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Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on Thursday 21 March 2002
Here you can browse the Written Questions for answer on Thursday 21 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 | Mr Peter Duncan (Galloway & Upper Nithsdale): To ask the Advocate General, on how many occasions she has been formally consulted by the Scottish Executive in each of the last two years. |
| (45358) | |
| 2 | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Deputy Prime Minster, pursuant to the Answer of 14th February, Official Report, column 557W, for what reason the Government does not publish information on the relative performance of Government departments with respect to regulatory impact assessment. |
| (45494) | |
| 3 N | Mr Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath): To ask the Deputy Prime Minster, what changes he plans to (a) make and (b) discuss with his ministerial colleagues on the funding for local authorities in relation to their enhanced civil defence responsibilities. |
| (44978) | |
| 4 | Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Deputy Prime Minster, how many members of staff were employed by the Cabinet Office on secondment from non-governmental organisations in (a) 1999, (b) 2000 and (c) 2001. |
| (45235) | |
| 5 | Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Deputy Prime Minster, when he expects to announce the outcome of the consultation by the panel for regulatory accountability in respect of the approved code of practice on workplace smoking. |
| (45205) | |
| 6 | Tony Wright (Cannock Chase): To ask the Deputy Prime Minster, if he will list the administrative manuals and internal guidance which his Department has made public as requried by Part 1 of the Code of Practice on Access to Govenment Information; and which of these were first made available after May 1997. |
| (45338) | |
| 7 | Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the cost was of (a) the storage and (b) the upkeep and maintenance of items accepted in lieu of tax by the Inland Revenue in the last 12 months; and which Department is responsible for these costs. |
| (45219) | |
| 8 | Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the cost is of setting up the National Lottery's joint Community Fund and New Opportunities Fund fair share project; if she will give a breakdown of these costs; and from which budget the costs will be taken. |
| (45346) | |
| 9 | Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has to change the collection of tourism statistics; and if she will publish these statistics on the departmental website. |
| (45218) | |
| 10 | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list the bodies consulted by (a) Sport England and (b) her Department prior to the agreement of proposals to redevelop Bisham Abbey National Sports Centre. |
| (45427) | |
| 11 | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions her Department has had with interested parties on the redevelopment of Odsal Stadium, Bradford. |
| (45578) | |
| 12 | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with Sport England on the re-development of Bisham Abbey National Sports Centre. |
| (45446) | |
| 13 | Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many members of staff were employed by her Department on secondment from non-governmental organisations in (a) 1999, (b) 2000 and (c) 2001. |
| (45234) | |
| 14 | Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what measures she has taken to allow pubs to open at later hours. |
| (45481) | |
| 15 | Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the impact of pub opening hours on the binge drinking culture. |
| (45479) | |
| 16 | Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what statutory restrictions there are on pubs opening at late hours; and if she will introduce legislation to allow pubs to open at any time. |
| (45480) | |
| 17 | Tony Wright (Cannock Chase): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list the administrative manuals and internal guidance which her Department has made public as required by Part 1 of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information; and which of these were first made available after May 1997. |
| (45339) | |
| 18 N | Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make a statement on the preservation of the digital heritage of the United Kingdom. |
| (45198) | |
| 19 N | Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list those individuals who have held shares in the New Millennium Experience Company since it became a non departmental public body, and for each individual to state (a) the number of shares they held, (b) the percentage of the total shares in the company they held, (c) the date on which they became shareholders and (d) the date on which they ceased to be shareholders. |
| (45199) | |
| 20 | Mr John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the work programme of DERA. |
| (45368) | |
| 21 | Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage UK forces constitute of the coalition forces in Afghanistan. |
| (45378) | |
| 22 | Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if the Geneva Conventions will be applied to prisoners captured by UK forces in Afghanistan; and whether such prisoners will be handed directly to US forces. |
| (45409) | |
| 23 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many cases of suspected property fraud in the provision of MoD housing have been successfully prosecuted in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. |
| (45442) | |
| 24 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the fraud detection system for MoD housing; and if he will make a statement. |
| (45439) | |
| 25 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many complaints were made about (a) single living accommodation and (b) married quarters in each year between 1992 and 1997; and if he will make a statement. |
| (45433) | |
| 26 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average waiting time is for (a) single living accommodation and (b) married quarters; what the average wait was in 1992; and if he will make a statement. |
| (45438) | |
| 27 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much money was spent on (a) single living accommodation and (b) married quarters in each year between 1992 and 1997; and if he will make a statement. |
| (45441) | |
| 28 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel and their families were housed in private sector accommodation in each year between 1992 and 1997; and if he will make a statement. |
| (45440) | |
| 29 | Mr John Randall (Uxbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what military aid is being given by the UK Government to the FYR Macedonia; and what plans his Department has to give military aid to the FYR Macedonia in the next six months. |
| (45243) | |
| 30 N | Syd Rapson (Portsmouth North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the timing of the decision on warship maintenance and support. |
| (44803) | |
| 31 | Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answers of 21st January, Official Report, column 557W and of 28th January, Official Report, column 23W, on Colchester Garrison, how many representations he has received about the temporary portakabin type single living accommodation for soldiers; and if he will make a statement. |
| (45379) | |
| 32 | Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many civilians are employed at the Military Corrective Training Centre in Colchester; and how many are in receipt of the Prison Environmental Allowance. |
| (45291) | |
| 33 | Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of staff were employed by his Department on secondment from non-governmental organisations in (a) 1999, (b) 2000 and (c) 2001. |
| (45225) | |
| 34 | Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of staff were employed by his Department on secondment from the private sector in (a) 1999, (b) 2000 and (c) 2001. |
| (45258) | |
| 35 N | Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon & East Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions in the last 20 years depleted uranium shells have been fired at the Foulness ranges in Shoeburyness; and if he will make a statement. |
| (44797) | |
| 36 | Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when (a) HMS Ark Royal, (b) HMS Invincible and (c) HMS Illustrious are to be decommissioned. |
| (45488) | |
| 37 | Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the last Sea Harrier and RAF Harrier are to be taken out of service. |
| (45490) | |
| 38 | Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to convert one of the three aircraft carriers into a helicopter carrier after its decommissioning date. |
| (45489) | |
| 39 | Mr John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what her Department's estimate is of the performance-related pay shortfall from the original budgeted announcement for further education staff in the colleges in Leeds. |
| (45370) | |
| 40 | Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans she has for a sustained and targeted increase in funding to universities to cover the costs of recruiting and retaining students from less well off backgrounds. |
| (45266) | |
| 41 | Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make a statement on the submission to SR 2002 on university funding by Universities UK. |
| (45204) | |
| 42 | Mr Wayne David (Caerphilly): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans she has to encourage people to become school governors. |
| (45253) | |
| 43 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps her Department (a) has taken and (b) plans to take to address skill shortages within the railway industry. |
| (45423) | |
| 44 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many train drivers (a) are working in the industry, (b) are being trained, (c) have been trained since November 1998, (d) have been trained and have begun working in the industry since November 1998 and (e) have left the rail industry since November 1998. |
| (45422) | |
| 45 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many schools have sixth-forms which will receive a lower budget after the transition to Learning and Skills Council funding. |
| (45407) | |
| 46 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what her policy is on the maximum distance a child in Key Stage 2 should travel to school. |
| (45424) | |
| 47 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many teachers left the profession in the latest period for which figures are available. |
| (45408) | |
| 48 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many representations she has received from schools which will lose sixth-form funding as a result of the transition to Learning and Skills Council funding. |
| (45406) | |
| 49 | Mr Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many, and what proportion of pupils achieved five or more GCSEs at A* to C grades in each year between 1997 and 2001. |
| (45335) | |
| 50 | Mr Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many and what proportion of pupils achieved five or more GCSEs at A* to C grades, where those grades included an A*-C grade in each of English, maths and science, in each year between 1997 and 2001. |
| (45333) | |
| 51 | Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans she has to meet with computer training companies to discuss provision for higher level skills training in the information and communications technology sector. |
| (45360) | |
| 52 | Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans she has for addressing the skills shortage in programming and systems analysis; what assessment she has made of the extent of that skills shortage; and if she will make a statement. |
| (45359) | |
| 53 | Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will develop, alongside a replacement individual learning account scheme, a project focussed more directly upon the identified skills shortages of British industry, with particular reference to the information and communications technology sector. |
| (45383) | |
| 54 | Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of the teaching workforce in schools in England supply teachers comprise. |
| (45270) | |
| 55 | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many authorised absences there were in (a) maintained primary schools and (b) maintained secondary schools, broken down by each local education authority, in each year since 1996-97. |
| (45589) | |
| 56 N | Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what guidelines exist on class sizes for practical lessons in schools. |
| (44720) | |
