Order Book Part 1

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Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on Tuesday 12 March 2002

Here you can browse the Written Questions for answer on Tuesday 12 March, 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.

TUESDAY 12th MARCH

1
N   Fiona Mactaggart (Slough):    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many appointments to public bodies have been made through his Department (a) from April 2000 to March 2001 and (b) since 31st March 2001; and how many of these were (i) men and (ii) women.

(42153)

2
N   Mr Peter Duncan (Galloway & Upper Nithsdale):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, under which section of its remit funds from the National Lottery are provided for funding community land purchases; and how much has been used for this purpose in (a) Scotland and (b) the UK to date.

(42529)

3
N   Fiona Mactaggart (Slough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many appointments to public bodies have been made through her Department (a) from April 2000 to March 2001 and (b) since 31st March 2001; and how many of these were (i) men and (ii) women.

(42162)

4
   Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many members her Department employs in its Regulatory Impact Unit; and if she will make a statement.

(42934)

5
N   Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with the Afghan Government about the role of British forces in Afghanistan.

(39595)

6
N   Fiona Mactaggart (Slough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many appointments to public bodies have been made through his Department (a) from April 2000 to March 2001 and (b) since 31st March 2001; and how many of these were (i) men and (ii) women.

(42161)

7
   Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members his Department employs in its Regulatory Impact Unit; and if he will make a statement.

(42920)

8
   Stephen Hesford (Wirral West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many Learning Support units there are.

(42890)

9
N   Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will list the (a) purpose and (b) cost of knowledge transfer initiatives sponsored by her Department in (i) 2000-01 and (ii) 2001-02.

(42596)

10
N   Fiona Mactaggart (Slough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many appointments to public bodies have been made through her Department (a) from April 2000 to March 2001 and (b) since 31st March 2001; and how many of these were (i) men and (ii) women.

(42160)

11
   Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many members her Department employs in its Regulatory Impact Unit; and if she will make a statement.

(42936)

12
   Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 5th March Offical Report, column 236-7W on secondments, to which appointments the staff from (a) Ernst and Young and (b) PricewaterhouseCoopers were seconded.

(42928)

13
N   Mr Shaun Woodward (St Helens South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether education provided to asylum-seeking children in accommodation centres will deliver the National Curriculum.

(42408)

14
   Mr Colin Breed (South East Cornwall):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many complaints were registered against her Department and its predecessor departments in (a) 1990 to 1996 and (b) 1997 to 2002; how many are current; and what proportion were (i) taken up and (ii) upheld by the Parliamentary Ombudsman in this period.

(42903)

15
   Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of the rural workforce were employed in (a) agriculture, (b) rural tourism, (c) rural public sector and (d) rural private sector jobs by category in each year since 1990; and if she will make a statement.

(42912)

16
   Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of those employed in agriculture are classified as having another form of paid employment; and if she will make a statement.

(42905)

17
N   Mr Menzies Campbell (North East Fife):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much has been spent on the campaign to eradicate the Ruddy Duck in Britain; how much is expected to be spent by the conclusion of the campaign; and if he will make a statement.

(39533)

18
N   Mr Menzies Campbell (North East Fife):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many Ruddy Ducks have been killed in Britain since the beginning of the campaign to eradicate them.

(39534)

19
N   Mr Menzies Campbell (North East Fife):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the estimated population of the Ruddy Duck in Britain was at the start of the campaign for their eradication; what the population is; and if he will make a statement.

(39535)

20
   Mr Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage of pensioners in each region are eligible for HEES Plus, within the Warm Front Programme; and how many HEES Plus grants have been made in each social services local authority area since the commencement of the scheme.

(42955)

21
   Mr Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to secure provision of flood risk cover for residential properties after February 2003.

(42959)

22
N   Mr Peter Duncan (Galloway & Upper Nithsdale):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what has been the change in combined heat and power output since the introduction of NETA.

(42530)

23
N   Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the availability of treatment systems to disassemble waste electrical and electronic equipment.

(42597)

24
N   Mr Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she intends to reply to the letter to her dated 25th January from the Right honourable Member for Manchester, Gorton, with regard to Cait Cawley.

(42797)

25
N   Fiona Mactaggart (Slough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many appointments to public bodies have been made through her Department (a) from April 2000 to March 2001 and (b) since 31st March 2001; and how many of these were (i) men and (ii) women.

(42159)

26
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 forthcoming Agriculture European Union Council of Ministers meeting on 18th and 19th March; and what information is being provided by her Department to guarantee effective pre-council scrutiny by the European Committee of the Scottish Parliament.

(42687)

27
N   Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to ensure that the docking of dogs' tails is regulated; and if she will make a statement.

(42631)

28
   Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many members her Department employs in its Regulatory Impact Unit; and if she will make a statement.

