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Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on Tuesday 19 March 2002
Here you can browse the Written Questions for answer on Tuesday 19 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. |
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1 N | Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Deputy Prime Minster, what assessment has been made of the percentage of (a) paid and (b) unpaid appointments to non-departmental public bodies made to women in each year since 1997. |
(44399) | |
2 N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she will reply to the letter of 12th December from the honourable Member for Totnes concerning Mr C. Kelland of Dartmouth, Devon and digital television. |
(43139) | |
3 N | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many female chartered engineers, excluding reservists, there are in (a) the Royal Navy, (b) the Army, (c) the Royal Air Force and (d) the Royal Fleet Auxiliary; and what the corresponding numbers were for years (i) 1997, (ii) 1992, (iii) 1987 and (iv) 1982. |
(43587) | |
4 N | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many defence fellowships have been awarded to officers for the study of engineering matters since 1997. |
(43589) | |
5 N | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support is given to engineers in the armed services seeking to attain chartered status. |
(43588) | |
6 N | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the Army were (a) royal engineers and (b) royal electrical and mechanical engineers in (i) 1997, (ii) 1992, (iii) 1987 and (iv) 1982. |
(43590) | |
7 N | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the progress of the integration of the Hellfire missile on to the Army's Apache helicopters. |
(44659) | |
8 N | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the serviceability rate is of (a) Gazelle, (b) Lynx, (c) Sea King, (d) Chinook and (e) Puma helicopters. |
(44660) | |
9 N | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the estimated cost of (a) Lion Sun 15/99, (b) Tradewinds 01, (c) Hairspring 00, (d) Winter Deployment 00 and (e) Aswex 00 was before they were cancelled. |
(44663) | |
10 N | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the net book value was of (a) capital spares and (b) raw materials and consumables at the end of each month since April 2000. |
(44661) | |
11 N | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what was the net book value of development expenditure at the end of each year in the period 1997-98 to 2002-03; and if he will show the development expenditure made in each year. |
(44662) | |
12 N | Mr John McFall (Dumbarton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the Warship Maintenance Modernisation Programme. |
(44037) | |
13 N | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what rank is held by former privates Wayne King, Thomas Myers, Marc Hunter and Lance Corporal David White who were with the Green Howards regiment stationed at Warminster in June 2000. |
(43714) | |
14 N | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what instruction on the acquisition of technological and information technology skills are given to primary school teachers in their training. |
(43585) | |
15 N | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will list the (a) selection criteria for the engineering specialist schools, (b) timescale for selection of the schools and (c) schools selected to become engineering specialists. |
(43573) | |
16 N | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of female engineering graduates with (a) first degrees and (b) higher degrees gained employment directly related to their field of study upon graduation in (i) 2001, (ii) 1996, (iii) 1991 and (iv) 1986. |
(43584) | |
17 | Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to her Answer of 11th March, Official Report, columns 764W to 770W, to the honourable Member for Newcastle upon Tyne Central, if she will break down the figures for Blackpool (a) by part-time and full-time students and (b) by age of student. |
(44698) | |
18 N | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what corrections have been made to the Statistics of Education in England (a) 1999, (b) 2000 and (c) 2001 editions; if she will list the tables that needed correcting with amendments after each of the volumes were published; and what steps were taken to notify those who received the volumes of such corrections. |
(44400) | |
19 N | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many chartered engineers there are in her Department; and what grades they hold. |
(43582) | |
20 N | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the Government's definition of sustainability. |
(43575) | |
21 N | Mr Colin Pickthall (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish the draft Right of Access maps for the Lower North West and the South East of England as they are completed. |
(43462) | |
22 | Mr Jonathan Sayeed (Mid Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to curb the importing of illegally cut timber. |
(44706) | |
23 | Mr Jonathan Sayeed (Mid Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what type of waterborne craft were available to the Environment Agency for flood relief purposes in (a) 1998 and (b) 2000; and if she will make a statement. |
(44705) | |
24 | Mr Jonathan Sayeed (Mid Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what research her Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated into the success of the Greening Government scheme in encouraging Government departments to purchase timber from independently certified sustainable sources; and if she will make a statement. |
(44704) | |
25 | Mr Jonathan Sayeed (Mid Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations she has received concerning recent shipments of Brazilian mahogany to the UK; and if she will make a statement. |
(44703) | |
26 N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she will reply to the letter from the honourable Member for Totnes dated 25th September 2001 concerning Mrs M. F. Hutchinson of Rattery, Devon and legislation for Sellafield. |
(43137) | |
27 N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she will reply to the letters of 10th and 14th January from the honourable Member for Totnes about the (a) Totnes and District Show and (b) Kingsbridge Show regarding the range of measures put in place by her Department since the foot and mouth outbreak; and if she will make a statement. |
(43138) | |
