
| 196 | Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans Ministers from his Department have to visit each country in Latin America, indicating the proposed month of each visit. |
| (38485) | |
| 197 | Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions the Government has had with the Government of Colombia during 2002 about the peace process there. |
| (38491) | |
| 198 | Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what efforts the British Government is engaged in to encourage the Moroccan Government and the Polisario Front to reach an agreement in the Western Sahara dispute. |
| (38489) | |
| 199 | Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the Government's policy on the recent breaking-off of the peace negotiations in Colombia. |
| (38494) | |
| 200 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many times his Department has been asked to help British nationals abroad who have (a) been imprisoned and (b) suffered serious illness in the last three years; and if he will make a statement. |
| (38413) | |
| 201 | Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the prospects for peace in Sudan. |
| (38647) | |
| 202 N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the nature of Foreign Office support and sponsorship for organisations promoting bilateral relations between the UK and Romania and list the organisations concerned. |
| (37181) | |
| 203 N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his Department's policy is on ministerial intervention in commercial negotiations between (a) large, (b) intermediate-sized and (c) small private companies and Romania. |
| (37182) | |
| 204 N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the organisations promoting bilateral relations between the UK and individual foreign countries which have been sponsored by his Department in each year since 1997. |
| (37183) | |
| 205 N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which (a) present and (b) former ministers in his Department have been associated with Foreign Office-sponsored organisations promoting bilateral relations between the UK and individual foreign countries in each year since 1997. |
| (37184) | |
| 206 N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the organisations promoting bilateral relations between the UK and individual foreign countries set up in each year since 1997 which his Department has sponsored. |
| (37185) | |
| 207 | Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how often the Department has applied the special urgency provisions in paragraph 22 of Circular 18/84 (Development by Government Departments) to a development by the Department; and if he will make a statement. |
| (38709) | |
| 208 | Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations his Department (a) made and (b) received regarding Romania's accession to the EU following the successful acquisition of the SIDEX steel plant by LNM/Ispat International. |
| (39016) | |
| 209 N | Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether a Scottish Executive Minister will be a member of the UK delegation to the General Affairs European Union Council of Ministers meeting on 18th and 19th February; and what information is being provided by his Department to permit pre-council scrutiny by the European Committee of the Scottish Parliament. |
| (38034) | |
| 210 | Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list non-governmental organisations operating in the South West Region that receive public funds from his Department; and what amount of annual funding they received in the most recent year for which figures are available. |
| (39187) | |
| 211 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the equipment leasing arrangements entered into by his Department in each of the last four years; and what the cost is to public funds in each case. |
| (39079) | |
| 212 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the European Union directives and regulations relating to his Department that have been implemented in each of the last four years, specifying (a) the title and purpose of each, (b) the cost to public funds of each and (c) the cost to businesses of each. |
| (39117) | |
| 213 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the publicity and advertising campaigns run by his Department in each of the last four years, specifying the (a) purpose, (b) cost to public funds, (c) number of staff involved and (d) method of evaluation in each case. |
| (39101) | |
| 214 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost was of (a) in-house canteen and (b) other catering services provided by his Department in each of the last four years. |
| (38920) | |
| 215 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the job advertisements placed by his Department in the last 12 months specifying where the advertisements were placed and the cost in each case. |
| (39068) | |
| 216 | Mr David Borrow (South Ribble): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of the HIV prevention monies allocated to health authorities for 1999-2000 was used for targeted prevention work with (a) people with family links to sub-Sarahan Africa, (b) injecting drug users, (c) women having sex with people in at-risk groups and (d) gay and bisexual men based on AIDS Control Act reports submitted to the Department. |
| (38476) | |
| 217 | Mr David Borrow (South Ribble): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how mainstreaming of HIV prevention and HIV treatment and care allocations into primary care trust budgets will take account of different levels of need in each PCT area. |
| (38475) | |
| 218 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will place a copy of the emergency readmission figures for Q3 2001-02 in the Library. |
| (39165) | |
| 219 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the average number of reassessments each person who is in receipt of free nursing care will need before they die. |
| (39170) | |
| 220 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will set out for each Civil Service grade within his (a) Department and (b) Department's executive agencies the (i) total number of staff employed, (ii) number aged (A) 16 to 25, (B) 26 to 35, (C) 36 to 45, (D) 46 to 60 and (E) over the age of 60 years, (iii) number of registered disabled and (iv) number of ethnic minorities. |
| (39149) | |
| 221 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to her Answer of 7th February, Official Report, column 1155W, on nutrition, how many episodes of hospital inpatients with a primary diagnosis relating to malnutrition there were, broken down by (a) age, (b) health authority and (c) region, in the last five years. |
| (37763) | |
| 222 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many case reviews following serious or fatal abuse under the Working Together to Safeguard Children Guidance have been held in each of the last five years; how many involved (a) child deaths, (b) serious physical assaults and (c) serious sexual abuse in each year; and what the ages and sex were of the children concerned. |
| (39172) | |
| 223 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the average length of stay of a resident in (a) a local authority nursing home and (b) a privately owned nursing home; and if he will make a statement. |
| (39171) | |
| 224 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will place a copy of the delayed discharge figures for Q3 2001-02 in the Library. |
| (39166) | |
| 225 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures he has taken to address the issues identified in the 10th Annual Report of the Chief Inspector of Social Services 2000-01 paragraph 3.71 regarding domicillary care. |
| (39167) | |
| 226 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimates have been made of the number of self funders who will be eligible for free nursing care in (a) 2002-03, (b) 2003-04 and (c) 2004-05. |
| (39168) | |
| 227 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the benefit reductions to self funders who are eligible for the top banding of free nursing care. |
| (39169) | |
| 228 | Mrs Helen Clark (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, by what means he will monitor and support the application of the national minimum standards and regulations as set out in the Care Standards Act. |
| (38637) | |
| 229 | Mrs Helen Clark (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what protection residents of care homes will have against rises in charges following the implementation of the Care Standards Act. |
| (38638) | |
| 230 | Mrs Helen Clark (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he will issue guidance to registered care services on the operation of the national minimum standards and regulations and the National Care Standards Commission. |
| (38636) | |
| 231 | Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the percentage take-up is of breast cancer screening amongst the relevant population in the Redbridge and Waltham Forest area; how this compares to the national average; what activities and extra resources are being allocated to increase take-up; and if he will make a statement. |
| (39002) | |
| 232 N | Mr Tim Collins (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on how many occasions since 1st May 1997 (a) departmental and (b) non-departmental special advisers have travelled abroad in an official capacity; and if he will list the total cost, including (i) travel, (ii) accommodation and (iii) subsistence allowance, for each occasion. |
| (37979) | |
| 233 N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans the Government has for the introduction of licensing for food businesses. |
| (37310) | |
| 234 N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases there were of food poisoning in (a) Coventry and (b) the UK in (i) 1998, (ii) 1999, (iii) 2000 and (iv) 2001. |
| (37309) | |
| 235 N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent research his Department has undertaken into new strains of bacteria that lead to food poisoning. |
| (37619) | |
| 236 N | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which Minister is responsible for the area child protection committees. |
| (37775) | |
| 237 | Julia Drown (South Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what maternity statistics the Government plans to publish; and by what means and when user organisations will be involved in discussions on this. |
| (38776) | |
| 238 | Julia Drown (South Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many times in the most recent year for which data is available home births have been refused, broken down by health authorities or trusts. |
| (38777) | |
| 239 N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the organisations undertaking functions similar to those provided by the Relatives and Residents Association which are supported by his Department. |
| (37728) | |
| 240 N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reason his Department has not granted further funding to the Relatives and Residents Association. |
| (37760) | |
| 241 | Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what consideration he has given to the judgment in the case of R v London Borough of Lambeth ex parte A EWCA Civ 1624; and what assessment he has made of the effects of the judgment on (a) families with children who are being supported by social services departments and (b) children being cared for by social services departments. |
| (38472) | |
| 242 | Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list those websites that have been (a) closed and (b) forced to amend their webpages by the Medicines Control Agency due to breaching the law on the sale of unlicensed medicines via the Internet since March 2000. |
| (39022) | |
| 243 | Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the annual budget is for (a) 2000, (b) 2001, (c) 2002 and (d) 2003 for the Special Unit to investigate possible breaches of regulations on the Internet set up within the Medicines Control Agency's Enforcement Group. |
| (39019) | |
| 244 | Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time members are in the Medicines Control Agency's Enforcement Group Special Unit to investigate possible breaches of regulations on the Internet. |
| (39020) | |
| 245 | Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what (a) supporting and (b) co-ordinating activities have been undertaken by the Medicines Control Agency for the International Forum on Pharmaceutical Crime established in Ottawa in 1999 that relate to the sale of licensed and unlicensed medicines via the internet. |
| (38819) | |