(42931)

29
N   Paddy Tipping (Sherwood):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to her Answer of 27th February, ref 37621, if she will list (a) the 160 sites where ash has been removed and (b) those sites where foot and mouth carcasses and ash were deposited in 2001, where deposits are planned to be moved.

(41843)

30
N   Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she will reply to the correspondence, dated 17th January, from the honourable Member for Leominster, on behalf of a constituent in respect of compensation for loss of his wormery.

(42693)

31
N   Mr Crispin Blunt (Reigate):    To ask the Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost to the Consolidated Fund of employing a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary was in 2001.

(41844)

32
N   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):    To ask the Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 4th March, Official Report, columns 116-7W, on nursing care, when he expects the appeal against the tribunal to be decided.

(42625)

33
   Mr Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):    To ask the Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people hold current bank accounts in each region covered by the regional development agencies in the age ranges (a) 0 to 8, (b) 18 to 24, (c) 25 to 50, (d) 50 to 65, (e) 65 to 85 and (f) 85 years and over at the latest date for which figures are available.

(42958)

34
N   Mr Peter Duncan (Galloway & Upper Nithsdale):    To ask the Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many share incentive plans have received Inland Revenue approval.

(42001)

35
N   Mr Peter Duncan (Galloway & Upper Nithsdale):    To ask the Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much is owed by businesses in (a) Scotland and (b) the UK in respect of schemes to defer liability for (i) PAYE, (ii) VAT and (iii) corporation tax to mitigate the effects of foot and mouth disease.

(42000)

36
N   Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):    To ask the Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his Answer of 28th February, Official Report, column 815, on stamp duty, what the value was of property transactions of less than £150,000 in the three months immediately prior to the introduction of the stamp duty exemption in the 2,000 most deprived wards.

(42621)

37
N   Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):    To ask the Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people completed self-assessment income tax forms in (a) 1998-99, (b) 1999-2000 and (c) 2000-01.

(42594)

38
N   Fiona Mactaggart (Slough):    To ask the Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many appointments to public bodies have been made through his Department (a) from April 2000 to March 2001 and (b) since 31st March 2001; and how many of these were (i) men and (ii) women.

(42149)

39
N   Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):    To ask the Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on the situation regarding Equitable Life.

(42685)

40
N   Mr Terry Rooney (Bradford North):    To ask the Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value was of 60 per cent. of median earnings (a) in cash terms and (b) at December 2001 prices in each year from 1985.

(42623)

41
N   Mr Alex Salmond (Banff & Buchan):    To ask the Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he will reply to the letter dated 8th February from the honourable Member for Banff and Buchan regarding national insurance contributions.

(42799)

42
   Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):    To ask the Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if the Chief Economic Advisor is subject to the Code of Conduct for special advisors.

(42929)

43
   Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):    To ask the Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his Answer of 1st March Official Report, column 1571W, on public services productivity, how many officials in the Treasury are working (a) full-time and (b) part-time on the paper; and if he will make a statement.

(42949)

44
N   Mr Crispin Blunt (Reigate):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what action he intends to take to inform British (a) missions and (b) international investors of the consequences of the World Bank's Ad Hoc Committee's decision to uphold the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes judgment in the case of WENA Hotels against the Government of Egypt.

(39723)

45
N   Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his Answer of 5th February, Official Report, column 731, on Iraq, if he will specify to which diplomatic ploys by Saddam Hussein he was referring.

(39724)

46
N   Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will place a draft copy of the Anglo-Spanish Comprehensive Agreement over the future of Gibraltar before the House.

(42692)

47
N   Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will use the forthcoming session of the UN Commission on Human Rights to promote human rights in Colombia, with special reference to (a) the safety of human rights defenders and (b) groups at particular risk.

(41619)

48
N   Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will take steps to ensure that this year's UN Commission on Human Rights adopts a resolution calling for the Colombian Government to implement fully the recommendations made by the Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights in Bogota.

(41620)

49
N   Mr Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he intends to reply to the letter to him dated 21st January from the Right honourable Member for Manchester, Gorton, with regard to Houria Meziani.

(42796)

50
N   Fiona Mactaggart (Slough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many appointments to public bodies have been made through his Department (a) from April 2000 to March 2001 and (b) since 31st March 2001; and how many of these were (i) men and (ii) women.

(42163)

51
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 forthcoming General Affairs European Union Council of Ministers meeting on 11th-12th March; and what information is being provided by his Department to guarantee effective pre-council scrutiny by the European Committee of the Scottish Parliament.

(42686)

52
N   Ms Dari Taylor (Stockton South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the India-UK Round Table's contribution to furthering the partnership in education and science and technology.

(39594)

53
   Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his Answer of 4th March, Official Report, column 63W, what guidelines there are to inform diplomats on how to assess whether representations will benefit the UK; and if he will make a statement.