| 57 N | Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) deaths and (b) serious accidents have occurred in practical lessons in schools in England in each of the last 10 years; and if she will make a statement. |
| (44719) | |
| 58 | Mr Gerry Steinberg (City of Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what planned expenditure on higher education was in 1996-97 and each of the subsequent five financial years; and what the total outturn spending on higher education was in each of those years excluding proceeds of tuition fees. |
| (45256) | |
| 59 | Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what her policy is on which faiths should be permitted to set up state schools. |
| (45255) | |
| 60 | Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what discussions she has had with Ofsted regarding the content of the biology curriculum and the teaching of evolution. |
| (45236) | |
| 61 | Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what discussions she has had with Ofsted regarding the teaching of creationism in state schools. |
| (45237) | |
| 62 | Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what guidelines she has given to schools regarding the place of creationism in the curriculum. |
| (45238) | |
| 63 | Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many members of staff were employed by her Department on secondment from non-governmental organisations in (a) 1999, (b) 2000 and (c) 2001. |
| (45229) | |
| 64 | Tony Wright (Cannock Chase): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will list the administrative manuals and internal guidance which her Department has made public as required by Part 1 of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information; and which of these were first made available after May 1997. |
| (45399) | |
| 65 N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list (a) the occasions when and (b) the reasons why (i) Oldlands Pig Unit in Wiltshire and (ii) Shoddesden Pig Unit in Hampshire were (A) not accepted onto and (B) suspended from Farm Assurance schemes in the past five years. |
| (45153) | |
| 66 N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if Farm Assurance scheme inspectors have visited pig units at (a) Oldlands Farm, Wiltshire and (b) Shoddesden, Hampshire; and what assessments have been made. |
| (45150) | |
| 67 N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) unannounced and (b) pre-arranged welfare inspections have taken place at the pig units of (i) Oldlands Farm, Wiltshire and (ii) Shoddesden, Hampshire since 1996. |
| (45151) | |
| 68 N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when (a) Government ministers and (b) Government officials were first informed of the possibility that animal welfare had been compromised on pig units in (i) Oldlands Farm, Wiltshire and (ii) Shoddesden, Hampshire since 1997; and if she will make a statement. |
| (45148) | |
| 69 N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to investigate the treatment of pigs at (a) Oldlands Pig Unit, Wiltshire and (b) Shoddesden Pig Unit, Hampshire. |
| (45156) | |
| 70 N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what investigations have been made by the Government into use of sow stall and tether housing systems on the pig units of (a) Oldlands Pig Unit, Wiltshire and (b) Shoddesden Pig Unit, Hampshire since 1999. |
| (45154) | |
| 71 N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what reports the Chief Veterinary Officer has received from (a) animal welfare organisations, (b) members of the public, (c) Farm Assurance scheme inspectors, (d) other Government officials and (e) other persons that animal welfare had been compromised in pig units at (i) Oldlands Farm, Wiltshire and (ii) Shoddesden, Hampshire. |
| (45149) | |
| 72 N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what advice the Department has issued to farmers regarding the legality of continued use of the stall and tether pig housing system in the UK. |
| (45155) | |
| 73 N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on what grounds pig units of (a) Oldlands Farm, Wiltshire and (b) Shoddesden, Hampshire were suspended from the Farm Assurance scheme in (i) July 2000, (ii) February 2001, (iii) June 2001 and (iv) other times in the last four years. |
| (45152) | |
| 74 | Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney & Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent representations she has made to the Government of France to lift the ban of British beef. |
| (45213) | |
| 75 | Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney & Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent representations she has made to the Government of France on compensation for British farmers affected by the ban of British beef. |
| (45215) | |
| 76 | Tom Cox (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the average acreage of new forest land planted in each of the last five years was. |
| (45210) | |
| 77 | Tom Cox (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what is the present estimated number of badgers in England and Wales. |
| (45248) | |
| 78 | Tom Cox (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many registered fishing vessels there were in the United Kingdom in each of the last five years. |
| (45211) | |
| 79 | Tom Cox (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which countries engage in whaling. |
| (45254) | |
| 80 | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans the Government has to remove the 20 day restriction on the movement of cattle. |
| (45445) | |
| 81 N | Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department expects to provide consent for the tidal defence works planned for Hullbridge, Essex; and if she will make a statement. |
| (44982) | |
| 82 N | Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many of the animals involved in the Ham Fen Beaver Project have died; and what information her Department has collated on the causes of death. |
| (44767) | |
| 83 N | Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department was first informed of the situation of the Norwegian beavers involved in the Ham Fen Beaver Project. |
| (44766) | |
| 84 N | Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason the Ham Fen beavers have been held in quarantine for 11 months. |
| (44768) | |
| 85 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of procedures for preventing unlicensed possession of wild animals; and if she will make a statement. |
| (45436) | |
| 86 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many cases of illegal possession of wild animals there have been in each of the last five years; and if she will make a statement. |
| (45437) | |
| 87 | Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many enclosed waters of one hectare or more in size there are in (a) South Tyneside, (b) Tyne and Wear and (c) the North East; and how many of these are known to be used for sport and recreation. |
| (45249) | |
| 88 | Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she will announce what action she plans to take on the research report 'Water Based Sport and Recreation: the Facts'. |
| (45251) | |
| 89 | Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many clubs are associated with inland water sport and recreation in (a) South Tyneside, (b) Tyne and Wear and (c) the North East. |
| (45250) | |
| 90 N | Mr John Horam (Orpington): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether a householder who has received a grant under Warm Front or Warm Front Plus can receive further assistance under the scheme for measures in addition to those originally installed; and whether a householder who has received a Warm Front grant is eligible, on reaching the age of 60, for assistance under Warm Front Plus. |
| (44000) | |
| 91 | Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what criteria are being applied to determine applications for appointments to the Countryside Agency after 1st April; on what date the advertisements for applicants was placed in the national press; what timescale was anticipated for drawing up the list for applicants for interview at the time the advert was first placed; when it is expected that such interviews will now take place; what measures were taken to encourage applicants in addition to the national advertising campaign and on what dates those measures were taken; what the political balance is of board members; what the political balance is intended to be after the appointments are made; and if she will make a statement. |
| (45271) | |
| 92 N | Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what research the Government has recently conducted into pollution of the Irish Sea. |
| (44003) | |
| 93 N | Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the impact of nutrients discharged from land-based sources into the Irish Sea. |
| (44004) | |
| 94 N | Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on cooperation between the UK Government and the Irish Government on monitoring pollution in the Irish Sea. |
| (44005) | |
| 95 | Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many members of staff were employed by her Department on secondment from non-governmental organisations in (a) 1999, (b) 2000 and (c) 2001. |
| (45233) | |
| 96 N | Mr Paul Tyler (North Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the potential carbon savings are in the EU as a result of the proposed Energy Performance of Buildings Directive expressed in tonnes of carbon dioxide. |
| (45138) | |
| 97 | Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon & East Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects a reply to be sent to the letters to the Minister for the Environment dated 31st October 2001 and 8th August 2001 concerning Mr James Bourne of Maldon. |
| (45493) | |
| 98 | Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he expects to reply to the letter of 29th October 2001 from the honourable Member for Leominster on behalf of a constituent, Mr M. J. Cox. |
| (45331) | |
| 99 | Tony Wright (Cannock Chase): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list the administrative manuals and internal guidance which her Department has made public as required by Part 1 of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information; and which of these were first made available after May 1997. |
| (45396) | |
| 100 | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he plans to introduce incentives for tax credit towards training personnel employed in small and medium sized enterprises. |
| (45561) | |
| 101 | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what incentives are in place for small and medium sized manufacturing enterprises to invest in plant and machinery. |
| (45562) | |
| 102 N | Mr Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much VAT he estimates his announcement on 14th March means will not have to be paid by AOL; and how much VAT for identical services will have to be paid by (a) BT Open World and (b) Freeserve. |
| (45009) | |
| 103 N | Mr Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his announcement of 14th March concerning the VAT treatment of internet service providers, if he will place in the Library a list of the (a) consultations Customs and Excise and the Treasury made with UK ISPs, together with copies of the responses to the consultation and (b) meetings which Her Majesty's Customs and Excise and Treasury ministers and officials had with persons employed by or on behalf of AOL. |
| (45157) | |
| 104 N | Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, by what date he intends to announce the appointment of the next Governor of the Bank of England; and if he will make a statement. |
| (44404) | |
| 105 | Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list the public bodies which have used (a) G-CAT and (b) C-CAT in the last two years; and if he will make a statement. |
| (45444) | |
| 106 | Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many members of staff were employed by the Treasury on secondment from non-governmental organisations in (a) 1999, (b) 2000 and (c) 2001. |
| (45222) | |
| 107 | Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many members of staff were employed by the Treasury on secondment from the private sector in (a) 1999, (b) 2000 and (c) 2001. |
| (45257) | |
| 108 N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of the population of the travel to work areas covering (a) the Isle of Wight, (b) Bournemouth, (c) Southampton and (d) Portsmouth work outside their travel to work area. |
| (45010) | |