| 246 | Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what joint strategies have been agreed between the Medicines Control Agency and the United States Government Food and Drug Administration's Office of Criminal Investigation to combat the online sale of licensed and unlicensed medicines; and if he will publish them. |
| (39018) | |
| 247 | Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the Special Unit to investigate possible breaches of regulations on the Internet was set up within the Medicines Control Agency's Enforcement Group. |
| (39021) | |
| 248 | Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many prosecutions by the Medicines Control Agency against sellers of unlicensed medicines via the Internet (a) have been undertaken, (b) have been successful and (c) are in preparation since 12th July 2000. |
| (39023) | |
| 249 | Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of websites based in the UK that are offering for sale (a) licensed, (b) unlicensed and (c) both licensed and unlicensed medicines; if he will list those sites his Department has identified; and if he will make a statement. |
| (38820) | |
| 250 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answers of 13th February, Official Report, column 472W, what estimate he has made of the (a) total final cost of the financial support for nursing care based on these assessments and (b) average level of weekly support per patient assessed. |
| (39132) | |
| 251 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the the Answer of 14th February, Official Report, column 671W, if the district valuer has completed the work required for the Epsom Riding for the Disabled Association to take a final decision on the acquisition of the site. |
| (39131) | |
| 252 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on trials for the drug Glivec for chronic myeloid leukaemia being conducted in the UK; how many patients are included in the trials; what the total cost of the trials will be; and if he will make a statement. |
| (38411) | |
| 253 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects the NICE report on the drug Glivec for chronic myeloid leukaemia to be published; and if he will make a statement. |
| (38410) | |
| 254 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which health authorities provide patients with the drug Glivec for chronic myeloid leukaemia; and if he will make a statement. |
| (38412) | |
| 255 | Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the outstanding repair and maintenance backlog figures were (a) in each NHS region and (b) in England in each of the last five years. |
| (39143) | |
| 256 | Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of (a) essential, (b) non-essential and (c) all buildings in the NHS estate in England are classified as being in Estatecode condition (i) A, (ii) B, (iii) C and (iv) D. |
| (39140) | |
| 257 | Mr Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many deaths were attributable to alcohol misuse in each of the last five years. |
| (38653) | |
| 258 | Mr Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many staff in his Department work on measures specifically to tackle (a) alcohol misuse and (b) drugs misuse. |
| (38652) | |
| 259 | Mr Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many deaths were attributable to drugs misuse in each of the last five years. |
| (38651) | |
| 260 | Mr Jon Owen Jones (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, where laser eye treatment for correction of myopia is available through the NHS; and what criteria are used to decide whether it should be provided. |
| (38635) | |
| 261 | Mr Tom Levitt (High Peak): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, by what formal means councillors and committees of shire district councils will be involved in the scrutiny of bodies within the Health Service after 1st April. |
| (38786) | |
| 262 | Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the benefit to Somerset of having a strategic health authority with Dorset. |
| (38480) | |
| 263 N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients from the West Sussex Health Authority area have received treatment in continental European hospitals under the NHS scheme; where; for what conditions; when he will be able to give the cost; what other establishments in the other country were assessed; what cost comparisons were made; and for what reason the hospital used was selected. |
| (37768) | |
| 264 | Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how often the Department has applied the special urgency provisions in paragraph 22 of Circular 18/84 (Development by Government Departments) to a development by the department; and if he will make a statement. |
| (38712) | |
| 265 | Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on his Department's most recent assessment of the causes of autism. |
| (38419) | |
| 266 N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what reporting regime exists for incidents where the anaesthetic breathing system is believed to have (a) been blocked and (b) malfunctioned. |
| (36263) | |
| 267 N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the police investigation into blockages discovered in anaesthetic breathing systems, as part of Operation Orkadian; and when he expects these will be concluded. |
| (36264) | |
| 268 N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many incidents relating to the blockage of anaesthetic breathing systems are believed to have occurred within the NHS in each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement. |
| (36265) | |
| 269 | Mr George Osborne (Tatton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the private hospitals which have carried out operations on behalf of the NHS since 1997; what has been the total cost incurred to the NHS in respect of each private hospital which has carried out operations on behalf of the NHS over that time; and what the total cost of all operations carried out in private hospitals in the UK and abroad on behalf of the NHS has been since 1997. |
| (38469) | |
| 270 | Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations he has received about the withdrawal of funding by health authorities for homeopathic treatment; and if he will make a statement. |
| (38813) | |
| 271 | Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is towards funding homeopathic treatment in all parts of England; and if he will make a statement. |
| (38814) | |
| 272 | Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list non-governmental organisations operating in the South West Region that receive public funds from his Department; and what amount of annual funding they received in the most recent year for which figures are available. |
| (39186) | |
| 273 | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which NHS trusts will receive new funding for digital hearing aids. |
| (38420) | |
| 274 | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to restrict free NHS treatment to foreign nationals visiting the UK. |
| (38430) | |
| 275 | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people seeking termination of pregnancy at NHS clinics in the UK in the last 12 months were foreign nationals visiting the UK; and if such requests are met free of charge. |
| (38431) | |
| 276 | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action he is taking to increase the number of speech and language therapists for children. |
| (38438) | |
| 277 | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the allocation of speech and language therapists for children with (a) severe learning difficulty and (b) moderate learning difficulty. |
| (38437) | |
| 278 | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what appeal procedures will be open to general practitioners who disagree with the conclusions of the proposed annual appraisals. |
| (38435) | |
| 279 | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the estimated cost is of the proposed annual appraisal of general practitioners. |
| (38436) | |
| 280 | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what opportunity there will be for patients to make representations about their general practitioners for use in annual appraisals. |
| (38434) | |
| 281 | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what standards will be used against which GPs can be measured in making annual appraisals. |
| (38433) | |
| 282 | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what sanctions will be available for use against general practitioners who fail the proposed annual appraisal. |
| (38442) | |
| 283 | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what (a) regulations and (b) checks exist to prevent health tourists coming to the UK to take advantage of free NHS treatment; and what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the (i) regulations and (ii) checks. |
| (38429) | |
| 284 | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the availability of speech and language therapy for children in each health authority. |
| (38439) | |
| 285 | Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action he is taking to improve physiotherapy services (a) in London and (b) in general. |
| (39029) | |
| 286 | Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action he is taking to improve recruitment of (a) physiotherapists, (b) occupational therapists and (c) speech therapists (i) in London and (ii) in general. |
| (39030) | |
| 287 | Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 19th November 2001, Official Report, column 112W, what progress has been made on the modernisation of Northwood and Pinner Community Hospital; and if he will make a statement. |
| (39324) | |
| 288 | Mrs Betty Williams (Conwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will introduce or amend regulations in order to provide free NHS prescriptions for medication required to treat cystic fibrosis. |
| (38657) | |
| 289 N | Mr Shaun Woodward (St Helens South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what resources have been made available for counselling unaccompanied asylum seeking children suspected to be at risk of being victims of trafficking. |
| (36640) | |
| 290 N | Mr Shaun Woodward (St Helens South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many places are available in safe houses in the United Kingdom for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children suspected to be at risk of being victims of trafficking. |
| (36641) | |
| 291 N | Mr Shaun Woodward (St Helens South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department has undertaken into the disappearance of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children from social services care for the suspected purpose of trafficking for commercial sexual exploitation; and what resources have been made available for this research. |
| (36642) | |
| 292 N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many performance targets have been set by his Department, agencies and non-departmental public bodies since May 1997 on (a) prisons policy, (b) police policy, (c) fire and emergency planning policy, (d) probation policy, (e) immigration, asylum and nationality policy, (f) constitutional policy, (g) reducing crime, (h) the prevention of terrorism and the reduction of organised and international crime, (i) sentencing, (j) youth justice policy, (k) crime prevention policy, (l) policy relating to victims and witnesses and (m) community and voluntary sector policy; how many of those targets have been (i) amended, (ii) revoked and (iii) achieved since May 1997; and if he will make a statement. |
| (37762) | |
| 293 | Mr Roy Beggs (East Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to allow the courts to award stiffer sentences for persons convicted of assaulting pensioners. |
| (38650) | |
| 294 | Mr Roy Beggs (East Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many days are lost annually by professional health staff required to attend court to give evidence of injury incurred by pensioners who have been subjected to physical assault; and what the estimated cost of this is to the public service in each of the last three years. |
| (38768) | |
| 295 | Mr Roy Beggs (East Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the estimated annual cost is of prosecuting individuals who have carried out criminal attacks on pensioners in each of the last three years. |
| (38649) | |
| 296 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the European Union directives and regulations relating to his Department that have been implemented in each of the last four years, specifying (a) the title and purpose of each, (b) the cost to public funds of each and (c) the cost to businesses of each. |
| (39130) | |