28 N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will determine the outcome of the inquiry into the compulsory purchase order of Ilsham Valley pumping station, Torquay. |
(43140) | |
29 | Ian Stewart (Eccles): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the progress of the Government's Review of competition in the water industry in England and Wales. |
(44725) | |
30 N | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list the bodies which will be consulted about his proposed extension of audit and accountability in central government. |
(44312) | |
31 N | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the pay structures in building societies to assist his consideration of public sector pay rates. |
(44318) | |
32 N | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has for the payment of salaries to public sector workers which reflect the cost of living in London and the South East. |
(44313) | |
33 N | Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the consultation on proposed improvements to audit and accountability in central government will begin; and how long it will last. |
(44319) | |
34 N | Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if the inquiry by Lord Penrose into Equitable Life will be completed in 2002. |
(44654) | |
35 N | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expects to publish the Roberts Report into the supply of scientists and engineers; and if he will make a statement. |
(43574) | |
36 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the average impact on the Exchequer over the course of the last 10 years of each tranche of one thousand persons contracting into SERPS/state second pension from a personal or occupational pension. |
(44682) | |
37 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent representations he has received from groups representing business and commerce regarding the burden of regulation and taxation on businesses. |
(44690) | |
38 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he last met Derek Wanless to discuss the contents of the final Wanless Report. |
(44689) | |
39 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the number of people who would pay more in national insurance contributions if the ceiling on Class 1 contributions were aligned with the higher rate tax threshold. |
(44687) | |
40 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he last met ministerial colleagues in the Department of Health to discuss value for money in health expenditure. |
(44692) | |
41 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he will announce his plans for health spending in 2004-05 and 2005-06. |
(44693) | |
42 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cash-terms change in current receipts has been since 1997. |
(44685) | |
43 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the revenue implications of removing the upper earnings limit on employee national insurance contributions. |
(44688) | |
44 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he intends to reform the requirement to purchase an annuity at the age of 75 years. |
(44723) | |
45 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if it is a goal of his policies to improve United Kingdom productivity that the burden of regulation on business should fall. |
(44724) | |
46 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the tax burden was as a proportion of national income in (a) 1996-97 and (b) 2001-02. |
(44686) | |
47 N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he will respond to the letter from the honourable Member for Totnes dated 28th November 2001 concerning Mr Mike Atkinson of Denbury, Devon and Civil Service pay. |
(43141) | |
48 | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what mechanisms exist to establish whether sufficient telephone lines are in place at Inland Revenue customer call centres to handle the volume of customer telephone enquiries. |
(44700) | |
49 | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the policy of the Inland Revenue is with respect to providing customers with direct line numbers for enquiries to customer call centres; and if he will make a statement. |
(44699) | |
50 | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what targets are in place at Inland Revenue contact centres in respect of the time taken to answer to customer telephone enquiries; and if he will make a statement. |
(44702) | |
51 | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what targets exist at Inland Revenue contact centres for the time taken returning customer calls; and if he will make a statement. |
(44701) | |
52 N | Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many disabled people have benefited from the Fast Track to Disabled Person's Tax Credit since this provision was introduced. |
(44459) | |
53 | Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what investigations he has made into Israeli forces' detention, since 12th March, of the British citizen Patricia Rantisi and their occupation of her Ramallah apartment; and what representations he is making to the Government of Israel on the subject. |
(44672) | |
54 | Mr Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his Answer to the honourable Member for Devizes of 11th March, Official Report, column 691W, on drug trafficking, what anti-drugs assistance has been given to countries in South West and Central Asia; and what assistance has been given for border security and surveillance in those countries. |
(44711) | |
55 N | Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what level of scrutiny was conducted in relation to the assessment of (a) Ulster Scots, (b) Lallands, (c) Northern Irish Gaelic and (d) Cornish before considering whether each should be specified by the Government under the provisions of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. |
(44242) | |
56 N | Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, for what reason no devolved administration minister attended the 2416th European Union Council of Ministers (General Affairs) meeting on 11th March; which particular suggestions or matters of concern from the Scottish Executive were raised in their absence 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. |
(44317) | |
57 | Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he expects his Department to meet milestone 3 of the milestones for hospitals admitting patients for the management of heart failure in the National Service Framework for Coronary Heart Disease; what additional milestones he plans to set to promote quality of care; and if he will make a statement. |