(42914)

54
N   Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what arrangements he has made for the publication of the annual report to Parliament on the implementation of the Learning Disability Strategy, with specific reference to the use of the Learning Disability Taskforce and the occurrence of Learning Disability Week annually in June.

(41998)

55
   Virginia Bottomley (South West Surrey):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the Patients Charter provides commitments to detained patients.

(42941)

56
   Virginia Bottomley (South West Surrey):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimates he has made of delays in cases waiting for a mental health review tribunal hearing; and how many patients are waiting for a Mental Health Review Tribunal hearing.

(42928)

57
   Virginia Bottomley (South West Surrey):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the budget of the Mental Health Review Tribunal is; and what plans he has to increase research for the Mental Health Review Tribunal.

(42939)

58
   Virginia Bottomley (South West Surrey):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he last met the Chairman of the Mental Health Review Tribunal; and if he will make a statement.

(42940)

59
   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 6th March, Official Report, column 432W, on care worker training, what funding he has made available to meet the costs of training care workers to NVQ level II (a) in respect of the draft domicilary care standards and (b) in respect of the care home standards.

(42915)

60
N   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the contributors to the Primary Care Workforce Review have received copies of the final report.

(42587)

61
N   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 4th March, on medicinal control, Official Report, columns 130-2W, whether the (a) MCA and (b) CSM have plans to publish articles relating to the inappropriate or overuse of antipsychotic medication in care settings.

(42629)

62
N   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will set out for each (a) NHS region, (b) health authority and (c) NHS trust for each quarter of each of the last four years the (i) monetary value of approvals to use capital for revenue purposes, (ii) the number of approvals and (iii) the total capital allocation.

(41846)

63
N   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 4th March, Official Report, column 141W, on nursing staff, what his targets are for filling modern matron posts; and what additional funding has been made available to help fill these posts.

(42620)

64
N   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he will publish (a) the report and (b) the conclusions of the Primary Care Workforce report; and if he will place copies in the Library.

(42589)

65
N   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what target his Department has set for the time taken to answer written parliamentary questions; what the average time taken to answer all parliamentary questions has been in the last year; what assessment he has made of performance against the target for answering written parliamentary questions; and how he monitors the target.

(42588)

66
N   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer to the honourable Member for Blackpool North and Fleetwood, of 5th March, Official Report, column 192W, on parliamentary questions, how many (a) written and (b) pursuant written parliamentary questions have been asked by honorable Members since the start of Session 2001-02.

(42618)

67
N   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (i) GP surgeries and (ii) single handed GP surgeries there have been in each of the last five years for which figures are available, broken down by (a) region and (b) health authority.

(42586)

68
N   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when his Department received the Primary Care Workforce review; and if he will make a statement.

(42590)

69
   Mr Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the conclusions were of the review of milk tokens for pregnant women in asylum-seeking families; and what changes he plans to make.

(42952)

70
   Mr Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the allocation of funds for intermediate care planned for each financial year; and if he will list the commitments to spend made by each (a) health authority, (b) health trust and (c) government office region.

(42951)

71
N   Julia Drown (South Swindon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the longest time is that a hospital consultant at Swindon and Marlborough NHS Trust has been waiting for determination of an appeal against dismissal.

(40017)

72
N   Julia Drown (South Swindon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that NHS trusts establish appeals panels promptly.

(40018)

73
   Mr Eric Forth (Bromley & Chislehurst):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 5th March, Official Report, column 192W, on parliamentary questions, what changes he has made to the system for ministerial responsibility for answering questions, with special reference to clearing the backlog of unanswered questions.

(42908)

74
   Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish the average turnaround times for ambulance crew for (a) England, (b) NHS trusts and (c) each NHS region in the last 12 months for which figures are available.

(42896)

75
N   Mr Dai Havard (Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, who, on behalf of his Department, is conducting the assessment into the possible exclusion of transfusion recipients giving blood; and how many years in retrospect the assessment will cover.

(42794)

76
N   Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer given to the honourable Member for Oxford West and Abingdon of 5th March, Official Report, column 291W, on health expenditure, if he will list the expenditure on health by weighted head of population in real terms for each health authority area, to include expenditure accounted for by (a) the Dental Practice Board and (b) the Prescription Pricing Authority.

(42800)

77
N   Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of under-25 year olds residing in England receiving free prescriptions in Wales since 1st April 2001.

(41621)

78
N   Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the savings made by his Department since 1st April 2001 in relation to under-25 year olds residing in England receiving free prescriptions in Wales.

(41622)

79
N   Mr Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he intends to reply to the letter to him dated 24th January from the Right honourable Member for Manchester, Gorton, with regard to Mr S. Haslett.