| 109 N | Mr Shaun Woodward (St Helens South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what percentage of the workforce in (a) St Helens South, (b) the St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council area, (c) Merseyside, (d) Manchester, (e) the North West, (f) other regional development area regions and (g) England in (i) 1996, (ii) 1997, (iii) 1998, (iv) 1999, (v) 2000 and (vi) 2001, were employed in (A) manufacturing, (B) hotel and catering, (C) retailing, (D) finance and business services, (E) IT, (F) wholesale and distribution, (G) construction and (H) other services. |
| (44490) | |
| 110 | Tony Wright (Cannock Chase): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list the administrative manuals and internal guidance which his Department has made public as required by Part 1 of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information; and which of these were first made available after May 1997. |
| (45395) | |
| 111 | Mr John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on progress on the UK's contribution to the clear up of nuclear materials in the former Soviet Union. |
| (45367) | |
| 112 | Mrs Anne Campbell (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations she is making to the Burmese Government with regard to their treatment of internally displaced Karen people and other minorities; and what resources are being provided to support the Karen refugees leaving Burma for Thailand. |
| (45453) | |
| 113 | Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his Answer of 15th March, Official Report, column 1293W, what consideration has been given to having the trial of Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh held in the UK; and if he will make a statement. |
| (45499) | |
| 114 | Mr Eric Forth (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations at Ministerial level have been made to the Government of India regarding Peter Bleach; what the response of the Indian Government was; and if he will make a statement. |
| (45411) | |
| 115 | Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Government of South Africa on the murder of farmers in that country; and if he will make a statement. |
| (45497) | |
| 116 N | Mr Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment was made of precedents for the EU's conditional offer to the citizens of Gibraltar agreed to at Barcelona. |
| (44977) | |
| 117 | Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the implications for Gibraltar of the Barcelona Summit. |
| (45577) | |
| 118 | Mr John Randall (Uxbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he plans to present the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European communities and FYR Macedonia to Parliament. |
| (45241) | |
| 119 | Mr John Randall (Uxbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on the issue of the official name of the FYR Macedonia. |
| (45245) | |
| 120 | Mr John Randall (Uxbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he last visited Yugoslavia; and what plans he has to visit in the future. |
| (45244) | |
| 121 | Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many members of staff were employed by his Department on secondment from non-governmental organisations in (a) 1999, (b) 2000 and (c) 2001. |
| (45228) | |
| 122 | Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many members of staff were employed by his Department on secondment from the private sector in (a) 1999, (b) 2000 and (c) 2001. |
| (45269) | |
| 123 | Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent meetings he has had with representatives from Burma; and what was discussed. |
| (45483) | |
| 124 | Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the human rights situation in Burma and steps taken by the Government to help the Karen people. |
| (45482) | |
| 125 | Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plan he has to bring investment sanctions against Burma (a) unilaterally and (b) with the (i) UN, (ii) EU and (iii) Commonwealth. |
| (45484) | |
| 126 | Tony Wright (Cannock Chase): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the administrative manuals and internal guidance which his Department has made public as required by Part 1 of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information; and which of these were first made available after May 1997. |
| (45397) | |
| 127 N | Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many times the UK High Commissioner for India met the Stillman family during their recent stay in Delhi to discuss the case of Ian Stillman. |
| (44807) | |
| 128 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 18th March, ref 43898, on National Care Standards, how many and what percentage of care homes have completed their (a) application for registration, (b) statement of purpose and (c) application for registration; and what enforcement action the Commission can take if compliance with these standards is not achieved. |
| (45659) | |
| 129 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 12th March, Official Report, column 1037W, on national care standards, what estimate he has made of the costs (a) per establishment and (b) per room of the implementation of the regulatory impact assessment for adult placements; and if he will make a statement. |
| (44674) | |
| 130 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 13th March, Official Report, column 1138W, on free nursing care, what estimate he has made of the number of assessments a person in receipt of free nursing care will need in the time they are in a care home. |
| (44676) | |
| 131 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to resolve the difference between the National Minimum Standard 29.3 in respect of police checks and the regulations giving effect to the standard. |
| (44770) | |
| 132 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects to publish the protocols that are being developed regarding funding of nursing care. |
| (45661) | |
| 133 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 12th March, Official Report, column 1022W, on home care, how many households, in each of the last five years for which figures are available received (a) up to five contact hours, (b) five to 10 contact hours and (c) more than 10 contact hours of intensive home care during a survey week (i) per thousand head of population aged 65 or over and (ii) per total number of people aged 65 or over. |
| (44673) | |
| 134 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 13th March, Official Report, column 1141W, on people remaining in hospital, what estimate he has made of the cost of, and what assessment he has made for the case for, social services departments being charged by the NHS for people who remain in hospital, after being medically discharged; and if he will make a statement. |
| (44675) | |
| 135 N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to publish for consultation the assessment tool commissioned from the Social Care Association to meet the care home regulations in respect of the staffing mix in care homes. |
| (44771) | |
| 136 N | Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reason the letter from the honourable Member for Twickenham regarding Mr Peter Whitbread of 19th April 2001 has not received a reply. |
| (44796) | |
| 137 | Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many UVB machines there are in NHS hospitals in England and Wales; and how many are immobilised because of lack of trained staff. |
| (45703) | |
| 138 N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the membership of the two primary health care trusts for the Wirral. |
| (44994) | |
| 139 | Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what capital allocations have been and will be made in respect of GP premises in the Western Sussex Primary Care Trust for 2001-02. |
| (45337) | |
| 140 | Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia in (a) the Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) Tyne and Wear, (d) the North East and (e) the UK; what information and support is available to people diagnosed with fibromyalgia; how many multidisciplinary clinics for fibromyalgia there are in the UK; and if he plans to fund a multidisciplinary clinic for fibromyalgia in the North East. |
| (45217) | |
| 141 N | Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of dentists on health authority lists practise full time in the NHS. |
| (44410) | |
| 142 N | Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of dentists on the Government Dental Council register (a) practise in the General Dental Service full time in the UK and (b) practise in the General Dental Service full time for the NHS in the UK. |
| (44412) | |
| 143 N | Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of dentists on the General Dental Council who qualified outside the United Kingdom and who have been on the Health Authority General Dental Service lists within the last 10 years are no longer on the Health Authority lists. |
| (44405) | |
| 144 N | Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of dentists on the General Dental Council Register who qualified outside the United Kingdom and who are on the Health Authority General Dental Service lists have been on these lists for over five years. |
| (44406) | |
| 145 N | Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentange of dentists on the General Dental Council Register qualified outside the United Kingdom; and of this number, what percentage are on the Health Authority General Dental Service lists. |
| (44407) | |
| 146 N | Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the ratio is of new dentists who have qualified from UK dental schools to dentists who are drawing their NHS pension; and if he will list this ratio for each of the previous 20 years. |
| (44408) | |
| 147 N | Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of female dentists on the (a) General Dental Council list and (b) health authority list practise in (i) the Government Dental Service full time and (ii) the Government Dental Practice Service for the NHS full time. |
| (44409) | |
| 148 N | Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the ratio was of male to female new dental graduates from UK dental schools (a) last year and (b) for each of the previous 20 years. |
| (44411) | |
| 149 N | Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of dentists registered on the General Dental Council are (a) resident in the UK and (b) registered at an address in the UK. |
| (44413) | |
| 150 N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when his Department intends to respond to the letter of 23rd January from the honourable Member for Aylesbury (ref. PO 003020). |
| (45141) | |
| 151 | Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures are being taken (a) to improve the treatment of brain disorders and (b) increase the number of neurologists in the UK. |
| (45278) | |
| 152 | Judy Mallaber (Amber Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment has been made of the impact of the introduction of the conjugate pneumococcal vaccine in (a) the USA and (b) other European countries on the incidence of pneumococcal disease in those aged under two. |
| (45455) | |
| 153 | Judy Mallaber (Amber Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine will be made available to all children aged under two. |
| (45454) | |
| 154 N | Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures his Department is taking to reduce the number of adverse incidents involving wheelchairs. |
| (45146) | |
| 155 N | Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many readmissions within 30 days there were to hospitals in Shropshire in (a) 1999, (b) 2000 and (c) 2001. |
| (44678) | |
| 156 N | Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many care home beds were available in (a) 1997, (b) 1998, (c) 1999, (d) 2000 and (e) 2001 in Shropshire. |
| (44680) | |
| 157 N | Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects to reply to the letter of 17th December 2001 from the honourable Member for North Shropshire on funding for the minor injuries unit at the RJ and AH Orthopaedic Hospital, Gobonea. |
| (44681) | |
| 158 N | Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many care homes have closed in (a) Shropshire and (b) the West Midlands since 1997. |
| (44677) | |
| 159 N | Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many in-patient admissions there were to Shropshire hospitals in (a) 1997-98, (b) 1998-99, (c) 1999-2000 and (d) 2000-01. |
| (44679) | |
| 160 | Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many members of staff were employed by his Department on secondment from non-govenmental organisations in (a) 1999, (b) 2000 and (c) 2001. |
| (45227) | |