(44695) | |
58 | Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he expects his Department to meet the primary care milestone 3 in the heart failure standard in the National Service Framework for Coronary Heart Disease; and if he will make a statement. |
(44694) | |
59 | Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department has met milestones 1 and 2 in the milestones for hospitals admitting patients for the management of heart failure in the heart failure secton of the National Service Framework for Coronary Heart Disease; and if he will make a statement. |
(44697) | |
60 | Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department has met the primary care milestones 1 and 2 on the standard of heart failure in the national service framework; and if he will make a statement on coronary heart disease. |
(44696) | |
61 N | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the criteria to be met for people to receive Hepatitis B vaccines free of charge. |
(44657) | |
62 | Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many in-patient admissions there were to Eastbourne District General Hospital in each of the last 10 years. |
(44713) | |
63 N | Patsy Calton (Cheadle): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will provide a breakdown of one-off ring-fenced grants to Greater Manchester Police by constituency since 1997-99, and if he will make a statement. |
(42842) | |
64 N | Patsy Calton (Cheadle): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many community police officers there are in Greater Manchester, broken down by constituency. |
(42844) | |
65 N | Mr David Chaytor (Bury North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many requests for review of notifications of determination by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority there have been in each of the last three years; and what percentage of these requests subsequently result in a changed decision. |
(43990) | |
66 N | Mr David Chaytor (Bury North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many requests for review of determination by the Criminal Injury Compensation Authority there have been in the current financial year; what the waiting time is for allocation of review requests; and what the average time is for completion of the review. |
(43991) | |
67 N | Mr David Chaytor (Bury North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many determinations by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority on which the application for compensation is declined due to the applicant refusing to give evidence in court there have been in each of the last three years; and what percentage of the total number of determinations were (a) approved and (b) declined. |
(43989) | |
68 N | Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prosecutions there have been in each of the last five years for offences of causing (a) dangerous and (b) careless driving on motorways. |
(44653) | |
69 | Mr Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what reviews of UK security he is undertaking; and when he expects to report on them to Parliament. |
(44691) | |
70 | Mr Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of trafficking in people were identified in each year since 1997; and what enforcement action was taken (a) against the victims of trafficking and (b) against the organisers and beneficiaries of trafficking. |
(44709) | |
71 | Mr Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his policy towards trafficking in people is; and what assistance he offers to those tricked into (a) prostitution and (b) domestic slavery. |
(44707) | |
72 N | Kate Hoey (Vauxhall): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will reply to the Question of 26th February from the honourable Member for Vauxhall, ref. 38656. |
(44398) | |
73 N | Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his Answer of 11th March, Official Report, column 634, on street crime, what resources are available to the Metropolitan Police, what information he has received regarding those of the New York Police Department; and if he will make a statement. |
(44397) | |
74 N | Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to change his guidelines to the police on diabetes. |
(44489) | |
75 N | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many chartered engineers there are in her Department; and what grades they hold. |
(43583) | |
76 N | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what use her Department makes of engineers to alleviate world poverty; and if she will make a statement. |
(43581) | |
77 N | Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what recent representations he has received on the closure of magistrates' courts in North Yorkshire. |
(43844) | |
78 N | Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, when the decision was made to award city status to a second town in Northern Ireland; and on whose recommendation it was based. |
(44655) | |
79 N | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Prime Minister, how many chartered engineers there are in the Performance and Innovation Unit; and how many worked on the Energy Study published in February. |
(43463) | |
80 N | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Prime Minister, how many people are employed in the Performance and Innovation Unit; and how many have engineering and science qualifications at first degree level and above. |
(43464) | |
81 N | Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Prime Minister, what discussions he has had with US President George W. Bush about seeking a new and specific United Nations Security Council mandate for any international offensive military action against Iraq. |
(44315) | |
82 N | Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Prime Minister, if it is his policy that a new and specific mandate from the United Nations Security Council is an essential condition of (a) any international offensive military action against Iraq and (b) the deployment of UK forces in action against Iraq. |
(44314) | |
83 | Mr Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether export licence requirements extend to the production in countries outside the EU of weapons, vehicles and equipment otherwise licensable in the military list as part of offset deals on the sale of services and intellectual property involving UK firms. |
(44710) | |
84 N | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans she has to encourage women engineers back to work who have taken time off to raise families. |