(42795)

80
N   Fiona Mactaggart (Slough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many appointments to public bodies have been made through his Department (a) from April 2000 to March 2001 and (b) since 31st March 2001; and how many of these were (i) men and (ii) women.

(42158)

81
N   Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the levels of compensation received by (a) mesathelioma sufferers and (b) those suffering from the effects of asbestos.

(42632)

82
N   Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what investigations he undertakes into charges made by nursing homes, with particular reference to amounts paid by those who are (a) in receipt of state funded places and (b) privately financed; and if he will make a statement.

(42633)

83
   Mr Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations he has received from pharmacists on the global sum dispensing fee (a) on his original announcement of fee levels for 2002-03 and (b) consequent upon its revision; and if he will make a statement.

(42944)

84
   Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many members his Department employs in its Regulatory Impact Unit; and if he will make a statement.

(42937)

85
   Mr Martin Caton (Gower):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, who will serve an asylum seeker's appeal dismissal when it is served personally on the other parties and the appellant's representative, if he has one, under the rules that came into force on 7th January.

(42907)

86
   Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers are detained; and of these how many are (a) awaiting an initial decision on their asylum claim and (b) awaiting an appeal.

(42947)

87
   Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers have been detained at Oakington since its opening; and of these how many have (a) left Oakington for accommodation provided by NASS, (b) left Oakington for other accommodation and (c) been detained in other establishments immediately after leaving Oakington.

(42948)

88
   Sandra Gidley (Romsey):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of (a) men and (b) women in prison are lone parents of children under the age of 18 years.

(42961)

89
   Sandra Gidley (Romsey):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the placing of children of imprisoned fathers and mothers into care with special reference to the length of time they spend in care.

(42942)

90
   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the availability and quality of drug treatment services.

(42895)

91
   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on availability of sex offender treatment programmes in prison.

(42891)

92
   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on overcrowding in prisons.

(42893)

93
   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on his plans to reduce the prison population.

(42892)

94
   Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the Government's plans to change the rights of defendants to elect a jury trial.

(42894)

95
N   Mr Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the Safer Clubbing Guide.

(42534)

96
   Stephen Hesford (Wirral West):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what further measures he is taking to tackle anti-social behaviour.

(42898)

97
   Mr David Lepper (Brighton, Pavilion):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many appeals in relation to rejected asylum applications were (a) received, (b) withdrawn and (c) heard in the periods (i) April 2000 to March 2001 and (ii) April 2001 to February 2002.

(42897)

98
N   Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when his Department will send written details to (a) Wychavon District Council and (b) Worcestershire County Council on the proposed asylum accommodation centre at Throckmorton.

(42803)

99
N   Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases which had been dealt with by the Criminal Cases Review Commission have been examined by the European Court of Human Rights in the last five years.

(40867)

100
   Fiona Mactaggart (Slough):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people who applied under the regularisation scheme for overstayers have had their cases (a) decided, (b) granted, (c) refused and (d) not yet considered; and what the target date for completing consideration of applications is.

(42960)

101
N   Fiona Mactaggart (Slough):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many appointments to public bodies have been made through his Department (a) from April 2000 to March 2001 and (b) since 31st March 2001; and how many of these were (i) men and (ii) women.

(42164)

102
N   Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to intervene in the operations of the Metropolitan Police; and if he will make a statement.

(42630)

103
N   Angus Robertson (Moray):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason no devolved administration minister attended the 2411th European Union Council of Ministers (Justice and Home Affairs) meeting on 28th February, which particular matters of concern from the Scottish Executive were raised by the UK Government delegation; and what information is being provided by his Department to guarantee effective post-council scrutiny by the European Committee of the Scottish Parliament.

(42688)

104
N   Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many non-departmental Government bodies were operating in each of the last 10 years.

(42801)

105
   Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many members his Department employs in its Regulatory Impact Unit; and if he will make a statement.

(42935)

106
   Mr Martin Caton (Gower):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much aid the UK government has provided to Cuba in each of the last five years and for what projects.

(42906)

107
   Mr Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much humanitarian aid has been given to (a) Iran and (b) the northern border states of Afghanistan formerly part of the Soviet Union in the last 12 months.

(42954)

108
N   Fiona Mactaggart (Slough):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many appointments to public bodies have been made through her Department (a) from April 2000 to March 2001 and (b) since 31st March 2001; and how many of these were (i) men and (ii) women.

(42157)

109
N   Fiona Mactaggart (Slough):    To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, how many appointments to public bodies have been made through his Department (a) from April 2000 to March 2001 and (b) since 31st March 2001; and how many of these were (i) men and (ii) women.

(42155)

110
N   Fiona Mactaggart (Slough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many appointments to public bodies have been made through his Department (a) from April 2000 to March 2001 and (b) since 31st March 2001; and how many of these were (i) men and (ii) women.