| 297 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the equipment leasing arrangements entered into by his Department in each of the last four years; and what the cost is to public funds in each case. |
| (39084) | |
| 298 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the publicity and advertising campaigns run by his Department in each of the last four years, specifying the (a) purpose, (b) cost to public funds, (c) number of staff involved and (d) method of evaluation in each case. |
| (39074) | |
| 299 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the job advertisements placed by his Department in the last 12 months specifying where the advertisements were placed and the cost in each case. |
| (39073) | |
| 300 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost was of (a) in-house canteen and (b) other catering services provided by his Department in each of the last four years. |
| (38915) | |
| 301 N | Mrs Annette L. Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what mentoring services are available to (a) children and (b) adults in prisons in England and Wales. |
| (37792) | |
| 302 N | Mrs Annette L. Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers were accommodated in prisons in (a) November 2001, (b) December 2001 and (c) January 2002. |
| (37656) | |
| 303 N | Mrs Annette L. Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average distance from home is for (a) adult male prisoners, (b) women prisoners and (c) juvenile prisoners. |
| (37793) | |
| 304 N | Mrs Annette L. Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he plans to publish a report on the use and effectiveness of ASBOs. |
| (37773) | |
| 305 N | Mrs Annette L. Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason the Prison Service key performance target for cost per prisoner is £37,509 in this financial year; and what the cost per prisoner was in 2000-01. |
| (37794) | |
| 306 N | Mrs Annette L. Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason the Prison Service key performance target for the cost of an uncrowded prison place is £36,323 in this financial year; and what the cost of a prison place was in 2000-01. |
| (37791) | |
| 307 N | Mrs Annette L. Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) attempted hangings and (b) other acts of deliberate self-harm were recorded in prisons in England and Wales in the last two years. |
| (37790) | |
| 308 N | Mrs Annette L. Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, under what circumstances prisoners are permitted to be held more than two to a cell. |
| (37787) | |
| 309 N | Mrs Annette L. Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what evaluation of ASBOs he has carried out; and what evaluation of ASBOs he has published. |
| (37802) | |
| 310 N | Mrs Annette L. Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases involving women were heard at (a) magistrates' courts and (b) crown courts in each of the last 12 months; and what proportion of these cases resulted in a sentence of immediate imprisonment. |
| (37789) | |
| 311 N | Mrs Annette L. Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of women under sentence in prisons in England and Wales have been convicted of (a) violence against the person, (b) sexual offences, (c) robbery and (d) other offences. |
| (37788) | |
| 312 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will set out for each Civil Service grade within his (a) Department and (b) Department's executive agencies the (i) total number of staff employed, (ii) number aged (A) 16 to 25, (B) 26 to 35, (C) 36 to 45, (D) 46 to 60 and (E) over the age of 60 years, (iii) number of registered disabled and (iv) number of ethnic minorities. |
| (39155) | |
| 313 | Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information he had on the insurance arrangements in case of riot at Yarl's Wood Detention Centre at the time of the making of the contract between Group Four and his Department for the operation of the Centre; and if he will make a statement. |
| (38783) | |
| 314 | Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps were taken to alert residents of Thirleigh and Clayham, Bedfordshire, that an escape of detainees had taken place at the Yarl's Wood removal centre on 14th February. |
| (38782) | |
| 315 | Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if the Riot Act 1881 was read at Yarl's Wood Remand Centre on the evening of 14th February. |
| (38780) | |
| 316 | Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will install a warning signal for use in the event of escapes from detention and remand centres; if he received representations to install a warning siren during the construction of the Yarl's Wood Remand Centre; and if he will make a statement. |
| (38781) | |
| 317 | Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to ensure the Bedfordshire Police Authority will not suffer a loss to its budget in the event of a successful claim against it by loss adjusters. |
| (38779) | |
| 318 | Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Lloyds Syndicate 962 D J Pye is acting for the Home Office in relation to a claim for compensation for damage following the incidents at Yarl's Wood Remand Centre on 14th and 15th February. |
| (38778) | |
| 319 | Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what reports the National Criminal Intelligence Service received in respect of UK financial institutions being involved in money laundering activities relating to money transferred out of Serbia and the former Yugoslavia; and if he will make a statement. |
| (39005) | |
| 320 | Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the outcome has been of the review of the Homicide Index aimed at increasing the accuracy of data on homicide; what reforms and changes are being implemented as a consequence; and if he will make a statement. |
| (38996) | |
| 321 | Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many actions by the police (a) have been undertaken and (b) are pending against UK financial institutions alleged to have been involved in money laundering activities; and if he will make a statement. |
| (39006) | |
| 322 | Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how a convicted person claiming innocence and seeking review or appeal can ascertain whether new DNA proofing techniques would have relevance in his or her case; how he or she can ensure that it is applied to the evidence and the results made known; and if the he will make a statement. |
| (38995) | |
| 323 N | Mr Tim Collins (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions since 1st May 1997 (a) departmental and (b) non-departmental special advisers have travelled abroad in an official capacity; and if he will list the total cost, including (i) travel, (ii) accommodation and (iii) subsistence allowance, for each occasion. |
| (37978) | |
| 324 N | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of people who have been convicted of (a) violent crime, (b) sex abuse and (c) domestic violence since 1997 were subject to any of these offences as children. |
| (37779) | |
| 325 N | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were employed in a research capacity in each police authority in each year since the inception of the CPS as a percentage of (a) turnover and (b) the number of people employed. |
| (37778) | |
| 326 N | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many criminals who have been convicted of sex abuse have refused to attend sex offenders treatment programmes in each year since 1997. |
| (37776) | |
| 327 N | Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the interdepartmental working group on the reform of manslaughter has met; how many further meetings of the group are expected; when he expects the group to finalise its report and proposals; when he expects to publish the digest of responses to the consultation paper; who is represented on the interdepartmental group; and if he will make a statement on progress. |
| (37956) | |
| 328 | Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will publish the responses to the various consultation exercises announced in his White Paper 'Secure Borders, Safe Haven'. |
| (38471) | |
| 329 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether a new site has been identified for the Wolvercote Clinic; if the move of the Wolvercote Clinic to Chertsey remains a possibility; and whether there is a final date beyond which the Wolvercote Clinic's tenure of its site at Horton Hospital cannot be extended. |
| (39015) | |
| 330 | Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers have been admitted to Yarls Wood Detention Centre since it opened; and of these how many at the time of entry (a) had removal directions set, (b) had removal directions pending, (c) had appeals pending and (d) were awaiting initial decisions. |
| (38655) | |
| 331 | Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers have passed through Yarls Wood Detention Centre broken down by those who were (a) removed, (b) granted bail, (c) granted temporary admission, (d) transferred to Oakington Detention Centre and (e) transferred to other detention centres. |
| (38654) | |
| 332 | Kate Hoey (Vauxhall): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in how many instances 22 single shot pistols of the type used in the Commonwealth and Olympic Games have been used in (a) homicide, (b) robbery and (c) other indictable offences during the period since the passing of the Firearms (Amendment) No. 2 Act 1997 and for the same period prior to the passing of that Act. |
| (38656) | |
| 333 | Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many persons have been detained under section 23 of the Anti-Terrorism Crime and Security Act 2001 specifying (a) the duration of each detainee's detention, (b) in how many cases the detention under section 23 has come to an end and (c) the reasons why such detention has come to an end. |
| (38501) | |
| 334 | Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how often the Department has applied the special urgency provisions in paragraph 22 of Circular 18/84 (Development by Government Departments) to a development by the department; and if he will make a statement. |
| (38716) | |
| 335 | Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make it his policy to locate all residential asylum facilities in areas with ready access to the emergency services. |
| (38645) | |
| 336 | Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has for a new police station in Newark. |
| (39203) | |
| 337 | Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to improve policing in Newark and Retford. |
| (39197) | |
| 338 | Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what contingency plans he has in place should the police work to rule, ban overtime or strike. |
| (38817) | |
| 339 N | Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether a Scottish Executive Minister will be a member of the UK delegation to the Justice and Home Affairs European Union Council of Ministers meeting on 28th February; and what information is being provided by his Department to permit pre-council scrutiny by the European Committee of the Scottish Parliament. |
| (38035) | |
| 340 | Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list non-governmental organisations operating in the South West Region that receive public funds from his Department; and what amount of annual funding they received in the most recent year for which figures are available. |
| (39185) | |
| 341 | Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will ensure that Bedfordshire County Council is not financially disadvantaged by the destruction of the Yarl's Wood Detention Centre. |
| (38646) | |
| 342 | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers there are in each unitary or borough in Essex broken down by (a) country of origin and (b) gender. |
| (38428) | |
| 343 | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information he has on the (a) numbers and (b) categories of young offenders broken down into those living with (i) a single parent and (ii) two married parents. |
| (38423) | |
| 344 | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent reseach he has evaluated on a link between young offenders and the incidence of families living on some form of state welfare support. |
| (38432) | |
| 345 | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what research he has commissioned on the link between young offenders and their family structures, with special reference to living with (a) never married parent, (b) single parents, (c) two married parents, (d) family members other than parents and (e) being adopted, in (i) the UK and (ii) in other countries. |
| (39320) | |