| 161 | Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of (a) gastrointestinal disease and (b) legionnaires disease in passengers or crew members of ships have been notified to the UK in each of the last 10 years. |
| (45366) | |
| 162 | Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action he proposes to take in respect of the World Health Organisation guide to ship sanitation. |
| (45365) | |
| 163 | Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funding has gone into the Child and Family Support Service since 1997. |
| (45485) | |
| 164 | Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people are employed in the Child and Family Support Service. |
| (45486) | |
| 165 | Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Child and Family Support Service; and what plans he has to increase cooperation with local authorities and improve access to services. |
| (45487) | |
| 166 | Tony Wright (Cannock Chase): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the administrative manuals and internal guidance which his Department has made public as required by Part 1 of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information; and which of these were first made available after May 1997. |
| (45398) | |
| 167 | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the processes are of (a) recruitment, (b) training and (c) assessment of the welfare of the Criminal Cases Review Commission's expert staff. |
| (45574) | |
| 168 | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the seven topics for special review that the Criminal Cases Review Commission's Process Improvement Group was convened to discuss during 2000-01. |
| (45565) | |
| 169 | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how the Criminal Cases Review Commission reaches its projections for improved performance. |
| (45572) | |
| 170 | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Criminal Cases Review Commission has taken to enhance public confidence in the criminal justice system; and how it measures its progress. |
| (45570) | |
| 171 | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how the Criminal Cases Review Commission plans to encourage prospective applicants to seek legal advice; and how it will measure its progress. |
| (45580) | |
| 172 | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, (a) what improvements are planned at the Criminal Cases Review Commission to increase the rate at which case accumulation will be reduced and (b) how this will be measured. |
| (45566) | |
| 173 | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Criminal Cases Review Commission has taken to promote the public's understanding of its role; and how it measures its progress. |
| (45569) | |
| 174 | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the statistical and performance indicators for casework produced by the Vectus information system in 2001-02. |
| (45581) | |
| 175 | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how the Criminal Cases Review Commission encourages its staff to improve their formal qualifications; and how this is measured. |
| (45584) | |
| 176 | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how the Criminal Cases Review Commission determines which cases justify the formal appointment of an external investigating officer. |
| (45579) | |
| 177 | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what aspects of (a) a legal background, (b) the criminal justice system, and (c) the skills for effective casework, the Criminal Cases Review Commission has identified as appropriate for acquisition by its staff during training. |
| (45582) | |
| 178 | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how the Criminal Cases Review Commission defines a substantial issue for review. |
| (45576) | |
| 179 | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how the Criminal Cases Review Commission determines what constitutes a real possibility that a conviction, finding, verdict or sentence will not be upheld in court. |
| (45567) | |
| 180 | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the measures for casework best practice incorporated in the Criminal Cases Review Commission's training programme. |
| (45583) | |
| 181 | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how the Criminal Cases Review Commission determines if its policies are being optimised along its three dimensions of effectiveness, efficiency, and economy. |
| (45575) | |
| 182 | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, by what means the processes of the Criminal Cases Review Commission are subject to continuous improvement. |
| (45573) | |
| 183 | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, who the stakeholders are of the Criminal Cases Review Commission. |
| (45568) | |
| 184 | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the precise process modifications made by the Criminal Cases Review Commission to achieve its goals. |
| (45571) | |
| 185 | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many convictions have resulted from fuel bootlegging in each of the last five years. |
| (45410) | |
| 186 | Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to increase the numbers of asylum-seeking families and children in detention; and if he will make a statement. |
| (45476) | |
| 187 N | Mr Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent analysis his Department has made of the number of offenders whose offences were related to their addiction to Class A drugs who had previously taken cannabis. |
| (44976) | |
| 188 N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what date his Department sent to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs correspondence from the honourable Member for Aylesbury dated 6th September 2001 (ref. PO 17699/1). |
| (45142) | |
| 189 N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when his Department intends to reply to the letter of 6th December 2001 from the honourable Member for Aylesbury about case reference B 1087668. |
| (45143) | |
| 190 | Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what area of land is required to construct each of the proposed asylum accommodation centres. |
| (45558) | |
| 191 | Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he made of the implications of the existence of (a) a landfill site adjacent to and (b) a foot and mouth disease burial site on Throckmorton airfield when listing the airfield as a potential site for an asylum accommodation centre. |
| (45559) | |
| 192 | Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 13th March, Official Report, column 1100W, if he will list the occasions on which his Department has applied the special urgency provisions of circular 18/84 (Development by Government Departments), stating (a) the date, (b) the nature of the development and (c) a description of local consultations conducted. |
| (45560) | |
| 193 | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much net income police forces have received from speed camera fines in each year since 1997 broken down by police force area. |
| (45585) | |
| 194 | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals aged between (a) 10 and 11 and (b) 12 and 17 years were (i) cautioned and (ii) sentenced for indictable offences in each year since 1997 in each police force area in England and Wales. |
| (45588) | |
| 195 | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals have been prosecuted as a result of speed camera evidence in each year since 1997 broken down by (a) police force area and (b) local authority area. |
| (45587) | |
| 196 | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the aggregate revenue from speed camera fines has been in each year since 1997, broken down by (a) police force area and (b) local authority area. |
| (45586) | |
| 197 N | Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will remove the visa requirement for residents visiting the UK from Slovakia. |
| (45147) | |
| 198 N | Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which police forces in England and Wales keep records of alcohol-related crime. |
| (44001) | |
| 199 | Ms Debra Shipley (Stourbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to extend treatment of sex offenders in prison. |
| (45375) | |
| 200 | Ms Debra Shipley (Stourbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of treatment provided to convicted sex offenders. |
| (45374) | |
| 201 | Mr John Taylor (Solihull): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of police officers in each ethnic group resigned from the West Midlands Police Force in each of the last two years. |
| (45328) | |
| 202 | Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many members of staff were employed by his Department on secondment from non-govenmental organisations in (a) 1999, (b) 2000 and (c) 2001. |
| (45226) | |
| 203 | Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many members of staff were employed by his Department on secondment from the private sector in (a) 1999, (b) 2000 and (c) 2001. |
| (45272) | |
| 204 N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the criminal offences which have been (a) created in each year since 1997 and (b) abolished. |
| (44995) | |
| 205 | Tony Wright (Cannock Chase): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the administrative manuals and internal guidance which his Department has made public as required by Part 1 of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information; and which of these were first made available after May 1997. |
| (45400) | |
| 206 N | David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask the honourable Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, if submissions are being made by the House of Commons Commission to the review being carried out by the Committee on Standards in Public Life on the future appointment of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards and related matters; and if he will make a statement. |
| (44996) | |
| 207 | Mr John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her Department's latest estimate is of access to humanitarian food aid in Afghanistan; and if she will make a statement. |
| (45369) | |
| 208 | Mr David Marshall (Glasgow, Shettleston): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the total financial value was of aid and assistance given by the United Kingdom to each member country of the Commonwealth in each of the last five years. |
| (45675) | |
| 209 | Mr John Randall (Uxbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what financial aid the Government plans to give the FYR Macedonia in the next six months. |
| (45239) | |
| 210 | Mr John Randall (Uxbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what development aid has been given by the British Government to the FYR Macedonia in each of the last two years. |
| (45240) | |
| 211 | Mr John Randall (Uxbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what economic aid has been given to the Government of FYR Macedonia by the UK Government in each of the last three years. |
| (45246) | |
| 212 | Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many members of staff were employed by her Department on secondment from non-governmental organisations in (a) 1999, (b) 2000 and (c) 2001. |
| (45232) | |
| 213 | Tony Wright (Cannock Chase): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will list the administrative manuals and internal guidance which her Department has made public as required by Part 1 of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information; and which of these were first made available after May 1997. |
| (45401) | |
| 214 N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what estimates he has of the benefits likely to be recouped by the Compensation Recovery Unit for each of the next five financial years. |
| (44991) | |
| 215 N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, if he will list for each financial year since April 2000 the savings accruing from the abolition of the issuing of legal aid certificates for cases involving personal injury or disease. |
| (44993) | |
| 216 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, how many cases of child abuse by parents or guardians allowed unsupervised access by the Family Law Court there have been in each of the last five years; what guidelines are in place for judges to deal with such cases; and if he will make a statement. |
| (45434) | |
| 217 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what plans there are to review the guidelines given to the Family Law Court in dealing with access cases for children deemed to be at risk of abuse; and if he will make a statement. |
| (45435) | |
| 218 | Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, how many investigative support certificates have been granted for investigative support funding since May 1999. |