(42154)

111
   The Reverend Ian Paisley (North Antrim):    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many weapons the IRA has put beyond use; when this process was completed; what confirmation he has received from General John de Chastelain that the process is on-going; and if he will make a statement on the process of decommissioning.

(42913)

112
N   Mr Crispin Blunt (Reigate):    To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his oral answer of 13th February, Official Report, column 198, by what means he was first informed of the donation by Mr Mittal to the Labour Party registered on 20th June 2001.

(41841)

113
N   Mr Crispin Blunt (Reigate):    To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to the statement of 5th March of the Secretary of State for Wales, Official Report, column 169, who, within his office, amended the draft of his letter to the Prime Minister of Romania concerning LNM steel.

(41845)

114
N   Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    To ask the Prime Minister, if he will extend the principles of ministerial conduct set out in the Ministerial Code to the giving of accurate and truthful information outside Parliament.

(42839)

115
N   Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow):    To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his statement to the House of 6th March, Official Report, column 297, in what form he plans to consult the House (a) before and (b) after commitment of British forces to action in Iraq.

(42409)

116
   Mr Eric Forth (Bromley & Chislehurst):    To ask the Prime Minister, what recent changes he has made to the practice and conventions relating to ministerial responsibility for replying to questions and adjournment debates in the House; and if he will make a statement.

(42910)

117
N   Mr David Stewart (Inverness East, Nairn & Lochaber):    To ask the Prime Minister, what the procedure and timescale will be for the appointment of the UK's Commissioner to the EU in 2005; and if he will submit the role to his candidate for scrutiny by select committees.

(42619)

118
N   Mr Peter Duncan (Galloway & Upper Nithsdale):    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the total cost to her Department was of hosting the Unsung Heroines' awards ceremony at Edinburgh Castle on 7th March.

(42527)

119
N   Mr Peter Duncan (Galloway & Upper Nithsdale):    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if she will list those honourable Members who submitted nominations for the Unsung Heroines awards ceremony.

(42528)

120
N   Fiona Mactaggart (Slough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many appointments to public bodies have been made through her Department (a) from April 2000 to March 2001 and (b) since 31st March 2001; and how many of these were (i) men and (ii) women.

(42152)

121
N   Fiona Mactaggart (Slough):    To ask the Solicitor General, how many appointments to public bodies have been made through her Department (a) from April 2000 to March 2001 and (b) since 31st March 2001; and how many of these were (i) men and (ii) women.

(42156)

122
N   Mr Crispin Blunt (Reigate):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of the consequences for British international investors of the decision of the World Bank's Ad Hoc Committee to uphold the arbitration award of the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes in favour of WENA Hotels against the Government of Egypt; and if she will make a statement.

(39722)

123
N   Mr Peter Duncan (Galloway & Upper Nithsdale):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what percentage of rural-based businesses have broadband internet access; and what her expectation is for change in that percentage over the next five years.

(42002)

124
   Sandra Gidley (Romsey):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, which women's organisations have been consulted on proposed legislation by her Department during the (a) 2000-01 and (b) 2001-02 parliamentary sessions; and if their responses have been published.

(42902)

125
   Sandra Gidley (Romsey):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will list the subject of each gender impact assessment drawn up by her Department since June 1997, indicating in each case whether the outcome has been (a) put out to consultation and (b) published.

(42900)

126
   Sandra Gidley (Romsey):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she has established a baseline for policy appraisal against which to measure progress on equal treatment; and what progress has been achieved.

(42899)

127
   Sandra Gidley (Romsey):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what new data series broken down by gender, race, disability and age have been commissioned by her Department since August 1997.

(42901)

128
N   Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will list the (a) purpose and (b) cost of knowledge transfer initiatives sponsored by her Department in (i) 2000-01 and (ii) 2001-02.

(42595)

129
N   Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what representations she has received from greetings card manufacturers and retailers about the inclusion of musical greeting cards within the scope of the proposed waste electrical and electronic equipment directive.

(42592)

130
N   Fiona Mactaggart (Slough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many appointments to public bodies have been made through her Department (a) from April 2000 to March 2001 and (b) since 31st March 2001; and how many of these were (i) men and (ii) women.

(42151)

131
N   Angus Robertson (Moray):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, for what reason no devolved administration minister attended the Internal Market, Consumer Affairs and Tourism European Union Council of Ministers meeting on 1st March; which particular matters of concern from the Scottish Executive were raised in their absence by the UK government delegation; and what information is being provided by her Department to guarantee effective post-council scrutiny by the European Committee of the Scottish Parliament.

(42689)

132
N   Mr Terry Rooney (Bradford North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when she will announce the result of the consultation on fee charging debt advice.