| 346 N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether sex offenders whose offences are deemed spent after the completion of youth offender panel orders must remain on the Sex Offenders' Register. |
| (38330) | |
| 347 N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases (a) his Department and (b) each of its agencies have defended in (i) industrial tribunals and (ii) the courts in each year since 1997; what proportion were concluded in their favour; and what the costs of cases fought were, including damages paid. |
| (38033) | |
| 348 N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what action has been taken to launch youth offenders panels; and what further action is planned. |
| (38328) | |
| 349 N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his Answer of 12th February, Official Report, column 299W, on police retention, what proportion of police officers retired from each force in each year since 1997 (a) on medical grounds (b) at normal retirement age and (c) on other grounds; and what the net change was as a proportion of each force in each year since 1997. |
| (38032) | |
| 350 N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in which newspapers and on which radio stations membership of youth offender panels has been advertised. |
| (38327) | |
| 351 N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which authority is responsible for meeting the cost of applying for anti-social behaviour orders. |
| (38329) | |
| 352 | Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, under the post-1978 police pension scheme, what percentage of the contributions is calculated to cover payments to widows of retired officers; and what the actuarial estimate is of the number of widows as a percentage of total claimants of the pension. |
| (38418) | |
| 353 | Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average payment made to the widow of a retired police officer under the pre-1978 Police Pension Scheme was in the last 12 months for which figures are available. |
| (38407) | |
| 354 | Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, under the pre-1978 Police Pension Scheme, what percentage of the contributions was calculated to cover payments to widows of retired officers; and what the actuarial estimate of the number of widows was as a percentage of total claimants of the pension. |
| (38408) | |
| 355 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will list the European Union directives and regulations relating to her Department that have been implemented in each of the last four years, specifying (a) the title and purpose of each, (b) the cost to public funds of each and (c) the cost to businesses of each. |
| (39125) | |
| 356 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will list the publicity and advertising campaigns run by her Department in each of the last four years, specifying the (a) purpose, (b) cost to public funds, (c) number of staff involved and (d) method of evaluation in each case. |
| (39095) | |
| 357 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will list the equipment leasing arrangements entered into by her Department in each of the last four years; and what the cost to public funds in each case is. |
| (38936) | |
| 358 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will list the job advertisements placed by her Department in the last 12 months specifying where the advertisements were placed and the cost in each case. |
| (39058) | |
| 359 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the cost was of (a) in-house canteen and (b) other catering services provided by her Department in each of the last four years. |
| (38931) | |
| 360 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will set out for each Civil Service grade within her (a) Department and (b) Department's executive agencies the (i) total number of staff employed, (ii) number aged (A) 16 to 25, (B) 26 to 35, (C) 36 to 45, (D) 46 to 60 and (E) over the age of 60 years, (iii) number of registered disabled and (iv) number of ethnic minorities. |
| (39175) | |
| 361 N | Mr Tim Collins (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, on how many occasions since 1st May 1997 (a) departmental and (b) non-departmental special advisers have travelled abroad in an official capacity; and if she will list the total cost, including (i) travel, (ii) accommodation and (iii) subsistence allowance, for each occasion. |
| (37977) | |
| 362 | Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what requests she has had from the Bolivian Government for help in relation to the floods in La Paz; and what action has been taken. |
| (38409) | |
| 363 | Jeff Ennis (Barnsley East & Mexborough): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when she expects to announce the details of the scope and distribution of the Commonwealth Education Fund. |
| (38816) | |
| 364 N | Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will encourage pharmaceutial companies to make antiretroviral drugs for the treatment of HIV more affordable. |
| (37843) | |
| 365 N | Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will encourage pharmaceutical companies to allow non-exclusive voluntary licences to be made available for generic antiretroviral drugs for the treatment of HIV. |
| (37847) | |
| 366 | Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will list non-governmental organisations operating in the South West Region that receive public funds from her Department; and what amount of annual funding they received in the most recent year for which figures are available. |
| (39184) | |
| 367 | Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will place in the Library the briefing provided to Mr John Kerby at the EBRD on LNM Holdings. |
| (39139) | |
| 368 | Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department made of LNM Holding's credit rating before supporting their application for a £70 million bank loan. |
| (39145) | |
| 369 | Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many times her Department has supported applications from (a) LNM Holdings and (b) Mr Lakshmi Mittal for bank loans. |
| (39141) | |
| 370 | Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she had discussions with the Prime Minister's Office before supporting the £70 million EBRD Loan to LNM Holdings. |
| (39108) | |
| 371 | Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will list the projects her Department has asked officials at the EBRD to support; and what the value of each of these projects was in each of the last five years. |
| (39142) | |
| 372 | Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether officials from her Department consulted the British Embassy in Bucharest before approving the £70 million EBRD loan to LNM Holdings. |
| (39138) | |
| 373 | Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she was informed of LNM's application for a loan from the EBRD when officials from her Department asked Mr John Kerby to support it. |
| (39144) | |
| 374 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, if he will list the job advertisements placed by his Department in the last 12 months specifying where the advertisements were placed and the cost in each case. |
| (39060) | |
| 375 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what the cost was of (a) in-house canteen and (b) other catering services provided by his Department in each of the last four years. |
| (38928) | |
| 376 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, if he will list the European Union directives and regulations relating to her Department that have been implemented in each of the last four years, specifying (a) the title and purpose of each, (b) the cost to public funds of each and (c) the cost to businesses of each. |
| (39124) | |
| 377 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, if he will list the equipment leasing arrangements entered into by his Department in each of the last four years; and what the cost to public funds in each case is. |
| (39025) | |
| 378 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, if he will list the publicity and advertising campaigns run by the Lord Chancellor's Department in each of the last four years, specifying the (a) purpose, (b) cost to public funds, (c) number of staff involved and (d) method of evaluation in each case. |
| (39089) | |
| 379 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, if he will set out for each Civil Service grade within his (a) Department and (b) Department's executive agencies the (i) total number of staff employed, (ii) number aged (A) 16 to 25, (B) 26 to 35, (C) 36 to 45, (D) 46 to 60 and (E) over the age of 60 years, (iii) number of registered disabled and (iv) number of ethnic minorities. |
| (39151) | |
| 380 N | Mr David Chaytor (Bury North): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, if he will make it his policy to review the fee structure established by the Court Service for applications for probate to ensure that the fee is more closely related to the value of the net estate; and if he will make a statement. |
| (37655) | |
| 381 | Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, how many family applications have been made for legal aid for representation at an inquest since 1997; and how many have been granted. |
| (38818) | |
| 382 N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, if he will place in the Library a copy of the written submissions made to him in response to the Review on Royal Peculiars. |
| (37767) | |
| 383 N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, how many (a) individuals and (b) organisations have submitted comments on the Review on the Royal Peculiars. |
| (37727) | |
| 384 | Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, how often the Department has applied the special urgency provisions in paragraph 22 of Circular 18/84 (Development by Government Departments) to a development by the Department; and if he will make a statement. |
| (38717) | |
| 385 N | Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, if he will undertake to retain court services in North Downs/Ards follow the consultation on the future of accommodation for the Northern Ireland Court Service. |
| (38324) | |
| 386 | Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, if he will list non-governmental organisations operating in the South West Region that receive public funds from his Department; and what amount of annual funding they received in the most recent year for which figures are available. |
| (39182) | |
| 387 | Mr Roy Beggs (East Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what action is being taken to increase the protection of the public and their pets from the misuse of fireworks. |
| (38648) | |
| 388 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will list the European Union directives and regulations relating to his Department that have been implemented in each of the last four years, specifying (a) the title and purpose of each, (b) the cost to public funds of each and (c) the cost to businesses of each. |
| (39122) | |
| 389 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will list the job advertisements placed by his Department in the last 12 months specifying where the advertisements were placed and the cost in each case. |
| (39064) | |
| 390 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the cost was of (a) in-house canteen and (b) other catering services provided by his Department in each of the last four years. |
| (38922) | |
| 391 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will list the equipment leasing arrangements entered into by his Department in each of the last four years; and what the cost is to public funds in each case. |
| (39087) | |
| 392 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will list the publicity and advertising campaigns run by his Department in each of the last four years, specifying the (a) purpose, (b) cost to public funds, (c) number of staff involved and (d) method of evaluation in each case. |
| (39098) | |
| 393 N | Mr Tim Collins (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, on how many occasions since 1st May 1997 (a) departmental and (b) non-departmental special advisers have travelled abroad in an official capacity; and if he will list the total cost, including (i) travel, (ii) accommodation and (iii) subsistence allowance, for each occasion. |
| (37985) | |
| 394 N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the President of the Council, if he will bring forward proposals to the Select Committee on Modernisation of the House in respect of the rules relating to the type of question honourable Members can ask Ministers. |
| (37780) | |