| (45381) | |
| 219 | Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, how many litigations support certificates have been granted for litigations support funding since May 1999. |
| (45382) | |
| 220 | Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, if his Department plans to amend the Data Protection Act 1998; and if he will make a statement. |
| (45216) | |
| 221 | Tony Wright (Cannock Chase): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, if he will list the administrative manuals and internal guidance which his Department has made public as required by Part 1 of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information; and which of these were first made available after May 1997. |
| (45402) | |
| 222 | Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will publish the returns of election expenses for the 1998 elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly. |
| (45295) | |
| 223 | Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many members of staff were employed by his Department on secondment from the private sector in (a) 1999, (b) 2000 and (c) 2001. |
| (45260) | |
| 224 | Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many members of staff were employed by his Department on secondment from non-governmental organisations in (a) 1999, (b) 2000 and (c) 2001. |
| (45224) | |
| 225 | Tony Wright (Cannock Chase): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will list the administrative manuals and internal guidance which his Department has made public as required by Part 1 of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information; and which of these were first made available after May 1997. |
| (45403) | |
| 226 | Mr Peter Duncan (Galloway & Upper Nithsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps she is taking to maximise the take-up of the winter-fuel allowance in Scotland. |
| (45341) | |
| 227 | Mr Peter Duncan (Galloway & Upper Nithsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what support has been offered by her Department to the Scottish Executive in respect of its bid to host the Euro 2008 football championships. |
| (45405) | |
| 228 | Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if she will publish the returns of election expenses for the 1999 elections to the Scottish Parliament. |
| (45294) | |
| 229 | Mr David Marshall (Glasgow, Shettleston): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what plans she has to combat child poverty in Scotland; and if she will make a statement. |
| (45671) | |
| 230 | Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many members of staff were employed by her Department on secondment from the private sector in (a) 1999, (b) 2000 and (c) 2001. |
| (45259) | |
| 231 | Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many members of staff were employed by the Scotland Office on secondment from non-governmental organisations in (a) 1999, (b) 2000 and (c) 2001. |
| (45223) | |
| 232 | Tony Wright (Cannock Chase): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if she will list the administrative manuals and internal guidance which her Department has made public as required by Part 1 of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information; and which of these were first made available after May 1997. |
| (45404) | |
| 233 | Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make a statement on the progress of the PFI project at the National Physical Laboratory, Teddington; what the extent is of (a) delays from the original timetable and (b) cost overruns; and to what extent liability for failure to meet deadlines falls on the (i) Government and (ii) contractor. |
| (45704) | |
| 234 N | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what joint programmes her Department has to promote bilateral trade with India. |
| (43596) | |
| 235 | Mr Peter Duncan (Galloway & Upper Nithsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assistance is being received from the EU in pursuit of expanded broadband access in the UK. |
| (45312) | |
| 236 N | Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent representations she has received on the rural postal network. |
| (43846) | |
| 237 | Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when she expects to make a decision on her responsibility for planning permission in relation to recent legislation on nuclear power stations in Scotland. |
| (45305) | |
| 238 | Mr John Randall (Uxbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what arrangements are in place to encourage trade between the UK and FYR Macedonia. |
| (45242) | |
| 239 N | Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will list pollution incidents involving discharges above 0.01 tonnes in the Irish Sea from 9th July 2001 to the latest available date, stating the (a) date, (b) size of incident, (c) name of company reporting the spill and (d) name of the company responsible in each case. |
| (44002) | |
| 240 N | Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what action she is taking to maintain the network of sub-post offices in urban neighbourhoods. |
| (42872) | |
| 241 | Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many members of staff were employed by her Department on secondment from non-governmental organisations in (a) 1999, (b) 2000 and (c) 2001. |
| (45231) | |
| 242 | Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans she has to amend the Consumer Protection (Cancellation of Contracts Concluded away from Business Premises) Regulations 1987. |
| (45364) | |
| 243 | Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will take action in respect of the proposed merger between KPMG and Andersen's non-US businesses. |
| (45363) | |
| 244 | Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discussions she has had with the takeover panel in respect of the merger between P&O Princess and Royal Caribbean Cruises. |
| (45361) | |
| 245 | Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what changes to UK law she is considering following the merger between P&O Princess and Royal Caribbean Cruises. |
| (45362) | |
| 246 N | Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon & East Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discussions have taken place about the possible sale of Consignia Holdings plc or its component parts; and if she will make a statement. |
| (44769) | |
| 247 N | Mr Shaun Woodward (St Helens South): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many insolvencies by (a) creditors voluntary liquidation, (b) receivership, (c) compulsory liquidation, (d) administration and (e) company voluntary arrangement there were in (i) 1997, (ii) 1998, (iii) 1999, (iv) 2000 and (v) 2001 in (A) St Helens South, (B) St Helens MBC area, (C) Merseyside, (D) Manchester, (E) the North West regional development area, (F) other regional development areas and (G) England. |
| (44491) | |
| 248 N | Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make a statement on shipbuilding. |
| (42860) | |
| 249 | Tony Wright (Cannock Chase): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will list the administrative manuals and internal guidance which her Department has made public as required by Part 1 of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information; and which of these were first made available after May 1997. |
| (45393) | |
| 250 | Mr John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will make a statement on recent inner city regeneration initiatives. |
| (45377) | |
| 251 | Mr John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list, in date order from June 1997, the Government (a) reports and (b) white papers relating to urban renewal and social inclusion. |
| (45376) | |
| 252 | Mr John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list the local government finance assistance schemes available through Leeds City Council to tackle urban poverty. |
| (45373) | |
| 253 | Mr John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list the inner city budget schemes initiated to tackle urban poverty since June 1997. |
| (45372) | |
| 254 | Mr John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what assessment he has made of the number of rough sleepers in (a) Leeds and (b) West Yorkshire at the latest available date. |
| (45371) | |
| 255 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, by what mechanism his Department (a) implements and (b) monitors marine organisations and companies against the Port Marine Safety Code. |
| (45649) | |
| 256 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what changes have taken place to pension provision for NATS staff in the last year; and if he will make a statement. |
| (45653) | |
| 257 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what assessment he has made of changes to the nature of pilotage since 12th December 2001. |
| (45648) | |
| 258 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what assessment his Department has made of closures of air traffic control sectors by the centre at Swanwick since it began operations; what the (a) dates of (b) nature of and (c) reasons for closures were; and if he will make a statement. |
| (45652) | |
| 259 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, whether reports published by his Department from research conducted for his Department may be (a) materially altered and (b) edited from the original documentation supplied to the Department before publication. |
| (45658) | |
| 260 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what his most recent estimate is of the quantity of previously developed urban land available for development in the London Region; and what estimate has been made of the number of new dwellings that may be accommodated on that land. |
| (45651) | |
| 261 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what technical support contracts were awarded by the Health and Safety Executive between 1st January and 31st December 2000. |
| (45657) | |
| 262 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what representations he has received since 12th December 2001 from (a) Humber pilots and (b) Associated British Ports regarding (i) pilotage on the River Humber and (ii) other issues. |
| (45646) | |
| 263 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what role his Department played in the transfer of (a) real estate and property and (b) other assets to the shadow PPP infracos. |
| (45656) | |
| 264 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to the Answer of 11th March, Official Report, column 736W, on London Underground, who in Government has been involved in the discussions on increased public grants to support the tube modernisation programme with Transport for London; on what dates discussions have taken place; and what reference has been made to the infraco contracts in discussions with Transport for London. |
| (45662) | |
| 265 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what role his Department has played in negotiations between the Humber pilots and the Associated British Ports regarding the Humber pilots dispute. |
| (45645) | |
| 266 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if his Department has a standard definition of (a) privatisation, (b) part-privatisation, (c) public private partnership, (d) private finance initiative and (e) not for profit company (i) to which they must or have worked and (ii) which they have developed. |
| (45673) | |
| 267 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to the Answer of 11th March, Official Report, column 737W, on PPP Infracos, who has statutory powers to take over work from the London Underground PPP Infracos; and under what legislation. |
| (45708) | |
| 268 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will make a statement on the safety case that will be required to be conducted by the Health and Safety Executive before the transfer of London Underground to Transport for London; and what implications this has for contracts between infracos and London Underground under the PPP. |
| (45660) | |
| 269 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, which aspects of the modernisation plans for the London Underground have been set as requirements by his Department; and what the mechanism is by which these requirements have been set in each case. |
| (45654) | |
| 270 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what discussions he (a) has had and (b) plans to have with other parties regarding increased public grants to support the tube modernisation programme. |
| (45655) | |