(42624)

133
N   Mr Terry Rooney (Bradford North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when she will announce the outcome of the consultation on excessive interest charged on personal debt.

(42622)

134
N   Helen Southworth (Warrington South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what her estimate is of the pay gap between men and women in (a) Warrington South and (b) the N W Region; and if she will commission research into the gender gap between men's and women's pay in these areas.

(42691)

135
   Mr Don Foster (Bath):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, which fire authorities are involved in local strategic partnerships in their area; and what their role is in regard to such local strategic partnerships.

(42923)

136
   Mr Don Foster (Bath):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many rescues from (a) road traffic accidents, (b) underground, (c) collapsed structures and (d) floods were undertaken by the Fire Service in the last year for which records are available; and what the cost of each of these operations was.

(42927)

137
   Mr Don Foster (Bath):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list the recipients of money within the Fire Service under the private finance initiative, stating in each case (a) the amount awarded and (b) the purpose of the award.

(42924)

138
   Mr Don Foster (Bath):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many unfilled posts there are within the Fire Service, broken down into (a) civilian and (b) fire fighting positions.

(42930)

139
   Mr Don Foster (Bath):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to his Answer of 27th February, Official Report, column 1370W, on fire authority funding, if he will list the recipients of the extra £53 million announced for emergency planning, stating in each case (a) the name of the fire authority, (b) the amount awarded and (c) the intended use of the money in each case.

(42943)

140
   Mr Don Foster (Bath):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many people are employed in the Fire Service (a) in total and (b) broken down by (i) age, (ii) gender and (iii) ethnic background.

(42925)

141
   Mr Don Foster (Bath):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what extra training has been provided for fire fighters since 11th September 2001, broken down by each fire authority.

(42926)

142
   Mr Don Foster (Bath):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list the awards made by the Arson Control Forum, stating (a) the recipient, (b) the amount and (c) the purpose in each case.

(42922)

143
   Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many housing associations' properties have been sold under the right-to-acquire provisions in each London borough in each year since the provisions came into force.

(42968)

144
   Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many council properties have been sold under the right-to-buy provisions in each London borough in each of the last 10 years.

(43946)

145
   Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what changes in flight paths into Heathrow have taken place within the last year which have affected flight paths above Walthamstow; and whether they are permanent.

(42945)

146
   Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list the members of the Maritime Vision for Shoreham Steering Group and their attendance record at meetings.

(42909)

147
N   Fiona Mactaggart (Slough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many appointments to public bodies have been made through his Department (a) from April 2000 to March 2001 and (b) since 31st March 2001; and how many of these were (i) men and (ii) women.

(42150)

148
N   Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what plans he has for the creation of a special purpose vehicle to undertake works in connection with the Hurst Green to Uckfield electrification; if he will place them in the Library; and what is (a) the status of, (b) the start date of and (c) the expected completion date for such works.

(42833)

149
N   Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what plans he has for the creation of a special purpose vehicle to undertake works in connection with the Thameslink 2000; if he will place them in the Library; and what is (a) the status of, (b) the start date of and (c) the expected completion date for such works.

(42827)

150
N   Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what plans he has for the creation of a special purpose vehicle to undertake works in connection with the Arun Valley upgrade; if he will place them in the Library; and what the (a) status of, (b) start date of and (c) expected completion date for such works is.

(42834)

151
N   Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what estimate his Department has made of the cost to Government of underwriting the debt of the successor company to Railtrack in administration.

(42806)

152
N   Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what plans he has for the creation of a special purpose vehicle to undertake works in connection with the East Coast Main Line upgrade; if he will place them in the Library; and what is (a) the status of, (b) the start date of and (c) the expected completion date for such works.

(42830)

153
N   Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what plans he has for the creation of a special purpose vehicle to undertake works in connection with the West Anglia Route Modernisation; if he will place them in the Library; and what is (a) the status of, (b) the start date of and (c) the expected completion date for such works.

(42826)

154
N   Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what plans he has for the creation of a special purpose vehicle to undertake works in connection with the South Central upgrade; if he will place them in the Library; and what is (a) the status of, (b) the start date of and (c) the expected completion date for such works.

(42831)

155
N   Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what plans he has for the creation of a special purpose vehicle to undertake works in connection with the Felixstowe to Nuneaton upgrade; if he will place them in the Library; and what is (a) the status of, (b) the start date of and (c) the expected completion date for such works.

(42829)

156
N   Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what plans he has for the creation of a special purpose vehicle to undertake works in connection with the Midland Main Line upgrade (stations and new trains); if he will place them in the Library; and what the (a) status of, (b) start date of and (c) expected completion date for such works is.

(42818)

157
N   Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if the successor company to Railtrack in administration will be in the private sector.