| 395 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the President of the Council, if he will list the equipment leasing arrangements entered into by his Department in each of the last four years; and what the cost is to public funds in each case. |
| (39081) | |
| 396 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the President of the Council, what the cost was of (a) in-house canteen and (b) other catering services provided by his Department in each of the last four years. |
| (38921) | |
| 397 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the President of the Council, if he will list the job advertisements placed by his Department in the last 12 months specifying where the advertisements were placed and the cost in each case. |
| (39067) | |
| 398 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the President of the Council, if he will list the publicity and advertising campaigns run by his Department in each of the last four years, specifying the (a) purpose, (b) cost to public funds, (c) number of staff involved and (d) method of evaluation in each case. |
| (39103) | |
| 399 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the President of the Council, if he will list the European Union directives and regulations relating to his Department that have been implemented in each of the last four years, specifying (a) the title and purpose of each, (b) the cost to public funds of each and (c) the cost to businesses of each. |
| (39116) | |
| 400 | Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the President of the Council, if he will list non-governmental organisations operating in the South West Region that receive public funds from his Department; and what amount of annual funding they received in the most recent year for which figures are available. |
| (39181) | |
| 401 N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Prime Minister, how many (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers were involved in the preparation of background material for his use during Prime Minister's Question Time on Wednesday 13th February; and how many hours were spent by those in each category above on such preparation. |
| (37769) | |
| 402 N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list the parliamentary constituencies he has visited since 1st October 2001. |
| (37770) | |
| 403 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list the job advertisements placed by his Department in the last 12 months specifying where the advertisements were placed and the cost in each case. |
| (39066) | |
| 404 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list the equipment leasing arrangements entered into by his Office in each of the last four years; and what the cost is to public funds in each case. |
| (39085) | |
| 405 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Prime Minister, what the cost was of (a) in-house canteen and (b) other catering services provided by his office in each of the last four years. |
| (38925) | |
| 406 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list the publicity and advertising campaigns run by his Office in each of the last four years, specifying the (a) purpose, (b) cost to public funds, (c) number of staff involved and (d) method of evaluation in each case. |
| (39100) | |
| 407 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will set out for each Civil Service grade within his (a) Department and (b) Department's executive agencies the (i) total number of staff employed, (ii) number aged (A) 16 to 25, (B) 26 to 35, (C) 36 to 45, (D) 46 to 60 and (E) over the age of 60 years, (iii) number of registered disabled and (iv) number of ethnic minorities. |
| (39153) | |
| 408 N | Mr Tim Collins (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Prime Minister, what discussions his Chief of Staff had with Her Majesty's Ambassador in Bucharest in June and July 2001; and what matters were discussed. |
| (37968) | |
| 409 N | Mr Tim Collins (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Prime Minister, what messages relating to LNM Holdings were exchanged between 10 Downing Street and the British Embassy in Bucharest in the 12 months to September 2001; and on what dates. |
| (37969) | |
| 410 N | Mr Tim Collins (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Prime Minister, for what reason his Chief of Staff accompanied him to Lord Levy's house during his visit of June 2001. |
| (37973) | |
| 411 N | Mr Tim Collins (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Prime Minister, whether since 7th June 2001 he has made representations to foreign governments on behalf of individual companies; and which they were. |
| (37967) | |
| 412 N | Mr Tim Collins (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Prime Minister, on how many occasions members of the Policy Directorate have travelled overseas on official business since 7th June 2001; and if he will list the (a) destination and (b) total cost, including the (i) travel, (ii) accommodation and (iii) subsistence allowance for each occasion. |
| (37964) | |
| 413 N | Mr Tim Collins (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Prime Minister, on how many occasions his (a) Chief of Staff and (b) Director of Communications and Strategy have formed part of the official party accompanying him on overseas visits since 1st May 1997; and if he will list the (a) destination and (b) total cost, including (i) travel, (ii) accommodation and (iii) subsistence allowance on each occasion. |
| (37970) | |
| 414 N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list each occasion since May 1997 when he has sent a personal message to heads of government with the intention of advancing the commercial interest of British firms. |
| (37774) | |
| 415 | Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will initiate an inquiry into the conduct of Sir Richard Mottram in relation to Mr Martin Sixsmith. |
| (38447) | |
| 416 | Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Prime Minister, which Minister has responsibility for UK relations with the United Nations. |
| (38500) | |
| 417 | Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his Answer of 4th February, Official Report, column 609W, on the energy industry, if he will state the reasons that he does not consider a precedent to be set by the provision of details of ministerial meetings with respect to Enron; and if he will make a statement. |
| (39134) | |
| 418 | Mr Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list the names of those in the No. 10 Delivery Unit who are responsible for overseeing the work in the areas of (a) transport, (b) health, (c) crime and asylum and (d) education. |
| (38405) | |
| 419 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if she will list the job advertisements placed by her Department in the last 12 months specifying where the advertisements were placed and the cost in each case. |
| (39059) | |
| 420 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if she will list the European Union directives and regulations relating to her Department that have been implemented in each of the last four years, specifying (a) the title and purpose of each, (b) the cost to public funds of each and (c) the cost to businesses of each. |
| (39113) | |
| 421 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the cost was of (a) in-house canteen and (b) other catering services provided by her Department in each of the last four years. |
| (38929) | |
| 422 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if she will list the publicity and advertising campaigns run by her Department in each of the last four years, specifying the (a) purpose, (b) cost to public funds, (c) number of staff involved and (d) method of evaluation in each case. |
| (39090) | |
| 423 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will list the equipment leasing arrangements entered into by her Department in each of the last four years; and what the cost to public funds in each case is. |
| (38935) | |
| 424 N | Mr Tim Collins (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, on how many occasions since 1st May 1997 (a) departmental and (b) non-departmental special advisers have travelled abroad in an official capacity; and if she will list the total cost, including (i) travel, (ii) accommodation and (iii) subsistence allowance, for each occasion. |
| (37984) | |
| 425 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Solicitor General, if she will list the job advertisements placed by her Department in the last 12 months specifying where the advertisements were placed and the cost in each case. |
| (39054) | |
| 426 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Solicitor General, if she will list the equipment leasing arrangements entered into by her Department in each of the last four years; and what the cost to public funds in each case is. |
| (38940) | |
| 427 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Solicitor General, what the cost was of (a) in-house canteen and (b) other catering services provided by her Department in each of the last four years. |
| (38930) | |
| 428 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Solicitor General, if she will list the European Union directives and regulations relating to her Department that have been implemented in each of the last four years, specifying (a) the title and purpose of each, (b) the cost to public funds of each and (c) the cost to businesses of each. |
| (39129) | |
| 429 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Solicitor General, if she will list the publicity and advertising campaigns run by her Department in each of the last four years, specifying the (a) purpose, (b) cost to public funds, (c) number of staff involved and (d) method of evaluation in each case. |
| (39094) | |
| 430 N | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Solicitor General, how many people were working in a research capacity in the office of the (a) CPS, (b) Attorney General and (c) Solicitor General in each year since the inception of the CPS, as a percentage of (i) staff turnover and (ii) the number of people employed. |
| (37777) | |
| 431 | Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Solicitor General, if she will list non-governmental organisations operating in the South West Region that receive public funds from her Department; and what amount of annual funding they received in the most recent year for which figures are available. |
| (39183) | |
| 432 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will list the job advertisements placed by her Department in the last 12 months specifying where the advertisements were placed and the cost in each case. |
| (39055) | |
| 433 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the cost was of (a) in-house canteen and (b) other catering services provided by her Department in each of the last four years. |
| (38934) | |
| 434 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will list the European Union directives and regulations relating to her Department that have been implemented in each of the last four years, specifying (a) the title and purpose of each, (b) the cost to public funds of each and (c) the cost to businesses of each. |
| (39128) | |
| 435 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will list the equipment leasing arrangements entered into by her Department in each of the last four years; and what the cost to public funds in each case is. |
| (38939) | |
| 436 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will list the publicity and advertising campaigns run by her Department in each of the last four years, specifying the (a) purpose, (b) cost to public funds, (c) number of staff involved and (d) method of evaluation in each case. |
| (39091) | |
| 437 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will set out for each Civil Service grade within her (a) Department and (b) Department's executive agencies the (i) total number of staff employed, (ii) number aged (A) 16 to 25, (B) 26 to 35, (C) 36 to 45, (D) 46 to 60 and (E) over the age of 60 years, (iii) number of registered disabled and (iv) number of ethnic minorities. |
| (39176) | |
| 438 N | Mr David Chidgey (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to her Answer of 24th January, Official Report, column 1072W, on cashpoints, if she will list the sub-post offices where the (a) maintenance and (b) stocking of ATM machines is carried out by the subpostmaster. |
| (37842) | |
| 439 N | Mr Tim Collins (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what representations she has made to foreign governments on behalf of individual companies since 7th June 2001; and which they were. |