| 271 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to the Answer of 13th March, Official Report, column 1090W, on reports, if he will place a copy of the standard terms and conditions referred to in the Library. |
| (45676) | |
| 272 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will make a statement on changes to the safety bodies responsible for (a) marine and (b) port safety issues since June 2001. |
| (45650) | |
| 273 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what discussions he has had with (a) Humber pilots and (b) Associated British Ports since 12th December 2001 regarding pilotage on the River Humber. |
| (45647) | |
| 274 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to the Answer of 7th March, Official Report, column 555W, on London Underground, how many revisions of the draft PPP contracts were received by his Department; on which dates; and what the reasons were for the revisions in each case. |
| (45623) | |
| 275 | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what progress has been made towards the development of a new air traffic control centre at Prestwick; and if he will make a statement. |
| (45705) | |
| 276 | Mr Peter Duncan (Galloway & Upper Nithsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what the total net change in air cargo movements has been since 1997 for each UK airport. |
| (45308) | |
| 277 | Mr Peter Duncan (Galloway & Upper Nithsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many Transport Police were employed in each of the last five years. |
| (45309) | |
| 278 | Mr Peter Duncan (Galloway & Upper Nithsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what investment is planned to allow the increase in rail freight movements to Northern Ireland via Stanraer and Cairnryan ports. |
| (45306) | |
| 279 | Mr Peter Duncan (Galloway & Upper Nithsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, when he expects the Galileo Project for positioning to be completed; and when he expects it to be made compulsory for air movements in EU airspace. |
| (45307) | |
| 280 | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what the annual cost is of the North West Regional Assembly. |
| (45343) | |
| 281 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what recent (a) assessment he has made and (b) research he has commissioned into the cost, in terms of customer and business time and financial impact, of transport delays. |
| (45428) | |
| 282 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what discussions he has had with the Strategic Rail Authority regarding the funding of multi-modal schemes. |
| (45419) | |
| 283 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what changes have taken place to the MOT test since 1997; what plans there are to make further changes to the test; and if he will make a statement. |
| (45430) | |
| 284 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what targets he has set for his rail performance measures to be met by March 2005. |
| (45418) | |
| 285 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what changes have taken place in the last five years to railway discount cards; what changes are planned; and if he will make a statement. |
| (45417) | |
| 286 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many staff are employed in each key area of the railway industry; what the total requirement for staff in each key area is; what assessment he has made of staff shortage numbers in each key area; how many individuals are (a) in training and (b) trained for each key area; and how many individuals have (i) retired and (ii) left employment in each key area since 1995. |
| (45500) | |
| 287 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to the Answer of 15th March, Official Report, column 1271W, on rail summit targets, what issues arising from the National Rail Summits are not being taken forward through the SRA Strategic Plan. |
| (45670) | |
| 288 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to the Answer of 6th March, Official Report, column 369W, on the Strategic Rail Authority, for what reasons (a) the expected amount of private investment under the plan will not exactly match that envisaged under the 10 year plan and (b) infrastructure renewals are defined as investment. |
| (45496) | |
| 289 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to the Answer of 12th March, Official Report, column 915W, on research documents, who is preparing the specification for further work to present the information in a form suitable for access through the DTLR website; what timetable has been agreed for this specification to be completed; what form this specification is likely to take; and what timetable for completion of work to enable access to be available is expected. |
| (45674) | |
| 290 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to the Answer of 6th March, Official Report, column 370W, on Railtrack, if he will list the variety of other organisations referred to. |
| (45498) | |
| 291 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what recent changes there have been in the (a) management, (b) computerisation and (c) other aspects of the DVLA related to the process by which licence applications are processed; and if he will make a statement. |
| (45413) | |
| 292 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the process by which licence applications are processed by the DVLA; what steps his Department (a) has taken and (b) plans to take to make this process more effective; and if he will make a statement. |
| (45412) | |
| 293 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what assessment has been made of (a) past and (b) likely future scenarios of changes in the cost of different modes of transport in the UK to (i) individuals and (ii) households. |
| (45421) | |
| 294 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will make a statement on the proposed future funding of multi-modal schemes through the Strategic Rail Authority. |
| (45420) | |
| 295 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to the Answer of 6th March, Official Report, column 373W, on railway policy, what the changes in demand were to which his Department responded; and who within his Department was responsible for (a) assessing these changes and (b) re-allocation of resources. |
| (45495) | |
| 296 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list the total public and private investment, not including public resource expenditure, allocated for the railways to be spent over the period 2001 to 2011, at today's prices as at (a) 1st April 2001, (b) 2nd April 2001, (c) 13th January 2002, (d) 14th January 2002, (e) 29th January 2002 and (f) the latest available date. |
| (45706) | |
| 297 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what recent changes (a) his Department and (b) the Strategic Rail Authority have made to (i) rail fare regulation and (ii) the regulation of Network railcards; and what changes are planned. |
| (45414) | |
| 298 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to the Answer of 12th March, Official Report, column 915W, on research documents, if he will place in the Library a copy of the Department's research management policies and practices and the handling of research and/or contractor information as referred to in Annex A of the DTLR(C) Reseach Overview. |
| (45672) | |
| 299 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what recent discussions he has had with (a) the Strategic Rail Authority, (b) the Association of Train Operating Companies, (c) train operating companies, (d) the Rail Passenger Committee and (e) other passenger representatives regarding (i) rail fares and fare regulation and (ii) Network railcards. |
| (45416) | |
| 300 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to his Answer of 14th March, Official Report, column 1200W, on extra training for the Fire Service, if he will place in the Library the guidance on mass decontamination methods that has been provided for Fire authorities by central government; and where information on the additional training for firefighters since 11th September is held. |
| (45336) | |
| 301 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to the Answer of 15th March, Official Report, column 1271W on rolling stock, what proportion of the new vehicles entering service between 1999 and 2001 were ordered after 25th February 1999; when the remainder were ordered; and where information regarding the refurbishment of railway rolling stock is held. |
| (45669) | |
| 302 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what recent representations he has received from (a) the Strategic Rail Authority, (b) the Association of Train Operating Companies, (c) train operating companies, (d) the Rail Passenger Committee and (e) other passenger representatives regarding (i) rail fares and fare regulation and (ii) Network railcards. |
| (45415) | |
| 303 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many cars (a) initally failed, (b) passed on completion of necessary work and (c) passed without additional work the MOT test in each year since 1990. |
| (45432) | |
| 304 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what steps (a) his Department and (b) the Vehicle Inspector (i) have taken and (ii) plan to take to monitor the work of MOT testing stations and the effectiveness of the MOT test. |
| (45431) | |
| 305 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many complaints were received by (a) the DVLA, (b) his Department and (c) other bodies with reference to the process by which licence applications are processed by the DVLA, broken down by the nature of each complaint, in each year since 1997. |
| (45426) | |
| 306 | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many train drivers were working in the rail industry in November 1998. |
| (45429) | |
| 307 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many appeals for (a) the demolition and (b) the conversion of nursing and residential homes the Planning Inspectorate has considered in the past 12 months. |
| (45296) | |
| 308 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what percentage increase the 10 year plan includes for Railtrack income between Control Period 2 and Control Period 3. |
| (45678) | |
| 309 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will make a statement on the discussions and resolutions of the Barcelona Summit related to transport. |
| (45349) | |
| 310 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what requirements there are for local authorities to produce a civil defence plan. |
| (45353) | |
| 311 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what rules the Health and Safety Executive applies to the loan of rolling stock by preservation societies to train operating companies. |
| (45304) | |
| 312 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what estimated funding levels were included in the 10 year plan for the level of income assessed for Railtrack by the Regulator for Control Period 3. |
| (45677) | |
| 313 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, on what date the Railtrack administrator is expected to repay the monies advanced under the commercial loan agreement. |
| (45298) | |
| 314 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, when he last met (a) Ian McAllister and (b) Ian Coucher. |
| (45357) | |
| 315 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list the rail projects in the 10 year plan on which development work has already started. |
| (45348) | |
| 316 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what estimate he has made of the additional state aid approval that would be required to extend Railtrack administration for an additional six months beyond the end of September. |
| (45299) | |
| 317 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what representations he has received about state support to British ports. |
| (45302) | |
| 318 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list the organisations which have responsibility for civil defence planning in the UK. |
| (45352) | |
| 319 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what impact the SRA consultation on the franchising structure of the South West Trains and Wessex areas will have on the timetable to complete the new SWT franchise agreement. |
| (45297) | |
| 320 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what budget allocation his Department has made to support civil defence planning at national level. |
| (45356) | |
| 321 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, whether the Department has been involved in updating contingency plans to deal with a major civil emergency since 11th September. |
| (45355) | |