(43576) | |
85 N | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many chartered engineers there are in her Department; and what grade they hold. |
(43578) | |
86 N | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans she has to review her Department's funding support to the scientific and engineering learned institutions; and if she will make a statement. |
(43580) | |
87 N | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans she has to promote an increase in the number of women entering the engineering profession. |
(43577) | |
88 N | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will set out the Government's policy on (a) nano-technology, (b) biotechnology and (c) manufacturing industry; and if she will make a statement. |
(43579) | |
89 N | John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether she has received the findings of the study undertaken by her Department on interference to radar and navigational aid from wind turbines. |
(44458) | |
90 | Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what representations her Department received prior to the lifting of the moratorium on gas-fired power stations. |
(44665) | |
91 | Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when her Department lodged an application with the European Commission for permission to use state aid to subsidise the urban post office network. |
(44712) | |
92 | Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discussions her Department had with representatives of (a) Powergen, (b) East Midlands Electricity and (c) the US Department of Commerce in 1997 and 1998. |
(44666) | |
93 N | Mr Shaun Woodward (St Helens South): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the small business service's pilot scheme. |
(43125) | |
94 N | Mr Shaun Woodward (St Helens South): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many (a) small and medium enterprises and (b) other companies were declared insolvent in (i) 1997, (ii) 1998, (iii) 1999, (iv) 2000 and (v) 2001, in (A) North West England, (B) North East England, (C) the West Midlands, (D) London, (E) South East England, (F) Scotland and (G) Wales. |
(43372) | |
95 N | Mr Shaun Woodward (St Helens South): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many individual voluntary arrangements commenced in 2001. |
(43647) | |
96 N | Patsy Calton (Cheadle): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how much has been given to local authorities in Government ring-fenced grants, broken down by local authority and service area, since 1997-98; and if he will make a statement. |
(42843) | |
97 N | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many chartered engineers there are in his Department; and what grades they hold. |
(43586) | |
98 N | Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many meetings with outside bodies he has held to consider the recommendations of his Department's commissioned study on the Cornish language in respect of the case for introduction via the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. |
(44244) | |
99 N | Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, when his Department expects to complete its assessment of the case for specifying the Cornish language within the provision of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. |
(44241) | |
100 N | Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, for how long his Department has been assessing the case for specifying the Cornish language under the provisions of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. |
(44243) | |
101 | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what analysis has been carried out of alternative routes for traffic using the Tinsley Viaduct. |
(44670) | |
102 | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many (a) cars, motorbikes and vans, (b) lorries and (c) camper-vans and caravans used the Tinsley Viaduct each day in the last 12 months. |
(44669) | |
103 | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list the work carried out on the Tinsley Viaduct on the M1 in the last 30 years, in each case giving (a) the aim and nature of the works, (b) details of the Government body responsible, (c) the length of time the works took and (d) the costs of the works. |
(44667) | |
104 | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what his estimate is of the change in the level of traffic on the Tinsley Viaduct on the M1 following the planned return to three lanes of traffic. |
(44671) | |
105 | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what works are planned on the Tinsley Viaduct on the M1. |
(44668) | |
106 | Mr Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, to which benefits administered by his Department he proposes that the payment of pension credit should be a passport. |
(44708) | |
107 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many final salary schemes have closed in each year since May 1997; how many people have been affected; and what estimate he has made of how many such schemes he expects to close over each of the next five years. |
(44683) | |
108 | Mr Howard Flight (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people he expects to contract back into SERPS/the state second pension over the next 10 years from (a) personal pension schemes and (b) final salary occupational pension schemes. |
(44684) | |
109 N | Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason no devolved administration minister attended the 2415th European Union Council of Ministers (Employment and Social Policy) meeting on 7th March; which particular suggestions or matters of concern from the Scottish Executive were raised in their absence 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. |
(44316) | |
110 N | Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, how he proposes to ensure social diversity amongst JPs. |
[Question Unstarred] (41549) | |
111 N | Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the President of the Council, if he will make a statement on his proposals for changing sitting hours of the House. |
[Question Unstarred] (41565) | |
112 N | Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the President of the Council, if he will consult the voluntary, business and trade union sectors on his proposals to modernise the House. |
[Question Unstarred] (41568) | |
113 N | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on charging students for a Hepatitis B vaccination when it is a condition of university entry. |
[Transferred] (44656) | |
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