| (37966) | |
| 440 | Mr Huw Edwards (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if the Employment Tribunals Service adhered to rules two and three of the rules of procedure of the Employment Tribunals Service in relation to applications lodged with the Birmingham Employment Tribunal on behalf of staff employed at HM Prison, Blackenhurst. |
| (38785) | |
| 441 | Mr Huw Edwards (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if the Employment Tribunals Service is permitted to exercise greater flexibility in the application of the Tribunal rules of Procedure when the respondent is a Government agency. |
| (38784) | |
| 442 | Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to the Answer of 20th November 2002, Official Report, column 163-4W, for what reason the profit and loss figures of BNFL Inc are commercially confidential. |
| (39325) | |
| 443 | Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will list British exports as a percentage of total exports for each of the nations to whom Britain exports in each year from 1972. |
| (38445) | |
| 444 | Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to her Answers of 20th November 2001, Official Report, column 163-4W, 15th January, Official Report, column 153W and 14th February, Official Report, column 522W, on BNFL, on what basis she has refused to provide profit and loss figures for BNFL Inc. |
| (39326) | |
| 445 | Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what her estimate is of the total cost of the Business Link national call centre between its inception in 2001 and its planned closure in 2002. |
| (38773) | |
| 446 | Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of the quality of service provided to users of the Business Link national call centre. |
| (38774) | |
| 447 | Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps she is taking to ensure that advice will continue to be available free of charge and without pressure to purchase services via local business links following the closure of the Business Link national call centre. |
| (38775) | |
| 448 | Mr Robert Key (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what role she or her officials will play in the DTI study into the electricity transmission and distribution system's resilience; if it will be an independent study; and when and to whom the consultants will report. |
| (39196) | |
| 449 | Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will increase the number of places for business people on RDA boards. |
| (38479) | |
| 450 | Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will increase regional development agency support for national parks. |
| (38478) | |
| 451 | Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how often the Department has applied the special urgency provisions in paragraph 22 of Circular 18/84 (Development by Government Departments) to a development by the department; and if she will make a statement. |
| (38708) | |
| 452 | Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many claims for compensation for the loss of Icelandic fishing jobs have been submitted from (a) Fleetwood, (b) Grimsby and (c) Hull; how many from each port have (i) been paid, (ii) gone to appeal and (iii) gone to arbitration; and how many for each port have been reported. |
| (38484) | |
| 453 | Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether her scheme to compensate British fishermen for the loss of fishing when Iceland extended her fishing limit to 200 miles applies to statutory or nautical miles. |
| (38483) | |
| 454 | Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will list non-governmental organisations operating in the South West Region that receive public funds from her Department; and what amount of annual funding they received in the most recent year for which figures are available. |
| (39180) | |
| 455 | Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans she has to reform the Consumer Credit Act to tackle loan sharks; and if she will make a statement. |
| (39026) | |
| 456 | Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what representations she has received about the activities of Paragon Finance following the judgement in the case of Paragon Finance plc v Nash & Another, Sane v Stanton & Another held before Lord Justices Thorpe, Dyson and Astill on 15th October 2001. |
| (39027) | |
| 457 N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what proportion of the population of (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales, (d) Northern Ireland and (e) the United Kingdom live more than (i) two miles, (ii) five miles and (iii) 10 miles from a sub-post office. |
| (38039) | |
| 458 N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what proportion of the population of (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales, (d) Northern Ireland and (e) the United Kingdom live more than (i) five miles, (ii) 10 miles and (iii) 20 miles from a Crown post office. |
| (38040) | |
| 459 N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what proportion of the population of (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales, (d) Northern Ireland and (e) the United Kingdom live more than (i) one mile, (ii) two miles and (iii) five miles from a postbox. |
| (38038) | |
| 460 N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what proportion of addresses in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales, (d) Northern Ireland and (e) the United Kingdom receive a second daily delivery of mail. |
| (38041) | |
| 461 N | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of the proportion of companies exporting goods and services which have lost export contracts owing to language difficulties in each of the last five years for which the Government hold data; and if she will list the lost contracts. |
| (38318) | |
| 462 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list the job advertisements placed by his Department in the last 12 months specifying where the advertisements were placed and the cost in each case. |
| (39070) | |
| 463 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list the publicity and advertising campaigns run by his Department in each of the last four years, specifying the (a) purpose, (b) cost to public funds, (c) number of staff involved and (d) method of evaluation in each case. |
| (39104) | |
| 464 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what the cost was of (a) in-house canteen and (b) other catering services provided by his Department in each of the last four years. |
| (38918) | |
| 465 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list the European Union directives and regulations relating to his Department that have been implemented in each of the last four years, specifying (a) the title and purpose of each, (b) the cost to public funds of each and (c) the cost to businesses of each. |
| (39119) | |
| 466 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list the equipment leasing arrangements entered into by his Department in each of the last four years; and what the cost is to public funds in each case. |
| (39078) | |
| 467 N | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list by local authority the level of (a) rent and (b) council tax arrears in each year since 1992 in England and Wales. |
| (38323) | |
| 468 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what powers the Health and Safety Executive has in relation to withdrawing the safety cases for the London Underground PPP under the (a) Greater London Authority Act 1999, (b) Transport Act 2000 and (c) contracts between London Underground (and Transport for London when transferred) and the Infracos; and what implications this has for the ability of London Underground (and Transport for London when transferred) to (i) change or (ii) withdraw the Infraco contracts. |
| (38973) | |
| 469 N | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what assessment has been undertaken by (a) his Department and (b) the HSE of (i) the work undertaken by Global Crossing within the railway industry, (ii) the safety critical functions of Global Crossing within the railway industry, (iii) the nature of the contract between Global Crossing and Railtrack and (iv) progress towards meeting a timetable for the implementation of safety improvement in the railway industry by Global Crossing. |
| (34977) | |
| 470 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what (a) research, (b) consultation and (c) discussions his Department has carried out since 1997 on the legal definition and status of asset transfers. |
| (38976) | |
| 471 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, which contractual safety cases for each infrastructure company have (a) been conducted and (b) will be conducted by the Health and Safety Executive relating to the London Underground PPP; what timetable for assessment is being followed; and if he will place all related documentation in the Library. |
| (38974) | |
| 472 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list the (a) title, (b) date of award, (c) length of contract, (d) cost and (e) terms of reference of research or other contracts awarded since (i) 1st May 1997 and (ii) 1st January 2001 by (A) his Department and (B) the Health and Safety Executive to (1) Balfour Beatty plc, (2) Bombardier Transportation (formerly Adtranz), (3) WS Atkins plc, (4) Amey/Amec, (5) Bechtel-Halcrow, (6) Jarvis and (7) AEA Technology. |
| (38962) | |
| 473 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what powers he has regarding the placing of the Infracos on the London Underground into administration under (a) the Greater London Authority Act 1999, (b) the Transport Act 2000 and (c) the contracts with the Infracos for the London Underground PPP. |
| (38980) | |
| 474 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what the (a) nature and (b) length of leases of (i) real estate, (ii) property and (iii) premises on the London Underground which (A) have taken place and (B) are due to take place under the London Underground PPP. |
| (38986) | |
| 475 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what changes there have been to the final contracts with the Infracos on the London Underground PPP, regarding (a) the level of financial allowance for safety critical work and (b) contractual safety cases. |
| (38979) | |
| 476 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how his Department define the terms (a) independent advice, (b) independent assessment and (c) independent report when (i) awarding contracts for research and (ii) referring to written documentation published for his Department by outside organisations and bodies. |
| (38965) | |
| 477 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list the projects on which (a) Balfour Beatty plc, (b) Bombardier Transportation (formerly Adtranz), (c) WS Atkins plc, (d) Amey/Amec, (e) Bechtel-Halcrow, (f) Jarvis, (g) SEEBOARD GROUP plc, (h) Thames Water plc and (i) AEA Technology are engaged (i) for and (ii) with his Department. |
| (38988) | |
| 478 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list (a) published documentation and (b) unpublished written reports or other documentation which have resulted from research or other contracts awarded since (i) 1st May 1997 and (ii) 1st January 2001 by (A) his Department and (B) the Health and Safety Executive to (1) Balfour Beatty plc, (2) Bombardier Transportation (formerly Adtranz), (3) WS Atkins plc, (4) Amey/Amec, (5) Bechtel-Halcrow, (6) Jarvis and (7) AEA Technology; and if he will place copies of related documentation in the Library. |
| (38961) | |
| 479 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list the occasions on which he has received hospitality in his ministerial capacity from (a) Balfour Beatty plc, (b) Bombardier Transportation (formerly Adtranz), (c) WS Atkins plc, (d) Amey/Amec, (e) Bechtel-Halcrow, (f) Jarvis, (g) SEEBOARD Group plc, (h) Thames Water plc and (i) AEA Technology. |
| (38987) | |
| 480 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will (a) list the titles and (b) provide details of the length of the document supplied to his Department making up the contracts tendered by bidders Metronet and Tube Lines wishing to enter into a public private partnership with London Underground. |
| (38966) | |
| 481 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what the anticipated (a) public resource, (b) public investment, (c) public resource supporting private investment and (d) private investment for the London Underground PPP is during (i) 0 to 7.5 years, (ii) 7.5 years to the end of the 10 year Transport Plan period and (iii) the remainder of the contracts beyond the end of the 10 year Transport Plan period. |