| 322 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what assessment he has made of the impact of the proposed international airport in Northern France on the airports in the South East of England. |
| (45247) | |
| 323 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will make a statement on the differing levels of state assistance provided to European Union ports. |
| (45301) | |
| 324 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what benchmarks and baseline periods he will use to assess the performance of the rail network in the next five years. |
| (45351) | |
| 325 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, who within local authorities is the officer held accountable for civil defence matters. |
| (45354) | |
| 326 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, whether the Government has approached the European Commission about the possible extension of state aid approval for Railtrack in administration beyond September. |
| (45347) | |
| 327 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, for what reason the total length of the electrified rail network has fallen since 1997. |
| (45350) | |
| 328 | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will make a statement on the criteria for compensation for asbestos-related illnesses contracted at work. |
| (45206) | |
| 329 | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will introduce legislation to ensure compensation for individuals who have contracted asbestos-related diseases after working with asbestos for more than one employer. |
| (45208) | |
| 330 | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will make a statement about the apportionment of responsibility between employers in cases where an individual suffering from asbestos-related illness has been employed by several employers. |
| (45207) | |
| 331 | Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many road schemes the South West Regional Assembly has recommended to the Department for approval. |
| (45279) | |
| 332 | Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how much the regional assembly board in the South West is paid; and what payments members are entitled to. |
| (45282) | |
| 333 | Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what role the South West Regional Assembly has in determining government policy in the South West. |
| (45273) | |
| 334 | Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how much funding the regional assembly in the South West receives from (a) Government and (b) local sources. |
| (45283) | |
| 335 | Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what type of projects in the South West Regonal Development Agency's area the regional assembly may (a) reject and (b) recommend. |
| (45277) | |
| 336 | Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what criteria he has set for joint working between regional development agencies and regional assemblies; and which is the lead organisation. |
| (45276) | |
| 337 | Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what role the regional assembly has in scrutinizing the working of regional development agencies; and if the regional assembly may turn down recommendations made by regional development agencies. |
| (45281) | |
| 338 N | Mr Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will make a statement on the Health and Safety Executive's investigation into the gas explosion in Newton Heath, Manchester on 17th November 2001. |
| (43653) | |
| 339 | Alice Mahon (Halifax): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how much money his Department spent on producing free road safety literature in 2001; and how much money it plans to spend on producing it in 2002. |
| (45666) | |
| 340 | Alice Mahon (Halifax): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many (a) schools and (b) local groups benefited from a local authority-run (i) pedestrian and (ii) cycle training courses in 2001. |
| (45664) | |
| 341 | Alice Mahon (Halifax): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how his Department markets the free road safety literature it produces. |
| (45667) | |
| 342 | Alice Mahon (Halifax): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many (a) schools and (b) companies ran road safety activities with their local authority road safety officers in 2001. |
| (45665) | |
| 343 | Alice Mahon (Halifax): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many (a) local authorities, (b) schools and (c) companies ordered DTLR free literature in 2001. |
| (45668) | |
| 344 | Alice Mahon (Halifax): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many local authority (a) road safety officers and (b) school crossing patrol coordinators there are in the UK. |
| (45663) | |
| 345 | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will place in the Library the guidance issued by his Department on the location and visibility of speed cameras. |
| (45707) | |
| 346 | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will set out the criteria used in deciding whether to call in the planning application for (a) redevelopment of Odsal Stadium and (b) a new stadium for Arsenal Football Club. |
| (45477) | |
| 347 | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what discussions he has had with the Department of Culture, Media and Sport on the re-development of Odsal Stadium, Bradford. |
| (45491) | |
| 348 | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what consultation there has been between the consultants undertaking the London to South and South West multi-modal study and the Thames Valley multi-modal study on recommendations regarding the M4 from London to Reading. |
| (45452) | |
| 349 N | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what the public sector administration cost associated with the rail sector was in each of the last five years. |
| (44988) | |
| 350 | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what the closure arrangements are for his Department's contract with Arthur Andersen for advice on matters relating to Railtrack. |
| (45447) | |
| 351 | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list his public engagements since 8th October 2001. |
| (45450) | |
| 352 N | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many households there were in bed and breakfast accommodation arranged by local authorities under the homelessness provisions of the 1985 and 1996 Housing Acts, for each English region and for Wales, in the first quarter of 1997 and the last quarter of 2001. |
| (44986) | |
| 353 N | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list (a) the areas and (b) the number of households within each area which have benefited from the Starter Homes Initiative so far. |
| (44985) | |
| 354 | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will set out the criteria by which a public inquiry on planning is designated as a major inquiry. |
| (45449) | |
| 355 | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what discussions he has had with interested parties following the publication of the Inspector's report on Heathrow terminals on the development of rail links from Heathrow to the West. |
| (45425) | |
| 356 | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, when the public inquiry into the re-development of Odsal Stadium will start. |
| (45478) | |
| 357 N | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what the outturn expenditure so far incurred each year under the Starter Homes Initiative by his Department is. |
| (44984) | |
| 358 N | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what the estimated public expenditure expected to be incurred each year under the Starter Homes Initiative by his Department is. |
| (44983) | |
| 359 | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many meetings he has had with Ernst and Young as administrators of Railtrack since 1st January. |
| (45451) | |
| 360 N | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list the changes to government methodology for calculating empty or vacant council housing since 1997. |
| (44987) | |
| 361 | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what discussions he has had with the Treasury on the tax treatment of shareholdings in Railtrack. |
| (45448) | |
| 362 N | Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many families were live in bed and breakfast accommodation, broken down by (a) constituency and (b) local authority. |
| (44715) | |
| 363 N | Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what the average cost of placing a family in bed and breakfast accommodation is; and what the total cost was in each of the last 10 years. |
| (44714) | |
| 364 N | Mr David Stewart (Inverness East, Nairn & Lochaber): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, when he plans to make a decision on the application for public service obligation on the Gatwick to Inverness route; and if he will make a statement on the decision of Scot Air to delete the Inverness to London-City route and its implications for security of access from Highlands to London. |
| (45140) | |
| 365 N | Mr David Stewart (Inverness East, Nairn & Lochaber): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what plans he has to review the European Union rules on slot allocation and protection; and if he will consider changing the PSO criteria to take more account of vulnerable geographically isolated rural locations. |
| (45139) | |
| 366 | Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many members of staff were employed by his Department on secondment from non-governmental organisations in (a) 1999, (b) 2000 and (c) 2001. |
| (45230) | |
| 367 N | Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what steps he is taking to ensure that companies bidding for Railtrack pay equal bid costs. |
| (44801) | |
| 368 | Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, when he expects to reply to the letter of 19th November 2001 from the honorable Member for Leominster, concerning airport and baggage security. |
| (45332) | |
| 369 N | Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how he will ensure that Ernst & Young obtain the best deal for Railtrack shareholders. |
| (44799) | |
| 370 N | Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what steps he is taking to ensure that private companies have an equal opportunity to bid for Railtrack. |
| (44798) | |
| 371 N | Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, who is paying the bidding costs of the company limited by guarantee for Railtrack. |
| (44800) | |
| 372 N | Pete Wishart (North Tayside): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many non-UK owned, UK registered vessels were inspected by the Marine and Coastguard Agency in each of the last five years; from which countries they came; and what categories of vessels were inspected. |
| (44981) | |
| 373 N | Pete Wishart (North Tayside): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many vessels are registered with each Marine and Coastguard Agency office in the UK. |
| (44971) | |
| 374 N | Pete Wishart (North Tayside): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what plans he has to implement the proposals outlined in the 19th Report from the Committee on Public Accounts on Ship Surveys and Inspections (HC608), that inspectors check of all areas of ships inspected; and what plans he has to install all the data concerning vessel inspections into a central database. |
| (44975) | |
| 375 N | Pete Wishart (North Tayside): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what systems are in place for port authorities to provide the Marine and Coastguard Agency with information concerning vessels entering each port in the UK. |
| (44974) | |
| 376 N | Pete Wishart (North Tayside): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, when the current IT system was implemented into the Marine and Coastguard Agency. |
| (44973) | |
| 377 N | Pete Wishart (North Tayside): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, for what reason there is not a central database of Marine and Coastguard Agency registered vessels in the UK. |
| (44972) | |
| 378 N | Pete Wishart (North Tayside): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how long it has taken to install the current IT system into the Marine and Coastguard Agency. |
| (44980) | |
| 379 N | Pete Wishart (North Tayside): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what the cost was of implementing the most recent IT system into the Marine and Coastguard Agency; and which outside organisations advised its implementation and helped introduce the system. |
| (44979) | |
| 380 | Tony Wright (Cannock Chase): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list the administrative manuals and internal guidance which his Department has made public as required by Part 1 of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information; and which of these were first made available after May 1997. |