(42816)

158
N   Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what plans he has for the creation of a special purpose vehicle to undertake works in connection with the Connex South Eastern platform extensions; if he will place them in the Library; and what the (a) status of, (b) start date of and (c) expected completion date for such works is.

(42821)

159
N   Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what steps the Government will take to ensure that the receiver company to Railtrack in administration has a minimum BBB credit rating.

(42811)

160
N   Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what plans he has for the creation of a special purpose vehicle to undertake works in connection with the Ashford to Hastings electrification; if he will place them in the Library; and what is (a) the status of, (b) the start date of and (c) the expected completion date for such works.

(42832)

161
N   Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what plans he has for the creation of a special purpose vehicle to undertake works in connection with the CrossCountry upgrade; if he will place them in the Library; and what the (a) status of, (b) start date of and (c) expected completion date for such works is.

(42820)

162
N   Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what plans he has for the creation of a special purpose vehicle to undertake works in connection with the Southampton to West Midlands upgrade; if he will place them in the Library; and what is (a) the status of, (b) the start date of and (c) the expected completion date for such works.

(42828)

163
N   Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what plans he has for the creation of a special purpose vehicle to undertake works in connection with the Brighton Main Line upgrade; if he will place them in the Library; and what the (a) status of, (b) start date of and (c) expected completion date for such works is.

(42835)

164
N   Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what plans he has for the creation of a special purpose vehicle to undertake works in connection with Gatwick Station; if he will place them in the Library; and what the (a) status of, (b) start date of and (c) expected completion date for such works is.

(42817)

165
N   Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what proportion of (a) district, (b) county and (c) Metropolitan councils he estimates will be judged as coasting.

(42628)

166
N   Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what assessment he has made of changes to the contracts to operate train lines under the proposed PPP scheme since 7th February.

(42813)

167
N   Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, when the data room for Railtrack in administration will be open to bidders.

(42626)

168
N   Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what plans he has for the creation of a special purpose vehicle to undertake works in connection with the East London Line extension; if he will place them in the Library; and what is (a) the status of, (b) the start date of and (c) the expected completion date for such works.

(42824)

169
N   Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what is the (a) status of and (b) expected date for finalising each of the bids to operate trains on the London Underground under the proposed PPP scheme.

(42812)

170
N   Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, when the proposed National Rail Academy will be brought into operation.

(42808)

171
N   Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, who is responsible for determining (a) whether there have been material changes in the contracts to operate train lines under the proposed PPP scheme since 7th February and (b) whether material changes to the contracts to operate trains under the proposed PPP scheme for the London Underground require a re-evaluation of the value-for-money survey carried out by (i) London Underground and (ii) Ernst and Young.

(42815)

172
N   Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what estimate he has made of the skills shortage in the rail industry in terms of (a) numbers of people and (b) skill areas.

(42809)

173
N   Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how much money has been allocated for (a) the development of and (b) the operation of a National Rail Academy; and if this money forms part of the funding proposed under the Ten Year Plan.

(42807)

174
N   Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what guidance he has issued to the SRA in respect of the creation of special purpose vehicles for rail projects; and if he will place it in the Library.

(42838)

175
N   Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what plans he has for the creation of a special purpose vehicle to undertake work in connection with the South Coast upgrade; if he will place them in the Library; and what the (a) status of, (b) start date of and (c) expected completion date for such works is.

(42836)

176
N   Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what plans he has for the creation of a special purpose vehicle to undertake works in connection with the Chiltern upgrade; if he will place them in the Library; and what is (a) the status of, (b) the start date of and (c) the expected completion date for such works.

(42823)

177
N   Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what plans he has for the creation of a special purpose vehicle to undertake works in connection with the West Coast upgrade; if he will place them in the Library; and what the (a) status of, (b) start date of and (c) expected completion date for such works is.

(42819)

178
N   Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what requirement will be placed on (a) the train operating companies and (b) the successor company to Railtrack to employ people with qualifications from the National Rail Academy.

(42810)

179
N   Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what plans he has for the creation of a special purpose vehicle to provide new trains for Connex South Eastern; if he will place them in the Library; and what is (a) the status of, (b) the start date of and (c) the expected completion date for such works.

(42822)

180
N   Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, under what circumstances changes to the contract to operate trains under the proposed PPP scheme for the London Underground will require a re-evaluation of the value-for-money survey carried out by (a) London Underground and (b) Ernst and Young.

(42814)

181
N   Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, when he will publish the first annual revision to the Transport 10 Year Plan.

(42627)

182
N   Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what plans he has for the creation of a special purpose vehicle to undertake works in connection with the TransPennine upgrade (stations and new trains); if he will place them in the Library; and what is (a) the status of, (b) the start date of and (c) the expected completion date for such works.

(42825)

183
N   Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what plans he has for the creation of a special purpose vehicle to undertake works in connection with the South West Trains upgrade; if he will place them in the Library; and what the (a) status of, (b) start date of and (c) expected completion date for such works is.