| (38983) | |
| 482 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, when assessments made by (a) his Department, (b) the Treasury, (c) Ernst and Young, (d) London Underground Limited, (e) the Mayor of London and Transport for London and (f) the Health and Safety Executive of (i) value for money and (ii) safety of the contracts tendered by bidders Metronet and Tube Lines wishing to enter into a public private partnership with London Underground Limited were (1) concluded, (2) published and (3) made available for further consultation. |
| (38968) | |
| 483 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list those assets transferred to the Shadow Infracos on the London Underground; and the date on which the transfers took place. |
| (38985) | |
| 484 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what level of performance under the performance measurement code is required by the contracts for the London Underground PPP with Infracos for (a) each Infraco and (b) each line; what penalties will be imposed upon Infracos for failure to meet these performance targets; and if he will place copies of related documentation prepared (i) for and (ii) by his Department in the Library. |
| (38989) | |
| 485 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list the (a) title, (b) date of award, (c) length of contract, (d) cost, and (e) terms of reference of technical support framework agreements and research or other contracts awarded since (i) May 1st 1997 and (ii) 1st January 2001 by the Health and Safety Executive relating to support of the work of the HMRI on (A) railway safety cases and (B) rail accident investigation. |
| (38972) | |
| 486 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what the performance measurement code is for the London Underground Infracos under the PPP; if he will place copies of related documentation prepared (a) for and (b) by his Department in the Library; and if he will make a statement. |
| (38990) | |
| 487 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list the members and/organisations, companies and individuals represented on the Health and Safety Commission Railway Industry Advisory Committee; what the frequency of meetings of the RIAC is; and what recommendations have been (a) made and (b) implemented as an outcome of the meetings and discussions which have taken place. |
| (38971) | |
| 488 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will place the contracts tendered by bidders Metronet and Tube Lines wishing to enter into a public private partnership with London Underground Limited in the Library. |
| (38967) | |
| 489 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what his Department's definition is of (a) premises, (b) real estate and (c) property on the London Underground, listing in each case the type and number of assets. |
| (38978) | |
| 490 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, on which date the contracts tendered by bidders Metronet and Tube Lines wishing to enter into a public private partnership with London Underground Limited were first received by (a) his Department, (b) the Treasury, (c) Ernst and Young, (d) London Underground Limited, (e) the Mayor of London and Transport for London and (f) the Health and Safety Executive. |
| (38969) | |
| 491 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what changes there have been in the last six months to the final contracts with the Infracos for the London Underground PPP concerning with whom the responsibility for cost overrun will lie; if he will state with whom the responsibility for cost overrun will lie under the contracts with the Infracos for the London Underground PPP; and if he will make a statement. |
| (38981) | |
| 492 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, which organisations and individuals must be consulted regarding the contracts tendered by bidders wishing to enter into a public private partnership with London Underground Limited; and what the length of time required for consultation to take place is as defined in (a) the GLA Act 1999, (b) the Transport Act 2000 and (c) subsequent decisions made by (i) his Department and (ii) London Transport. |
| (38964) | |
| 493 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list the (a) title, (b) date of award, (c) length of contract, (d) cost and (e) terms of reference of all technical support framework agreements since (i) May 1st 1997 and (ii) 1st January 2001 between (A) his Department and (B) the Health and Safety Executive with (1) Balfour Beatty plc, (2) Bombardier Transportation (formerly Adtranz), (3) WS Atkins plc, (4) Amey/Amec, (5) Bechtel-Halcrow, (6) Jarvis and (7) AEA Technology; if he will list all (x) published documentation and (y) unpublished written reports; and if he will place copies of related documentation in the Library. |
| (38970) | |
| 494 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, when he or his Department is due to make a recommendation on the arbiter for the PPP of London Undergound; what the date, or timing, related to their appointment is; what early expressions of interest have been received; what the bidding process required with respect to their appointment is; and what discussions there have been to date regarding their appointment. |
| (38963) | |
| 495 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what the total level of private investment (a) expected and (b) required under contract with the Infracos for the London Underground PPP is; and what restrictions are placed on the procurement of finance by Infracos (i) within the first 7.5 years of the contract and (ii) in the remainder of the contracts after 7.5 years. |
| (38982) | |
| 496 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list the conditions precedent, as referred to at http://www.railways.dtlr.gov.uk/lunderground/factsheets/safety/index.htm and as published by his Department on 11th February, that must be satisfied by London Transport before contracts are signed on the London Underground PPP; what timetable these must be satisfied by; and whether his Department must also accept these conditions precedent before final signing of the contracts. |
| (38975) | |
| 497 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many and what type of specific improvements are expected under the contracts of the first 7.5 years of the London Underground PPP in terms of (a) track improvement, (b) signals, (c) trains and (d) other infrastructure (i) in total, (ii) for each infraco and (iii) for each line. |
| (38984) | |
| 498 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what definition of privatisation (a) is used by his Department as standard and (b) has been referred to in documentation published by his Department relating to the PPP of London Underground since 7th June 2001; and if he will make a statement. |
| (38977) | |
| 499 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will set out for each Civil Service grade within his (a) Department and (b) Department's executive agencies the (i) total number of staff employed, (ii) number aged (A) 16 to 25, (B) 26 to 35, (C) 36 to 45, (D) 46 to 60 and (E) over the age of 60 years, (iii) number of registered disabled and (iv) number of ethnic minorities. |
| (39156) | |
| 500 | Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list changes to the Gateway process for major government construction projects arising from consideration of Jubilee Line Extension project reports; whether these will apply to construction projects undertaken by private sector infrastructure companies involved in the public private partnership for the London Underground; and if he will make a statement. |
| (39001) | |
| 501 | Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, when he expects to publish the result of the study by Westminster University commissioned by his Department and Transport for London into the economic impact of the Jubilee Line Extension project; and if he will make a statement. |
| (39000) | |
| 502 | Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what applications for compensation arising from the building of the M11 Link Road were received by the Highways Agency; how much has been allocated for payment of such compensation; and if he will make a statement. |
| (38997) | |
| 503 | Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how much was allocated to Transport for London to cover compensation commitments of the Highways Agency arising from the building of the M11 Link Road; and if he will make a statement. |
| (38998) | |
| 504 | Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, when he expects to publish his Department's review of its oversight of the Jubilee Line Extension project; and if he will make a statement. |
| (38999) | |
| 505 N | Mr Tim Collins (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, on how many occasions since 1st May 1997 (a) departmental and (b) non-departmental special advisers have travelled abroad in an official capacity; and if he will list the total cost, including (i) travel, (ii) accommodation and (iii) subsistence allowance, for each occasion. |
| (37983) | |
| 506 | Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will place in the Library copies of departmental minutes recording conversations between Sir Richard Mottram and Mr Martin Sixsmith. |
| (38449) | |
| 507 | Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list the departmental minutes for which Sir Richard Mottram was responsible since he became Permanent Secretary of the Department. |
| (38446) | |
| 508 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will make a statement on the network grants for railways to which his Department is contractually committed. |
| (39163) | |
| 509 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what timeframe has been agreed for the investment programme in the Chiltern Line; and what the timeframe was in the original heads of agreement. |
| (39011) | |
| 510 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to his Answer of 25th February, ref 36312, whether there are no such contingency plans. |
| (39162) | |
| 511 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will make a statement on the initial assessment of SSA and grant finance to local authorities in the case of district councils in Surrey. |
| (39014) | |
| 512 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to his Answer of 25th February, ref 30238, how much Coucher Pender Ltd is being paid for the services rendered. |
| (39159) | |
| 513 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to his Answer of 25th February, ref 30239, whether the Ford Motor Company is being paid for his services. |
| (39160) | |
| 514 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to his Answer of 25th February, ref 36451, for what reason this work was not carried out prior to the finalising of the 10 year plan and the SRA Strategic Plan. |
| (39158) | |
| 515 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how much money the Highways Agency has spent on maintenance of main roads in each of the past 10 years. |
| (39135) | |
| 516 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how much additional public sector investment the Highways Agency will make during the period of the 10 year Plan over and above spending on routine maintenance. |
| (39137) | |
| 517 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to his Answer of 25th February, ref 35798, who has been appointed as compliance officer; and what contractual agreement exists between his Department and that person. |
| (39164) | |
| 518 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Executive about road maintenance contracts. |
| (39136) | |
| 519 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to his Answer of 25th February, ref 36311, if he will list the reasons for the administrator's additional funding request; and how much is being requested for each area of need. |
| (39161) | |
| 520 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what agreement has been reached on the allocation of capacity on the West Coast Main Line. |
| (39012) | |
| 521 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what proportion of local authorities he estimates will be fully funded for the cost of implementing the Travel Concessions Eligibility Bill; and which local authorities he estimates will not be fully compensated for the cost. |
| (39013) | |
| 522 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what guidance he gives to groups of residents where the Local Government Ombudsman rules against a local authority over the validity of a consultation prior to the introduction of a traffic calming scheme, but decides to take no further action. |