| (45394) | |
| 381 | Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what modes of transport he used to travel to the Czech Republic in the week beginning 11th March; what the total cost was of his travel expenditure; how many officials accompanied him; what the total cost of the visit was; and how long he took to travel there and to return. |
| (45280) | |
| 382 | Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will publish the returns of election expenses for the 1999 elections to the National Assembly for Wales. |
| (45293) | |
| 383 | Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many members of staff were employed by the Wales Office on secondment from non governmental organisations in (a) 1999, (b) 2000 and (c) 2001. |
| (45221) | |
| 384 | Tony Wright (Cannock Chase): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will list the administrative manuals and internal guidance which his Department has made public as required by Part 1 of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information; and which of these were first made available after May 1997. |
| (45443) | |
| 385 | Mr Richard Bacon (South Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his most recent annual estimate is of the accrued amount of benefits overpaid due to (a) customer error, (b) official error and (c) fraud if the cases where there was (i) high and (ii) low suspicion of fraud were well founded. |
| (45252) | |
| 386 | Mr Richard Bacon (South Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many cases there were and what the value of cases was where his Department had deemed that there was (a) high and (b) low suspicion that an overpayment in (i) housing benefit, (ii) Jobseeker's allowance and (iii) income support was made due to fraud, but where that suspicion was eventually cleared altogether, in the years (A) 1998-99, (B) 1999-2000 and (C) 2000-01. |
| (45274) | |
| 387 | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of the total welfare bill was spent on those living on below 60 per cent. of median income in each year since 1997. |
| (45285) | |
| 388 | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of prosecutions brought as a result of investigations carried out by the Benefits Agency resulted in convictions in each year since 1997. |
| (45330) | |
| 389 | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will provide the basis for ministers' calculations concerning the number of children who have been lifted out of poverty by the measures introduced by his Government; and what assessment he has made of how many children would be lifted out of poverty by such measures if the take-up rate of social security benefits was 100 per cent. |
| (45288) | |
| 390 | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many families with at least one child below the age of five years were living in poverty in (a) 1997, (b) 1999 and (c) 2001, defined as those living in households with below 60 per cent. of median income. |
| (45287) | |
| 391 | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total share of national income received by the poorest 10 per cent. of the population was in (a) 1997, (b) 1999 and (c) 2001. |
| (45290) | |
| 392 | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many children in (a) 1997, (b) 1999 and (c) 2001 were living in households with an income below 60 per cent. of median. |
| (45292) | |
| 393 | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will breakdown the sentences received by those convicted of benefit fraud as a result of investigations carried out by the Benefits Agency in each year since 1997 by type; and in the case of sentences of imprisonment how many were sentences of (a) less than six months, (b) six to 12 months and (c) more than 12 months. |
| (45334) | |
| 394 | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of people living below (a) 50 per cent, (b) 60 per cent. and (c) 70 per cent. of median income are in receipt of a means-tested benefit. |
| (45556) | |
| 395 | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many cases of benefit fraud were established as a result of investigations carried out by the Benefits Agency in each year since 1997; and how many of these resulted in prosecutions. |
| (45329) | |
| 396 | Mr Peter Duncan (Galloway & Upper Nithsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Dumfries and Galloway Region are in receipt of income support. |
| (45340) | |
| 397 | Mr Peter Duncan (Galloway & Upper Nithsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what representations have been made (a) by his Department to the EU and (b) to his Department in respect of the proposed EU Pensions directive. |
| (45310) | |
| 398 | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are registered with the Child Support Agency; how many people registered in (a) January and (b) February; and how many are forecast to register in April. |
| (45344) | |
| 399 | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when current customers of the Child Support Agency will enter the new scheme starting in April; and what plans he has for the implementation of the new plan for existing customers. |
| (45342) | |
| 400 N | Annabelle Ewing (Perth): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what considerations led to the figure of £14.50 allocated to those in long-stay hospitals who are in receipt of a state benefit. |
| (45144) | |
| 401 N | Annabelle Ewing (Perth): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the last review was carried out into benefit receipt for patients in long-stay hospitals; and whether there are plans to review the system in the near future. |
| (45145) | |
| 402 N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has for the re-introduction of legal aid in respect of civil claims for personal injuries and disease cases. |
| (44992) | |
| 403 N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will list for each financial year since April 1998 the amount of money recouped by the Compensation Recovery Unit. |
| (44989) | |
| 404 N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will list for each financial year since April 1998 the number of claims notified to the Compensation Recovery Unit. |
| (44990) | |
| 405 | Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information he has concerning the total number of vacancies which arise annually for higher level skilled employees in the information and communications technology sector; what estimate he has made of the number of those positions which are filled by overseas applicants; and what plans he has to address these issues. |
| (45380) | |
| 406 N | Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his estimate is of the number of jobs that have been created (a) under the Government's New Deal and (b) through local authority partnerships in the London Boroughs of (i) Lambeth, (ii) Southwark and (iii) Lewisham; and if he will make a statement. |
| (44718) | |
| 407 | Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many members of staff were employed by his Department on secondment from non-governmental organisations in (a) 1999, (b) 2000 and (c) 2001. |
| (45220) | |
| 408 N | Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on each of the violent incidents that took place at the Benefits Agency Office at Slough during February. |
| (45196) | |
| 409 N | Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his Answer of 4th March, Official Report, column 15W, if pensioners will retain the right to face-to-face advice on pensions matters following the introduction of the proposed Pensions Service; and how such a right will be exercisable. |
| (45197) | |
| 410 | Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon & East Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects a reply to be sent to the letters to the Minister of State for Pensions dated 31st October 2001 and 2nd July 2001 concerning Mrs Anita Stamp of Mayland. |
| (45492) | |
| 411 N | Pete Wishart (North Tayside): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the proposed amendment to the Housing Benefit Regulations will be brought into force to enable an ex-owner to claim housing benefit provided five years have elapsed since he or she ceased to own a property. |
| (44802) | |
| 412 N | Mr Shaun Woodward (St Helens South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners in (a) St Helens South, (b) St Helens MBC area, (c) Merseyside, (d) the North West and (e) England are eligible to claim the minimum income guarantee. |
| (44717) | |
| 413 N | Mr Shaun Woodward (St Helens South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of eligible claimants there will be for the savings credit component of the pension credit in (a) St Helens South, (b) St Helens MBC area, (c) Merseyside, (d) the North West and (e) England. |
| (44716) | |
| 414 N | Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what research she has undertaken on systems which allow people to opt out of receiving unsolicited faxes; and if she will make a statement. |
| [Question Unstarred] (42856) | |
| 415 N | Mr Win Griffiths (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what account she takes of sustainable development issues in export licensing. |
| [Question Unstarred] (42861) | |
| 416 N | Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Minister for Women, what research her Department is undertaking on the gap between men and women's pay. |
| [Question Unstarred] (42881) | |
| 417 N | Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Minister for Women, what assessment she has made of the obstacles preventing those mothers who want to return to work from doing so. |
| [Question Unstarred] (42882) | |
| 418 | Tom Cox (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many fatal farming accidents there were in England and Wales in the last 12 months. |
| [Transferred] (45209) | |
| 419 | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she plans to provide incentives for colleges and universities to provide science and engineering courses. |
| [Transferred] (45564) | |
| 420 | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she plans to provide incentives for students studying science and engineering at Higher National and degree level. |
| [Transferred] (45563) | |
| 421 | Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney & Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations she has made to the Government of France on compensation for British farmers affected by the ban on British beef. |
| [Transferred] (45212) | |
| 422 | Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney & Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent representations she has made to the Government of France to lift the ban on British beef. |
| [Transferred] (45214) | |
| 423 | Mr Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will confine GMT to the period between the last Sunday in November and the last Sunday in January. |
| [Transferred] (45345) | |
| 424 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans the British Waterways Board has to reopen the canal to Kendal; and by what means. |
| [Transferred] (45303) | |
| 425 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expects to make a statement on road pricing for lorries. |
| [Transferred] (45300) | |
| 426 | Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what salary is paid to the Chairman of the Parret catchment project; and what his total package is. |
| [Transferred] (45275) | |
| 427 | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many families living on below 60 per cent. of median income are in receipt of the children's tax credit; and what percentage of the total children's tax credit caseload this represents. |
| [Transferred] (45284) | |
| 428 | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of people living on below 60 per cent. of median income who have an entitlement to the working families tax credit and are not in receipt of any payment. |
| [Transferred] (45286) | |
| 429 | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many families living on below 60 per cent. of median income are in receipt of the working families tax credit; and what percentage of the total working families tax credit caseload this represents. |
| [Transferred] (45289) | |
| 430 | Mr Peter Duncan (Galloway & Upper Nithsdale): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expects the new working families tax credit unit in Livingston to be operational. |
| [Transferred] (45311) | |
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