(42837)

184
N   Angus Robertson (Moray):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, whether a Scottish Executive Minister will be a member of the UK delegation to the forthcoming Transport and Telecommunications European Union Council of Ministers meeting on 25th-26th March; and what information is being provided by his Department to guarantee effective pre-council scrutiny by the European Committee of the Scottish Parliament.

(42690)

185
   Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many members his Department employs in its Regulatory Impact Unit; and if he will make a statement.

(42933)

186
N   Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, who was between Mr Ian Jones and Sir Richard Mottram in the reporting line of the former at the time of his suspension.

(42585)

187
N   Fiona Mactaggart (Slough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many appointments to public bodies have been made through his Department (a) from April 2000 to March 2001 and (b) since 31st March 2001; and how many of these were (i) men and (ii) women.

(42148)

188
N   Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information his Department collates on the value of occupational pensions available (a) in payment to current pensioners, (b) as assets for future pensioners and (c) in connection with the overall incomes of retired people.

(41999)

189
N   Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his Answer of 4th March, Official Report, column 28W, on age discrimination, how much money has been allocated to the Age Positive Campaign; how many (a) companies, (b) academic institutions and (c) research or lobby organisations have signed up to the campaign; how many workers are employed by the companies that have signed up to the campaign; how many companies expect to sign up to the campaign; how he monitors organisations that have signed up to comply with the campaign; how many people are employed to monitor organisations that have signed to comply with the campaign; and how many companies have been removed from the Age Positive Campaign after being found to be not maintaining the campaign's code.

(41842)

190
   Mr Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, under what circumstances two (a) married and (b) cohabiting pensioners could separately claim the proposed pension credit.

(42956)

191
   Mr Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, under what circumstances (a) two pensioners of the same sex living at the same address and (b) two pensioners of different sexes living at the same address would separately be entitled to claim the proposed pension credit.

(42957)

192
   Mr Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what arrangements he has made to offer (a) state basic and (b) state second pension eligibility to workers earning less than the lower earnings limit from April.

(42953)

193
N   Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employees there were in his Department at (a) 1st June 1997, (b) 31st December 1998, (c) 31st December 1999, (d) 31st December 2000 and (e) 31st December 2001; and if he will make a statement.

(42598)

194
N   Mr Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he intends to reply to the letter to him dated 6th February from the Right honourable Member for Manchester, Gorton, with regard to Mr J. B. Cooper.

(42798)

195
N   Fiona Mactaggart (Slough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many appointments to public bodies have been made through his Department (a) from April 2000 to March 2001 and (b) since 31st March 2001; and how many of these were (i) men and (ii) women.

(42147)

196
N   Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) deaths, (b) serious injuries and (c) recorded incidence of verbal abuse there have been in the Jobcentre Plus pilot projects.

(42532)

197
N   Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent representations he has had on the issue of security at the new Jobcentre Plus offices.

(42526)

198
N   Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which Benefits Agency offices have experienced the most incidents of violence in the UK in the last three years.

(42533)

199
N   Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) deaths, (b) serious injuries and (c) recorded incidence of verbal abuse there were in Benefits Agency offices in each of the last 10 years.

(42531)

200
   Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many members his Department employs in its Regulatory Impact Unit; and if he will make a statement.

(42932)

201
N   Steve Webb (Northavon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average percentage of net income paid in child support maintenance by the non-resident parent under the CSA system is for (a) one child, (b) two children and (c) three children.

(42804)

202
N   Steve Webb (Northavon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the (a) number and (b) percentage of those in receipt of CSA child support maintenance who are also in receipt of (i) income support and (ii) income-based jobseekers' allowance is.

(42805)

203
N   Steve Webb (Northavon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many non-resident parents the CSA calculates have (a) 0 per cent. maintenance liability and (b) a net income of less than £100 per week.

(42802)

204
N   Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what estimate she has made of the cost to the British economy of the waste electrical and electronic equipment directive using the methodology set out in the draft document.

[Transferred] (42591)

205
N   Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make a statement on the economic cost of the methods of disposing of waste electrical and electronic equipment in the United Kingdom.

[Transferred] (42593)

206
   Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what proportion of the rural workforce travel to their place of work by (a) foot, (b) bicycle, (c) bus, (d) train and (e) car; and if he will make a statement.

[Transferred] (42904)

207
   Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what proportion of the rural workforce lives (a) less than 30 minutes, (b) 30 minutes to one hour, (c) one to two hours, (d) two to three hours and (e) more than three hours away from their place of work.

[Transferred] (42911)

208
   Mr Don Foster (Bath):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will place in the Library a copy of the Mobile Phone Base Stations Audit 2001 carried out by the Radiocommunications Agency.

[Transferred] (42921)



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