| (38450) | |
| 523 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to his Answer of 25th February, ref 36609, when this model will be completed; and whether there are funds allocated in the 10 year plan budget which will enable projects to be restructured if the modelling reveals flaws in the initial analysis for the plan. |
| (39157) | |
| 524 | Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, on what date he received the report of the SRA on the proposed Central Railway Project. |
| (39106) | |
| 525 | Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how often the Department has applied the special urgency provisions in paragraph 22 of Circular 18/84 (Development by Government Departments) to a development by the department; and if he will make a statement. |
| (38713) | |
| 526 N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will request the appropriate safety agencies to investigate the frequency of failures to the level crossing gates at East Tilbury on the LTS line, and the consequent ability of vehicles of the emergency services to gain access to East Tilbury; and if he will make a statement. |
| (36852) | |
| 527 N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will make it his policy not to widen the M25 between junctions 12 and 15 within the vicinity of terminal 5. |
| (36853) | |
| 528 | Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list non-governmental organisations operating in the South West Region that receive public funds from his Department; and what amount of annual funding they received in the most recent year for which figures are available. |
| (39179) | |
| 529 | Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will publish the advice received from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors concerning marriage value and leasehold enfranchisement. |
| (38477) | |
| 530 | Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what statutory powers he has to ensure local authorities meet their statutory duty to house the homeless. |
| (38444) | |
| 531 | Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how he determines if a local authority is meeting its statutory duty to house the homeless. |
| (38443) | |
| 532 | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many passengers, on average, board trains each day at each station on the (a) LTS Rail Line and (b) First Great Eastern Rail Line. |
| (38421) | |
| 533 | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many passengers, on average, board trains each day at (a) Sudbury, (b) Felixstowe, (c) Harwich Town, (d) Walton on Naze, (e) Clacton, (f) Southminster, (g) Shoeburyness and (h) Braintree. |
| (38422) | |
| 534 N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, when he was first informed of the decisions of (a) Jo Moore and (b) Martin Sixsmith to resign; and by whom. |
| (38325) | |
| 535 N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if payments in excess of salary were (a) owing to and (b) negotiated with (i) Jo Moore and (ii) Martin Sixsmith following their resignations. |
| (38326) | |
| 536 N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what information he has collated on the proportion of the population in each 10-year age band that has sufficient (a) access to equipment and (b) training to be able to vote from home this year. |
| (38042) | |
| 537 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will list the equipment leasing arrangements entered into by his Department in each of the last four years; and what the cost is to public funds in each case. |
| (39086) | |
| 538 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will list the publicity and advertising campaigns run by his Department in each of the last four years, specifying the (a) purpose, (b) cost to public funds, (c) number of staff involved and (d) method of evaluation in each case. |
| (39099) | |
| 539 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will list the European Union directives and regulations relating to his Department that have been implemented in each of the last four years, specifying (a) the title and purpose of each, (b) the cost to public funds of each and (c) the cost to businesses of each. |
| (39121) | |
| 540 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will list the job advertisements placed by his Department in the last 12 months specifying where the advertisements were placed and the cost in each case. |
| (39063) | |
| 541 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the cost was of (a) in-house canteen and (b) other catering services provided by his Department in each of the last four years. |
| (38923) | |
| 542 N | Mr Tim Collins (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, on how many occasions since 1st May 1997 (a) departmental and (b) non-departmental special advisers have travelled abroad in an official capacity; and if he will list the total cost, including (i) travel, (ii) accommodation and (iii) subsistence allowance, for each occasion. |
| (37982) | |
| 543 N | Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions he has had with the First Secretary on new initiatives to assist manufacturing industries in Wales. |
| (35111) | |
| 544 N | Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions regarding miners' pension schemes. |
| (35132) | |
| 545 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his most recent estimate is of the level of benefit fraud in 2001-02. |
| (39017) | |
| 546 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will list the job advertisements placed by his Department in the last 12 months specifying where the advertisements were placed and the cost in each case. |
| (39071) | |
| 547 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will list the publicity and advertising campaigns run by his Department in each of the last four years, specifying the (a) purpose, (b) cost to public funds, (c) number of staff involved and (d) method of evaluation in each case. |
| (39105) | |
| 548 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will list the equipment leasing arrangements entered into by his Department in each of the last four years; and what the cost is to public funds in each case. |
| (39082) | |
| 549 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will list the European Union directives and regulations relating to his Department that have been implemented in each of the last four years, specifying (a) the title and purpose of each, (b) the cost to public funds of each and (c) the cost to businesses of each. |
| (39114) | |
| 550 | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost was of (a) in-house canteen and (b) other catering services provided by his Department in each of the last four years. |
| (38916) | |
| 551 | Mr David Borrow (South Ribble): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to extend the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 to give protection to people with HIV from the point of their diagnosis. |
| (38474) | |
| 552 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will set out for each Civil Service grade within his (a) Department and (b) Department's executive agencies the (i) total number of staff employed, (ii) number aged (A) 16 to 25, (B) 26 to 35, (C) 36 to 45, (D) 46 to 60 and (E) over the age of 60 years, (iii) number of registered disabled and (iv) number of ethnic minorities. |
| (39154) | |
| 553 N | Mr Tim Collins (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on how many occasions since 1st May 1997 (a) departmental and (b) non-departmental special advisers have travelled abroad in an official capacity; and if he will list the total cost, including (i) travel, (ii) accommodation and (iii) subsistence allowance, for each occasion. |
| (37986) | |
| 554 N | Dr Jack Cunningham (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what pension arrangement foster carers are entitled to; and if he will make a statement on support for those who give up work to care for foster children. |
| (37187) | |
| 555 N | Dr Jack Cunningham (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if home responsibilities protection will be given to foster carers. |
| (37186) | |
| 556 N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department made of the impact on occupational pensions of FRS17 prior to its implementation. |
| (37781) | |
| 557 N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what representations his Department received from employers concerning the introduction by the Accounting Standards Board of FRS17 prior to its implementation. |
| (37782) | |
| 558 N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department consulted employers concerning the introduction by the Accounting Standards Board of FRS17 prior to its implementation; on what dates; and what the contents of those consultations were. |
| (37785) | |
| 559 N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department was consulted about the planned timescale for the introduction of FRS17. |
| (37783) | |
| 560 N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he was first informed by the Accounting Standards Board about the planned adoption of FRS17. |
| (37784) | |
| 561 N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what representations his Department made to the Accounting Standards Board concerning the introduction of FRS17. |
| (37786) | |
| 562 N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government has taken (a) to identify appropriate indicators for securing safe and sustainable pensions by the spring Council meeting in Barcelona and (b) to develop a national strategy report by September; and what plans he has to promote public participation in this process. |
| (37761) | |
| 563 | Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners in Walthamstow are claiming the minimum income guarantee. |
| (38470) | |
| 564 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his Answer of 25th February, Ref 32742, how many complaints he has received on this subject. |
| (39178) | |
| 565 | Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how often the Department has applied the special urgency provisions in paragraph 22 of Circular 18/84 (Development by Government Departments) to a development by the department; and if he will make a statement. |
| (38714) | |
| 566 | Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will list non-governmental organisations operating in the South West Region that receive public funds from his Department; and what amount of annual funding they received in the most recent year for which figures are available. |
| (39193) | |
| 567 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment has been made of the measures needed to protect British defence exporters from being included in blanket regulatory legislation to control private military companies; and if he will make a statement. |
| [Transferred] (38794) | |
| 568 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment has been made of the measures needed to make the distinction between mercenaries involved in direct combat and those providing assistance for ground troops only; and if he will make a statement. |
| [Transferred] (38793) | |
| 569 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the problems other countries have faced when using mercenaries; what measures are planned to counteract such problems; and if he will make a statement. |
| [Transferred] (38795) | |
| 570 | Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what evidence the SFO provided in answer to Nigerian and Swiss requests for assistance in the case of alleged money laundering using UK financial institutions by the late General Abacha; and if he will make a statement. |
| [Transferred] (39004) | |
| 571 | Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if his Department will publish a report, specifying and quantifying the costs and the benefits arising from the United Kingdom's membership of the European Union, together with a description of the methodology employed in the analysis; and if he will make a statement. |
| [Transferred] (38404) | |
| 572 | Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Deputy Prime Minster, on what basis civil servants are entitled to one year's salary severance payments. |
| [Transferred] (38448) | |
| 573 | Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if sub-postmasters/mistresses or staff employed to operate the Universal Bank in sub-post offices who give advice on services or accounts will be required to register under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. |
| [Transferred] (39107) | |
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